When Ray Palmer catches his wife in the arms of another man, he leaves behind the world of man and enters a realm undreamed of. Shrinking down, the Mighty Mite discovers that the world is a very different place when seen from a different point of view.

Ray Palmer has found a new purpose as the Atom, leader of a band of alien rebels in a war against their mighty oppressors. If he should prove victorious, will he stay in this new world he has discovered, or will he return to the life and betrayal he had left behind?

Industry legend Gil Kane takes the Atom in a whole new and exciting direction! The Atom battles for his life in a miniature land where even the smallest creatures on Earth can prove to be his death! Meanwhile, Jean Loring makes a startling decision.

Elucidates and argues for the author's concept of human history from the past to the present.

Taren makes a fatal decision, leaving the Atom to pick up the pieces. Will he lead the rebels of a miniature alien society living in secret in the Amazon Jungle to war against their oppressors?