Blue Diamond (character)

The Blue Diamond
Panel from Marvel Premiere #30 (June 1976) Art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941)
Created by	Ben Thompson
In-story information
Alter ego	Elton T. Morrow
Team affiliations	Liberty Legion Crazy Sues New Invaders
Abilities	Superhuman strength Nigh-invulnerability Diamond hard skin Flight Slow aging Ability to survive the vacuum of space

Blue Diamond is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, debuting under the company's 1940s forerunner, Timely Comics. The character was created in 1941 by Ben Thompson, who also drew the first comic book adventures of Ka-Zar the Great and Citizen V for Timely, as well as the Masked Marvel for Centaur Publications and Dr. Frost for Prize Comics.^[1]

An unrelated supervillain called the Blue Diamond appears as an antagonist in Timely's The Human Torch #11 (Spring 1943).