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=== February, 1936 === | === February, 1936 === | ||
- | * **[[The Phantom XXI]]**, real name Paul Walker, begins protecting the jungles of Bangalla as his ancestors have done for centuries. //Note: The Earth-4 Phantom is not exactly the same as the Phantom who appeared in the Phantom comic strip. For example, Diana Palmer was born much later and became the wife of the 1960s/1970s Phantom. Also, this Phantom is named Paul instead of Kit, a name he gives his son.// [The Phantom (King Features Syndicate newspaper comic strip)] | + | * **[[Phantom XXI|The Phantom XXI]]**, real name Paul Walker, begins protecting the jungles of Bangalla as his ancestors have done for centuries. //Note: The Earth-4 Phantom is not exactly the same as the Phantom who appeared in the Phantom comic strip. For example, Diana Palmer was born much later and became the wife of the 1960s/1970s Phantom. Also, this Phantom is named Paul instead of Kit, a name he gives his son.// [The Phantom (King Features Syndicate newspaper comic strip)] |
==== 1937 ==== | ==== 1937 ==== | ||
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* [[Dr. Fung]], master sleuth of the Orient, begins adventures, with ally Dan Barrister. [Wonder Comics #1] | * [[Dr. Fung]], master sleuth of the Orient, begins adventures, with ally Dan Barrister. [Wonder Comics #1] | ||
* [[K-51]] (originally called K-5 and whose real name is Ken Flynn), agent in the Secret Service, begins adventures. //Note: K-51's name is never revealed in his original series.// [Wonder Comics #1] | * [[K-51]] (originally called K-5 and whose real name is Ken Flynn), agent in the Secret Service, begins adventures. //Note: K-51's name is never revealed in his original series.// [Wonder Comics #1] | ||
- | * [[Richard G. " | + | * [[Gang-Buster Robinson|Richard G. " |
* [[Spark Stevens]], sailor, begins adventures, with ally Chuck Lawton. [Wonder Comics #1] | * [[Spark Stevens]], sailor, begins adventures, with ally Chuck Lawton. [Wonder Comics #1] | ||
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=== May, 1939 === | === May, 1939 === | ||
- | * Gary Preston becomes the super-powered mystery man known as **[[the Flame]]**. [Wonderworld Comics #11 (origin); Wonderworld Comics #3] | + | * Gary Preston becomes the super-powered mystery man known as **[[Flame (Gary Preston)|the Flame]]**. [Wonderworld Comics #11 (origin); Wonderworld Comics #3] |
* Yarko the Great battles Death and the Devil. [Wonderworld Comics #3] | * Yarko the Great battles Death and the Devil. [Wonderworld Comics #3] | ||
* K-51 battles recurring criminal foe [[Lin Sun]], a Mongolian princess, for the first time. Although Lin Sun appears to die, she actually fakes her death. //Note: K-51 and Z-19 (Claire Conos) become engaged sometime between this story and the next.// [Wonderworld Comics #3] | * K-51 battles recurring criminal foe [[Lin Sun]], a Mongolian princess, for the first time. Although Lin Sun appears to die, she actually fakes her death. //Note: K-51 and Z-19 (Claire Conos) become engaged sometime between this story and the next.// [Wonderworld Comics #3] | ||
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=== June, 1939 === | === June, 1939 === | ||
- | * Walter Green, a former soldier whose wife was murdered by criminals, becomes the mystery-man and outlaw known as **[[the Green Mask]]**, a modern-day Robin Hood based in New York City. Only " | + | * Walter Green, a former soldier whose wife was murdered by criminals, becomes the mystery-man and outlaw known as **[[Green Mask (Walter Green)|the Green Mask]]**, a modern-day Robin Hood based in New York City. Only " |
* [[Chen Chang]], criminal mastermind who is accompanied by the sultry [[River Lily]], begins his criminal adventures, opposed by the heroic [[Richard Kendall]]. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | * [[Chen Chang]], criminal mastermind who is accompanied by the sultry [[River Lily]], begins his criminal adventures, opposed by the heroic [[Richard Kendall]]. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | ||
* [[Wing Turner]], air detective, begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | * [[Wing Turner]], air detective, begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | ||
* **[[Zanzibar]]**, | * **[[Zanzibar]]**, | ||
* [[Inspector Bancroft]] of Scotland Yard begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | * [[Inspector Bancroft]] of Scotland Yard begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | ||
- | * Dan Garret, a rookie policeman, becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Blue Beetle]]**, originally a non-powered crime-fighter in a blue business suit, hat, and mask. His only confidante is Dr. Abe Franz, a druggist who keeps a special room in the back of his store for the Blue Beetle to operate from. In his first case, he avenges his policeman father who was killed. As a police officer himself, Dan is partnered with his father' | + | * Dan Garret, a rookie policeman, becomes the mystery man known as **[[Blue Beetle (Dan Garret)|the Blue Beetle]]**, originally a non-powered crime-fighter in a blue business suit, hat, and mask. His only confidante is Dr. Abe Franz, a druggist who keeps a special room in the back of his store for the Blue Beetle to operate from. In his first case, he avenges his policeman father who was killed. As a police officer himself, Dan is partnered with his father' |
* [[D-13]] (Richard Anthony), secret agent, begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | * [[D-13]] (Richard Anthony), secret agent, begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | ||
- | * [[Captain Denny Scott]] of the Bengal Lancers begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | + | * [[Denny Scott|Captain Denny Scott]] of the Bengal Lancers begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] |
* [[Lt. Drake]] of Naval Intelligence begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | * [[Lt. Drake]] of Naval Intelligence begins adventures. [Mystery Men Comics #1] | ||
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* September 1: Germany invades Poland, sparking World War II. | * September 1: Germany invades Poland, sparking World War II. | ||
- | * [[David " | + | * [[Yank Wilson|David " |
* [[Captain Savage]], sea rover, begins adventures on the high seas. [Mystery Men Comics #4 (November, 1939)] | * [[Captain Savage]], sea rover, begins adventures on the high seas. [Mystery Men Comics #4 (November, 1939)] | ||
* The Blue Beetle now wears his familiar long-sleeved chainmail costume devised by Dr. Abe Franz that provides almost full-body protection from bullets. [Mystery Men Comics #4 (November, 1939)] | * The Blue Beetle now wears his familiar long-sleeved chainmail costume devised by Dr. Abe Franz that provides almost full-body protection from bullets. [Mystery Men Comics #4 (November, 1939)] | ||
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* During the 1939 World' | * During the 1939 World' | ||
- | * Sam, a super-strong, | + | * Sam, a super-strong, |
* [[Captain Kidd]], pilot, begins adventures. [Fantastic Comics #1] | * [[Captain Kidd]], pilot, begins adventures. [Fantastic Comics #1] | ||
* [[Flip Falcon]] (originally Flick Falcon), scientist and explorer, invents a fourth dimension machine and uses it to travel through the fourth dimension to explore various destinations, | * [[Flip Falcon]] (originally Flick Falcon), scientist and explorer, invents a fourth dimension machine and uses it to travel through the fourth dimension to explore various destinations, | ||
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* **Inspector Bancroft**' | * **Inspector Bancroft**' | ||
* **Mob Buster Robinson**' | * **Mob Buster Robinson**' | ||
- | * Dr. Fung battles recurring criminal foes [[Karno the Chessman]] and his henchmen (several costumed, winged henchmen who use jet-packs to fly; one is dubbed [[the Moth]] by the press). [Wonderworld Comics #9] | + | * Dr. Fung battles recurring criminal foes [[Karno the Chessman]] and his henchmen (several costumed, winged henchmen who use jet-packs to fly; one is dubbed [[Moth (villain)|the Moth]] by the press). [Wonderworld Comics #9] |
=== December, 1939 === | === December, 1939 === | ||
- | * Bill Powers (sometimes called Ted Powers) becomes the super-powered mystery man known as **[[the Eagle]]**. [Science Comics #1] | + | * Bill Powers (sometimes called Ted Powers) becomes the super-powered mystery man known as **[[Eagle (Bill Powers)|the Eagle]]**. [Science Comics #1] |
- | * Jim Andrews gains electrical super-powers and becomes the mystery man known as **[[Electro]]**. [Science Comics #1] | + | * Jim Andrews gains electrical super-powers and becomes the mystery man known as **[[Dynamo (Jim Andrews)|Electro]]**. [Science Comics #1] |
* **[[Marga, the Panther Woman]]**, is infused with panther blood and begins adventures alongside aviator Ted Grant in the jungles of Africa. [Science Comics #1] | * **[[Marga, the Panther Woman]]**, is infused with panther blood and begins adventures alongside aviator Ted Grant in the jungles of Africa. [Science Comics #1] | ||
* **[[Navy Jones]]**, able to breathe water and equipped with a special submarine, begins adventures in the deep sea, protecting the Undersea Kingdom populated by the fish-men (also called the gill-men) and ruled by Princess Coral and her father, the king of the sea. //Note: The Undersea Kingdom is also known as the Hidden Empire as seen in Doomsday +1 #4; although the events of Doomsday +1 take place in an alternate future, the Hidden Empire has existed for many centuries by that time and exists in the main timeline of Earth-4. Other underwater races include the chalk-white-skinned amphibians, who created the gill-men as well as their enemies, the shark-men.// | * **[[Navy Jones]]**, able to breathe water and equipped with a special submarine, begins adventures in the deep sea, protecting the Undersea Kingdom populated by the fish-men (also called the gill-men) and ruled by Princess Coral and her father, the king of the sea. //Note: The Undersea Kingdom is also known as the Hidden Empire as seen in Doomsday +1 #4; although the events of Doomsday +1 take place in an alternate future, the Hidden Empire has existed for many centuries by that time and exists in the main timeline of Earth-4. Other underwater races include the chalk-white-skinned amphibians, who created the gill-men as well as their enemies, the shark-men.// | ||
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=== February, 1940 === | === February, 1940 === | ||
- | * Jim Blake creates a winged flying costume and becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Moth]]**. [Mystery Men Comics #9] | + | * The wealthy |
- | * Grant Farrel is given super-powers by the god Thor and begins adventures as the mystery man called **[[Thor]]**. [Weird Comics #1] | + | * Grant Farrel is given super-powers by the god Thor and begins adventures as the mystery man called **[[Thor (Grant Farrel)|Thor]]**. [Weird Comics #1] |
- | * [[The Sorceress of Zoom]], sometimes a villainess, sometimes a heroine, begins adventures in Zoom, a traveling city in the clouds. //Note: The city of Zoom is probably originally from a magical dimension, such as the Land of the Nightshades.// | + | * [[Sorceress of Zoom|The Sorceress of Zoom]], sometimes a villainess, sometimes a heroine, begins adventures in Zoom, a traveling city in the clouds. //Note: The city of Zoom is probably originally from a magical dimension, such as the Land of the Nightshades.// |
* [[Dr. Mortal]], criminal scientist, begins adventures. [Weird Comics #1] | * [[Dr. Mortal]], criminal scientist, begins adventures. [Weird Comics #1] | ||
- | * [[The Voodoo Man]], witch doctor, begins adventures, opposed by young Dr. Bob Warren. [Weird Comics #1] | + | * [[Voodoo Man|The Voodoo Man]], witch doctor, begins adventures, opposed by young Dr. Bob Warren. [Weird Comics #1] |
- | * **[[The Bird Man]]**, gifted with the ability to fly, begins adventures on the plains. [Weird Comics #1] | + | * **[[Bird Man|The Bird Man]]**, gifted with the ability to fly, begins adventures on the plains. [Weird Comics #1] |
* A group of super-scientific criminals known as the Miracle Men led by a criminal scientist called Wolf-Eye abduct the wealthiest men in the United States using invisible vacuum tubes, then demand outrageous ransom sums for each of them. The FBI decides not to cooperate, and Stardust the Super-Wizard arrives just in time to save several FBI agents from being destroyed by Wolf-Eye' | * A group of super-scientific criminals known as the Miracle Men led by a criminal scientist called Wolf-Eye abduct the wealthiest men in the United States using invisible vacuum tubes, then demand outrageous ransom sums for each of them. The FBI decides not to cooperate, and Stardust the Super-Wizard arrives just in time to save several FBI agents from being destroyed by Wolf-Eye' | ||
=== March, 1940 === | === March, 1940 === | ||
- | * Flip Falcon stops the plan of his recurring foe, the fallen angel [[Lucifer]], | + | * Flip Falcon stops the plan of his recurring foe, the fallen angel [[Lucifer (Earth-4)|Lucifer]], to destroy the Earth. [Fantastic Comics #6] |
* March 15: Dr. Martinious, the warlord of Mars, uses Martian technology to invade the Earth during the Ides of March. The Brain Men of Mars, working for Martinious, begin an invasion of Earth by bombarding it with meteorites containing disease germs and Martian insects. Stardust the Super-Wizard delivers crucial chemicals to scientists on Earth to combat the disease germs and insects, then attacks the Martian laboratory of the Brain Men. The governments of the world, including both the Allies and the Axis, unite to combat the Martian invasion of microbes using Stardust' | * March 15: Dr. Martinious, the warlord of Mars, uses Martian technology to invade the Earth during the Ides of March. The Brain Men of Mars, working for Martinious, begin an invasion of Earth by bombarding it with meteorites containing disease germs and Martian insects. Stardust the Super-Wizard delivers crucial chemicals to scientists on Earth to combat the disease germs and insects, then attacks the Martian laboratory of the Brain Men. The governments of the world, including both the Allies and the Axis, unite to combat the Martian invasion of microbes using Stardust' | ||
* March 21: Victor Sage is born in Crown City. | * March 21: Victor Sage is born in Crown City. | ||
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* [[Buck Burke]], a zoologist commissioned to capture wild animals in Africa for American zoos, begins adventures with the help of his interpreter, | * [[Buck Burke]], a zoologist commissioned to capture wild animals in Africa for American zoos, begins adventures with the help of his interpreter, | ||
* [[Z-2]], secret agent, begins adventures. [Crash Comics #1] | * [[Z-2]], secret agent, begins adventures. [Crash Comics #1] | ||
- | * Don-Vin becomes the super-fast mystery man known as **[[Blue Streak]]**. [Crash Comics #1] | + | * Don-Vin becomes the super-fast mystery man known as **[[Blue Streak (Don-Vin)|Blue Streak]]**. [Crash Comics #1] |
- | * [[The Flying Trio]] ([[Ray]], [[Mac]], and [[Low]]), aviator soldiers of fortune, begin adventures. [Crash Comics #1] | + | * [[Flying Trio|The Flying Trio]] ([[Ray (Flying Trio)|Ray]], [[Mac (Flying Trio)|Mac]], and [[Low (Flying Trio)|Low]]), aviator soldiers of fortune, begin adventures. [Crash Comics #1] |
* [[Jane Drake]], teenaged daughter of attorney Sheldon Drake, begins adventures as a detective aided by her boyfriend, Jerry King. [Crash Comics #1] | * [[Jane Drake]], teenaged daughter of attorney Sheldon Drake, begins adventures as a detective aided by her boyfriend, Jerry King. [Crash Comics #1] | ||
* Tom Kenny, a farm hand, gains super-speed after being caught up in a cyclone and becomes **[[Tornado Tom]]**. [Cyclone Comics #1] | * Tom Kenny, a farm hand, gains super-speed after being caught up in a cyclone and becomes **[[Tornado Tom]]**. [Cyclone Comics #1] | ||
* [[Mister Q]], master detective, begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] | * [[Mister Q]], master detective, begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] | ||
* [[Koroo the Black Lion]] begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] | * [[Koroo the Black Lion]] begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] | ||
- | * [[Sgt. Buzz Sawyer]], state trooper, begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] | + | * [[Buzz Sawyer|Sgt. Buzz Sawyer]], state trooper, begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] |
* [[Ted Cameron]], soldier of fortune, begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] | * [[Ted Cameron]], soldier of fortune, begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] | ||
* [[Anthony Conrad]], explorer, discovers the lost kingdom of Artica below the Arctic Ocean and becomes its new king. [Cyclone Comics #1] | * [[Anthony Conrad]], explorer, discovers the lost kingdom of Artica below the Arctic Ocean and becomes its new king. [Cyclone Comics #1] | ||
- | * [[Lt. Nick Nelson]] of the U.S. Navy begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] | + | * [[Nick Nelson|Lt. Nick Nelson]] of the U.S. Navy begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #1] |
* [[King Vito]] of the ancient kingdom of Verdina flees his nation after the Germans invade. He, Queen Elga, and their child are taken to the Moon in a spacecraft invented by the elderly scientist, Nerim. King Vito establishes the Kingdom of the Moon. [Cyclone Comics #1] | * [[King Vito]] of the ancient kingdom of Verdina flees his nation after the Germans invade. He, Queen Elga, and their child are taken to the Moon in a spacecraft invented by the elderly scientist, Nerim. King Vito establishes the Kingdom of the Moon. [Cyclone Comics #1] | ||
- | * Guy Newton, a scientist, creates a device that turns him into the mystery man known as **[[Volton]]**, | + | * Guy Newton, a scientist, creates a device that turns him into the mystery man known as **[[Volton (Guy Newton)|Volton]]**, the human generator. [Cyclone Comics #1] |
- | * Peter Blake becomes the mystery man known as **[[Cyclone]]**. [Whirlwind Comics #1] | + | * Peter Blake becomes the mystery man known as **[[Cyclone (Peter Blake)|Cyclone]]**. [Whirlwind Comics #1] |
* [[Smash Dawson]], reporter for the //New York Record//, begins adventures. [Whirlwind Comics #1] | * [[Smash Dawson]], reporter for the //New York Record//, begins adventures. [Whirlwind Comics #1] | ||
- | * [[Inspector William Blake]] of Scotland Yard begins adventures. //Note: Blake (born circa 1881) was the boy named Billy, who was the protege of Sherlock Holmes in the 1890s (see the 1939 film The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes), and he is recognized as Holmes' | + | * [[William Blake (police officer)|Inspector William Blake]] of Scotland Yard begins adventures. //Note: Blake (born circa 1881) was the boy named Billy, who was the protege of Sherlock Holmes in the 1890s (see the 1939 film The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes), and he is recognized as Holmes' |
* [[Wings Bordon]], aviator, begins adventures. [Whirlwind Comics #1] | * [[Wings Bordon]], aviator, begins adventures. [Whirlwind Comics #1] | ||
- | * [[Lt. Jim Landis]] of the U.S. Coast Guard begins adventures. [Whirlwind Comics #1] | + | * [[Jim Landis|Lt. Jim Landis]] of the U.S. Coast Guard begins adventures. [Whirlwind Comics #1] |
* [[Dick Blaze]], college sports hero, begins adventures. [Whirlwind Comics #1] | * [[Dick Blaze]], college sports hero, begins adventures. [Whirlwind Comics #1] | ||
* Marga, the Panther Woman, gains super-strength from a serum created by the evil Dr. Meier, who had sought to change her into one of his monstrous winged beasts, but her panther blood kept her from transforming. [Science Comics #5] | * Marga, the Panther Woman, gains super-strength from a serum created by the evil Dr. Meier, who had sought to change her into one of his monstrous winged beasts, but her panther blood kept her from transforming. [Science Comics #5] | ||
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- | * Michael Shelby and his father, Senator Dan Shelby, are gunned down by agents of the Grim Circle; the senator dies, but his son barely clings to life. Prof. Martin Lascomb uses his experimental vita-ray machine to revive the injured Michael, but an accident causes him to be struck by thousands of volts of electricity at the same time, granting him the super-powers of strength, vitality, and limited flight. After meeting Walter Green, who retires as the original **Green Mask**, Shelby becomes **[[the Green Mask II]]**. An orphaned boy named Don Mason is injured and also healed by vita-rays, which grant him vitality but doesn' | + | * Michael Shelby and his father, Senator Dan Shelby, are gunned down by agents of the Grim Circle; the senator dies, but his son barely clings to life. Prof. Martin Lascomb uses his experimental vita-ray machine to revive the injured Michael, but an accident causes him to be struck by thousands of volts of electricity at the same time, granting him the super-powers of strength, vitality, and limited flight. After meeting Walter Green, who retires as the original **Green Mask**, Shelby becomes **[[Green Mask (Michael Shelby)|the Green Mask II]]**. An orphaned boy named Don Mason is injured and also healed by vita-rays, which grant him vitality but doesn' |
* The Blue Beetle begins using Vitamin 2X, created by Dr. Abe Franz, which originally grants the Blue Beetle super-energy but later enables him to gain full-fledged super-powers. [Mystery Men Comics #13] | * The Blue Beetle begins using Vitamin 2X, created by Dr. Abe Franz, which originally grants the Blue Beetle super-energy but later enables him to gain full-fledged super-powers. [Mystery Men Comics #13] | ||
- | * The Moth gains limited super-powers and changes his name to **the Lynx**. He adopts an orphaned boy named Phil, who becomes **[[Blackie the Mystery Boy]]**, the Lynx's teenaged crime-fighting partner. [Mystery Men Comics #13] | + | * Jim Blake changes his costumed |
* The Eagle loses his wings and gains flight power through his cape. [Science Comics #7] | * The Eagle loses his wings and gains flight power through his cape. [Science Comics #7] | ||
- | * Caius Martius, an ancient Roman, awakens from a 2,200-year sleep and becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Dart]]**, taking the name Caius Martius Wheeler in his everyday identity as high school history teacher. Andy Barlow becomes **[[Ace the Amazing Boy]]**, the Dart's teenaged crime-fighting partner, nicknamed the Amazing Boy. [Weird Comics #5] | + | * Caius Martius, an ancient Roman, awakens from a 2,200-year sleep and becomes the mystery man known as **[[Dart (Caius Martius)|the Dart]]**, taking the name Caius Martius Wheeler in his everyday identity as high school history teacher. Andy Barlow becomes **[[Ace the Amazing Boy]]**, the Dart's teenaged crime-fighting partner, nicknamed the Amazing Boy. [Weird Comics #5] |
* **Thor**' | * **Thor**' | ||
* The Sorceress of Zoom attacks the city of Nagpur, India, but the aging Hindu sorcerer Rana Bhat (Rani-Bey) and his son Loknath Bhat (Lani-Bey) successfully fend off her attack. //Note: Since Bey is a Turkish-based title and a Muslim surname, it would be unusual to say the least for a Hindu family to bear this name; therefore, we have assumed that the names " | * The Sorceress of Zoom attacks the city of Nagpur, India, but the aging Hindu sorcerer Rana Bhat (Rani-Bey) and his son Loknath Bhat (Lani-Bey) successfully fend off her attack. //Note: Since Bey is a Turkish-based title and a Muslim surname, it would be unusual to say the least for a Hindu family to bear this name; therefore, we have assumed that the names " | ||
- | * [[Jag]], a jaguar cub, begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #3] | + | * [[Jag (jaguar)|Jag]], a jaguar cub, begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #3] |
* In deep space, Stardust the Super-Wizard battles the interplanetary space warlord Moloka, destroying his fleet and preventing him from invading the solar system. [Fantastic Comics #9] | * In deep space, Stardust the Super-Wizard battles the interplanetary space warlord Moloka, destroying his fleet and preventing him from invading the solar system. [Fantastic Comics #9] | ||
=== July, 1940 === | === July, 1940 === | ||
- | * David Merrywether becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Cat-Man]]**. [Crash Comics #4] | + | * David Merrywether becomes the mystery man known as **[[Cat-Man (David Merrywether)|the Cat-Man]]**. [Crash Comics #4] |
* Peter Thor gains super-powers and begins adventures as **[[" | * Peter Thor gains super-powers and begins adventures as **[[" | ||
- | * An unnamed amnesiac boy becomes **[[David]]**, | + | * An unnamed amnesiac boy becomes **[[David (hero)|David]]**, Samson' |
* **Anthony Conrad**' | * **Anthony Conrad**' | ||
* [[Reynard the Fox]] begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #4] | * [[Reynard the Fox]] begins adventures. [Cyclone Comics #4] | ||
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* A huge criminal gang led by " | * A huge criminal gang led by " | ||
- | * The Blue Beetle | + | * The Blue Beetle |
* K-51 begins using special vitamins that make him super-strong or increase his mental powers and hearing. //Note: The vitamins K-51 uses are probably very similar to Vitamin 2X, invented by Dr. Abe Franz and used by the Blue Beetle. It is possible that K-51 began using these vitamins in the previous story or even earlier.// [Wonderworld Comics #18] | * K-51 begins using special vitamins that make him super-strong or increase his mental powers and hearing. //Note: The vitamins K-51 uses are probably very similar to Vitamin 2X, invented by Dr. Abe Franz and used by the Blue Beetle. It is possible that K-51 began using these vitamins in the previous story or even earlier.// [Wonderworld Comics #18] | ||
* The Sorceress of Zoom briefly travels through time to the 6th century of Camelot, where she meets Sir Gareth and outwits the sorceress Morgana Le Fay, only to be outwitted herself by the wizard Merlin, who sends her back to her own time. [Weird Comics #7] | * The Sorceress of Zoom briefly travels through time to the 6th century of Camelot, where she meets Sir Gareth and outwits the sorceress Morgana Le Fay, only to be outwitted herself by the wizard Merlin, who sends her back to her own time. [Weird Comics #7] | ||
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* Flip Falcon stops the plans of Chang, a Tibetan lama who has invented his own fourth dimension machine and tried to loose all the monsters of the fourth dimension on Earth in an attempt to conquer the world. [Fantastic Comics #13] | * Flip Falcon stops the plans of Chang, a Tibetan lama who has invented his own fourth dimension machine and tried to loose all the monsters of the fourth dimension on Earth in an attempt to conquer the world. [Fantastic Comics #13] | ||
* Stardust the Super-Wizard uncovers a gigantic Fifth Column in the United States led by a scientist named Yew Bee. The Fifth Column installs its own officers at crucial defense points along the East Coast, where they cripple the defense and early warning systems, allowing a fleet of transport ships to bring in thousands of super-tanks to New York City and a fleet of bombers to reach U.S. airspace. Stardust causes the bombers to destroy the line of super-tanks, | * Stardust the Super-Wizard uncovers a gigantic Fifth Column in the United States led by a scientist named Yew Bee. The Fifth Column installs its own officers at crucial defense points along the East Coast, where they cripple the defense and early warning systems, allowing a fleet of transport ships to bring in thousands of super-tanks to New York City and a fleet of bombers to reach U.S. airspace. Stardust causes the bombers to destroy the line of super-tanks, | ||
- | * October 7: The Blue Beetle, the Flame, and Samson team up for the first time as **[[the Big Three]]**. [supposition based on the cover of Big 3 #1] | + | * October 7: The Blue Beetle, the Flame, and Samson team up for the first time as **[[Big Three|the Big Three]]**. [supposition based on the cover of Big 3 #1] |
=== November, 1940 === | === November, 1940 === | ||
- | * Stardust the Super-Wizard learns that large numbers of the Fifth Column have survived and plan to take over South America and then the United States. He also learns that Nazi Germany has been approached by emissaries from Mars known as the Sky-Demons, who send a fleet of rocketships to assist Germany' | + | * Stardust the Super-Wizard learns that large numbers of the Fifth Column have survived and plan to take over South America and then the United States. He also learns that Nazi Germany has been approached by emissaries from Mars known as the Sky-Demons, who send a fleet of rocketships to assist Germany' |
- | * George Davis becomes the mystery man known as **[[Black Lion]]**. His nephew, Larry Davis, becomes **[[the Cub]]**, the Black Lion's teenaged crime-fighting partner. They battle their recurring criminal foe, [[Blitz]]. [Wonderworld Comics #21] | + | * George Davis becomes the mystery man known as **[[Black Lion]]**. His nephew, Larry Davis, becomes **[[Cub|the Cub]]**, the Black Lion's teenaged crime-fighting partner. They battle their recurring criminal foe, [[Blitz]]. [Wonderworld Comics #21] |
- | * The Lynx battles recurring criminal foe [[the Rook]] (who uses a hypnoray) for the first time. [Mystery Men Comics #18] | + | * The Lynx battles recurring criminal foe [[Rook|the Rook]] (who uses a hypnoray) for the first time. [Mystery Men Comics #18] |
=== December, 1940 === | === December, 1940 === | ||
* Stardust the Super-Wizard, | * Stardust the Super-Wizard, | ||
- | * The Eagle and Buddy fight recurring criminal foes [[the Beast]] and [[the Gimp]] (rivals) for the first time. [Weird Comics #11] | + | * The Eagle and Buddy fight recurring criminal foes [[Beast (villain)|the Beast]] and [[Gimp|the Gimp]] (rivals) for the first time. [Weird Comics #11] |
* The Flame battles recurring criminal foe [[Doctor Drool]] for the first time, after the villain was brought back to life after being executed for his crimes. [Flame #4] | * The Flame battles recurring criminal foe [[Doctor Drool]] for the first time, after the villain was brought back to life after being executed for his crimes. [Flame #4] | ||
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=== February, 1941 === | === February, 1941 === | ||
- | * John Perry becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Black Fury]]**. | + | * John Perry becomes the mystery man known as **[[Black Fury (John Perry)|the Black Fury]]**. **[[Black Fury (Chuck Marley)|Chuck Marley]]** becomes |
* February 5: Steve Austin -- the future cyborg OSI agent nicknamed the Six Million Dollar Man -- is born to Capt. Carl Austin of the U.S. Army Air Force and his wife Helen. //Note: Austin' | * February 5: Steve Austin -- the future cyborg OSI agent nicknamed the Six Million Dollar Man -- is born to Capt. Carl Austin of the U.S. Army Air Force and his wife Helen. //Note: Austin' | ||
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* [[Blaze Baylor]], anti-arsonist, | * [[Blaze Baylor]], anti-arsonist, | ||
- | * [[The Deacon]], a reformed crook, begins adventures with sidekick Mickey Matthews. [Cat-Man Comics #1] | + | * [[Deacon|The Deacon]], a reformed crook, begins adventures with sidekick Mickey Matthews. [Cat-Man Comics #1] |
* Dr. Drake Gorden gains a black diamond that gives him super-strength and becomes the mystery man known as **[[Doctor Diamond]]**. [Cat-Man Comics #1] | * Dr. Drake Gorden gains a black diamond that gives him super-strength and becomes the mystery man known as **[[Doctor Diamond]]**. [Cat-Man Comics #1] | ||
* [[Lucky Landers]], war correspondent, | * [[Lucky Landers]], war correspondent, | ||
- | * [[Hank " | + | * [[Hurricane Harrigan|Hank " |
- | * Reporter Jay Garson, Jr., becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Rag-Man]]**, | + | * Reporter Jay Garson, Jr., becomes the mystery man known as **[[Rag-Man (Jay Garson, Jr.)|the Rag-Man]]**, |
- | * Linda Masters becomes the mystery woman known as **[[the Black Widow]]** and has a **single case** in which she brings to justice the men who murdered her husband. [Cat-Man Comics #1] | + | * Linda Masters becomes the mystery woman known as **[[Black Widow (Linda Masters)|the Black Widow]]** and has a **single case** in which she brings to justice the men who murdered her husband. [Cat-Man Comics #1] |
* [[Lance Rand]], explorer and soldier of fortune, begins adventures. [Cat-Man Comics #1] | * [[Lance Rand]], explorer and soldier of fortune, begins adventures. [Cat-Man Comics #1] | ||
- | * The Black Fury and Chuck battle recurring criminal foe [[the Fang]], who can become invisible, for the first time. [Fantastic Comics #18] | + | * The Black Fury and Chuck battle recurring criminal foe [[Fang|the Fang]], who can become invisible, for the first time. [Fantastic Comics #18] |
=== April, 1941 === | === April, 1941 === | ||
* [[" | * [[" | ||
- | * [[The Commandos of the Devil Dogs]] begin adventures. [Cat-Man Comics #2] | + | * [[Commandos of the Devil Dogs|The Commandos of the Devil Dogs]] begin adventures. [Cat-Man Comics #2] |
* **The Beast** and **the Gimp**, recurring criminal foes of the Eagle and Buddy, apparently die (the Beast kills the Gimp, and Eagle kills the Beast, but the two villains have both come back from the dead before). [Weird Comics #15] | * **The Beast** and **the Gimp**, recurring criminal foes of the Eagle and Buddy, apparently die (the Beast kills the Gimp, and Eagle kills the Beast, but the two villains have both come back from the dead before). [Weird Comics #15] | ||
* **Doctor Drool**, recurring criminal foe of the Flame, has his last recorded battle with the Flame, in which he dies for the third time but apparently revives (he was brought back to life already twice before). [Flame #5] | * **Doctor Drool**, recurring criminal foe of the Flame, has his last recorded battle with the Flame, in which he dies for the third time but apparently revives (he was brought back to life already twice before). [Flame #5] | ||
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=== May, 1941 === | === May, 1941 === | ||
- | * Lawyer Steve Prentice becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Pied Piper]]**. [Cat-Man Comics #2] | + | * Lawyer Steve Prentice becomes the mystery man known as **[[Pied Piper (Steve Prentice)|the Pied Piper]]**. [Cat-Man Comics #2] |
* **Lucifer**, | * **Lucifer**, | ||
* The Eagle joins the U.S. Army. [Weird Comics #16] | * The Eagle joins the U.S. Army. [Weird Comics #16] | ||
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=== June, 1941 === | === June, 1941 === | ||
- | * Sandra Knight becomes the mystery woman known as **[[the Phantom Lady]]**. [Police Comics #1] | ||
* After he is visited by the spirit of his Revolutionary War era ancestor, John Fearless dresses in buckskins and becomes the mystery man known as **[[Captain Fearless]]**. [Captain Fearless #1] | * After he is visited by the spirit of his Revolutionary War era ancestor, John Fearless dresses in buckskins and becomes the mystery man known as **[[Captain Fearless]]**. [Captain Fearless #1] | ||
- | * [[Sgt. Dick Carter]] of the United States Border Patrol begins adventures guarding the U.S.-Mexico border. [Captain Fearless #1] | + | * [[Dick Carter|Sgt. Dick Carter]] of the United States Border Patrol begins adventures guarding the U.S.-Mexico border. [Captain Fearless #1] |
* Joe Smith operates as the mystery man known as **[[Alias X]]** (he is actually just called X). //Note: According to the initial story, X has been fighting crime for about a year by this time.// [Captain Fearless #1] | * Joe Smith operates as the mystery man known as **[[Alias X]]** (he is actually just called X). //Note: According to the initial story, X has been fighting crime for about a year by this time.// [Captain Fearless #1] | ||
* [[Diamond Jim]], adventurer, begins adventures. [Captain Fearless #1] | * [[Diamond Jim]], adventurer, begins adventures. [Captain Fearless #1] | ||
- | * [[Capt. Hannibal Stone]] (originally called Capt. Hannibal Storms), ace investigator of the Naval Marine Intelligance, | + | * [[Hannibal Stone|Capt. Hannibal Stone]] (originally called Capt. Hannibal Storms), ace investigator of the Naval Marine Intelligance, |
* The unnamed son of the Unknown Soldier becomes the mystery man known as **[[Citizen Smith]]**. [Captain Fearless #1] | * The unnamed son of the Unknown Soldier becomes the mystery man known as **[[Citizen Smith]]**. [Captain Fearless #1] | ||
* [[Pat Corrigan]], trooper, begins adventures. [Captain Fearless #1] | * [[Pat Corrigan]], trooper, begins adventures. [Captain Fearless #1] | ||
* Joan Wayne, stenographer, | * Joan Wayne, stenographer, | ||
- | * [[Corp. Rusty Dugan]] begins adventures as a member of the French Foreign Legion. [Captain Fearless #1] | + | * [[Rusty Dugan|Corp. Rusty Dugan]] begins adventures as a member of the French Foreign Legion. [Captain Fearless #1] |
- | * The magical mystery man known as **[[Mister Miracle]]** begins adventures. [Captain Fearless #1] | + | * The magical mystery man known as **[[Mister Miracle (Earth-4)|Mister Miracle]]** begins adventures. [Captain Fearless #1] |
* Michael Shelby (the Green Mask II) meets Olivia Tracy, his love interest, when the Green Mask II proves that her uncle John Healey is innocent of murdering his partner, who faked his death. They also meet Olivia' | * Michael Shelby (the Green Mask II) meets Olivia Tracy, his love interest, when the Green Mask II proves that her uncle John Healey is innocent of murdering his partner, who faked his death. They also meet Olivia' | ||
* **" | * **" | ||
- | * Jim O' | + | * Jim O' |
* **The Fang**, recurring criminal foe of the Black Fury and Chuck, has his last recorded battle with Black Fury. [Fantastic Comics #21] | * **The Fang**, recurring criminal foe of the Black Fury and Chuck, has his last recorded battle with Black Fury. [Fantastic Comics #21] | ||
* **Flip Falcon**' | * **Flip Falcon**' | ||
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* Lens Crockett, photographer, | * Lens Crockett, photographer, | ||
* **Lt. Drake**' | * **Lt. Drake**' | ||
- | * Jack Cody becomes the western-based mystery man known as **[[the Black Rider]]**. [Weird Comics #17] | + | * Jack Cody becomes the western-based mystery man known as **[[Black Rider|the Black Rider]]**. [Weird Comics #17] |
- | * Jerry Steele becomes a patriotic mystery man called | + | * **[[U.S. Jones]]** |
* **[[Lu-Nar]]** arrives on Earth and begins adventures as a mystery man. //Note: Lu-Nar (often called Lunar) is likely a member of an offshoot of the Martian race, which is ten times stronger than humans.// [Wonderworld Comics #28] | * **[[Lu-Nar]]** arrives on Earth and begins adventures as a mystery man. //Note: Lu-Nar (often called Lunar) is likely a member of an offshoot of the Martian race, which is ten times stronger than humans.// [Wonderworld Comics #28] | ||
+ | * June 9: Modifying a useless black-light ray device sent to her father to create her blackout ray, Sandra Knight decides to start adventuring as a costumed mystery-woman called **[[Phantom Lady (Earth-4)|Phantom Lady]]**, and soon creates a yellow and green costume for herself, as well as equipping the front and the back of a black roadster with blackout rays. In her first case as a costumed mystery-woman, | ||
=== July, 1941 === | === July, 1941 === | ||
- | * Shannon Kane becomes a mystery woman known as **[[the Spider Queen]]**, often assisted by plainclothes detective Mike O' | + | * Shannon Kane becomes a mystery woman known as **[[Spider Queen|the Spider Queen]]**, often assisted by plainclothes detective Mike O' |
* [[Nagana, the Queen of Evil]], a criminal mastermind, begins adventures. [Fantastic Comics #22] | * [[Nagana, the Queen of Evil]], a criminal mastermind, begins adventures. [Fantastic Comics #22] | ||
* **Captain Kidd**' | * **Captain Kidd**' | ||
* **D-13**' | * **D-13**' | ||
- | * Samson battles the Japanese agent known as [[the Dragon]] and his sister, [[Orchid]], in **only two cases**. [Fantastic Comics #22, Samson #6] | + | * Samson battles the Japanese agent known as [[Dragon (villain)|the Dragon]] and his sister, [[Orchid |
* **The Wasp**, recurring criminal foe of Samson, has his last recorded battle with Samson. [Samson #6] | * **The Wasp**, recurring criminal foe of Samson, has his last recorded battle with Samson. [Samson #6] | ||
* [[Dirk Delancey]], convict-turned-special agent, begins adventures. [Samson #6] | * [[Dirk Delancey]], convict-turned-special agent, begins adventures. [Samson #6] | ||
- | * Barry Graham becomes the tuxedo-clad mystery man known as **[[the Topper]]**. [Samson #6] | + | * Barry Graham becomes the tuxedo-clad mystery man known as **[[Topper|the Topper]]**. [Samson #6] |
* [[Peg Miller]], girl detective, begins adventures. [Samson #6] | * [[Peg Miller]], girl detective, begins adventures. [Samson #6] | ||
* [[Swoop Curtis]], aviator, begins adventures. [Weird Comics #18] | * [[Swoop Curtis]], aviator, begins adventures. [Weird Comics #18] | ||
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* **Citizen Smith**' | * **Citizen Smith**' | ||
* The Green Mask II battles a costumed killer called the Manx, who is equipped with a steel claw on a band on his right wrist. //Note: The Manx, a male minx, resembles DC's Wildcat, except with a brown costume.// [The Green Mask, Mystery Men Comics #26 (September, 1941)] | * The Green Mask II battles a costumed killer called the Manx, who is equipped with a steel claw on a band on his right wrist. //Note: The Manx, a male minx, resembles DC's Wildcat, except with a brown costume.// [The Green Mask, Mystery Men Comics #26 (September, 1941)] | ||
- | * Samson battles recurring criminal foe [[the Wasp]], a bald midget killer, for the first time. [Big 3 #5] | + | * Samson battles recurring criminal foe [[Wasp (Earth-4)|the Wasp]], a bald midget killer, for the first time. [Big 3 #5] |
+ | * When the Hermese Embassy in Washington, D.C., burns down, killing the ambassador, the tiny Asian nation of Herma blames the U.S. and threatens war. Phantom Lady discovers that the fire was caused by agents of Imperial Japan, who plan to step in and take over Herma in the guise of protecting it from the U.S. Phantom Lady finds and rescues Ambassador Kivoya of Herma, ending the threat of war between the U.S. and Herma. //Note: Imperial Japan is referred to in this story as Kioland.// [Phantom Lady, Police Comics #2 (September, 1941)] | ||
=== August, 1941 === | === August, 1941 === | ||
- | * Jack Castle, a criminal scientist, has his brain transferred into the body of a gorilla and begins his war on mankind as [[the Gorilla]]. [Blue Beetle #9] | + | * Jack Castle, a criminal scientist, has his brain transferred into the body of a gorilla and begins his war on mankind as [[Gorilla|the Gorilla]]. [Blue Beetle #9] |
- | * Jake Baxter becomes the aviator mystery man known as **[[the Blackbird]]**. [Blue Beetle #9] | + | * Jake Baxter becomes the aviator mystery man known as **[[Blackbird|the Blackbird]]**. [Blue Beetle #9] |
* [[Davy the Wish Master]] is an ordinary, poverty-stricken boy suddenly given the magical ability to have his wishes granted. [Blue Beetle #9] | * [[Davy the Wish Master]] is an ordinary, poverty-stricken boy suddenly given the magical ability to have his wishes granted. [Blue Beetle #9] | ||
- | * Two adventurers from the 19th century, [[the Yank and the Rebel]], arrive in the 20th century to help America in her hour of need. [Flame #7] | + | * Two adventurers from the 19th century, [[Yank (Earth-4)|the Yank]] and [[Rebel (Earth-4)|the Rebel]], arrive in the 20th century to help America in her hour of need. [Flame #7] |
* **[[Tumbler]]**, | * **[[Tumbler]]**, | ||
- | * Gary Kennedy dies and returns as the ghostly mystery man, **[[the Wraith]]**, able to briefly possess people as well as create a solid form of his Gary Kennedy identity when needed. [Mystery Men Comics #27] | + | * Gary Kennedy dies and returns as the ghostly mystery man, **[[Wraith|the Wraith]]**, able to briefly possess people as well as create a solid form of his Gary Kennedy identity when needed. [Mystery Men Comics #27] |
* Linda Dale gains super-powers and becomes **[[Flame Girl]]**, the Flame' | * Linda Dale gains super-powers and becomes **[[Flame Girl]]**, the Flame' | ||
* U.S. Jones joins the Secret Service as an agent. [Wonderworld Comics #30] | * U.S. Jones joins the Secret Service as an agent. [Wonderworld Comics #30] | ||
+ | * After Don Borden is kidnapped by a Nazi spy nest, Phantom Lady frees him and helps subdue the spies after being framed for the kidnapping herself, and Don begins to notice her resemblance to Sandra Knight. [Phantom Lady, Police Comics #3 (October, 1941)] | ||
=== September, 1941 === | === September, 1941 === | ||
* **Samson** and **David**' | * **Samson** and **David**' | ||
- | * Dan Kenneth, art aficionado, becomes the Roman-themed mystery man known as **[[the Gladiator]]**. [Fantastic Comics #23] | + | * Dan Kenneth, art aficionado, becomes the Roman-themed mystery man known as **[[Gladiator|the Gladiator]]**. [Fantastic Comics #23] |
* **Dynamo**' | * **Dynamo**' | ||
* **The Gorilla**' | * **The Gorilla**' | ||
+ | * Phantom Lady saves Don Borden and the English ambassador from two Nazi spies named Kurtz and Heine, who sabotaged a dirigible before a test flight with a time bomb and replaced the American crew with Germans. [Phantom Lady, Police Comics #4 (November, 1941)] | ||
=== October, 1941 === | === October, 1941 === | ||
- | * Katie Conn becomes the Cat-Man' | + | * Katie Conn becomes the Cat-Man' |
- | * FBI agent Craig Williams becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Hood]]**. [Cat-Man Comics #5] | + | * FBI agent Craig Williams becomes the mystery man known as **[[Hood|the Hood]]**. [Cat-Man Comics #5] |
* [[Captain Aero]], a pilot fighting the Japanese in the Pacific Theater of World War II, begins adventures. [Captain Aero Comics #1] | * [[Captain Aero]], a pilot fighting the Japanese in the Pacific Theater of World War II, begins adventures. [Captain Aero Comics #1] | ||
* Major Hornet, aide to U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, becomes the mystery man known as **[[Flagman]]**, | * Major Hornet, aide to U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, becomes the mystery man known as **[[Flagman]]**, | ||
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* **Blackbird**' | * **Blackbird**' | ||
* **Tumbler**' | * **Tumbler**' | ||
+ | * Phantom Lady exposes Captain Ortega of Parador as a Nazi spy and stops him before he can sink a U.S. Navy ship. [Phantom Lady, Police Comics #5 (December, 1941)] | ||
=== November, 1941 === | === November, 1941 === | ||
- | * Rusty (Flagman' | + | * Rusty (Flagman' |
* U.S. Jones battles the fang-toothed villain [[Moloch]], who is a Nazi agent and master of disguise, during a **single case**, but Moloch may have appeared earlier. [U.S. Jones #2] | * U.S. Jones battles the fang-toothed villain [[Moloch]], who is a Nazi agent and master of disguise, during a **single case**, but Moloch may have appeared earlier. [U.S. Jones #2] | ||
- | * U.S. Jones battles his recurring criminal foe, [[the Crimson Saint]], in **two cases**. [U.S. Jones #2] | + | * U.S. Jones battles his recurring criminal foe, [[Crimson Saint|the Crimson Saint]], in **two cases**. [U.S. Jones #2] |
* **Grumbler Harris**, pal of U.S. Jones, makes his last appearance. [U.S. Jones #2] | * **Grumbler Harris**, pal of U.S. Jones, makes his last appearance. [U.S. Jones #2] | ||
* **Dirk Delancey**' | * **Dirk Delancey**' | ||
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* **Black Rider**' | * **Black Rider**' | ||
* **Swoop Curtis**' | * **Swoop Curtis**' | ||
- | * **[[The Rapier]]**, a mystery man, has a **single case**. [Weird Comics #20] | + | * **[[Rapier|The Rapier]]**, a mystery man, has a **single case**. [Weird Comics #20] |
* **Patty O' | * **Patty O' | ||
* **Yarko the Great**' | * **Yarko the Great**' | ||
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=== December, 1941 === | === December, 1941 === | ||
+ | * Phantom Lady captures a group of Nazi spies after Sir Edward Hendville is murdered at the English Embassy during a war-relief masquerade. [Phantom Lady, Police Comics #7 (February, 1942)] | ||
* December 7: With the entry of the United States into World War II, several mystery men abandon their costumed identities and enlist. Some die during the war, while most of the others that survive the war simply never return to their costumed identities. [speculation based on the fact that Fox Feature Publications went bankrupt in early 1942 and ceased publishing, ending the adventures of a number of mystery men and adventurers] | * December 7: With the entry of the United States into World War II, several mystery men abandon their costumed identities and enlist. Some die during the war, while most of the others that survive the war simply never return to their costumed identities. [speculation based on the fact that Fox Feature Publications went bankrupt in early 1942 and ceased publishing, ending the adventures of a number of mystery men and adventurers] | ||
- | * Inspired by the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II, the patriotic | + | * Inspired by the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II, the patriotic |
- | * On December 9, U.S. war correspondent Jack Wayne is blinded by the Nazis while in Germany. A doctor calling himself Doctor Dismal gives him a special pair of glasses that enables him to see, and he becomes the mystery man known as **[[Blackout]]**, | + | * On December 9, U.S. war correspondent Jack Wayne is blinded by the Nazis while in Germany. A doctor calling himself Doctor Dismal gives him a special pair of glasses that enables him to see, and he becomes the mystery man known as **[[Blackout (Jack Wayne)|Blackout]]**, |
* After being shipwrecked, | * After being shipwrecked, | ||
* [[Al Addin]], a young boy, gains a magic lamp with a genie at his command and begins adventures. [Cat-Man Comics #7] | * [[Al Addin]], a young boy, gains a magic lamp with a genie at his command and begins adventures. [Cat-Man Comics #7] | ||
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* **Gladiator**' | * **Gladiator**' | ||
* **Nightbird**' | * **Nightbird**' | ||
- | * **Green Mask** and **Domino**' | + | * **Green Mask** and **Domino**' |
* **Wraith**' | * **Wraith**' | ||
- | * **Lynx** and **Blackie**' | + | * **Lynx** and **Blackie**' |
* **Zanzibar**' | * **Zanzibar**' | ||
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=== January, 1942 === | === January, 1942 === | ||
- | * **[[The Mystery Men of America]]** is formed by eight costumed mystery-men: | + | * **[[Mystery Men of America|The Mystery Men of America]]** is formed by eight costumed mystery-men: |
* Lee Ainsley, counter-espionage agent, is believed to be killed but fights Nazi agents under the name [[Black Friday]]. [Cat-Man Comics #8] | * Lee Ainsley, counter-espionage agent, is believed to be killed but fights Nazi agents under the name [[Black Friday]]. [Cat-Man Comics #8] | ||
- | * **[[Volton II]]** appears. //Note: This is an android with all of the original Volton' | + | * **[[Volton (android)|Volton II]]** appears. //Note: This is an android with all of the original Volton' |
- | * Mickey Matthews and Katie Conn (the Kitten) form [[the Little Leaders]], a duo team of teenaged crime-fighters. [Cat-Man Comics #8] | + | * Mickey Matthews and Katie Conn (the Kitten) form [[Little Leaders|the Little Leaders]], a duo team of teenaged crime-fighters. [Cat-Man Comics #8] |
* **Queen of Evil**' | * **Queen of Evil**' | ||
* **Banshee**' | * **Banshee**' | ||
* **Yank Wilson**' | * **Yank Wilson**' | ||
+ | * Sandra Knight, Senator Henry Knight, and Don Borden visit Havana, Cuba, where Phantom Lady and Don round up a group of Nazis planning to take over the island nation in a coup. [Phantom Lady, Police Comics #8 (March, 1942)] | ||
=== February, 1942 === | === February, 1942 === | ||
* [[Captain Aero's Sky Scouts]] (youngsters Jimmy Blair and Bobby Blair) begin adventures. //Note: The Sky Scouts may have appeared in earlier issues.// [Captain Aero Comics #4] | * [[Captain Aero's Sky Scouts]] (youngsters Jimmy Blair and Bobby Blair) begin adventures. //Note: The Sky Scouts may have appeared in earlier issues.// [Captain Aero Comics #4] | ||
- | * Dan Collins, playboy millionaire, | + | * Dan Collins, playboy millionaire, |
=== March, 1942 === | === March, 1942 === | ||
- | * World War I flying ace Chuck Benson returns to his old identity of **[[the Phantom Falcon]]**, costumed aviator, and begins adventures fighting the Axis in the skies above Europe and Asia. [Cat-Man Comics #10] | + | * World War I flying ace Chuck Benson returns to his old identity of **[[Phantom Falcon|the Phantom Falcon]]**, costumed aviator, and begins adventures fighting the Axis in the skies above Europe and Asia. [Cat-Man Comics #10] |
=== April, 1942 === | === April, 1942 === | ||
* **Black Fury** and **Chuck**' | * **Black Fury** and **Chuck**' | ||
- | * Dianne Grayson becomes the mystery woman known as **[[the Spider Widow]]**. [Feature Comics #57] | ||
* Sparkington J. Northrup, an American orphan raised in England by his adoptive father, Lord Wellington Northrup of Suppleshire, | * Sparkington J. Northrup, an American orphan raised in England by his adoptive father, Lord Wellington Northrup of Suppleshire, | ||
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=== July, 1942 === | === July, 1942 === | ||
- | | + | * Dr. Peter Hall becomes the mystery man known as **[[Red Cross|the Red Cross]]**. [Captain Aero Comics #8] |
- | | + | |
* [[Hammerhead Hawley]] begins adventures. [Captain Aero Comics #8] | * [[Hammerhead Hawley]] begins adventures. [Captain Aero Comics #8] | ||
* Blue Beetle battles the Red Robe (who is likely the **Death Mask**), whom he unmasks as Otto Bohm, head of the Nazi Gestapo in the United States. ["Red Robe of Death," | * Blue Beetle battles the Red Robe (who is likely the **Death Mask**), whom he unmasks as Otto Bohm, head of the Nazi Gestapo in the United States. ["Red Robe of Death," | ||
* Blue Beetle battles the Japanese agent called the [[Yellow Fang]]. Joan Mason begins volunteering part-time as a nurse. ["The Terror of Yellow Fang," Blue Beetle #14 (September, 1942)] | * Blue Beetle battles the Japanese agent called the [[Yellow Fang]]. Joan Mason begins volunteering part-time as a nurse. ["The Terror of Yellow Fang," Blue Beetle #14 (September, 1942)] | ||
- | * Blue Beetle battles [[the Eye]], who uses powerful, instantaneous hypnotism to make people do his bidding. ["The Blue Beetle Matches Wits with the Eye," Blue Beetle #14 (September, 1942)] | + | * Blue Beetle battles [[Eye|the Eye]], who uses powerful, instantaneous hypnotism to make people do his bidding. ["The Blue Beetle Matches Wits with the Eye," Blue Beetle #14 (September, 1942)] |
- | * Sparkington J. Northrup arrives in the United States, and patrolmen Dan Garret (Blue Beetle) and his partner Mike Mannigan are assigned to protect him from Nazi Gestapo agents led by an assassin named Hautman, who seek to kidnap the boy, who is sent to live with the Cartwright family in New York City. After the Nazis make a second attempt to kidnap Sparkington, | + | * Sparkington J. Northrup arrives in the United States, and patrolmen Dan Garret (Blue Beetle) and his partner Mike Mannigan are assigned to protect him from Nazi Gestapo agents led by an assassin named Hautman, who seek to kidnap the boy, who is sent to live with the Cartwright family in New York City. After the Nazis make a second attempt to kidnap Sparkington, |
* Sparkington J. Northrup, alias Sparky, joins the League of Infinity, comprising members from several historical and future eras. [speculation] | * Sparkington J. Northrup, alias Sparky, joins the League of Infinity, comprising members from several historical and future eras. [speculation] | ||
+ | * One rainy night, Phantom Lady helps capture a group of Nazi saboteurs in Washington, D.C., after Sandra Knight and Don Borden find the corpse of a federal investigator. [Phantom Lady, Police Comics #11 (September, 1942)] | ||
=== August, 1942 === | === August, 1942 === | ||
* The Blue Beetle and Sparky battle [[Madam Fang]], a Japanese agent. //Note: Madam Fang's lieutenant, Moto, may be the father of the villainous scientist Dr. Tetsuo Moto and the grandfather of the heroic boy scientist Akira Moto; see " | * The Blue Beetle and Sparky battle [[Madam Fang]], a Japanese agent. //Note: Madam Fang's lieutenant, Moto, may be the father of the villainous scientist Dr. Tetsuo Moto and the grandfather of the heroic boy scientist Akira Moto; see " | ||
+ | * After Sandra Knight and her father Senator Henry Knight visit U.S. Army testing grounds to find new army tanks in poor shape, Sandra goes undercover by getting a job in the factory as a riveter, where she makes a friend named Maisie. Phantom Lady quickly discovers saboteurs at work damaging one tank with acid, sledgehammers, | ||
=== September, 1942 === | === September, 1942 === | ||
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* **The Phantom Falcon** dies while destroying a Japanese base and killing 20,000 Japanese soldiers, preventing an attack on the Allied forces. [Cat-Man Comics #15] | * **The Phantom Falcon** dies while destroying a Japanese base and killing 20,000 Japanese soldiers, preventing an attack on the Allied forces. [Cat-Man Comics #15] | ||
* **The Devil Dogs**' | * **The Devil Dogs**' | ||
+ | * Phantom Lady is framed for bombing a neutral foreign consul in Washington, D.C., and hunted by the law. While driving with her friend Maisie, Sandra Knight gives a ride to a woman wearing a Phantom Lady costume beneath her coat, and Phantom Lady discovers that she is an impostor working for Nazi agents. Phantom Lady stops their next plan, which is to bomb the White House. [Phantom Lady, Police Comics #13 (November, 1942)] | ||
=== October, 1942 === | === October, 1942 === | ||
- | * The Blue Beetle and Sparky battle [[the Mimic]], a master of disguise named Chalmers, who supposedly **dies**. ["Who is the Mimic?" | + | * The Blue Beetle and Sparky battle [[Mimic (Chalmers)|the Mimic]], a master of disguise named Chalmers, who supposedly **dies**. ["Who is the Mimic?" |
+ | * October 24-25: While Sandra Knight and her spinster Aunt Priscilla are visiting the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Phantom Lady stops two criminals working for a German spy from drugging the soldiers' | ||
=== November, 1942 === | === November, 1942 === | ||
* Sparky changes his nickname to **Spunky**. [Blue Beetle #18] | * Sparky changes his nickname to **Spunky**. [Blue Beetle #18] | ||
- | * The Blue Beetle and Spunky battle [[the Red Knight]], a German officer capitalizing on an ancient curse dating from the Crusades to gain a huge, invaluable diamond. ["The Case of the Red Knight," | + | * The Blue Beetle and Spunky battle [[Red Knight (German villain)|the Red Knight]], a German officer capitalizing on an ancient curse dating from the Crusades to gain a huge, invaluable diamond. ["The Case of the Red Knight," |
* **Hammerhead Hawley**' | * **Hammerhead Hawley**' | ||
+ | |||
+ | === December, 1942 === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Sandra Knight visits the home of Baron Thorpe, who runs an informal school instructing gullible women on how to be a spy. One young woman named Melinda uses her knowledge to plant a clock containing a dictagraph within it, then delivers it to Baron Thorpe, not realizing he is a real Nazi spy and has helped him learn when the U.S. Navy ship the //S.S. Ambria// is sailing the next day. Phantom Lady, suspecting Thorpe, rescues Melinda from from her imprisonment in Thorpe' | ||
==== circa 1942-1945 - World War II ==== | ==== circa 1942-1945 - World War II ==== | ||
* [[Ian Heath]], the Iron Corporal, has adventures as an American volunteer in the Australian army in New Guinea. [Army War Heroes #22-37] | * [[Ian Heath]], the Iron Corporal, has adventures as an American volunteer in the Australian army in New Guinea. [Army War Heroes #22-37] | ||
- | * [[Captain Rufus Archer]] and [[Corporal Jack]] have adventures. [Army War Heroes #24-29] | + | * [[Rufus Archer|Captain Rufus Archer]] and [[Corporal Jack]] have adventures. [Army War Heroes #24-29] |
- | * [[The American Eagle]], the most-feared fighter pilot in Europe' | + | * [[American Eagle|The American Eagle]], the most-feared fighter pilot in Europe' |
- | * [[The Devil' | + | * [[Devil' |
==== 1943 ==== | ==== 1943 ==== | ||
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* **V-Man**' | * **V-Man**' | ||
* **Spark Stevens**' | * **Spark Stevens**' | ||
- | * Spider | + | * Spider |
* The Masters of the Elements (minor incarnations of the Olympian gods) save the life of a toddler named David Crandall, son of Floyd and Myra Crandall, also imbuing him with some of their power over fire, earth, air, and water, which will turn him into Nature Boy thirteen years later. [Nature Boy #3] | * The Masters of the Elements (minor incarnations of the Olympian gods) save the life of a toddler named David Crandall, son of Floyd and Myra Crandall, also imbuing him with some of their power over fire, earth, air, and water, which will turn him into Nature Boy thirteen years later. [Nature Boy #3] | ||
=== February, 1943 === | === February, 1943 === | ||
- | * Sherlock Holmes battles arch-foe [[Professor Moriarty]], who is still alive and in league with the Nazis. Moriarty supposedly dies at the conclusion of this case, but in reality he survives once more. [Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943 Universal Studios film)] | + | * Sherlock Holmes battles arch-foe [[James Moriarty|Professor Moriarty]], who is still alive and in league with the Nazis. Moriarty supposedly dies at the conclusion of this case, but in reality he survives once more. [Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943 Universal Studios film)] |
=== April, 1943 === | === April, 1943 === | ||
- | * In the city of Knickerbocker, | + | * In the city of Knickerbocker, |
* Sherlock Holmes has a case in the United States. [Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943 Universal Studios film)] | * Sherlock Holmes has a case in the United States. [Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943 Universal Studios film)] | ||
* Dan Garret (Blue Beetle) quits the police force to enlist as an intelligence agent, spending a few months in training until his graduation at this time, alongside his new friend Bill Dailey. ["The Case of the Transformation," | * Dan Garret (Blue Beetle) quits the police force to enlist as an intelligence agent, spending a few months in training until his graduation at this time, alongside his new friend Bill Dailey. ["The Case of the Transformation," | ||
+ | * Phantom Lady (Sandra Knight) saves her father Senator Henry Knight from being killed by a time-bomb set beneath his house by criminals. //Note: This is the first of three murder attempts on Senator Knight or his daughter over two months.// [" | ||
+ | * April 25: During an Easter egg hunt at the Knight estate, Sandra Knight and Don Borden uncover a plot by a man dressed as the Easter Bunny to kill Senator Henry Knight with explosives in the shape of golden eggs. Phantom Lady unmasks the Easter Bunny as Killer Dan, a criminal whom Knight sentenced to prison ten years ago when he was a judge. //Note: Phantom Lady wears a black domino mask in this story. This is the second of three murder attempts on Senator Knight or his daughter over two months.// [" | ||
=== May, 1943 === | === May, 1943 === | ||
- | * [[Captain Willy Shultz]], an American officer in North Africa (the Germans withdrew from North Africa in May of 1943, hence the first half of the series takes place before and during that withdrawal) of German extraction is falsely accused of a battlefield murder, supposedly having killed his commanding officer who was actually killed by a German soldier. He gets railroaded into a court-martial and is convicted of murder and sentenced to hang, though he escapes into the desert and dons the uniform of a dead German soldier, seeking refuge in the Afrika Corps. ["The Charge Is Murder," | + | * [[Willy Shultz|Captain Willy Shultz]], an American officer in North Africa (the Germans withdrew from North Africa in May of 1943, hence the first half of the series takes place before and during that withdrawal) of German extraction is falsely accused of a battlefield murder, supposedly having killed his commanding officer who was actually killed by a German soldier. He gets railroaded into a court-martial and is convicted of murder and sentenced to hang, though he escapes into the desert and dons the uniform of a dead German soldier, seeking refuge in the Afrika Corps. ["The Charge Is Murder," |
- | * Phantom Lady teams up with the Raven. [Police Comics #20] | + | * Sandra Knight (Phantom Lady) is nearly murdered by two assassins working for a gang boss who wants to get even with her father Senator Henry Knight for his racket-busting. //Note: This is the third of three murder attempts on Senator Knight or his daughter over two months.// [Phantom Lady, Police Comics #19 (May, 1943)] |
=== June, 1943 === | === June, 1943 === | ||
- | * Sgt. Rip Jagger, the last remaining U.S. soldier on a small island in the South Pacific, is taught martial arts by a Japanese martial arts master known only as Sensei after saving the life of his granddaughter, | + | * Sgt. Rip Jagger, the last remaining U.S. soldier on a small island in the South Pacific, is taught martial arts by a Japanese martial arts master known only as Sensei after saving the life of his granddaughter, |
- | * Phantom Lady teams up with both Spider Widow and the Raven. [Feature Comics #70, Police Comics #21] | + | * Receiving a note from Detective Mike O'Bell that Senator Henry Knight is being held prisoner, |
+ | * Detective Mike O'Bell introduces Sandra Knight (Phantom Lady) to Shannon Kane (the Spider Queen), in order to capture the gang responsible for the assassination attempts on Sandra and her father, Senator Henry Knight. But after the Spider Queen and Phantom Lady track down the gang leader and fight the gang with O' | ||
+ | * The gang responsible for trying to assassinate Senator Henry Knight lures Phantom Lady, the Spider Queen, and Detective Mike O'Bell into a trap by sending a note to Phantom Lady purportedly from the Spider Queen challenging her to a duel, while the Spider Queen receives a similar note. Spying on the two as they duel, the gangsters recognize them without their masks before they start shooting at them, striking O'Bell with a bullet in the back. Phantom Lady and the Spider Queen capture the killers and hand them over to the police, while O'Bell is hospitalized for a few weeks. [" | ||
=== July, 1943 === | === July, 1943 === | ||
- | * Phantom Lady has her last team-up with both Spider Widow and the Raven. [Feature Comics #71, Police Comics #22] | + | * While talking on the phone with Sandra Knight (Phantom Lady), Shannon Kane (the Spider Queen) is kidnapped by a gang and taken to the remote Lookout Hotel. There Shannon finds that Detective Mike O' |
+ | * Detective Mike O'Bell attempts to end the feud between the Spider Queen and Phantom Lady by forcing them to work together, only to put all their lives in danger when gangsters try to kill them. Working together, they defeat the gang, and the two heroines become friends at last. [" | ||
+ | * Saying goodbye to the Spider Queen and Detective Mike O' | ||
=== August, 1943 === | === August, 1943 === | ||
- | * **Spider Widow**' | + | * In her last solo case, **Phantom Lady** |
- | * **Phantom Lady**'s last solo case during World War II. [Police Comics #23] | + | |
=== September, 1943 === | === September, 1943 === | ||
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=== October, 1943 === | === October, 1943 === | ||
- | * Dr. Malcolm Muir becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Grey Mask]]**, assisted by the Dove. [Suspense Comics #1] | + | * Dr. Malcolm Muir becomes the mystery man known as **[[Grey Mask|the Grey Mask]]**, assisted by the Dove. [Suspense Comics #1] |
* [[Martin Corliss]], a private detective known as the Tracker, begins adventures. [Suspense Comics #1] | * [[Martin Corliss]], a private detective known as the Tracker, begins adventures. [Suspense Comics #1] | ||
* [[Sunset Kid]], private detective, begins adventures. [Suspense Comics #1] | * [[Sunset Kid]], private detective, begins adventures. [Suspense Comics #1] | ||
* [[Boxie Weaver]], prize fighter, begin adventures. [Blue Beetle (Holyoke) #28] | * [[Boxie Weaver]], prize fighter, begin adventures. [Blue Beetle (Holyoke) #28] | ||
- | * October 22: Phantom Lady leaves the Mystery Men of America to form **[[the All-Girl Squad]]** with Miss Victory, Spider | + | * October 22: Phantom Lady leaves the Mystery Men of America to form **[[All-Girl Squad|the All-Girl Squad]]** with Miss Victory, Spider |
=== November, 1943 === | === November, 1943 === | ||
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=== December, 1943 === | === December, 1943 === | ||
- | * [[The Mysterious Traveler]] first appears, telling tales of mystery, detection, and suspense. //Note: A number of early episodes state that, prior to becoming the Mysterious Traveler, he practised medicine or worked as a coroner, usually under the name Dr. Smith.// [The Mysterious Traveler (1943 Mutual Broadcasting System radio series); Mysterious Traveler Comics #1; The Mysterious Traveler Magazine] | + | * [[Mysterious Traveler|The Mysterious Traveler]] first appears, telling tales of mystery, detection, and suspense. //Note: A number of early episodes state that, prior to becoming the Mysterious Traveler, he practised medicine or worked as a coroner, usually under the name Dr. Smith.// [The Mysterious Traveler (1943 Mutual Broadcasting System radio series); Mysterious Traveler Comics #1; The Mysterious Traveler Magazine] |
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* Capt. Lloyd Raleigh of U.S. Army Intelligence becomes the mystery man known as **[[Boomerang]]**, | * Capt. Lloyd Raleigh of U.S. Army Intelligence becomes the mystery man known as **[[Boomerang]]**, | ||
- | * [[Molly O' | + | * [[Molly O' |
* [[Captain Flight]], aviator, begins adventures. [Captain Flight Comics #1] | * [[Captain Flight]], aviator, begins adventures. [Captain Flight Comics #1] | ||
* [[Ace Reynolds]], war correspondent, | * [[Ace Reynolds]], war correspondent, | ||
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=== April, 1944 === | === April, 1944 === | ||
- | * [[The Hell's Angels]], a trio of soldiers ([[Lank Strong]], [[Clem West]], and [[Gil Little]]) in the Pacific Theater of World War II, begin adventures fighting the Japanese in the South Pacific. [Sparkling Stars #1] | + | * [[Hell's Angels|The Hell's Angels]], a trio of soldiers ([[Lank Strong]], [[Clem West]], and [[Gil Little]]) in the Pacific Theater of World War II, begin adventures fighting the Japanese in the South Pacific. [Sparkling Stars #1] |
* Joan Mason, reporter friend of the Blue Beetle, begins solo adventures. [Blue Beetle #31] | * Joan Mason, reporter friend of the Blue Beetle, begins solo adventures. [Blue Beetle #31] | ||
* [[Dusty Dugan]] has a **single case**. [Power Comics #1] | * [[Dusty Dugan]] has a **single case**. [Power Comics #1] | ||
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=== May, 1944 === | === May, 1944 === | ||
- | * Michael Shawn, taxi driver (originally named Matty Martin), dons a tuxedo and top hat to become the mystery man known as **[[the Reckoner]]**, | + | * Michael Shawn, taxi driver (originally named Matty Martin), dons a tuxedo and top hat to become the mystery man known as **[[Reckoner|the Reckoner]]**, |
- | * Dennis Quinn, air ace of World War I, fights in World War II as the aviator mystery man known as **[[the Golden Eagle]]**, accompanied by his pet eagle, Liberty. [Contact Comics #1] | + | * Dennis Quinn, air ace of World War I, fights in World War II as the aviator mystery man known as **[[Golden Eagle|the Golden Eagle]]**, accompanied by his pet eagle, Liberty. [Contact Comics #1] |
- | * Col. Moore Williams becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Flamingo]]**. [Contact Comics #1] | + | * Col. Moore Williams becomes the mystery man known as **[[Flamingo|the Flamingo]]**. [Contact Comics #1] |
* Mary Roche, a physical therapist and aviator, becomes the leatherclad mystery woman known as **[[Black Venus]]**. [Contact Comics #1] | * Mary Roche, a physical therapist and aviator, becomes the leatherclad mystery woman known as **[[Black Venus]]**. [Contact Comics #1] | ||
* [[Tommy Tomahawk]], pilot, begins adventures accompanied by his pal, Red Wing. [Contact Comics #1] | * [[Tommy Tomahawk]], pilot, begins adventures accompanied by his pal, Red Wing. [Contact Comics #1] | ||
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=== June, 1944 === | === June, 1944 === | ||
- | * On his 15th birthday, schoolboy Johnny Green becomes the super-powered mystery man **[[the Green Mask III]]** when he screams emotionally. //Note: Johnny' | + | * On his 15th birthday, schoolboy Johnny Green becomes the super-powered mystery man **[[Green Mask (Johnny Green)|the Green Mask III]]** when he screams emotionally. //Note: Johnny' |
* Capt. Patrick Kelly, a U.S. Army Air Force pilot in the Pacific Theatre of War, becomes known as [[Rocket Kelly]] after he is shot down on the Burma Road, is imprisoned by Japanese soldiers, and finally escapes by affixing a rocket to his plane that he got from a dying fellow prisoner who is a brilliant engineer. Capt. Kelly is accompanied by Corp. Whacky, a former Brooklyn cab driver who acts as his gunner and mechanic in their modified plane, the Rocket-Avenger. Kelly' | * Capt. Patrick Kelly, a U.S. Army Air Force pilot in the Pacific Theatre of War, becomes known as [[Rocket Kelly]] after he is shot down on the Burma Road, is imprisoned by Japanese soldiers, and finally escapes by affixing a rocket to his plane that he got from a dying fellow prisoner who is a brilliant engineer. Capt. Kelly is accompanied by Corp. Whacky, a former Brooklyn cab driver who acts as his gunner and mechanic in their modified plane, the Rocket-Avenger. Kelly' | ||
- | * [[Satan]], the evil prince of darkness and the king of racketeers, begins adventures. [Suspense Comics #5] | + | * [[Satan (Earth-4)|Satan]], the evil prince of darkness and the king of racketeers, begins adventures. [Suspense Comics #5] |
* **[[Black Raider]]** begins adventures. [Power Comics #3] | * **[[Black Raider]]** begins adventures. [Power Comics #3] | ||
* **[[Doctor Mephisto]]** begins adventures. [Power Comics #3] | * **[[Doctor Mephisto]]** begins adventures. [Power Comics #3] | ||
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* [[Danny King]], the famed circus animal trainer called the King of the Beasts, begins adventures. [Yellowjacket Comics #1] | * [[Danny King]], the famed circus animal trainer called the King of the Beasts, begins adventures. [Yellowjacket Comics #1] | ||
* Juan Martinez becomes known as [[Fip, the Filipino Kid]], Phillippine resistance fighter and spy who works against the Japanese occupation of the Phillippines and spies in Japan for the U.S.. [Yellowjacket Comics #1] | * Juan Martinez becomes known as [[Fip, the Filipino Kid]], Phillippine resistance fighter and spy who works against the Japanese occupation of the Phillippines and spies in Japan for the U.S.. [Yellowjacket Comics #1] | ||
- | * Anteas (Antaeus) of Greek myth, in the form of a statue sculpted by his descendant, artist Adam Anteas, Jr., becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Bouncer]]**. [The Bouncer #10] | + | * Anteas (Antaeus) of Greek myth, in the form of a statue sculpted by his descendant, artist Adam Anteas, Jr., becomes the mystery man known as **[[Bouncer|the Bouncer]]**. [The Bouncer #10] |
- | * [[Kitty Kelly]], adventuress, | + | * [[Kitty Kelly]], adventuress, |
* During the " | * During the " | ||
* **Boomerang** and **Diana**' | * **Boomerang** and **Diana**' | ||
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=== August, 1944 === | === August, 1944 === | ||
- | * Tetsuro Tanaka, a 13-year-old Japanese orphan, becomes **[[Tiger]]**, | + | * Tetsuro Tanaka, a 13-year-old Japanese orphan, becomes **[[Judomaster (Tiger Tanaka)|Tiger]]**, Judomaster' |
* Rocket Kelly and Whacky meet the mysterious Manta, leader of a primitive tribe in Burma. She soon joins Kelly and Whacky in their adventures. [The Bouncer #12] | * Rocket Kelly and Whacky meet the mysterious Manta, leader of a primitive tribe in Burma. She soon joins Kelly and Whacky in their adventures. [The Bouncer #12] | ||
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* [[Merciless the Sorceress]], | * [[Merciless the Sorceress]], | ||
* **[[Red Robbins]]**, | * **[[Red Robbins]]**, | ||
- | * [[Titan]], detective, begins adventures. [All Top Comics (1944)] | + | * [[Titan (detective)|Titan]], detective, begins adventures. [All Top Comics (1944)] |
* [[Johnny Earthquake]] begins adventures. [All Top Comics (1944)] | * [[Johnny Earthquake]] begins adventures. [All Top Comics (1944)] | ||
* **Kid Terrific**' | * **Kid Terrific**' | ||
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* Captain V changes his name to **the Puppeteer**. [All Good Comics (1944)] | * Captain V changes his name to **the Puppeteer**. [All Good Comics (1944)] | ||
- | * Anita (Ann) Morgan becomes the mystery woman known as **[[the Purple Tigress]]**. [All Good Comics (1944)] | + | * Anita (Ann) Morgan becomes the mystery woman known as **[[Purple Tigress|the Purple Tigress]]**. [All Good Comics (1944)] |
* In Harlem, Red Robbins meets black teenager Sam " | * In Harlem, Red Robbins meets black teenager Sam " | ||
- | * Jethro Dumont becomes **[[the Green Lama]]** and begins his adventures. //Note: this version of the Green Lama is the one designed by Mac Raboy and published by Spark Publications; | + | * Jethro Dumont becomes **[[Green Lama|the Green Lama]]** and begins his adventures. //Note: this version of the Green Lama is the one designed by Mac Raboy and published by Spark Publications; |
- | * Tuffy, Mickey, and Wellington Smith team up as the boy gang known as [[the Boy Champions]]. [Green Lama #1] | + | * Tuffy, Mickey, and Wellington Smith team up as the boy gang known as [[Boy Champions|the Boy Champions]]. [Green Lama #1] |
* Nerdy, bespectacled boy Wilbur Klutz gains super-powers and hires out his services as **[[Lieutenant Hercules]]**. [Green Lama #1] | * Nerdy, bespectacled boy Wilbur Klutz gains super-powers and hires out his services as **[[Lieutenant Hercules]]**. [Green Lama #1] | ||
* [[Rick Masters]], aviator, and his sidekick Mike, together nicknamed the Twin Eagles, begin adventures. [Green Lama #1] | * [[Rick Masters]], aviator, and his sidekick Mike, together nicknamed the Twin Eagles, begin adventures. [Green Lama #1] | ||
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=== November, 1944 === | === November, 1944 === | ||
- | * Steve Drake, FBI agent, becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Black Cobra]]**, spy smasher. An office boy at the FBI becomes his teenaged crime-fighting partner, **[[the Cobra Kid]]**. //Note: This is the Earth-4 version of the Black Cobra, a character originally published by Dynamic/ | + | * Steve Drake, FBI agent, becomes the mystery man known as **[[Black Cobra|the Black Cobra]]**, spy smasher. An office boy at the FBI becomes his teenaged crime-fighting partner, **[[Cobra Kid|the Cobra Kid]]**. //Note: This is the Earth-4 version of the Black Cobra, a character originally published by Dynamic/ |
* Rocket Kelly, Whacky, and Sue Andrews travel to the planet Selura. There, with the help of a dwarf ally named Sabio, they liberate the planet Selura from an Earthman named Dr. Malik, a scientist. Contacting Earth, they receive a reply stating that Kelly is the official Earth ambassador to Selura. On Earth, a rocketship capable of interplanetary travel called the New Yorker is built and launched into space, where it is magnetically pulled to Selura by Kelly. From this point on, Rocket Kelly becomes an interplanetary explorer and hero, traveling in a rocketship. //Note: Although it is not evident, the building of the New Yorker and the communications with Kelly on Selura are actually completely classified and top secret, known only to the highest levels. The public merely believes that a science fiction movie is being filmed. Probably the New Yorker was built using the same classified technology as that of Dr. Hans Zarkov, ally of Flash Gordon. It is never explained how Dr. Malik first traveled to Selura, but presumably he also had access to Zarkov' | * Rocket Kelly, Whacky, and Sue Andrews travel to the planet Selura. There, with the help of a dwarf ally named Sabio, they liberate the planet Selura from an Earthman named Dr. Malik, a scientist. Contacting Earth, they receive a reply stating that Kelly is the official Earth ambassador to Selura. On Earth, a rocketship capable of interplanetary travel called the New Yorker is built and launched into space, where it is magnetically pulled to Selura by Kelly. From this point on, Rocket Kelly becomes an interplanetary explorer and hero, traveling in a rocketship. //Note: Although it is not evident, the building of the New Yorker and the communications with Kelly on Selura are actually completely classified and top secret, known only to the highest levels. The public merely believes that a science fiction movie is being filmed. Probably the New Yorker was built using the same classified technology as that of Dr. Hans Zarkov, ally of Flash Gordon. It is never explained how Dr. Malik first traveled to Selura, but presumably he also had access to Zarkov' | ||
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- | * Col. Carver, retired, becomes the aviator mystery man known as **[[the Phantom Flyer]]** (also called the Flying Phantom), accompanied by his ward, Kenny, and has a **single case**. [Contact Comics #5] | + | * Col. Carver, retired, becomes the aviator mystery man known as **[[Phantom Flyer|the Phantom Flyer]]** (also called the Flying Phantom), accompanied by his ward, Kenny, and has a **single case**. [Contact Comics #5] |
=== February, 1945 === | === February, 1945 === | ||
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* Armed with a crossbow, editor Jon Dart of the Weekly Star becomes the mystery man known as **[[Swiftarrow]]**. [Golden Lad #1] | * Armed with a crossbow, editor Jon Dart of the Weekly Star becomes the mystery man known as **[[Swiftarrow]]**. [Golden Lad #1] | ||
* [[Johnny Hopper]], air rover, begins adventures. [Golden Lad #1] | * [[Johnny Hopper]], air rover, begins adventures. [Golden Lad #1] | ||
- | * Stretch, Rags, and Dickie team up as the boy gang known as [[the Kid Wizards]]. [Golden Lad #1] | + | * Stretch, Rags, and Dickie team up as the boy gang known as [[Kid Wizards|the Kid Wizards]]. [Golden Lad #1] |
* A small party of Nazis reach the Moon in an experimental rocket ship. There, they meet a race of telepathic aliens who do not breathe but live on cosmic rays. At first the Nazis are given free reign to live among the aliens, but their hatred soon causes discord among the alien civilization, | * A small party of Nazis reach the Moon in an experimental rocket ship. There, they meet a race of telepathic aliens who do not breathe but live on cosmic rays. At first the Nazis are given free reign to live among the aliens, but their hatred soon causes discord among the alien civilization, | ||
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=== November, 1945 === | === November, 1945 === | ||
- | * [[The Old Witch]] (also known as the Ancient Witch) appears for the first time, regaling listeners with tales of terror. [Yellowjacket Comics #7] | + | * [[Old Witch|The Old Witch]] (also known as the Ancient Witch) appears for the first time, regaling listeners with tales of terror. [Yellowjacket Comics #7] |
* Rocket Kelly battles **Diablo** for the last time. [Rocket Kelly #1] | * Rocket Kelly battles **Diablo** for the last time. [Rocket Kelly #1] | ||
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=== February, 1946 === | === February, 1946 === | ||
- | * Golden Lad battles criminal recurring enemy [[the Minstrel]] for the first time. [Golden Lad #4] | + | * Golden Lad battles criminal recurring enemy [[Minstrel (Earth-4)|the Minstrel]] for the first time. [Golden Lad #4] |
* **Atoman**' | * **Atoman**' | ||
* **Boy Champions**' | * **Boy Champions**' | ||
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=== December, 1946 === | === December, 1946 === | ||
- | * **[[The Blue Flame]]**, fire-powered mystery man, has a **single case**. [Captain Flight Comics #11] | + | * **[[Blue Flame|The Blue Flame]]**, fire-powered mystery man, has a **single case**. [Captain Flight Comics #11] |
* **Black Cobra** and **Cobra Kid**' | * **Black Cobra** and **Cobra Kid**' | ||
* **Torpedo Man**' | * **Torpedo Man**' | ||
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=== June, 1947 === | === June, 1947 === | ||
- | * Sandra Knight resumes her solo mystery woman career as **[[the Phantom Lady]]** with a new costume. [Phantom Lady #13] | + | * Sandra Knight resumes her solo mystery woman career as **the Phantom Lady** with a new costume. [Phantom Lady #13] |
=== July, 1947 === | === July, 1947 === | ||
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=== February, 1950 === | === February, 1950 === | ||
- | * Dan Garret returns to the U.S. after a year-and-a-half absence and becomes **[[the Blue Beetle]]** again. [Blue Beetle #58] | + | * Dan Garret returns to the U.S. after a year-and-a-half absence and becomes **the Blue Beetle** again. [Blue Beetle #58] |
* [[Jungle Lil]] begins adventures in the jungle. [Jungle Lil #1] | * [[Jungle Lil]] begins adventures in the jungle. [Jungle Lil #1] | ||
* [[Bwaani]] begins adventures. [Jungle Lil #1] | * [[Bwaani]] begins adventures. [Jungle Lil #1] | ||
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* **Jungle Lil**' | * **Jungle Lil**' | ||
* [[Monty Hall]] of the U.S. Marines has his first adventure as the Korean War breaks out. [Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines #1] | * [[Monty Hall]] of the U.S. Marines has his first adventure as the Korean War breaks out. [Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines #1] | ||
- | * [[Sgt. Sam " | + | * [[Tripoli Shores|Sgt. Sam " |
- | * [[Sgt. " | + | * [[Leatherneck Rogers|Sgt. " |
=== August, 1950 === | === August, 1950 === | ||
- | * [[Captain Atom]], a costumed adventurer equipped with devices based on proven scientific principles, begins adventures accompanied by friends Professor King, Rusty, Jeff, and Jill. [Captain Atom (Nation-Wide) #1] | + | * [[Captain Atom (adventurer)|Captain Atom]], a costumed adventurer equipped with devices based on proven scientific principles, begins adventures accompanied by friends Professor King, Rusty, Jeff, and Jill. [Captain Atom (Nation-Wide) #1] |
* [[Canteen Kate]] has adventures in Japan during the Korean War. [Fightin' | * [[Canteen Kate]] has adventures in Japan during the Korean War. [Fightin' | ||
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=== November, 1951 === | === November, 1951 === | ||
- | * [[Mr. and Mrs. Chase]], private detectives, begin adventures. Curtis Chase is a famous mystery writer and amateur sleuth, and Merry Chase is his wife. [Crime and Justice #5] | + | * Mr. and Mrs. Chase, private detectives, begin adventures. |
=== December, 1951 === | === December, 1951 === | ||
- | * During an experiment, a physicist named Dr. Eustus Riko transports an ape into Dimension 2-K-31, resulting in [[the Creature from Dimension 2-K-31]] (a genetically engineered, shape-changing, | + | * During an experiment, a physicist named Dr. Eustus Riko transports an ape into Dimension 2-K-31, resulting in [[Creature from Dimension 2-K-31|the Creature from Dimension 2-K-31]] (a genetically engineered, shape-changing, |
==== 1952 ==== | ==== 1952 ==== | ||
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=== March, 1952 === | === March, 1952 === | ||
- | * [[Police Inspector J.J. O' | + | * [[J.J. O' |
=== May, 1952 === | === May, 1952 === | ||
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=== July, 1952 === | === July, 1952 === | ||
- | * [[Spurs Jackson]], a cowboy, rancher, and electronic engineer, meets men from Mars led by Korok who land their flying saucer at Jackson' | + | * [[Spurs Jackson]], a cowboy, rancher, and electronic engineer, meets men from Mars led by Korok who land their flying saucer at Jackson' |
=== August, 1952 === | === August, 1952 === | ||
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=== October, 1952 === | === October, 1952 === | ||
- | * [[Dr. Tom " | + | * [[Ramar of the Jungle|Dr. Tom " |
* **Romeo Tubbs**' | * **Romeo Tubbs**' | ||
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=== August, 1953 === | === August, 1953 === | ||
- | * Tetsuro Tanaka, the former teenaged crime-fighting partner of Judomaster, at the age of 22 becomes **[[the Tiger]]**, Japan' | + | * Tetsuro Tanaka, the former teenaged crime-fighting partner of Judomaster, at the age of 22 becomes **the Tiger**, Japan' |
* [[Rip Ryan]], U.S. marshal of the western city of Cowtown, has first public case. [Cowboy Western Comics #46] | * [[Rip Ryan]], U.S. marshal of the western city of Cowtown, has first public case. [Cowboy Western Comics #46] | ||
* **Spurs Jackson**, **Hank Roper** and **Strong Bow**' | * **Spurs Jackson**, **Hank Roper** and **Strong Bow**' | ||
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- | * A middle-aged man identified only as [[the Teller of Tales]] begins telling stories of horror from his personal library. He keeps company with monsters who also act as storytellers called [[Freddie Demon]], [[Garry Ghoul]], [[Victor Vampire]], and [[Walter Werewolf]], although it should be noted that these are not their real names, since the Teller admits to making up these comical aliases for his own amusement. The Teller' | + | * A middle-aged man identified only as [[Teller of Tales|the Teller of Tales]] begins telling stories of horror from his personal library. He keeps company with monsters who also act as storytellers called [[Freddie Demon]], [[Garry Ghoul]], [[Victor Vampire]], and [[Walter Werewolf]], although it should be noted that these are not their real names, since the Teller admits to making up these comical aliases for his own amusement. The Teller' |
=== November, 1953 === | === November, 1953 === | ||
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=== December, 1953 === | === December, 1953 === | ||
- | * Death itself appears in the form of [[Doctor Death]] for the first time. [This Magazine Is Haunted (Charlton) #15] | + | * Death itself appears in the form of [[Doctor Death (Earth-4)|Doctor Death]] for the first time. [This Magazine Is Haunted (Charlton) #15] |
* The mummy of Rah Kamsis, an ancient Egyptian sorceress and witch of the dead, is briefly brought back to life by a ray invented by the famous scientist Prof. Vincent Huntley, who happens to be a direct descendant of Tutankhamun, | * The mummy of Rah Kamsis, an ancient Egyptian sorceress and witch of the dead, is briefly brought back to life by a ray invented by the famous scientist Prof. Vincent Huntley, who happens to be a direct descendant of Tutankhamun, | ||
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=== August, 1954 === | === August, 1954 === | ||
- | * After a few years of special classified work overseas for the Central Intelligence Department, Dan Garret returns to the U.S. Still a CID agent, he rejoins the New York Police Department as his cover and resumes his **[[Blue Beetle]]** mystery man career, marking the beginning of a new (although brief) era of mystery men, which finally ends with the disappearance of Nature Boy at the end of the 1950s. //Note: This story is a reprint, and the first new Blue Beetle story is not until Blue Beetle (Charlton) #20, but this issue can be marked as Blue Beetle' | + | * After a few years of special classified work overseas for the Central Intelligence Department, Dan Garret returns to the U.S. Still a CID agent, he rejoins the New York Police Department as his cover and resumes his **Blue Beetle** mystery man career, marking the beginning of a new (although brief) era of mystery men, which finally ends with the disappearance of Nature Boy at the end of the 1950s. //Note: This story is a reprint, and the first new Blue Beetle story is not until Blue Beetle (Charlton) #20, but this issue can be marked as Blue Beetle' |
- | * **[[The Black Cobra]]** resumes his mystery man career as a communist spy smasher. An office boy at the FBI becomes his teenaged crime-fighting partner, **[[the Cobra Kid II]]**. [Black Cobra (Ajax-Farrell) #1] | + | * **The Black Cobra** resumes his mystery man career as a communist spy smasher. An office boy at the FBI becomes his teenaged crime-fighting partner, **[[Cobra Kid II|the Cobra Kid II]]**. [Black Cobra (Ajax-Farrell) #1] |
* In an unnamed U.S. city, Lt. Detective Paul Andrews encounters an extraterrestrial shapeshifter who kills a few people while in the guise of another alien species. After informing Andrews that the human race has no chance of surviving without outside intervention, | * In an unnamed U.S. city, Lt. Detective Paul Andrews encounters an extraterrestrial shapeshifter who kills a few people while in the guise of another alien species. After informing Andrews that the human race has no chance of surviving without outside intervention, | ||
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=== October, 1954 === | === October, 1954 === | ||
- | * Sandra Knight resumes her mystery woman career as **[[Phantom Lady]]**. [Phantom Lady (Ajax-Farrell) #5 (1)] | + | * Sandra Knight resumes her mystery woman career as **Phantom Lady**. [Phantom Lady (Ajax-Farrell) #5 (1)] |
- | * Kip Adams becomes the mystery man known as **[[the Flame III]]**. [Flame (Ajax-Farrell) #5 (1)] | + | * Kip Adams becomes the mystery man known as **[[Flame (Kip Adams)|the Flame III]]**. [Flame (Ajax-Farrell) #5 (1)] |
=== November, 1954 === | === November, 1954 === | ||
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* **Yarko the Great**, mightiest magician of all time, returns for a **single case** in which he combats a group of Viking warriors that had been preserved in the ice for a thousand years and thawed out by a criminal. //Note: This story is actually an Ibis the Invincible story reprinted from Whiz Comics #45, with the year updated from 1943 to 1955. Since this is merely a reprint and not an original Ibis story, we conclude that there is no Ibis the Invincible on Earth-4. Rather, Yarko the Great acted as a substitution in this story, assisted by an unnamed wife (in place of Ibis' wife Taia) whose identity has not yet been revealed.// [Danger and Adventure #22] | * **Yarko the Great**, mightiest magician of all time, returns for a **single case** in which he combats a group of Viking warriors that had been preserved in the ice for a thousand years and thawed out by a criminal. //Note: This story is actually an Ibis the Invincible story reprinted from Whiz Comics #45, with the year updated from 1943 to 1955. Since this is merely a reprint and not an original Ibis story, we conclude that there is no Ibis the Invincible on Earth-4. Rather, Yarko the Great acted as a substitution in this story, assisted by an unnamed wife (in place of Ibis' wife Taia) whose identity has not yet been revealed.// [Danger and Adventure #22] | ||
- | * **[[Wonder Boy]]**, an alien boy with super-strength, | + | * **[[Wonder Boy (Earth-4)|Wonder Boy]]**, an alien boy with super-strength, |
* **Black Cobra** and **Cobra Kid**' | * **Black Cobra** and **Cobra Kid**' | ||
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* **Samson** resumes his mystery man career. [Samson (Ajax-Farrell) #12] | * **Samson** resumes his mystery man career. [Samson (Ajax-Farrell) #12] | ||
- | * Donning a power-suit slightly boosting his agility, speed, and strength, Rip Regan becomes the globetrotting mystery man known as **[[the Red Rocket]]** and has a **single case**. //Note: This story is edited and slightly redrawn from a Power-Man story from Fight Comics #14, published by Fiction House. Because of this, the Red Rocket can be considered the Earth-4 version of Power-Man. Although the Red Rocket' | + | * Donning a power-suit slightly boosting his agility, speed, and strength, Rip Regan becomes the globetrotting mystery man known as **[[Red Rocket (Rip Regan)|the Red Rocket]]** and has a **single case**. //Note: This story is edited and slightly redrawn from a Power-Man story from Fight Comics #14, published by Fiction House. Because of this, the Red Rocket can be considered the Earth-4 version of Power-Man. Although the Red Rocket' |
- | * [[Capt. Michael Gallant]] of the Foreign Legion begins his adventures. [Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (1955 NBC television series); Captain Gallant #1] | + | * [[Michael Gallant|Capt. Michael Gallant]] of the Foreign Legion begins his adventures. [Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (1955 NBC television series); Captain Gallant #1] |
=== March, 1955 === | === March, 1955 === | ||
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* [[Mike Danger]] begins his adventures. [Danger and Adventure #24] | * [[Mike Danger]] begins his adventures. [Danger and Adventure #24] | ||
* [[Johnny Adventure]] begins his adventures. [Danger and Adventure #24] | * [[Johnny Adventure]] begins his adventures. [Danger and Adventure #24] | ||
- | * [[Bo]], a dog, begins his adventures. [Bo #1] | + | * [[Bo (dog)|Bo]], a dog, begins his adventures. [Bo #1] |
- | * [[Inspector John K. Farnsworth]] of Scotland Yard has first public case. [Scotland Yard #1] | + | * [[John K. Farnsworth|Inspector John K. Farnsworth]] of Scotland Yard has first public case. [Scotland Yard #1] |
* [[Capt. Brooks]], secret agent, has **only two cases**. [Danger (Charlton) #12] | * [[Capt. Brooks]], secret agent, has **only two cases**. [Danger (Charlton) #12] | ||
* The USSR builds a space platform and puts it into orbit. On a reconnaisance assignment from the CID, Blue Beetle is attacked by Soviet weapons and retaliates by bringing the platform out of orbit and back into Earth' | * The USSR builds a space platform and puts it into orbit. On a reconnaisance assignment from the CID, Blue Beetle is attacked by Soviet weapons and retaliates by bringing the platform out of orbit and back into Earth' | ||
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* **Samson**' | * **Samson**' | ||
* [[Danny Blaze]], firefighter, | * [[Danny Blaze]], firefighter, | ||
- | * [[The Unknown Soldier]], the spirit of an unidentified fallen soldier who represents them all, appears for the first time to tell tales of the tragedy of war. [Never Again #1] | + | * [[Unknown Soldier (Earth-4)|The Unknown Soldier]], the spirit of an unidentified fallen soldier who represents them all, appears for the first time to tell tales of the tragedy of war. [Never Again #1] |
* [[" | * [[" | ||
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* **Danny Blaze**' | * **Danny Blaze**' | ||
* **Little Al Conway** of the Secret Service' | * **Little Al Conway** of the Secret Service' | ||
- | * The great English detective | + | * The great English detective |
=== September, 1955 === | === September, 1955 === | ||
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* The mysterious [[Doctor Haunt]] makes his first appearance. [This Magazine Is Haunted (Charlton) v2 #12] | * The mysterious [[Doctor Haunt]] makes his first appearance. [This Magazine Is Haunted (Charlton) v2 #12] | ||
* **The Unknown Soldier**' | * **The Unknown Soldier**' | ||
- | * [[Nyoka the jungle girl]], begins adventures as a jungle guide in Kenya. //Note: Nyoka of Earth-4, who is blonde, has strange speech patterns, and appears only in new Charlton stories, is a parallel Earth version of Nyoka Gordon of Earth-S, who is brunette and appears in the original Fawcett series and the film serials. Therefore, the Fawcett series does not take place on Earth-4.// [Nyoka the Jungle Girl (Charlton) #17] | + | * [[Nyoka the Jungle Girl (Earth-4)|Nyoka the Jungle Girl]], begins adventures as a jungle guide in Kenya. //Note: Nyoka of Earth-4, who is blonde, has strange speech patterns, and appears only in new Charlton stories, is a parallel Earth version of Nyoka Gordon of Earth-S, who is brunette and appears in the original Fawcett series and the film serials. Therefore, the Fawcett series does not take place on Earth-4.// [Nyoka the Jungle Girl (Charlton) #17] |
* **Mike Danger** and **Johnny Adventure**' | * **Mike Danger** and **Johnny Adventure**' | ||
* **" | * **" | ||
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* **Mister Muscles**' | * **Mister Muscles**' | ||
- | * [[The Mysterious Traveler]], who claims that nothing is unknown to him, reappears for the first time since his last appearance in 1952. He is a figure wearing a dark trench coat and hat who is able to observe events unseen, has vague mystical powers, seems to be able to travel through time and space effortlessly, | + | * **The Mysterious Traveler**, who claims that nothing is unknown to him, reappears for the first time since his last appearance in 1952. He is a figure wearing a dark trench coat and hat who is able to observe events unseen, has vague mystical powers, seems to be able to travel through time and space effortlessly, |
* The Mysterious Traveler meets the spirit of time itself, Father Time, who prevents a plot to destroy a Swiss watchmaking factory that makes the greatest timepieces in the world. [Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #1] | * The Mysterious Traveler meets the spirit of time itself, Father Time, who prevents a plot to destroy a Swiss watchmaking factory that makes the greatest timepieces in the world. [Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #1] | ||
* **Johnny Dynamite**' | * **Johnny Dynamite**' | ||
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=== September, 1957 === | === September, 1957 === | ||
- | * [[Martin Kane]], private investigator, | + | * **Martin Kane**, private investigator, |
* **Nyoka**' | * **Nyoka**' | ||
=== October, 1957 === | === October, 1957 === | ||
- | * An Englishman named John Potter, who has never needed food but only water and whose skin has turned green, prompting people to call him [[the Green Man]], learns that he is a plant-man and leaves civilization in search of a green girl like him. **No further appearances**. ["The Green Man," This Magazine Is Haunted (Charlton) v2 #14] | + | * An Englishman named John Potter, who has never needed food but only water and whose skin has turned green, prompting people to call him [[Green Man (John Potter)|the Green Man]], learns that he is a plant-man and leaves civilization in search of a green girl like him. **No further appearances**. ["The Green Man," This Magazine Is Haunted (Charlton) v2 #14] |
* [[Lance Cabot]], a chemistry student at a state university, has an accident with chemicals that changes his atomic structure, causing him to shrink. He is able to tell his story to Capt. Samuels of the Bureau of Missing Persons just before he shrinks to microscopic size and even smaller. ["The Man Who Disappeared," | * [[Lance Cabot]], a chemistry student at a state university, has an accident with chemicals that changes his atomic structure, causing him to shrink. He is able to tell his story to Capt. Samuels of the Bureau of Missing Persons just before he shrinks to microscopic size and even smaller. ["The Man Who Disappeared," | ||
* A man named [[Mister Evriman]] becomes a hit on quiz game shows when anyone looking at him sees a person just like himself. Mister Evriman, calling himself Homer Evriman at this time, is nothing less than the collective spirit of humanity itself, appearing at its hour of need. [" | * A man named [[Mister Evriman]] becomes a hit on quiz game shows when anyone looking at him sees a person just like himself. Mister Evriman, calling himself Homer Evriman at this time, is nothing less than the collective spirit of humanity itself, appearing at its hour of need. [" | ||
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=== November, 1957 === | === November, 1957 === | ||
- | * [[Sgt. Joe Pride]] of the Racket Squad police division, with partner Hank O' | + | * [[Joe Pride|Sgt. Joe Pride]] of the Racket Squad police division, with partner Hank O' |
* The Mysterious Traveler rescues the Soviet dog Laika from Sputnik 2 while in orbit. The general public believes that Laika died in space. [Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #12] | * The Mysterious Traveler rescues the Soviet dog Laika from Sputnik 2 while in orbit. The general public believes that Laika died in space. [Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #12] | ||
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* After Nature Girl dies of illness, Nature Boy rebels against the Masters of the Elements who granted them powers. They retaliate by taking away his memories, and David Crandall wanders the world as an amnesiac who doesn' | * After Nature Girl dies of illness, Nature Boy rebels against the Masters of the Elements who granted them powers. They retaliate by taking away his memories, and David Crandall wanders the world as an amnesiac who doesn' | ||
+ | * In Los Angeles, Assistant District Attorney Larry Davis (formerly the Cub, kid sidekick to the original Black Lion, George Davis) becomes the **[[Black Lion (Larry Davis)|Black Lion II]]** and takes on the Mafia single-handedly as a vigilante. Sometime later he goes missing, and he is rumored to have been killed by the Mafia, with his body buried under Dodger Stadium (which began construction in September, 1959, and was officially opened in 1962). [" | ||
=== February, 1959 === | === February, 1959 === | ||
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=== August, 1959 === | === August, 1959 === | ||
- | * Clint Curtis joins [[the Road Knights]]. [Hot Rods and Racing Cars #42] | + | * Clint Curtis joins [[Road Knights|the Road Knights]]. [Hot Rods and Racing Cars #42] |
=== September, 1959 === | === September, 1959 === |