The List of World War Two Era Super-Heroes

Because YOU (well, Andrew) demanded it!

The rules I am planning to follow:

I will include legit Golden Age characters that debuted by 1945. (So, no Black Canary, say)
I will also include characters created after this point that were included after 1945, but were established as having a World War Two era history.
I will not include time travelers, even if they had occasional advenutres in that time period, as the Doctor did.

I know that there a lot more than I am i nitially listing below. These are just the ones that were already in my list of one thousand super-heroes. More will be added, and feel free to suggest them.

Airboy (Davy Nelson)
Air Man (Drake Stevens)
The Air Wave (Larry Jordan)
Ajax the Sun Man (Jim Wilson)
Alias the Dragon (Bill Norton)
Alias X (Joe Smith)
The All-American (Johnny Appleton)
Amazing Boy (Ace Barlow)
The Amazing Kid (Tommy Henderson)
Amazing Man (John Aman)
Amazing-Man (Will Everett)
The American Belle (Libby Joyce)
The American Crusader (Archibald Masters)
The American Eagle I (Tom Standish)
The American Eagle II (James Dore Sr.)
The Angel (Thomas Halloway)
The Answer Man (John "Genius" Jones)
Aquaman I (Arthur Curry)
Aquaman II (Adam Waterman)
The Aqua-Mariner (Arthur McKenzie)
Archie the Gruesome
The Arrow (Ralph Payne)
Atlas (Jim Randall)
The Atom (Al Pratt)
Atom Blake
The Avenger I (Richard Henry Benson)
The Avenger II (Tom Dash)
Balbo the Boy Magician
The Banshee (Jim O'Donnell)
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Betsy Ross (Elizabeth Rose)
Bird Man Fox Features Syndicate
The Black Angel (Sylvia Manners)
The Black Bat (Tony Quinn)
The Black Cat (Linda Turner)
The Black Cobra (Jim Hornsby)
The Black Condor (Thomas Wright)
The Black Crusader (Joe Mills)
The Black Dwarf ("Shorty" Wilson)
The Black Fury (John Perry)
The Black Hand "Allied Supermen of America"
Blackhawk
The Black Hood (Kip Burland)
Blackie the Mystery Boy (Phli)
Black Jack (Jack Jones)
The Black Lion (George Davis)
The Black Marvel (Dan Lyons)
Blackout I (Basil Brusiloff)
Blackout II (Jack Wayne)
The Black Owl (Doug Danville)
The Black Panther Centaur Publications
The Black Satan (Howard Flynn)
The Black Spider (Ralph Nelson)
The Black Terror (Bob Benton)
Black Venus (Mary Roche)
The Black Widow (Claire Voyant)
Black X (Richard Spencer)
The Blazing Scarab (Walt Worthington)
The Blazing Skull (Mark Todd)
The Blitz (Les Rose)
The Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett)
The Blue Blade (Roy Chambers)
The Blue Blaze (Spencer Keen)
Blue Bolt (Fred Parrish)
Blue Boy I (Herbert "Toughy" Simms)
Blue Boy II (Richard "Tubby" Mehlville)
The Blue Bulleteer (Laura Wright)
The Blue Circle (Lee Stafford)
The Blue Diamond (Elton Morrow)
Blue Fire (Jack Knapp)
The Blue Lady (Lucille Martin)
The Blue Streak I Holyoke Publications
The Blue Streak II (Jim Dare)
The Blue Tracer (Bill Dunn)
Bob Phantom (Walt Whitney)
Bombshell
The Boomerang (Lloyd Raleigh)
The Bouncer (Antaes)
The Bowman "Freedom Brigade"
The Boy King (David)
Bozo the Iron Man
The Bronze Man (Randy Ronald)
The Bronze Terror (Jeff Dion)
Bruce Brandon of the Four Comrades
Bucky (Bucky Barnes)
Bulletgirl (Susan Barr)
Bulletman (Jim Barr)
The Buzzard ("Flash")
Canada Jack
Captain America I (Steve Rogers)
Captain America II (Isaiah Bradley)
Captain America III (Samantha T. Wilson)
Captain Battle (John Battle)
Captain Carter (Peggy Carter)
Captain Commando (John Grayson)
Captain Courageous
Captain Fearless (John Fearless VI)
Captain Fight (Jeff Crockett)
Captain Flag (Tom Townsend)
Captain Flame (Frank Cortez)
Captain Freedom (Don Wright)
Captain Future (Andrew Bryant)
Captain Glory
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)
Captain Marvel Junior (Freddy Freeman)
Captain Metropolis (Nelson Gardner)
Captain Midnight (Jim "Red" Albright)
Captain Swift "Freedom Brigade"
Captain Terror (Dan Kane)
Captain Tootsie
Captain Triumph (Lance and Michael Gallant)
Captain Truth (Ken Elliot)
Captain V (Alan Dale)
Captain Wizard (Joseph Preston)
Captain Wonder (Steve Jordan)
El Carim
The Cat Man (Barton Stone)
Catman (David Merrywether)
The Challenger
Cherry Bomb (Gloria James)
Citizen V (John Watkins)
The Cloak (Jeff Cardiff)
The Clock (Brian O'Brien)
The Clown (Nick Nolan)
The Comet (John Dickering)
Commander Steel Anglo-American Publishing
Commando Yank (Chase Yale)
The Conqueror
The Copperhead (Bob Wayne)
Craig Carter
Crimebuster (Chuck Chandler)
The Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis)
The Crimson Commando (Frank Bohannon)
The Crusader Hillman Publications
The Cub (Larry Davis)
Cyclone (Peter Blake)
Dakor the Magician
Dan the Dyna-Mite (Daniel Dunbar)
Daredevil (Bart Hill)
The Daredevil Boy (Buddy)
The Dart (Caius Martius Wheeler)
The Deacon (Dean Denton)
The Defender (Don Stevens)
The Destroyer (Keen Marlow)
Detecto (Jack Strand)
The Devil's Dagger (Ken Wyman)
Diamond Jack
The Die-Hard
Doc Rocket (Rex Richards)
Doc Strange (Hugo Strange)
Doctor Darkness (Doctor Cambridge)
Doctor Diamond (Drake Gorden)
Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
Doctor Frost
Doctor Hypno Centaur Publications
Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider)
Doctor Mystic Centaur Publications
Doctor Nemesis (James Bradley)
Doctor Occult (Richard Occult)
Doctor Synthe Centaur Publications
Doctor Vampire (John Rogers)
Doctor X
Dollar Bill (Bill Brady)
Doll Girl (Martha Roberts)
Doll Man (Darrell Dane)
Domino the Miracle Boy (Don)
Doodle (Dick Walters)
The Duke of Darknesss (Paddy Sullivan)
Dusty (Dusty Simmons)
Dynaman (Lagaro)
Dynamic Boy I (Ricky McQuade)
Dynamic Boy II (Kent Banning)
Dynamic Man I (Curt Cowan)
Dynamic Man II (Bert McQuade)
The Dyna-Mite (Roger Aubrey)
Dynamite Thor (Peter Thor)
Dynamo (Jim Andrews)
The Eagle (Bill Powers)
Eaglet (Bud Pierce)
The Echo (Jim Carson)
Electric Ray (Ray)
The Enchanted Dagger (Roger Chalmers)
The Eternal Man (Zardi)
The Eye Centaur Publications
The Face (Tony Trent)
The Falcon I (Carl Burgess)
The Falcon II (Perry Chase)
Fantoman Centaur Publications
Father Time (Larry Scott)
Fatman (Bob Daley)
The Ferret (Calvin Dalton)
The Fiery Mask (Jack Castle)
The Fighting Yank (Bruce Carter III)
The Fin (Peter Noble)
The Fireball I (Ted Tyler)
The Fireball II (Sonya Chuikov)
Firebrand I (Rod Reilly)
Firebrand II (Danette Reilly)
Firebrand III (Ray O'Light)
Fire Eater (Mike O'Malley)
The Firefly (Harley Hudson)
Fire-Man (Jim)
The Flag (Jim Courtney)
The Flag Man (Major Hornet)
The Flame (Fary Preston)
Flame Girl (Linda Dale)
The Flash (Jay Garrick)
Flexo the Rubber Man
The Flint Man (Jack Bradley)
The Flying Dutchman
Fly-Man (Clip Foster)
The Fourth Musketeer (Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan)
The Fox (Paul Patton)
Fred of the Ghost Patrol
Freelance Anglo-American Publishng
Fury (Helena Kosmatos)
Futuro Great Publications
The Gargoyle (Dan Collins)
The Gay Avenger Heroes Anonymous
The Gay Ghost (Charles Collins)
General Glory (Joseph Jones)
The Ghost I (George Chance)
The Ghost II (Brad Hendricks)
The Ghost of Flanders (Rip Graves)
The Gladiator (Dan Kenneth)
Glory (Glory West)
The Golden Arrow (Rogers Parsons)
Golden Girl (Gwenny Lou Sabuki)
Golden Lad (Tommy Preston)
The Gray Mask (Malcolm Muir)
The Great Defender (Stiormy Foster)
The Great Zarro Great Publications
The Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
The Green Ghost Harry A. Chesler
The Green Giant (Brentwood)
The Green Hornet (Britt Reid)
The Green Knight (Denis Knight)
The Green Lama (Jethro Dumont)
The Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
The Green Mask I (Michael Selby)
The Green Mask II (Walter Green)
The Green Mask II (Johnny Green)
The Green Turtle (Hank Chu)
The Grim Reaper (Bill Norris)
The Guardian (Jim Harper)
Gus Weber of the Victory Boys
Hale the Magician
The Halo (Bishop Brbus)
The Hangman (Bob Dickering)
Hans Brauer of the Victory Boys
Hawkgirl (Sheira Hall)
Hawkman (Carter Hall)
Hercules I (Joe Hercules)
Hercules II (Varen David)
The Hood (Craig Williams)
The Hooded Wasp Street & Smith
Hourman (Rex Tyler)
The Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln)
The Human Dynamo ("Shock Gibson)
The Human Lantern (Alan Hammond)
The Human Meteor I (Duke O'Dowd)
The Human Meteor Ii (Dash Darwell)
The Human Top I (Bruce Bravelle)
The Human Top II (David Mitchell)
The Human Torch (Jim Hammond)
The Hunchback (Alan Lanier)
Hurricane (Makkari)
Hydroman (Bob Blake)
Ibis the Invincible (Prince Amentep)
Illuso the Magician
The Invisible Avenger (Buzz Allen)
The Invisible Hood (Kent Thurston)
The Invisible Man (Leonard Gade)
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
The Invisible Terror (Tom Wade)
Iron Man Maple Leaf Publishing
“Iron” Munro (Arn Munro)
Jack Frost
The Jack O'Lantern "Allied Supermen of America"
Jack Staff (John Smith)
Jaguar Man (Steve Lane)
The Jester (Chuck Lane)
Jetlad (Steven Traynor)
Jim Storm of the Secret Circle
Johnny Canuck Bell Features
Johnny Fox (Johnathan Fox)
Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers)
Johnny Rebel (Bob Bailey)
Johnny Thunder
The Judomaster (Rip Jagger)
Jupiter the Master Magician
Just 'N' Right (Justin Wright)
Kangaroo Man (Jack Brian)
Kardak (John Cardy)
Kid Eternity (Christopher Freeman)
Kid Fury (Chuck Marley)
Kid Terror (Tim Roland)
The King (King Standish)
The King of Daarkness (Bruce King)
Kismet
The Kitten (Katie Conn)
Kuei
Kurt Erzberger of the Victory Boys
Ladybug (Rosibel Rivera)
Lady Fairplay (Mary Lee)
Lady Liberty "Freedom Brigade"
Lady Luck (Brenda Banks)
Lady Satan
The Lancer (Lance Larter)
Larry Storm of the Secret Circle
The Laughing Mask (Dennis Burton)
The Liberator (Nelson Drew)
The Liberty Belle (Libby Lawrence)
Lieutenant Hercules (Wilbur Klutz)
Lieutenant Marvel I ("Fat" Billy Batson)
Lieutenant Marvel II ("Hill" Billy Batson)
Lieutenant Marvel III ("Tall" Billy Batson)
Lightning I (Fred Larkin)
Lightning II (Lash Lightning
Little Boy BLue (Tommy Rogers)
Little Miss Redhead (Janie)
London (Marc Holmes)
The Lynx (Jim)
Mac Storm of the Secret Circle
Madame Strange Great Publications
Madam Fatal (Richard Stanton)
Magar the Mystic
Magno Ace Periodicals
Magno the Magnetic Man (Tom Dalton)
The Maiden (Myrtle) Heroes Anonymous
Major Liberty (John Liberty)
Major Mapleleaf (Louis Sadler Sr.)
Major Victory
Mandrake the Magician
The Manhunter I (Dan Richards)
The Manhunter II (Paul Kirk)
The Man of Might (Dash Dixon)
Man of War
Man O'Metal (Pat Dempsey)
Manowar (Dan Sanders)
Mantor the Magician
The Marksman I (Baron Povalsky)
The Marksman II (John Courage)
Martan the Marvel Man
Marvel Boy (Martin Burns)
Marvelo Columbia
Marvex the Super Robot
Marvo the Magician
Mary Marvel (Mary Batson)
The Mask (Tony Colby)
The Masked Angel (Steve Oakes)
The Masked Marvel I Centaur Publications
The Masked Marvel II (Bob Barton)
Master Key (Ray Cardell)
Master Man Fawcett
Master Mind Excello (Earl Everett)
The Master Mystic Pelican Press
Maxie Stein of the Victory Boys
Mekano
Merlin (Moe Lynn)
Merlin the Magician (Jock Kellog)
The Mermaid "Freedom Brigade"
The Mer-Master (Roy Roman)
Merzah the Mystic
Micro Face (Tom Woods)
Midnight (Dave Clark)
Mighty Man I Centaur Publications
Mighty Man II (Robert Berman)
Mighty Mite (Mickey)
Minimidget Centaur Publications
Minute-Man (Jack Weston)
The Miracle Man (Zambini)
Miraco the Great
Mirror Man (Dean Alder)
Miss America I (Joan Dale)
Miss America II (Madeleine Joyce)
Miss Espionage Narrative
Miss Fear
Miss Fury (Marla Drake)
Miss Patriot (Mary Morgan)
Miss Victory (Joan Wayne)
Mister America (Tex Thompson)
Mister E (Victor Jay)
Mister "E" Harry A. Chesler
Mister Justice (Prince James of England)
Mister Midnight (Neal Carruthers)
Mister Might "Freedom Brigade"
Mister Minute Man (Thorndyke)
Mister Miracle I Holyoke
Mister Miracle II (Thaddeus Brown)
Mister Satan (Dudley Bradshaw)
Mister Scarlet (Brian Butler)
Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane)
Mister Twilight (Kenshaw Reed)
Mister X (Len Manners)
Molly Pitcher (Molly Preacher)
Monako
Monstro the Mighty
Moon Man Marvel
The Moth Fox Features Syndicate
Mother Hubbard
Mothman (Byron Lewis)
The Mouthpiece (Bill Perkins)
The Music Master (John Wallace)
Mystery Man (Richard Alden)
Nadir
Nelvana of the Northern Lights (Alana North)
Neon the Unknown (Tom Corbet)
Neptune Perklns
The Nightbird ("Lens" Crockett)
Night Hawk (Jack Filan)
Nightmare (Bob White)
Nightshade (Howard Hall)
The Nite Owl (Hollis Mason)
The Oracle (Bob Paxton)
The Owl I (Nick Terry)
The Owl II (Jack)
Pat Patriot (Patricia Patrios)
The Patriot I (Jeff Mace)
The Patriot II "Freedom Brigade"
Pedro of the Ghost Patrol
The Penguin Bell Features
Phantasmo I (Phil Anson)
Phantasmo II (Jean-Marc de Villars)
The Phantom (Kit Walker)
The Phantom Bullet (Allan Lewis)
The Phantom Detective (Richard Curtis Van Loan)
The Phantom Eagle (Mickey Malone)
The Phantom Lady (Sandra Knight)
The Phantom Reporter (Dick Jones)
The Phantom Sphinx (Amron)
The Pied Piper (Steve Prentice)
Pinky the Whiz Kid (Pinkerton Butler)
The Pioneer Harry A. Chesler
Piotr of the Victory Boys
Plastic Man (Eel O’Brien)
Plymo the Rubber Man
Power Man (Rip Regan)
Power Nelson (Gene West)
Power Princess (Zarda Shelton)
The Press Guardian (Perry Chase)
Princess Power "Freedom Brigade"
Professor Imam
Professor Night (Taylor Kendall)
Pudge O'Conner of the Four Comrades
The Purple Tigress (Ann Morgan)
The Purple Zombie
Pyroman (Dick Martin)
Quicksilver (“Max Mercury”)
The Quiz Kid (Raghu Seetharaman)
Radar (Pep Pepper)
Radio Man (Claude Kane III)
Ragman (Jay Garson Jr.)
The Rainbow (Jim Travis)
Rainbow Boy (Jack Walton)
The Raven I (Danny Dartin)
The Raven II (Tony Grey)
The Ray (Happy Terrill)
The Reckoner (Matty Martin)
The Red Bee (Rick Raleigh)
Red Blazer (Ted)
The Red Cross (Peter Hall)
The Red Dragon (Bob Reed)
The Red Gaucho
The Red Guardian (Aleksey Lebedev)
The Red Knight Register and Tribune Syndicate
The Red Raven
The Red Rogue (Rod Rooney)
Red Rube (Rueben Rueben)
The Red Tornado (Abigail Hunkel)
The Red Torpedo (Jim Lockhart)
Ritty Centaur Publications
Robin (Dick Grayson)
Robotman (Paul Dennis)
Rocket Boy (Billy Wod)
The Rocketeer (Cliff Secord)
Rocketman (Cal Martin)
Rocketgirl (Doris Dalton)
Rockman “Abysmia”
Roko the Amazing (Lon Crag)
Roy the Super-Boy (Roy Carter)
Rusty Holyoke Publishing
Salem the Witch Girl (Salem Rula Nader)
Samson Fox Features Syndicate
The Sand Hog (Bob Stevens)
The Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
Sargon the Sorcerer (John Sargent)
The Scarab (Peter Ward)
The Scarlet Avenger (Jim Kendall)
The Scarlet Sentry (Don Lawson)
The Secret Stamp (Roddy Colt)
The Sentinel Centaur Publications
Sergeant Spook
711 (Daniel Dyce)
The Shark Centaur Publications
The Shield (Joe Higgins)
The Shining Knight (Sir Justin of Camelot)
The Silhouette (Ursula Zandt)
The Silver Scorpion (Betty Barstow)
Silver Streak
Sleepy (Terry Wake)
Slim of the Ghost Patrol
Slugger the Junior Dynamo (Ken Davis)
Solar Holyoke Publishing
Solarman Centaur Publications
The Son of the Gods (John Thesson)
Spacehawk
The Sparkler (Red Morgan)
The Spark Man (Omar Kavak)
Sparky (Sparkington J. Northrup)
The Spectre (Jim Corrigan)
Spectro (Bob Morgan)
Speed Centaur
Speedy (Roy Harper)
The Sphinx (Ellsworth Forrester)
The Spider (Tom Hallaway)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) “Spider-Man Noir”
The Spider Queen (Sharon Kane)
Spider Widow (Dianne Grayton)
Spider Woman (Helen Goddard)
The Spirit (Denny Colt)
Spirit Man (Spirit Malcolm)
The Spirit of '76 I (Gary Blakely)
The Spirit of ’76 II (William Nasland)
Spitfire I (Black Douglas)
Spitfire II (Jacqueline Falsworth)
Spooks (Oscar Willard)
The Spy-Smasher (Alan Armstrong)
The Squire (Percy Sheldrake)
Stardust the Super-Wizard
Starman (Ted Knight)
The Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton III)
The Steel Fist (Timothy Slade)
Steel Sterling (John Sterling)
Steel the Indestructible Man (Hank Heywood Sr.)
Stonewall (Louis Hamilton)
Storybook Smith
Stretch (Thomas Longacre)
Stripesy (Pat Dugan)
Strongman (Percy Van Norton)
The Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie)
Sub-Zero Man Funnies, Inc.
The Super-American
Super Ann (Ann Star)
Superman (Clark “Kal-L” Kent) “Golden Age”
Supermind's Son (Dan Warren)
The Super-Patriot (Johnny Armstrong)
Super Sabre (Martin Fletcher)
The Super-Soldier (Clark Kent)
Supreme (Ethan Crane)
The Sword I (Chic Carter)
The Sword II (Arthur Lake)
The Tarantula (Jonathan Law)
The Target (Niles Reed)
13 (Harold Higgins)
Thor (Grant Farrel)
The Thunderer (Jerry Carstairs)
Thunderfist (Randy King)
Tiger Charlton Comics
The Tigress (Paula Brooks)
Tip Addams of the Four Comrades
TNT I (Tex N. Thomas)
TNT II (Treve N. Thorndyke)
TNT Todd
Tommy Tompkins of the Four Comrades
The Topper (Barry Graham)
Tornado Tom
Toro (Thomas Raymond)
Torpedo Man (Don Wallace)
Tor the Magic Master (James Slade)
Tsunami (Miya Shimada)
The Tumbler (Lee Brothers)
The Twister
Uncle Sam
Union Jack (Brian Falsworth)
The Unknown Quality
The Unknown Soldier Ace Periodicals
U.S.A. Quality
U.S. Jones
The Vagabond (Pat Murphy)
Vapo-Man (Bradford Cole)
The Veiled Avenger (Ginny Spears)
Victor of the Victory Boys
The Vigilante (Greg Sanders)
The Vision (Aarkus)
V-Man (Jerry Steele)
The Voice I (Jim Brant)
The Voice II (Dan Lang)
Volto Fawcett
Volton
Vulcan Ace Periodicals
Warlock the Wizard
War Nurse (Pat Parker)
Warren Zumwald of the Victory Boys
The Wasp (Burton Slade)
The Waxman ("Waxy" Doyle)
The Web (John Raymond)
The Whip (Rodney Gaynor)
The White Mask (Steve Saxon)
The Whiz (Robert Garrick)
The Whizzer (Robert Frank)
Wildcat (Ted Grant)
Wildfire (Carol Vance)
Will O'The Wisp (Gale Leary)
The Witness
The Wizard (Blane Whitney)
The Woman In Red (Peggy Allen)
Wonder Boy I (Dick Cole)
Wonder Boy II Quality
Wonder Man I (Fred Carson)
Wonder Man II (Mystico)
Wonder Man III (Brad Spencer)
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince)
The Wraith (Gary Kennedy)
Yank (Dick Walters)
Yankee Boy (Victttor Martin)
Yankee Doodle Jones
The Yankee Eagle (Jerry Noble)
Yarko the Great
Yellowjacket (Vince Harley)
The Young Avenger (Bill Bryon)
Young Robin Hood (Billy Lackington)
Zatara the Magician (John Zatara)
The Zebra (John Doyle)
Zippo (Joe Blair)
ZL Centaur Publications
Zoro the Mystery Man
ZR Centaur Publications
ZY Centaur Publications

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Permalink Reply by Luke Blanchard on May 20, 2023 at 2:01am

The Baron said:

Oh, God, I've done my best to blot those three out of my memory.! Why, oh, why, did they feel the need to give comedy sidekicks to characters that didn't need them?

Reading early Flash stories, I was surprised to find Gardner Fox largely wrote the feature as a comedy. He was already doing this before the Dimwits come along. They first appeared in All-Flash #5.

I don't know if anyone else remembers "Deal Me from the Bottom!", a Golden Age Flash story redrawn by Rico Rival which appeared in DC Super Stars #5. It's narrated by a gambler called Deuces Wilde. He had previously appeared in and narrated the story in All-Flash #10. His "voice" was an imitation of Damon Runyon's.

The original story was drawn by Martin Naydel and appeared in All-Flash #22. Naydel drew a fair number of Flash stories in a blocky style. He was the main artist on the Terrific Whatzit (McSnurtle the Turtle) stories in Funny Stuff too.

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Permalink Reply by The Baron on May 21, 2023 at 11:35am

Interesting stuff, Luke. I haven't actually read many Golden Age Flash stories.

Luke Blanchard said:

The Baron said:

Oh, God, I've done my best to blot those three out of my memory.! Why, oh, why, did they feel the need to give comedy sidekicks to characters that didn't need them?

Reading early Flash stories, I was surprised to find Gardner Fox largely wrote the feature as a comedy. He was already doing this before the Dimwits come along. They first appeared in All-Flash #5.

I don't know if anyone else remembers "Deal Me from the Bottom!", a Golden Age Flash story redrawn by Rico Rival which appeared in DC Super Stars #5. It's narrated by a gambler called Deuces Wilde. He had previously appeared in and narrated the story in All-Flash #10. His "voice" was an imitation of Damon Runyon's.

The original story was drawn by Martin Naydel and appeared in All-Flash #22. Naydel drew a fair number of Flash stories in a blocky style. He was the main artist on the Terrific Whatzit (McSnurtle the Turtle) stories in Funny Stuff too.

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Permalink Reply by Philip Portelli on May 21, 2023 at 8:41pm

They first redrew a Martin Naydel story, also from All-Flash #22, "The City of Shifting Sand!" with new artwork by Edgar Bercasio in Four Star Spectacular #1 (Ap'76). I well remember it as it was in my Christmas stocking on Christmas 1975!

Luke Blanchard said:

The Baron said:

Oh, God, I've done my best to blot those three out of my memory.! Why, oh, why, did they feel the need to give comedy sidekicks to characters that didn't need them?

Reading early Flash stories, I was surprised to find Gardner Fox largely wrote the feature as a comedy. He was already doing this before the Dimwits come along. They first appeared in All-Flash #5.

I don't know if anyone else remembers "Deal Me from the Bottom!", a Golden Age Flash story redrawn by Rico Rival which appeared in DC Super Stars #5. It's narrated by a gambler called Deuces Wilde. He had previously appeared in and narrated the story in All-Flash #10. His "voice" was an imitation of Damon Runyon's.

The original story was drawn by Martin Naydel and appeared in All-Flash #22. Naydel drew a fair number of Flash stories in a blocky style. He was the main artist on the Terrific Whatzit (McSnurtle the Turtle) stories in Funny Stuff too.

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Permalink Reply by Luke Blanchard on May 22, 2023 at 3:17am

Fox moved on at some point and the later stories are more in a standard vein. Carmine Infantino pencilled.

Another thing: Jay's "heavy water" origin was referenced fairly often. This was a surprise to me, as I've always though it weak. All-Flash #1 has a retelling of his origin in which Jay decides "all murderers and thieves are superstitious cowards at heart - I'll throw a scare into them by wearing this uniform designed to illustrate speed - and I'll call myself - The Flash!" I take the panel to be a Batman joke.

The story with the Rival, reprinted in Flash #211, was the last solo Flash story published in the Golden Age. But more stories had been done: the GCD tells me unused stories were run in #205 and #214.