REAL NAME: Martan
OCCUPATION: Adventurer, scientist
IDENTITY: Public
CLASS: Extra-terrestial
LEGAL STATUS: Legal alien
OTHER ALIASES: The Marvel Man
PLACE OF BIRTH: Planet Antaclea
MARITAL STATUS: Married
KNOWN RELATIVES: Vana (wife)
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: The Fixers
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile
FIRST APPEARANCE: Popular Comics #46 (Dec. 1939)
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 240 lbs
EYES: Black
HAIR: Black
Antaclea was a highly advanced world where technology made war, famine and disease obsolete and gave its inhabitants extraordinary powers. Thanks to all this, the Antacleans turned their gaze towards the stars, becoming explorers of the cosmos. An Antaclean scientist and his mate (Martan and Vana) were attacked by space pirates very close to our Solar System. The Antacleans managed to get rid of the pirates, but their ship was badly damaged. While carrying out the necessary repairs, Vana and Martan studied the planet Earth from a distance. Eventually, Vana persuaded Martan to take a closer look at our planet, and before long, the couple found themselves on exciting adventures. And when alien forces threatened to invade Earth, Martan and Vana fought alongside DANGER and the Lawmen to help repel the invasion and capture their leaders, the self-proclaimed Ultimate Three of the Universe. The sad price of victory was the life of Martan himself. Vana continued to collaborate with DANGER and The Lawmen, but after fighting the threat of the White Spheres, he decided to return to his homeworld, leaving Earth behind.
POWERS & WEAPONS
Like all Antacleans, Vana and Martan were much stronger than humans and possessed the ability to fly (a highly specialized form of telekinesis). The Antaclean technology embedded in their uniforms allowed them to generate force fields, control Earth technology, and maintain a secure communication channel between each other, among many other fantastic things.
