Nuklon/Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein) appreciation thread (2019)

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NOTE: This is a continuation of the previous "Nuklon/Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein) appreciation thread", which can be read here:

https://community.cbr.com/showthread...ciation-thread

From the previous version of this thread (created 08-05-2018),

One of the original members of Infinity Inc. (though his first comic book appearance was in All-Star Squadron!), Albert was the grandson of a Golden Age character from Superman named Terry Curtis. In All-Star Squadron, Roy Thomas turned Curtis into an atomic-powered character named Cyclotron who was forced to work with the Ultra-Humanite to protect his recently-born daughter (who many years later became Albert's mother). Albert's powers of strength and growth are believed to be a result of what originally happened to his grandfather.

In addition to his membership in Infinity Inc, Nuklon was also a member of the post-Zero Hour Justice League (of) America which was headed by Wonder Woman. In 1999, Albert joined the JSA and changed his hero identity from "Nuklon" to Atom Smasher.

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From Nuklon's first appearance in All-Star Squadron #25 (September 1983):



NOTE: Infinity Inc. #1 was still nearly half-a-year away when this came out.

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Justice League America #0 (October 1994): Nuklon (Albert) and Obsidian (Todd Rice) join the post-Zero Hour version of Justice League America.