Black Terror

Here's my Mighty Protectors take on two more Golden Age super heroes: Black Terror and Kid Terror. The Black Terror debuted in Exciting Comics #9, published by Nedor Comics in January 1941.

Origin, courtesy of fandom.wikia.com:

Pharmacist Bob Benton was being harassed for protection money. After he convinced the goons to give him one more day, they stormed out - knocking down teenager Tim Roland on the way. Feeling bad for Tim, Benton hired him as his assistant.

That evening, Benton and Tim were working on Bob's secret project - trying to develop a formula to help "run down people," as Bob puts it. Tim accidentally adds formic acid, which comes from red ants. The resulting "formic ethers" gave Benton super strength and invulnerability. He decided to use these powers to fight crime, starting with the goons who were hounding him. He sent Tim to a costume shop and then became the Black Terror.

After putting an end to their racket, Tim learned of a plot to crash a subway train. The Black Terror went to prevent the crash. Tim, thinking the Terror may need help, reproduced the experiment and developed the same powers as Bob. Tim showed up in the nick of time and the crash was prevented

The Black Terror and his sidekick Tim, together known as the Terror Twins, went on to fight threats both domestic and foreign during and after World War II.

Exciting Comics #9 Cover

Black Terror MP Sheet

Kid Terror MP Sheet

Black Terror and Kid Terror are public domain characters, although some of the art shown may be subject to copyright. The Mighty Protectors write-ups are by me, BK Adams.