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F6

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Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry takes Cadet Happy for a ride in Buzz’s spaceship to the planet Terra, to visit Space Patrol headquarters. Happy won the “Corry Scholarship”, making him a full cadet in the Space Patrol. […]

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Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry takes Cadet Happy for a ride in Buzz’s spaceship to the planet Terra, to visit Space Patrol headquarters. Happy won the “Corry Scholarship”, making him a full cadet in the Space Patrol. […]

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Face

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Tony Trent, a newscaster for the radio station WBSC, witnesses a murder committed by gangsters disguised as cops. Consequently, he decides to fight crime. Having no innate superpowers, he instead uses a mask to scare […]

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Tony Trent, a newscaster for the radio station WBSC, witnesses a murder committed by gangsters disguised as cops. Consequently, he decides to fight crime. Having no innate superpowers, he instead uses a mask to scare […]

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Face in the Clouds

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The “Face in the Clouds” were really two blimps controlled by a mobster in Florida. One blimp projected a monster’s face on the clouds and a bellowing loudspeaker would threaten the people below. The second […]

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The “Face in the Clouds” were really two blimps controlled by a mobster in Florida. One blimp projected a monster’s face on the clouds and a bellowing loudspeaker would threaten the people below. The second […]

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Faceless Phantom

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The Faceless Phantom was the first opponent of the hero Doc Strange. Like Strange, the Phantom created a formula that gave him super strength and durability, although to a lesser degree than Strange. He coveted […]

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The Faceless Phantom was the first opponent of the hero Doc Strange. Like Strange, the Phantom created a formula that gave him super strength and durability, although to a lesser degree than Strange. He coveted […]

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Faerie Queen

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Though never appearing as a character, Gloriana/Tanaquill is the focus of “The Faerie Queene,” an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Her castle is the ultimate destination of the poem’s various characters. She represents Queen […]

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Though never appearing as a character, Gloriana/Tanaquill is the focus of “The Faerie Queene,” an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Her castle is the ultimate destination of the poem’s various characters. She represents Queen […]

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Fagin

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Fagin is the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens’s 1838 novel Oliver Twist. Originally depicted by Dickens as explicitly Jewish, in the preface to the novel, he is alleged to be a “crafty old Jew” and […]

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Fagin is the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens’s 1838 novel Oliver Twist. Originally depicted by Dickens as explicitly Jewish, in the preface to the novel, he is alleged to be a “crafty old Jew” and […]

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Fairy King & Queen

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The Fairy Queen, or Queen of the Fairies, is a figure from Irish and British folklore, believed to rule the fairies. Based on Shakespeare’s influence, in English-speaking cultures she is often named Titania or Mab. […]

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The Fairy Queen, or Queen of the Fairies, is a figure from Irish and British folklore, believed to rule the fairies. Based on Shakespeare’s influence, in English-speaking cultures she is often named Titania or Mab. […]

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Falkar of the Hawkmen

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Prince Falkar is the crown prince of the Hawkmen, a race of winged beings that live on the same planet as the Queen of Diamonds and her people. He first appeared in Pep Comics #4, under attack […]

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Prince Falkar is the crown prince of the Hawkmen, a race of winged beings that live on the same planet as the Queen of Diamonds and her people. He first appeared in Pep Comics #4, under attack […]

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Famine

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“Then the men of Yarnith when they knew that the Famine came not from the gods, arose and strove against [Yarni Zai]. They dug deep for wells, and slew goats for food high up on […]

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“Then the men of Yarnith when they knew that the Famine came not from the gods, arose and strove against [Yarni Zai]. They dug deep for wells, and slew goats for food high up on […]

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Fang (Baily)

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The Fang was one of several people imprisoned on Desolation Island, the last refuge on Earth for the humans society had cast off. When its other evil inhabitants decided he was even too evil for […]

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The Fang was one of several people imprisoned on Desolation Island, the last refuge on Earth for the humans society had cast off. When its other evil inhabitants decided he was even too evil for […]

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Fang (Fiction House)

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Talmar the Fang, also known as Talmar of the Tusks, was a warlord in northern plains of the Lost Continent, a landmass in uncharted waters. He was a tusked man who commanded a tribe of […]

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Talmar the Fang, also known as Talmar of the Tusks, was a warlord in northern plains of the Lost Continent, a landmass in uncharted waters. He was a tusked man who commanded a tribe of […]

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Fang (MLJ)

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The Fang was a Japanese villain who fought the Shield and the Boy Detective. Alias Fang (MLJ) Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, MLJ Universe, World War II Era Creators/Key Contributors Irv Novick, Harry Shorten […]

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The Fang was a Japanese villain who fought the Shield and the Boy Detective. Alias Fang (MLJ) Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, MLJ Universe, World War II Era Creators/Key Contributors Irv Novick, Harry Shorten […]

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Fangs the Wolf Boy

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Fangs was a boy who lived with the wolves in the Matto Grasso jungles of Brazil and did not remember his own past. He was feared by the natives of the region, who called him […]

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Fangs was a boy who lived with the wolves in the Matto Grasso jungles of Brazil and did not remember his own past. He was feared by the natives of the region, who called him […]

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Fantom of the Fair

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This unnamed hero operated from underneath the 1939 New York World’s Fair, in an underground lab connected to an underground river. He guarded the Fair and fought the criminals and racketeers who threatened it. He […]

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This unnamed hero operated from underneath the 1939 New York World’s Fair, in an underground lab connected to an underground river. He guarded the Fair and fought the criminals and racketeers who threatened it. He […]

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Fantomah

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Fantomah, the “Mystery Woman of the Jungle,” is a mysterious goddess-like being who protects the jungles of Africa. She has vast magical power, to the point of being practically omnipotent, and can transform herself into […]

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Fantomah, the “Mystery Woman of the Jungle,” is a mysterious goddess-like being who protects the jungles of Africa. She has vast magical power, to the point of being practically omnipotent, and can transform herself into […]

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Fantômas

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Fantômas is a highly elusive criminal mastermind and one of the earliest costumed villains. He was tracked by his great nemesis, Inspector Juve, but each time Juve thought he had the crime master, Fantômas managed […]

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Fantômas is a highly elusive criminal mastermind and one of the earliest costumed villains. He was tracked by his great nemesis, Inspector Juve, but each time Juve thought he had the crime master, Fantômas managed […]

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Fascinax

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Fascinax! A name synonymous with overpowering will! Supreme good! Superhuman power! Fascinax! Protector of the weak, avenger of the oppressed, terror of villains and evil-doers! Such was the introduction to Fascinax, a lesser-known French crime […]

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Fascinax! A name synonymous with overpowering will! Supreme good! Superhuman power! Fascinax! Protector of the weak, avenger of the oppressed, terror of villains and evil-doers! Such was the introduction to Fascinax, a lesser-known French crime […]

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Fat Connoisseur

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Ambrose Bell was a wealthy art collector who hatched a scheme to increase the value of the artwork of a street artist named Fraser. He kidnapped Fraser, holding him hostage, and forced him to create […]

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Ambrose Bell was a wealthy art collector who hatched a scheme to increase the value of the artwork of a street artist named Fraser. He kidnapped Fraser, holding him hostage, and forced him to create […]

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Fat Fury

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Herbie Popnecker was the antithesis of superheroes. He was short, fat, emotionless, terse, young, but also one of the most powerful and well-known beings in the universe! He was irresistible to women, consulted by world […]

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Herbie Popnecker was the antithesis of superheroes. He was short, fat, emotionless, terse, young, but also one of the most powerful and well-known beings in the universe! He was irresistible to women, consulted by world […]

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Fate

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“I am the eternal record of each man’s twistings and turnings through life… Men call me Fate!” Fate is a powerful embodiment of fate and destiny, describing himself as “the eternal record of each man’s […]

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“I am the eternal record of each man’s twistings and turnings through life… Men call me Fate!” Fate is a powerful embodiment of fate and destiny, describing himself as “the eternal record of each man’s […]

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Father Brown

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Father Brown was a British Catholic priest who frequently aided in the investigation of gruesome crimes. He was a small man, not much larger than a child, with a round face and brown hair. He […]

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Father Brown was a British Catholic priest who frequently aided in the investigation of gruesome crimes. He was a small man, not much larger than a child, with a round face and brown hair. He […]

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Father Knickerbocker

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Diedrich Knickerbocker is an American literary character who originated from Washington Irving’s first novel, A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker (1809). […]

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Diedrich Knickerbocker is an American literary character who originated from Washington Irving’s first novel, A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker (1809). […]

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Father Patriot

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When a nameless American soldier was killed trying to defuse a bomb, spirits took his remains to Father Patriot, who restored his body and brought him back to life with the ringing of the Liberty […]

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When a nameless American soldier was killed trying to defuse a bomb, spirits took his remains to Father Patriot, who restored his body and brought him back to life with the ringing of the Liberty […]

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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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Faust

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Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480–1540). Faust is bored and depressed with his life as a scholar. After an attempt to take his […]

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Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480–1540). Faust is bored and depressed with his life as a scholar. After an attempt to take his […]

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Fawn Carroll

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Fawn was the girlfriend of Allan Turner, who was secretly the hero, Skyman! Common for girlfriends of the time, Fawn was in love with both Allan and Skyman, not knowing they were one and the […]

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Fawn was the girlfriend of Allan Turner, who was secretly the hero, Skyman! Common for girlfriends of the time, Fawn was in love with both Allan and Skyman, not knowing they were one and the […]

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Fear

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Fear was the daughter of the slain leader of an obscure nation in central Asia. When Blackhawk and his men arrived to investigate the murder, they found Fear always a half-step ahead on her vendetta, […]

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Fear was the daughter of the slain leader of an obscure nation in central Asia. When Blackhawk and his men arrived to investigate the murder, they found Fear always a half-step ahead on her vendetta, […]

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Fenrir

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Alan Moore is sent to the moon piloting an atomic powered space ship designed by Professor Manheim. This trip marks mankind’s first foray into space travel. Amazed at the high rate of speed, Alan is […]

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Alan Moore is sent to the moon piloting an atomic powered space ship designed by Professor Manheim. This trip marks mankind’s first foray into space travel. Amazed at the high rate of speed, Alan is […]

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Fermi Paradox

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The Fermi paradox is the discrepancy between the lack of conclusive evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life and the apparently high a priori likelihood of its existence, and by extension of obtaining such evidence. Italian-American physicist […]

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The Fermi paradox is the discrepancy between the lack of conclusive evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life and the apparently high a priori likelihood of its existence, and by extension of obtaining such evidence. Italian-American physicist […]

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Fero, Interplanetary Detective

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In his first appearance, Fero is described as a scientist of the occult, a super-detective of the nether world, who is the one man who can thwart the evil doings of vampires and werewolves that […]

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In his first appearance, Fero is described as a scientist of the occult, a super-detective of the nether world, who is the one man who can thwart the evil doings of vampires and werewolves that […]

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Ferrers Locke

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Ferrers Locke was a “Master Detective” who operated in England around the early 20th century. He investigated cases involving an international cadre of criminals, and he was responsible for saving several school boy adventurers, including […]

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Ferrers Locke was a “Master Detective” who operated in England around the early 20th century. He investigated cases involving an international cadre of criminals, and he was responsible for saving several school boy adventurers, including […]

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Ferret (Centaur)

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Police commissioner Calvin Dalton felt unsatisfied with his job, so he became a costumed vigilante to “ferret” out the criminals that eluded the police. His powers included the skills of a ferret and the ability […]

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Police commissioner Calvin Dalton felt unsatisfied with his job, so he became a costumed vigilante to “ferret” out the criminals that eluded the police. His powers included the skills of a ferret and the ability […]

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Ferret (MLJ)

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The Ferret was the Hangman’s deadliest foe. Notes: Although his introductory panel described him as “the Hangman’s deadliest foe”, that can’t be true, as they had never met prior and it’s the Hangman who throws […]

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The Ferret was the Hangman’s deadliest foe. Notes: Although his introductory panel described him as “the Hangman’s deadliest foe”, that can’t be true, as they had never met prior and it’s the Hangman who throws […]

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Fibbers Club

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The Fibbers Club was a group that met to tell tall tales. The one who told the most outrageous story would win a trophy. Among its members was Bob Benton, secretly the Black Terror, who […]

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The Fibbers Club was a group that met to tell tall tales. The one who told the most outrageous story would win a trophy. Among its members was Bob Benton, secretly the Black Terror, who […]

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Fighting Yank

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Bruce Carter I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Given a special mission by General George Washington, Carter was killed by British spies, and the information he was carrying fell into enemy hands. His […]

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Bruce Carter I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Given a special mission by General George Washington, Carter was killed by British spies, and the information he was carrying fell into enemy hands. His […]

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Figure

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The Figure was a beautiful and intelligent young woman whose good looks made most people forget she was also very smart, much to her annoyance. She took over her ex-boyfriend Wishbone’s gang by threatening to […]

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The Figure was a beautiful and intelligent young woman whose good looks made most people forget she was also very smart, much to her annoyance. She took over her ex-boyfriend Wishbone’s gang by threatening to […]

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Filipino Kid

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During the Japanese siege of Manila, young Juan Manito is fleeing to the hills with his mother and sister when a Japanese plane strafes them. His mother and sister are killed. Manito swears, “I’ll make […]

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During the Japanese siege of Manila, young Juan Manito is fleeing to the hills with his mother and sister when a Japanese plane strafes them. His mother and sister are killed. Manito swears, “I’ll make […]

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Finnish Maiden

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The Maiden of Finland is the national personification of Finland. She is a barefoot young woman in her mid-twenties with often braided blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue and white national costume or a […]

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The Maiden of Finland is the national personification of Finland. She is a barefoot young woman in her mid-twenties with often braided blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue and white national costume or a […]

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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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Firebird

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Firebird was an American costumed hero operating in Germany during WWII. He was working with the German Underground to fight the Nazis. During his only published adventure, he was trying to discover the true identity […]

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Firebird was an American costumed hero operating in Germany during WWII. He was working with the German Underground to fight the Nazis. During his only published adventure, he was trying to discover the true identity […]

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Firebrand (Chesler)

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Ray O’Light, an electrical worker, was struck by lightning while working up a pole. By chance, Professor Rand, an electrical scientist, witnessed this and decided that, if the man lived, he could be a test […]

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Ray O’Light, an electrical worker, was struck by lightning while working up a pole. By chance, Professor Rand, an electrical scientist, witnessed this and decided that, if the man lived, he could be a test […]

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Firebrand (Quality)

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Rod Reilly, son of a millionaire steel tycoon Ed “Emerald” Reilly, was bored of his playboy lifestyle, so he decided to become a crime fighter. Assisted by Slugger Dunn, his ex-prize-fighter valet and best friend, […]

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Rod Reilly, son of a millionaire steel tycoon Ed “Emerald” Reilly, was bored of his playboy lifestyle, so he decided to become a crime fighter. Assisted by Slugger Dunn, his ex-prize-fighter valet and best friend, […]

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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, […]

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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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Firefly (MLJ)

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Harley Hudson was driven to become a crime-fighter as a young boy. He studied a wide variety of disciplines, eventually becoming an entomologist and chemist. He discovered that insects such as ants have super strength […]

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Harley Hudson was driven to become a crime-fighter as a young boy. He studied a wide variety of disciplines, eventually becoming an entomologist and chemist. He discovered that insects such as ants have super strength […]

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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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First Mate of the Empusa

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The First Mate of the Empusa replaced the First Mate of the Demeter in F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. Alias First Mate of the Empusa Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Sailor, Dracula Family, […]

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The First Mate of the Empusa replaced the First Mate of the Demeter in F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. Alias First Mate of the Empusa Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Sailor, Dracula Family, […]

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Fish Scale Man

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The Fish Scale Man is the central suspect in the disappearance of Eileen Warder. Human fish scales are found at the scene of the crime. Durrand Draw, “Tracer of Missing Persons”, is called in the […]

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The Fish Scale Man is the central suspect in the disappearance of Eileen Warder. Human fish scales are found at the scene of the crime. Durrand Draw, “Tracer of Missing Persons”, is called in the […]

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Fisherman (Arabian Nights)

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In “The Fisherman and the Jinni”, the second top-level story told by Sheherazade in the One Thousand and One Nights, an old, poor fisherman casts his net exactly four times a day. One day his […]

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In “The Fisherman and the Jinni”, the second top-level story told by Sheherazade in the One Thousand and One Nights, an old, poor fisherman casts his net exactly four times a day. One day his […]

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Fisherman of Space

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The Fisherman of Space was a massive demonic looking creature created in prehistoric times out of cosmic gasses. Being very sensitive about his appearance and bored with immortality, he gathered the most intelligent and strongest […]

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The Fisherman of Space was a massive demonic looking creature created in prehistoric times out of cosmic gasses. Being very sensitive about his appearance and bored with immortality, he gathered the most intelligent and strongest […]

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Fishmen of Atlantis

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During United States Navy submarine R-93’s dive, something goes wrong. The sub continues past a safe depth and begins to fail. Captain Small, Huey, and Robert Crane are rescued by Atlantean Fishmen. Ssil-Il is one […]

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During United States Navy submarine R-93’s dive, something goes wrong. The sub continues past a safe depth and begins to fail. Captain Small, Huey, and Robert Crane are rescued by Atlantean Fishmen. Ssil-Il is one […]

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Flag

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Jim Courtney was found as an infant on the doorstep of John Courtney, a crippled war veteran and flag maker. John discovered that Jim had an American flag birthmark. On his 21st birthday, Jim was […]

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Jim Courtney was found as an infant on the doorstep of John Courtney, a crippled war veteran and flag maker. John discovered that Jim had an American flag birthmark. On his 21st birthday, Jim was […]

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Flag-Man

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Captain (later Major) Hornet, Aide to the President, became a costumed, super-strong, killer vigilante known as Flagman. He fought the enemies who could not be dealt with by military regulations or the law. He was […]

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Captain (later Major) Hornet, Aide to the President, became a costumed, super-strong, killer vigilante known as Flagman. He fought the enemies who could not be dealt with by military regulations or the law. He was […]

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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 […]

Entry 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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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 […]

Entry 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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Flame (Spark)

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Kandy Wilson was a secretary to Don Wickett, a crime-busting radio announcer for WWGL. However, their jobs were not enough for them, so wanting to do more they put on masks and begin fighting crime […]

Entry Flame (Spark)
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Kandy Wilson was a secretary to Don Wickett, a crime-busting radio announcer for WWGL. However, their jobs were not enough for them, so wanting to do more they put on masks and begin fighting crime […]

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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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Flamingo

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Colonel Moore Williams knows the enemy is easily terrified by the strange and unknown, so he becomes the superhero known as the Flamingo! He has no powers and is only armed with his intellect, his […]

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Colonel Moore Williams knows the enemy is easily terrified by the strange and unknown, so he becomes the superhero known as the Flamingo! He has no powers and is only armed with his intellect, his […]

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Flannan Isles Lighthouse

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Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is best known for the mysterious […]

Entry Flannan Isles Lighthouse
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Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is best known for the mysterious […]

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Flash Gordon

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Flash Gordon first appeared as a Sunday strip in 1934, following the adventures of Flash Gordon, a handsome polo player and Yale University graduate, and his companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov, when the […]

Entry Flash Gordon
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Flash Gordon first appeared as a Sunday strip in 1934, following the adventures of Flash Gordon, a handsome polo player and Yale University graduate, and his companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov, when the […]

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Flathead Lake Monster

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In Montana folklore, the Flathead Lake Monster is a lake monster located in Flathead Lake in Montana. The story of a monster in Flathead Lake originates in a Kutenai traditional legend. According to the story, […]

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In Montana folklore, the Flathead Lake Monster is a lake monster located in Flathead Lake in Montana. The story of a monster in Flathead Lake originates in a Kutenai traditional legend. According to the story, […]

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Flatwoods Monster

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The Flatwoods monster (also known as the Braxton County monster, Braxie, or the Phantom of Flatwoods), in West Virginia folklore, is an entity reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton […]

Entry Flatwoods Monster
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The Flatwoods monster (also known as the Braxton County monster, Braxie, or the Phantom of Flatwoods), in West Virginia folklore, is an entity reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton […]

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Fleshless Ones

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The Fleshless Ones were a race of malevolent, skeletal beings first introduced in Fawcett’s horror line. Cruel, vicious and totally without mercy, they were bent on world domination, having succeeded in infiltrating human society at […]

Entry Fleshless Ones
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The Fleshless Ones were a race of malevolent, skeletal beings first introduced in Fawcett’s horror line. Cruel, vicious and totally without mercy, they were bent on world domination, having succeeded in infiltrating human society at […]

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Fleur-de-Lys de Gondelaurier

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Fleur-de-Lys de Gondelaurier is a beautiful and wealthy socialite engaged to Phoebus. Phoebus’s attentions to Esméralda make her insecure and jealous, and she and her friends respond by treating Esméralda with contempt and spite. Fleur-de-Lys […]

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Fleur-de-Lys de Gondelaurier is a beautiful and wealthy socialite engaged to Phoebus. Phoebus’s attentions to Esméralda make her insecure and jealous, and she and her friends respond by treating Esméralda with contempt and spite. Fleur-de-Lys […]

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Flight 19

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Flight 19 was the designation of a group of five General Motors TBM Avenger torpedo bombers that disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle on December 5, 1945, after losing contact during a United States Navy overwater […]

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Flight 19 was the designation of a group of five General Motors TBM Avenger torpedo bombers that disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle on December 5, 1945, after losing contact during a United States Navy overwater […]

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Flint

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The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is a classic heavily illustrated educational children’s novel aimed at a juvenile audience published in 1907 by author Margaret A. McIntyre and illustrated by Irma Deremeaux. The […]

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The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is a classic heavily illustrated educational children’s novel aimed at a juvenile audience published in 1907 by author Margaret A. McIntyre and illustrated by Irma Deremeaux. The […]

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Flint Baker

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Flint Baker was the son of a scientist who built a rocket capable of traveling at 29,000 mph, and intended to take man to the planet Mars. After his father died, Flint vowed to make […]

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Flint Baker was the son of a scientist who built a rocket capable of traveling at 29,000 mph, and intended to take man to the planet Mars. After his father died, Flint vowed to make […]

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Flip Falcon

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Originally known as Flick Falcon, Flip Falcon was an American scientist and adventurer who invented a “Fourth Dimension Machine”, a computer-esque device that allowed him to travel to any point in space-time (the 4th Dimension), […]

Entry Flip Falcon
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Originally known as Flick Falcon, Flip Falcon was an American scientist and adventurer who invented a “Fourth Dimension Machine”, a computer-esque device that allowed him to travel to any point in space-time (the 4th Dimension), […]

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Flor

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Flor was the queen of the underworld on Saturn’s moon, Titan. She had a large hidden headquarters there, where she plotted with the small army of hired killers that she had amassed. Her allies included […]

Entry Flor
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Flor was the queen of the underworld on Saturn’s moon, Titan. She had a large hidden headquarters there, where she plotted with the small army of hired killers that she had amassed. Her allies included […]

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Flower Lady & Walter

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The woman known as the Flower Lady was an expert of rare and exotic plants. She and her husband Walter lived in the jungle near the village of Rulah, Jungle Goddess, and built a collection […]

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The woman known as the Flower Lady was an expert of rare and exotic plants. She and her husband Walter lived in the jungle near the village of Rulah, Jungle Goddess, and built a collection […]

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Flower of Pharaoh

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Devastated by World War V, the people of Earth flee a dying sun to settle on an asteroid in another solar system. In the year 2701, this is called Earth-2 by the inhabitants. Dr. Jon […]

Entry Flower of Pharaoh
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Devastated by World War V, the people of Earth flee a dying sun to settle on an asteroid in another solar system. In the year 2701, this is called Earth-2 by the inhabitants. Dr. Jon […]

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Fly-Man

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Clip Foster is a heavyweight boxer who is shrunk to fly size by his father, an inventor and scientist. Before the process is reversed, gangsters enter the lab and kill Clip’s father. They also knock […]

Entry Fly-Man
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Clip Foster is a heavyweight boxer who is shrunk to fly size by his father, an inventor and scientist. Before the process is reversed, gangsters enter the lab and kill Clip’s father. They also knock […]

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Flyin’ Fool (Fawcett)

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Larry Dean is an American pilot with the R.A.F. He is foolhardy and borderline suicidal, earning him the nickname “the Flyin’ Fool.” He is active in Great Britain fighting against the Germans. Alias Flyin’ Fool […]

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Larry Dean is an American pilot with the R.A.F. He is foolhardy and borderline suicidal, earning him the nickname “the Flyin’ Fool.” He is active in Great Britain fighting against the Germans. Alias Flyin’ Fool […]

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Flyin’ Jenny

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Flyin’ Jenny was an ace pilot, who competed in aerial racing competitions and had many adventures along the way, often dealing with foreign spies and criminals. She worked as a test pilot at the Starcraft […]

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Flyin’ Jenny was an ace pilot, who competed in aerial racing competitions and had many adventures along the way, often dealing with foreign spies and criminals. She worked as a test pilot at the Starcraft […]

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Flying Cadet

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Jack Dale, “the Flying Cadet,” was in the Army Air Force Academy, but encountered Germans during his training. Alias Flying Cadet Real Names/Alt Names Jack Dale Characteristics Hero, Aviator, Hillman Universe, World War II Era […]

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Jack Dale, “the Flying Cadet,” was in the Army Air Force Academy, but encountered Germans during his training. Alias Flying Cadet Real Names/Alt Names Jack Dale Characteristics Hero, Aviator, Hillman Universe, World War II Era […]

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Flying Dutchman (Folklore)

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The Flying Dutchman (Dutch: De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the seven seas forever. The myth is likely to have originated from the […]

Entry Flying Dutchman (Folklore)
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The Flying Dutchman (Dutch: De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the seven seas forever. The myth is likely to have originated from the […]

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Flying Dutchman (Hillman)

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The Flying Dutchman was an aviator from the Netherlands whose family was killed by Nazis. He takes revenge for his family by killing the murderers and then flying as an air mercenary for the Allies. […]

Entry Flying Dutchman (Hillman)
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The Flying Dutchman was an aviator from the Netherlands whose family was killed by Nazis. He takes revenge for his family by killing the murderers and then flying as an air mercenary for the Allies. […]

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Flying Dutchman (MLJ)

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The Flying Dutchman was really a gang of smugglers pretending to be sea monsters. Their hidden cove and underwater caves made the whole scam ghostly enough to scare people off their island headquarters. They were […]

Entry Flying Dutchman (MLJ)
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The Flying Dutchman was really a gang of smugglers pretending to be sea monsters. Their hidden cove and underwater caves made the whole scam ghostly enough to scare people off their island headquarters. They were […]

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Flying Fist

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The brothers, Freddy and Junior Tapps, became the Flying Fist and Bingo. They performed as “The Complete Vaudeville Show”, which included songs, dancing, juggling, ventriloquism, acrobatics, and more. In their spare time, they acted as […]

Entry Flying Fist
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The brothers, Freddy and Junior Tapps, became the Flying Fist and Bingo. They performed as “The Complete Vaudeville Show”, which included songs, dancing, juggling, ventriloquism, acrobatics, and more. In their spare time, they acted as […]

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Flying Fool (Hillman)

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Link Thorne, the “Flying Fool,” was a tough guy pilot with the motto “Will fly anything, anywhere, anytime–if it’s worth my time…I’ll go for a golden opportunity–if there’s enough gold in it!” He ran Blockbuster […]

Entry Flying Fool (Hillman)
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Link Thorne, the “Flying Fool,” was a tough guy pilot with the motto “Will fly anything, anywhere, anytime–if it’s worth my time…I’ll go for a golden opportunity–if there’s enough gold in it!” He ran Blockbuster […]

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Flying Girl

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Orissa Kane was seventeen years old, the sister of a young man who was building his own flying machine. Orissa provided financial support for brother, Stephen, and their invalid mother through her office job, while […]

Entry Flying Girl
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Orissa Kane was seventeen years old, the sister of a young man who was building his own flying machine. Orissa provided financial support for brother, Stephen, and their invalid mother through her office job, while […]

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Flying Phantom

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The mysterious superhero known as the green-clad Flying Phantom, who, with his ward Kenny, flew the Shark Plane into battle against a squadron of giant Nazi pilots, enlarged by a Nazi invention. He is a […]

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The mysterious superhero known as the green-clad Flying Phantom, who, with his ward Kenny, flew the Shark Plane into battle against a squadron of giant Nazi pilots, enlarged by a Nazi invention. He is a […]

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Fong Sai-yuk

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Fong Sai-yuk (or Fang Shiyu) is a semi-fictional Chinese martial artist and folk hero from Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province of the Qing dynasty. Fong was also associated with Hung Hei-gun and the Five Elders of […]

Entry Fong Sai-yuk
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Fong Sai-yuk (or Fang Shiyu) is a semi-fictional Chinese martial artist and folk hero from Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province of the Qing dynasty. Fong was also associated with Hung Hei-gun and the Five Elders of […]

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Foreign Correspondent

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Barry Stiles, a newspaper foreign correspondent, operates in “the Nazi-infested country of Spain,” breaking major scoops that hurt the fascists. He communicates with home via homing pigeons. He’s assisted by his clever photographer sidekick Tubby, […]

Entry Foreign Correspondent
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Barry Stiles, a newspaper foreign correspondent, operates in “the Nazi-infested country of Spain,” breaking major scoops that hurt the fascists. He communicates with home via homing pigeons. He’s assisted by his clever photographer sidekick Tubby, […]

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Fortunato

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In “The Cask of Amontillado”, the story’s narrator, a nobleman named Montresor, describes his revenge against fellow noble Fortunato. Angry over numerous injuries and an unspecified insult, Montresor resolves to avenge himself without being caught, […]

Entry Fortunato
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In “The Cask of Amontillado”, the story’s narrator, a nobleman named Montresor, describes his revenge against fellow noble Fortunato. Angry over numerous injuries and an unspecified insult, Montresor resolves to avenge himself without being caught, […]

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Four Comrades

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The Four Comrades were Buzz Brandon, a juvenile boxing prodigy, Tommy Tompkins, an independently wealthy boy inventor, and Pudge O’Conner and Tip Addams, a pair of street urchins. They solved crimes in their spare time, […]

Entry Four Comrades
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The Four Comrades were Buzz Brandon, a juvenile boxing prodigy, Tommy Tompkins, an independently wealthy boy inventor, and Pudge O’Conner and Tip Addams, a pair of street urchins. They solved crimes in their spare time, […]

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Fox (MLJ)

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Paul Patton was a newspaper photographer for the Daily Globe, working for his editor and girlfriend Ruth Ransom. He became the costumed hero called the Fox to beat the competition to the crime scene. He […]

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Paul Patton was a newspaper photographer for the Daily Globe, working for his editor and girlfriend Ruth Ransom. He became the costumed hero called the Fox to beat the competition to the crime scene. He […]

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Fox (Prize)

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The Fox was actually a Japanese spy who disguised himself in a fox costume in order to wage a campaign of assassinations and sabotage in the United States. He spoke perfect English and defended himself […]

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The Fox was actually a Japanese spy who disguised himself in a fox costume in order to wage a campaign of assassinations and sabotage in the United States. He spoke perfect English and defended himself […]

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Fox (Worth)

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Sir Henry Reynard, who was called “the Fox,” was a knight active during the Third Crusade (1183 AD). He was a famous crusader and also second in command of a Christian stronghold east of the […]

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Sir Henry Reynard, who was called “the Fox,” was a knight active during the Third Crusade (1183 AD). He was a famous crusader and also second in command of a Christian stronghold east of the […]

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Foxfire

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In the play Honcho Nijushiko, or Twenty-four Examples of Filial Piety (1766), “Princess Yaegaki learned of her lover’s danger but was prevented from warning him by an icy lake outside her father’s castle that she […]

Entry Foxfire
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In the play Honcho Nijushiko, or Twenty-four Examples of Filial Piety (1766), “Princess Yaegaki learned of her lover’s danger but was prevented from warning him by an icy lake outside her father’s castle that she […]

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Fran Frazer

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Fran Frazer, photojournalist for Strife Magazine, lives in a constant whirl of romance, excitement, and danger. Caught in a maelstrom of Europe-At-War, Fran is given a roving assignment to cover the tumultuous events of history. […]

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Fran Frazer, photojournalist for Strife Magazine, lives in a constant whirl of romance, excitement, and danger. Caught in a maelstrom of Europe-At-War, Fran is given a roving assignment to cover the tumultuous events of history. […]

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Frances Craig

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Frances Craig abandoned her career in business to pilot her own plane for the Civilian Air Patrol. In her first air adventure, she met Don Winston, Captain of an interceptor squadron on the Atlantic Coast. […]

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Frances Craig abandoned her career in business to pilot her own plane for the Civilian Air Patrol. In her first air adventure, she met Don Winston, Captain of an interceptor squadron on the Atlantic Coast. […]

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Francine

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Francine was the French maid who worked for Marla Drake, aka Miss Fury, and one of her closest confidants. It was Francine who suggested that Marla wear the African panther skin her uncle had left […]

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Francine was the French maid who worked for Marla Drake, aka Miss Fury, and one of her closest confidants. It was Francine who suggested that Marla wear the African panther skin her uncle had left […]

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Francis Hardant

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After traveling to Tibet, Francis Hardant, a young physician and explorer, becomes entangled in a perilous confrontation with Dr. Natas, a sinister mastermind. Natas, who has uncovered the secret of creating gold through nuclear fusion, […]

Entry Francis Hardant
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After traveling to Tibet, Francis Hardant, a young physician and explorer, becomes entangled in a perilous confrontation with Dr. Natas, a sinister mastermind. Natas, who has uncovered the secret of creating gold through nuclear fusion, […]

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Frank Dumont

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“Big-game hunter and crack jungle guide” Frank Dumont is visited by Marta Svenstrom. Marta is seeking her father, Dr. Gunnar Svenstrom, a naturalist who disappeared in the wilds of Uganda. It’s been a year since […]

Entry Frank Dumont
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“Big-game hunter and crack jungle guide” Frank Dumont is visited by Marta Svenstrom. Marta is seeking her father, Dr. Gunnar Svenstrom, a naturalist who disappeared in the wilds of Uganda. It’s been a year since […]

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Frank Merriwell

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Frank Merriwell was a highly intelligent, extremely athletic, and exceptionally well-mannered young man, who had many adventures while he was in school. He began as a student at Fardale Military Academy, and later attended Yale […]

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Frank Merriwell was a highly intelligent, extremely athletic, and exceptionally well-mannered young man, who had many adventures while he was in school. He began as a student at Fardale Military Academy, and later attended Yale […]

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Frank Reade Jr.

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Frank Reade was a great inventor, who gained immense fame and fortune for his miraculous steam powered inventions, including the Steam Man and the Steam Horse. He used his wealth to found Reade Iron Works […]

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Frank Reade was a great inventor, who gained immense fame and fortune for his miraculous steam powered inventions, including the Steam Man and the Steam Horse. He used his wealth to found Reade Iron Works […]

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Frankenstein (Magazine Enterprises)

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According to Mr. Wilcox, Frankenstein’s Monster came to America after escaping the fury of the local villagers who entrapped him in a windmill and then set fire to it. By tunneling under the windmill, the […]

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According to Mr. Wilcox, Frankenstein’s Monster came to America after escaping the fury of the local villagers who entrapped him in a windmill and then set fire to it. By tunneling under the windmill, the […]

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Frankenstein (Prize)

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This Frankenstein was created in the mid-20th century by a villainous American scientist who drew inspiration from Mary Shelley’s classic novel. As the narrative captions point out several times, the monster was actually named Frankenstein, […]

Entry Frankenstein (Prize)
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This Frankenstein was created in the mid-20th century by a villainous American scientist who drew inspiration from Mary Shelley’s classic novel. As the narrative captions point out several times, the monster was actually named Frankenstein, […]

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Frankenstein’s Monster

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Victor Frankenstein builds the creature over a two-year period in the attic of his boarding house in Ingolstadt after discovering a scientific principle which allows him to create life from non-living matter. Frankenstein is disgusted […]

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Victor Frankenstein builds the creature over a two-year period in the attic of his boarding house in Ingolstadt after discovering a scientific principle which allows him to create life from non-living matter. Frankenstein is disgusted […]

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Freckles Marvel

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Mary Dudley claims to be the niece of Uncle Dudley, alias Uncle Marvel. Under threat of revealing to the rest of the Marvel Family that he had no powers of any kind, she convinced Dudley to let […]

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Mary Dudley claims to be the niece of Uncle Dudley, alias Uncle Marvel. Under threat of revealing to the rest of the Marvel Family that he had no powers of any kind, she convinced Dudley to let […]

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Fred Fearnot

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Fred Fearnot’s first adventures occurred while he was a student at Avon Academy. Later, he went to college at Yale, and then went off to West Point. Fred eventually had amazing adventures all over the […]

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Fred Fearnot’s first adventures occurred while he was a student at Avon Academy. Later, he went to college at Yale, and then went off to West Point. Fred eventually had amazing adventures all over the […]

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Fred McCann

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Prison escapee Fred McCann accidentally hit a man with his green sedan. Fred is shocked to discover the man he struck is the spitting image of himself. Fred hears a strange noise in the woods […]

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Prison escapee Fred McCann accidentally hit a man with his green sedan. Fred is shocked to discover the man he struck is the spitting image of himself. Fred hears a strange noise in the woods […]

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Fred Shaw

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Dr. John Wytes relays the story, to his niece, Lillian Wytes, of a strange urn in his possession. While he was living in the jungle and studying voodoo, a man named Clifton Shaw asked for […]

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Dr. John Wytes relays the story, to his niece, Lillian Wytes, of a strange urn in his possession. While he was living in the jungle and studying voodoo, a man named Clifton Shaw asked for […]

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Freddie Blake

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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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Freddie Demon

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Freddie Demon is one of a group of narrators for the Horrific series of comics under the leadership of the Teller of Tales. The other narrators are Walter Werewolf, Garry Ghoul, and Victor Vampire. Notes: […]

Entry Freddie Demon
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Freddie Demon is one of a group of narrators for the Horrific series of comics under the leadership of the Teller of Tales. The other narrators are Walter Werewolf, Garry Ghoul, and Victor Vampire. Notes: […]

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Freddy Kirby

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Freddy Kirby, an adventurer in Mexico, escapes pursuit and finds an underground war between men and ape-men. Fortunately he finds some guns and ammo, too, to defeat the physically superior apes. He has to rescue […]

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Freddy Kirby, an adventurer in Mexico, escapes pursuit and finds an underground war between men and ape-men. Fortunately he finds some guns and ammo, too, to defeat the physically superior apes. He has to rescue […]

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Freder Fredersen

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Joh Fredersen is the city of Metropolis’ master. His son, Freder, becomes fascinated by a young teacher, Maria, and goes to the lower levels to find her. In the machine halls, he witnesses a huge […]

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Joh Fredersen is the city of Metropolis’ master. His son, Freder, becomes fascinated by a young teacher, Maria, and goes to the lower levels to find her. In the machine halls, he witnesses a huge […]

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Frederick, Baron of Metzengerstein

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“Metzengerstein: A Tale in Imitation of the German” follows the young Frederick, the last of the Metzengerstein family, who carries on a long-standing feud with the Berlifitzing family. Suspected of causing a fire that kills […]

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“Metzengerstein: A Tale in Imitation of the German” follows the young Frederick, the last of the Metzengerstein family, who carries on a long-standing feud with the Berlifitzing family. Suspected of causing a fire that kills […]

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Freezum

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Freezum is a young Inuit lad who joins Sub-Zero once he learns to control his powers, and opens a detective agency, becoming his crime fighting partner. Alias Freezum Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Sidekick, Icemaker, […]

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Freezum is a young Inuit lad who joins Sub-Zero once he learns to control his powers, and opens a detective agency, becoming his crime fighting partner. Alias Freezum Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Sidekick, Icemaker, […]

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Freya (Folklore)

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In Norse mythology, Freyja is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future). Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chariot […]

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In Norse mythology, Freyja is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future). Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chariot […]

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Friar Tuck

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Friar Tuck is one of the legendary Merry Men, the band of heroic outlaws in the folklore of Robin Hood. The figure of the jovial friar was common in the May Games festivals of England […]

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Friar Tuck is one of the legendary Merry Men, the band of heroic outlaws in the folklore of Robin Hood. The figure of the jovial friar was common in the May Games festivals of England […]

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Fritz

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A Nazi spy was hiding out in what he believed was an abandoned residence, but turned out to be the house belonging to hero Shock Gibson. The Nazi sat in Gibson’s Electrical Energizer, mistaking it […]

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A Nazi spy was hiding out in what he believed was an abandoned residence, but turned out to be the house belonging to hero Shock Gibson. The Nazi sat in Gibson’s Electrical Energizer, mistaking it […]

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Frog

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Miller was a soldier serving in France who was given the nickname “Froggy” because of his frog-like appearance (popping eyes, big mouth, and bow legs), which he greatly resented. Eventually booted out of the army […]

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Miller was a soldier serving in France who was given the nickname “Froggy” because of his frog-like appearance (popping eyes, big mouth, and bow legs), which he greatly resented. Eventually booted out of the army […]

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Front Page Peggy

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Peggy was known as “The Demon Girl Reporter” who worked for a paper called The Daily Ledger. She fearlessly chased down stories that consistently landed on the front page of the paper. Peggy was a […]

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Peggy was known as “The Demon Girl Reporter” who worked for a paper called The Daily Ledger. She fearlessly chased down stories that consistently landed on the front page of the paper. Peggy was a […]

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Frost

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Frost was a German saboteur who ingested a special pill which gave him ice powers. When Blue Fire intercedes, Frost tries to shoot Blue Fire, but the bullets phase through him. Fire then tries to […]

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Frost was a German saboteur who ingested a special pill which gave him ice powers. When Blue Fire intercedes, Frost tries to shoot Blue Fire, but the bullets phase through him. Fire then tries to […]

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Frost King

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The Frost King, the Frost-King, or King Frost, is a personification of Autumn frost, or of cold, frosty weather in general, who is portrayed as a king. Beyond this basic description, public domain stories are […]

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The Frost King, the Frost-King, or King Frost, is a personification of Autumn frost, or of cold, frosty weather in general, who is portrayed as a king. Beyond this basic description, public domain stories are […]

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Frosty North

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Frosty North was an agent for the FBI stationed in Alaska, protecting it from the enemies of America. On two of his adventures, he teamed up with X-7 of British Intelligence, a beautiful female agent. […]

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Frosty North was an agent for the FBI stationed in Alaska, protecting it from the enemies of America. On two of his adventures, he teamed up with X-7 of British Intelligence, a beautiful female agent. […]

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Ft. Worth UFO

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The case involves an Air Force RB-47 on a flight over four southern states (Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma) during the pre-dawn hours of July 17, 1957. An account of the incident was published in […]

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The case involves an Air Force RB-47 on a flight over four southern states (Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma) during the pre-dawn hours of July 17, 1957. An account of the incident was published in […]

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Fu Chang

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Fu Chang was a Chinese American magician living in the Chinatown district of San Francisco. As a devout worshiper of ancient Chinese gods, he was given a set of magic chessmen by the elderly magician […]

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Fu Chang was a Chinese American magician living in the Chinatown district of San Francisco. As a devout worshiper of ancient Chinese gods, he was given a set of magic chessmen by the elderly magician […]

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Fu Manchu

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Dr. Fu Manchu was a Chinese criminal mastermind who preferred arcane means rather than guns or explosives. He employed numerous thugs, robbers, and secret societies, such as the Si-Fan. Fu Manchu armed his forces with […]

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Dr. Fu Manchu was a Chinese criminal mastermind who preferred arcane means rather than guns or explosives. He employed numerous thugs, robbers, and secret societies, such as the Si-Fan. Fu Manchu armed his forces with […]

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Fuguruma yohi

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Fuguruma yōhi is a spirit which resembles an ogre-like human woman in tattered clothing. She is a kind of tsukumogami—an artifact spirit—which manifests out of old-fashioned book carts called fuguruma. In particular, it is the […]

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Fuguruma yōhi is a spirit which resembles an ogre-like human woman in tattered clothing. She is a kind of tsukumogami—an artifact spirit—which manifests out of old-fashioned book carts called fuguruma. In particular, it is the […]

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Fujiwara no Hidesato

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Fujiwara no Hidesato was a Japanese aristocrat, courtier, folk hero and samurai lord of the tenth century in the Heian period. He is famous for his military exploits and courage, and is regarded as the […]

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Fujiwara no Hidesato was a Japanese aristocrat, courtier, folk hero and samurai lord of the tenth century in the Heian period. He is famous for his military exploits and courage, and is regarded as the […]

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Fukuro mujina

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Fukuro mujina look like mujina (badgers; however this word sometimes refers to tanuki as well) dressed in human clothes and make-up resembling ancient noblewomen. A very large sack is slung over their shoulder. Mujina are […]

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Fukuro mujina look like mujina (badgers; however this word sometimes refers to tanuki as well) dressed in human clothes and make-up resembling ancient noblewomen. A very large sack is slung over their shoulder. Mujina are […]

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Funnibone

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Funnibone was a master criminal and a recurring enemy of Black Owl and Yank & Doodle. He laughed a lot (usually going “Ho! Ho! Ho!”) and carried around his lucky cane, which he frequently used […]

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Funnibone was a master criminal and a recurring enemy of Black Owl and Yank & Doodle. He laughed a lot (usually going “Ho! Ho! Ho!”) and carried around his lucky cane, which he frequently used […]

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Furaribi

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The furaribi is a fire yōkai that appears in Japanese classical yōkai pictures such as in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Sekien Toriyama, the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi, and the Bakemonozukushi by an unknown […]

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The furaribi is a fire yōkai that appears in Japanese classical yōkai pictures such as in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Sekien Toriyama, the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi, and the Bakemonozukushi by an unknown […]

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Furi

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Fūri are wild beasts from the mountains of China. They are about the size of a tanuki or a river otter, and their shapes resembles a monkey. They have red eyes, short tails, black fur […]

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Fūri are wild beasts from the mountains of China. They are about the size of a tanuki or a river otter, and their shapes resembles a monkey. They have red eyes, short tails, black fur […]

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Furu-utsubo

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Furuutsubo are the beloved quivers of slain archers who died particularly tragic deaths. These quivers—along with other arms and armor—develop life force due to the residual energies left behind by their owners. They begin to […]

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Furuutsubo are the beloved quivers of slain archers who died particularly tragic deaths. These quivers—along with other arms and armor—develop life force due to the residual energies left behind by their owners. They begin to […]

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Futura

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Marcia Reynolds was a second-grade technical secretary living in Titan City of Earth, sometime in the late 21st century. She had no money and no family, and only a norm-plus ratings on the intelligence quota, […]

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Marcia Reynolds was a second-grade technical secretary living in Titan City of Earth, sometime in the late 21st century. She had no money and no family, and only a norm-plus ratings on the intelligence quota, […]

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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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Futuro

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Futuro was a hero of unknown origin who operated in Europe during World War II. He was aided by the Futurians. In his only appearance, he and the Futurians rescued European refugees, kidnapped Adolf Hitler, […]

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Futuro was a hero of unknown origin who operated in Europe during World War II. He was aided by the Futurians. In his only appearance, he and the Futurians rescued European refugees, kidnapped Adolf Hitler, […]