Atomaster

Real Name: Barry Dale
First Appearance: New World #1 (1950)
Original Publisher: Metropolitan Publishing Co.
Created by: Jerry Robinson

Golden Age Origin:

While working as a nuclear scientist at the "Atomic Institute," Barry Dale absorbs the "power of the atom" through unconscious exposure to nuclear materials and gains superpowers as a result. As described by Barry himself: "Evidently my body is so geared as a result of working on radium and uranium that it can explode atoms and give me atomic strength." He uses his new abilities -- such as super strength, flight, speed, invulnerability, "atomic vision," and the ability to heat his body so that he can weld metal with his hands -- to fight crime.

Atomaster is a re-colored and re-named version of Atoman from Spark Comics.

Golden Age Appearances: 

New World #1