Who Is Fathom? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Fathom is a Comico comic book character, the alter ego of Rebecca Golden, with over 78 comic issue appearances. Ressurected from the dead and imbued with the spirit of water, Fathom battles against the Shadowspear alongside the Elementals.

Who is Fathom?

Creation The green skinned water elemental Fathom, is a character created to be part of the series Elementals . The Elementals was a dark superhero comic book series with strong mature story lines. It was first published Comico Comics in 1984 and created by Bill Willingham, for which he was both writer and artist. History Rebecca Golden was an affluent Jewish debutante who died at the age of 18 when she drowned in a yachting accident. Becky then encountered the otherworldly spirit of water and was resurrected, imbued with the powers of water and sent back to Earth as Fathom to defend it from the evils of the Shadowspear. Character Evolution The Elementals Mistress of the waters Having lead a sheltered and lavish life, Fathom has the hardest time of the Elementals adjusting to their new roles in society and the world. Fathom frequently suffers emotional pain at the rejection from her friends from before her death. Despite the fact that Fathom is the only Elemental to receive any support from pre-death associates, both from her father and her butler, Lawrence , Fathom often seemed the most lonely and least able to cope with the changes in returning from the dead.

Key facts

Fathom is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "An Echo of T.H.U.N.D.E.R.; The Shape of Things to Come". The character is published by Comico. With 78 recorded issue appearances, Fathom ranks among the most featured characters in comics.