This character was trapped in a watch by his arch-nemesis Chronos the Time Thief, and his wife was Jean Loring.
During Countdown to Infinite Crisis, this character was discovered replacing a dead version of himself on Earth-51 after the Source Wall prophesied he was the solution to "the great disaster." He lived with the Morlaidhans in South America as part of a miniseries titled after the (*) "Sword Of" this character. This character was trapped in a watch by his arch-nemesis Chronos the Time Thief, and his wife was Jean Loring. This hero frequently travels by riding through telephone lines, and he received his powers from experiments on white dwarf star matter. For 10 points name this alter-ego of Ivy University scientist Ray Palmer, a DC superhero who can shrink to microscopic sizes.
During Countdown to Infinite Crisis, this character was discovered replacing a dead version of himself on Earth-51 after the Source Wall prophesied he was the solution to "the great disaster."
The Atom (accept Ray Palmer before mention)