The Atom
Forgotten Justice League members:
The cinematic debut of The Justice League is in 20 days, and to countdown let's take a look at members of the Justice League most have forgotten or never knew about.
The Atom was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane when he first appeared in October of 1961. There was an earlier character called "The Atom" that appeared in 1940, but this character was related in name only to the 1960s character. T he Atom is physicist and university professor Raymond Palmer, Ph.D. (He was named for real-life science fiction writer Raymond A. Palmer, who was himself quite short.) After stumbling onto a mass of white dwarf star matter that had fallen to Earth, he fashioned a lens which allowed him to shrink down to subatomic size. Originally, his size and molecular density abilities derived from the white dwarf star material of his costume, controlled by mechanisms in his belt, and later by controls in the palms of his gloves. Much later, he gained the innate equivalent powers within his own body.
There would later be other people to claim the "Atom" name and abilities, the most important of which was Ryan Choi, a young hotshot professor that fills the void left when the original Ray Palmer disappeared, only recently returning to comic books. An important member of the Justice League, which he joined in Justice League of America, volume 1, issue 14 in the 1960s. Currently, there is a live action version of The Atom which has appeared on many of the CW network's shows based on DC Comic characters including originally on Arrow then on The Flash and is a current member of the Legends of Tomorrow portrayed by Brandon Routh, who also once played Superman in the movie Superman Returns
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