getting blasted by a nuclear bomb might
be a bit much for some guys but not for
a certain DC superhero welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of Captain Atom
as with most comic book characters that
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in Captain Atom number 1
and was expanded upon in Captain Atom
volume 2 number 2
although Captain Atom was one of the
multitude of heroes in the crisis on
Infinite Earths series DC readers didn’t
really get to know him until the first
issue of his own series in 1987 and he
had undergone some changes since his
first appearance
that’s because Captain Atom was
originally one of a handful of
superheroes originally published by
Charlton comics in the 1960s over at
Charlton Captain Atom was originally
Captain Allen Adham
a physics minded soldier who was
accidentally sent into space and then
blasted apart by a nuclear explosion
Captain Atom survived the little
accident and gained cool atomic powers
and a nifty costume in the process when
the good captain got his own DC comic
things were changed a bit now our hero
started off as captain Nathaniel Adam
and when we first met him he didn’t seem
all that heroic according to an Air
Force officer named Colonel Wade Ealing
Nathaniel Adam was a traitor to his
country in order to save his skin he cut
a deal to participate in a mysterious
secret government project codenamed the
Captain Atom project which would earn
him a pardon if he survived for the
project the captain was enclosed in a
metallic egg like structure which was of
alien origin to determine if this
structure was indestructible a nuclear
bomb was detonated under it after which
captain Adams seemed to have been
completely obliterated jumping ahead
almost two decades all of a sudden a
strange figure appeared out of thin air
and attacked the Air Force Base
eventually the figure was revealed to be
none other than Captain Atom the nuclear
explosion had somehow molded the alien
metal to his skin while at the same time
flinging him into the future it also
gave him incredible new powers
dr. Majella the mastermind of the
Captain Atom project was thrilled at the
captain’s return but way dealing now a
general was not Ealing had a grudge
against the captain from the start and
after his presumed death the general
married the captain’s wife when she
herself died tragically young he then
raised captain Adams two children as his
own wanting to rid himself of the
captain forever eeling imprisoned him in
a rocket and shot him into outer space
but the captain escaped meeting up with
dr. Majella the captain learned that his
powers come from his ability to tap into
the quantum field itself and to use and
convert massive amounts of energy in new
and impressive ways although general
eiling’s plot to destroy captain Adam
failed he still had a plan to control
his enemy as his conviction for treason
was still in effect and as the general
controlled any access to the captain’s
family he blackmailed Captain Atom into
assuming a new life as both a military
agent and a superhero
thus captain Adam with a T was born over
the years there have been some
modifications to captain Adams origin
the most recent occurred as part of DC’s
new 52 relaunch in this new continuity
Nathanael Adam was again an Air Force
pilot but he was not forced into an
experiment due to treason instead he
readily volunteered for an experiment of
dr. Mann jealous in this retelling the
doctor was researching dimensional
theory involving the quantum field two
focused on getting his results dr.
Majella ignored protocol and let
Nathanael Adam be caught in a nuclear
explosion with results similar to what
we have seen in previous explanations
captain Adam crossed over into
television several times on animated
series such as Justice League Unlimited
and Young Justice his sleek visual
appearance and awesome powers make him a
welcome addition to any tale whether on
the page or on the screen are you a fan
of the mighty captain Adam for more
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com I was watching and
this is the least I can do
be a bit much for some guys but not for
a certain DC superhero welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of Captain Atom
as with most comic book characters that
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in Captain Atom number 1
and was expanded upon in Captain Atom
volume 2 number 2
although Captain Atom was one of the
multitude of heroes in the crisis on
Infinite Earths series DC readers didn’t
really get to know him until the first
issue of his own series in 1987 and he
had undergone some changes since his
first appearance
that’s because Captain Atom was
originally one of a handful of
superheroes originally published by
Charlton comics in the 1960s over at
Charlton Captain Atom was originally
Captain Allen Adham
a physics minded soldier who was
accidentally sent into space and then
blasted apart by a nuclear explosion
Captain Atom survived the little
accident and gained cool atomic powers
and a nifty costume in the process when
the good captain got his own DC comic
things were changed a bit now our hero
started off as captain Nathaniel Adam
and when we first met him he didn’t seem
all that heroic according to an Air
Force officer named Colonel Wade Ealing
Nathaniel Adam was a traitor to his
country in order to save his skin he cut
a deal to participate in a mysterious
secret government project codenamed the
Captain Atom project which would earn
him a pardon if he survived for the
project the captain was enclosed in a
metallic egg like structure which was of
alien origin to determine if this
structure was indestructible a nuclear
bomb was detonated under it after which
captain Adams seemed to have been
completely obliterated jumping ahead
almost two decades all of a sudden a
strange figure appeared out of thin air
and attacked the Air Force Base
eventually the figure was revealed to be
none other than Captain Atom the nuclear
explosion had somehow molded the alien
metal to his skin while at the same time
flinging him into the future it also
gave him incredible new powers
dr. Majella the mastermind of the
Captain Atom project was thrilled at the
captain’s return but way dealing now a
general was not Ealing had a grudge
against the captain from the start and
after his presumed death the general
married the captain’s wife when she
herself died tragically young he then
raised captain Adams two children as his
own wanting to rid himself of the
captain forever eeling imprisoned him in
a rocket and shot him into outer space
but the captain escaped meeting up with
dr. Majella the captain learned that his
powers come from his ability to tap into
the quantum field itself and to use and
convert massive amounts of energy in new
and impressive ways although general
eiling’s plot to destroy captain Adam
failed he still had a plan to control
his enemy as his conviction for treason
was still in effect and as the general
controlled any access to the captain’s
family he blackmailed Captain Atom into
assuming a new life as both a military
agent and a superhero
thus captain Adam with a T was born over
the years there have been some
modifications to captain Adams origin
the most recent occurred as part of DC’s
new 52 relaunch in this new continuity
Nathanael Adam was again an Air Force
pilot but he was not forced into an
experiment due to treason instead he
readily volunteered for an experiment of
dr. Mann jealous in this retelling the
doctor was researching dimensional
theory involving the quantum field two
focused on getting his results dr.
Majella ignored protocol and let
Nathanael Adam be caught in a nuclear
explosion with results similar to what
we have seen in previous explanations
captain Adam crossed over into
television several times on animated
series such as Justice League Unlimited
and Young Justice his sleek visual
appearance and awesome powers make him a
welcome addition to any tale whether on
the page or on the screen are you a fan
of the mighty captain Adam for more
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com I was watching and
this is the least I can do
Please follow and like us: