DC Gold/The Atom

The Atom is a comic series created as part of GazzaB9's DC Gold project.
== Characters ==
=== Main ===
* Al Pratt/The Atom - a recent college graduate who got a job working for the international World Army organization. Initially a simple assistant, he was forced into the role of a field agent when the original wielder of the powerful Atomic Gauntlets was injured, forcing Al to wield them instead. With the gauntlets, Al's strength is greatly augmented and he is able to create bursts of atomic energy from his fists. He is known for his rough and tumble personality, which is contrasted by his short stature. Combined with the nature of his abilities, his size is what eventually earned him the nickname "The Atom".
===Supporting===
*Mary James
*Joe Morgan
*Jason "Stormy" Foster - the current head of the World Army who is a jokey and confident agent that is known for his incredible leadership skills. He possesses superhuman strength and abilities thanks to a superpowered drug that he takes regularly, although he later struggles with addiction due to this.
*Hank Heywood/Commander Steel
*Wesley Dodds/Sandman
*Terry Sloane/Mister Terrific
*Alan Armstrong/Spy Smasher
*Hans von Hammer/Enemy Ace
*Will Everett/Amazing Man - a former professional athlete who was experimented on by Ultra-Humanite and given the powers to absorb whatever he touches as he initially starts as a henchman for the Ultra-Humanite but after facing against Atom and being shown mercy, he decides to try and escape from the Ultra-Humanite and decides to become a vigilante.
*Arnold "Iron" Munro
===Antagonists===
*Gerard Shugel/Ultra-Humanite - a super genius mad scientist hoping to conquer the world. He has an almost affable attitude towards others and is a fan of classical music, as well as organizing things and behaving like he is an aristocrat. Before his turn for villainy, he was known as a respected professor who invented a number of weapons for military use, even having invented The Atom's Atomic Gauntlets, but the patents for most of his creations were stolen, resulting in his initial criminal career. He had a penchant for body swapping early on but eventually settled on the body of an albino gorilla.
*Dragon King - a respected scientist from Imperial Japan whose past is mysterious but who is the current leader of the Black Dragon Society, a secret society of high-ranking Japanese citizens who serve directly under the Emperor and are trusted with covert missions. Dragon King himself's existence is only known to a handful of people and he frequently is sent on missions against foreign countries. He is particularly known for his xenophobia, specifically towards Americans, and his hatred for communists.
**Sumo the Samurai - a member of the Black Dragon Society and personal bodyguard of the Dragon King. He is trained in the ways of the samurai and has been genetically augmented to vastly increase his strength, allowing him to go toe-to-toe with The Atom. However, he shows some sense of honor, as after an encounter with Mister Terrific he begins using Terrific's Fair Play philosophy, refusing to take unfair advantages.
**Isabel Maru/Doctor Poison
*Henry King/Brain Wave - a former researcher for the World Army who, during an experiment gone wrong, was disfigured, his head swelling in size and granting him psychic abilities. Blaming the World Army for his deformities, he attempted an attack on them but was captured and imprisoned for some years until the present, where he escapes and tries to continue his crusades against his former employers. He is very short but makes up for his size with his unparalleled mind and unmatched psionic capabilities.
*Lord Death Man - an immortal crime boss and warlord who claims to be unable to die as he operates all over the globe, beginning to clash with the Atom and being quite a tricky threat due to the fact that he can't truly die or be defeated and in each defeat, he will always come back and with knowledge from his past defeat.
*Edward Lyetner/Luminus
*Jake Simmons/Deathbolt
*Atlas - a warrior from the past accidentally pulled into the present during a time travel experiment gone wrong. He possesses magical strength the likes of which rival The Atom, whom he becomes a frequent enemy of due to his barbarian instincts that cause him to be vengeful and resort to violence more often than a normal person. However, he can also play the role of an anti-heroic ally, although even when helping Atom, the two tend to butt heads.
*Chemo - a gigantic and rampaging monster made out of radioactive chemicals contained in a robotic body who was made by a disgruntled scientist that he killed when he woke up. He has no true motivations or emotions, having been built for the act of destruction and nothing else. He is able to reform himself if destroyed and, due to his lack of mental processing, is often used in the machenations of others.
*Countess Draska Nishki
*Edwin Gauss/Folded Man
*Vartox - the former champion of the planet of Valeron who after losing his wife and his planet, began to blame himself for their doom as he swears that he will never make that mistake again. He soon arrives on Earth and attempts to overthrow the government and create a totalitarian regime so he can ensure that Earth will not fall into chaos and be destroyed just like Valeron.
*John Starr/Time Commander
==Issues==