Airmale

Real Name: Kenneth Stephens

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Biology professor

Group Membership:

Affiliations: Stampy (sidekick)

Enemies: Cliff Chandler, the Robbing Hood

Known Relatives: Robert Stephens (Stampy, nephew), unidentified brother and sister-in-law

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unidentified U.S. city

First Appearance: Prize Comics #34 (Prize)

Powers/Abilities: Airmale is permanently lighter than air, but uses a gravity belt to allow him to increase that force on himself, allowing him to walk normally when he wants.

Height: Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Black

Summary: While trying to develop a "flight fluid" which will make things lighter than air biology professor Ken Stephens accidentally cuts his hand and the fluid mixes with his blood. Now floating around, he creates a gravity belt to counteract what would otherwise be permanent weightlessness, and inspired by a costume party outfit, he decides to use his new power to become the crimefighter Airmale. When his nephew Bob comes to stay, the youth discovers Ken's secret and becomes his sidekick Stampy. Their crimefighting career comes to a temporary halt when Ken is drafted, but resumes after the war, with the pair donning new costumes, now white rather than blue.

History:

Comments: Created by H.C. Kiefer.

Appearance checklist (not including reprints):

• Canonical: Prize Comics#34-43; Snappy Comics#1; Atomic Bomb Comics#1; Red Circle Comics#1
• Non-canonical: FemForce#30, 34

CLARIFICATIONS:
Airmale should not be confused with:

• Air Ace, first publicly recognised superhero of the Astro City universe
• Airboy, Golden age hero from Hillman comics
• Airboy, the son of the original Airboy, revived by Eclipse in the 1980's - youthful aviator with unusual plane
• Air Man, Golden age hero with winged costume
• Airman, revived version of above as one of the Protectors
• or any other "Air" or "Male" characters

Stampy Robert Stephens was Ken Stephens' nephew who discovered that his uncle was secretly Airmale, and by dint of refusing to take his uncle's repeated nos for an answer eventually became his sidekick Stampy (choosing the name as he reasoned that "airmale needs a stamp."   --Prize Comics#37-43; Snappy Comics#1; Atomic Bomb Comics#1; Red Circle Comics#1

First Posted: Circa 27/09/2004
Last updated: 18/05/2023

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