Captain Atom

This article is about the superhero with atomic absorption and superhuman strength. For the superhero with size-changing powers, see Atom (character). For the Australian comic, see Captain Atom (Atlas Publications).
The Nathaniel Adam incarnation of Captain Atom as depicted in Secret Origins #34 (December 1988), art by Ty Templeton and Jerry Ordway.
Publication information
PublisherOriginal:
Charlton Comics
Current:
DC Comics
First appearanceAllen
Space Adventures #33 (March 1960)
Nathaniel
Captain Atom vol. 3 #1 (March 1987)
Created byAllen
Joe Gill (writer)
Steve Ditko (artist)
Nathaniel
Cary Bates (writer)
Pat Broderick (artist)
In-story information
Full nameNathaniel Christopher "Nate" Adams
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
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication dateDecember 1965 – September 2012
No. of issuesVol. 2
12
Vol. 3
57, plus 2 Annuals
Vol. 4
12, plus a #0 issue
Creative team
Written byVol. 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.

  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.