Atomic-Man

A cunning criminal, clad in a green and yellow costume with the elliptical symbol of the atom emblazoned on his chest, who has succeeded in in­venting a machine which endows him with the power to "alter the molecular structure of any object" merely by staring at it through special goggles with inter­changeable colored lenses, different combinations of which "filter" his power differently and determine how that power will affect the objects he looks at: one lens combination, for example, enables Atomic-Man to transform objects into glass, while another combina­tion enables him to change objects into water. Atomic-Man is secretly Paul Strobe, a brilliant elec­ trical engineer who is determined to revenge himself on his three former business partners, as well as on Batman, for having once sent him to prison for stealing the firm's platinum and gold supplies in order to finance the private atomic experiments that led ultimately to the creation of the machine that has endowed him with his special powers.

In June 1960 Atomic-Man and his henchmen commit a series of spectacular crimes aimed at the money and personal property of the three former partners, but the villains are ultimately apprehended through the heroic efforts of Batman and Robin.