Cherry Bomb

In 1943, Gloria James's father, Professor Bran James, worked with Roy Lincoln as a chemist, helping him develop a liquid that could open any lock without damaging it_ Professor James was killed during an attack on the lab by a pair of criminals looking to steal the lock-solving liquid for themselves. Upon learning of her father's death, Gloria also discovered that Roy Lincoln was the controversial new hero known to authorities in Washington. D.C. as the Human Bomb. Gloria knew that the police had sought the identity of the Human Bomb not only for the destruction left in his wake, but also for the recent violent deaths of several of his enemies. Gloria offered to keep Roy's identity as the Human Bomb a secret if he allowed her to participate in bringing her father's killers to iustice Roy declined. unwilling to put a child in harm's way and blaming himself for the death of Gloria's father. Still trying to control his explosive powers. the Human Bomb sought out his friend's murderers on his own, leaving the furious teenager behind. An amateur chemist, Gloria attempted to re-create the experiment that gave Roy Lincoln the ability to explode.. Unfortunately for Gloria, she did. After creating an incredibly volatile explosive compound that would become known as 28-0RX, she accidentally destroyed the entire lab. The Human Bomb returned, found a disoriented Gloria alive, and gave her one of his containment suits. He helped her gain some semblance of control over her new powers and, together, they tracked down the pair of criminals who had killed Professor James. The two heroes were able to bnng the criminals in alive. but not without destroying the abandoned building they were hiding in. Taking on the identity of Cherry Bomb. Gloria became the Human Bombs sidekick and often hoped him evade capture by the police in hls earty years, Soon after becoming her mentor, the Human Bomb discovered that, unlike his, Gloria's powers were dangerously growing. Her explosive potency became so uncontrollable. Gloria was forced to spend all her time in her containment suit. The Human Bomb was attempting to cure Gloria of her powers when the young hero vanished.

Like the Human Bomb, Gloria became a human detonator, able to unleash an explosive power from her body. Often concussive. her explosions varied in strength, most likely tied to her emotional state, Cherry Bomb is immune to her own explosions and, within limits. to other forms of impact, including that of bullets. She must wear her "fibro-wax" suit to keep her powers from discharging unintentionally.