Minimidget

Becoming the target of the mad scientist Barmell’s shrinking ray, an unnamed young man and his girlfriend, Ritty, are both permanently rendered 6 inches tall, though they retain some of their respective mass/strength. Initially sent to murder the scientist’s relatives with a poison needle (as in the horror film The Devil Doll), the duo is freed when the scientist, cornered by the FBI, blows up his lab. Minimidget is supposedly killed by a mousetrap in this story, but is revived by a paramedic in the following issue. Minimidget and Ritty become superheroes. They have no powers, but they make use of tiny sports cars and miniature airplanes. Minimidget also carries a tiny sword and rides a trained rabbit named Bucky. Notes: Minimidget and Ritty were the first shrunken superheroes, beating Doll Man by a matter of months. The word “midget” is not a term one should use, so the character would need to be updated for any sort of use today. AC Comics merged the character with Jack Rhodes, an FBI man who also appeared in Amazing-Man Comics #5.