Who Is Atlas? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Atlas is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 90 comic issue appearances. A 'hero' in an undefined ancient time, Atlas came to the present and is now a member of Project 7734.

Who is Atlas?

History Atlas & Chagra Many eons ago, in a time when mankind was rising out of barbarism, there lived a mysterious people who came from the fabled Crystal Mountain. One fateful day, an evil slaver and his men attack the village of these quiet people, burning their homes and capturing the inhabitants as slaves. Hidden by his parents in a nearby cave, the child named Atlas watches the terrible scourge. Atlas sees that his mother is among the captured, but his father resists against overwhelming odds, exhibiting strength many times that of an ordinary man. Eventually he is overpowered and is struck down. The grief-stricken Atlas runs to his father's aid, only to be snatched up by the cruel slaver. With a single blow, the child fells the brutish man. Swift as he is strong, young Atlas races to a marsh for safety.

Key facts

Atlas is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Sikker-Hets-Agenten Clark Kent". The character is published by DC Comics. With 90 recorded issue appearances, Atlas ranks among the most featured characters in comics.