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Image of Father Time

Time-themed

Typology Time-themed
Total Entries 30
Representative Father Time
How mysterious time is. When you’re waiting to get out of school, it drags on forever, and at the weekends, it passes by all too quickly. It is no surprise then that many authors would turn their attentions to this dimension and even name characters after it. The most common form is to name characters, especially “Family Theme Naming”, given how births have order and time does too, after months or seasons, but other types occasionally appear; it also works to name characters after times of day like Dawn, Aurora, Eve, and Twilight. See also “‘Day of the Week’ Name”… ~ Temporal Theme Naming – TV Tropes
Saturday Evening Post (Dec 31, 1910) | J.C. Leyendecker
Saturday Evening Post (Dec 31, 1910) | J.C. Leyendecker

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April Wing

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Captain Brett Crockett of the Earthian Space Busters goes looking for Sergeant Bolo at the hospital. He demands his release from Lieutenant April Wing, whom he addresses as simply “nurse”. April takes offense, but soon […]
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Captain Brett Crockett of the Earthian Space Busters goes looking for Sergeant Bolo at the hospital. He demands his release from Lieutenant April Wing, whom he addresses as simply “nurse”. April takes offense, but soon […]
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Baby New Year

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The Baby New Year is a personification of the start of the New Year commonly seen in editorial cartoons. He symbolizes the “birth” of the next year, and that the “old” year is gone; in […]
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The Baby New Year is a personification of the start of the New Year commonly seen in editorial cartoons. He symbolizes the “birth” of the next year, and that the “old” year is gone; in […]
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Black Orchid (Tops)

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Glamorous Diana Dawn, district attorney Richard Day’s secretary, was – unbeknownst to him – masquerading as the mysterious female sleuth “the Black Orchid.” She solved crimes with the aid of a magic ring that contains […]
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Glamorous Diana Dawn, district attorney Richard Day’s secretary, was – unbeknownst to him – masquerading as the mysterious female sleuth “the Black Orchid.” She solved crimes with the aid of a magic ring that contains […]
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Black Wings

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The Black Wings, later called the Night Devils, were British special Agents 5 and 9, a.k.a. Lt. Dan Cork and Lt. Tom Harrow. In their first published appearance, the agents parachuted into Berlin to destroy […]
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The Black Wings, later called the Night Devils, were British special Agents 5 and 9, a.k.a. Lt. Dan Cork and Lt. Tom Harrow. In their first published appearance, the agents parachuted into Berlin to destroy […]
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C. Auguste Dupin

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Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin is a fictional character created by Edgar Allan Poe. Dupin made his first appearance in Poe’s 1841 short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, widely considered the first detective […]
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Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin is a fictional character created by Edgar Allan Poe. Dupin made his first appearance in Poe’s 1841 short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, widely considered the first detective […]
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Captain Future

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Andrew Bryant was a young research scientist who worked for the Pacific Electrical Corporation. In desperate attempt to prove that his work had value to the company, he took a chance and crossed gamma and […]
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Andrew Bryant was a young research scientist who worked for the Pacific Electrical Corporation. In desperate attempt to prove that his work had value to the company, he took a chance and crossed gamma and […]
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Clock

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The first costumed crime fighter to appear in American comic books, the Clock could be considered the “missing link” between pulp and comic book heroes. It was the first attempt to transpose a pulp magazine […]
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The first costumed crime fighter to appear in American comic books, the Clock could be considered the “missing link” between pulp and comic book heroes. It was the first attempt to transpose a pulp magazine […]
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Clockmaker

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Jonathan Simms was an innocent man who was sent to jail for 20 years. During his time in prison, he perfected how to make deadly clocks and plotted his revenge. Once freed, he mailed his […]
Entry Clockmaker
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Jonathan Simms was an innocent man who was sent to jail for 20 years. During his time in prison, he perfected how to make deadly clocks and plotted his revenge. Once freed, he mailed his […]
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Father Time

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Father Time is usually depicted as an elderly bearded man, dressed in a robe and carrying a scythe and an hourglass or other timekeeping devices (which represent time’s constant one-way movement, and more generally and […]
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Father Time is usually depicted as an elderly bearded man, dressed in a robe and carrying a scythe and an hourglass or other timekeeping devices (which represent time’s constant one-way movement, and more generally and […]
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Future Man

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The man known as Future Man is actually an average citizen of the year 3000, where crime appears to have been abolished. As a form of escapism from his terrible marriage, he idolized 1940s crime […]
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The man known as Future Man is actually an average citizen of the year 3000, where crime appears to have been abolished. As a form of escapism from his terrible marriage, he idolized 1940s crime […]
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Gail Ford, Girl Friday

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Gail was the assistant to Inspector Madson of the homicide division in a large American city. She was usually sent undercover on investigations, and almost always solved the cases herself. She carried a revolver in […]
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Gail was the assistant to Inspector Madson of the homicide division in a large American city. She was usually sent undercover on investigations, and almost always solved the cases herself. She carried a revolver in […]
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June Rogers

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Captain Bob Bright and his old space-salt friend Gaffy are seeking a cargo for their spaceship. They find a young woman being assaulted by ruffians and save her. The woman is June Rogers. She and […]
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Captain Bob Bright and his old space-salt friend Gaffy are seeking a cargo for their spaceship. They find a young woman being assaulted by ruffians and save her. The woman is June Rogers. She and […]
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Man of the Ages

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It is unknown where he came from, but the Man of the Ages was first defeated by cave dwellers of a million years ago. At his apparent demise, he claimed he would live as long […]
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It is unknown where he came from, but the Man of the Ages was first defeated by cave dwellers of a million years ago. At his apparent demise, he claimed he would live as long […]
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Midnight

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Dave Clark was a radio announcer at UMAX who decided to become the nocturnal crime-fighter Midnight. His identity was based on a radio character who he voiced at the station. His assistants included Gabby, a […]
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Dave Clark was a radio announcer at UMAX who decided to become the nocturnal crime-fighter Midnight. His identity was based on a radio character who he voiced at the station. His assistants included Gabby, a […]
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Minute-Man

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U.S. Army Private Jack Weston wanted to do more to contribute to the war effort than just being stationed at Camp Blaine. He decided to put on a costume and fight Nazis as Minute-Man. He […]
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U.S. Army Private Jack Weston wanted to do more to contribute to the war effort than just being stationed at Camp Blaine. He decided to put on a costume and fight Nazis as Minute-Man. He […]
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Mister Midnite

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Neal Carruthers III is a wealthy young American sportsman who has an inexplicable ability to stop the passage of time. To make time cease to move, he says “Stop Time!” He says “Time proceed” to […]
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Neal Carruthers III is a wealthy young American sportsman who has an inexplicable ability to stop the passage of time. To make time cease to move, he says “Stop Time!” He says “Time proceed” to […]
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Mr. Night

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Mr. Night is a sky spirit residing in the Night Land. He was banished from Rainbow City by King Color, and now he wishes to gain his revenge by destroying Rainbow City and robbing the […]
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Mr. Night is a sky spirit residing in the Night Land. He was banished from Rainbow City by King Color, and now he wishes to gain his revenge by destroying Rainbow City and robbing the […]
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Night

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Miss Davis was a bank secretary who used her position to get access to the vault combination, which she then gave to her gang. The crooks dressed as cops in the bank, and then proceeded […]
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Miss Davis was a bank secretary who used her position to get access to the vault combination, which she then gave to her gang. The crooks dressed as cops in the bank, and then proceeded […]
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Night Hawk (I)

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The Night-Hawk was a strong, brave and cunning detective, long in the government’s employ in the American South West. He had very solid, old-fashioned principals, and felt compelled to carry out the law to the […]
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The Night-Hawk was a strong, brave and cunning detective, long in the government’s employ in the American South West. He had very solid, old-fashioned principals, and felt compelled to carry out the law to the […]
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Night Hawk (II)

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When scientist Thurston Kyle’s father was murdered by the Benton gang, Britain’s greatest criminal band, he devoted the next several years of his life to fighting them, helped by his assistant, “Snub” Hawkins. Eventually he […]
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When scientist Thurston Kyle’s father was murdered by the Benton gang, Britain’s greatest criminal band, he devoted the next several years of his life to fighting them, helped by his assistant, “Snub” Hawkins. Eventually he […]
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Night Hawk (III)

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Jack Filan was a wealthy playboy who secretly fought crime as the costumed hero known as Night Hawk. While he possessed no powers, Night Hawk was very strong and acrobatic. Jack was engaged to Jane […]
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Jack Filan was a wealthy playboy who secretly fought crime as the costumed hero known as Night Hawk. While he possessed no powers, Night Hawk was very strong and acrobatic. Jack was engaged to Jane […]
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Night Wind

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The Night Wind is a “Superhuman Wanted Man”. Bingham Harvard is a bank clerk wrongly accused of theft. However, Harvard does not go quietly into custody and becomes a fugitive instead. The police pursue him, […]
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The Night Wind is a “Superhuman Wanted Man”. Bingham Harvard is a bank clerk wrongly accused of theft. However, Harvard does not go quietly into custody and becomes a fugitive instead. The police pursue him, […]
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Nightbird

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Newspaper photographer “Lens” Crockett stumbled on a murder case and got beaten up by the crooks. Vowing revenge, he found a fancy dress costume in the newspaper office stock room and used it to fight […]
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Newspaper photographer “Lens” Crockett stumbled on a murder case and got beaten up by the crooks. Vowing revenge, he found a fancy dress costume in the newspaper office stock room and used it to fight […]
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Nightmare

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Nightmare and Sleepy are wrestler Bob White and his teenage manager, Terry Wake. They are just regular Joes who put on costumes and fight crime without super powers or gadgets. Most of their superhero careers […]
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Nightmare and Sleepy are wrestler Bob White and his teenage manager, Terry Wake. They are just regular Joes who put on costumes and fight crime without super powers or gadgets. Most of their superhero careers […]
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Nightro

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Hugh Goddard was left for dead in a radium mine by criminals. He survived the experience, but was blinded by the radiation. Wanting revenge, he uncovered a pair of special glasses that gave him his […]
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Hugh Goddard was left for dead in a radium mine by criminals. He survived the experience, but was blinded by the radiation. Wanting revenge, he uncovered a pair of special glasses that gave him his […]
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Nightshade (Centaur)

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By studying the mysteries of the East, wealthy young scientist Howard Hall is able to give his shadow physical powers, such as reaching great distances to touch things, displaying great strength, and the ability to […]
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By studying the mysteries of the East, wealthy young scientist Howard Hall is able to give his shadow physical powers, such as reaching great distances to touch things, displaying great strength, and the ability to […]
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Octobriana

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Octobriana is a Russian comic superhero created by Petr Sadecký by modifying the work of Czech artists Bohumil Konečný and Zdeněk Burian for an unpublished comic book series Sadecký commissioned them to do, under the […]
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Octobriana is a Russian comic superhero created by Petr Sadecký by modifying the work of Czech artists Bohumil Konečný and Zdeněk Burian for an unpublished comic book series Sadecký commissioned them to do, under the […]
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Old Man Winter

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Old Man Winter is a personification of winter. The name is a colloquialism for the winter season derived from ancient Greek mythology and Old World pagan beliefs evolving into modern characters in both literature and […]
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Old Man Winter is a personification of winter. The name is a colloquialism for the winter season derived from ancient Greek mythology and Old World pagan beliefs evolving into modern characters in both literature and […]
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Spirit of ’76

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Gary Blakely was the latest member of a patriotic American family that had members serve in every armed conflict in the nation’s history. He grew up in England, where his father served in the military. […]
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Gary Blakely was the latest member of a patriotic American family that had members serve in every armed conflict in the nation’s history. He grew up in England, where his father served in the military. […]
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Stella Dawn

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Stella Dawn is a Space Ranger and an ensign with the Space Transport Auxiliary Reserve (S.T.A.R.). The Space Rangers are a law enforcement group from 2552. The Space Rangers consist of their leader, Commodore Rex […]
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Stella Dawn is a Space Ranger and an ensign with the Space Transport Auxiliary Reserve (S.T.A.R.). The Space Rangers are a law enforcement group from 2552. The Space Rangers consist of their leader, Commodore Rex […]