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The ATOMIC THUNDERBOLT

ORIGIN
In the year after the first atomic bomb was used on Japan, Professor Josiah Rhonne tries with his experiments in transmutations to end the threat of atomic war. By subjecting a person to neutron bombardment the professor hopes to change the human body’s atomic structure and make the tissue immune to radioactivity. But the professor needs a human guinea pig for his experiments. "I must have a human subject, even if I have to become a kidnapper and a murderer!" he exclaims. Fortunately, the professor encounters William Burns, better known to his fellow bums as "Willie the Warf Rat." Burns was a beachcomber and derelict, after a Nazi torpedo exploded too close to him rendering Willie into a shell of his former self. With nothing to lose William Burns volunteers for the experiment. But an accidental lab explosion turns Willie Burns into the ATOMIC THUNDERBOLT.

POWERS AND ABILITIES
The ATOMIC THUNDERBOLT can radiate energy and fly.

HISTORY
After two short adventures, the ATOMIC THUNDERBOLT flies away never to be heard from again witnessed only by Rigor and Mortis, the clumsy alchemists.

Last Known Legal Copyright Holder:
Regor Company 1946

Sightings:
Atomic Thunderbolt Comics # 1