Atom

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The Atom
Information
Real name:	Ray Palmer
Species:	Human
Hair:	Brown
Eyes:	Black
Base:	Boston, Massachusetts
Affiliations:	Justice League
Abilities:	Ability to shrink his body to varying degrees, expert in nanotechnology
Voiced by:	John C. McGinley

The Atom, real name Dr. Ray Palmer, is an expert physicist from Boston, and works at the prestigious Ivytown University. Prior to his heroic adventures, his science was known by both Superman and Vandal Savage.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Powers and Abilities 2 Background Information 3 Appearances and References 3.1 Justice League 3.2 Justice League Unlimited 4 External links

[edit] History

After the Thanagarian invasion, the Atom joined up with the reformed Justice League. When Amazo returned to Earth, the Atom secretly accompanied Lex Luthor to his refuge, because of his expertise in nanotechnology, to help him building a cannon that would alter the android's programming. However, Amazo at that point had transcended his nanotechnology limitation. So, in a final attempted to protect Luthor, the Atom shrunk both of them into a subatomic level.

The Atom's ability and expertise were fundamental when facing an alien nanotechnologic war machine that invaded Earth. He shrunk down to a microscopic size and entered the main ship, in an attempt to destroy its control center ― the Dark Heart. When he failed to break the main core, he destroyed it by interrupting its "blood" flow of liquified matter-which fed the dark heart's nano-assemblers with raw materials to convert into more Dark Heart machines-and caused a destructive overload much like a heart attack caused by blocked arteries.

[edit] Powers and Abilities

The Atom possesses a belt that allows him to shrink his body to varying degrees, including the subatomic level. This ability is not restricted to him, as he is also capable of reducing the size of other people of objects he is in contact with.

[edit] Background Information

The Atom (Ray Palmer) and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane, and first featured in Showcase #34 (Sep-Oct 1961). Raymond Palmer was a physicist and university professor who devised a reducing ray using a fragment of white dwarf star matter. However, he ascertained that the subject exposed to the beam would explode soon after being shrunk. Palmer determined the beam was too unstable to be used, but he was compelled to use it on himself one time to rescue people trapped in a cave. Much to his surprise, he discovered that he could safely use the beam on himself, complete with being able to easily resume his normal size, without any side effect. Palmer then adapted his shrinking technology to a costume, and used it to fight crime as The Atom. His exploits often involved helping out his lawyer girlfriend, Jean Loring, in solving her cases. Palmer later developed a new technology to attain desired molecular densities, which enabled him to travel through phone lines and air currents, and throw a punch caring the same strength of his normal size, while on subatomic level.

[edit] Appearances and References

[edit] Justice League

• "Hereafter, Part II" ^{(Mentioned Only)}

[edit] Justice League Unlimited

• "Initiation" ^(Cameo)
• "The Return"
• "Dark Heart"
• "The Balance" ^(Cameo)
• "Clash"
• "Flashpoint" ^(Cameo)
• "Panic in the Sky" ^(Cameo)
• "Divided We Fall" ^(Cameo)
• "To Another Shore" ^(Cameo)
• "Destroyer" ^(Cameo)

[edit] External links

• Atom at the DC Database Project