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Firestarter

Power Firestarter
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A notable and possible technical term for this kind of elemental power is “pyrokinesis.” People who are literally packing heat also tend to be fireproof and have a very high heat tolerance… But sometimes, they aren’t and are, in fact, just as vulnerable to their own flames as everybody else. Similarly, such characters may be “Glass Cannons” physically or emotionally owing to their element’s reputation for extreme destruction and fragility. A person with fire power often possesses — get this — a fiery personality. You could say that they are “Hot-Blooded”, choleric, or that the flame of passion burns within them. And who knows, maybe their burning anger powers their burning hands; it’s certainly possible for it to make them literally burn from anger. They also tend to be redheads (or dye their hair). They may even give you due warning by being “Fiery Redheads”… ~ Playing with Fire – TV Tropes
Smash Comics #30 (January 1942) | Jim Mooney, Robert Turner
Smash Comics #30 (January 1942) | Jim Mooney, Robert Turner

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Alias the Dragon

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Police scientist Sgt. Bill Norton captured criminals as Alias the Dragon. He has no powers, but uses a flame thrower for a weapon, hence the appellation. Alias Alias the Dragon Real Names/Alt Names Sgt. Bill […]

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Police scientist Sgt. Bill Norton captured criminals as Alias the Dragon. He has no powers, but uses a flame thrower for a weapon, hence the appellation. Alias Alias the Dragon Real Names/Alt Names Sgt. Bill […]

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Arson Fiend

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Fire insurance salesman George Tweedle invented a potion that transformed him into the super-powered Arson Fiend. As Arson Fiend, Tweedle burned down the properties of those not buying his insurance. After a battle with Captain […]

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Fire insurance salesman George Tweedle invented a potion that transformed him into the super-powered Arson Fiend. As Arson Fiend, Tweedle burned down the properties of those not buying his insurance. After a battle with Captain […]

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Blaze Baylor

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Blaze Baylor became a crime fighter in order to avenge the death of his famous Fire Chief father, “Smokey” Baylor, who was accidentally killed putting out an arsonist’s fire. Baylor used his fighting skills, his […]

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Blaze Baylor became a crime fighter in order to avenge the death of his famous Fire Chief father, “Smokey” Baylor, who was accidentally killed putting out an arsonist’s fire. Baylor used his fighting skills, his […]

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Blue Fire

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Jack Knapp, a hard-working young scientist, is the victim of an accidental explosion, which makes him intangible and his body covered with blue flames that do not burn him or his clothes. After two hours […]

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Jack Knapp, a hard-working young scientist, is the victim of an accidental explosion, which makes him intangible and his body covered with blue flames that do not burn him or his clothes. After two hours […]

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Blue Flame

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“In all the titanic turmoils that the Blue Flame had in his battles to give crime the hot foot, he never thought the day would come when he’d meet a man like S. Aitan…or is […]

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“In all the titanic turmoils that the Blue Flame had in his battles to give crime the hot foot, he never thought the day would come when he’d meet a man like S. Aitan…or is […]

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Bomber Burns

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Jack “Bomber” Burns was a US stunt pilot, but after his co-pilot, Dave Matten, was killed by Germans who almost killed Burns as well, he steals a Lockheed XP-38 fighter, the fastest plane in the […]

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Jack “Bomber” Burns was a US stunt pilot, but after his co-pilot, Dave Matten, was killed by Germans who almost killed Burns as well, he steals a Lockheed XP-38 fighter, the fastest plane in the […]

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Dr. Miracle

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Dr. Miracle was the Master of Magic. He used his “miraculous” powers, called “white magic” to differentiate it from “black magic”, to fight crime and the Axis powers during World War II. His magic powers […]

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Dr. Miracle was the Master of Magic. He used his “miraculous” powers, called “white magic” to differentiate it from “black magic”, to fight crime and the Axis powers during World War II. His magic powers […]

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Fire Bug

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The Fire Bug was Orson Arson, a disgruntled special effects and pyrotechnics coordinator for Century Studios. After he was canned, he put on the Fire Bug costume and became a serial arsonist. The Fire Bug […]

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The Fire Bug was Orson Arson, a disgruntled special effects and pyrotechnics coordinator for Century Studios. After he was canned, he put on the Fire Bug costume and became a serial arsonist. The Fire Bug […]

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Fire Eater (Holyoke)

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○ Alias Voris the Fire-Eater Real Names/Alt Names Voris Characteristics Villain, Holyoke Universe, Firestarter, World War II Era Creators/Key Contributors Jack Alderman First Appearance Cat-Man Comics #26a (November 1944) First Publisher Holyoke Publishing [CB+] [DCM] […]

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○ Alias Voris the Fire-Eater Real Names/Alt Names Voris Characteristics Villain, Holyoke Universe, Firestarter, World War II Era Creators/Key Contributors Jack Alderman First Appearance Cat-Man Comics #26a (November 1944) First Publisher Holyoke Publishing [CB+] [DCM] […]

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Fire Fiend

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The Fire Fiend was the secret identity of Bill Wilcox, owner of several tenement slums in Gotham City, home of Mr. Scarlet. His goal was to burn down his property and collect on the insurance, […]

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The Fire Fiend was the secret identity of Bill Wilcox, owner of several tenement slums in Gotham City, home of Mr. Scarlet. His goal was to burn down his property and collect on the insurance, […]

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Fire-Eater

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Mike O’Malley, a fire eater at a circus, used his skills to fight crime with help from his nurse girlfriend, Louise Peters. He had the power to eat, breathe, and stop fire. He was also […]

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Mike O’Malley, a fire eater at a circus, used his skills to fight crime with help from his nurse girlfriend, Louise Peters. He had the power to eat, breathe, and stop fire. He was also […]

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Fireball (MLJ)

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Ted Tyler was a fireman who was left to die in a laboratory fire when he was knocked unconscious by an arsonist known as the Bug. Ted became coated in chemicals, allowing him to both […]

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Ted Tyler was a fireman who was left to die in a laboratory fire when he was knocked unconscious by an arsonist known as the Bug. Ted became coated in chemicals, allowing him to both […]

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Firebug

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After his face was burned in a fire, this Nazi agent became an arsonist, wielding a torch weapon. He battled the Iron Ace. Alias Firebug Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, Nazi Party, Hillman Universe, […]

Entry Firebug
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After his face was burned in a fire, this Nazi agent became an arsonist, wielding a torch weapon. He battled the Iron Ace. Alias Firebug Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, Nazi Party, Hillman Universe, […]

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Fireman

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Jim gained the abilities of flight, fire control, and heat resistance and could become flame-proof gas that was lighter than air. He acquired these abilities during a mad scientist’s crazed experiment and used them to […]

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Jim gained the abilities of flight, fire control, and heat resistance and could become flame-proof gas that was lighter than air. He acquired these abilities during a mad scientist’s crazed experiment and used them to […]

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Flame (Ajax-Farrell)

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Kip Adams was a chemist and possessed superhuman strength, but he could not control fire. His girlfriend was reporter, Susan Page. Alias Flame (Ajax-Farrell) Real Names/Alt Names Kip Adams Characteristics Hero, Scientist, Ajax-Farrell Universe, Firestarter, […]

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Kip Adams was a chemist and possessed superhuman strength, but he could not control fire. His girlfriend was reporter, Susan Page. Alias Flame (Ajax-Farrell) Real Names/Alt Names Kip Adams Characteristics Hero, Scientist, Ajax-Farrell Universe, Firestarter, […]

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Flame (Fox)

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When Gary was a baby, his father, Charteris Preston, worked as a missionary in China. The elder Preston was washed away in a flood but managed to save baby Gary by placing him in a […]

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When Gary was a baby, his father, Charteris Preston, worked as a missionary in China. The elder Preston was washed away in a flood but managed to save baby Gary by placing him in a […]

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Flame (Quality)

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The body of the owner of a circus, Mr. Northcross, is found dead and mutilated, identified by his clothes. During that night’s performance, attended by Darrel Dane, a.k.a. Doll Man, the Flame interrupts Zeno the […]

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The body of the owner of a circus, Mr. Northcross, is found dead and mutilated, identified by his clothes. During that night’s performance, attended by Darrel Dane, a.k.a. Doll Man, the Flame interrupts Zeno the […]

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Flame Girl

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After Linda Dale’s boyfriend, the Flame, was injured battling the Octopus, he instructed her to use a secret formula that would give her the secret powers of the Flame People, transforming her into Flame Girl. […]

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After Linda Dale’s boyfriend, the Flame, was injured battling the Octopus, he instructed her to use a secret formula that would give her the secret powers of the Flame People, transforming her into Flame Girl. […]

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Flame Goddess

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Shelia Vernow was the sister of archaeologist Neal Vernow, who, with his friend Cliff Barron, was searching in Peru for the lost city of gold known as Chicalmo. Shelia dreamt that Cliff and Neal had […]

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Shelia Vernow was the sister of archaeologist Neal Vernow, who, with his friend Cliff Barron, was searching in Peru for the lost city of gold known as Chicalmo. Shelia dreamt that Cliff and Neal had […]

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Hephaestus

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Hephaestus (or Vulcan in Roman myth) was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes in Greco-Roman mythology. He was the son of Hera and Zeus, and the only member […]

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Hephaestus (or Vulcan in Roman myth) was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes in Greco-Roman mythology. He was the son of Hera and Zeus, and the only member […]

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Inferno

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Originally a circus fire-eater, Inferno the Fire Breather. When fellow performer Twisto the Rubber Man figured out John Sterling was really the hero Steel Sterling, Inferno teamed up with Twisto and Hefto the Strongman to […]

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Originally a circus fire-eater, Inferno the Fire Breather. When fellow performer Twisto the Rubber Man figured out John Sterling was really the hero Steel Sterling, Inferno teamed up with Twisto and Hefto the Strongman to […]

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Inferno Demon

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A demon made of fire, spitting fire, battles Steel Sterling on the beams of a building under construction, while people across the street fall to their death. This character only appears on the cover of […]

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A demon made of fire, spitting fire, battles Steel Sterling on the beams of a building under construction, while people across the street fall to their death. This character only appears on the cover of […]

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Loogaroo

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The soucouyant or soucriant in Dominica, St. Lucian, Trinidadian, Guadeloupean folklore, also known as Loogaroo or Lougarou in Haiti, Louisiana, Grenada and elsewhere in the Caribbean, or Ole-Higue (also Ole Haig) in Guyana, Belize, and […]

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The soucouyant or soucriant in Dominica, St. Lucian, Trinidadian, Guadeloupean folklore, also known as Loogaroo or Lougarou in Haiti, Louisiana, Grenada and elsewhere in the Caribbean, or Ole-Higue (also Ole Haig) in Guyana, Belize, and […]

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Mantoka

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Mantoka was a mysterious Native American man given the powers of his father, the tribe’s Shaman. During a shamanic initiation ceremony, a rattlesnake bit him and he presumably had a vision. He discovered he had […]

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Mantoka was a mysterious Native American man given the powers of his father, the tribe’s Shaman. During a shamanic initiation ceremony, a rattlesnake bit him and he presumably had a vision. He discovered he had […]

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Monsters of Living Flame

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Jon Haljan pilots the Earth-Moon Mailship. While on vacation, he receives a startling message from Professor Grant requesting a meeting. When Jon arrives, he is greeted by Freddie Blake, and his sister, Linda Blake. Informing […]

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Jon Haljan pilots the Earth-Moon Mailship. While on vacation, he receives a startling message from Professor Grant requesting a meeting. When Jon arrives, he is greeted by Freddie Blake, and his sister, Linda Blake. Informing […]

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Nature Man

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Nature Man, traveling through a town, witnessed a lightning strike that destroyed the town’s dam. Acting quickly, Nature Man transformed into his super powered state and used his control over electricity, water, love, and earth […]

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Nature Man, traveling through a town, witnessed a lightning strike that destroyed the town’s dam. Acting quickly, Nature Man transformed into his super powered state and used his control over electricity, water, love, and earth […]

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Pele

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In Hawaiian religion, Pele (pronounced [ˈpɛlɛ]) is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Often referred to as “Madame Pele” or “Tūtū Pele” as a sign of respect, she […]

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In Hawaiian religion, Pele (pronounced [ˈpɛlɛ]) is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Often referred to as “Madame Pele” or “Tūtū Pele” as a sign of respect, she […]

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Pyroman

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Pyroman is the secret identity of research student Dick Martin. Due to his work with high-voltage electricity, his body developed the ability to store current. Wrongly convicted of murder and sent to the electric chair, […]

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Pyroman is the secret identity of research student Dick Martin. Due to his work with high-voltage electricity, his body developed the ability to store current. Wrongly convicted of murder and sent to the electric chair, […]

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Queen of Evil

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Nagana, Queen of Evil, was a three thousand year old sorceress who promised mortals immortality but in fact stole their life force. Her nemesis Kalkor, high priest of Isis, under the guise of John Kerry, […]

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Nagana, Queen of Evil, was a three thousand year old sorceress who promised mortals immortality but in fact stole their life force. Her nemesis Kalkor, high priest of Isis, under the guise of John Kerry, […]

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Red Blaze

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Red Blaze was a Native American college student and All-American athlete. At university, he broke every athletic record, and once ran two days without stopping. He was summoned home to the wicked western town of […]

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Red Blaze was a Native American college student and All-American athlete. At university, he broke every athletic record, and once ran two days without stopping. He was summoned home to the wicked western town of […]

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Red Blazer

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In 1940, Jack Dawson (later “Ted”) was horseback riding in the Wyoming prairie when he noticed Dr. Morgan (later “Dr. Martin”) burying an alien near his spaceship. Dawson offered to help Morgan, who told Dawson […]

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In 1940, Jack Dawson (later “Ted”) was horseback riding in the Wyoming prairie when he noticed Dr. Morgan (later “Dr. Martin”) burying an alien near his spaceship. Dawson offered to help Morgan, who told Dawson […]

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Sabbac

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Timothy Karnes dabbled in black magic to help the Nazis. He was able to summon six demons, who each bestowed on him an ability, transforming him into Sabbac. He came into conflict with Captain Marvel […]

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Timothy Karnes dabbled in black magic to help the Nazis. He was able to summon six demons, who each bestowed on him an ability, transforming him into Sabbac. He came into conflict with Captain Marvel […]

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Sentinel

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The ghost of a Revolutionary War Minuteman, known only as the Sentinel, was released when a Revolutionary War cannon was fired for the first time in 150 years. He was created by the “Spirit of […]

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The ghost of a Revolutionary War Minuteman, known only as the Sentinel, was released when a Revolutionary War cannon was fired for the first time in 150 years. He was created by the “Spirit of […]

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Son of Aztlan

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The Son of Aztlan is a demi-god, son of the Aztec god Aztlan. Taking wood and spreading needles of the Judas tree, he can call forth fire and summon his father for advice (although his […]

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The Son of Aztlan is a demi-god, son of the Aztec god Aztlan. Taking wood and spreading needles of the Judas tree, he can call forth fire and summon his father for advice (although his […]

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Sparky (Harvey)

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Jack Dawson, a cowboy, is granted superhuman powers by scientist Dr. Morgan, and uses his new abilities to become the superhero The Red Blazer. Soon after, he gets a sidekick, Spark, who gains similar powers. […]

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Jack Dawson, a cowboy, is granted superhuman powers by scientist Dr. Morgan, and uses his new abilities to become the superhero The Red Blazer. Soon after, he gets a sidekick, Spark, who gains similar powers. […]

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Spring Heeled Jack

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Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era. The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. Later sightings were reported all over the United Kingdom and were especially prevalent […]

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Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era. The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. Later sightings were reported all over the United Kingdom and were especially prevalent […]

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Thun-Dohr

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The parents of an infant boy died on a dangerous trek through the Himalayas, frozen to death. The young blue-eyed, blond-haired American boy was found and raised by the monks of Lha-I-Ha, and showed unusual […]

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The parents of an infant boy died on a dangerous trek through the Himalayas, frozen to death. The young blue-eyed, blond-haired American boy was found and raised by the monks of Lha-I-Ha, and showed unusual […]

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Torch (Holyoke)

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The Torch led a small army of anti-Americans wearing armor and wielding torches identical to his own. The gang was referred to as the “Walking Torches”, “Destroyers,” and “Flame-men”. Their headquarters was underwater, and they […]

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The Torch led a small army of anti-Americans wearing armor and wielding torches identical to his own. The gang was referred to as the “Walking Torches”, “Destroyers,” and “Flame-men”. Their headquarters was underwater, and they […]

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Torch (Nedor)

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A research scientist for the Timberly Mine Company, Dr. Rydenham uncovered a fabulous Indian ruby. He sent it back via an accomplice to bury it in the empty lot next door to his house. When […]

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A research scientist for the Timberly Mine Company, Dr. Rydenham uncovered a fabulous Indian ruby. He sent it back via an accomplice to bury it in the empty lot next door to his house. When […]

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Vulcan (Ace)

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A descendant of Vulcan, the Roman God of Fire, the modern Vulcan could control all forms of fire, flame, and heat. His powers also included flight, fire projection, and super strength. He was virtually bulletproof, […]

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A descendant of Vulcan, the Roman God of Fire, the modern Vulcan could control all forms of fire, flame, and heat. His powers also included flight, fire projection, and super strength. He was virtually bulletproof, […]

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Vulcan (Harvey)

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A young, ambitious sculptor infiltrates the war camp of Alexander the Great. To make sure the true fate of the sculptor runs its course, the Man in Black causes the boy to slip in the […]

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A young, ambitious sculptor infiltrates the war camp of Alexander the Great. To make sure the true fate of the sculptor runs its course, the Man in Black causes the boy to slip in the […]

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Vulcan (Prize)

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Vulcan was the fierce leader of a subterranean nation, who wished to conquer all of Earth’s surface. He commanded the “Steam Dwarves” and a fleet of ships that could spray deadly gas. Vulcan was a […]

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Vulcan was the fierce leader of a subterranean nation, who wished to conquer all of Earth’s surface. He commanded the “Steam Dwarves” and a fleet of ships that could spray deadly gas. Vulcan was a […]

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Wildfire

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Carol Vance Martin was orphaned by a forest fire. The god of fire rescued her, and granted her powers. She adopted by the wealthy Martin family, and the teenage super heroine decided to use her […]

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Carol Vance Martin was orphaned by a forest fire. The god of fire rescued her, and granted her powers. She adopted by the wealthy Martin family, and the teenage super heroine decided to use her […]