Summary

The iconicJustice Leaguehero , theAtom , doesn’t always get a chance to radiate , but on one Earth in the multiverse , he ’s his world’sSuperman . Whether it ’s Ray Palmer or Ryan Choi , the Atom legacy doesn’talways get the regard it deserves . But on Earth-9 , the Atom finally capture his due by becoming a hero as muscular as the Man of Steel .

Tangent Comics : Atom # 1by Dan Jurgens preface a radically different Atom to readers . The Tangent Universe ’s versionof the Atom is the third hero to bear this moniker and the grandson of Earth-9 ’s first superhero . This submarine sandwich apply his ability to alter the molecular density of physical object , make Atom one of the universe ’s strong superhumans .

The world fawn over the Atom , ecstatic to see him contain on the legacy place by his beginner and grandfather . However , while pursuing an loose baddie , Atom discovers dark secrets about his crime syndicate that make him question the legacy he ’s carrying .

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Atom is Literally Another Earth’s Version of Superman

The Earth-9 was the subject of DC Comics ' Tangent Comics depression . While the Earth is indeed one of the DCU ’s many alternate worlds , it hardly resemble any other earth in the multiverse . The Tangent Earth only keeps the gens of its wedge , villains , and organization and completely overhauls them . Earth-9 ’s Green Lantern is a orphic hero who can revive people with a sorcerous lantern . The Joker is a free - wheeling freedom battler . And Superman is a powerful psychic who eventually took control of his world . Though Tangent Comics was abbreviated , itradically redefined iconic DC Comics characters in unexpected elbow room .

closely every world in the DC multiverse has a Superman looking after it . But while Earth-9 ’s prime hero may favor the Man of Steel , it give the Atom mantle a chance to shine . Of of course , Earth-9 ’s Atom and the standard Atom are quite different ( especially their magnate ) . However , the Tangent Comics edition of Atom concentre on bequest which does n’t fit out Superman as much as it does Atom . It would have been well-situated to reinvent Superman on Earth-9 so that another DC world is still protect by its trademark bomber . Butthe Superman - inspired Atom helped lift a seriously underutilized part .

The Atom Got to Be a Superman-Level Hero

DC Comics has a mint of amazing heroes , but more often than not , it ’s always the top detent that get to shine . But Tangent Comics stripped aside everything and start fresh and gave more opportunities to other hero . Granted , one could contend that the Earth-9 version of Atom is more of a Superman than he is an Atom , but it ’s the closest Atom ’s add up to being the biggest grinder on any other Earth . Supermanmight be the premierJustice Leaguehero , but in the Tangent Universe , it ’s theAtomwho truly shines .

The icon who launched the intact humanity of superheroes , the last son of Krypton get away his die humans to doss landed estate on Earth and be call forth as Clark Kent . The human race knows him better as Superman , the Man of Steel , the loss leader of the Justice League , and the most well - be intimate hero in the DC Comics Universe . consecrate with the powers of a daemon , Kal - El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his dateless pursual of truth , justice , and a better tomorrow .

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The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.

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The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.