Focusing on Justice League business, Atom was one of the members who accidentally created an evil duplicate of himself with his ego, which battled the new Justice League member Black Canary[133]. The Atom was hired by the FBI to break up a spy ring. The Atom was targeted with the rest of the JLA by the Tornado Tyrant[20]. After helping his successor to once again save Ivy Town, he returns to the Multiverse with a new sense of fulfillment, leaving his town in the hands of a new, capable hero. After helping the Atom capture crooks, Major Mynah's involvement almost tips Jean off to Ray's secret identity and so he came up with a method of disguising Mynah for future adventures.[114]. With his size-changing belt, Ray was able to shrink down to microscopic levels yet retain his weight and strength. Palmer would have multiple successors some of whom he has worked alongside, including Adam Cray and Ryan Choi. Returning to Ivy Town, the Atom made up a story about alien invaders to make the return of a radion-ball sound like a more exciting adventure[77]. During the encounter, they battled Toyboy, Johnny's evil half brought to life when Mrs. Burns was briefly endowed with mental powers following a scientific accident[98]. He meets everyone especially Barry Allen also known as The Flash but also gets along and become good friends with Cisco Ramon while working on the suit tog… [153][154] After battling various foes, such as Strobe, Humbug, and Swarm, Ray learned that a US Government agency had engineered the destruction of the Katarthans, in order to induce his return to the States. Later, he joined the Justice League in battling Brain Storm once again[65]. To cover up this evidence, Jean scorched Sue's body.[162]. Ray Palmer suits up to his Atom Suit and First Flight. Atom returned to Ivy Town, to foil a series of robberies orchestrated by Bill Jameson, the so-called "Man in the Ion-Mask"[83]. Legends of Tomorrow star Brandon Routh says goodbye after starring as Ray Palmer/The Atom since season 1. Routh has English, Scottish, and German ancestry. With the Justice League, the Atom battled the laughable Generalissimo Demmy Gog of Offalia, in a pathetic attempt to conquer the world[120]. Ray joined the JLA and Hawkgirl in saving Hawkman who had been turned into salt by a group of demons, fighting off their minions - a biker gang known as the Gruesome Ghouls - in the process[128]. Before she enters her trance, she revealed to Ray that the indigo staff and his overwhelming compassion allows him to mimic the other powers of the Lantern Corps; she demonstrates this by temporarily becoming a Red Lantern and vomiting corrosive blood all over an attacking company of Black Lanterns. Jean knew that this event would send all the heroes scrambling to protect their loved ones and—hopefully—drive Ray back into her arms. Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. Ginsburg, one of their number, made an attempt on Ray's life, but died in the attempt. Odd[9] and recaptured Carl Ballard when he mastered Kulan Dar's teleportation abilities [10]. The Atom was one of the members of the Justice League to be enslaved by Queen Bee, until they were saved by Batgirl[109]. Ray later hypothesized that some unknown "x-factor" in his genetic makeup prevented his atoms from becoming unstable, though many scientists now believe that Ray's ability to shrink was actually made possible by the "Metagene", which is the source of many superhumans' powers. However, his past life could not stay away, as after Jean married Paul Hoben, the newly weds cleared out Ray's lab and she accidentally shrunk herself. Palmer then joined Donna, Kyle and Forager as border guards of the Multiverse, keeping an eye on the Monitors. Taking a flight with some drug runners, he learned too much about an illegal cocaine field, prompting the pilots to attempt to kill Ray. Ray remained New Moralaidh's champion, but sometimes returned to aid his old allies in the Justice League of America. The AtomAppearances • Images • Gallery • Quotes Brandon James Routh (pronounced like "south") was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in nearby Norwalk. Ray Palmer is The Atom, a physics professor who developed the Quantum Bio-Belt to shrink himself to subatomic levels while retaining full strength and speed. Investigating the claims as the Atom, Ray confirms Heinrich's story, and stops the invasion by defeating its vanguard, a creature known as Ag[129]. Foiling this plot, the Atom became a trusted hero in Ivy Town, and established a great working relationship with the local police[4]. Lastly, the Atom's encounters with his Earth-Two counterpart may no longer be part of history, or if they are, they have been altered in such a way to accommodate the notion that these adventures only happened in a single universe as opposed to having occurred on Earth-One and Earth-Two. For a time, Atom was forced to trade bodies with Jason Woodrue, until Dr. Destiny's ultimate defeat[110]. [158] Later still, he joined the then-current Justice League on a semi-active basis.[159]. Ray Palmer, the second DC hero known as the Atom, was a perfect match for the birth of comics' Silver Age. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Teen Titans members" category. He began dating law student Jean Loring[2], eventually becoming exclusive. Atom / Ray Palmer Voice. Finding the Moralaidh tribe and being reunited with Laethwen, Ray left Norman to find his own way back. Ray ultimately learned that Hawkgirl's quest to restore Jean's sanity on Thanagar was met with trouble when both women's souls were stolen by Norch Lor, a scientist from Thanagar, whose misguided plan to save the universe from the coming "end of all things" was attempting to collect the souls of all living beings in a Ghenna Box. Ray's legacy would continue on with Ryan Choi utilizing a version of his costume and shrinking device to become the current Atom for a short time. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Atom returned to Earth during the Final Crisis.� He worked alongside Choi to access the other Earths to help save them. She supplied Drake with a gun to defend himself, hoping that Boomerang would be killed and that everyone would believe he was Sue's killer as well. Ray was very close to his older brother, Dan, who while not an imbecile did not inherit Ray’s remarkable genius and was incredibly protective of Ray. Norman later published the tale in a book called The Atom's Farewell, which became a best seller[146]. Ray next went into action as the Atom to foil a plot by rival university professor Horace McByrd to discredit Ray among his peers[127]. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Jean was privy to the fact that every year on her birthday, Ralph would be absent solving a custom-tailored mystery devised by Sue. Returning to Ivy Town, the Atom foiled an attempt by a crooked photographer named Elkins to frame Tom Parks for crimes he did not commit[16]. Changes Caused by Crisis on Infinite Earths. All-New Atom (Book 2): Future/Past by Gail Simone Paperback $18.97. One day, he discovered a fragment of a White Dwarf Star which would prove key to his size reduction experiment. Reconnecting with Professor Hyatt, Ray learned of Hyatt's experiments with the Time Pool, a device of Hyatt's creation allowing him to "fish" for items out of a tiny portal that can bring items through time. He succeeded, thanks to the intervention of Major Mynah. This item: The All New Atom: The Hunt For Ray Palmer by Gail Simone Paperback $13.65. The Atom had to combat side-effects of his Time Pool adventures when battling the evil Phantom Mask[62], and spent a brief time thinking he was a flea in a flea circus when spies attempted to replace Ray Palmer with one of their own agents[63]. With Jean's incarceration, Ray was overwhelmed with despair, and shrank continuously until he vanished completely into a microscopic or subatomic world. However, along the way, Jean was captured by minions the of rebel leader Torgul who had captured many of the Moralaidhian women including Laethwen. On this Wiki, you can view and learn about the Characters, Stages, Story, DLC and more on/for Injustice: Gods Among Us! Ray Palmer was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane, first appearing in Showcase #34. The Atom's heroics made him an ally of the CIA, who sent him overseas to rescue Professor Anton Kraft from foreign spies[6]. Ray followed her, and ended up reliving Sue Dibny's death, and was then attacked by various Black Lantern Morlaidhans, the miniscule race he befriended during his time in the Amazon jungle years before. The plane crashed, and because one of the men aboard stole one of Ray's rings, the world presumed him dead and Jean went on with her life and pursued her relationship with Paul. Ralph mocked Ray for still being love with Jean after she killed Sue, but the two Dibny Lanterns were destroyed by the Indigo Tribe, the wielders of the indigo light of compassion, then teleporting the three living Leaguers to the Hall of Justice, where they met up with Firestorm Jason Rusch and Mera. Working with the CIA once again, the Atom went to Vienna to collect the plans for a new anti-gravity metal, and ended up exposing it as a communist plot to destroy America[34]. Atom led the warriors on to Moralaidh to launch a revolution[144]. [172], During the events of the Blackest Night, Ray asks Hawkman to visit his wife Jean Loring's grave, to honor her as a fallen member of the community, but Hawkman refuses due to her murdering Sue Dibny. Ray Palmer was the second to take up the name, Atom, and debuted during the Silver Age. The Atom defeated Woodrue with the help of Maya, Queen of the Dryads, who lives in the Floral Dimension[8]. Unbeknownst to Ray, the Monitors and the Challengers from Beyond (Kyle Rayner, Donna Troy, Jason Todd and Bob the Monitor) were scouring the reformed Multiverse for him as they believe that he may be the one to prevent a cataclysm known as the Great Disaster. Jumping out, he helped Hal and Barry Allen fight off the Black Lantern Justice Leaguers, with his compassion attracting the Black Lantern Dibnys. Sold by Pinnacle Dealers and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. In addition, many of the adventures that the Atom had with the Justice League of America that involved traveling to other universes, particularly their encounters with the Justice Society of America on Earth-Two, likely no longer exist, or if they do, in a vastly different manner such that the multiversal threat was simply a threat to a single unified universe. Returning home, Atom clashed with his old foe Chronos again[92]. Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer, https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Ray_Palmer?oldid=2841880, Pages using DynamicPageList parser function. Going solo in Ivy Town once again, the Atom crushed the Panther Gang[89] and went on another Time Pool journey to 18th century France where he foiled an assassination attempt against Benjamin Franklin[90]. As the Atom, Ray traveled back in time to ancient Middle East where he helped a young boy named Hassan best a group of thieves and bring back a golden Dinar for Hyatt's study[13]. This is accomplished by using the remnants of a white-dwarf star made into a belt buckle worn with his costume. This character is or was a member of the Justice League of America, or the Justice League in any of its various incarnations, sworn by a duty to act as guardians of America and the world by using their skills and/or superpowers to protect Earth from both interstellar and domestic threats.This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Justice League of America members" category. Going solo, Atom prevented crooks from benefiting from his "stool-pigeon" computer[66] and with the aid of Maya and the Dryads posing as Leprechauns, convinced Arthur Ennis to fill a witness report with the police following a robbery[67]. [165] Despite everything he had done, the Great Disaster prevailed, forcing Ray and his friends to return to their Earth. Aside from his crime-fighting career, he is also one of the world's top scientific minds, given his background as a brilliant physicist. Poor Perry's gonna have a heart attack if you don't! Gil Kane In the DC comics, the Atom is a superhero mostly known for his ability to shrink in size, turning into a miniature version of himself, hence the name. The Atom aided his fellow Justice League colleagues in once again defeating and capturing their old foe Kanjar Ro[36] and Kraad the Conqueror, tyrant ruler of a sidereal dimension[37]. After that, Ray attended a JLA meeting were the team pondered how to get out of a dangerous scenario posed by one of their fans[17]. He is briefly successful, but then Jean shows up to torment him, and leaped into Indigo-1's ring. Captain Marvel questioned whether his size was a valuable addition to the League, but Batman spoke in the Atom's favor.It was eventually decided that Atom could join. After joining the Challengers, teaming up with Jimmy Olsen, Forager, Harley Quinn, Holly Robinson, Mary Marvel, and Firestorm on Apokolips, Ray discovers that Karate Kid was infected with the Morticoccus Virus. During this adventure Jean accepted his proposal for marriage for fear that Ray would eventually become too absorbed in his work to ask her anymore[86]. Atom worked with Batman in stopping the Cannoneer from robbing the Brotherhood Express[112]. After a rematch against the Bug-Eyed Bandit[103], the Atom teamed-up with the Elongated Man against Chronos[104]. [157] As a part of this mission, Ray went undercover and Adam Cray served in the Suicide Squad as the new Atom. Returning to the JLA, the Atom aided them in stopping the Lord of Time from manipulating Vietnam war hero Sgt. Atom also aided his fellow JLA members in preventing global disaster and conflict inadvertently created by Andrew Helm's Corti-Conscience machine[73]. In order to restore her to her normal height, Paul had Norman Brawler lead him and Jean to Ray. Since their divorce, Jean had somehow become seriously deranged and believed that the only way to be reunited with Ray was to force the issue. Former Morrow, and was restored to life following Morrow's defeat at the hands of the JSA, their new ally Red Tornado and surviving members of the JLA[118]. Military Exosuit he and Felicity Smoak travel to Central City to get help from The Flash Family and S.T.A.R. Next he foiled jewel thief Fred Harris' plot to rob a lake side community using local folklore to hoax the people into thinking the thefts were committed by a ghost[19]. While there he studied much about his Earth-51 counterpart and discovered that he never became the Atom, though he acted as a scientist consultant to the Earth-51 Justice League. He and Laethwen would become wed as well. Forced into gladiator battles, Ray learned the Katarthans' language, befriended Taren, and learned that he hoped to overthrow their leader Caellich and marry princess Laethwen. After recovering a fragment of a white dwarf star which fell to Earth, Palmer became obsessed with finding a way to compress matter. He could also shrink other objects, but they tend to explode after an hour. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. The Atom (2011 - Present) This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Suicide Squad members" category. For a brief time, Ray Palmer went undercover and a man named Adam Cray stood in as the Atom. She bypassed the Dibnys' security by shrinking down and traveling via the phone lines into their home. Ray meanwhile found himself captured by aliens known as the Katarthans—small aliens whose ancestors were left on Earth centuries ago and lived in a world of high technology and barbarism. Adam was killed by Blacksnake and Ray resumed the role of the Atom. [7] The Atom met his first super-villain when battling Jason Woodrue, an exile from the Floral Dimension, who attempted to take over the Earth with specially bred plants. He is capable of shrinking to subatomic sizes, and explores the universe on a frontier unknown to any other man. The original was Al Pratt during the Golden Age, a diminutive man with superhuman strength; he was a founding member of the Justice Society. He told her to keep his involvement in the deployment of the troops a secret, and asked that she help him find a way to legitimately resurrect Hawkman and Hawkgirl.[177]. Al Pratt, the original Atom, died during a battle against Extant in Zero Hour. The AtomAppearances • Images • Gallery • Quotes, Ray Palmer is the second super-hero to call himself The Atom, successor to Al Pratt. The Atom was used in a bizarre plot by Amos Fortune and other villains to destroy the Justice League of America, using a de-memorizor ray to pit the Atom against the League. Atom was among the members of the Justice League and Justice Society who banded together to save both universes from the threat of Aquarius, a living star creature bent on revenge for being exiled by his superiors[130][131]. Ray joined Carter and Shiera Hall on vacation in Mexico City and battled Telka and his followers[119]. Following the defeat of the Anti-Monitor, the surviving parallel worlds were combined to create a new universe. When Jean Loring was kidnapped by the people of Jimberen, a microscopic world who believed that she is the descendant of their ruler, Atom and Hawkman teamed-up to rescue her. During the missing year following the events known as the second Crisis, Palmer's technology was employed by Supernova to shrink and grow in size in order to enter and exit the bottle city of Kandor. With the help of Tomar-Re of the Green Lantern Corps, Ray and the Justice League restored Hawkgirl and Jean's souls to their bodies, Jean however was still insane[138]. Major Mynah became Ray's pet, following him in both his civilian and costumed identities. Back with the Justice League, the Atom was present when Green Lantern related a solo adventure to the group [47] and was among the super-powered members of the League to go on "strike" following a UN sanction preventing them from using their powers, all a plot orchestrated by the evil Headmaster Mind[48]. A couple of days later, a disillusioned Ray and some friends became trapped in a cave-in while out spelunking. [175] Ray was almost turned into a Black Lantern by a reanimated Batman, but was ultimately protected by an unknown force. [173] Ray later called Hawkman again, over the phone (unaware that his friend has been killed and resurrected as a Black Lantern). He was a recurring character throughout season three, which premiered October 8, 2014. Investigating matter compression, Ray theorized that if he were to grind a lens from this fragment and focus ultraviolet light through it, he could shrink anything struck by the light down to a fraction of its original size. Eventually the Challengers discovered him and learned about his history on Earth-51. Atom then stopped jewel thief Bart Tranter with the help of the self proclaimed Mr. He has been a member of the Justice League of America, Suicide Squad, Teen Titans and Indigo Tribe. In fact, the shrinking lens worked on his body much better than he had expected, and he developed a set of control devices that gave him limited control over his weight as well as his size. [167] Ray hitched a ride from within Jimmy. This article suffers from a lack of quality writing. In the aftermath of the battle, Jean's constant exposure to Jest-Master's insanity rays restored her sanity[139]. The Atom was also involved in a Justice League case where the group was embroiled in a gang war between the Pyrotekniks and the Bulleteers in a complex scheme hatched by mobster Leo Locke[113]. Alerted by this, Ray returned to the others and was pressured into curing Karate Kid. Ray approached Amanda Waller, who convinced him to fake his own death and secretly join the espionage unit known as the Suicide Squad. On another Justice League case, the Atom and his fellow JLA members clashed with Spaceman X[26]. With the help of the Justice League, Atom and Hawkman defeated the Jest-Master. While attending a science convention with Carter Hall, Ray and Carter were attacked by a man resembling Carter. Suicide Squad memberThis character is or was a member of the Suicide Squad, a team of imprisoned super-villains who perform high-risk missions for the U.S. Government in exchange for commuted sentences, in any of its various incarnations. Thus, he could wallop his arch-enemy, Chronos, while still small. On July 7, 2014, it was reported that Routh would once again play a superhero for DC Comics as Ray Palmer / The Atom on The CW 's Arrow. Showcase #34(October, 1961). At a JLA meeting, Atom, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Batman and Elongated Man all learned of Zatanna's success in freeing her father with the help of magical proxies that she created of the heroes, following her respective encounters with each of them[95]. 771 Appearances of Raymond Palmer (New Earth), 138 Images featuring Raymond Palmer (New Earth), 38 Quotations by or about Raymond Palmer (New Earth), Character Gallery: Raymond Palmer (New Earth), https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Raymond_Palmer_(New_Earth)?oldid=2852198, Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, Pages using DynamicPageList parser function, The Atom's civilian identity was included by Julius Schwartz as a homage to the notorious science fiction editor, Although this character was originally introduced during DC's, Ray cannot travel through cell phone connections without paying a great physical toll. [171], During the Final Crisis, Ray returned to New Earth and worked with Choi again to help evacuate the last free humans. The character was created by editor and co-plotter Julius Schwartz, writer Gardner Fox and penciler Gil Kane. He fought them off and--summoning the powers of a Green Lantern--destroys Jean. Click to list by alphabetically by title Secret Origins Vol. As a gesture of friendship, Jean decided to sign them back to him. Once Ray starts working on a problem or puzzle, there is absolutely no stopping him. The Atom (1985 - 2011) The Atom's civilian identity was included by Julius Schwartz as a homage to the notorious science fiction editor Raymond A. Palmer. [156] Ray returned to Ivy Town just long enough to bid his friends farewell, and then briefly went into hiding. In fact, "dedicated" is hardly the word for it; "driven" is a little closer to the truth. DC Database is a FANDOM Movies Community. For some reason, however, Ray didn't explode and returned to his normal height. In the divorce she had received half of his patents. The JLA satellite had a problem and the air was running out. Anomaly[116]. Palmer was later trapped in a cave with several youths out on a nature hike. Realizing their marriage was on the rocks, Ray decided to investigate White Dwarf star radiations he detected in South America without Jean. After Indigo-1, leader of the Indigo Tribe, explained that the Black Lanterns were expressions of darkness which considered the living to be invaders, Barry and Hal pointed out that Ralph and Sue had no reaction to each others' attack, leading Ray to conclude that the Black rings were some sort of organic computer that rebooted the body without restoring their essences. Ganthet inducts him into the Indigo Tribe as a deputy for his strong compassion. The Atom is a name shared by five fictional comic book superheroes from the DC Comics universe. The Thanagarian Katar Hol is replaced in Post-Crisis history with Earth native Carter Hall the Hawkman formerly from Earth-Two. Ray rushed off to his laboratory, tried the experiment, and found that it worked exactly as he had imagined, but the objects he shrunk became unstable and exploded moments later. [174], Arriving at Carter's house, he was attacked by the Black Lantern Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and only escaped by miniaturizing himself and hiding in Carter's Black Lantern Ring. The technology on Hawkman and Hawkgirl's homeworld, Thanagar, was advanced enough that it was possible to cure Jean, so Atom entrusted her to the care of Hawkgirl[132]. Before returning to Earth, he saved the sub-atomic people of Palonds from the evil Honds[100]. One of Ray Palmer's unsuccessful proposals to Jean Loring. The shrunken agents, now calling themselves the Micro Squad, vowed revenge on Ray. Ray Palmer is a hard-working, dedicated man. In his first recorded adventure, the Atom stopped the crook Carl Ballard from exploiting the tiny alien Kulan Dar, to commit his crimes. Furthermore, the Earth-51 Palmer had worked on preventing the deadly Morticoccus Virus, and knowing that in every reality of the Multiverse, there is deadly chance that the virus would appear, he decided to travel the Multiverse and inoculate the inhabitants of each universe with his immune system. The Atom was one of the … Waking up in the hospital, Ray came to realize that he no longer had an interest in returning to his old life and had moved on from Jean. Eventually, Dr. Mid-Nite's autopsy of Sue's body revealed the truth, and the Atom himself elicited a confession from Jean after she inadvertently spilled the beans when asking about a letter sent to Jack along with the gun. The Atom's costume is invisible when he is at normal height, only becoming visible again when he shrinks in size. The bird's ultimate fate is unknown[121]. 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