Roy Lincoln (Earth-Two)

Human Bomb
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Real Name	Roy Lincoln
Main Alias	Human Bomb
Relatives	Professor B. Lincoln (father, deceased)
Affiliation	All-Star Squadron · The Bombardiers · Freedom Fighters
Base Of Operations	Washington, D.C., Earth-X
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Scientist
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5' 8"
Weight	182 lbs (83 kg)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Black · Grey
Origin
Universe	Earth-Two · Earth-X
Creators	Paul Gustavson
First Appearance	Justice League of America #107 (October, 1973)

Roy Lincoln was a chemist who became the hero the Human Bomb.

History

Roy Lincoln swallowed a sample of explosive 27QRX to keep it away from the Nazis. The explosive power concentrated in his hands, and now he explodes everything that he touches.

Freedom Fighters

Shortly after his powers emerged, Roy developed a special suit made of fibro-wax which afforded him greater control over his abilities. Calling himself the Human Bomb, he became an adventurer and eventually a member of both the Freedom Fighters and the All-Star Squadron, operating first on Earth-Two and later on both Earth-X and Earth-One.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Decelerated Aging: Although he has been active since the early days of World War II, Roy Lincoln has aged at a much slower rate than the average human being. One theory is that the persistent presence of the enigmatic Uncle Sam might have something to do with Roy's decelerated aging.
• Thermal-Blast: Roy Lincoln can generate and release tremendous blasts of thermal energy from his hands. Prolonged physical contact from Roy's hands will cause combustible materials to explode. In order to control the intensity of his powers, Lincoln wears a pair of gloves constructed out of fibro-wax. After migrating to Earth-One after bringing peace to Earth-X, Human Bomb's powers increased, allowing him to create explosions from any part of his body. Doll Man (Darrel Dane) created a power inhibitor that allows Roy to live outside of his protective suit without causing unwanted explosions.

Abilities

• Chemistry: Having studied under his father since a young age, Roy Lincoln is an expert in the scientific field of chemistry.
• Demolitions: After working with his father, as well as his own studies of his powers, Roy developed a keen knowledge of explosives and their applications.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Human Bomb Suit: The Human Bomb wears a full body suit (including hood and gloves) that covers 100% of his body. Made out of a substance called fibro-wax, the suits helps Roy to regulate his often unstable combustive powers.

Notes

• The Human Bomb was created by Paul Gustavson, first appearing in Police Comics #1. However, the Earth-Two version of The Human Bomb first appeared in Justice League of America #107 by Len Wein and Dick Dillin.
• This version of the Human Bomb, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022–2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

• In 1956, DC Comics obtained the rights to the Quality Comics characters, and re-introduced them 17 years later as the Freedom Fighters in Justice League of America #107 (October 1973).

• The Freedom Fighters were relocated to a parallel world, one called "Earth-X", where Nazi Germany had won World War II. The team was featured in its own series for 15 issues (1976–1978), in which it temporarily left Earth-X for "Earth-One" (where most DC titles are set).

• In 1981, some Quality Characters became recurring guest-stars of All-Star Squadron, a superhero-team title set on "Earth-Two", the locale for DC's WWII-era superheroes, and at a time prior to when the Freedom Fighters were supposed to have left for Earth-X. They later appeared with the rest of DC's superheroes in Crisis on Infinite Earths, a story that was intended to eliminate the confusing histories that DC had attached to its characters by retroactively merging the various parallel worlds into one. The Freedom Fighters became a mere splinter group of the All-Star Squadron.

• The Human Bomb entry in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #10 claims that Roy Lincoln has black hair like his Quality Universe counterpart. However, in the few times he was shown unmasked, Earth-Two's Roy is depicted as having blonde or strawberry blonde hair instead of black hair.

Related

• 55 Appearances of Roy Lincoln (Earth-Two)
• 12 Images featuring Roy Lincoln (Earth-Two)
• Quotations by or about Roy Lincoln (Earth-Two)
• Character Gallery: Roy Lincoln (Earth-Two)

Footnotes

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