Fly-Man

Real Name: Clip Foster

First Appearance: Spitfire Comics #1 (Aug 1941)

Original Publisher: Harvey

Created by: Sam Glanzman

Golden Age Origin :

Clip Foster is a heavyweight boxer who is shrunk to fly size by his father, an inventor and scientist. Before the process is reversed, gangsters enter the lab and kill Clip’s father. They also knock over acid, which burns and disfigures Clip’s face. He swears revenge and designs a costume for himself that includes working wings.

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