For this posting I did a little (
very little) research, and found out that not only is a hydrogen bomb (explosion created by fusion) much more powerful than the atomic bomb (big boom from fission), but it can be made smaller, to fit on an ICBM. Oh, great. The H-bomb can be 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima A-bomb, but is also more handy for launching at the enemy. Definitely more bang for the buck! I mention the size because in this story from ME’s
The Avenger one of the commie bad guys is carrying an H-bomb in a box.
The Avenger is sent out to find the bomb in the midst of London, England, which would be a big task for an army of searchers, much less a single person, even a costumed hero equipped with his own special jet plane and small flying saucers fitted with geiger counters. Never fear, people of London! A single American shall save you.
Bob Powell drew it, and a guess from the Grand Comics Database is for Gardner Fox as writer. From
The Avenger #2 (1955):
Powell could draw anything, couldn't he? The action was dynamic, there were gadgets and planes and saucers! Also a pretty good story for what normally passed for super hero comics in the mid 50s.
ReplyDeleteUhm, a far less risky tactic would have been to send the Starjet far away, and then to bill the British state for its replacement cost. Alternately, the Avenger could have usd the dissolver on the Starjet while it contained the bomb.
ReplyDeleteHi Pappy, Boy is that the ribcage of a bison or what? The "Avenger" does have a flashy uniform though. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBrian, even though I read comics during the time that The Avenger and Strongman were being published by ME, I don't remember them until I saw them in the sixties. I probably would have picked up The Avenger because of the bright red costume. I would have thought it neat-o!
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