Nadir Shan, the young King of Bagdad, is the victim of a plot by his advisor, a sorcerer. But Nadir Shan escapes and finds a “glowing olden jug” which contains a genie. Shan lets the genie go in exchange for magical powers. The genie, having previously sworn to kill the next person who used him, tries to send Shan into a different time and place. Shan and the genie battle, and the genie wins, throwing Shan into the future of 1990. The traitorous sorcerer sends elementals after Shan, and the elementals go on a rampage before Shan finally defeats them. Shan eventually returns to Bagdad and avenges himself on his traitorous advisor.
Alias Magician from Bagdad |
Real Names/Alt Names Nadir Shan |
Characteristics Magician, Harvey Universe, Magic Caster, World War II Era, Juvenile, Middle Eastern |
Creators/Key Contributors John Giunta |
First Appearance Spitfire Comics #1 (Dec. 1941) |
First Publisher Harvey Comics [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Spitfire Comics #1-2 |
Sample Read Spitfire Comics (Harvey) [DCM] [CB+] |
Description Nadir Shan, the young King of Bagdad, is the victim of a plot by his advisor, a sorcerer. But Nadir Shan escapes and finds a “glowing olden jug” which contains a genie. Shan lets the genie go in exchange for magical powers. The genie, having previously sworn to kill the next person who used him, tries to send Shan into a different time and place. Shan and the genie battle, and the genie wins, throwing Shan into the future of 1990. The traitorous sorcerer sends elementals after Shan, and the elementals go on a rampage before Shan finally defeats them. Shan eventually returns to Bagdad and avenges himself on his traitorous advisor. |
Source Magician From Bagdad – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |