Forgotten Wyoming Superhero Rediscovered

Another Wyoming superhero has been found.

Much like the other three, he is little known, and the comic book did not last long.

Here is the story of THE RED BLAZER!

In 1940, Jack Dawson (later "Ted") was horseback riding in the Wyoming prairie when he noticed Dr. Morgan (later "Dr. Martin") burying an alien near his spaceship.

Jack offered to help the man bury the being and was told by Morgan of his ship he built and his trip into space and back with his alien assistant Kagah.

Seeing Dawson thirsty from his labor, the doctor gives Dawson a drink that makes him fall asleep.

While out, Dr. Morgan puts him in the space cruiser and launches Jack above the "Heaviside" layer of the Earth, he awoke finding himself in space.

Jack reads a note from Dr. Morgan informing him that he was exposed to "Astro-Pyro Radiation" above the Heaviside layer. The radiation would not only rejuvenate him but, also give him super powers.

He soon got a sidekick, Spark (later "Sparkie" and/or "Sparky").

The heroes teamed up with the Boy Heroes on several occasions. (FANDOM).

This character is labeled as "public domain" because it has been out of print for so long, and nobody is claiming ownership.

You can read the full RED BLAZER's first comic at this link.

Watch the video below to learn more. Scroll to 12:15 in the timeline.

There are three other superheroes that come from Wyoming.

The first Wyoming superhero did not have any superpowers, but he did fight alongside Batman and Superman. He was a cowboy, of course. 

Bill Polk, the Wyoming Kid. Once, the Wyoming Kid cover shows the classic Wyoming Cowboy riding a bronco as Batman and Robin open the gate and Superman cheers him on.

He was the son of a sheep farmer during the Johnson County War.

When Bill's father was murdered, Bill took off after the culprit and so began his career as a crime fighter.

Another Wyoming Superhero vigilante is also a cowboy. The original Vigilante debuted in Action Comics #42 (Nov. 1941). Greg Sanders's grandfather was a Native American fighter. His father was a sheriff in Wyoming. As a boy, Saunders moved to New York City and became a country singer, radio's "Prairie Troubadour." Greg returned to his home after his father was killed and brought justice to the bandits who killed him. The character was later portrayed in the modern animated television series Justice League. Watch Vigilante sing a song about Batman, as Batman fights on the street at high noon. One YouTuber created a tribute to the Vigilante comics, which you can watch here.

But not all Wyoming superheroes are cowboys, and not all are men. Meet Songbird in the Marvel universe.

Melissa Gold (Songbird) grew up in Shoshoni, Wyoming. When she was a child, her mother was sent to prison for robbery, and her father was an abusive drunk. She ran away from home and grew up on the streets, adopting a life of crime to survive.

Melissa was rescued by a criminal named Zemo, who trained her and gave her Klaw's Sonic Horn. In time, her powers became rather like Green Lantern of DC comics, as she could imagine whatever she wanted to fight wit,h and it would project in front of her. Melissa adopted the identity of Songbird. After the team disbanded following an altercation with the Avengers, she switched sides and became a hero. Melissa joined a new incarnation of the Thunderbolts.

You can watch a video about the history of Songbird here. You can play her character, which is featured in video games.

Some heroes visit Wyoming for a time. Usually, to get away from it all and decompress.

The Teen Titans, a group made up of all the sidekicks of the major superheroes who grew up and became just The Titans. Two of the older Titan characters, Hawk & Dove tried to retire from the hero business and bought a cabin in Wyoming. But Dove could not give up on crime-fighting. In one episode, she slips out at night to shut down a Wyoming meth lab. Shortly after, a supervillain blows up their cabin. They then leave Wyoming for San Francisco to track the villain down.

So, you see, Wyoming has had superheroes. They just don't find enough crime in the state to stay here.