Atom (Ray Palmer)
Fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the television character, see Ray Palmer (Arrowverse).
The Atom (Ray Palmer) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by editor and co-plotter Julius Schwartz, writer Gardner Fox and penciler Gil Kane. The Atom was one of the first superheroes of the Silver Age of Comic Books and debuted in Showcase #34 (October 1961).
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Publisher | DC Comics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Showcase #34 (September 10th 1961) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | Gardner Fox (writer) Gil Kane (artist) Murphy Anderson (inker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Prof. Raymond Carson "Ray" Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Species | Human | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of origin | Ivy Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team affiliations | Justice League Teen Titans Indigo Tribe S.H.A.D.E. Legends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Atom has been played in various television series by Alfie Wise and John Kassir. He was played by Brandon Routh in Legends of Tomorrow in the shared DC Arrowverse on The CW. His character first appeared in the third season of Arrow.