Who Is Golden Lad? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Golden Lad is a Spark Publications comic book character, the alter ego of Tommy Preston, with over 21 comic issue appearances. Tommy Preston finds The Heart of Gold, a magical Aztec artifact, in his grandfather's antique shop and becomes the superhero Golden Lad. In the 1980s, Golden Lad become Golden Man when The Heart of Gold was destroyed and the fragment becomes infused into him and accelerates his age into a grown adult.

Who is Golden Lad?

History Spark Publications Origin Tommy Preston was a high school age lad who worked after school in his grandfather's antique shop. Amongst the items there, one day he discovered an old relic, The Heart of Gold . This was an Aztec artifact that had magical powers, due to the blood of thousands of people who had been sacrificed to it. It offered super powers to anyone who held it and said aloud the name of the talisman and wanted to help justice. When Tommy did so, he became Golden Lad, and fought crime. A recurring foe of his was the Dreamer. The material was best noted for the art of Mort Meskin, who created the character and drew all the stories and covers. In the last issue, there was a story where Peggy Shane became Golden Girl, with powers similar to his.

Key facts

Golden Lad is of human origin and first appeared in "Golden Lad". The character is published by Spark Publications. With 21 recorded issue appearances, Golden Lad ranks among the most featured characters in comics.