The demigod hero was granted a new life on Earth by his father.
American comics were understandably tackling the very real rise of evil in Europe at the time, and Simon and Kirby, who would create Captain America a year later, tested the concept with Marvel Boy. He played a bit part in Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s Daring Mystery Comics #6 in 1940. The blending of mythology was part of the deal from Jupiter’s first Timely appearance.
