Bronze Man is a
fictional comic-book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
superhero in comics published by
Fox Feature Syndicate. He
first appeared in ''
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes who appear in a number of American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. The most recent of the companies to own rights to Blue Beetle is DC Comics, which bought the ri ...
'' #42 (July/August 1946).
Fictional character biography
Bronze Man was originally U.S. Army Air Force flying ace Randy Ronald. Ronald was declared M.I.A. after being shot down over enemy territory. Unknown to the authorities, he had been captured by the enemy, who tortured and disfigured him before he could escape. Once free, he vowed to exterminate brute force and injustice. He took his name from the bronze mask he wore to hide his injuries.
Powers and abilities
Bronze Man exhibited some level of superhuman strength. In one adventure, he stopped a car from going off a cliff by holding it with his legs while hanging from a tree branch with his arms. He also had the ability to fly. No origin was given for his powers.
References
External links
International Heroes: Bronze Man
Fictional military personnel in comics
Fox Feature Syndicate superheroes
Golden Age superheroes
Comics characters introduced in 1946
Comics characters with superhuman strength
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