Masked Marvel was a hero with an unknown secret identity. He fought crime with the help of a trio of assistants, known as ZL, ZR, and ZY. He operated out of a glass-domed mountaintop headquarters. He had a number of gadgets and weapons at his disposal, such as a telepathically-controlled plane, a zeppelin, a paralyzing ray gun, and a televisor, a device which let him see anywhere in the world. The Masked Marvel had undefined levels of super strength, which allowed him to lift a dinosaur over his head, and may have possessed some form of telekinesis to operate his plane.
Alias Masked Marvel |
Real Names/Alt Names Unknown |
Characteristics Hero, Centaur Universe, Telekinesis, World War II Era |
Creators/Key Contributors Ben Thompson |
First Appearance Keen Detective Funnies #7 (July 1939) |
First Publisher Centaur Publishing [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Keen Detective Funnies vol. 2 #7-12, vol. 3 #1, #18-24, Detective Eye #1, Amazing Man Comics #5, Amazing Mystery Funnies vol. 2 #7-9, Masked Marvel #1-3 |
Sample Read Keen Detective Funnies [DCM] [CB+] |
Description Masked Marvel was a hero with an unknown secret identity. He fought crime with the help of a trio of assistants, known as ZL, ZR, and ZY. He operated out of a glass-domed mountaintop headquarters. He had a number of gadgets and weapons at his disposal, such as a telepathically-controlled plane, a zeppelin, a paralyzing ray gun, and a televisor, a device which let him see anywhere in the world. The Masked Marvel had undefined levels of super strength, which allowed him to lift a dinosaur over his head, and may have possessed some form of telekinesis to operate his plane. |
Source Masked Marvel (Centaur) – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |