About Atom Eve’s dad

I just watched the Atom Eve special episode. It’s been years since I read the comics, but I don’t remember her father being such a raging, ignorant asshole. Overprotective, definitely. But the guy in this episode is such a dick, he doesn’t even seem to care at all that his daughter’s a scientific prodigy.

Am I forgetting things from the comics, or did they change him? If the latter, I’m not really sure why. I can’t stand this guy.