Jack Knapp, a hard-working young scientist, is the victim of an accidental explosion, which makes him intangible and his body covered with blue flames that do not burn him or his clothes. After two hours the effects wear off, and Jack must create small bombs to recreate/recharge his power. Knapp uses his abilities to fight crime and saboteurs as the Blue Fire. Knapp reads about a ship that has its engine frozen by a human icicle. Blue Fire investigates, boarding the ship, discovering it’s been hijacked by a man covered in ice. The man introduces himself as Frost and attempts to shoot Blue Fire, but the bullets pass through Blue Fire. Blue Fire punches Frost, but learns he cannot hit him while intangible. The two reach a stalemate. With Blue Fire’s powers about to run out, he flees. Blue Fire alerts the police to the hijacking but the villain escaped. Blue Fire later confronts Tanya Gerhst, a German spy, and Frost at their hideout. In the ensuing fight with Frost, Blue Fire loses control of his intangibility and plunges to the bottom floor of the building. Both villains escape, but Tanya leaves a note for Blue Fire, with whom she had become infatuated.
| Alias Blue Fire |
| Real Names/Alt Names Jack Richard “Dick” Knapp |
| Characteristics Hero, Scientist, Centaur Universe, Firestarter, World War II Era, Public Domain |
| Creators/Key Contributors Lew Glanzman |
| First Appearance Wham Comics #2 (1940) |
| First Publisher Centaur Publishing [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Wham Comics #2 |
| Sample Read Wham [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description Jack Knapp, a hard-working young scientist, is the victim of an accidental explosion, which makes him intangible and his body covered with blue flames that do not burn him or his clothes. After two hours the effects wear off, and Jack must create small bombs to recreate/recharge his power. Knapp uses his abilities to fight crime and saboteurs as the Blue Fire. Knapp reads about a ship that has its engine frozen by a human icicle. Blue Fire investigates, boarding the ship, discovering it’s been hijacked by a man covered in ice. The man introduces himself as Frost and attempts to shoot Blue Fire, but the bullets pass through Blue Fire. Blue Fire punches Frost, but learns he cannot hit him while intangible. The two reach a stalemate. With Blue Fire’s powers about to run out, he flees. Blue Fire alerts the police to the hijacking but the villain escaped. Blue Fire later confronts Tanya Gerhst, a German spy, and Frost at their hideout. In the ensuing fight with Frost, Blue Fire loses control of his intangibility and plunges to the bottom floor of the building. Both villains escape, but Tanya leaves a note for Blue Fire, with whom she had become infatuated. |
| Source Blue Fire – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
