Who Is The Flame? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Flame is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of Gary Preston, with over 141 comic issue appearances. The Flame fights with his ability to control the size and temperature of fire. He most notably fought the Axis in World War II with his Prometheus fire power and his hand held flame thrower. The character is in the public domain.

Who is The Flame?

Origin Black Flag and Flame Gary Preston is the son of Charteris Preston who was a missionary in China when Gary was a baby. The Preston's were not in China long before they were victims of a catastrophic flood that caused Charteris to put his son is a basket and hope that he would be safe from the flood. Gary washed up in Tibet where he was taken in by a mysterious clan of people who taught him the ways to control fire. Among the many things he learned was how to control the size of fire and the temperature of fire, how to raise his body heat to a temperature that would melt steal bullets as they were shot as him, how to teleport himself from inside one flame to another and back no matter how small the flame, even as small as the size a match. When Gary became an adult he moved back to the United States and became the superhero known simply as the Flame. After a period of time fighting crime in America and honing his skills he started to show the ability of spontaneously bursting into flames. He also met Linda Dale who joined him as his female sidekick. She took the name Flame Girl and wore a matching costume to the Flame.

Key facts

The Flame is of human origin and first appeared in "The Children's Crusade; Rounding up the Counterfeiters". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 141 recorded issue appearances, The Flame ranks among the most featured characters in comics.