Atom

The Atom (Dr. Ray Palmer) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by editor and co-plotter Julius Schwartz, writer Gardner Fox and penciler Gil Kane. The Atom was one of the first superheroes of the Silver Age of comic booksand debuted in Showcase #34 (October 1961).

The Atom has been played in various TV series by Alfie Wise and John Kassir. He is currently played by Brandon Routh in Legends of Tomorrow in the shared DC Arrowverse on The CW. His character first appeared in the third season of Arrow.