Startling Comics #18 - 1st Pyroman

Startling Comics #18 Startling Comics v1 #18, 1942 - When his buddies are hired to commit arson, electrical engineering student Dick Martin tries to foil their plans. As a result, he's wrongly convicted of murder and sent to the electric chair. Due to other circumstances, his body is suddenly supercharged with electricity. Donning a costume and naming himself Pyroman,  he metes out justice but the criminal mastermind escapes. Interestingly, the opening splash depicts the hero slightly differently. ///  key   1st appearance,   1st origin,   1st cover  Pyroman - - - - - - - - - - "Pyroman" 14 pages 1st Pyroman - - - - - - - - - - Home  /  Startling Comics e b a y  > this issue