▁only ▁for ▁Per se us ▁to ▁use ▁Med usa ' s ▁head ▁to ▁turn ▁him ▁to ▁stone . ▁ ▁Atlas ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁normal . ▁After ▁two ▁gener ations , ▁Atlas ▁had ▁his ▁encounter ▁with ▁Her cules ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁his ▁help ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁Golden ▁App les . ▁While ▁Atlas ▁obtained ▁the ▁app les , ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁leave ▁Her cules ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁only ▁for ▁Her cules ▁to ▁trick ▁Atlas ▁into ▁holding ▁the ▁clouds ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁A xis ▁M und i ▁that ▁Atlas ▁was ▁position ed ▁somehow ▁shift ed ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁as ▁Atlas ▁still ▁held ▁up ▁the ▁heav ens . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁Atlas ▁appeared ▁to ▁George ▁Washington ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁In ▁the ▁present , ▁Art ume ▁used ▁the ▁Om phal us ▁to ▁free ▁Atlas ▁from ▁his ▁fate ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁reven ge ▁on ▁Her cules . ▁Using ▁the ▁Washington ▁Monument , ▁Atlas ▁attacked ▁Her cules . ▁With ▁help ▁from ▁Nam ora , ▁Her cules ▁defeated ▁Atlas . ▁ ▁Dallas ▁Ri ord an ▁ ▁Erik ▁J osten ' s ▁ion ic ▁form ▁later ▁possessed ▁Dallas ▁Ri ord an ▁which ▁emp ower ed ▁her ▁with ▁the ▁ion ic ▁energy , ▁en abling ▁her ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁Atlas ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Atlas ▁( Ste ve ▁Rand ) ▁at ▁Marvel ▁Append