Jean Loring is a fictional character in comic books published by DC Comics, primarily associated with superhero the Atom for whom she is a supporting character and primary love interest. She first appeared in Showcase #34 (September-October 1961), created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane. The character appeared continually in minor roles until the 2004 storyline Identity Crisis which shifted her position in the DC Universe, after she suffered a mental...
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Jean Loring is a fictional character in comic books published by DC Comics, primarily associated with superhero the Atom for whom she is a supporting character and primary love interest. She first appeared in Showcase #34 (September-October 1961), created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane. The character appeared continually in minor roles until the 2004 storyline Identity Crisis which shifted her position in the DC Universe, after she suffered a mental breakdown and murdered Sue Dibny, wife of the Elongated Man. This would later lead Loring to assume the mantle of the supervillain Eclipso.
Jean Loring's career as an attorney in Ivy Town began at almost the same time that her boyfriend, Ray Palmer, became the Atom. Jean encountered the Atom who often helped in her cases many times before learning that he and Ray were the same person.
In Atom and Hawkman #45 (October-November 1969), Jean was abducted and driven insane by the sub-atomic Jimberen race. Although quickly freed from the Jimberen...
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