Golden Age Idol--Vapo-Man!!

Who' the next public domain Golden Age hero we should revive and make a mint on?

How about this guy:

Oh, I know, Bradford Cole doesn't look like much, But he has big dreams!

Ahh, but there's those darn Nazi saboteurs who ruin everything:

He survived, hmm? And then some:

No, they haven't been striving for ages to create "The Chemical Man."

No, they haven't. Stop trying to justify the wasting of your government grant money!

Brought to you by Vicks??

A vow is a vow, and Bradford uses his powers in interesting ways:

So wait, a gas has "disintegrating force"?

For his second appearance, Vapo-Man decided that he had been overdressed the first time out:

Oh, Vapo-Man, you never go full Namor!

And seriously, without a costume, no one will recognize you.

See?

Here's another interesting way that gas works: when Cole catches a fifth columnist sending a wireless message...

OK, that's not how any of that works.

Then again, maybe it explains why my Wi-Fi signal sucks...

Vapo-Man can also go a little bit Ms. Marvel:

And his advanced knowledge of fake chemistry comes in handy:

Oh, but he's not just a smoke screen...

YOW!!!!

Dude, they're not going to take you seriously until you get a real costume!

Never mind.

Vapo-Man also has no problem committing war crimes:

Dude! Uncool!

Actually, your job is 100% finished, Vapo-Man, as this was your last appearance EVER.

Still, it's a potentially interesting power set. Someone out there--stop "adapting" toys into comic books and revive this guy!!

All panels from Liberty Scout Comics #1-2 (1941) and Man Of War Comics #1-2 (1941-1942)