[4] When Nazi spies invade his lab and kill his father, he ingests the chemical to prevent it from falling into their hands.

[5] He also fights the invisible Mr. Chameleon, the pied piper of destruction Herman Stingmayer, and Yarboe, who has the Human Bomb's explosive ability.

[7] Following this, Lincoln shares his formula with three friends — Swordo the Sword Swallower, Montague T. "Curly" McGurx and Red Rogers.

The Human Bomb remained unpublished until he and several other former Quality properties were re-launched in Justice League of America #107 (October 1973) as the Freedom Fighters.

[8] As was done with many other characters DC had acquired from other publishers or that were holdovers from Golden Age titles, the Freedom Fighters were located on "Earth-X", an alternate universe where Nazi Germany won World War II.

[10][11][12] "The New Golden Age" storyline reveals that he had a sidekick named Cherry Bomb, who was later kidnapped by the Time Masters.

A 4-issue mini-series helmed by Battle for Bludhaven creators Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti introduces a new Human Bomb.

Lincoln wore from head to toe, a containment suit made of "Fibro wax", which inhibited his biochemical explosive reaction.