History
Origin
Allen Adam was working on an experimental rocket and he was accidentally launched into space. As he entered the upper atmosphere, the rocket exploded and Allen was atomized. However, he gained atomic abilities and was able to reform his body when he returned to the ground. Also, his hair would turn white when he transformed. He outfitted a red and yellow costume for himself and he became Captain Atom.
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Adam and his fellow heroes helped fight the Anti-Monitor and his minions during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Following the Crisis, Adam helped Superman and Firestorm on a mission before he was erased from existence, replaced by the New Earth version of Captain Atom.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Flight: 20000 miles per hour to 100000 miles per hour.
- Atomic Blasts
- Superhuman Strength
- Superhuman Durability:
- Invisibility: by manipulate the light around him, he can become invisible.
- Atomic Explosions: Captain Atom can release 100 megaton-level explosion.
- Enhanced Sense of Smell: he could smell nytrogen in almost zero-gravity places.
- Enhanced Vision
- Captain Atom can sense the presence of living beings by the heat of their bodies.
- Captain Atom can sense the presence of radiation.
- Captain Atom can survive without air and food.
- Molecular Reconstruction: Captain Atom has low degree of transmutation.
- Force Field
- Intangibility
Abilities
- Enginery
- Aviation
Weaknesses
Power Loss: Both Captain Atom and Firestorm powers become neutralized when they are near each other.
Notes
- This version of Allen Adam (Earth-Four), including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985-86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series. Even though versions of the character may have since appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
Trivia
- Captain Atom's pre-Crisis origin would be modified and used as the government's "official origin" of the post-Crisis Captain Atom as a cover-up.
- On several occasions, Adam's surname was spelled "Adams",[1] even when in the same story, it's also spelled Adam. Several adaptations of the post-Crisis Captain Atom changed the name to Adams as well.
The name confusion in two frames.
Links and References
- 27 Appearances of Allen Adam (Earth-Four)
- Minor Appearances of Allen Adam (Earth-Four)
- Media Allen Adam (Earth-Four) was Mentioned in
- 1 Images featuring Allen Adam (Earth-Four)
- Quotations by or about Allen Adam (Earth-Four)
- Character Gallery: Allen Adam (Earth-Four)
- Allen Adam (Earth-Four) on Wikipedia.org
Footnotes
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