![]() ![]() In 1942, like most costumed heroes, Pratt enlisted in his civilian identity and became an Army tanker. The government came to consider that costume heroes were more useful, and he resumed being the Atom.ĭuring a momentous clash between the All-Star Squadron and the Ultra-Humanite, the Atom ended up meleeing Cyclotron (Terrence Curtis), whom he thought was a willing accomplice of the Humanite. During the fight, Pratt was severely irradiated.Īs a strange consequence of the irradiation by Cyclotron, Pratt’s strength would grow to superhuman levels after the war, steadily developing. To reflect his new super-power, the Atom would change his costume. However, when the JSA was denounced by the HUAC in 1951, Pratt retired his costume identity as did his colleagues. He was less successful in his years trying to woo James, as she was more interested in star football player “Truck” Tarbell or the mysterious Atom. The Atom was a founding member of the Justice Society America and the All-Star Squadron. He also was one of the heroes exposed to the chronal energies of Ian Karkull – greatly enhancing his longevity and vitality. James when she was kidnapped for ransom. He swiftly freed her by beating up the abductors. Pratt later foiled jewel thieves at a debutantes ball she was attending. This inspired him to become a hero, and he even made himself a mask and costume between the two incidents.Īfter the second case, he resumed training with Morgan. After the training was over Morgan left to launch a health camp in the countryside, and later became the physical trainer of Wildcat (Ted Grant) and then Guardian (Jim Harper). Somehow, most of training process was accomplished within mere months. Morgan had calling cards made for Pratt that read “the Atom”. Pratt had been nicknamed “Atom Al” by bullies for his small size, but with the progress of physics in recent decades the word now stood for great power.Īl Pratt was about to visit his old flame Ms. The two men struck a deal. Morgan could live in a house Pratt had recently inherited from his uncle, and Pratt would be trained by Morgan to become a fighter and a strongman. He eventually came to acquire “atomic strength”, making him about a “Class 20” super-strongman.Īl Pratt was, at 5’1”, unusually short – even for a man born around 1920. Frequently harassed for his stature, he was also humiliated when a mugger trampled him while stealing from Mary James, a young woman he had a romantic interest in.ĭemoralised, Pratt wandered off. He ended up buying dinner for an old beggar out of sympathy. As it turned out the man was Joe Morgan, a former heavyweight boxing champ. Pratt confided to Morgan about how his unimposing physique was making him miserable. The Atom is at once a formidable hand-to-hand fighter, strongman, scientist and athlete.
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