Captain Atom

Captain Atom
The Nathaniel Adam incarnation of Captain Atom as depicted in Secret Origins #34 (December 1988), art by Ty Templeton and Jerry Ordway.
Publication information
Publisher	Original: Charlton Comics Current: DC Comics
First appearance	Allen Space Adventures #33 (March 1960) Nathaniel Captain Atom vol. 3 #1 (March 1987)
Created by	Allen Joe Gill (writer) Steve Ditko (artist) Nathaniel Cary Bates (writer) Pat Broderick (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Nathaniel Christopher "Nate" Adam
Team affiliations	(Both) United States Air Force (Nathaniel) Justice League International L.A.W. Justice League Extreme Justice Justice League Europe Justice League Task Force United States Army
Partnerships	(Nathaniel) Nightshade Plastique Forerunner
Notable aliases	(Nathaniel) Cameron Scott, Monarch
Abilities	(Allen) Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and reflexes Anti-magic Time manipulation Time travel Teleportation Atomic manipulation Atomic transmutation Quantum field manipulation Fundamental-forces control Energy projection Energy absorption Reality alteration Flight Immortality Invulnerability Matter manipulation Matter generation Matter absorption Regeneration Bio-fission Size alteration Self-sustenance Space vacuum adaptation Power augmentation Power distribution (Nathaniel) See: Powers and abilities
Captain Atom Cover for Captain Atom vol. 3 #1, art by Pat Broderick. Publication information Publisher (Vol. 2) Charlton Comics (Vols. 3 and 4) DC Comics Schedule Monthly Format Ongoing series Genre Superhero Publication date December 1965 – September 2012 No. of issues Vol. 2 12 Vol. 3 57, plus 2 Annuals Vol. 4 12, plus a #0 issue Creative team Written by Vol. 2 Joe Gill Vol. 3 Cary Bates, Greg Weisman Vol. 4 J.T. Krul Artist(s) Vol. 4 Freddie Williams II Penciller(s) Vol. 2 Steve Ditko Vol. 3 Pat Broderick, Rafael Kayanan

Captain Atom is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books, initially owned by Charlton Comics before being acquired in the 1980s by DC Comics.^[1] All possess some form of energy-manipulating abilities, usually relating to nuclear fission and atomic power.

Created during the Silver Age of Comic Books to occupy a Superman-like role in Charlton Comics' line-up, the character became part of the DC Universe in 1985 after DC's purchase of Charlton in 1983. The character's similarities to Superman led to DC making numerous attempts to find a distinctive niche for the character within its own stories. As a result, he has played varied roles in the DC Universe, many short-lived, including a period as the supervillain Monarch and the attempted reboot series Breach. Notably, DC's decision not to give Alan Moore permission to use the character in his critically and commercially successful Watchmen (1986) series led to the creation of the popular character Doctor Manhattan. Modern depictions of Captain Atom have instead emphasised, rather than de-emphasise, his similarities to Manhattan.

Captain Atom has appeared in several animated television and film adaptations of Justice League and other DC storylines since the mid-2000s. Chris Cox, Michael T. Weiss, and Brian Bloom, among others, have voiced the character in animation.