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Revision as of 04:21, 28 May 2012
| The Flame | |
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 The Flame | |
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Real Name |
Gary Preston |
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First Appearance |
Wonderworld Comics #3 (Jul 1939) |
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Original Publisher |
Fox Features |
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Created by |
Will Eisner & Lou Fine |
Golden Age Origin
When Gary was a baby, his father, Charteris Preston, worked as a missionary in China. The elder Preston was washed away in a flood but managed to save baby Gary by placing him in a basket. The basket was washed downstream to Tibet, where Gary was rescued by a group of lamas. They raised Gary in the lamasery, where they trained him in their mystical ways. Through this training, Gary obtained the ability to control fire and heat. He can raise his own body temperature to the point where he can burst into flames or melt bullets. He can control and direct any flame in his presence. He can also teleport from place to place by appearing inside of any fire source, no matter how small. The Flame's one weakness is water, which can severely weaken him. In order to provide fire whenever he needs it, the Flame carries a small, pistol-sized flame thrower.
The Flame races into action.
After the Flame was injured battling the Octopus, he instructed Linda Dale, his girlfriend, to use a secret formula that gave her the secret powers of the flame people, making her into Flame Girl.
The Flame appears from ... a flame.
Golden Age Appearances
- Big 3 #1-7
- Flame #1-8
- Wonderworld Comics #3-33
Notes
- According to Wikipedia's list of superhero debuts, the Flame is among the first dozen known super-heroes to appear in the wake of Superman.
- As noted by Don Markstein, in the real world, Tibet is located in mountains, so a flood couldn't carry anything "downstream" to Tibet.