From shortly before december 2015 to july 4 2016 he served as leader of the justice league.
Justice league captain atom.
When the justice league extended invitations to the heroes of earth following the thanagarian invasion captain nathaniel adams answered the call as captain atom a nuclear powered soldier of justice.
Government eventually serving as leader of justice league europe.
After the thanagarian invasion the atom joined the expanded justice league when amazo returned to earth the atom using his expertise in nanotechnology helped lex luthor build a nano disassembler beam cannon that would stop the android.
After his transformation his entire body was covered in a silver skin save for his gloves and boots which are red.
The captain was one of the first new league members to be given an important assignment.
As captain atom adam served under eiling reluctantly until he succeeded in clearing his name.
Adams born may 30 1940 is a superhero.
Dematteis keith giffen and bart sears.
Captain atom appears in 30 issues and is the leader of the team for most of the run.
Eventually atom rebelled against eiling resigned from the air force and found some fulfilment as an actual superhero.
Due to his military background he is a natural leader who inspired the best in his teammates.
Captain atom joined the justice league at the request of the u s.
Captain atom real name nathaniel c.
While leading extreme justice captain atom comes across another version of monarch this one claiming to be the real nathaniel adam.
He has a stylized red atom.
Captain atom was also the leader of the justice league during the justice league europe era created by j m.
Captain atom then returns to the league involved in the zero hour crisis in 1994 founding an offshoot team extreme justice in 1995.
Nate adams was a strongly built caucasian male with blond hair and blue eyes.