Samson is a direct descendant of the biblical Samson. Like his ancestor, Samson has immense strength and endurance, but loses his powers if his hair is cut. Luckily, when he reached college age, an ability to regrow his hair much faster than normal manifested. His mother revealed his ancestry at this time. His college friend, Professor Dunn, showed him a new invention, the “iconoscope”, which allowed the viewer to watch remote scenes without a transmitter. The iconoscope picked up the image of an eastern holy man, who was praying for a higher power to send someone to battle evil. Samson used his super powers to visit the holy man, and agreed to be that champion. In issue #10 of Fantastic Comics, Samson gained a young sidekick, the sole survivor of a plane crash, whom he named David. He had no apparent super powers.
Description Samson is a direct descendant of the biblical Samson. Like his ancestor, Samson has immense strength and endurance, but loses his powers if his hair is cut. Luckily, when he reached college age, an ability to regrow his hair much faster than normal manifested. His mother revealed his ancestry at this time. His college friend, Professor Dunn, showed him a new invention, the “iconoscope”, which allowed the viewer to watch remote scenes without a transmitter. The iconoscope picked up the image of an eastern holy man, who was praying for a higher power to send someone to battle evil. Samson used his super powers to visit the holy man, and agreed to be that champion. In issue #10 of Fantastic Comics, Samson gained a young sidekick, the sole survivor of a plane crash, whom he named David. He had no apparent super powers.
