Mentac the Magnificent

“Mentac the Magnificent” made a name for himself as a young man debunking so-called psychics and related charlatans who tried to bilk innocent people out of their money or pull the wool over the eyes of legitimate researchers. What people did not realize was Mentac was himself a genuine psychic, using his powers covertly to deal with both fakes and true psychics misusing their gifts while covering it up with an air of skepticism. Mentac himself was a mysterious figure, an orphan with no past, a brilliant mind, and little interest in human contact, but willing to help others for little or no reward
Andrea Atom was the first to see through Mentac’s charade and to break through his cold façade. Not long thereafter, he found himself with a new family of people who cared about him (even if he and Jack Wolf often fought like cats and dogs). Mentac’s telepathic powers are a valuable asset to The Atom Family, and since he has joined them, their adventures take them to even broader and stranger vistas than ever.
Mentac shares Andrea Atom’s attraction, but he has difficulty opening up even to her. The truth he keeps hidden is Mentac is not just an unusually talented psychic. He’s not even from Earth! In fact, he is the exiled surviving member of the royal family of Farside City on the Moon, hiding on Earth from his aunt, Lady Lunar, who led a coup and seized power for herself.