Melvin Byrd is a janitor at a NASA laboratory whose exceptional cleaning skills lead Professor Wald to employ him, as Wald believes dust has caused failures in the American space program. After hiding in Wald's ionization machine during a visit by General Smithburn and a congressional delegation, Byrd is ionized, gains the ability to fly, and becomes the target of assassins as well as unwanted romantic attention.
The asthmatic mad scientist villain who plots to poison the city's air supply.
Soupy Sales has 27 screen credits in a career dating back to 1950. Their work is anchored in the Black Scorpion Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Birds Do It, Bill's Hat, A Little Bit of Lipstck. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
