Desperate Dan many contexts. A limited selection is mentioned here. Desperate Dan Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the British comic magazine "The Dandy" and has become their mascot. He made his appearance in the first issue which was dated 4 December 1937. He is apparently the world's strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. The pillow of his (reinforced) bed is filled with building rubble and his beard is so tough he shaves with a blowtorch. The character was created by Dudley D. Watkins, originally as an outlaw or ‘desperado’ (hence his name), but evolved into
Blowtorch (G.I. Joe) death, and then escort him to a safe house staffed by Joe agents. They then leave to enjoy a two-week vacation in New Orleans. He later takes part in battling Cobra and the Coil on Cobra Island. During the "World War III" storyline, Blowtorch remains stateside. He and Barbecue help civilian firefighters in Chicago. In the alternate reality crossover with Transformers, Blowtorch is one of many guards keeping an eye on the helpful Wheeljack. In the Sunbow cartoon, Blowtorch was voiced by Michael Bell in an Irish accent. He first appeared in the "" animated series in the "Revenge of