Nature Boy is a

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created by Jerry Siegel and drawn by

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and others. He first appeared in ''Nature Boy'' #3 (March 1956), published by Charlton Comics.

Publication history

''Nature Boy'' was Charlton's attempt at gauging the strength of the

market (they did the same thing with the romance market by introducing ''

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''). ''Nature Boy'' ran for only three issues, #3–5 (March 1956 – February 1957). (In a practice common at Charlton, the title took over the numbering of another title, '' Danny Blaze''. After three issues of ''Nature Boy'', the title changed again, this time to '' Li'l Rascal Twins''.) In issue #3 (March, 1956), Nature Man appeared, a grown-up version of Nature Boy. In issue #5 (Feb, 1957), a Nature Girl appeared in her own story. A Nature Boy story was reprinted in

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's ''Men of Mystery'' #41 (2003).

Fictional character biography

Nature Boy is really David Crandall, son of a wealthy family. When he is lost at sea, he is saved from drowning by the gods who rule each of the elements, who endow him with their powers: *

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– water * Gusto – winds * Fura – fire * Eartha – earth * Allura – love * Azura – the skies *

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– electricity * Friga – the cold Returned to his parents, he grows up to become the heroic Nature Boy, and uses his powers to fight crime.

References

External links

Nature Boy entry at International Catalog of Superheroes

Nature Boy article at Oddball Comics

Charlton Comics superheroes Charlton Comics titles Comics characters introduced in 1956 Characters created by Jerry Siegel {{comics-char-stub