Here is the Atomic Man, a Golden Age superhero who was created by Charles Voight. He debuted in Headline Comics #16, published by Prize Comics in November, 1945. Atomic Man is considered to be the first superhero with super powers based upon atomic power.
The doctor of Army veteran and research chemist Adam Mann tells him he has "lymphatic leukemia" and has at most six months to live. Adam returns to work, but dazed and confused by the shocking news, he bumps a cabinet, inadvertently spilling powdered Uranium 235 into a glass of water. After drinking the irradiated water he faints and falls backward into a high voltage generator. The resulting explosion wrecks his lab and hurls him outside. Instead of dying, Adam's body has absorbed the radiation and given him radiation-based super powers.
In simulating his powers in the Might Protectors rules I decided to use the Linked modifier. This represents how he doesn't seem to have his powers when he wears a lead glove on his right hand but once he takes the glove off, he transforms into his super-powered alter ego.
Atomic Man Character Sheet
Origin
Lead Glove
Disintegration
Flight & Radar Sense
Pin-Up
Headline Comics #18 Cover
Atomic Man is in the public domain. This write-up is by B.K. Adams.
That is so awesomely cheesy. :-)
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