Atom (Al Pratt)
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Al Pratt / Atom as depicted in Adventure Comics vol. 2 #1 (May 1999). Art by Dave Johnson. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | All-American Comics #19 (October 10 1940) |
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| Alter ego | Albert "Al" Pratt |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron Black Lantern Corps |
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Albert "Al" Pratt is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first character to use the name Atom. He initially had no superpowers and was originally a diminutive college student and later a physicist, usually depicted as a "tough-guy" character. Al Pratt is also the father of Damage and godfather of Atom Smasher.
The character made his live-action debut in the television series Smallville, played by Glenn Hoffman. Henry Winkler cameoed as the character in the DC Extended Universe film Black Adam (2022).