Bruce Dickson was an explorer trying to conquer Mt. Kalpurthia. He became lost in a blizzard and stumbled into a cave for protection. There, hidden deep inside, he found a utopia called Kalahia. As soon as he entered this paradise Dickson became incredibly drowsy. When he awoke, he discovered that all Kalahians had the ability to become paper-thin at will. Bruce had been given this ability while he slept. Dubbing himself the Thin Man, he left Kalahia with Olalla, the daughter of the Chief of Elders, by his side. They returned to the US to combat Nazi saboteurs. When Bruce heard Bucky's call to join the Liberty Legion, he quickly signed up. Olalla returned to Kalahia, and Bruce vowed to return after the end of the war. While a member of the Liberty Legion, the Thin Man kept tabs on other superheroes in case there was a need for 'back-up' Legionnaires. When several of these heroes became the traitorous Battle-Axis, it was the Thin Man who contacted the Silver Scorpion and Blazing Skull, asking them to aid the Invaders in defeating the Battle-Axis.

After the War ended, Bruce left the Liberty Legion to return to Kalahia. To his horror, he discovered it had been destroyed and Olalla and the others had been killed. He learned that the Invaders' old enemy Agent Axis had discovered Kalahia and tried to set it up as his own personal kingdom when the Nazis lost the war. When the Kalahians refused, Axis had the hidden utopia destroyed. The Thin Man spent the next several decades hunting down Agent Axis, finally discovering that he had been smuggled into America by the CIA (!). The aging Thin Man got in touch with Captain America and told his story. The two former allies paid a visit to the elderly Axis, who was living in New York City. The former spy admitted to destroying Kalahia, and laughed at the Thin Man's rage because the US government had pardoned him of all war crimes. He could never be tried for destroying the Thin Man's adopted home. Outraged, the Thin Man wrapped himself around Agent Axis' face, smothering him. In an odd twist, Captain America called the police on the Thin Man since he had in effect committed murder (a little high and mighty of Cap, given the situation--eric). It's unknown if the Thin Man was actually taken to prison, but it seems doubtful that happened. What became of the Thin Man after that is unknown.

First Appearance: MYSTIC COMICS #4 (1940)

First Modern Appearance: MARVEL PREMIERE #29

Other Appearances: INVADERS #6,35-37; LIMITED SERIES #1,2; MARVEL PREMIERE #29-30; MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #34 (1989)

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