Rocket Boy

Real Name: Tommy Connors
Background: Tommy Connors grew up loving airplanes and dreaming about flying. Always tinkering with machines, he became friends with inventor Dr. Emmett Brown, who had built many experimental aircraft at his small airfield. Nazi agents, led by The Eye, kidnapped Dr Brown in one of his own experimental planes. Tommy, thinking quickly, donned a prototype rocket pack and pursued, forcing down the kidnappers. ("Vot? Ein flying boy? It cannot be!")
The crimefighter Captain Fortune then invited the plucky kid to join the new hero team he was forming. Soon, Tommy was an important part of the Victory Squadron.
Group Affiliation: The Victory Squadron
Quote: "Jumpin' jets!"
Status: Deceased. Air Force Colonel Thomas Connors was killed when his fighter plane was shot down over French Indochina.
Skills: Rocket Boy was a skilled mechanic and pilot. He was also a talented amateur boxer.
Technology: Rocket Boy wore an advanced rocket pack capable of propelling the wearer at several hundred miles an hour.
Creator: Ed Messina
First Appearance: VICTORY SQUADRON #2
Category:Characters
Category:Heroes
Category:Golden Age
Category:Deceased