Auro (2)

Golden Age Origin
In 1965, Auro ruled all Jupiter with his consort, Dorna. Everything was going well until Dorna's power-hungry stepbrother murdered him.

Meanwhile, on earth, Chestter "Chet" Edson, a young American scientist and a factory owner from Centerville. He dedicated most of his time to building a prototype rocket ship of his own design, neglecting his factory. That proved to be a mistake. His superintendent, Nelson, was sabotaging the plant, and he decided to get rid of Chet before he could figure it out. When a blow to the head didn't kill Chet, Nelson shoved his boss into the prototype rocket ship and launched it. However, the discharge from the rocket was so strong it started a fire, burning down the lab. Nelson perished in the process. His body was assumed to be Chet's.

When the real Chet came to aboard his rocket, he discovered that it was on a collision course with Jupiter. Chet survived the ensuing crash, but his body couldn't survived for long in Jupiter's atmosphere. Dorna had her men recover his body. For reasons that are not really explained, she decided that it would be a good idea to transfer Chet's "spirit" into Auro's body.

At first, Chet was in complete control of Auro's body. In issue 43, he returned to Earth to stop his fiance, Claudia, from accidentally unleashing a poisonous gas stored in his lab. Dorna's scientists warned him that he wouldn't survive on Earth for more then two hours while in Auro's body. Chet managed to save the Earth and say goodbye to Claudia before the deadline, but he cut it fairly close. As the result, this body was blinded. And, as it soon became apparent, Chet was no longer in control of it. Auro's personality suddenly asserted itself. From that point on, Chet could only influence Auro on subconscious level.

Auro continued to fight Dorna's stepbrother's allies and other villains for the remainder of his appearances, with Chet servicing as his unrecognized adviser every step of the way.

Golden Age Appearances

 * Planet Comics #41-61