He was the second character to take the mental, after Al Pratt. The character was created by Gardner Fox (as the writer), Gil Kane (as the artist) and Murphy Anderson (as the inker). His alter ego, Ray Palmer, is an homage to science-fiction magazine editor Raymond A. The idea was to present to the readers an updated version of Al Pratt, the company's 1940s Golden Age Atom. 34, of 1961, from the DC Comics precursor, National Comics. īrandon Routh speaking at the 2016 WonderCon in Los Angeles, California In season 5 of the Legends of Tomorrow, the character decided to leave the team, to live a normal life with his wife Nora Darhk, because of the actor's decision to leave the role. In the show Arrow, he worked with Oliver Queen and later was recruited by Rip Hunter to save the timeline. He is one of the many characters who jumped to from other Arrowverse shows, to Legends of Tomorrow.
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This version of The Atom has also appeared in live-action series such as The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl and Batwoman and the web animated series Vixen. The character has been portrayed by Brandon Routh in all shows. Raymond Carson "Ray" Palmer, also known by his superhero alias The Atom, is a fictional character and a superhero in The CW's Arrowverse franchise of TV series, first appearing in the 2014 episode " The Calm", of the television series Arrow, based on the character of the same name, created by Gardner Fox, Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson, and adopted for television by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg.