Who Is Young Marvelman? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Young Marvelman is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Richard Dauntless, with over 171 comic issue appearances. Dick Dauntless is one of many people given superpowers in a experiment by Gargunza.

Who is Young Marvelman?

Dick Dauntless was the orphan child of deceased Air Force Personnel. Like Mike Moran , Johnny Bates and Avril Lear he was a test subject "Project Zarathustra" a experiment using the alien bodies and technology of an alien race called the Qys as a way of making superhumans after saying a certain word there normal bodies switch places with a super powered body and vice versa the other bodies are transferred to underspace where they are unconscious and do not age. Dicky and the other test subjects were placed in a virtual simulation program as training based on the adventures of the old Fawcett comics Marvel Family where they fought in many Golden age themed adventures and villains he frequently partnered up with Marvelman and Kid Marvelman but seemed to not like Marvelwoman much even smiling when she "died". His adventures seemed very innocent but served as a form of understanding of how they would react since the scientists feared them. Soon their fear became more gripping when Young Marvelman, Kid Marvelman and Marvelman himself began to fight the enforced dreaming and the project came to a end when they were unplugged and sent in a real adventure where they were annihilated in a N.

Key facts

Young Marvelman is of human origin and first appeared in "THE ROBOT BANDIT". The character is published by Marvel. With 171 recorded issue appearances, Young Marvelman ranks among the most featured characters in comics.