Silver Streak (Lev Gleason Publications)
The Silver Streak is a male comic character who features in Lev Gleason Publications.
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Biography
Origin
In 1940, a taxicab driver applied for a position as a race car driver and was hypnotized by a mysterious swami into believing: "You are the Silver Streak—the strongest, bravest, fastest man in the world". The cab driver was apparently killed in a crash caused by the fly and was buried, but the swami believed it was "merely a hypnotic trance" and used his mystical powers to bring him back to life, after which the swami declared: "It is as I feared, the hypnosis has become part of his mind... he is now all-powerful, a man to be feared!". Motivated by a strong desire to make the world a better place, he donned a colorful costume and fought against crime, Nazi spies, and The Claw, calling himself "Silver Streak". He changed costumes a few times over the years, but one detail that remained constant was the arrowhead-shaped emblem on his chest with the shape-fitting "SS" inside it
Project Superpowers
One of the heroes trapped in the Urn of Pandora, the Silver Streak first reappears in New Jersey where he helps 'Devil against the Claw organization.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Originally, he operated as a taxi driver.
Powers and abilities
Then he became a costumed hero with a "secret fluid" in his blood which allowed him to defy gravity. One peculiar trait - Silver Streak's powers can be transferred to others through blood transfusions. That is how both his sidekick(s), Mercury/Meteor, and his pet falcon, Whiz, received their powers.
Silver Streak wore special "suction shoes", which allowed him to reach greater speeds as well as the ability to run up walls. He was based in New York City.
Notes
- The Silver Streak was created by Joe Simon and Jack Binder where he made his first appearance in Silver Streak Comics v1 #3 (March, 1940) by Lev Gleason Publications.
Appearances
- Silver Streak Comics v1: (1940)
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