Comments on: Atoman, the original Nuclear Man? http://firestormfan.com/2010/02/15/atoman-the-original-nuclear-man/ The Source for DC Comics' Nuclear Man - Firestorm! Tue, 04 Jan 2022 23:57:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: dan http://firestormfan.com/2010/02/15/atoman-the-original-nuclear-man/comment-page-1/#comment-335070 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:04:20 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=1585#comment-335070 Hi
I am an Artist. And I can tell how influences work. In this case the first image is what inspired the artist to design the costume. Firestorm was my favorite character when I cameout. For me the rough lineage lineup runs like this, Atoman, firestorm and Heatblast And I am so happy to find atoman through challenger comics viewer splash ads.

]]> By: Martin Stein RIP http://firestormfan.com/2010/02/15/atoman-the-original-nuclear-man/comment-page-1/#comment-80441 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:04:07 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=1585#comment-80441 Atoman may not have influenced Gerry Conway. Al Milgrom, however….

]]> By: Shag http://firestormfan.com/2010/02/15/atoman-the-original-nuclear-man/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:00:59 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=1585#comment-2473 Steven – Thanks for the correction. That’s what I get for trusting what I read on the internet. :)

Outburst – I think you’re exactly correct about them being products of their time.

Frank – Thanks for the link!

]]> By: Frank http://firestormfan.com/2010/02/15/atoman-the-original-nuclear-man/comment-page-1/#comment-2470 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:52:08 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=1585#comment-2470 Free Legal Public Domain Download of the second issue:

http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/index.php?cid=266

]]> By: outburst http://firestormfan.com/2010/02/15/atoman-the-original-nuclear-man/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:05:20 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=1585#comment-2443 I think they’re just characters of their time.
In 1945 the atom bomb was the most powerful thing in the world so it makes sense that a year later Atoman would arrive on the scene.
The ’70s were the nuclear age and America faced the threat of a nuclear attack from behind the iron curtain.
Even in 1987 when Superman IV featured a nuclear-powered foe, it was a matter of playing up on concerns of the day.
The big difference to me was that Firestorm was a very cleverly created character and it was very easy to get attached to the people who comprised him. Nuclear power is all about fusion and fission and the fact that Flamehead and Multiplex are opposites of the same process and were created in the same explosion, was a huge draw for me. I thought it was a really well-written origin.
And the good news for Firestorm is that nuclear power is still prominent and still very powerful.

]]> By: Steven Brower http://firestormfan.com/2010/02/15/atoman-the-original-nuclear-man/comment-page-1/#comment-2439 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:49:21 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=1585#comment-2439 Hi,

Atoman was created by Jerry Robinson without Mort Meskin. They worked together on other features for Spark, Fighting Yank and Black Terror among them. However, Atoman is all Jerry’s.

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