Doc Cobalt

In the 1920s, when a good natured and adventurous inventor named Dr. James "Doc" Cobalt was accidentally was exposed to the effects of eldonium, he gained superhuman strength and durability - though not on the levels of later heroes of the golden age and beyond. As Doc Cobalt he kept his company afloat during the great depression through both continued developments in metallurgy and chemical engineering...and through multiple archeological digs on behalf of embassies and museums, helping to uncover priceless artifacts and return them to the people they rightfully belonged to.

Cobalt’s powers would be inherited by his son James Cobalt Jr, the first Honor Guard, and later his grandson James Cobalt III - Honor Guard II - and great-grandson Theodore, now Honor Guard III.