Joseph Martin

Joseph Martin is a male comic character who features in DC Comics.

Biography

Origin

Joseph Martin

Martin started re-enacting the old Atomic Skull serials he was obsessed with, having totally lost touch with reality. He battled Superman, imagining he was Rocketman, the flunk of the serial hero's nemesis Dr. Electron. He fled from the fight and kidnapped Lois Lane, who he imagined to be the hero's girlfriend Zelda. After a lengthy and destructive chase, the Skull and Superman ended up in the ruins of S.T.A.R. Labs, and Superman used a boron control rod to sap away the Skull's radioactive powers. (Superman: The Man of Steel #5)

Post-Flashpoint

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

Notes

• The Joseph Martin was created by Roger Stern and Bob McLeod where he made his first appearance in Adventures of Superman v1 #483 (October, 1991).
• He later debuted as the Atomic Skull in the Post-Crisis continuity in Action Comics v1 #670 (October, 1991)

In other media

Television

• In Justice League Unlimited, the Joe Martin Atomic Skull appeared in the setting of the animated television series set in the DC Animated Universe where he was voiced by actor Lex Lang. Atomic Skull came to be a prize fighter, and a tough opponent for Wildcat in Roulette's Meta Brawl. He was Wildcat's main opponent and while they battled, Black Canary and Green Arrow interrupted the match. He, Gork, Evil Star, Bloodsport, Electrocutioner and Tracer went after them but were caught by Green Arrow's net arrow. After Black Canary closed down the Meta-Brawl, Skull and some of the other villains joined Grodd's Legion of Doom. Upon joining, his powers were augmented by Lex Luthor. He was sent by Grodd to accompany Luthor, Bizarro, Rampage, Tala and Devil Ray to steal the Heart of Nanda Parbat in order to carry out Grodd's latest plot, only to be knocked off his feet by a young monk. When the Legion led an assault against Gorilla City, Skull participated. There, he was possessed by Deadman and destroyed the shield generator, until he was freed of the ghost by Tala. When Lex Luthor found Brainiac's remains in outer space, Atomic Skull helped to modify the Legion's headquarters into a spaceship. After Grodd led a mutiny against Lex, Skull sided with Luthor's faction. After the mutiny ended, Skull and the other villains were waiting for Brainiac's return, but instead Darkseid was resurrected. Upon arriving to Earth, the villains reluctantly teamed up with Justice League to stop Darkseid. Atomic Skull was among those strongly in favor of the alliance, stating that it was their world also. He accompanied Shayera Hol and Commander Steel to Washington D.C. and helped stop an army of Parademons. After Luthor defeated Darkseid, Skull and the other villains were given a five-minute head start as their reward for helping the League save Earth, despite his protests about being incarcerated regardless of the villains' help.
• In My Adventures with Superman, the Joe Martin Atomic Skull appeared in the setting of the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Max Mittelman.

Films

• In Superman vs. The Elite, the Joseph Martin Atomic Skull appeared in the setting of the animated film where he was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. Following a fight with Superman, he is incarcerated at and forced to power Stryker's Island until he escapes by overloading the generator. Eventually, he is confronted and defeated by Superman and the Elite before the group's leader Manchester Black kills him at the behest of a boy whose father the Atomic Skull killed.

Appearances

• Adventures of Superman v1: (1991)
• Action Comics v1: (1991)

External Links

• DC Database Entry

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