Thought I'd try re-posting my latest update of this. There's more than a few characters on the list that probably either stretch or exceed your definition of a "super-hero". I've tried to clear out most of the most egregious ones, but there's a few I don't apologize for. YMMV.
The List of One Thousand Super-Heroes
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You're right - it's funny, because I have read some Fly and Mighty Crusaders comics. Must remember them the next time I update the list.
I've always wondered about Jenni Ognats (XS). Usually when DC has an odd name, and it can be pronounced backward, it means something. But if "Stango" means something, it's over my head. Does it?
I almost wonder if it's a gag on someone the creator knew. For example, if they knew a "Jennifer Gaston", and decided to scramble her name to make "Jenni Ognats".
ACG only had two superheroes, and you don't list either! (Magicman and Nemesis). I demand equal time for ACG!
ACG had three superheroes. How could you forget the Fat Fury?
To be honest, I've never heard of any of them, or of ACG, for that matter. A shocking gap in my knowledge of comics!
ACG had the first and longest-running horror/supernatural book: Adventures into the Unknown. It started in 1947, survived the Comics Code of 1954, and lasted until 1967. It was in the mid-1960s that writer/editor Richard Hughes (nee Leo Rosenbaum), who is believed to have written the bulk of all stories in Adventures into the Unknown and companion book Forbidden Worlds, finally threw in the towel on his own no-superheroes rule, and introduced a lead superhero in both books. Nemesis, a superhero who is actually a ghost, starred in Unknown, and Magicman, who has sort-of genie powers, starred in Worlds. They both lasted a couple of years, but failed to save the books from inevitable cancellation. It's notable that Kurt Shaffenberger (as Lou Wahl) was the cover artist for most of those last couple of years, at the same time he was doing the bulk of Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane. Interior artists included Chic Stone of Marvel fame, and Pete Costanza, of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen fame.
And, yes, Hughes also wrote The Fat Fury, a superhero parody, as "Shane O'Shea."
Ron M. said:
Was Herbie supposed to be Irish?
I wouldn't think so, with a name like "Popnecker".
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Note: I have nothing against the characters that I removed, some of them are favorites of mine, in fact. They just didn't quite fit my definition of "super-hero". Sharp-eyed readers will notice that there are still plenty of characters on the list that might be said not to fit the definition of "super-hero". This reflects an inconsistency in the Baron's thinking for which he does not apologize.