FATMAN

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Vance Crawford Jr.
OCCUPATION: Millionaire, adventurer
IDENTITY: Secret
CLASS: Human technology (alien origin) user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA with no criminal records
OTHER ALIASES: the Human Flying Saucer, Saucerman / Captain Saucerman
PLACE OF BIRTH: Whiz Valley, USA 
MARITAL STATUS: Married 
KNOWN RELATIVES: Mr. and Mrs. Crawford (parents), Eunice "Sugar" Kane (wife)
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Crime Smashers, Battle Squadron 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Whiz Valley, USA 
FIRST APPEARANCE: Fatman, the Human Flying Saucer #1 (Apr. 1967)

HEIGHT: 5' 10" 
WEIGHT: 230 lbs 
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Blond 

HISTORY 

June, 1939. 

Vance "Van" Crawford was a carefree wealthy heir, a world expert in hobbies of all kinds. One day, while playing golf, he witnessed a UFO crash very close to where he was. 

Van did not hesitate to approach the ship and inside it found a dying techno-organic creature. While trying to help the being, the alien came into physical contact with Van. 

The creature spoke a few words in its unintelligible tongue, then its form liquefied into a dark fluid that washed into Van. Vance woke up in his bed a few hours later thinking that maybe it had just been a bad dream brought on by indigestion. 

However, Van discovered that he was able to "manifest" a strange suit, and that when he did, he gained extraordinary powers that he did not quite understand or master. 

The latter did not dissuade him from using them, moreover, Van became a superhero. 

The United States Government put a "childminder" on him in the form of costumed agent "Major Glory" (Charlie Wilson). 

Shortly after World War II began, Van and Charlie joined the Battle Squadron. After the final victory, Van joined the Crime Smashers and Charlie was assigned to a new mission. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Van was a round guy, albeit tremendously agile for his weight and bulk. He was not a good fighter, and he was somewhat clumsy, but no one could beat him in will and courage. When he was in the form of Captain Saucer Man, Van was able to fly faster than sound, fire force bolts, deflect bullets, survive in the vacuum of space or the seafloor, and was also able to communicate telepathically. It is possible that the uniform-symbiote possessed more powers, but it is unknown.