Atmos (comics)

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character_name=Atmos
real_name=Atmos
publisher=DC Comics
debut=
creators=
homeworld=Xanthu
species=
alliances=Legion of Super-Heroes The Uncanny Amazers of Xanthu
powers=Super Strength
Flight
Invulnerability
Mind Control|

Atmos is a fictional character, a superhero in the future of the DC Comics universe. Atmos was the planetary champion of Xanthu, where the planetary government provided him with a headquarters and training facility.Citation | last = Jimenez | first = Phil | author-link = Phil Jimenez | contribution = Atmos | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 29 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = London | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4119-5]

Character history

Marak Russen was a child star and famous athlete on his native planet of Xanthu. He was subjected by his planet's government to numerous experiments that turned him into a living nuclear power plant. Now dubbed "Atmos", Russen joined his planet's state-funded team of superheroes, the "Uncanny Amazers of Xanthu", a counterpart to the more well known Legion of Super-Heroes. Together with the Amazers he stood against two invasions of Xanthu: from the alien Blight, and from the minions of the machine intelligence C.O.M.P.U.T.O. from the planet Robotica.

Atmos once tried out for the Legion of Super-Heroes, but despite being powerful enough, his arrogant attitude and callous disregard for others lead to his being rejected. For a time after Dream Girl left Star Boy, she became romantically linked with Atmos, but eventually realized he was using an ability previously unknown to the Legion to manipulate her will.

Powers

Atmos has the powers of super-strength, flight, invulnerability and some form of mind manipulation.

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