Christopher “Kit” Carter Jr. was the son of Christopher Carter, a World War I veteran who served in the famous “Fighting 69th” Infantry regiment. Kit’s life began tragically, as his mother died in childbirth. The grief-stricken father doted on his son. Young Kit was the all-American boy, excelling in sports and enjoying a busy social life. When Kit was 15, Carter Sr. was fatally wounded during a bank robbery. Kit was sent to Boston to live with his half-uncle, Ned Carter. Kit quickly realized that Ned Carter was a suspect character, but kept his suspicions to himself until, one evening, he overheard his uncle discussing a recent bank robbery. Familial obligation kept Kit from turning his uncle over to the police, but he knew he couldn’t stay with him, either. Kit left Boston and headed for Georgia. A kindly truck driver picked Kit up, but the two found themselves in the midst of a robbery. Kit fought the robbers but was wounded. The truck driver delivered him to the nearest hospital, the infirmary of Daunton Military Academy, a state-sponsored military school in Richmond, Virginia. Luckily, the military school was run by his father’s former commander. When Kit recovered, he was offered enrollment in Daunton. Kit Carter proved to be an enthusiastic, loyal student. Like so many other military cadets in Golden Age comics, Kit often found himself fighting criminals and enemy spies both inside and outside the Academy. Notes: While the feature Kit Carter appeared in was called “The Cadet,” it wasn’t his code-name, and he was never referred to it as such. Many other online sources list him as “The Cadet” anyway. Daunton Military Academy may have been based on Staunton Military Academy, which was a fairly prestigious military academy at the time. The academy has since been closed. Aside from the obvious similarity in names, the two schools had very similar cadet uniforms, were located in the same state and had similar-looking buildings.
Alias Kit Carter
Real Names/Alt Names Christopher “Kit” Carter, Jr.
Description Christopher “Kit” Carter Jr. was the son of Christopher Carter, a World War I veteran who served in the famous “Fighting 69th” Infantry regiment. Kit’s life began tragically, as his mother died in childbirth. The grief-stricken father doted on his son. Young Kit was the all-American boy, excelling in sports and enjoying a busy social life. When Kit was 15, Carter Sr. was fatally wounded during a bank robbery. Kit was sent to Boston to live with his half-uncle, Ned Carter. Kit quickly realized that Ned Carter was a suspect character, but kept his suspicions to himself until, one evening, he overheard his uncle discussing a recent bank robbery. Familial obligation kept Kit from turning his uncle over to the police, but he knew he couldn’t stay with him, either. Kit left Boston and headed for Georgia. A kindly truck driver picked Kit up, but the two found themselves in the midst of a robbery. Kit fought the robbers but was wounded. The truck driver delivered him to the nearest hospital, the infirmary of Daunton Military Academy, a state-sponsored military school in Richmond, Virginia. Luckily, the military school was run by his father’s former commander. When Kit recovered, he was offered enrollment in Daunton. Kit Carter proved to be an enthusiastic, loyal student. Like so many other military cadets in Golden Age comics, Kit often found himself fighting criminals and enemy spies both inside and outside the Academy. Notes: While the feature Kit Carter appeared in was called “The Cadet,” it wasn’t his code-name, and he was never referred to it as such. Many other online sources list him as “The Cadet” anyway. Daunton Military Academy may have been based on Staunton Military Academy, which was a fairly prestigious military academy at the time. The academy has since been closed. Aside from the obvious similarity in names, the two schools had very similar cadet uniforms, were located in the same state and had similar-looking buildings.
