Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #1

"In the Path of Disaster" introduces Hydroman in Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #1, a 1940 10-cent comic featuring a groundbreaking origin story by Bill Everett, who wrote, drew, inked, and lettered the entire issue. When a lab accident transforms chemist Harry Thurston’s hand into a water spout, and then reporter Bob Blake into a full-body water form, the duo’s fate takes a dramatic turn—leading Blake to embrace the power of the chemical and become Hydroman to face a wave of alien invaders led by The Great One. The cover by Bill Everett captures the moment of transformation with striking, dynamic energy.