Palmer has fought against several alien and supernatural threats, as well as having his own rogues gallery: his arch enemy is Chronos the Time Bandit, the menace of the Bug-Eyed Bandit, and the dangerous Eco-terrorist Floronic Man. Character Evolution Silver Age Atom (Silver Age) The Atom continues to have occasional comics and is almost always seen as part of the Justice League books. After the merge of the two character's comics, their title was cancelled. Eventually by the end of the 60's both the Atom and Hawkman merged into one series. Since this appearance he has gone on to star in the Justice League of America comics and gain his own title. He debuted in Showcase #34 (October 1961). One of the biggest departures from previous character was the Atom, as Al Pratt was replaced with Ray Palmer, a dedicated scientist who could shrink to microscopic size.
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Another focus of this series, though not an official mandate, was to update Golden Age versions of characters and relaunch them with a more scientific emphasis.
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In the 1950s and 1960s DC Comics used the ongoing series Showcase to highlight many new characters who they hoped might be popular enough to headline their own series. CreationĪtom was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane. There is no direct connection with the golden age Atom, Al Pratt. Others have worn the mantle and costume which Ray made so famous - Adam Cray and Ryan Choi. Ray was also one of the first heroes to join the ranks of the Justice League of America as it expanded its roster from the original seven members. His early adventures occurred in Ivy Town alongside his long time girlfriend Jean Loring. He was successful and upon rescuing himself (in some cases of the origin there are people with him) he returns to civilization where he decides to embark on a superhero career, incorporating the size reduction ability into a belt which he wears. Using a piece of white dwarf star matter he fashioned it into a lens (in some versions the lens is from a set of glasses of the diamond from an engagement ring) which he deduced if focused in the correct way would allow him to shrink to a small size upon entering into the beam of the lens and escape from one of the cave's small openings and seek help. With the threat of death imminent, he improvised an escape. While he was on a wilderness expedition he became trapped in an underground cave after a collapse in the tunnel. An atomic scientist and genius Ray Palmer was working on a method of reducing objects in size using white dwarf star matter. His character first appeared in the third season of Arrow.As a golden age hero, the Atom's origin has been told and retold numerous times, however there are always some unifying events. He was played by Brandon Routh in Legends of Tomorrow in the shared DC Arrowverse on The CW. The Atom has been played in various television series by Alfie Wise and John Kassir. Robert Kanigher, Gardner Fox, Denny O'Neil ( Brightest Day: The Atom Special): One-shot ( Atom, Atom and Hawkman, Power of the Atom): Ongoing series Cover art by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson.
Showcase #34 (October 1961), debut of the Silver Age Atom. Cover art by Gil Kane for the cover of Showcase #35 (August 1961)
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