Dr. Diamond

Golden Age Origin
Dr. Drake Gorden was a passenger on a freighter bound for the South Seas, but his ship was hit by a typhoon. He is swept to an uncharted island on which is home to a Tibetan monk who lives at the top of a huge mountain. This monk gives Dr. Gorden a black diamond, explaining its history. The diamond had been discovered 1000s of years ago by an Egyptian man who used the diamond for good,but it was stolen by him and used for evil until it disappeared. It was later found by the Tibetan monk, who kept it until he found someone that would use the powers of the diamond as a force of good. Dr. Gorden accepts the diamond and goes back to the world to fight crime. The diamond gives him the "strength of fifty men."

Golden Age Appearances

 * Cat-Man Comics #1-4