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 CAPTAIN ATOM (Allen Adam)BIOGRAPHY
Created by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko

The Original Universe


PERSONAL DATA


Real Name: Allen Adam
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Single
Base of Operation: Cape Canaveral, FL
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown (White as Captain Atom)
First Appearance: Space Adventures #33 (March 1960) [Charlton]
Creators: Joe Gill and Steve Ditko


HISTORY

Captain Allen Adam of the U.S.A.F. was trapped in a nuclear missile which exploded in space, disintegrating him. Somehow the explosion caused a change within his molecular structure which enabled him to reintegrated himself, gaining atomic energy powers in the process. After having demonstrated his new powers to both his superiors and the President himself, he was given a costume and the code name Captain Atom that he would use in the aid of the U.S.A.F..


CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Captain Atom in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4 (June 1985)