Because otherwise it would be my fault. That can't be right. I'm a professor. 
- — Atom (Ray Palmer) src
The Atom was a member of the Justice League after the Thanagarian invasion.
History
Ray Palmer was an accomplished scientist and expert on nano-technology. He joined the expanded Justice League after the Thanagarian invasion of Earth, and served as its top engineer with Steel.
As the foremost expert on nanotechnology, Atom assisted the League in repelling Amazo in his revenge towards Lex Luthor. He was, however, little successful, as he was not the League's strongest member.
He almost singlehandedly defeated the Dark Heart, a alien nanotechnological war machine that could devour anything in its path. Shrinking to subatomic size, he entered the core and gave the Dark Heart a "heart attack" by obstructing the path of the fluids going to the heart.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Size Alteration: Able to shrink his body to varying degrees (including the subatomic level). As the Atom, Ray can assume any size from his normal six-foot stature down to sub-microscopic. He can also shrink objects and other people.[1][2]
Abilities
- Science: He is an expert in many fields of science, one of them being physics and another nanotechnology just to name a few.[1][2]
- Physics: Doctor Palmer has a Ph.D. in physics and was a professor in Boston.
- Mechanical Engineering
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Size Control: Atom would wear a belt to change his size, activated on the belt buckle.
Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe and is an adaptation of Ray Palmer/Atom. The original character was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane and first appeared in Showcase #34.
- The Atom was voiced by John C. McGinley.
- The Atom was introduced in Justice League Adventures #11, however, the comics are out-of-continuity with the TV series. His name was first mentioned in "Hereafter", and he made his first appearance in "Initiation"
Recommended Reading
Related
- 36 Appearances of Raymond Palmer (DCAU)
- 5 Images featuring Raymond Palmer (DCAU)
- 4 Quotations by or about Raymond Palmer (DCAU)
- Character Gallery: Raymond Palmer (DCAU)
External Links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Return"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dark Heart"
  This character has been 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 the clutches of both interstellar and domestic threats. |