Watch this clip of Brandon Routh as "Ray Palmer" revealing the A.T.O.M. With a revolt immanent, Ray was captured along with members of a resistance led by Taren[142]. The Atom defeated Woodrue with the help of Maya, Queen of the Dryads, who lives in the Floral Dimension[8]. However they were slowly merging together causing chaos on all worlds and threatening their destruction in the process[148]. While escaping this onslaught, Ray discovered the "battery" containing the New God spirit energies. Knowing his end is near, Taren turned over leadership of the rebels to Atom, and perished while the group fled an army of carnivorous ants. Captain Marvel questioned whether his size was a valuable addition to the League, but Batman spoke in the Atom's favor.It was eventually decided that Atom could join. Alexander Luthor, Jr. of Earth-Three and the Harbinger gathered heroes and villains from all realities in an attempt to rally their support in saving what was left of the multiverse. Atom led the warriors on to Moralaidh to launch a revolution[144]. The Atom/Ray Palmer possesses the power to alter his size down to the subatomic level while retaining his natural strength level. He then summons two orange energy duplicates of Khufu and Chay-Ara to help him fight off his and Indigo-1's attackers. This article suffers from a lack of quality writing. Ray meanwhile found himself captured by aliens known as the Katarthans—small aliens whose ancestors were left on Earth centuries ago and lived in a world of high technology and barbarism. Returning home, Atom clashed with his old foe Chronos again[92]. Major Mynah became Ray's pet, following him in both his civilian and costumed identities. Copy Edit Needed The Atom was used in a bizarre plot by Amos Fortune and other villains to destroy the Justice League of America, using a de-memorizor ray to pit the Atom against the League. The technology on Hawkman and Hawkgirl's homeworld, Thanagar, was advanced enough that it was possible to cure Jean, so Atom entrusted her to the care of Hawkgirl[132]. Ray rushed off to his laboratory, tried the experiment, and found that it worked exactly as he had imagined, but the objects he shrunk became unstable and exploded moments later. As time went on, Ray eventually got less involved in solo adventures, often teaming up with either Hawkman or getting involved in many of the Justice League's cases. Investigating the claims as the Atom, Ray confirms Heinrich's story, and stops the invasion by defeating its vanguard, a creature known as Ag[129]. In addition, due to the massive changes in the histories of his fellow JLA colleagues Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, the Atom's history may have been altered by proxy and many of his adventures alongside these heroes are no longer part of history. She then entered Sue's body and obstructed the blood flow to her brain. When an influential man named John Dough attempted to turn the United States government and American people against the JLA, manipulating Snapper Carr into betraying the group, the Atom got involved in the conflict, which revealed Dough to be none other than the Joker[134]. Atom next helped Batman, Robin, and Elongated Man capture "Numbers" Garvey and his gang[75]. Norman later published the tale in a book called The Atom's Farewell, which became a best seller[146]. From a young age Ray was fascinated with the way things worked. The bird's ultimate fate is unknown[121]. However, despite the best efforts of the Atom and T.O. The shrunken agents, now calling themselves the Micro Squad, vowed revenge on Ray. The Atom returned to Earth during the Final Crisis.� He worked alongside Choi to access the other Earths to help save them. [175] Ray was almost turned into a Black Lantern by a reanimated Batman, but was ultimately protected by an unknown force. Indigo-1 managed to summon the various armies and thanks Ray for his help. Atom and his colleagues foiled this plot. [172], During the events of the Blackest Night, Ray asks Hawkman to visit his wife Jean Loring's grave, to honor her as a fallen member of the community, but Hawkman refuses due to her murdering Sue Dibny. After a rematch against the Bug-Eyed Bandit[103], the Atom teamed-up with the Elongated Man against Chronos[104]. Atom Chronology. The Atom (Dr. Raymond Ray Palmer) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Taren, Atom, and Laethwen escaped the arena and fled into the jungles where they reunited with the rebels[143]. In. Next, the Atom defended the wealthy Doctor Gordon Heath from a plot against him orchestrated by his caretaker Bates.[5]. He thus developed an interest in science early on, which has never left him. [Scene from Arrow Season 3 Episode 15] 3x15I do not own anything, all rights belongs to CWTV & DC Comics. One of Ray Palmer's unsuccessful proposals to Jean Loring. Atom's powers were briefly pilfered by Professor Ivo in a plot against the Flash, and when the Flash related the story to his fellow JLA members including the Atom, they were unaware of the event as they weren't using their powers then[79]. Atom also aided his fellow JLA members in preventing global disaster and conflict inadvertently created by Andrew Helm's Corti-Conscience machine[73]. Before they could plan a proper counter-attack, the Black Lantern League arrived and attacked, and the Indigo Tribe teleported Hal away, leaving Ray, Barry, and Mera without a means to effectively fight the Black Lanterns. Palmer then joined Donna, Kyle and Forager as border guards of the Multiverse, keeping an eye on the Monitors. After recovering a fragment of a white dwarf star which fell to Earth, Palmer became obsessed with finding a way to compress matter. The character was created by editor and co-plotter Julius Schwartz, writer Gardner Fox and penciler Gil Kane. In the DC comics, the Atom is a superhero mostly known for his ability to shrink in size, turning into a miniature version of himself, hence the name. He is capable of shrinking to subatomic sizes, and explores the universe on a frontier unknown to any other man. Ray Palmer is the Atom, the Mighty Mite, a superhero with the ability to shrink to incredible sizes while retaining his full mass, making him a formidable combatant. [161] He would go on to become a member of the Teen Titans. However, due to the radiation the people of Jimberen exposed Jean to, she was driven insane from the ordeal. Atom / Ray Palmer Voice. Shortly afterwards, Bob reveals his intention to kill Ray. Having learned that Jean had come to South America looking for him, he decided to finalize their divorce and try to find Laethwen again[145]. All-New Atom (Book 2): Future/Past by Gail Simone Paperback $18.97. Back home, he foiled Doro Briggs' theft scheme involving hoaxing people into believing that she could transform into a swan[35]. After that, Ray attended a JLA meeting were the team pondered how to get out of a dangerous scenario posed by one of their fans[17]. 771 Appearances of Raymond Palmer (New Earth), 138 Images featuring Raymond Palmer (New Earth), 38 Quotations by or about Raymond Palmer (New Earth), Character Gallery: Raymond Palmer (New Earth), https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Raymond_Palmer_(New_Earth)?oldid=2852198, Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, Pages using DynamicPageList parser function, The Atom's civilian identity was included by Julius Schwartz as a homage to the notorious science fiction editor, Although this character was originally introduced during DC's, Ray cannot travel through cell phone connections without paying a great physical toll. Still with the League, he was present when a video created by Superman's father Jor-El, regarding the other planets he considered sending his son prior to Krypton's destruction[49], was displayed. She bypassed the Dibnys' security by shrinking down and traveling via the phone lines into their home. [155] He avenged the Katarthans by permanently reducing the agents responsible for the massacre to six inches in height. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Suicide Squad members" category. Thus, he could wallop his arch-enemy, Chronos, while still small. Legends of Tomorrow debuted in 2016 as the fourth series to join the Arrowverse.It depicts a ragtag band of superheroes as they time travel aboard their Waverider and try not to wreck history in the process. For a brief time, Ray Palmer went undercover and a man named Adam Cray stood in as the Atom. A couple of days later, a disillusioned Ray and some friends became trapped in a cave-in while out spelunking. The Atom was also present to cheer on a UN-sponsored charity race between Superman and the Flash[101]. ALL; SHOWS (10) MOVIES (2) GAMES (1) SHORTS (2) NEW FEATURE - Click the Filter dropdown to view VAs grouped by reprisals. Waking up in the hospital, Ray came to realize that he no longer had an interest in returning to his old life and had moved on from Jean. The AtomAppearances • Images • Gallery • Quotes He was a recurring character throughout season three, which premiered October 8, 2014. Eventually the Challengers discovered him and learned about his history on Earth-51. He became the Atom, a famous member of the Justice League, making a name for himself in undercover and espionage work. Ray ultimately learned that Hawkgirl's quest to restore Jean's sanity on Thanagar was met with trouble when both women's souls were stolen by Norch Lor, a scientist from Thanagar, whose misguided plan to save the universe from the coming "end of all things" was attempting to collect the souls of all living beings in a Ghenna Box. He succeeded, thanks to the intervention of Major Mynah. His main goals were to make farming more e… During the missing year following the events known as the second Crisis, Palmer's technology was employed by Supernova to shrink and grow in size in order to enter and exit the bottle city of Kandor. Later, when the entire population of Ivy Town suddenly shrunk, Ray learned that the cause was a chunk of white dwarf star matter landing in the city water supply, and cured the people with no ill side effects[93]. Ray was called in to examine the Red Tornado, who was recaptured by the heroes following a lengthy captivity under the Anti-Monitor who converted the android into an engine of destruction. Later, he joined the Justice League in battling Brain Storm once again[65]. He is the brother of Sydney Palmer, who in at least one version of the future, is considered to be the father of the robotics industry. However the white star radiation caused him to grow as it irradiated him and smashed his way through. There he witnessed his Earth-51 counterpart's death and took his role in this reality, including marrying this world's Jean Loring. Returning to Ivy Town, the Atom foiled an attempt by a crooked photographer named Elkins to frame Tom Parks for crimes he did not commit[16]. Brandon James Routh (pronounced like "south") was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in nearby Norwalk. 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