When DC had the rights to the Archie Superheroes in the early nineties they introduced a new Bob Phantom in the pages of the Comet. This Bob Phantom became a costumed hero by accident. He was Bob Brooks, television producer. Brooks came up with the identity of Bob Phantom as a method of getting an interview with the Comet. This Bob Phantom had no superpowers. His equipment consisted of goggles, a wirepoon & climbing line and a paint gun. Since he looked the part, Brooks was able to secure his interview with the Comet. But during the interview two crises happened simultaneously. Comet flew off to handle one of them, and left Bob Phantom to deal with the other crisis.
Reluctantly, Bob was left to fight a villain with a powersuit and force field. The villain's forcefield had no problem stopping bullets - but lucky for Bob, it was defenseless against paint pellets. And the paint gummed up the works of the powersuit, leaving the villain unable to move. To Bob Phantom's utter amazement, he had managed to save the day.
While Bob became a superhero reluctantly, his saving the day did manage to impress a certain lovely lady who was <ahem> "into that sort of stuff." So, did Bob continue in his daring-do? Unfortunately, the Impact line folded shortly thereafter, so his further adventures are unchronicled.
