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Aquaman of Earth-2 (Arthur Curry) |
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First Appearance: More Fun Comics
#73 (November 1941) Gone with the Crisis. The Golden Age Aquaman had much more limited powers than his Silver Age successor. Aquaman was one of few wartime heroes to survive DC's super-hero purge of the early 1950s. DC continued to publish his adventures through the '50s. In pre-Crisis continuity, the Aquaman of the 1950s was considered to have lived on Earth-1. |
Black Condor (Richard Grey, Jr. a.k.a. Senator Thomas Wright) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Crack Comics #1
(May 1940) The Condor himself claims he is not dead; he says he has moved on to a higher plane of consciousness and projects himself mentally. (Ray #20, 1.96) Secretly former senator Tom Wright (an identity he took when the real Sen. Wright was murdered), Black Condor had the mutant ability to fly. Succeeded by Ryan Kendall (II, killed by the Society in Infinite Crisis #1) and John Trujillo (III) who joined Uncle Sam's Freedom Fighters. PLEASE SEE: Freedom Fighters |
Blackhawk (Janos Prohaska) (Quality Comics) |
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First appearance:
Military Comics #1 (August 1941) Deceased, presumably of natural causes. His colleague, Zinda Blake has survived to modern times and intimated that she was the only surviving original Blackhawk. (Birds of Prey #75) His real name was not revealed until his 1988 mini-series. Though briefly associated with the Freedom Fighters, Prohaska was never an official member of that group, but he did join a one-time "Seven Soldiers of Victory" at the dawn of the Silver Age of heroes. |
Captain Triumph (Lance and Michael Gallant) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Crack Comics #27
(January 1943). Biff: Crack Comics #9 (1941) When he touches the t-shaped birthmark on his skin, he merges with the ghost of his dead brother and together they can withstand mortar shells, pound through solid brick, fly like a plane, and swim like a dolphin. In early issues of the Starman series, the Mist mentioned having killed Capt. Triumph in the 1970s. The Shade seemed acknowledge the event, but the Mist suffered from dementia and may have misremembered events. Lance appeared again in Titans #36 (2.02). Liberty Belle's fiancé, Philip Geyer had been killed and Lance blamed Michael for the murder. You see, they'd followed Geyer home after dinner with he and Belle. At his home, Gallant discovered that Geyer's intentions towards Libby were less than honorable. In a rage, he slew the Geyer. |
Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis) & Wing (Wing How) |
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First Appearance: Detective Comics
#20 (October 1938). Adopted a new costume in Detective Comics #44. The Crimson Avenger died in DC Comics Presents #38. Lee Travis was a publisher who used to fight crime with his companion, Wing. He is succeeded by a mysterious new female Avenger, who possesses his pistols. (JSA #33) Wing's death was revealed in JLofA #102. His full name has never been revealed. |
Doctor Occult (Richard Occult & Rose Psychic) |
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First Appearance: New Fun Comics
#6 (October 1935); in costume More Fun #14 Active in adventuring. Merged with partner Rose Psychic sometime during World War II. There are two differing accounts of this merge. In All-Star Comics v.2 #2, Rose stepped in to share her body and soul with the injured Dr. Occult. And in Superman v.2 Annual #7, it was Rose who died at the hands of the demon Thahn. "The Seven" then saved her somehow. |
Doll Girl (Martha Roberts) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: as Martha Feature
Comics #27 (December 1939). As Doll Girl, Doll Man #37 (December
1951) Doll Girl didn't debut as a costumed hero until after the war. Her ultimate fate is unknown. In the 1976 Freedom Fighters series — which is now out-of-continuity — Doll Girl was said to have perished on Earth-X. Subsequently, Doll Man met her Earth-1 counterpart, also named Martha Roberts. No mention has been made of the post-Crisis Doll Girl’s fate. (Freedom Fighters #5, 1976) Her connection to new Doll Girl (Titans Secret Files #2), if any is unknown. |
Doll Man (Darrell Dane) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Feature Comics
#27 (December 1939). Elmo the Wonder Dog:
Doll Man #31 (Dec. 1950) In an insane asylum, as mentioned in Uncle Sam #5 (2006). Also mentioned in the 1990s Starman series. Last seen over a decade ago during the Appellaxian invasion (JLA: Year One #11-12). Secretly scientist Darrell Dane, Dollman has the mutant ability to mentally reduce himself to six inches in height. His connection to new Doll Man (Titans Secret Files #2) is unknown. Succeeded by Lester Colt, Doll Man III, who joined Uncle Sam's Freedom Fighters. |
Flying Fox (no other name) |
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First Appearance: Young All-Stars #1 (June 1987) Some text excerpted from Who's Who Update '87 The youth named Flying Fox by his people was a descendant of Bright Sky After Storm — called Arak by the Vikings. Upon Arak's death, his father He-No, God of Thunder, vowed that during the Quontauka tribe's darkest hour a descendant of Arak's would save them. He then gave the tribe a mystical fox fur. This secluded Native Americans tribe lived in northern Canada and passed the pelt down through the generations. Their hidden civilization was found during World War II by the Nazis, who came ashore via U-boat. The Nazis unsuccessfully attempted to convince the tribe to engage in guerilla warfare against the Canadian government. When the tribe's shaman refused them, the Nazi commander ordered the tribe's chief shot dead. The chief's son (whose birth name is unknown) was grief-stricken, but the shaman directed the youth towards their ancient talisman — the cape and cowl of the magical flying fox. The shaman permanently painted the emblem of the flying fox onto the boy's chest, who was renamed Flying Fox hmself. The shaman trained Flying Fox in the use of his new magical powers and sent him to the United States to aid in the war effort against Nazi Germany. The nineteen-year-old Flying Fox arrived in New York City in April 1942 and, along with other new "Young All-Stars" helped the All-Star Squadron defeat Axis Amerika. On the recommendation of FDR, Flying Fox and the others were made members of the Squadron and went on a cross-country promotional tour. The Fox's post-war activities and his ultimate fate are unknown.
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Green Arrow I (Oliver Queen) & Speedy (Roy Harper) of Earth-2 |
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First Appearance: More Fun Comics
#73 (November 1941) All Golden Age adventures of Green Arrow and Speedy were retroactively eliminated from continuity by the Crisis on Infinite Earths. The currently-published Green Arrow and Speedy were considered to have debuted in Adventure Comics #250. Green Arrow and Speedy were some of few wartime heroes to survive DC's super-hero purge of the early 1950s. DC continued to publish their adventures through the '50s, in Adventure Comics. In pre-Crisis continuity, thhis 50s pair were considered to have lived on Earth-1.
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The Guardian (Jim Harper) |
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First Appearance: Star-Spangled Comics
#7 (April 1942). The Newsboy Legion:
Star-Spangled #7 (Apr. 1942) Active in Metropolis. Original body deceased. Cloned and mind transferred by Project Cadmus. (Superman Annual #2; 1988) Succeeded by two other Guardians, Mal Duncan (II) (Teen Titans #44) and Jake Jordan (III). (7 Soldiers: Guardian #1) |
The Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Police Comics #1
(August 1941). The Bombadiers: Police
Comics #21. Killed by the Bizarro alongside other Freedom Figherrs in Infinite Crisis #1. Last seen in Damage rooming with Iron Munro. Scientist Roy Lincoln concocted a serum that enables him to project explosions from his body without suffering physical harm. Unable to completely control it, he must wear an insulated suit. He recently blew himself up, Enginehead #6 but the status of that series in continuity is highly questionable. Succeeded by Andrew Franklin, Human Bomb II, who joined Uncle Sam's Freedom Fighters. |
Invisible Justice/Invisible Hood (Kent Thurston) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Smash Comics #1
(August 1939) Presumed dead after Pearl Harbor but survived until 1974 when he was murdered by the Icicle and the Mist (Starman v.2 #2). His grandson, Tyson Gilford (Blindside) is a member of the Relative Heroes. Succeeded by his grandson, also named Kent Thurston, who joined the Freedom Fighters with and was killed by the traitorous Ray (III). (Uncle Sam #5, 2006) |
The Jester (Chuck Lane) (Quality) |
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First appearance:
Smash Comics #22 (May 1941) Status unknown. Retired in 1952 (Starman #46). Appeared as a ghost in Kingdom. |
Judomaster (Sgt. Ripley "Rip" Jagger) & Tiger (Tiger Tanaka) (Charlton) |
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First appearance: Special
War Series v.4 #4 Judomaster and his sidekick, Tiger, served in WWII and were kept young thanks to decades in the mystical Nanda Parbat. Jagger was active with The L.A.W. He was murdered by Bane in Infinite Crisis #7. Jagger is sSucceeded by a mystery female Judomaster II (Birds of Prey #100). His son, Tommy Jagger, serves in Checkmate. (1st app. Checkmate v.2 #1) Tiger went mad, took the name Avatar, and tried to kill Jagger. He is still at large. Judomaster was created in 1966 as a wartime hero. DCU Heroes Secret Files places Judomaster's debut at 1941. |
The King ("King" Standish) |
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First Appearance: Flash Comics #3
(March 1940) The King was a mystery man who infiltrated organized crime using his mastery of disguise. He was often hounded by police, who suspected him of being a criminal, but in truth he was on their side. His greatest nemesis was the Witch, a woman who's talents of disguise equaled his. He usually bested the Witch, but never turned her over to the authorities because he was strongly attracted to her. During WWII the King made peace with authorities, and was employed by the O.S.S. until the end of the war. His last recorded case was in 1945, when he aided the original Sandman and Star-Spangled Kid in defeating a disciple of the Stalker. (Star-Spangled Comics v.2 #1, 1999) His final fate is unknown. Powers: The King was a master of disguise, a superb actor, and a talented hand-to-hand combatant. Thanks to Tom Tomorrow Created by Gardner Fox and W. Smith |
Magno the Magnetic Man (Tom Dalton) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Smash Comics #13
(August 1940) Deceased at Pearl Harbor, All-Star Squadron #31 (retold in Secret Origins #26). |
Manhunter I (Donald "Dan" Richards) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Police Comics #8
(March 1942). Thor the Thunder Dog: Police
#8 (Mar 1942) His dog Thor was revealed as a Manhunter android in Infinity, Inc. #47. At the same time, his granddaughter Marcie Cooper (Harlequin III) revealed her loyalty to the Manhunters and shot him. He recovered, though and was last seen at the wedding of Hector and Lyta Hall (Infinity, Inc. #51). Dan was killed recently by Mark Shaw (Manhunter III), who was under mind control. Shaw murdered Richards in his cabin home in Lake Placid, New York. At the time, he had another dog named Thor who began barking at a disturbance outside. When Thor pursued it, the dog was hurled back through the cabin window. Richards was soon found dead by a policeman. (Manhunter #7-8, 4-5.05) |
Manhunter II (Paul Kirk) |
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First Appearance: Adventure Comics
#73 (April 1942) Paul Kirk died for the first time while on a hunting trip in Africa (1946). He was revived by the Council, whom he eventually came to oppose. He sacrificed his life to destroy the Council in Detective Comics #443. Two of his clones have taken the name Manhunter as well. One served as a double agent in the Secret Society of Super-Villains (Manhunter IV). And his last remaining clone is active today with the Power Company under the name of Kirk DePaul (VI). Between the time of the two clones, both Mark Shaw (III) and Chase Lawler (V) have also used the name. He was involved for a time with the Tigress, before her turn to crime. |
Merry, Girl with 1,000 Gimmicks (Meredith "Merry" Creamer Pemberton) |
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First Appearance: as Merry, Star-Spangled
Comics #81 (June 1948). As the Girl with 1,000 Gimmicks, Star-Spangled
Comics #82 (July 1948). Merry Pamberton did not debut until after World War II. She was the adopted sister of Sylvester Pemberton, Star-Spangled Kid I. At some point, she was instrumental in reforming the JSA's foe Henry King, the Brain Wave. Their marraige (and his reformation) was unsuccessful. The full story has yet to be told, but Merry allegedly suffered a "complete mental breadkdown." She abandoned her children Jacqueline and Henry Jr. and faked her death, remaining underground for decades. Henry, Jr. went on to join Infinity, Inc. as Brainwave II. She recently resurfaced as a member of Old Justice. This group attempted to shut down the teen group called Young Justice. After Henry Jr. was ravaged by the Ultra-Humanite, she finally revealed herself and stepped in to care for her son. (Hawkman v.4 #25) Merry's daughter, Jacqueline Pemberton mysteriously appeared recently, claiming to have been estranged from her mother. Jackie took to adventuring as Gimmix, a member of the Vigilante's new Seven Soldiers of Victory. She had red hair and made several references to meetings with other Golden Age heroes. Though she appeared young, her age was also questioned. She perished along with all the Soldiers, who were slaughtered by the Sheeda. (Seven Soldiers Special #0) The identity of Jacqueline's father was not revealed. |
Merlin (Jock Kellogg) |
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First Appearance: National #1 Killed by Stalker in All-Star Comics, v.2 #1 |
Midnight (Dave Clark) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Smash Comics #18
(January 1941) Status unknown. A masked hero in a blue suit and fedora. He played a character of the same name on a "Shadow"-like radio show. He was nearly identical to the Spirit. A successor, Robert Avery, appeared in Miss Tree Quarterly. Last seen in 1949 (Smash Comics #85). Please see Freedom Fighters Midnight IIThe new Midnight debuted in the 1990s Ms. Tree series. The modern-day Midnight is secretly private detective Robert Avery: 35 years old, receding red hair, lives alone in an apartment (but his cleaning lady Mrs. Coughlin, who is unaware of his double identity, comes in once a week). Seems to have a fair bit of money. He's a rather grim, ruthless vigilante sort in his Midnight guise. Perfectly willing to kill if he thinks the baddie deserves it. As Midnight, he never speaks – part of the disguise and part of the mystique, I guess. As Midnight, he is connected to a church (can't remember the name right now and it's not mentioned in the issues I just skimmed): people in trouble can light a certain candle in the church at midnight, and Midnight will appear to them at the church the following midnight, when they can explain their troubles and ask him to help. If he agrees, he simply presents them with his clock-faced calling card. Regardless of whether he agrees, he does not speak. As Midnight, he wears a plainclothes ensemble as follows: fedora (usually dark blue), jacket (usually dark blue), tie (usually striped), black shirt, dark gloves, dark pants, dark shoes. He doesn't wear a mask, but his fedora always seems to cast a mask-like shadow over his eyes, kind of like the way some artists draw the Phantom Stranger. When he's playing Midnight, his eyes almost always look like blank, white slits (a la Batman), regardless of whether he's wearing his shadowy hat. Special contact lenses, perhaps. He doesn't seem to have any super-powers, nor any special weaponry. In his most memorable story, a two-parter, he fell deeply in love with a woman named Claire Reynard, only to discover that she was actually a con artist named Sarah Todd who had created the Reynard identity and staged her romance with Mason as part of an elaborate scheme to take the life and fortune of Dr. Kenneth Ames. In the end, Robert Mason (as Mason, not Midnight) exposed the conspiracy and turned Todd in to the authorities. She was tried, convicted and executed. --Thanks to Sean McQuaid |
Neon the Unknown (Tom Corbet) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Hit Comics #1 (July
1940) Died during the Freedom Fighters' first battle at Pearl Harbor, All-Star Squadron #31 (retold in Secret Origins #26). Note: There was also another hero named, simply, The Unknown. |
Quicksilver (unrevealed; aliases: "Max Crandall" (also known as Awehota/Windrunner, Whip Whirlwind, Lightning, Bluestreak, Max Mercury) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: National Comics
#5 (November 1940) Active in adventuring. Quicksilver's Golden Age appearances never gave him an origin or a real name. As of Young All-Stars #27 (July 1989) Quicksilver and Manhunter Dan Richards are shown as members. |
Red Bee (Richard Raleigh) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Hit Comics #1
(July 1940) Rick Raleigh, an assistant D.A., decided to expedite the process of law and order by becoming the mysteryman Red Bee. He daringly fought crime with a swarm of trained bees, and in his first case he brought about the conviction of Boss Storm, head of a corrupt political machine. (Hit Comics #1) During World War II, the Red Bee joined the All-Star Squadron and was later a member of its affiliate branch, the Freedom Fighters. He became one of the few super-hero casualties of the war when he was murdered by nazi agent Baron Blitzkrieg. (All-Star Squadron #31-35) In the afterlife, the Red Bee befriended Starman Jack Knight. Jack was brought there by his dead brother, David to a banquet which included several other deceased mysterymen. In this state, Raleigh realized that many people thought of him as a joke. He expressed great respect for the original Starman, who treated him as an equal the one time they fought together. (Starman v.2 #37) Raleigh is succeeded by a relative, Jenna Raleigh, Red Bee II, who joined Uncle Sam's new Freedom Fighters. (Uncle Sam & the FF #5) Powers: The Red Bee had a swarm of trained bees stored in his belt that could be unleashed on opponents. He was also a superb fighter. Thanks to Tom Tomorrow Created by Charles Nicholas & Toni Blum |
Red Torpedo (Jim Lockhart) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: Crack Comics #1
(May 1940) Presumed dead after Pearl Harbor (Secret Origins #26) but survived and aided the tech support crew behind the 1951 Starman, Charles McNider/David Knight. (Starman v.2 #77) He is still very much alive and operating Winward Home, a city that floats on the oceans. Winward is home to the Sea Devils. He owns Lockhart Navionics and built Winward to be a cross-specialization think tank. His associate is Elsa Magnusson is former wife of Mark Merlin (Prince Ra-Man). They recently met the new Aquaman. (Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #42) |
Robotman (Dr. Robert Crane, Paul Dennis) |
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First Appearance: Star-Spangled Comics
#7 (April 1942). Dr. Charles "Chuck" Grayson:
Star-Spangled #7 (Apr. 1942). Robbie
the Robot Dog: Star-Spangled #25
(Oct. 1943) Robotman was originally Robert Crane; after his transformation, he adopted the human alter ego of Paul Dennis. His brain was later transplanted into body of Chuck Grayson. Last seen in Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. #8. Oddly, Robotman was one of few wartime heroes to survive DC's super-hero purge of the early 1950s. DC continued to publish his adventures into the '50s, in Detective Comics. He is succeeded by Cliff Steele, the Robotman of the Doom Patrol. |
Sargon the Sorcerer (John Sargent) |
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First Appearance: All-American Comics
#26 (May 1941). Maximillian O'Leary: All-American
#70 (Nov. 1944) John Sargent's father found an ancient Aztec(?) talisman called the Ruby of Life on an archaeological expedition. Little John touched the Ruby and bonded with it for life. This granted him formidable mystic abilities. He became a stage magician, Sargon (named after the first king of Assyria), thus hiding his powers in plain sight. The Ruby of Life often times moved Sargent to commit criminal acts. Following World War II, he came up against Dr. Fate, Dr. Occult and Zatara when he tried to enter the vaults of the Vatican City. Eventually, he succeeded and obtained the apple from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. (Swamp Thing #148) He planted this apple in the Black Forest (Freiburg, Germany) and let a tree grow for thirty years. In the meantime, he became more aware of the Ruby's evil influence and acted both as hero and villain. (Flash #186, DC Comics Presents #26) He even aided and became an honorary member of the Justice League. (JLofA #97-99) He died nobly alongside Zatara (Swamp Thing #50), but his soul was restless and hovered in limbo. Eventually, he found a way into the body of a comatose man and summoned his niece, Grace Brady to him. As she arrived in Germany with his Ruby, so did the Swamp Thing. (Swamp Thing #148) Sargon used his influence over the people of Freiburg and made them commit suicide to feed the Tree of Knowledge with blood. (#149) Sargon then entered the light of the tree, but when the Swamp Thing cleansed the tree, he was trapped inside it — between heaven and hell. His Ruby of Life was claimed by a man called "the Traveler." He claimed that the Ruby was to await the coming of a "star-child." (#150) He also appeared as a spirit to Tim Hunter. (Books of Magic #1) His grip on magic is so strong that he appears able to thwart death anytime. He returned again to vex the Swamp Thing. (Swamp Thing v.4 #2-4) Apparently, the Spectre put the final nail in Sargon's coffin. The next time he appeared, the Ruby of Life was shattered. From the realm of death, Sargent reached out to his only remaining relative, his grandson David Sargent. He bound David to the Ruby and bade him to find the missing shards. (Helmet of Fate: Sargon) |
The Spider (Tom Ludlow Hallaway) (Quality Comics) |
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First appearance: Crack Comics #1
(May 1940) The Spider (or "Alias, the Spider") was a gifted archer but an evil man, who during wartime played at being a hero and was a member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory. In 1948, he betrayed the Soldiers to the Nebula Man, which resulted in the deaths of two of their members and the remainder being scattered through time. In the 1950s, he became the Flash's successor as protector of Keystone City. But the Shade discovered the Hallaway's criminal nature and killed him before the Spider could murder Jay and Joan Garrick. (Shade #3, 6.97) His son, Lucas Ludlow Dalt, lives in Opal City and also walks the line between light and dark as The Spider II. (Starman v.2 #47) Another son, Thomas Ludlow Dalt, called himself "I, Spyder" and received special powers from a mysterious "Seven Unknown Men." He joined the Vigilante's new Seven Soldiers of Victory and apparently perished along with all its members after a battle with the Sheeda. (Seven Soldiers Special #0, 5.05) The Sheeda Queen resurrected Spyder, but he remained true to Vigilante, eventually piercing the Queen herself with an arrow. (#1) |
The Squire I (The Knight I, Percy Sheldrake) |
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Appearance: Batman #62 The original Squire was Percy Sheldrake, the Earl of Wordenshire. This British hero was also a nominal sidekick of the Shining Knight and aided the Young All-Stars as a member of the multinational Allies. (#22-25) Later, he took the name The Knight and he and his son Cyril (the second Squire) became some of the first operatives of the Dome, which later became the Global Guardians. The original Knight was killed by his arch-enemy, Springheeled Jack. Cyril succeeded him as the Knight afterward, but it's been mentioned that Cyril also spent some time in a coma, perhaps from the same attack. Apparently, the Knight and his former allies had some sort of camaraderie with Batman; Cyril is now referred to as the "English Batman" and his helmet is modeled after Batman's cowl. Cyril appears to have extended longevity, though no explanation has been given for it. As the Knight II, Cyril is active in modern day adventuring with the Ultramarines. He teams with the current Squire (III), Beryl Hutchinson, a young girl talented with all forms of communication. |
Stripsey (Pat Dugan, S.T.R.I.P.E.) |
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First Appearance: Action Comics #40
(September 1940) Active in adventuring alongside Stargirl, as S.T.R.I.P.E. Stripesy is younger than his Golden Age contemporaries because of the Seven Soldiers' jump ahead in time. |
Tarantula (Jonathan Law) |
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First Appearance: Star-Spangled Comics
#1 (October 1940) Retired in Gotham City. Writing fiction. Though he appeared as an adventurer on the cover of Nightwing #40, this was a fantasy; he is no longer capable of adventuring. Law was presumed deceased when Blockbuster blew up his residence; no body was ever found. (Nightwing #90) A funeral was held for him regardless. (#91) Succeeded by Catalina Flores, who operated out of Blüdhaven. (Nightwing #71,75) |
Tigress II (Paula Brooks, Huntress) |
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First Appearance, as Huntress: Sensation
#68. Paula began her career in order to get closer to her hero, Paul Kirk the Manhunter. From an early age, she emulated his skills with a bow and arrow and become a formidable huntress. She also studied jujitsu with her parents' Japanese gardner. At age eighteen, Paula took flight as the Tigress and approached the Manhunter. (Young All-Stars #6) She hoped that he would be impressed by her and sponsor her for membership in the All-Star Squadron. The All-Stars were in the midst of a mission and Paula did in deed prove herself worthy. She was granted provisional membership in the group. (#7) During a battle with Axis Amerika, the Tigress was impaled on an arrow and died. (#23) The Valkyrie called Gudra moved to take Paula's soul to the afterlife, but instead she made a bargain with Iron Munro. Munro agreed to spare the Übermensch's life if Gudra restored the Tigress to life. Gudra agreed, but warned that the journey back from death "leaves no one untouched." (#24-25) She was right; Paula was never the same. She immediately left the All-Stars, (#26) to begin down the path led towards her to villainy as the first Huntress. It is suggested that Paula had sexual relationships with Paul Kirk (Manhunter) and Wildcat. She later married the Sportsmaster and participated in the Injustice Society. They have a daughter, Artemis (Tigress III). She and Sportsmaster are often (inexplicably) depicted more youthfully than is reasonable. It is possible that they benefit from the Council's genetic engineering knowledge (the Council used the Sportsmaster as the template for their clones after Manhunter's clones were destroyed). Last seen as Huntress in Young Justice #25. Also appeared in the Elseworlds The Golden Age. |
Tor (James "Jim" Slade) |
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First Appearance: Crack #10 (Quality Comics) (Feb 1941) Killed by Stalker, All-Star Comics v.2 #1 (1999) |
Uncle Sam (The American Talisman, Minuteman, Brother Jonathan, Patriot) (Quality Comics) |
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First Appearance: National Comics
#1 (July 1940). "Buddy" Smith: National
#1 (July 1940). The Unknown: National
#23 (Jan 1942); origin in #29. Active in adventuring; took the name Patriot in Spectre v.2 #50. Became Uncle Sam again in Superman #178 (2.02). Recently reformed the Freedom Fighters. |
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Vigilante I (Greg Saunders) |
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Stuff the Chinatown Kid (Daniel & Victor Leong) |
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First Appearance: Action Comics
#42 (November 1941). Billy Gunn:
Action #42. Stuff the Chinatown Kid (Daniel "Danny"
Leong): Action #45. Stuff II, Victor
Leong: Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. #9 The Vigilante battled weird villains of the American Southwest and also joined the Seven Soldiers of Victory. In the Soldiers' last battle, its members were scattered across time. Greg wound up in 1858 and spent nearly 20 years in the Old West. During this time he was also known as the "Prairie Troubador," a popular singer/songwriter. Greg came to enjoy this life but he was eventually "rescued" in 1879 and returned to the 20th Century by the Justice League. (Justice League of America #102, 10.72) After his return he started a company called Round-Up, Inc. with his former sidekick, Victor Leong. (El Diablo #12, Stars & STRIPE #9) Greg had other wartime sidekicks: Daniel Leong was Victor's brother and was murdered by the Dummy in 1945. Billy Gunn, an older man was killed by the Spider in 1948. (Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. #9) Four years into his career, Saunders fell prey to a werewolf. He guarded this secret well and always kept a silver bullet in his pistol — for himself. (Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #2) Even into retirement, Greg stayed active in the Southwest. He knew that there were certain dangers still lurking in his domain, but he'd grown too old to handle them himself. He decided to try to form a new Seven Soldiers by placing an ad calling for heroes. He succeeded in recruiting only 5 others to join him (The Whip II, Boy Blue, Dyno-Mite Dan, Gimmix and "I, Spyder"). This team was very short-lived. All these heroes, including the Vigilante perished after defeating the Miracle Mesa Monster. They were slaughtered by the Sheeda, the "Gods of the Miracle Mesa." (Seven Soldiers Special #0, 5.05) After his death, his lycanthropic curse may have enabled him to "haunt" the living world. He re-appeared to the question the allegiance of I, Spyder, (Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #3) and then to try to convince the Bulleteer to continue the fight against the Sheeda. (#4) Greg was succeeded as the Vigilante by Adrian Chase (II), Alan Welles (III), Dave Winston (IV), Pat Trayce (V). NOTES: Because of his Western character, the Vigilante was one of few wartime heroes to survive DC's super-hero purge of the early 1950s. DC continued to publish his adventures as the "Prairie Troubador" — of the true American Old West. In Pre-Crisis continuity, this Vigilante of the 1950s was considered to have lived on the Earth-1. After the Crisis, the Earth-2's time-shift was used to explain how the Vigilantes of both eras were the same man. |
The Whip (Rodney Elwood Gaynor) |
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First Appearance: Flash Comics #1
(January 1940) The Whip's last Golden Age appearance was in 1945 (Sensation #43). There is a memorial statue of him at JSA headquarters (JSA #55). The circumstances of his death are unrevealed. He was succeeded as the Whip by his granddaughter, Shelly Gaynor. She was killed along with the Vigilante's new "Seven Soldiers" battling the Sheeda. (Seven Soldiers Special #0, 5.05). |
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All-Stars were on hand during one of the JSA's most pivotal cases. When the
chronal energies of the evil sorcerer Ian Karkull granted them extended longevity. 
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