Publisher Brookwood Publications Species Human | Alter ego Robert Charles Gibson Place of origin Earth | |
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Created by (writer) unknown
(artist) Maurice Scott First appearance Speed Comics #1 (Oct. 1939) Abilities Flight, Superhuman strength Partnerships Captain Freedom, Black Cat Similar Captain Freedom, Samson, Grim Reaper, The Face, Firefly | ||
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Shock Gibson is a fictional comic book superhero who first appeared in Speed Comics #1 (Oct. 1939), from Brookwood Publications (a company later absorbed by Harvey Comics). He was created by artist Maurice Scott, who drew it through issue #11, and an unknown writer. His 1939 introduction makes him one of comic books' earliest superheroes.
In the debut story, "The Human Dynamo", scientist Robert Charles Gibson perfects a formula that allows people to directly store, generate, and control electricity, and tests this formula on himself. The formula increases his strength, gives him the power to fire bolts of lightning, and grants him the power of flight.
He is one of the several superhero characters to join the U.S. Army in the wake of World War II, fighting the Japanese military forces both in and out of costume. Shock Gibson teams up with other Harvey Comics characters such as the Black Cat, Captain Freedom, Tedd Parish, and the Girl Commandos (mostly in two-page text stories). The character remained in print in various Harvey publications through 1948.
Other artists associated with the character includes Al Avison, Arthur Cazeneuve, and the possibly pseudonymous Peter Jay, who introduced a new costume in Speed Comics #12 (March 1941).
Shock Gibson is among the public domain characters Image Comics revived in an anthology title, The Next Issue Project in 2007.