Though not as high-profile as Superman, Captain Atom is a prominent hero and has a publicist. Īfter his return, Adams adopted the name Cameron Scott and became a superhero, and eventually joined the Justice League in August, 2008. She was always convinced of her husband's innocence. Adams's wife moved on, and married Wade Eiling. īy all records, Adams had committed suicide in his cell in 1968. He was bonded to an alien metal and exposed to so much energy that he was taken into the quantum field from which he did not emerge until 2006.
In exchange for a pardon, Adams volunteered for a top-secret government experiment. The judge, Wade Eiling, convicted him to life in prison. Adams claimed that he blacked out, and was possibly drugged, but there was no evidence for that story. Ĭaptain Adams was brought before court-martial, where he was defended by Yarrow. It had all been planned by Yarrow, who actually acted as the leader of the smuggling ring.
Enos Polk killed Lemar with Adams's knife, and "arrived" moments later to arrest Adams for the crime. Minutes later, Adams was knocked out by a poison. Adams was certain Lemar had set him up, and confronted him about it. They were ambushed, and only Adams and his friend Lt. Lemar ordered Adams to investigate Hill 409, the site of the smuggling, with a squad. He reported to his commanding officer, General Lemar, though he did not know his superior was part of the ring. In 1968, Captain Adams received intel about a weapons smuggling ring. Air Force, rising to the rank of Captain, and was also involved with air force intelligence during the Vietnam war. He was raised Catholic, but does not practice it much. History Early lifeĪdams was born on May 30, 1940. He can, however, revert to his human form at will. He has a stylized red atom symbol on his chest. After his transformation, his entire body was covered in a silver skin, save for his gloves and boots, which are red. Nate Adams was a strongly built Caucasian male with blond hair and blue eyes.