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{{About|the Headline Comics character|the real-life technician who was exposed to americium radiation and became known as the Atomic Man|Harold McCluskey|the song by Portugal, The Man|Evil Friends}}
{{About|the Headline Comics character|the real-life technician who was exposed to americium radiation and became known as the Atomic Man|Harold McCluskey|the song by Portugal, The Man|Evil Friends}}


'''Atomic-Man''' is a fictional [[superhero]] created by [[Charles Voight]] who appeared in ''[[Headline Comics]]'' from issue #16 (Nov/Dec 1945) to #21 (Sept/Oct 1946) by [[Crestwood Publications|Prize Comics]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Benton |first1=Mike |title=Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History |date=1992 |publisher=Taylor Publishing Company |location=Dallas |isbn=0-87833-808-X |url=https://archive.org/details/superherocomicso0000bent/page/166 |accessdate=8 April 2020 |page=166}}</ref> He is the first atomic superhero.<ref name=comics>{{cite web|title=Atomic-Man|url=http://www.comicvine.com/atomic-man/4005-60305/|publisher=comicvine.com|accessdate=5 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=superitch>{{cite web|title=COMIC BOOK COMPULSIVE — Headline Comics|url=http://superitch.com/?p=21949|publisher=superitch.com|accessdate=5 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531154700/http://superitch.com/?p=21949|archive-date=31 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Atomic-Man''' is a fictional [[superhero]] created by [[Charles Voight]] who appeared in ''[[Headline Comics]]'' from issue #16 (Nov/Dec 1945) to #21 (Sept/Oct 1946) by [[Crestwood Publications|Prize Comics]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Benton |first1=Mike |title=Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History |date=1992 |publisher=Taylor Publishing Company |location=Dallas |isbn=0-87833-808-X |url=https://archive.org/details/superherocomicso0000bent/page/166 |access-date=8 April 2020 |page=166}}</ref> He is the first atomic superhero.<ref name=comics>{{cite web|title=Atomic-Man|url=http://www.comicvine.com/atomic-man/4005-60305/|publisher=comicvine.com|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=superitch>{{cite web|title=COMIC BOOK COMPULSIVE — Headline Comics|url=http://superitch.com/?p=21949|publisher=superitch.com|access-date=5 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531154700/http://superitch.com/?p=21949|archive-date=31 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Origin story==
==Origin story==

Revision as of 21:09, 29 December 2020

This article is about the Headline Comics character. For the real-life technician who was exposed to americium radiation and became known as the Atomic Man, see Harold McCluskey. For the song by Portugal, The Man, see Evil Friends.

Atomic-Man is a fictional superhero created by Charles Voight who appeared in Headline Comics from issue #16 (Nov/Dec 1945) to #21 (Sept/Oct 1946) by Prize Comics.[1] He is the first atomic superhero.[2][3]

Origin story

Dr. Adam Mann is experimenting with uranium-235 after the first atomic bomb was used.[4] During the experiment he suffers a side effect from the uranium changing him into the superhuman being known as the Atomic-Man. His superpowers include "Atomic Blasts", flight, invulnerability, and super strength, as well as the ability to shoot energy blasts from his right hand.[5]

References

  1. ^ Benton, Mike (1992). Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. p. 166. ISBN 0-87833-808-X. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Atomic-Man". comicvine.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. ^ "COMIC BOOK COMPULSIVE — Headline Comics". superitch.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. ^ Mougin, Lou (2020). Secondary Superheroes of Golden Age Comics. McFarland & Co. p. 291. ISBN 9781476638607.
  5. ^ Nevins, Jess (2013). Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes. High Rock Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.


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