PAUL HOBEN	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Jan Strnad and Gil Kane

PERSONAL DATA

Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Married; possibly divorced
Known Relatives: Jean Loring (wife)
Gender: Male
Hair: Black
First Appearance: Sword of the Atom #1 (September 1983)
Creators: Jan Strnad and Gil Kane

HISTORY

Paul Hoben was a lawyer in the same firm as Jean Loring-Palmer, wife of Ray Palmer (a.k.a. the Atom II). After Ray caught Jean having an affair with Paul, they had a divorce, and Jean married Paul with Ray's blessing. Jean and Paul continued to be part of Ray's life, though, and Paul was actually given the Atom's original size/weight control belt during the time when Ray lived permanently in a micro-sized society in the Amazonas. Paul's belt was later stolen by Suicide Squad agent Adam Cray, who used it to become the third Atom. More recent activities of Jean Loring seem to imply that she and Paul have now parted, at least professionally.

CHRONOLOGY

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