Todd was both an FBI field agent and a chemist. During an experiment, a strange purple gas was released accidentally into his lab. He inhaled large amounts of the gas, which gave him superpowers such as flight, telescopic vision, and disintegrating beams fired from his hands. Todd donned a bulletproof costume to become TNT Todd of the FBI. When a villain tried electrocuting him with high voltage wires, it only made Todd more powerful.
First Appearance As FBI Agent in Keen Detective Funnies vol. 2 #3 (March 1939); as superhero in Keen Detective Funnies #21 (Jun 1940)
First Publisher Centaur Publishing [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Keen Detective Funnies vol. 2 #3-5, 7-8, 19-22
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Description Todd was both an FBI field agent and a chemist. During an experiment, a strange purple gas was released accidentally into his lab. He inhaled large amounts of the gas, which gave him superpowers such as flight, telescopic vision, and disintegrating beams fired from his hands. Todd donned a bulletproof costume to become TNT Todd of the FBI. When a villain tried electrocuting him with high voltage wires, it only made Todd more powerful.
