"Lessons in Time," Part 1 of 2 featuring the mite-ey Atom! Ray Palmer always wondered whether he did more good in his role as the super-hero Atom, or as an Ivy Town University Professor. The answer comes when the Atom's arch-foe, Chronos the Time Thief, attempts to expand the experimental timespace rift known as the Time Pool. Atom's only chance of keeping Ivy Town from being swallowed up by history itself may not lie with his size-changing powers, but with his ability to teach and inspire his laziest student!