That and when Superboy Prime busted his armor in one comic event and the mere fact that his armor was destroyed and his energies exploding out destroyed a universe. He is also the character that inspired Dr. Manhattan who is currently a big threat to the DC universe.
MysteriousTomJenkins lol gotta love Monarch Captain Atom, guy took out thousands of Supermen at once and it took a guardian amped silver age kryptonian to all east face him equally.
Captain Atom was the inspiration for Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen.In fact the entire Watchmen rooster was inspired by old Charlton heroes The Comedian - Peacemaker Night Owl - Blue Beetle(Ted Kord) Rorschach - The Question Silk Spectre - NIghtshade Adrian Veidt,Ozymandias - Peter Cannon,Thunderbolt
ℒ𝓪𝓹𝓲𝓼 𝓚𝓸𝓱𝓪𝓲 get the freedom fighters, red, white and blue, general glory, and the force of July with captain atom leading it as an entire like a massive super hero team, add the team super, flash, arrow and legends into it maybe JSA if they want to mess up the future again and you have the all star squadron
As much as I would love to see one, I really would. It would turn out to be a disaster. Why, because Warner Bros will do a half-assed job all because he's no Batman or Superman...
If they can get proper writers and directors for there films like the ones they have for there tv shows then they will have no-problem with there movies aw hell they could even rival with that of the Marvel cinematic universe!
+acdc14terrace He is. Watchmen was originally supposed to be about the actual Charlton comics characters, but the story would involve killing them off. Since DC still had plans for them, the author then decided to create new characters based on the Charlton characters, and that's how the Watchmen were born.
how does one accidently get sent into space and then accidently blasted by a nuke then accidently turned into one of the strongest superheroes? haha I love comics
Superman: No one can Kick my ass because I'm Superman! Captain Atom: Clark, do I have to create kryptonite out of nothing while radiating red sun radiation to humble you, or just channel the Quantum field to punch you until you stop moving. I'm good with either Superman: I'll be good.
It's weird. He's known to be one of the few superheroes that could beat superman, yet in the cartoons he is always portrayed as a second rate flying brick. Who gets punched a few times and goes "oh no I might go nuclear!" It's so dumb.
Kind of like how Shazam only got a few good punches on Supes before he got obliterated? I hear you, the tv series makes guys like them look weak when they're not
but let's be honest: Dr Manhattan still is way the better "superhero" when it comes down to their abilities. sure Dr Atom can interact with quantum-mechanisms but dr manhattan.. well, he would just laugh about these superpowers. ( i know he doesnt laugh but you know what i mean ;) )
fvillag1 that's exactly the difference between them: Dr Atom stayed human as he was before and saves people with his powers where he can, Dr Manhattan puts himself above all these petty emotions, he became a godlike beeing and he knows this ( that's also why his superpower is categorised as "physical godhood") justice as we now it doesn't exist in his point of view and in the end of the watchmen series he even decides to create live on his own. he simply isn't human anymore and now he cares about "greater things" than lower forms of life do. it's up to each one to decide whether "limited" for justice used extreme energy-bending or being the physical incarnation of god himself, but lacking every sympathy in return, is the better choice. for me it's clear: physical godhood. this power is absolute. it ends up in lonelyness, that's for sure but the abilities and the freedom you get in return are just too good in my oppinion.
Captain Atom is so awesome he’s a really cool superhero my favorite Dc superhero ever he’s so underrated he’s ridiculously over powered and I love it his Orag in is so wicked I hope Dc makes a movie of Captain Atom he deserves it
I grew up reading the original Charlton Comics version. If I remember correctly, n, he had to either be sprayed down with a special polymer and/or wear his suit to protect against the energy inside his body from escaping. Eventually, his skin was impregnated with an alloy that not only contained the energy but was also his costume when he needed it.
One of my favorite characters, I've got quite a good run of that '87 series and it's really entertaining. I kind of hope Captain Atom appears on Supergirl since they have such a big focus on the military.
Yes like almost exactly the same seeing that Dr Manhattan was based on him when Charlton Comics was bought by DC and The Watchmen became it's own Continuity. Either way Atom stomps. Many more feats shown by him and he's an overall more powerful character.
+Man Utd Legend Since they are basically the same character, I would have to say it would be a draw. Atom's powers have been ramped up to beyond Superman's recently, so I think they'd just sort of give up a fight as a waste of time and move on.
I'm pretty certain barley anybody knew who this guy was before this video. I discovered him by complete accident and ended up liking his character and powers.
I am glad DC did a Rebirth comic on Captain Atom. It was great. I hope they can continue his series or at least reprint his classic 80's comics in trade backs.
cool origins. i find captain atom an intriguing and very compelling character and i would like to see him on the big screen. he looks cool and has some crazy powers. seeing him fight major force on the big screen would be bombastic
Dr. Manhattan was based on Captain Atom Nite Owl was based on Blue Beetle Ozymandias was based on Thunderbolt Rorschach was based on The Question The Comedian was based on Peacemaker Silk Spectre was based on Nightshade
this guy is one of the few powerful guys to actually go toe to toe with superman. i love the character from the jlu series , the origin is kinda like marvel characters but i like it, its simple than most origin these days in comic books.
One thing to mention about General Eiling: He framed Nathaniel Adam for the murder of his commanding officer (which lead to Adam's conviction for treason). As far as I know, Captain Atom never found out about this.
***** Yes. General Eiling found out he was dying and he recruited the Ultramarines (a group of soldiers with superpowers) to retrieve the Shaggy Man for him. The Shaggy Man is an old Justice League enemy who is an artificially created being is basically super strong, unstoppable, indestructible (he can regenerate any damage instantly, as Batman found out when he used a bomb to blow off Eiling's arm and it grew back instantly), and doesn't feel pain. The Shaggy Man's only weakness is that he is almost mindless. Eiling downloaded his mind into the brain of the Shaggy Man (making the Shaggy Man intelligent) and then shaved him. The combined forces of the Justice League (including but not limited to: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern) and the Ultramarines couldn't even slow him down. The only way they were able to stop him was to teleport him to the Asteroid Belt (it didn't kill him since he can survive in the vacuum of space).
@@thalmoragent9344 IIRC, he was rescued by the second Injustice Gang to face this version of the JLA. He ended up facing Orion and his attack dog Sturmer. Orion commanded Sturmer to kill The General. Sturmer tore The General apart, but The General regenerated and continued fighting. They were locked in a never-ending battle. Later, it seemed The General escaped because he was in the battle in Metropolis during "Infinite Crisis."
Is it me or does Captain Atom's Origin is simular to Hulk. Both were created via an experiment with radiation. Have troubles with a general, etc When marvel and dc did the Amalgam comics arc they should have merged Hulk with Atom into Captain Gamma. ( Hulk had merged with Solomon Grundy which made no sense...this would had made more sense. Story: Nathaniel Banner volunteers to test how a certain metal responds to Gamma radiation. Instead whenever he gets angry his body transforms in a green metal brute Captain Gamma. With brute strength and gamma based powers
The amalgam universe had weird combos: Dark Claw (Batman + Wolverine) Iron Lantern (Iron Man + Green Lantern) Super Solder (Captain America + Superman) Spider-Boy (Spiderman and Superboy) Dr. Doomsday (Dr. Doom + Doomsday) Some were good but most made no sense. I like my mixup of Hulk and Captain Atom better then the one they used Hulk/Solomon Grundy...the only simularities is they are brutes and can be dimwitted
Thomas Zulli While some of the Amalgam combinations didn't work for me, one that did was "Magneto And The Magnetic Men." I'm a fan of The Metal Men, and this take (which logically combined The Metal Men with Magneto) did work for me.
Great to learn a little more about these characters. I haven't read their comic books so it's fun when you do this stuff. Captain Atom has always seemed very interesting, now I know why. :)
+Vincent Franklin The new 52 Cap Atom is such an overpowered version of himself that he certainly couldn't last too much within the earth superheroes roster.
Where's the mention on how Alan Moore wanted to write a comic book with all the Charlton Comics characters, but because he wanted to kill them all (or feature them very dark story line), DC said no, so he just renamed them all and wrote Watchmen instead. If you didn't know, Dr. Manhattan is, for all intents and purposes, a reskinned Captain Atom.
Are you talking about the movies or comics? Because let me tell you, people die in marvel comics all the time. And DC and Marvel comics are equal when it comes to being dark and age groups. And if you are talking about the movies, are just going to ignore the fact that a bunch of people died in iron man 3, winter soldier, and other marvel movies? Even in the avengers movie Loki killed people.
In DC people actually die? Like superman, hal jordan, wally west, barry allen, bruce wayne, jason todd,etc etc? Fuckin idiots trying to bring that console vs console mentality to comics.
Saral Thakur What? Jean Gray stayed dead for really long time and Cpt. Marvel Died due to cancer. Peter Parker in Unlimited died and was replaced by the new person entirly, like Gwen Stacy in mainstream. Heck, more people actually die in Marvel.
Wait! When I suggested the Atom I meant the dude who is buddies with Hawkman and can shrink to small sizes. Nice to see Captain Atom get a video anyway. I like how more obscure heroes are getting a spotlight.
from what i know, DC will always de-power other super characters in comparison to Superman. There were battles fought that other characters bested Superman. for example, in an outsiders issue ( the ones with batman, katana, halo and so on), Geo- force bested Superman by increasing the gravity around them, he was nearly successful but Superman won as they were near a very snowy mountain and he made a thunder clap with his hands to cause an avalanche, and Geo- force was easily engulfed while Superman was not affected by it.
I felt this series had a big set-up, with him being framed for treason, having to work with his enemy, forcing him to spy on the JLI, and then they just dropped the whole plot and made him fight bad guys...
I loved that episode of Justice League Unlimited where Cap is fighting Superman. Supes is telling him to stay down, and he fought a good fight. Cap just keeps coming. Finally, Cap crashes into a wall, and passes out. When the Cadmus med team comes over, Superman says. .. DON'T YOU TOUCH HIM!. He's Justice League! I definitely respected Superman for that. I like Superman, but I'm not a huge fan of the character.
+Vincent Franklin You know maybe it would be a good idea if dc makes its cinematc universe out of certain characters like this instead of just Batman and Superman.
The first half of this characters origin story is way better than the second. Quite a refreshing origin story of a superhero if you ask me. Seeing that this was a "forced" experiment onto a convicted man, as it were.
Most important Captain Atom fact: when DC purchased the Charlton characters, Alan Moore wanted to use them for his "Watchmen" project...since DC just plunked down a lot cash for the characters, and Alan Moore's story would see most of thecharacters dead or ruined, DC said no. so Moore created "homages" to the charlton characters. Captain Atom's was the omnipotent Dr. Manhattan
I'm the hunt for all his comics, so far I'm missing 25 issues. The new 52 I have all those plus the graphic novel versions of it too. I proudly display the original first issue in my office
I read his second series and it was good it is a damn shame it was never resolved and the Captain Atom and Wade Eiling rivalry was never resolved despite how personal it was between them. Not too mention his romantic relationship with Plastique was dissolved. It sucks.
@@JohnnyDominion Agreed. DC has so many great characters that don't get enough exposure !!! Like the Spectre, Doctor Fate, Martian Manhunter, Hawkman etc so many fantastic underrated characters going to waste !!
Atomic Robo TeslaReal name: Richard "Rick" Tyler Abilities superhuman strength and endurance enhanced speed and durability precognitive flash forwards allow foresight one hour into the future hourman was given a special hourglass that caused him to experience random visions of one hour in the future he also uses the drug miraclo which grants him super strength, speed, agility,reflexes and durability for a full hour
thats because he was supposed to be Captain Atom. Or rather he was supposed to take his place. DC didnt let Alan Moore use the original characters cuz he was going to kill them off in Watchmen, so he created new characters which were all based on pre-existing ones. In this case, Dr. Manhattan was based off of Captain Atom.
Ty D Why would killing of the characters be a problem? It's just one graphic novel, it doesn't have to (and in this case I don't even see how it could) tie into the main continuity. Just say it's an alternative reality, all problems solved.
McKnowledge1000 Please consider, DC had just paid big bucks for the rights to many of the Action Heroes from Charlton Comics. Why paid good money to just kill off something they just brought? And regarding an alternative Reality, it couldn't be done at the time. All the Charlton Heroes were introduced as part of the DC multi-universe within the pages of "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and the primary intent of that landmark mini-series was to fuse all the many DC universes into ONE universe. So when DC released the Watchmen series that alternative Reality was not a alternative Reality of the DC universe since the heroes in it were never part of the DC main line of comics, just had a amazing resemblance.
I HAVE SOMETHING COMPLETELY SEPARATE TO SAY INVOLVING HERO (CAPTAIN ATOM) Now I strongly think that this superhero guy (CaptainAtom) should make his appearance in a future story chapter movie of the (JUSTICE LEAGUE) someday down the line.
Idk know much about Captain Atom, but he is underrated. He can beat Superman for sure, but who ever controls the comic or animation will make him lose. It's that sample and Dr. Manhattan wouldn't even EXIST if not for Captain Atom. Idk how he got capture in Justice League Flash Point Paradox, but his power was use to destroy the world. The creator need to give Captain Atom a chance on the screen for sure.
This guy has been short changed more than any top shelf hero. He was the basis for Dr Manhattan and yet was never depicted in any consistent way himself to reconcile his amazing power with his human consciousness and awareness. One moment he is creating and destroying entire realities; taking on DC's embodiments of death, i.e Nekron and Black Racer; kicking every butt in the Wildstorm Universe; and kicking a tyrannical Superman's butt single handedly in the Injustice reality. He holds off an attack by the entire Justice League in his benevolent form, and takes out multiple versions of Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Firestorm, and of himself in his malevolent Monarch form. In Generation Lost, he walks new thresholds of the Quantum time-space continuum and makes his way home each time to show he is the ultimate powerhouse against Power Girl and everything Max Lord can throw at him. It is like DC blended Captain America and the Silver Surfer and then doesn't know what to do with him!!! Which is so sad because even with--or especially with--his military hard luck back story, creative writers could make a hero of cosmic (or is it Quantum) proportions and still be relatable. He is one of those DC heroes that feels like Marvel Comics would have known exactly how to make him an A-Lister. In addition to his Quantum powers of energy and matter manipulation, the more inflected and nuanced powers--such as, techno-telepathy and techno-kinesis--he shows in Armageddon are pregnant with plot opportunities. But then there is that one overarching weakness that will always keep him from reaching and maintaining the heights he deserves: and that weakness is the DC writing bench. Alas, poor Cap, we knew him well.
"up and A-dam" "no no.. up and atom!" "up and A-dam!" "up and atom!!" "up and A-dam!!!" XD Radioactive man played by Rainier Wolfcastle was funny. :P This video reminded me of that scene.
"iv said Jiminy Jillikers so many times, the words have lost all meaning" "Millhouse! we need to shoot the Jiminy Jillikers scene again" "But we already did it, it took five hours BUT WE DID IT!" "yes but now we need to shoot it again... from different angles... again.. and again and again and again!" XD
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"Getting blasted by a nuclear bomb might be a bit much for some guys -- but not for a certain DC superhero." -- Ha! For the Hulk, a little old nuclear explosion is not only "not much", but the intense radiation would actually make him *stronger*(as seen in the "Future Imperfect" story). Take that DC! Make Mine Marvel!! ;-)
Right Superman can survive one too and that's the regular Superman lets not get started on Superman Prime yeah and Superman already has beaten Hulk in the comics take that Marvel Ill make mine DC..........
dr Manhattan is boring I'd rather see cap atom in a fight cuz at least his enemys could think they have a chance and fight back witch of course they don't but heroes that don't have to do nothing is boring like come on what's the freaking point ..i want to see a drawl
Atom: "Quite the team you assemble Manhunter. Well, except for Batman here." Aquaman & Manhunter: "SAY WHAT?" Atom: "The guy has no super powers. Not even a lame one. And yet, everyone here thinks he's the greatest superhero in the universe." Aquaman: "cuz it's true!" *Atom points fist at Batman's face* Atom: Boom. Your dead. Boom. Your dead again. Boom. Boom. Boom. That's all it would take." Manhunter: "Sir, you are crossing a line." Atom: "Even the villains must buy into it. Cuz otherwise, he would've been squashed the moment he stepped out of Gotham." Batman: 🙁 Hahaha Atom breaks the Batman 😂😂😂
The Flashpoint Paradox proved he's one of the most dangerous super heroes
+NCsurvival1 you know where i can see more movies like this?
+yakir naim netflix
That and when Superboy Prime busted his armor in one comic event and the mere fact that his armor was destroyed and his energies exploding out destroyed a universe. He is also the character that inspired Dr. Manhattan who is currently a big threat to the DC universe.
NCsurvival1 and he's one of my favorite super heroes
MysteriousTomJenkins lol gotta love Monarch Captain Atom, guy took out thousands of Supermen at once and it took a guardian amped silver age kryptonian to all east face him equally.
Captain Atom was the inspiration for Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen.In fact the entire Watchmen rooster was inspired by old Charlton heroes
The Comedian - Peacemaker
Night Owl - Blue Beetle(Ted Kord)
Rorschach - The Question
Silk Spectre - NIghtshade
Adrian Veidt,Ozymandias - Peter Cannon,Thunderbolt
He is sooo UNDERRATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed
Finally! Some who speaks English!
+Steve Koller Güten tag!
too underrated
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Captain Atom needs a movie
ℒ𝓪𝓹𝓲𝓼 𝓚𝓸𝓱𝓪𝓲 or get added into the arrowverse with his own tv show
ℒ𝓪𝓹𝓲𝓼 𝓚𝓸𝓱𝓪𝓲 get the freedom fighters, red, white and blue, general glory, and the force of July with captain atom leading it as an entire like a massive super hero team, add the team super, flash, arrow and legends into it maybe JSA if they want to mess up the future again and you have the all star squadron
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The Flash needs a game
marvel is already made a movie aka captain marvel 😂
Take a shot every time he says "atom".
Philip Grindle and every time he says originally
Philip Grindle hey when did jeremy jahns get here
I just died...
Cool, my new super powers are alcohol poisoning and cirrhosis of the liver.
Does Captain Atom's Jawlines count as a super-power?
Redem10 Possibly.
Yes
And now we want a live action movie of *Captain Atom*
As much as I would love to see one, I really would. It would turn out to be a disaster. Why, because Warner Bros will do a half-assed job all because he's no Batman or Superman...
If they can get proper writers and directors for there films like the ones they have for there tv shows then they will have no-problem with there movies aw hell they could even rival with that of the Marvel cinematic universe!
Nah rather not. He'd probably just snap the main villain's neck at the end.
plushiepenguin You mean he'd dissolve their necks?...
Nah, Dcs animated movies r way better than the live ones, so lets go animated Captain Atom! And Green Arrow! And Catwoman! And Static Shock!
The Captain needs a live action debut. Either at the big screen or in the DC Television Universe.
For those who don't know, Dr. Manhattan is based on Captain Atom.
Vincent Franklin How so? Source? Did the author of Watchmen say so?
Alan Moore has said it.
+acdc14terrace He is. Watchmen was originally supposed to be about the actual Charlton comics characters, but the story would involve killing them off. Since DC still had plans for them, the author then decided to create new characters based on the Charlton characters, and that's how the Watchmen were born.
+Larson Davidson in fact the dc team LAW is basically the watchmen or rather the characters that inspired the watchmen.
Just learned something I didn't know that
how does one accidently get sent into space and then accidently blasted by a nuke then accidently turned into one of the strongest superheroes? haha I love comics
Very. Carefully.
when the employer accidently hires a moron to work 😂😂😂😂
+Jesse Hernandez Actually, it happens when a company wants to downsize
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I want a shady character that seem to cause all these accidents
Superman: No one can Kick my ass because I'm Superman!
Captain Atom: Clark, do I have to create kryptonite out of nothing while radiating red sun radiation to humble you, or just channel the Quantum field to punch you until you stop moving. I'm good with either
Superman: I'll be good.
Lol but super girl fought atom
Ragul Garcia Are you aware of a phenomenon known as "Plot induced stupidity"
Or does superman just have to drop a star on him? That'll do the job...
Nope, he'd absorb the star
TheTerrance1
or he could just use his heat vision, and he would explode...
It's weird. He's known to be one of the few superheroes that could beat superman, yet in the cartoons he is always portrayed as a second rate flying brick.
Who gets punched a few times and goes "oh no I might go nuclear!"
It's so dumb.
Kind of like how Shazam only got a few good punches on Supes before he got obliterated? I hear you, the tv series makes guys like them look weak when they're not
+Rodney Christopher Yeah, exactly. It's frustrating. And I love Shazam actually, he and Martian Manhunter have to be the worst affected by this.
+Niall Reid *captain marvel lolololololololol
Niall Reid the nazi justice league
George West right on lol
Watchmen was originally going use the characters from Carlton comics and Captain Atom would have been Dr. Manhattan
And Rorschach was initially going to be The Question and I believe Niteowl was going to be Blue Beetle.
I was about to say that his origin sounded a lot like Dr. Manhattan with the appearing all around the military base.
but let's be honest: Dr Manhattan still is way the better "superhero" when it comes down to their abilities. sure Dr Atom can interact with quantum-mechanisms but dr manhattan.. well, he would just laugh about these superpowers. ( i know he doesnt laugh but you know what i mean ;) )
MrBiochronic I am sorry but Captain Atom cares about people Dr. Manhattan does not.
fvillag1
that's exactly the difference between them: Dr Atom stayed human as he was before and saves people with his powers where he can, Dr Manhattan puts himself above all these petty emotions, he became a godlike beeing and he knows this ( that's also why his superpower is categorised as "physical godhood") justice as we now it doesn't exist in his point of view and in the end of the watchmen series he even decides to create live on his own. he simply isn't human anymore and now he cares about "greater things" than lower forms of life do.
it's up to each one to decide whether "limited" for justice used extreme energy-bending or being the physical incarnation of god himself, but lacking every sympathy in return, is the better choice.
for me it's clear: physical godhood. this power is absolute. it ends up in lonelyness, that's for sure but the abilities and the freedom you get in return are just too good in my oppinion.
They made a rebirth comic called The rise and fall of captain atom from the 80's writers. It's great.
Really?
Superhero Origins: The Question
?
This please. The Question is one of my favorite b-listers.
Camille Banez b-lister? Try C or D
Supervillain origins : Watchmojo.com
XD
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Yes yes yes
Captain Atom is so awesome he’s a really cool superhero my favorite Dc superhero ever he’s so underrated he’s ridiculously over powered and I love it his Orag in is so wicked I hope Dc makes a movie of Captain Atom he deserves it
I grew up reading the original Charlton Comics version. If I remember correctly, n, he had to either be sprayed down with a special polymer and/or wear his suit to protect against the energy inside his body from escaping. Eventually, his skin was impregnated with an alloy that not only contained the energy but was also his costume when he needed it.
One of my favorite characters, I've got quite a good run of that '87 series and it's really entertaining. I kind of hope Captain Atom appears on Supergirl since they have such a big focus on the military.
would he best Dr. Manhattan though?
+Man Utd Legend They are like the same being.
TipsyGipsy Games nah
Yes like almost exactly the same seeing that Dr Manhattan was based on him when Charlton Comics was bought by DC and The Watchmen became it's own Continuity. Either way Atom stomps. Many more feats shown by him and he's an overall more powerful character.
+Man Utd Legend Since they are basically the same character, I would have to say it would be a draw. Atom's powers have been ramped up to beyond Superman's recently, so I think they'd just sort of give up a fight as a waste of time and move on.
Holy shit, it's the actual Radioactive Man! He even says "Up and atom!" DC should sue Matt Groening, lol
Superman: I am Earth's mightiest being.
Captain Atom: Megala, hold my beer.
I'm pretty certain barley anybody knew who this guy was before this video. I discovered him by complete accident and ended up liking his character and powers.
I am glad DC did a Rebirth comic on Captain Atom. It was great. I hope they can continue his series or at least reprint his classic 80's comics in trade backs.
I liked the fight he put up against Superman, in Justice League Unlimited.
I love how Captain Atom was turned into a doomsday weapon in the Flashpoint Paradox
cool origins. i find captain atom an intriguing and very compelling character and i would like to see him on the big screen. he looks cool and has some crazy powers. seeing him fight major force on the big screen would be bombastic
+BatmanFANizationReborn you know what make it even more cool, is if they show him in the quantum field.
special effects are advanced enough to make a captain Atom movie work. especially with the post crisis storyline
He's always been my favorite D.C. Character
Xploding Piggzz same.
Same
"Up and ATOM!"
"Up and AT THEM!"
"Up and ATOM!"
"Up and AT THEM!"
"Up and ATOM!"
"Up and AT THEM!"
"Sigh..."
Dr. Manhattan was based on Captain Atom
Nite Owl was based on Blue Beetle
Ozymandias was based on Thunderbolt
Rorschach was based on The Question
The Comedian was based on Peacemaker
Silk Spectre was based on Nightshade
No
@@mikemorgan2211 yes fool
this guy is one of the few powerful guys to actually go toe to toe with superman. i love the character from the jlu series , the origin is kinda like marvel characters but i like it, its simple than most origin these days in comic books.
I was always a fan of Captain Atom and The Atom... and I am reminded of both of them when I saw Watchmen's Dr. Manhattan.
"are you a fan of Captain Atom?"
Me: I AM NOW! 😲
there should be a movie of captin atom
Saw the TV episode where he fought Superman. He makes a VERY good account of himself!
Apparently, the blast also had a Ken doll effect. He's probably the angriest superhero alive.
One thing to mention about General Eiling: He framed Nathaniel Adam for the murder of his commanding officer (which lead to Adam's conviction for treason). As far as I know, Captain Atom never found out about this.
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Yes. General Eiling found out he was dying and he recruited the Ultramarines (a group of soldiers with superpowers) to retrieve the Shaggy Man for him. The Shaggy Man is an old Justice League enemy who is an artificially created being is basically super strong, unstoppable, indestructible (he can regenerate any damage instantly, as Batman found out when he used a bomb to blow off Eiling's arm and it grew back instantly), and doesn't feel pain. The Shaggy Man's only weakness is that he is almost mindless.
Eiling downloaded his mind into the brain of the Shaggy Man (making the Shaggy Man intelligent) and then shaved him. The combined forces of the Justice League (including but not limited to: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern) and the Ultramarines couldn't even slow him down. The only way they were able to stop him was to teleport him to the Asteroid Belt (it didn't kill him since he can survive in the vacuum of space).
@@Solitaire001
Wait so, there's an indestructible super Villain just... hanging out in the Asteroid Belt?
@@thalmoragent9344 IIRC, he was rescued by the second Injustice Gang to face this version of the JLA. He ended up facing Orion and his attack dog Sturmer. Orion commanded Sturmer to kill The General. Sturmer tore The General apart, but The General regenerated and continued fighting. They were locked in a never-ending battle.
Later, it seemed The General escaped because he was in the battle in Metropolis during "Infinite Crisis."
Is it me or does Captain Atom's Origin is simular to Hulk. Both were created via an experiment with radiation. Have troubles with a general, etc
When marvel and dc did the Amalgam comics arc they should have merged Hulk with Atom into Captain Gamma. ( Hulk had merged with Solomon Grundy which made no sense...this would had made more sense.
Story: Nathaniel Banner volunteers to test how a certain metal responds to Gamma radiation. Instead whenever he gets angry his body transforms in a green metal brute Captain Gamma. With brute strength and gamma based powers
That's awesome
That sounds pretty cool.
Cool but extremely OP lol
The amalgam universe had weird combos:
Dark Claw (Batman + Wolverine)
Iron Lantern (Iron Man + Green Lantern)
Super Solder (Captain America + Superman)
Spider-Boy (Spiderman and Superboy)
Dr. Doomsday (Dr. Doom + Doomsday)
Some were good but most made no sense. I like my mixup of Hulk and Captain Atom better then the one they used Hulk/Solomon Grundy...the only simularities is they are brutes and can be dimwitted
Thomas Zulli
While some of the Amalgam combinations didn't work for me, one that did was "Magneto And The Magnetic Men." I'm a fan of The Metal Men, and this take (which logically combined The Metal Men with Magneto) did work for me.
Another great character that needs a Movie or CW appearance
Great to learn a little more about these characters. I haven't read their comic books so it's fun when you do this stuff. Captain Atom has always seemed very interesting, now I know why. :)
He did a good job cleaning up the place, but his boss didn't like him so he shot him into spaaaace @2:47
If you want a quick 'classic lit' comparison, Captain Atom's origin is basically 'The Count of Monte Cristo.'
I loved Cap"s 1987 series.
I was hoping his New 52 book would be a hit, but no such luck.
+Vincent Franklin The new 52 Cap Atom is such an overpowered version of himself that he certainly couldn't last too much within the earth superheroes roster.
That's true.
Where's the mention on how Alan Moore wanted to write a comic book with all the Charlton Comics characters, but because he wanted to kill them all (or feature them very dark story line), DC said no, so he just renamed them all and wrote Watchmen instead. If you didn't know, Dr. Manhattan is, for all intents and purposes, a reskinned Captain Atom.
Supervillain Origins ideas: Vandal Savage, Parallax, Sentinels (from X-Men), and Baron Von Strucker.
DC is for adults,MARVEL for kids. In DC people actually die. In MARVEL's Avengers not a single person died.
Are you talking about the movies or comics? Because let me tell you, people die in marvel comics all the time. And DC and Marvel comics are equal when it comes to being dark and age groups. And if you are talking about the movies, are just going to ignore the fact that a bunch of people died in iron man 3, winter soldier, and other marvel movies? Even in the avengers movie Loki killed people.
In DC people actually die? Like superman, hal jordan, wally west, barry allen, bruce wayne, jason todd,etc etc? Fuckin idiots trying to bring that console vs console mentality to comics.
Blastaar7 phoenix dies but not really,loki dies but not really,cyclop dies but not really,bucky dies but not really,xavier dies but not really.
Saral Thakur What? Jean Gray stayed dead for really long time and Cpt. Marvel Died due to cancer. Peter Parker in Unlimited died and was replaced by the new person entirly, like Gwen Stacy in mainstream. Heck, more people actually die in Marvel.
At the moment Marvel have better movies (In 2008 it was DC) but DC have the better comics at the moment (It's constantly shifting).
Wait! When I suggested the Atom I meant the dude who is buddies with Hawkman and can shrink to small sizes. Nice to see Captain Atom get a video anyway. I like how more obscure heroes are getting a spotlight.
Captain Atom is the only person in the DC universe that could possibly take on Dr Manhattan.
from what i know, DC will always de-power other super characters in comparison to Superman. There were battles fought that other characters bested Superman. for example, in an outsiders issue ( the ones with batman, katana, halo and so on), Geo- force bested Superman by increasing the gravity around them, he was nearly successful but Superman won as they were near a very snowy mountain and he made a thunder clap with his hands to cause an avalanche, and Geo- force was easily engulfed while Superman was not affected by it.
finally he gets some shine. he's one of my top 5 of all time. Definitely one of the most powerful
Yeah he's awesome
I felt this series had a big set-up, with him being framed for treason, having to work with his enemy, forcing him to spy on the JLI, and then they just dropped the whole plot and made him fight bad guys...
Great work. Do Plastic Man, Elongated Man and Metamorpho!
Up and atom
please /watch?v=457nGTf4fsQ
Pandabearmadness ⚛ Go go go captain Atom
I loved that episode of Justice League Unlimited where Cap is fighting Superman. Supes is telling him to stay down, and he fought a good fight. Cap just keeps coming. Finally, Cap crashes into a wall, and passes out. When the Cadmus med team comes over, Superman says. ..
DON'T YOU TOUCH HIM!.
He's Justice League!
I definitely respected Superman for that. I like Superman, but I'm not a huge fan of the character.
Justice League Unlimited is probably the BEST DC animated series I have ever seen
I like most of the shows in the DCAU.
+Vincent Franklin You know maybe it would be a good idea if dc makes its cinematc universe out of certain characters like this instead of just Batman and Superman.
That's a good idea!
I hope he got his own life action movie one day
Should have an epic association with Firestorm either as a friend, frenemy, or supporting player.
The first half of this characters origin story is way better than the second. Quite a refreshing origin story of a superhero if you ask me. Seeing that this was a "forced" experiment onto a convicted man, as it were.
Could you all do an origin for the spectre? That would be great!
Most important Captain Atom fact: when DC purchased the Charlton characters, Alan Moore wanted to use them for his "Watchmen" project...since DC just plunked down a lot cash for the characters, and Alan Moore's story would see most of thecharacters dead or ruined, DC said no. so Moore created "homages" to the charlton characters. Captain Atom's was the omnipotent Dr. Manhattan
I'm the hunt for all his comics, so far I'm missing 25 issues. The new 52 I have all those plus the graphic novel versions of it too. I proudly display the original first issue in my office
They forgot about Batman: The Brave and the Bold!
I really want a Captain Atom movie.
Man Captain Atom is so severely underrated !! Damn shame DC rebirth cut his solo series short !!
I read his second series and it was good it is a damn shame it was never resolved and the Captain Atom and Wade Eiling rivalry was never resolved despite how personal it was between them. Not too mention his romantic relationship with Plastique was dissolved. It sucks.
@@JohnnyDominion Agreed. DC has so many great characters that don't get enough exposure !!! Like the Spectre, Doctor Fate, Martian Manhunter, Hawkman etc so many fantastic underrated characters going to waste !!
Woah, his powers basically on surfer's level. If he goes into hos monarch form, he's a completely beast.
Captain atom, the vision and hour man are my favorites
Hour man?
Yes
Carlos Sebastian necrotic goth I was asking who that was.
-_-
Atomic Robo TeslaReal name: Richard "Rick" Tyler
Abilities superhuman strength and endurance enhanced speed and durability precognitive flash forwards allow foresight one hour into the future hourman was given a special hourglass that caused him to experience random visions of one hour in the future he also uses the drug miraclo which grants him super strength, speed, agility,reflexes and durability for a full hour
Carlos Sebastian necrotic goth Thank you! :)
Also, thinking about it now, I've actually heard of him. XP
Let's play a game of, who came first Dr.Manhattan or Captain Atom
Captain Atom 1960
Dr. manhattan 1986
Alan Moore even pointed out the Dr. Manhattan was influenced by Captain Atom
I am not a regular comic reader. So thanks
Jay Garrick Wow... you totally ruined the game for me.
Alex Juarez
Well he's fast and old so he would know.
I wish he would appear more in animated features.
One of my all time favorite comics is Captain Atom: Armageddon.
Captain Atom is the best dc superhero ever
His origin reminds me of dr. Manhattan
thats because he was supposed to be Captain Atom. Or rather he was supposed to take his place. DC didnt let Alan Moore use the original characters cuz he was going to kill them off in Watchmen, so he created new characters which were all based on pre-existing ones. In this case, Dr. Manhattan was based off of Captain Atom.
Ty D Why would killing of the characters be a problem? It's just one graphic novel, it doesn't have to (and in this case I don't even see how it could) tie into the main continuity. Just say it's an alternative reality, all problems solved.
McKnowledge1000 idk dont ask me ask DC lol. im not the one who prohibited it
He Came before dr.manhattan
McKnowledge1000
Please consider, DC had just paid big bucks for the rights to many of the Action Heroes from Charlton Comics. Why paid good money to just kill off something they just brought?
And regarding an alternative Reality, it couldn't be done at the time. All the Charlton Heroes were introduced as part of the DC multi-universe within the pages of "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and the primary intent of that landmark mini-series was to fuse all the many DC universes into ONE universe. So when DC released the Watchmen series that alternative Reality was not a alternative Reality of the DC universe since the heroes in it were never part of the DC main line of comics, just had a amazing resemblance.
I HAVE SOMETHING COMPLETELY SEPARATE TO SAY INVOLVING HERO (CAPTAIN ATOM)
Now I strongly think that this superhero guy (CaptainAtom) should make his appearance in a future story chapter movie of the (JUSTICE LEAGUE) someday down the line.
Idk know much about Captain Atom, but he is underrated. He can beat Superman for sure, but who ever controls the comic or animation will make him lose. It's that sample and Dr. Manhattan wouldn't even EXIST if not for Captain Atom. Idk how he got capture in Justice League Flash Point Paradox, but his power was use to destroy the world. The creator need to give Captain Atom a chance on the screen for sure.
I'm new to DC. Was he the guy who aquaman strapped to a submarine then blown up during The Flashpoint movie?
Yes, that is Cap. Atom.
why did Aquaman do that?
+Blair cause in flashpoint aqua n ww is d villain
Junn Tan that sucks!! this is why I don't like DC they always do stupid things like this and only give spotlight to Batman and Superman
+Blair ur so right.
but I like DC comic's and marvel comics.
I was wondering how long it takes to make these origin videos ?
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I love Captain Atom! Please do Major Force next!
You guys should do robins origin, I'm always confused on his story xD
Superhero Origins: Hawkgirl
Please do 'SuperHero Origins: Tigra'
Love how he says Captain Atom
This guy has been short changed more than any top shelf hero. He was the basis for Dr Manhattan and yet was never depicted in any consistent way himself to reconcile his amazing power with his human consciousness and awareness. One moment he is creating and destroying entire realities; taking on DC's embodiments of death, i.e Nekron and Black Racer; kicking every butt in the Wildstorm Universe; and kicking a tyrannical Superman's butt single handedly in the Injustice reality. He holds off an attack by the entire Justice League in his benevolent form, and takes out multiple versions of Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Firestorm, and of himself in his malevolent Monarch form. In Generation Lost, he walks new thresholds of the Quantum time-space continuum and makes his way home each time to show he is the ultimate powerhouse against Power Girl and everything Max Lord can throw at him.
It is like DC blended Captain America and the Silver Surfer and then doesn't know what to do with him!!! Which is so sad because even with--or especially with--his military hard luck back story, creative writers could make a hero of cosmic (or is it Quantum) proportions and still be relatable. He is one of those DC heroes that feels like Marvel Comics would have known exactly how to make him an A-Lister. In addition to his Quantum powers of energy and matter manipulation, the more inflected and nuanced powers--such as, techno-telepathy and techno-kinesis--he shows in Armageddon are pregnant with plot opportunities. But then there is that one overarching weakness that will always keep him from reaching and maintaining the heights he deserves: and that weakness is the DC writing bench.
Alas, poor Cap, we knew him well.
major force origins please
yes
he could kill superman in my opinion
lol
captain atom yeah he could go toe to toe with supes
Captain Atom can't go toe to toe with Superman
Yes he can...
insidedavesmind no he can't
Captain Atom is my favorite DC superhero.
been waiting for this aye, thanks guys!
"up and A-dam" "no no.. up and atom!" "up and A-dam!" "up and atom!!" "up and A-dam!!!" XD Radioactive man played by Rainier Wolfcastle was funny. :P This video reminded me of that scene.
"iv said Jiminy Jillikers so many times, the words have lost all meaning" "Millhouse! we need to shoot the Jiminy Jillikers scene again" "But we already did it, it took five hours BUT WE DID IT!" "yes but now we need to shoot it again... from different angles... again.. and again and again and again!" XD
He was saying "Up and At Them", not "Up and Adam".
iamfuturetrunks
"My eyes..the goggles do nothing"
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The Atom, Atom Smasher and Captain Atom. Get your atoms right.
No mention of his uniform and the purpose it serves?
Atom's shiny exterior is a containment suit. One crack and we all go boom.
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can you do the origin of obisidian or the shade please?
Do Colossus!!!
Yes colossus would be great!!! I totally agree
Do Firestorm
jonah hex origin plz
Dr Manhattan stands no chance against Captain Atom...
did you read doomsday clock?? did you know what happened in issue #9?? you will know what Dr. Manhattan do to captain atom you will be shocked
Always been one of my faves.
dude could make his own universe, even changes the phisycs, reality and time of it.
"Getting blasted by a nuclear bomb might be a bit much for some guys -- but not for a certain DC superhero." --
Ha! For the Hulk, a little old nuclear explosion is not only "not much", but the intense radiation would actually make him *stronger*(as seen in the "Future Imperfect" story). Take that DC! Make Mine Marvel!! ;-)
it would probably tickle hulk since he's basically PURE gamma radiation
***** Bah, damn Indy and his super fridge! =)
Right Superman can survive one too and that's the regular Superman lets not get started on Superman Prime yeah and Superman already has beaten Hulk in the comics take that Marvel Ill make mine DC..........
Osvaldo Pinheiro Oh, sure, refute me with *facts*, low blow, man, low blow! ;-)
Osvaldo Pinheiro Dc is bullshit remember Kyponite is grammar radaition dumb ass in a real fight superman is dead HULK SMASH>>>>>>>
dr Manhattan is boring I'd rather see cap atom in a fight cuz at least his enemys could think they have a chance and fight back witch of course they don't but heroes that don't have to do nothing is boring like come on what's the freaking point ..i want to see a drawl
A version of a DC hero shares my first name! Sweeeeet.
oh boy captain "nathaniel" atom... wonderful
First actual comment isn't even a guy claiming he's first, lol.
very slimier to Dr.Manhattan ,, any one ??
Dr Manhattan is based on him.
true
It would cool if he appeared on "The Flash"
Atom: "Quite the team you assemble Manhunter. Well, except for Batman here."
Aquaman & Manhunter: "SAY WHAT?"
Atom: "The guy has no super powers. Not even a lame one. And yet, everyone here thinks he's the greatest superhero in the universe."
Aquaman: "cuz it's true!"
*Atom points fist at Batman's face*
Atom: Boom. Your dead. Boom. Your dead again. Boom. Boom. Boom. That's all it would take."
Manhunter: "Sir, you are crossing a line."
Atom: "Even the villains must buy into it. Cuz otherwise, he would've been squashed the moment he stepped out of Gotham."
Batman: 🙁
Hahaha Atom breaks the Batman 😂😂😂