ian ▁who ▁had ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁but ▁his ▁post - O lymp ic ▁career ▁de vol ved ▁into ▁a ▁jan itor ial ▁profession ▁at ▁a ▁labor atory ▁owned ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Terry ▁Curt is . ▁During ▁an ▁accident ▁involving ▁the ▁explos ion ▁of ▁some ▁equipment ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁exposed ▁( develop ed ▁by ▁the ▁criminal ▁master mind ▁the ▁Ult ra - H uman ite ), ▁Ever ett ▁quickly ▁developed ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁m im ic ▁whatever ▁properties ▁he ▁touched ▁( similar ▁to ▁Marvel ▁Comics ' ▁Abs or bing ▁Man ). ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁he ▁touched ▁steel , ▁then ▁his ▁body ▁became ▁composed ▁of ▁steel . ▁ ▁All - Star ▁Squadron ▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Ult ra - H uman ite ▁as ▁a ▁hen ch man ▁along ▁with ▁Curt is ▁( as ▁Cy cl ot ron ) ▁and ▁Death bol t . ▁However , ▁his ▁sympath ies ▁soon ▁s way ed ▁towards ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁good ▁after ▁repeated ▁expos ure ▁to ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Squadron , ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁both ▁Golden ▁Age ▁characters ▁and ▁retro active ▁characters ▁like ▁himself , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁joined ▁to ▁defeat ▁his ▁former ▁employ er ' s ▁mach in ations . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁a ▁length y ▁st int ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁this ▁vol umin ous ▁mystery ▁man ▁organization . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁Squadron ▁helped ▁Ever ett ▁defeat ▁the ▁big oted ▁villa in