Atom (Ray Palmer)

The Atom
The Atom
	Cover art by Gil Kane for the cover of Showcase #35 (November 1961)
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Showcase #34 (September 10th 1961)
Created by	Gardner Fox (writer); Gil Kane (artist); Murphy Anderson (inker)
In-story information
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
Abilities	Size and mass alteration via belt; Genius-level intellect; Combat experience;
Schedule
Atom
	Showcase #34 (October 1961), debut of the Silver Age Atom. Cover art by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson.
Publication information
Schedule	Bimonthly, monthly
Format	(Atom, Atom and Hawkman, Power of the Atom): Ongoing series; (Sword of the Atom): Limited series; (Brightest Day: The Atom Special): One-shot
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	June 1962 – 2010
No. of issues	(Atom): 38; (Atom and Hawkman): 7; (Sword of the Atom): 4; (Power of the Atom): 18; (Brightest Day: The Atom Special): 1
Creative team
Written by	(Atom); Gardner Fox, Frank Robbins; (Atom and Hawkman); Robert Kanigher, Gardner Fox, Denny O'Neil; (Sword of the Atom); Jan Strnad; (Power of the Atom); Roger Stern, Tom Peyer; (Brightest Day: The Atom Special); Jeff Lemire
Penciller(s)	(Atom); Gil Kane, Mike Sekowsky; (Atom and Hawkman); Murphy Anderson, Dick Dillin; (Sword of the Atom); Gil Kane; (Power of the Atom); Dwayne Turner, Graham Nolan; (Brightest Day: The Atom Special); Mahmud A. Asrar
Inker(s)	(Atom); Murphy Anderson, Sid Greene; (Brightest Day: The Atom Special); John Dell III
Letterer(s)	(Brightest Day: The Atom Special); Sal Cipriano
Colorist(s)	(Brightest Day: The Atom Special); Pete Pantazis

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).

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.