Golden-Man

Ryan Reese Raymond was a 20th century soldier who during a campaign in Northern Africa discovered an ancient artifact that gave him the powers of electrokinesis, electromagnetism, force fields, super-leaping, enhanced reflexes and strength. The gauntlet contains a link to the primordial spirit of its previous user, dubbed simply as "Alex", who constantly teases Ryan.

After the October Crisis, the United States entered a period of cold war with China which erupted in a series of small skirmishes in Asia and Northern Africa. Depatched to one of the military circles, Ryan Reese is eventually hired out as a private bodyguard for an archaeologist making a dig amidst the battles.