Rockman (comics)

Rockman
Cover art for The Twelve #6. Art by Paolo Rivera.
Publication information
Publisher	Timely Comics
First appearance	U.S.A. Comics #1 (Aug. 1941)
Created by	Charles Nicholas Basil Wolverton
In-story information
Alter ego	Daniel Rose
Team affiliations	The Twelve
Abilities	superhuman strength, superhuman speed, superhuman toughness, hand-to-hand combat skills

Rockman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in U.S.A. Comics #1 (August 1941), published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics during the 1930s to 1940s period historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comics. As credits were not routinely given in comic books of this period, his writer and artist co-creators are unknown, although the first page of his debut story was drawn by Charles Nicholas (itself a house pen name) and the remainder by Basil Wolverton.

Rockman appeared USA Comics #1-4 (Aug. 1941 - May 1942), with two stories drawn by Basil Wolverton and at least one signed by writer and future Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Stan Lee.

Marvel announced in July 2007 that Rockman would appear in the 2008 limited series The Twelve. The first three 1940s Rockman stories were reprinted in The Twelve #0 (Feb. 2008) and #1/2 (Nov. 2008).

In his historical origin, Rockman was the leader of an underground race of beings who were the descendants of the first white colonists of North America. Their kingdom was known as Abyssmia, and was located underneath the country. Noticing the effects of war overhead, Rockman leaves Abyssmia to assist the United States in its war effort. He is disturbed and unable to comprehend the fact that anyone would despoil the aboveground realms with warfare.