Created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Mike Manley, the character first appeared in Quasar #9 (April 1990).
Captain Atlas first appeared in Quasar #9 (April 1990), and was created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Mike Manley.
[3] He reappeared as a member of the Starforce team alongside Minerva, Ronan the Accuser, Supremor, Ultimus, Korath the Pursuer and Shatterax, created by the Supreme Intelligence.
The team was active during the Operation: Galactic Storm event, tasked with defending the Kree empire from superpowered threats.
Atlas is captured by Quasar again and attacked by Shi'ar Imperial Guard members, representatives of a galaxy spanning avian race.
The Shi'ar then strip him of the nega-bands,[8] and telepathic Guard member Oracle drains Atlas of strategic information.
[11] During the Infinity storyline, the Kree send Captain Atlas to Earth, where he poses as Titanium Man and gathers Blizzard, Constrictor, Firebrand IV, Spymaster, Unicorn, Whiplash, and Whirlwind to assist him in stealing Iron Man's armor.
A zombified alternate universe variant of Captain Atlas from Earth-2149 appears in Ultimate Fantastic Four #23.