Mister Atom (New Earth)

Mister Atom
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Mister Atom
Main Alias	Mister Atom
Relatives	Dr. Charles Langley (creator), Susan Rodriguez (creator)
Affiliation	Formerly The Society
Base Of Operations	Fawcett City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Tool of evil
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	10' 0"
Weight	1214 lbs (551 kg)
Eyes	Photocellular
Hair	No Hair
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Jerry Ordway · Peter Krause
First Appearance	The Power of Shazam! #23 (February, 1997)

Mister Atom is a nuclear robot turned into a weapon of mass destruction by Mister Mind. He was an enemy of Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family.

History

Nuclear engineer Dr. Charles Langley and his assistant Susan Rodriguez created the robot Mister Atom that would process nuclear waste back into inert material. When Rodriguez had a falling out with Langley and left the project, the elderly Langley was left unable to take care for himself. The decommissioned nuclear silo where Mister Atom was built suddenly lost power and the facility lost its heat, causing Langley to slowly die from the cold before inadvertently commanding Mister Atom that he needed "a good woman to take care of [him]."

Mister Atom followed Langley's commands and wandered to the Shorestar Nuclear Power Plant in order to replenish itself with spent nuclear fuel rods. The robot eventually comes into conflict with Captain Marvel and capturing Mary Marvel and bringing her to the deceased Langley. Captain Marvel was able to contact Susan Rodriguez, who shut down Mister Atom via voice command. Soon after the Nuclear Regulatory System arrested Rodriguez and Mister Atom was turned over to the Department of Metahuman Affairs.

While under DOMA custody Mister Atom was modified with military applications. The Venusian worm Mister Mind took possession of Sarge Steel and compelled Steel to send Mister Atom to the Fawcett City suburb of Fairfield, where the robot detonated a nuclear bomb, destroying the town and killing thousands, in an attempt to eliminate the Marvel Family. Fortunately, the radioactive fallout was contained by Ibis.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Robotic Atomic Body
  • Flight
  • Superhuman Durability
  • Superhuman Speed
  • Superhuman Strength

Weapons

• Atomic Transmutation
  • Energy Absorption
  • Energy Projection

Trivia

• When damaged Mister Atom may speak backwards.

Related

• 7 Appearances of Mister Atom (New Earth)
• 3 Images featuring Mister Atom (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Mister Atom (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Mister Atom (New Earth)

Footnotes

Marvel Family Villain This character is or was primarily an enemy of Captain Marvel, the Wizard Shazam, or any of the extended members of the Marvel Family. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Marvel Family Villains."

Secret Society of Super-Villains member This character is or was a member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains, a cadre of super-villains who band together to accomplish feats no one super-villain can do alone, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Secret Society of Super-Villains members" category.