Soon after his mother died, Radior’s father, Dr. Kennedy, decided to raise his son in a remote mountain location where he could experiment on him with radium isotopes. Radior (that was his real name) developed tremendous powers as a result of his father’s experiments. When he grew up, he joined the army, but was soon sent to Washington, where the extent of his powers were discovered. Radior, the X-Ray Powerman rescued a girl named Arlene Louchran and it appeared that he was interested in developing a relationship with her at the end of the adventure.
Possessed of superhuman strength, at least sufficient to lift 2000 lbs. and appeared to be invulnerable to harm. He could project powerful electrical rays. He also had x-ray vision and seemed to have some form of telepathy, allowing him to project images of distant events.