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K-51

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Ken Flynn was the childhood friend of Rick Anthony. Flynn became a secret service agent originally known as K-5. Anthony became a mercenary. He was so well known as such that he even wrote a […]

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Ken Flynn was the childhood friend of Rick Anthony. Flynn became a secret service agent originally known as K-5. Anthony became a mercenary. He was so well known as such that he even wrote a […]

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Ka-Zhan (II)

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Ka-Zhan is a vizier for the queen of Moon Mountain. He attempts to take the throne from Moon Girl’s mother by claiming her sacrifice will appease a volcanic eruption, thus saving Moon Mountain and asserting […]

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Ka-Zhan is a vizier for the queen of Moon Mountain. He attempts to take the throne from Moon Girl’s mother by claiming her sacrifice will appease a volcanic eruption, thus saving Moon Mountain and asserting […]

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Kaänga

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Kaänga was a White boy who was orphaned when his explorer family and other members of their expedition were slaughtered in the Congo. The boy, whose real name was never revealed, ran away. He was […]

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Kaänga was a White boy who was orphaned when his explorer family and other members of their expedition were slaughtered in the Congo. The boy, whose real name was never revealed, ran away. He was […]

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Kabar Tardor

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The year is 2306. “Oriental Conqueror” Bajal, “who leapt out of Asia with hordes of mechanized troops,” stands victorious in New York, the “World Capital”. President of the Earth, Jackson Mason, tried to stop the […]

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The year is 2306. “Oriental Conqueror” Bajal, “who leapt out of Asia with hordes of mechanized troops,” stands victorious in New York, the “World Capital”. President of the Earth, Jackson Mason, tried to stop the […]

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Kage onna

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Kage onna are the shadows of women projected onto windows and doors when there is no one around to cast them. They usually take the form of young ladies, and occasionally they are accompanied by […]

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Kage onna are the shadows of women projected onto windows and doors when there is no one around to cast them. They usually take the form of young ladies, and occasionally they are accompanied by […]

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Kai the Sentinel

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[The King said unto Syrahn, the prophet]: “I have a need.” And Syrahn answered: “Thou art a man.” And the King said: “Where lie the days that were and certain hours?” And Syrahn answered: “These […]

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[The King said unto Syrahn, the prophet]: “I have a need.” And Syrahn answered: “Thou art a man.” And the King said: “Where lie the days that were and certain hours?” And Syrahn answered: “These […]

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Kaichigo

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Kaichigo is the spirit of a shell box come to life. It takes the form of a small, doll-like boy in a kimono. Kaichigo haunt the shell boxes used to store beautiful and expensive painted […]

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Kaichigo is the spirit of a shell box come to life. It takes the form of a small, doll-like boy in a kimono. Kaichigo haunt the shell boxes used to store beautiful and expensive painted […]

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Kal

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Space Pilot Colonel Rulak serves the totalitarian nation of Europa in the year 2200. Rulak is caught reading books from the 20th century, with stories of a “world of freedom, men unwatched by thought control!” […]

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Space Pilot Colonel Rulak serves the totalitarian nation of Europa in the year 2200. Rulak is caught reading books from the 20th century, with stories of a “world of freedom, men unwatched by thought control!” […]

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Kalkor

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Kalkor was to be a high priest of Isis in Ancient Egypt, but a high priestess named Nagana, later known as the Queen of Evil, wanted him to forego his vows and rule Thebes by […]

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Kalkor was to be a high priest of Isis in Ancient Egypt, but a high priestess named Nagana, later known as the Queen of Evil, wanted him to forego his vows and rule Thebes by […]

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Kalthar

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Kalthar the Giant Man was chief of the Urgana tribe and protector of the jungle. He was adopted by the tribe after his father died to save the Urganas from Arab slave traders. The Urganas […]

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Kalthar the Giant Man was chief of the Urgana tribe and protector of the jungle. He was adopted by the tribe after his father died to save the Urganas from Arab slave traders. The Urganas […]

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Kamaitachi

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Kamaitachi is a Japanese yōkai from the oral tradition of the Kōshin’etsu region. It can also refer to the strange events that this creature causes. They appear riding on dust devils and cut people using […]

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Kamaitachi is a Japanese yōkai from the oral tradition of the Kōshin’etsu region. It can also refer to the strange events that this creature causes. They appear riding on dust devils and cut people using […]

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Kamakura Gongoro Kagemasa

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Shibaraku, one of the most widely recognized of all kabuki and one most associated with the form… centers around the figure of Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa, who has become the stereotypical bombastic hero of the kabuki […]

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Shibaraku, one of the most widely recognized of all kabuki and one most associated with the form… centers around the figure of Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa, who has become the stereotypical bombastic hero of the kabuki […]

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Kameosa

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Kameosa are old earthenware jugs used to hold water or sake that have changed into tsukumogami—objects that have been around for so long that they develop a spirit. They look like ordinary jugs, except that […]

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Kameosa are old earthenware jugs used to hold water or sake that have changed into tsukumogami—objects that have been around for so long that they develop a spirit. They look like ordinary jugs, except that […]

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Kami-oni

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For the Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro, Toriyama Sekien depicts a woman before a mirror. After cutting off a large amount of hair, she is seemingly watching new hair grow back in. Is she a spirit (kami) […]

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For the Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro, Toriyama Sekien depicts a woman before a mirror. After cutting off a large amount of hair, she is seemingly watching new hair grow back in. Is she a spirit (kami) […]

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Kamikiri

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Kamikiri, the “hair-cutter”, is a Japanese yōkai said to secretly cut people’s hair on the head. They were rumored from time to time in the urban areas of the Edo Period, and can sporadically be […]

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Kamikiri, the “hair-cutter”, is a Japanese yōkai said to secretly cut people’s hair on the head. They were rumored from time to time in the urban areas of the Edo Period, and can sporadically be […]

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Kanbari nyudo

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Kanbari nyūdō is a perverted ghost-like yōkai which lurks outside of bathrooms on New Year’s Eve. It has a roughly priest-like appearance, with robes and a tonsured haircut. Its body is covered in thick hairs. […]

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Kanbari nyūdō is a perverted ghost-like yōkai which lurks outside of bathrooms on New Year’s Eve. It has a roughly priest-like appearance, with robes and a tonsured haircut. Its body is covered in thick hairs. […]

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Kappa

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In traditional Japanese folklore a kappa, “river-child”… is a reptiloid kami with similarities to yōkai. Kappa can become harmful when not respected as gods. Accounts typically depict them as green, human-like beings with webbed hands […]

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In traditional Japanese folklore a kappa, “river-child”… is a reptiloid kami with similarities to yōkai. Kappa can become harmful when not respected as gods. Accounts typically depict them as green, human-like beings with webbed hands […]

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Kara Lane

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The year is 2103. Lieutenant Steve Halden, on duty at the “magnetoscope space scanner” with his fiance, “code analyst” Kara Lane, tells her his two weeks leave is approved. This pleases Kara, as now the […]

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The year is 2103. Lieutenant Steve Halden, on duty at the “magnetoscope space scanner” with his fiance, “code analyst” Kara Lane, tells her his two weeks leave is approved. This pleases Kara, as now the […]

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Kara the Jungle Princess

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Jane Howell was on a plane piloted by Major Christopher “Kit” Kendall, when it crashed into a lake in the jungles of Nairobi. The native, Baldayo, was killed in the crash, but gave Jane and […]

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Jane Howell was on a plane piloted by Major Christopher “Kit” Kendall, when it crashed into a lake in the jungles of Nairobi. The native, Baldayo, was killed in the crash, but gave Jane and […]

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Kara Zoq

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Zoq, the Calliph of Callisto, steals unmanned cargo vessels bearing methane shipments from Jupiter through the asteroid belt by creating explosions, making it seem like the ships have been destroyed by accidental impacts. The explosive […]

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Zoq, the Calliph of Callisto, steals unmanned cargo vessels bearing methane shipments from Jupiter through the asteroid belt by creating explosions, making it seem like the ships have been destroyed by accidental impacts. The explosive […]

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Kardak

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John Cardy was an American adventurer and a professional magician popularly known as Kardak the Mystic. He traveled the world doing magic shows and fighting whatever crime he ran into along the way. He was […]

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John Cardy was an American adventurer and a professional magician popularly known as Kardak the Mystic. He traveled the world doing magic shows and fighting whatever crime he ran into along the way. He was […]

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Karin

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Karin is the granddaughter of Earth Commander Elmus of the Sky Patrol. She was aboard E-Ship 72 when it was attacked by Mephisians, and Elmus presumes her dead. While a captive on the planet Mephistos, […]

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Karin is the granddaughter of Earth Commander Elmus of the Sky Patrol. She was aboard E-Ship 72 when it was attacked by Mephisians, and Elmus presumes her dead. While a captive on the planet Mephistos, […]

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Karl Crowder

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Karl Crowder owns a flea circus and is obsessed with studying the dramatic interplay between three of his fleas, Rosa, Felix, and Herman. He explains to his skeptical friends that Rosa loves Herman. A friend […]

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Karl Crowder owns a flea circus and is obsessed with studying the dramatic interplay between three of his fleas, Rosa, Felix, and Herman. He explains to his skeptical friends that Rosa loves Herman. A friend […]

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Karna

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Princess Karna was lost hundreds of years before, last seen at the base of a Mayan pyramid temple in Mexico. Strong Bow goes to the pyramid with Laughing Frog and another of their tribe to […]

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Princess Karna was lost hundreds of years before, last seen at the base of a Mayan pyramid temple in Mexico. Strong Bow goes to the pyramid with Laughing Frog and another of their tribe to […]

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Karnock

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Protector Karnock rules the planet Sirion at the “rim of the system” while his older brother, King Stephan, battles a five-year war against alien invaders. Unfortunately for Sirion’s populace, Karnock is a ruthless dictator. Karnock […]

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Protector Karnock rules the planet Sirion at the “rim of the system” while his older brother, King Stephan, battles a five-year war against alien invaders. Unfortunately for Sirion’s populace, Karnock is a ruthless dictator. Karnock […]

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Karnock’s Henchmen

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Karnock’s henchmen work for Karnock as body guards, executioners, soldiers, jailers, and space fighter pilots against King Stephan and his forces. They work in an instrumental fashion to aid Karnock in his bid to take […]

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Karnock’s henchmen work for Karnock as body guards, executioners, soldiers, jailers, and space fighter pilots against King Stephan and his forces. They work in an instrumental fashion to aid Karnock in his bid to take […]

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Karragon, Tyrant of Mars

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Greg Zhor is a member of the copper-skinned Rihns, a peaceful people descended from the aboriginal Martians and the first terrestrials from Earth to settle on Mars. Zhor rose to prominence due to his research […]

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Greg Zhor is a member of the copper-skinned Rihns, a peaceful people descended from the aboriginal Martians and the first terrestrials from Earth to settle on Mars. Zhor rose to prominence due to his research […]

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Kasha

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The kasha is a Japanese yōkai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds. Kasha are yōkai that would steal corpses from funerals and cemeteries, and what […]

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The kasha is a Japanese yōkai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds. Kasha are yōkai that would steal corpses from funerals and cemeteries, and what […]

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Katawaguruma

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Instead of a giant monk’s head stuck in a wheel, katawaguruma appear as tormented, naked women riding single, flaming, ox-cart wheels. They suffer eternally, burning in pain. Katawaguruma look and act in much the same […]

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Instead of a giant monk’s head stuck in a wheel, katawaguruma appear as tormented, naked women riding single, flaming, ox-cart wheels. They suffer eternally, burning in pain. Katawaguruma look and act in much the same […]

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Kathleen Ni Houlihan

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Kathleen Ni Houlihan (Irish: Caitlín Ní Uallacháin, literally, “Kathleen, daughter of Houlihan”) is a mythical symbol and emblem of Irish nationalism found in literature and art, sometimes representing Ireland as a personified woman. The figure […]

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Kathleen Ni Houlihan (Irish: Caitlín Ní Uallacháin, literally, “Kathleen, daughter of Houlihan”) is a mythical symbol and emblem of Irish nationalism found in literature and art, sometimes representing Ireland as a personified woman. The figure […]

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Katy Keene

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Katy Keene was a glamorous brunette college student when she was first discovered as a potential fashion model at age 21. After a brief stint as an aspiring Broadway performer, Katy rose to stardom as […]

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Katy Keene was a glamorous brunette college student when she was first discovered as a potential fashion model at age 21. After a brief stint as an aspiring Broadway performer, Katy rose to stardom as […]

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Kawauso

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In Japanese, otters are called “kawauso”. In Japanese folklore, they fool humans in the same way as foxes (kitsune) and tanuki. In the Noto region, Ishikawa Prefecture, there are stories where they shapeshift into beautiful […]

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In Japanese, otters are called “kawauso”. In Japanese folklore, they fool humans in the same way as foxes (kitsune) and tanuki. In the Noto region, Ishikawa Prefecture, there are stories where they shapeshift into beautiful […]

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Kay

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In Arthurian legend, Sir Kay is King Arthur’s foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table. In later literature he is known for his acid tongue […]

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In Arthurian legend, Sir Kay is King Arthur’s foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table. In later literature he is known for his acid tongue […]

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Kay McKay, Air Hostess

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Kay McKay was an air hostess for World Wide Airlines and was stationed in Mexico City. She had a knack of finding trouble and getting into various adventures, such as confronting spies or escaping from […]

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Kay McKay was an air hostess for World Wide Airlines and was stationed in Mexico City. She had a knack of finding trouble and getting into various adventures, such as confronting spies or escaping from […]

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Kayimo

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The year is 2306. “Oriental Conqueror” Bajal, “who leapt out of Asia with hordes of mechanized troops,” stands victorious in New York, the “World Capital”. President of the Earth, Jackson Mason, tried to stop the […]

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The year is 2306. “Oriental Conqueror” Bajal, “who leapt out of Asia with hordes of mechanized troops,” stands victorious in New York, the “World Capital”. President of the Earth, Jackson Mason, tried to stop the […]

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Kayo Kirby

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Kayo Kirby was a champion boxer. He lost his title when he was drugged during a match but, motivated by his love for Mary Harden, he came back to win the title again, and to […]

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Kayo Kirby was a champion boxer. He lost his title when he was drugged during a match but, motivated by his love for Mary Harden, he came back to win the title again, and to […]

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Kayo Ward

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Kayo Ward was known for his Herculean strength and nearly superhuman stamina when he worked in a steel mill in New York, as well as his good nature and heroic inclinations. While walking home from […]

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Kayo Ward was known for his Herculean strength and nearly superhuman stamina when he worked in a steel mill in New York, as well as his good nature and heroic inclinations. While walking home from […]

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Kaza

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Kaza was a jungle hero who attracted the attention of a rich old woman from New York named Matilda Marshall, who had fallen in love with him. She goes to the jungle with her attractive […]

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Kaza was a jungle hero who attracted the attention of a rich old woman from New York named Matilda Marshall, who had fallen in love with him. She goes to the jungle with her attractive […]

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Kazanda

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Kazanda was the “Queen of the Lost Continent,” a landmass in uncharted waters. She promised to help Sylf, the Subtle, find a blood sacrifice for his altar, but instead she protects Paul and the Professor […]

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Kazanda was the “Queen of the Lost Continent,” a landmass in uncharted waters. She promised to help Sylf, the Subtle, find a blood sacrifice for his altar, but instead she protects Paul and the Professor […]

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Kazenbo

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Kazenbō is a ghostly apparition which resembles a monk wreathed in flames, being burnt alive. They appear on a mountain in Kyoto called Toribeyama, which has been used as a grave site for many centuries. […]

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Kazenbō is a ghostly apparition which resembles a monk wreathed in flames, being burnt alive. They appear on a mountain in Kyoto called Toribeyama, which has been used as a grave site for many centuries. […]

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Kazmar

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Space Marshal Mike Banner observes his “telescreen” as an “Earth-bound convoy of space freighters” is escorted to Earth by pilot Ellan in Flight Seven. Ellan reports that a group of spaceships are attacking. She attempts […]

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Space Marshal Mike Banner observes his “telescreen” as an “Earth-bound convoy of space freighters” is escorted to Earth by pilot Ellan in Flight Seven. Ellan reports that a group of spaceships are attacking. She attempts […]

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Kecksburg UFO

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The Kecksburg UFO incident occurred on December 9, 1965, at Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, United States, when a fireball was reported by citizens of six U.S. states and Canada over Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. Astronomers said […]

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The Kecksburg UFO incident occurred on December 9, 1965, at Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, United States, when a fireball was reported by citizens of six U.S. states and Canada over Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. Astronomers said […]

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Kees Van Ruyters

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Kees Van Ruyters was an artist who lived in the 15th century. He was known for his horrific depictions of monstrous creatures before his suicide in 1495. Van Ruyters killed himself by thrusting his arms […]

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Kees Van Ruyters was an artist who lived in the 15th century. He was known for his horrific depictions of monstrous creatures before his suicide in 1495. Van Ruyters killed himself by thrusting his arms […]

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Kejoro

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Kejōrō are prostitutes whose face and body are hidden behind a curtain of disturbingly thick, long, disheveled black hair. From behind they look just like normal women with their hair hanging down loosely. They appear […]

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Kejōrō are prostitutes whose face and body are hidden behind a curtain of disturbingly thick, long, disheveled black hair. From behind they look just like normal women with their hair hanging down loosely. They appear […]

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Kelly-Hopkinsville UFO

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On the evening of August 21, 1955, five adults and seven children arrived at the Hopkinsville police station claiming that small alien creatures from a spaceship were attacking their farmhouse, and that they had been […]

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On the evening of August 21, 1955, five adults and seven children arrived at the Hopkinsville police station claiming that small alien creatures from a spaceship were attacking their farmhouse, and that they had been […]

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Kemaha

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Bill White was Detective, First Class, in the homicide division of a unnamed city’s homicide division. Investigating some brutal murders, he discovers they are being committed not by a human, but by a monster called […]

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Bill White was Detective, First Class, in the homicide division of a unnamed city’s homicide division. Investigating some brutal murders, he discovers they are being committed not by a human, but by a monster called […]

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Ken Keen

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Ken Keen was a captain of the Planet Patrol around the year 2065. Ken rescued Nirma, daughter of the president of Mars and self-described “Amazon” from the Tree-Men of Uranus. After that, Ken took the […]

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Ken Keen was a captain of the Planet Patrol around the year 2065. Ken rescued Nirma, daughter of the president of Mars and self-described “Amazon” from the Tree-Men of Uranus. After that, Ken took the […]

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Kenny Carr

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Kenny Carr was a British soldier, originally from London, who signed on with the Martian Lancers, a force that protected the British settlement of Kakar on Mars. With the rank of Captain, he was stationed […]

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Kenny Carr was a British soldier, originally from London, who signed on with the Martian Lancers, a force that protected the British settlement of Kakar on Mars. With the rank of Captain, he was stationed […]

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Kensington Slade

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Kensington Slade was an investigator who specialized in dealing with weird phenomena. Slade and his assistant Mike were asked by Jane Edmonds, niece and sole heir of the recently deceased newspaper tycoon Madison Hawkes, to […]

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Kensington Slade was an investigator who specialized in dealing with weird phenomena. Slade and his assistant Mike were asked by Jane Edmonds, niece and sole heir of the recently deceased newspaper tycoon Madison Hawkes, to […]

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Kenton of the Star Patrol

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Dave Kenton was a captain of the Star Patrol who kept the peace throughout the solar system around the year 3750. He was sometimes aided by Maeve Malloy, a dancer and undercover reporter for the […]

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Dave Kenton was a captain of the Star Patrol who kept the peace throughout the solar system around the year 3750. He was sometimes aided by Maeve Malloy, a dancer and undercover reporter for the […]

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Kerakera onna

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Kerakera onna are gigantic, horrid yōkai found in red light districts. Their name comes from the cackling sound of their laughter. Kerakera onna appear as enormous, middle-aged women in colorful brothel kimonos, with thick make-up […]

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Kerakera onna are gigantic, horrid yōkai found in red light districts. Their name comes from the cackling sound of their laughter. Kerakera onna appear as enormous, middle-aged women in colorful brothel kimonos, with thick make-up […]

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Kern’l Kilgore

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Kern’l Kilgore tried to solve a mystery in the country of Slivonia, but was confused by the unseen “Phantom Princess”. Note: Most sites claim the Phantom Princess was believed to be “Princess Tatanova,” a member […]

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Kern’l Kilgore tried to solve a mystery in the country of Slivonia, but was confused by the unseen “Phantom Princess”. Note: Most sites claim the Phantom Princess was believed to be “Princess Tatanova,” a member […]

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Keukegen

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Keukegen are filthy monsters commonly found in populated areas. They are the size of a small dog and appear as a mass of long, dirty hair. Keukegen make their homes in cool, damp, dark places; […]

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Keukegen are filthy monsters commonly found in populated areas. They are the size of a small dog and appear as a mass of long, dirty hair. Keukegen make their homes in cool, damp, dark places; […]

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Kevitt Standish

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Four days before the wedding of scientist Kevitt Standish to his fiance, Marcia, she makes Kevitt promise to not use his invention for traveling through time, his “time-belt”. Kevitt uses the untested device anyway. The […]

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Four days before the wedding of scientist Kevitt Standish to his fiance, Marcia, she makes Kevitt promise to not use his invention for traveling through time, his “time-belt”. Kevitt uses the untested device anyway. The […]

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Kharlsen

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On the third moon of Jupiter, the tyrant Kharlsen holds the fabulous opal named “Jewel of Morn”. The pirate Haneesh tasks Tara, Malo, and Robin with stealing the jewel. The trio infiltrate Kharlsen’s slave blocks, […]

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On the third moon of Jupiter, the tyrant Kharlsen holds the fabulous opal named “Jewel of Morn”. The pirate Haneesh tasks Tara, Malo, and Robin with stealing the jewel. The trio infiltrate Kharlsen’s slave blocks, […]

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Khemsa

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Set in mythical Hyborian versions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (Vendhya and Afghulistan respectively), “The People of the Black Circle” opens with the death of the emperor of Vendhya, leading to the ascension of his […]

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Set in mythical Hyborian versions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (Vendhya and Afghulistan respectively), “The People of the Black Circle” opens with the death of the emperor of Vendhya, leading to the ascension of his […]

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Ki-Gor

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Ki-Gor the Jungle Lord began life as the son of a missionary. After the Wunguba tribe killed his father, the boy survived in the jungle with the help of his elephant friend, Marmo. Later, an […]

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Ki-Gor the Jungle Lord began life as the son of a missionary. After the Wunguba tribe killed his father, the boy survived in the jungle with the help of his elephant friend, Marmo. Later, an […]

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Kib

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“Then Kib grew weary of the first game of the gods, and raised his hand in Pegana, making the sign of Kib, and Earth became covered with beasts for Kib to play with. And Kib […]

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“Then Kib grew weary of the first game of the gods, and raised his hand in Pegana, making the sign of Kib, and Earth became covered with beasts for Kib to play with. And Kib […]

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Kid Conqueror

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“Comics” McCormick was “The World’s #1 Comic Book Fan.” He lived with his mother, Mary, a factory worker, and his older sister, Connie, a secretary. His friends included his girlfriend, Rosalie Brown, and fellow comics […]

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“Comics” McCormick was “The World’s #1 Comic Book Fan.” He lived with his mother, Mary, a factory worker, and his older sister, Connie, a secretary. His friends included his girlfriend, Rosalie Brown, and fellow comics […]

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Kid Cop

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Pinkie Parker is a kid detective, ably assisted by plain clothes policeman Mr. Shayne, spelled Shane in Miracle Comics #2-3. Alias Kid Cop Real Names/Alt Names Pinkie Parker Characteristics Detective, Hillman Universe, World War II […]

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Pinkie Parker is a kid detective, ably assisted by plain clothes policeman Mr. Shayne, spelled Shane in Miracle Comics #2-3. Alias Kid Cop Real Names/Alt Names Pinkie Parker Characteristics Detective, Hillman Universe, World War II […]

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Kid Eternity

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The Kid was working on his grandfather’s merchant marine ship. However, it was sunk by a German U-boat’s torpedo. The Kid has a near death experience at the Pearly Gates and meets the angel Mr. […]

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The Kid was working on his grandfather’s merchant marine ship. However, it was sunk by a German U-boat’s torpedo. The Kid has a near death experience at the Pearly Gates and meets the angel Mr. […]

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Kid Fury

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John Perry works for the Daily Clarion as a gossip columnist and writes crime reports. He decides that he can get the best reports by doing a little undercover journalism, so he puts on a […]

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John Perry works for the Daily Clarion as a gossip columnist and writes crime reports. He decides that he can get the best reports by doing a little undercover journalism, so he puts on a […]

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Kid Kane

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Kid Kane was a boxing G.I. who fought corrupt men whenevr he came across them. Alias Kid Kane Real Names/Alt Names Kid Kane Characteristics Hero, Boxer, Atomic Age Creators/Key Contributors Matt Baker First Appearance Atomic […]

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Kid Kane was a boxing G.I. who fought corrupt men whenevr he came across them. Alias Kid Kane Real Names/Alt Names Kid Kane Characteristics Hero, Boxer, Atomic Age Creators/Key Contributors Matt Baker First Appearance Atomic […]

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Kid Muscles

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Kid Muscles was really Kip Muscles, a teenager who worked out at the gym Brett Carson, a.k.a. Mr. Muscles, taught physical fitness. He became Mr. Muscles’ sidekick and helped him fight crime. Alias Kid Muscles […]

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Kid Muscles was really Kip Muscles, a teenager who worked out at the gym Brett Carson, a.k.a. Mr. Muscles, taught physical fitness. He became Mr. Muscles’ sidekick and helped him fight crime. Alias Kid Muscles […]

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Kid Terror

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After being taken on as pharmacist Bob Benton’s assistant, ten year old Tim Roland accidentally adds formic acid to an experiment Benton is working on. The resulting “formic ethers” gave Benton super strength and invulnerability. […]

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After being taken on as pharmacist Bob Benton’s assistant, ten year old Tim Roland accidentally adds formic acid to an experiment Benton is working on. The resulting “formic ethers” gave Benton super strength and invulnerability. […]

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Kid Tyrant

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Ragsy Murphy was a streetwise Jersey City orphan who earned his living as a newspaper boy. He was born in Albany, New York to a family of hard-working Irish immigrants. Ragsy’s father earned a comfortable […]

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Ragsy Murphy was a streetwise Jersey City orphan who earned his living as a newspaper boy. He was born in Albany, New York to a family of hard-working Irish immigrants. Ragsy’s father earned a comfortable […]

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Kidomaru

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Kidōmaru is an “oni”, a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. As described in the Kokon Chomonjū, Minamoto no Yorimitsu is known for the slaying of Shuten-dōji. When he went […]

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Kidōmaru is an “oni”, a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. As described in the Kokon Chomonjū, Minamoto no Yorimitsu is known for the slaying of Shuten-dōji. When he went […]

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Kigah

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Sheah was the leader of a hidden tribe in Africa. She lived in a subterranean temple, where she served as priestess to Kigah, a saber-toothed tiger worshiped as a god. She was believed to be […]

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Sheah was the leader of a hidden tribe in Africa. She lived in a subterranean temple, where she served as priestess to Kigah, a saber-toothed tiger worshiped as a god. She was believed to be […]

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Kijo

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In Japanese lore, shadows and reflections show the true nature of a supernatural creature. In this design, a beautiful princess is revealed to be a hideous demon. Alias Kijo, Demon of Mount Togakushi Real Names/Alt […]

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In Japanese lore, shadows and reflections show the true nature of a supernatural creature. In this design, a beautiful princess is revealed to be a hideous demon. Alias Kijo, Demon of Mount Togakushi Real Names/Alt […]

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Killer Dawson

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Killer Dawson was a ruthless criminal who was active in the 1940s. He was locked in prison for murder, but escaped. He was soon captured by Detective Carey. Carey’s car broke down on a country […]

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Killer Dawson was a ruthless criminal who was active in the 1940s. He was locked in prison for murder, but escaped. He was soon captured by Detective Carey. Carey’s car broke down on a country […]

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Killer Plant

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Lenore was the secretary, lab assistant, and girlfriend of Dr. Lewis Parker, a scientist who sought to turn plants into people. His theory was to feed human blood to young plants. He started with Lenore’s […]

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Lenore was the secretary, lab assistant, and girlfriend of Dr. Lewis Parker, a scientist who sought to turn plants into people. His theory was to feed human blood to young plants. He started with Lenore’s […]

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Killraye

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Killraye was a warlord who lived in a palace on the planet Jupiter. After capturing Mars Mason, his palace was destroyed by earth ships. Killraye himself was kicked off Jupiter into space. Killraye managed to […]

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Killraye was a warlord who lived in a palace on the planet Jupiter. After capturing Mars Mason, his palace was destroyed by earth ships. Killraye himself was kicked off Jupiter into space. Killraye managed to […]

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Kilooloogung

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“There is also Kilooloogung, the lord of arising smoke, who taketh the smoke from the hearth and sendeth it to the sky, who is pleased if it reacheth Pegana, so that the gods of Pegana, […]

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“There is also Kilooloogung, the lord of arising smoke, who taketh the smoke from the hearth and sendeth it to the sky, who is pleased if it reacheth Pegana, so that the gods of Pegana, […]

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Kincaid’s Cave

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Did Egyptians cross the Pacific Ocean and wander the American Southwest thousands of years ago? In the early 20th century, claims of such a discovery were made by two Smithsonian-funded archaeologists, who spoke of a […]

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Did Egyptians cross the Pacific Ocean and wander the American Southwest thousands of years ago? In the early 20th century, claims of such a discovery were made by two Smithsonian-funded archaeologists, who spoke of a […]

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King Cobra

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King Cobra was the commander of the Hooded Cobras, a heavily armed terrorist gang that took over a small town in order to loot all of its banks. The soldiers in the gang wore identical […]

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King Cobra was the commander of the Hooded Cobras, a heavily armed terrorist gang that took over a small town in order to loot all of its banks. The soldiers in the gang wore identical […]

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King Frio

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Rolf Mansted was a brilliant scientist and explorer who disappeared during an arctic expedition. In fact, he built himself a headquarters in Northern Alaska from which he planned to destroy civilization by causing Earth to […]

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Rolf Mansted was a brilliant scientist and explorer who disappeared during an arctic expedition. In fact, he built himself a headquarters in Northern Alaska from which he planned to destroy civilization by causing Earth to […]

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King Killer

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When Dr. Link and Dr. Blink set out to create the most powerful criminal mastermind of all time, they could not decide which of them should be the subject of the experiment, so they found […]

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When Dr. Link and Dr. Blink set out to create the most powerful criminal mastermind of all time, they could not decide which of them should be the subject of the experiment, so they found […]

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King Kolah

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Mr. “E” found a statue in the ruins of a prehistoric city. He housed the statue, which represented an ancient tribal god named King Kolah, in a hidden subterranean temple beneath his home, and appealed […]

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Mr. “E” found a statue in the ruins of a prehistoric city. He housed the statue, which represented an ancient tribal god named King Kolah, in a hidden subterranean temple beneath his home, and appealed […]

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King Kong

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King Kong was a giant gorilla-like creature worshiped by the natives of Skull Island. When filmmaker Carl Denham, actress Ann Darrow, and crew-member Jack Driscoll traveled to Skull Island to shoot a film, Ann was […]

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King Kong was a giant gorilla-like creature worshiped by the natives of Skull Island. When filmmaker Carl Denham, actress Ann Darrow, and crew-member Jack Driscoll traveled to Skull Island to shoot a film, Ann was […]

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King O’Leary

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King O’Leary was a newspaper editor and reporter for the Daily Sentinel who solved crimes, as well as reported about them, including Nazi agents such as the Human Fly and racketeers. He was aided by […]

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King O’Leary was a newspaper editor and reporter for the Daily Sentinel who solved crimes, as well as reported about them, including Nazi agents such as the Human Fly and racketeers. He was aided by […]

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King of Beasts

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Danny, the King of Beasts, was a hero that had the ability to command animals to do his bidding. He worked in a circus and helped to solve crimes. Alias King of Beasts Real Names/Alt […]

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Danny, the King of Beasts, was a hero that had the ability to command animals to do his bidding. He worked in a circus and helped to solve crimes. Alias King of Beasts Real Names/Alt […]

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King of Darkness

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Radio engineer Bruce King stumbled across a strange phenomenon while working with ultra short radio waves. First, he neutralized heat waves, with intense cold resulting. Then, on a shorter wavelength, complete, impenetrable darkness, totally neutralizing […]

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Radio engineer Bruce King stumbled across a strange phenomenon while working with ultra short radio waves. First, he neutralized heat waves, with intense cold resulting. Then, on a shorter wavelength, complete, impenetrable darkness, totally neutralizing […]

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King of Futuria

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Dick, King of Futuria, fought Venusians and other aliens in the future (at the time of publication) – namely, the late 20th Century. Alias King of Futuria Real Names/Alt Names Richard ‘Dick’ Devens Characteristics Sci-Fi […]

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Dick, King of Futuria, fought Venusians and other aliens in the future (at the time of publication) – namely, the late 20th Century. Alias King of Futuria Real Names/Alt Names Richard ‘Dick’ Devens Characteristics Sci-Fi […]

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King of Minos

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John Seton, a marine pilot during World War II, had crashed his airplane. Physically he healed well. He couldn’t adjust to civilian life. His engagement to Marcia didn’t even hold his interest. Dozing off in […]

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John Seton, a marine pilot during World War II, had crashed his airplane. Physically he healed well. He couldn’t adjust to civilian life. His engagement to Marcia didn’t even hold his interest. Dozing off in […]

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King of the Living Dead

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The King of the Living Dead was an ancient man condemned for practicing black magic, buried alive. The caverns where he was buried had fumes from a pit, with blue flames which kept him alive […]

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The King of the Living Dead was an ancient man condemned for practicing black magic, buried alive. The caverns where he was buried had fumes from a pit, with blue flames which kept him alive […]

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King Pest

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“Fronting the entrance, and elevated a little above his companions, sat a personage who appeared to be the president of the table. His stature was gaunt and tall, and Legs was confounded to behold in […]

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“Fronting the entrance, and elevated a little above his companions, sat a personage who appeared to be the president of the table. His stature was gaunt and tall, and Legs was confounded to behold in […]

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King Questionmark

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The Questionmark was an insane, criminal mastermind with a hunchback who battled 13 and Jinx on a number of occasions. Carlos Sterns began his reign of terror by murdering his younger brother, Rudolph, who had […]

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The Questionmark was an insane, criminal mastermind with a hunchback who battled 13 and Jinx on a number of occasions. Carlos Sterns began his reign of terror by murdering his younger brother, Rudolph, who had […]

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Kinks Mason

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Kinks Mason was a deep-sea diver who, equipped with a special diving helmet, explores the wonders of the ocean. During his adventurers, Kinks encounters numerous undersea races, both hostile and friendly. Some of his enemies […]

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Kinks Mason was a deep-sea diver who, equipped with a special diving helmet, explores the wonders of the ocean. During his adventurers, Kinks encounters numerous undersea races, both hostile and friendly. Some of his enemies […]

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Kinutanuki

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Kinutanuki are silk products which have transformed into tsukumogami. They sprout heads, feet, and tails which resemble those of tanuki. Toriyama Sekien invented kinutanuki for his book Hyakki tsurezure bukuro. While tanuki are famous for […]

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Kinutanuki are silk products which have transformed into tsukumogami. They sprout heads, feet, and tails which resemble those of tanuki. Toriyama Sekien invented kinutanuki for his book Hyakki tsurezure bukuro. While tanuki are famous for […]

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Kip Keene

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Kip Keene was an RCMP officer known as “The Star Rookie of the Men of the Mounted.” Alias Kip Keene Real Names/Alt Names Kip Keene Characteristics World War II Era, Canadian Creators/Key Contributors Unknown First […]

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Kip Keene was an RCMP officer known as “The Star Rookie of the Men of the Mounted.” Alias Kip Keene Real Names/Alt Names Kip Keene Characteristics World War II Era, Canadian Creators/Key Contributors Unknown First […]

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Kirigakure Saizō

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Kirigakure Saizō (霧隠才蔵) was a legendary ninja of the final phase of the Sengoku period of Japan. In the folklore he is one of the Sanada Ten Braves, and next to Sarutobi Sasuke, he is […]

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Kirigakure Saizō (霧隠才蔵) was a legendary ninja of the final phase of the Sengoku period of Japan. In the folklore he is one of the Sanada Ten Braves, and next to Sarutobi Sasuke, he is […]

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Kismet

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Freedom fighter Kismet hides out in the forests of Southern France, battling the Nazis and his enemy the Rocketeer. He possesses no powers but is a good fighter. Kismet is one of the earliest Muslim […]

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Freedom fighter Kismet hides out in the forests of Southern France, battling the Nazis and his enemy the Rocketeer. He possesses no powers but is a good fighter. Kismet is one of the earliest Muslim […]

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Kit Carter

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Christopher “Kit” Carter Jr. was the son of Christopher Carter, a World War I veteran who served in the famous “Fighting 69th” Infantry regiment. Kit’s life began tragically, as his mother died in childbirth. The […]

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Christopher “Kit” Carter Jr. was the son of Christopher Carter, a World War I veteran who served in the famous “Fighting 69th” Infantry regiment. Kit’s life began tragically, as his mother died in childbirth. The […]

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Kit-E

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Space pilot Vince Darrow callously rebuffs Kit-E, a beautiful Martian maiden with whom he had a relationship. His brutal heartlessness continues as he observes her throw herself out of a window. He goes to a […]

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Space pilot Vince Darrow callously rebuffs Kit-E, a beautiful Martian maiden with whom he had a relationship. His brutal heartlessness continues as he observes her throw herself out of a window. He goes to a […]

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Kitsune

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The kitsune (狐, きつね) in popular Japanese tradition, are foxes or fox spirits that possess paranormal abilities such as shapeshifting, and capable of bewitching people. Kitsune, though literally a “fox”, becomes in folklore a “fox […]

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The kitsune (狐, きつね) in popular Japanese tradition, are foxes or fox spirits that possess paranormal abilities such as shapeshifting, and capable of bewitching people. Kitsune, though literally a “fox”, becomes in folklore a “fox […]

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Kitsunebi

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Kitsunebi is an atmospheric ghost light told about in legends all across Japan outside Okinawa Prefecture. Kimimori Sarashina, a researcher of local stories, summarizes the features of the kitsunebi as follows: in places where there […]

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Kitsunebi is an atmospheric ghost light told about in legends all across Japan outside Okinawa Prefecture. Kimimori Sarashina, a researcher of local stories, summarizes the features of the kitsunebi as follows: in places where there […]

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Kitten

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Katie Conn was a twelve-year-old girl whose parents were killed in a train wreck. After the accident, her unscrupulous uncle took her in and forced her to steal. When David Merrywether, Cat-Man, learned of her […]

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Katie Conn was a twelve-year-old girl whose parents were killed in a train wreck. After the accident, her unscrupulous uncle took her in and forced her to steal. When David Merrywether, Cat-Man, learned of her […]

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Kitty Kelly

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Kitty Kelly was an air hostess who wanted desperately to become a pilot. During the course of her appearances, she ran into Nazi spies, saboteurs and general criminal types, but, because she was a bit […]

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Kitty Kelly was an air hostess who wanted desperately to become a pilot. During the course of her appearances, she ran into Nazi spies, saboteurs and general criminal types, but, because she was a bit […]

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Kiyo hime

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Kiyo hime is one of the most famous antagonists in Japanese literature, and an example of a honnari hannya—a demon woman who has attained the maximum level of power. She appears in The Legend of […]

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Kiyo hime is one of the most famous antagonists in Japanese literature, and an example of a honnari hannya—a demon woman who has attained the maximum level of power. She appears in The Legend of […]

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Klegra

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Big-game hunter, Earthman Arthur Harris, has traveled to Mars to hunt down Martian Birdmen. Harris has brought the first dog ever seen on Mars, and a Venusian Ptero-Hawk, to assist him in the hunt. The […]

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Big-game hunter, Earthman Arthur Harris, has traveled to Mars to hunt down Martian Birdmen. Harris has brought the first dog ever seen on Mars, and a Venusian Ptero-Hawk, to assist him in the hunt. The […]

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Knights of the Golden Circle

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The Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) was a secret society founded in 1854 by American George W. L. Bickley, the objective of which was to create a new country, known as the Golden Circle […]

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The Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) was a secret society founded in 1854 by American George W. L. Bickley, the objective of which was to create a new country, known as the Golden Circle […]

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Knock

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Knock is a real estate agent who sent his employee Thomas Hutter to Transylvania to seal the deal with Count Orlok in purchasing a house in Wisborg. Unknown to Hutter, Knock is secretly working with […]

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Knock is a real estate agent who sent his employee Thomas Hutter to Transylvania to seal the deal with Count Orlok in purchasing a house in Wisborg. Unknown to Hutter, Knock is secretly working with […]

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Knuckles

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Knuckles was the sidekick of adventurer Red Rover who sailed around the South Seas lending a hand to those in need. In one adventure, Knuckles actually saves Red Rover, who had been taken hostage and […]

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Knuckles was the sidekick of adventurer Red Rover who sailed around the South Seas lending a hand to those in need. In one adventure, Knuckles actually saves Red Rover, who had been taken hostage and […]

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Kodama

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Kodama are spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees. The term is also used to denote a tree in which a kodama supposedly resides. The phenomenon known as yamabiko, when sounds make a delayed echoing […]

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Kodama are spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees. The term is also used to denote a tree in which a kodama supposedly resides. The phenomenon known as yamabiko, when sounds make a delayed echoing […]

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Kodi

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In their first adventure, Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian co-pilot, Kodi, track a notorious space criminal to Venus. They observe a spaceship in the Venusian clouds, and Kodi identifies it as […]

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In their first adventure, Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian co-pilot, Kodi, track a notorious space criminal to Venus. They observe a spaceship in the Venusian clouds, and Kodi identifies it as […]

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Koglok

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Bob Burke is a “lone castaway on Mars” after surviving a spaceship crash seven years earlier. Living in the Southern desert of Mars, he fashioned a shelter from the remnants of the spaceship. Food was […]

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Bob Burke is a “lone castaway on Mars” after surviving a spaceship crash seven years earlier. Living in the Southern desert of Mars, he fashioned a shelter from the remnants of the spaceship. Food was […]

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Kohada Koheiji

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This print shows a scene from a Japanese legend about a man who was drowned in a swamp by his wife and her lover. Kohada Koheiji was a kabuki actor for the Morita-za theater; as […]

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This print shows a scene from a Japanese legend about a man who was drowned in a swamp by his wife and her lover. Kohada Koheiji was a kabuki actor for the Morita-za theater; as […]

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Koinryo

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In a two-page spread starting off the Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro, Toriyama Sekien drew three yokai: Yarikechō (槍毛長), Koinryō (虎隠良), and Zenfushō (禅釜尚). Zenfushō is a yokai with a pot on its head depicting the spirit […]

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In a two-page spread starting off the Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro, Toriyama Sekien drew three yokai: Yarikechō (槍毛長), Koinryō (虎隠良), and Zenfushō (禅釜尚). Zenfushō is a yokai with a pot on its head depicting the spirit […]

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Koko and Zaq

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Koko and Zaq are two space smugglers evading capture by the Space Rangers through the use of Saturn’s rings and myriad moonlets composing the rings. Commodore Rex Clive and Adjutant Speed Lansing track them to […]

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Koko and Zaq are two space smugglers evading capture by the Space Rangers through the use of Saturn’s rings and myriad moonlets composing the rings. Commodore Rex Clive and Adjutant Speed Lansing track them to […]

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Kokuri baba

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A kokuri babā is an old hag which inhabits temples deep in the mountains. She hides herself away in the back of the temple and feeds off of human corpses. A kokuri babā was once […]

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A kokuri babā is an old hag which inhabits temples deep in the mountains. She hides herself away in the back of the temple and feeds off of human corpses. A kokuri babā was once […]

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Kolah

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Kolah was a re-printed and re-named Rulah. Alias Kolah Real Names/Alt Names Kolah Characteristics Hero, Ajax-Farrell Universe, Jungle Action, Atomic Age Creators/Key Contributors Unknown First Appearance Voodoo #2 (July, 1952) First Publisher Ajax-Farrell [CB+] [DCM] […]

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Kolah was a re-printed and re-named Rulah. Alias Kolah Real Names/Alt Names Kolah Characteristics Hero, Ajax-Farrell Universe, Jungle Action, Atomic Age Creators/Key Contributors Unknown First Appearance Voodoo #2 (July, 1952) First Publisher Ajax-Farrell [CB+] [DCM] […]

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Kona

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Kona saved the lives of Dr. Henry Todd, his daughter Mary, and her two children Mason and Lily from a dangerous T-Rex after their army surplus blimp crash landed on Kona’s prehistoric Pacific island. Kona […]

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Kona saved the lives of Dr. Henry Todd, his daughter Mary, and her two children Mason and Lily from a dangerous T-Rex after their army surplus blimp crash landed on Kona’s prehistoric Pacific island. Kona […]

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Konaki-jijii

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Konaki jijii are mountain-dwelling spirits who look like old human men. They carry walking sticks and wear straw raincoats on top of over-sized baby clothes. Konaki jijii get their name from their distinctive habit of […]

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Konaki jijii are mountain-dwelling spirits who look like old human men. They carry walking sticks and wear straw raincoats on top of over-sized baby clothes. Konaki jijii get their name from their distinctive habit of […]

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Konar the Macedonian

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Konar was the first barbarian character in American comic books. Alias Konar the Macedonian Real Names/Alt Names Konar the Macedonian Characteristics Hero, Barbarian, Quality Universe, World War II Era, Macedonian Creators/Key Contributors Ed Cronin, Robert […]

Entry Konar the Macedonian
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Konar was the first barbarian character in American comic books. Alias Konar the Macedonian Real Names/Alt Names Konar the Macedonian Characteristics Hero, Barbarian, Quality Universe, World War II Era, Macedonian Creators/Key Contributors Ed Cronin, Robert […]

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Konga

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Konga was originally a monkey found by Professor Charles Decker. On the same expedition, the professor also acquired a chemical extract from a new species of plant. The chemical made living things grow. Professor Decker […]

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Konga was originally a monkey found by Professor Charles Decker. On the same expedition, the professor also acquired a chemical extract from a new species of plant. The chemical made living things grow. Professor Decker […]

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Kooba Kid

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In 1940, Victor Fox, publisher of Fox Syndicate comics, decided that he would cash in on the soda pop craze, Coke and Pepsi both being extremely popular at this time, by publishing ads for “Kooba […]

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In 1940, Victor Fox, publisher of Fox Syndicate comics, decided that he would cash in on the soda pop craze, Coke and Pepsi both being extremely popular at this time, by publishing ads for “Kooba […]

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Korak, Son of Tarzan

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Korak the Killer first appeared in the original Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He was introduced as an infant in the non-Tarzan novel The Eternal Lover (later retitled The Eternal Savage), in which the […]

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Korak the Killer first appeared in the original Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He was introduced as an infant in the non-Tarzan novel The Eternal Lover (later retitled The Eternal Savage), in which the […]

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Korok

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Korok leads a force of Martian invaders to land on the Bar-Z ranch in Arizona, owned by Spurs Jackson. Korok mocks the archaic Earth weapons. He invites Jackson and ranch hands Strong Bow and Hank […]

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Korok leads a force of Martian invaders to land on the Bar-Z ranch in Arizona, owned by Spurs Jackson. Korok mocks the archaic Earth weapons. He invites Jackson and ranch hands Strong Bow and Hank […]

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Koroka

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A Will-o’-the-wisp of an old garden lantern, drawn by Toriyama Sekien for Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro Volume 1 in 1781. Alias Korōka (古籠火) Real Names/Alt Names ○ Characteristics Yōkai, Enlightenment and Neoclassicism, Japanese Creators/Key Contributors Toriyama […]

Entry Koroka
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A Will-o’-the-wisp of an old garden lantern, drawn by Toriyama Sekien for Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro Volume 1 in 1781. Alias Korōka (古籠火) Real Names/Alt Names ○ Characteristics Yōkai, Enlightenment and Neoclassicism, Japanese Creators/Key Contributors Toriyama […]

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Kosamebo

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Kosamebō are yōkai which look like Buddhist monks. They loiter about on empty mountain roads at night. As their name implies, they only appear during nights when light rain is falling. Kosamebō accost travelers and […]

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Kosamebō are yōkai which look like Buddhist monks. They loiter about on empty mountain roads at night. As their name implies, they only appear during nights when light rain is falling. Kosamebō accost travelers and […]

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Koschei the Deathless

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Koschei (Russian: Коще́й, tr. Koshchey, IPA: [kɐˈɕːej]), often given the epithet “the Immortal”, or “the Deathless” (Russian: Коще́й Бессме́ртный), is an archetypal male antagonist in Russian folklore. The most common feature of tales involving Koschei […]

Entry Koschei the Deathless
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Koschei (Russian: Коще́й, tr. Koshchey, IPA: [kɐˈɕːej]), often given the epithet “the Immortal”, or “the Deathless” (Russian: Коще́й Бессме́ртный), is an archetypal male antagonist in Russian folklore. The most common feature of tales involving Koschei […]

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Kosode no te

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Kosode no te appear in short sleeved kimonos formerly owned by prostitutes. This yōkai manifests as a pair of ghostly hands that emerge from the sleeves and assault welching clients—or whoever happens to be nearby. […]

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Kosode no te appear in short sleeved kimonos formerly owned by prostitutes. This yōkai manifests as a pair of ghostly hands that emerge from the sleeves and assault welching clients—or whoever happens to be nearby. […]

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Koto furunushi

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The Koto furunushi looks like a koto—a long, harp-like instrument that is the national instrument of Japan—transformed into a wild beast. A koto which was once played frequently but later forgotten about and stored away […]

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The Koto furunushi looks like a koto—a long, harp-like instrument that is the national instrument of Japan—transformed into a wild beast. A koto which was once played frequently but later forgotten about and stored away […]

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Krampus

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The Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure in Central and Eastern Alpine folklore who, during the Christmas season, scares children who have misbehaved. Assisting Saint Nicholas, the pair visit children on the night of 5 […]

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The Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure in Central and Eastern Alpine folklore who, during the Christmas season, scares children who have misbehaved. Assisting Saint Nicholas, the pair visit children on the night of 5 […]

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Kraznoff

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Landing on Terra, the Lady of Diamonds watches as Commander Buzz Corry take Major Gorla and his lackey, F6, into the Space Patrol headquarters. She plans to dispose of Gorla before her involvement is revealed. […]

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Landing on Terra, the Lady of Diamonds watches as Commander Buzz Corry take Major Gorla and his lackey, F6, into the Space Patrol headquarters. She plans to dispose of Gorla before her involvement is revealed. […]

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Kroff

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Kroff was a Nazi agent who wore a rubber mask to disguise his face and whose headquarters was an abandoned brewery. His plan was to steal some government documents by arranging an attack by young […]

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Kroff was a Nazi agent who wore a rubber mask to disguise his face and whose headquarters was an abandoned brewery. His plan was to steal some government documents by arranging an attack by young […]

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Kroll Mull

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Kroll Mull was absolute Dictator in the year 9767. He kept his subjects under control by sending them to “dream palaces,” movie theaters which projected enticing images onto the screen (such as beautiful women) and […]

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Kroll Mull was absolute Dictator in the year 9767. He kept his subjects under control by sending them to “dream palaces,” movie theaters which projected enticing images onto the screen (such as beautiful women) and […]

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Kull of Atlantis

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Kull of Atlantis or Kull the Conqueror is a fictional character created by writer Robert E. Howard. Kull was born in pre-cataclysmic Atlantis c. 100,000 BC, depicted as inhabited at the time by barbarian tribes. […]

Entry Kull of Atlantis
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Kull of Atlantis or Kull the Conqueror is a fictional character created by writer Robert E. Howard. Kull was born in pre-cataclysmic Atlantis c. 100,000 BC, depicted as inhabited at the time by barbarian tribes. […]

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Kumasaka the Robber

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Kumasaka (The Robber) is a Noh play from the 15th century… about the notable Heian period bandit Kumasaka no Chohan. The play takes the form of Mugen Noh – supernatural, or dream-time Noh. The samurai […]

Entry Kumasaka the Robber
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Kumasaka (The Robber) is a Noh play from the 15th century… about the notable Heian period bandit Kumasaka no Chohan. The play takes the form of Mugen Noh – supernatural, or dream-time Noh. The samurai […]

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Kura yaro

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Kura yarō are saddles whose masters have been slain. They take on lives of their own and act like warriors. The most famous kura yarō was once the saddle of Kamata Masakiyo, the first and […]

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Kura yarō are saddles whose masters have been slain. They take on lives of their own and act like warriors. The most famous kura yarō was once the saddle of Kamata Masakiyo, the first and […]

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Kurozome

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The evil Lord Kuronushi had a plan to usurp the power of the emperor. In order to ensure the success of his plan, he decided to build a shrine from the wood of an ancient […]

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The evil Lord Kuronushi had a plan to usurp the power of the emperor. In order to ensure the success of his plan, he decided to build a shrine from the wood of an ancient […]

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Kurozuka

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Kurozuka is the most well-known demon woman in Japanese folklore, and a very popular subject in the arts, starring in everything from paintings to ukiyoe prints to noh plays. She has gone by many names. […]

Entry Kurozuka
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Kurozuka is the most well-known demon woman in Japanese folklore, and a very popular subject in the arts, starring in everything from paintings to ukiyoe prints to noh plays. She has gone by many names. […]

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Kurtz

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Kurtz is an ivory trader, sent by a shadowy Belgian company into the heart of an unnamed place in Africa (generally regarded as the Congo Free State). With the help of his superior technology, Kurtz […]

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Kurtz is an ivory trader, sent by a shadowy Belgian company into the heart of an unnamed place in Africa (generally regarded as the Congo Free State). With the help of his superior technology, Kurtz […]

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Kuta

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Congo King lived in the jungle with his family which consisted of Tonda, his brunette mate, and Kuta, a blond-haired boy. Alias Kuta Real Names/Alt Names Kuta Characteristics Sidekick, Jungle Action, Atomic Age, Juvenile Creators/Key […]

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Congo King lived in the jungle with his family which consisted of Tonda, his brunette mate, and Kuta, a blond-haired boy. Alias Kuta Real Names/Alt Names Kuta Characteristics Sidekick, Jungle Action, Atomic Age, Juvenile Creators/Key […]

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Kutsutsura

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Kutsutsura are tsukumogami of shoes. They can take either a human form or an animal form. In human form, they look like a court noble wearing a shoe as a hat. In animal form, they […]

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Kutsutsura are tsukumogami of shoes. They can take either a human form or an animal form. In human form, they look like a court noble wearing a shoe as a hat. In animal form, they […]

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Kuzunoha

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Kuzunoha is the name of a popular kitsune character in Japanese folklore. Her name means leaf of arrowroot. Legend states that she is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōji. A young nobleman, […]

Entry Kuzunoha
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Kuzunoha is the name of a popular kitsune character in Japanese folklore. Her name means leaf of arrowroot. Legend states that she is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōji. A young nobleman, […]

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Kwa Kung

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Kwa Kung is the King of the Monkeyfolk, a tribe of ape-like creatures with the intelligence of men living in the misty unknown of the Lost Lands. Atop great mastodon-like creatures called the Druthga, his […]

Entry Kwa Kung
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Kwa Kung is the King of the Monkeyfolk, a tribe of ape-like creatures with the intelligence of men living in the misty unknown of the Lost Lands. Atop great mastodon-like creatures called the Druthga, his […]

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Kyokotsu

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A kyōkotsu is a ghostly, skeletal spirit which rises out of wells to scare people. It is wrapped in a ragged shroud, with only its bleached skull and tangled hair emerging from its tattered clothes. […]

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A kyōkotsu is a ghostly, skeletal spirit which rises out of wells to scare people. It is wrapped in a ragged shroud, with only its bleached skull and tangled hair emerging from its tattered clothes. […]

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Kyorinrin

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Kyōrinrin is a spirit of knowledge formed from ancient scrolls, books, and scriptures which have been left unstudied by their owners and gathering dust. Kyōrinrin are often extravagant; they decorates themselves with the most ornate […]

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Kyōrinrin is a spirit of knowledge formed from ancient scrolls, books, and scriptures which have been left unstudied by their owners and gathering dust. Kyōrinrin are often extravagant; they decorates themselves with the most ornate […]

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Kyt

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Airman Andor is a policeman assigned as a “traffic cop in space”. His spacecraft is designated as Patrol Craft Double-Z. Infatuated with detective fiction of the 20th century, he dreams of one day leaving the […]

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Airman Andor is a policeman assigned as a “traffic cop in space”. His spacecraft is designated as Patrol Craft Double-Z. Infatuated with detective fiction of the 20th century, he dreams of one day leaving the […]