. "Spark"@en . . . . "First Appearance"@en . "Atoman #1"@en . . "Created by"@en . . . . . "Original Publisher"@en . "Ken Crossen and Jerry Robinson"@en . "Real Name"@en . . . "Barry Dale"@en . . "Atoman"@en . "While working as a nuclear scientist at the \"Atomic Institute,\" Barry Dale absorbs the \"power of the atom\" through unconscious exposure to nuclear materials and gains superpowers as a result. As described by Barry himself: \"Evidently my body is so geared as a result of working on radium and uranium that it can explode atoms and give me atomic strength.\" He uses his new abilities -- such as super strength, flight, speed, invulnerability, \"atomic vision,\" and the ability to heat his body so that he can weld metal with his hands -- to fight crime."@en . "Atoman"@en . . . . . "While working as a nuclear scientist at the \"Atomic Institute,\" Barry Dale absorbs the \"power of the atom\" through unconscious exposure to nuclear materials and gains superpowers as a result. As described by Barry himself: \"Evidently my body is so geared as a result of working on radium and uranium that it can explode atoms and give me atomic strength.\" He uses his new abilities -- such as super strength, flight, speed, invulnerability, \"atomic vision,\" and the ability to heat his body so that he can weld metal with his hands -- to fight crime."@en .