68 – The Flame

A panel from the Flame story in Wonderworld Comics #3, May 1939.
A panel from the Flame story in Wonderworld Comics #3, May 1939.

Fox Feature Syndicate continued their attempt to break into the superhero comic business by renaming Wonder Comics to Wonderworld Comics and creating a new superhero: The Flame. Created by Will Eisner and Lou Fine, The Flame’s powers were focused on being able to control fire, heat and the like and he carried a tiny flame thrower. I’m not sure if he was bulletproof or just lucky.