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Real Name |
Barry Dale |
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First Appearance |
Atoman #1 (1946) |
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Original Publisher |
Spark |
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Created by |
Ken Crossen and Jerry Robinson |
Origin[]
While working as a nuclear scientist at the "Atomic Institute," Barry Dale absorbs the "power of the atom" through unconscious exposure to nuclear materials and gains superpowers as a result. As described by Barry himself: "Evidently my body is so geared as a result of working on radium and uranium that it can explode atoms and give me atomic strength." He uses his new abilities -- such as super strength, flight, speed, invulnerability, "atomic vision," and the ability to heat his body so that he can weld metal with his hands -- to fight crime.
His enemies included corrupt business man Mr. Twist and the crooked magician known as the Great Presto. He also had two potential love interests in private detective Nikki Stuart and atomic lab technician Zelda James.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Atoman #1-2
Notes[]
- Atomaster is a re-colored and re-named version of Atoman from Metropolitan Publishing Co.