| Hydroman | |
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Real Name |
Bob Blake |
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First Appearance |
Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #1 (Aug. 1940) |
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Original Publisher |
Eastern Color Printing |
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Created by |
Bill Everett |
Origin[]
Harry Thurston, a young chemical engineer, accidentally compounded a formula to convert human flesh and blood into water. A huge container of this remarkable solution was spilled and splashed over Bob Blake, Harry's friend, causing him to disintegrate and become a pool of water on the laboratory floor! Promptly, an antidote was concocted, and with the aid of this, Bob regained his natural form. He then discovered that he could control this phenomenal change merely by the power of thought.
Hydroman's appearance in Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #1.
Donning aviator goggles and tights left over from a costume party, he took on the identity of Hydroman to battle an army of "Oriental" invaders. He discovered it was in fact run by Nazi fifth columnists.
In Heroic Comics #2, his pal, Harry, invented a fabric "made of translite - it's transparent, like cellophane, but tough - nothing can penetrate it - not even bullets." Hydroman had a suit made of this material.
Hydroman had a sidekick named Rainbow Boy until he went on to be a solo hero.
Hydroman as he appeared in Heroic Comics #2
Hydroman as he appeared in Heroic Comics #12
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #1-15
- Heroic Comics #16-29
Notes[]
- The character was ranked 5th in Comic Book Resource's list of worst superhero origins ever.
- "Oriental" is not a term one should use when describing Asian people.