The first time Gary appeared in full superhero regalia to a surprised meeting of shady dealers and mobsters, it was everything a crime fighter could hope for: the ne'er-do-wells were stunned speechless, their fear palpable in the close confines of their lair, and the Flame cast a long menacing shadow over them in righteous fury.
When one of them stumbled backwards and almost extinguished the small fire they had been hovering around, through which the Flame was still in the process of morphing through, it not only diminished his shadow but caused him to trip and land face first at their feet.
He didn't have much time to reflect while battling it out with the emboldened thugs, but decided afterward that a quicker entrance—while perhaps less impressive—would be far more effective in the future.
Author's note: I didn't originally post this one since "The Flame" is such an obscure comics reference, but hopefully it stands up as generic superhero even without further context.
Less Than Shining (Gary Preston aka The Flame, Fox Features comics)
The first time Gary appeared in full superhero regalia to a surprised meeting of shady dealers and mobsters, it was everything a crime fighter could hope for: the ne'er-do-wells were stunned speechless, their fear palpable in the close confines of their lair, and the Flame cast a long menacing shadow over them in righteous fury.
When one of them stumbled backwards and almost extinguished the small fire they had been hovering around, through which the Flame was still in the process of morphing through, it not only diminished his shadow but caused him to trip and land face first at their feet.
He didn't have much time to reflect while battling it out with the emboldened thugs, but decided afterward that a quicker entrance—while perhaps less impressive—would be far more effective in the future.
Author's note: I didn't originally post this one since "The Flame" is such an obscure comics reference, but hopefully it stands up as generic superhero even without further context.