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Atomic Skull
The Atomic Skull is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an enemy of Superman. The character first appeared in 1978.
The first Atomic Skull is S.T.A.R. Labs scientist administrator Albert Michaels who used a radium-powered device designed to harness his neural disorder.
The second Atomic Skull is a student named Joseph Martin who gained his powers when the Dominators detonated a gene bomb.
The Albert Michaels version of the Atomic Skull first appeared in Superman #323 (May 1978), and was created by Martin Pasko and Curt Swan.
The Joseph Martin version of the Atomic Skull first appeared in The Adventures of Superman #483, and was created by Roger Stern and Bob McLeod.
Albert Michaels is a brilliant, but unfriendly scientist-administrator at S.T.A.R. Labs with a rare nervous system disorder that short-circuits the electrical impulses in his brain, giving him painful and uncontrollable seizures. After failing to find a cure, Michaels secretly contacts the criminal organization SKULL, who give him a radium-powered device designed to harness his neural disorder into deadly atomic "brain-blasts" in exchange for him becoming their agent. However, these mental blasts are difficult to control and only worsen Michaels' condition, a situation that he blamed on Superman after the Man of Steel captured the scientists who could have cured him. Swearing revenge, Michaels dons a distinctive yellow and green costume, dubs himself the Atomic Skull, and eventually becomes the leader of SKULL. He utilizes a sleek skull-shaped hovercraft and is assisted by his lover Felicia, an artificially evolved panther.
Following Crisis on Infinite Earths, Michaels made one appearance, battling Thunder and Lightning in Teen Titans Spotlight. It is assumed that his background has not changed, although instead of being diagnosed with a nervous disorder, it was said that his powers came because he sought immortality and mutated himself.
Michaels returned in 2007 in Birds of Prey. He also appeared in the miniseries Villains United during the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, where he joined Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.
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Atomic Skull
The Atomic Skull is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an enemy of Superman. The character first appeared in 1978.
The first Atomic Skull is S.T.A.R. Labs scientist administrator Albert Michaels who used a radium-powered device designed to harness his neural disorder.
The second Atomic Skull is a student named Joseph Martin who gained his powers when the Dominators detonated a gene bomb.
The Albert Michaels version of the Atomic Skull first appeared in Superman #323 (May 1978), and was created by Martin Pasko and Curt Swan.
The Joseph Martin version of the Atomic Skull first appeared in The Adventures of Superman #483, and was created by Roger Stern and Bob McLeod.
Albert Michaels is a brilliant, but unfriendly scientist-administrator at S.T.A.R. Labs with a rare nervous system disorder that short-circuits the electrical impulses in his brain, giving him painful and uncontrollable seizures. After failing to find a cure, Michaels secretly contacts the criminal organization SKULL, who give him a radium-powered device designed to harness his neural disorder into deadly atomic "brain-blasts" in exchange for him becoming their agent. However, these mental blasts are difficult to control and only worsen Michaels' condition, a situation that he blamed on Superman after the Man of Steel captured the scientists who could have cured him. Swearing revenge, Michaels dons a distinctive yellow and green costume, dubs himself the Atomic Skull, and eventually becomes the leader of SKULL. He utilizes a sleek skull-shaped hovercraft and is assisted by his lover Felicia, an artificially evolved panther.
Following Crisis on Infinite Earths, Michaels made one appearance, battling Thunder and Lightning in Teen Titans Spotlight. It is assumed that his background has not changed, although instead of being diagnosed with a nervous disorder, it was said that his powers came because he sought immortality and mutated himself.
Michaels returned in 2007 in Birds of Prey. He also appeared in the miniseries Villains United during the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, where he joined Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.