Who Is Ham? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ham is a Capital Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Hamilton J. Thorndyke, with over 65 comic issue appearances. Ham is a weather wizard based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Who is Ham?

Ham was born in southern Wales in 379 A.D. From birth, his father noticed Ham had a birth mark on his right breast, which he took to be the mark of Baal, a sign that the child was cursed. He took the child to a hill of standing stones nearby (Stonehenge today), the "Druid's Place", and laid him on an alter to die from the elements. His wife was horrified when she found out and sent him back to rescue the babe. Kevin found the child unhurt and lifted the baby into the air in praise. A bolt of lightening struck the man and burned him to his bones, yet the babe was unharmed. A druid came upon the sacred place and discovered the baby. He took him to a wet nurse, proclaiming him a child of prophecy and named him Hamaglystwythbrnxaxlotl.

Key facts

Ham is of human origin and first appeared in "Precipitation". The character is published by Capital Comics. With 65 recorded issue appearances, Ham ranks among the most featured characters in comics.