Captain Atlas (Att-Lass) is a character appearing in

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s published by

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. Created by writer

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and artist Mike Manley, the character

first appeared In comic books and other stories with a long history, first appearance refers to the first issue to feature a fictional character. These issues are often highly valued by collectors due to their rarity and iconic status. Reader interest in fir ...

in ''

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'' #9 (April 1990). Captain Atlas was introduced as the partner of

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. He became later a member of the Kree superteam

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. The character was also known as

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at various points in his history.

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portrays Atlas in the

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film '' Captain Marvel'' (2019).

Publication history

Captain Atlas first appeared in ''

'' #9 (April 1990), and was created by writer

and artist Mike Manley. He was introduced as the new lover of

, she had empowered herself and At-lass. He reappeared as a member of the

team alongside Minerva,

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, Supremor, Ultimus,

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and Shatterax, created by the

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. The team was active during the '' Operation: Galactic Storm'' event, tasked with defending the Kree empire from superpowered threats. He briefly made a return during the ''

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'' event in as part of

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's team. He had a new code name called ''

''.

Fictional character biography

Att-Lass, a native of the planet Kree-Lar, throne-world of the Kree empire, graduates from the Kree Military Academy to become a Captain in the Kree space fleet. He is given command of the Kree light cruiser ''Ramatam''. He also becomes a warrior and special operative for the

. Taking the alias Mr. Atlas, he accompanies

to an A.I.M. Weapons Exposition. He helps Minerva capture

to obtain his quantum bands. He is later rescued by Quasar, but the hero forces him to leave Earth. Atlas and Minerva then explore Captain Marvel's tomb on one of Saturn's moons, looking for his nega-bands. Atlas is captured by Quasar again and attacked by

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members, representatives of a galaxy spanning avian race. Atlas still manages to obtain Mar-Vell's nega-bands. Atlas then battles

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on Earth, and is captured by him. He is freed by a member of the Guard posing as Minerva, then captured by the rest of the Imperial Guard. The Shi'ar then strip him of the nega-bands, and telepathic Guard member

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drains Atlas of strategic information. Atlas is then freed from Shi'ar captivity by

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. Atlas then joins the Kree

and battles the

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on Kree-Lar. He survives the genocidal 'Nega-Bomb', which nearly wipes out Kree society. He then apparently commits suicide via his battle-suit's self-destruct program, but survives and goes into hiding with Minerva. During the ''

'' storyline, the Kree send Captain Atlas to Earth, where he poses as

and gathers

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, Constrictor, Firebrand IV,

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, Whiplash, and

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to assist him in stealing

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. Atlas later betrays the villains and battles them before being killed by Unicorn.

Powers and abilities

As a Kree, Captain Atlas possesses superhuman physical abilities, which are enhanced by the Kree Psyche-Magnetron. He is a skilled combatant, proficient in various forms of armed and unarmed combat. Additionally, Atlas wields Uni-Beams that project concussive energy beams.

Other versions

Marvel Zombies

A zombified alternate universe variant of Captain Atlas from Earth-2149 appears in ''

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'' #23.

House of M

An alternate universe variant of Captain Atlas from Earth-58163 appears in ''

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'' #11.

What If?

An alternate universe variant of Captain Atlas from Earth-93165 appears in '' What If?'' #56.

Mini-Marvels

An alternate universe variant of Captain Atlas from Earth-99062 appears in ''Spidey and the Mini-Marvels'' #1.

In other media

* Att-Lass appears in ''

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''. * Att-Lass appears in '' Captain Marvel'', portrayed by

. This version is a member of

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and wields twin pistols.

References

External links

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