Nature Boy (comics)
Nature Boy is a superhero created by Jerry Siegel and drawn by John Buscema and others. He first appeared in Nature Boy #3 (March 1956), published by Charlton Comics.

Publication history
Nature Boy was Charlton's attempt at gauging the strength of the superhero market (they did the same thing with the romance market by introducing Brides in Love). Nature Boy ran for only three issues, #3–5 (March 1956 – February 1957). (In a practice common at Charlton, the title took over the numbering of another title, Danny Blaze. After three issues of Nature Boy, the title changed again, this time to Li'l Rascal Twins.)

In issue #3 (March, 1956), Nature Man appeared, a grown-up version of Nature Boy. In issue #5 (Feb, 1957), a Nature Girl appeared in her own story.

A Nature Boy story was reprinted in AC Comics's Men of Mystery #41 (2003).

Fictional character biography
Nature Boy is really David Crandall, son of a wealthy family. When he is lost at sea, he is saved from drowning by the gods who rule each of the elements, who endow him with their powers:
 Neptune – water
 Gusto – winds
 Fura – fire
 Eartha – earth
 Allura – love
 Azura – the skies
 Electra – electricity
 Friga – the cold

Returned to his parents, he grows up to become the heroic Nature Boy, and uses his powers to fight crime.

References

External links
 Nature Boy entry at International Catalog of Superheroes
 Nature Boy article at Oddball Comics
 Toonopedia page on Nature Boy

Charlton Comics superheroes
Charlton Comics titles
Comics characters introduced in 1956
Characters created by Jerry Siegel