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Ma-Ra

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Ma-Ra is a character in Frederic Arnold Kummer’s 1922 educational children’s book, The First Days of Man. Alias Ma-Ra Real Names/Alt Names Ma-Ra Characteristics Literary Characters, Stone Age, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Frederic Arnold Kummer […]
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Ma-Ra is a character in Frederic Arnold Kummer’s 1922 educational children’s book, The First Days of Man. Alias Ma-Ra Real Names/Alt Names Ma-Ra Characteristics Literary Characters, Stone Age, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Frederic Arnold Kummer […]
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Mabelene

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Mabelene is a werewolf who assists the witch Lurani in her pursuits, being tasked with bringing victims to sacrifice to the Moon-God Lurani serves. Mabelene can transform between her wolf form and human form at […]
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Mabelene is a werewolf who assists the witch Lurani in her pursuits, being tasked with bringing victims to sacrifice to the Moon-God Lurani serves. Mabelene can transform between her wolf form and human form at […]
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Mabu

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In keeping with precedent, the female character of these jungle adventure strips get renamed from one story to another. Here, the character Mabu replaces and fills the role of the previous damsel-in-distress Wana. She was […]
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In keeping with precedent, the female character of these jungle adventure strips get renamed from one story to another. Here, the character Mabu replaces and fills the role of the previous damsel-in-distress Wana. She was […]
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Macbeth

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Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The character is loosely based on the historical king Macbeth […]
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Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The character is loosely based on the historical king Macbeth […]
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Machine Gun Kelly

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“Machine Gun” Kelly was the boss of a gang of murderers who robbed a circus of their giant, the “Man Mountain”, and used him to help in their next robberies. Kelly was killed in an […]
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“Machine Gun” Kelly was the boss of a gang of murderers who robbed a circus of their giant, the “Man Mountain”, and used him to help in their next robberies. Kelly was killed in an […]
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Maciste

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Maciste is one of the oldest recurring characters of cinema, created by Gabriele d’Annunzio and Giovanni Pastrone. He is featured throughout the history of the cinema of Italy from the 1910s to the mid-1960s. He […]
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Maciste is one of the oldest recurring characters of cinema, created by Gabriele d’Annunzio and Giovanni Pastrone. He is featured throughout the history of the cinema of Italy from the 1910s to the mid-1960s. He […]
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Mack the Knife

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Set in Victorian London, the Threepenny Opera focuses on Macheath, an amoral, antiheroic criminal, who marries Polly Peachum. This displeases her father, who controls the beggars of London, and he endeavours to have Macheath hanged. […]
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Set in Victorian London, the Threepenny Opera focuses on Macheath, an amoral, antiheroic criminal, who marries Polly Peachum. This displeases her father, who controls the beggars of London, and he endeavours to have Macheath hanged. […]
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Macro the Giant

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Macro was born in the little town of Squankum. As a boy he was ridiculed by children for his gigantism, and as an adult joined the circus when he was otherwise unable to find a […]
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Macro was born in the little town of Squankum. As a boy he was ridiculed by children for his gigantism, and as an adult joined the circus when he was otherwise unable to find a […]
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Mad Botanist

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The Mad Botanist was employed by a foreign government to kill off American scientists. When Captain Flag confronted him, the two fought it out inside a greenhouse. During the struggle, Captain Flag kicked the Mad […]
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The Mad Botanist was employed by a foreign government to kill off American scientists. When Captain Flag confronted him, the two fought it out inside a greenhouse. During the struggle, Captain Flag kicked the Mad […]
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Mad Doctor of the South Hill

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A Spokane, Washington mansion known to many with a murderous past. The Hahn Mansion has a reputation for bad luck, starting with its original owners: Ralston Wilbur and Sarah Smith, who divorced three years after […]
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A Spokane, Washington mansion known to many with a murderous past. The Hahn Mansion has a reputation for bad luck, starting with its original owners: Ralston Wilbur and Sarah Smith, who divorced three years after […]
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Mad Hatter

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The Hatter (called Hatta in Through the Looking-Glass) is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He is often referred to as The […]
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The Hatter (called Hatta in Through the Looking-Glass) is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He is often referred to as The […]
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Mad Hatter (O.W. Comics)

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Grant Richmond was a little-respected junior partner at the law firm of Fuddy and Bustle, who felt that the legal system made as much sense as the work of Lewis Carroll. So by night, he […]
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Grant Richmond was a little-respected junior partner at the law firm of Fuddy and Bustle, who felt that the legal system made as much sense as the work of Lewis Carroll. So by night, he […]
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Mad Inventor

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Inventor proposes a hybrid submarine and battleship to the US Army, but is rejected. Half-crazed anyway, he sells the plans to Axis agents instead, who build a fleet and attack the US coast. With the […]
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Inventor proposes a hybrid submarine and battleship to the US Army, but is rejected. Half-crazed anyway, he sells the plans to Axis agents instead, who build a fleet and attack the US coast. With the […]
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Mad Ming

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Dr. Wu Chang was Mad Ming, a murderous Asian drug-lord, who had his plans foiled by American G-Man, Detective Gerald Gene. Ming had a daughter named Lei-Ti. Alias Mad Ming Real Names/Alt Names Dr. Wu […]
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Dr. Wu Chang was Mad Ming, a murderous Asian drug-lord, who had his plans foiled by American G-Man, Detective Gerald Gene. Ming had a daughter named Lei-Ti. Alias Mad Ming Real Names/Alt Names Dr. Wu […]
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Mad Mong

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This character only appeared on the cover of Double Comics, which featured rebound remainder comics that were different with each issue and covers with characters who did not appear in the interior. According to the […]
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This character only appeared on the cover of Double Comics, which featured rebound remainder comics that were different with each issue and covers with characters who did not appear in the interior. According to the […]
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Mad Monk

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When Death entered a monk’s castle, he was cheated. Somehow, the monk discovered an ancient secret where he was able to control human fate. When the monk emptied a powder into the flames of his […]
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When Death entered a monk’s castle, he was cheated. Somehow, the monk discovered an ancient secret where he was able to control human fate. When the monk emptied a powder into the flames of his […]
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Madam Fatal

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After Richard Stanton’s daughter was kidnapped, the shock giving his wife a fatal heart attack, he quit the theater to find her. Disguising himself as a “harmless old woman,” he later came to be known […]
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After Richard Stanton’s daughter was kidnapped, the shock giving his wife a fatal heart attack, he quit the theater to find her. Disguising himself as a “harmless old woman,” he later came to be known […]
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Madam Madcap

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William Darcan, aka William Duncan, was a wealthy man who became the leader of band of thieves, simply for the thrill of committing burglaries. When members of his own gang betrayed him, trying to get […]
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William Darcan, aka William Duncan, was a wealthy man who became the leader of band of thieves, simply for the thrill of committing burglaries. When members of his own gang betrayed him, trying to get […]
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Madam Satan

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Madam Satan was a mortal woman. When she found out her fiancé’s parents didn’t approve of her impending marriage, she murdered them. As they were dying, they managed to tell their son who had done […]
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Madam Satan was a mortal woman. When she found out her fiancé’s parents didn’t approve of her impending marriage, she murdered them. As they were dying, they managed to tell their son who had done […]
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Madam Zero

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Madam Zero was the codename for a spy who was fighting Communists. She was accompanied by an American secret agent, who narrated her story. She met this agent first in France, but would later meet […]
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Madam Zero was the codename for a spy who was fighting Communists. She was accompanied by an American secret agent, who narrated her story. She met this agent first in France, but would later meet […]
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Madame Claw

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Madame Claw was a cruel but cunning Japanese assassin aided by her slave, Mia Kah, whom she personally lobotomized. She battled Black Angel in Tokyo, but apparently killed herself to avoid capture. Madame Claw’s left […]
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Madame Claw was a cruel but cunning Japanese assassin aided by her slave, Mia Kah, whom she personally lobotomized. She battled Black Angel in Tokyo, but apparently killed herself to avoid capture. Madame Claw’s left […]
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Madame Doom

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Madame Doom was a European adventuress and a spy who sold her services to the highest bidder, even if that highest bidder happened to be one of the Axis powers. She was a recurring opponent […]
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Madame Doom was a European adventuress and a spy who sold her services to the highest bidder, even if that highest bidder happened to be one of the Axis powers. She was a recurring opponent […]
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Madame Muscle

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As a child, Mary Brinker was always strong, and as she reached adulthood her strength grew to almost superhuman proportions. She ended up finding work as a carnival strongwoman, her main act being to wrestle […]
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As a child, Mary Brinker was always strong, and as she reached adulthood her strength grew to almost superhuman proportions. She ended up finding work as a carnival strongwoman, her main act being to wrestle […]
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Madame Serpina

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Serpina was a sideshow carnival entertainer turned assassin. At the carnival, she appears to have done private snake dances with her boa, Bobo. When she ordered Bobo to kill a man, she and her conspirators […]
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Serpina was a sideshow carnival entertainer turned assassin. At the carnival, she appears to have done private snake dances with her boa, Bobo. When she ordered Bobo to kill a man, she and her conspirators […]
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Madame Strange

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“Mysterious, beautiful, and cloaked with an unknown identity, Madame Strange matches her nerve and strength against grim foes who threaten America’s far-flung air outposts and naval stations… but death lurks in her path…” Her adversaries […]
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“Mysterious, beautiful, and cloaked with an unknown identity, Madame Strange matches her nerve and strength against grim foes who threaten America’s far-flung air outposts and naval stations… but death lurks in her path…” Her adversaries […]
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Madame Terror

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Madame Terror was a cunning and ruthless Japanese spy. She fought ZX-5. Madame Terror spoke perfect English and carried conventional weapons. Alias Madame Terror Real Names/Alt Names Madame Terror Characteristics Spy, Fiction House Universe, World […]
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Madame Terror was a cunning and ruthless Japanese spy. She fought ZX-5. Madame Terror spoke perfect English and carried conventional weapons. Alias Madame Terror Real Names/Alt Names Madame Terror Characteristics Spy, Fiction House Universe, World […]
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Maddock

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Captain John Strong leads a group of space-pioneers to Ganymede. Along with him are Peter and his sister Peggy, who is in love with Captain Strong. Settling on Ganymede gets complicated when a man named […]
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Captain John Strong leads a group of space-pioneers to Ganymede. Along with him are Peter and his sister Peggy, who is in love with Captain Strong. Settling on Ganymede gets complicated when a man named […]
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Madeline Payne

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Madeline was the daughter of Lionel Payne, a remarkably skilled detective known and feared by criminals as “Payne, the Expert.” Lionel was shot dead while pursuing a case when Madeline was only six months old. […]
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Madeline was the daughter of Lionel Payne, a remarkably skilled detective known and feared by criminals as “Payne, the Expert.” Lionel was shot dead while pursuing a case when Madeline was only six months old. […]
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Madeline Usher

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Madeline Usher is the twin sister of Roderick Usher. She is deathly ill and cataleptic. She appears near the narrator, but never acknowledges his presence. She returns to her bedroom where Roderick claims she has […]
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Madeline Usher is the twin sister of Roderick Usher. She is deathly ill and cataleptic. She appears near the narrator, but never acknowledges his presence. She returns to her bedroom where Roderick claims she has […]
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Madelyn Mack

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Madelyn was a college educated New York city detective. She began her career as an assistant house detective for the Niegel Dry Goods store. Her success makes her quite wealthy and she set up her […]
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Madelyn was a college educated New York city detective. She began her career as an assistant house detective for the Niegel Dry Goods store. Her success makes her quite wealthy and she set up her […]
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Mado

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Mado was a female Italian mob boss who wore a hood and a mask over her mouth. After escaping from a prison hospital, Mado killed a scientist named D’Ara and kidnapped his niece, Elena, to […]
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Mado was a female Italian mob boss who wore a hood and a mask over her mouth. After escaping from a prison hospital, Mado killed a scientist named D’Ara and kidnapped his niece, Elena, to […]
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Magda Duprey

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During a battle with a monster, Chet Fields’ Venusian assistant Ronjli informs him of a business call. Chet kills the beast quickly and answers the call from Wagner Duprey. Duprey wishes to hire Fields to […]
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During a battle with a monster, Chet Fields’ Venusian assistant Ronjli informs him of a business call. Chet kills the beast quickly and answers the call from Wagner Duprey. Duprey wishes to hire Fields to […]
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Magga the Magnificent

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“The Miraculous Maiden of Matchless Might!” Kay, a morning newscaster of “Breakfast With Kay,” turned into the crime-fighter Magga the Magnificent when she uttered the phrase “om mani padme hum.” In her only appearance, she […]
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“The Miraculous Maiden of Matchless Might!” Kay, a morning newscaster of “Breakfast With Kay,” turned into the crime-fighter Magga the Magnificent when she uttered the phrase “om mani padme hum.” In her only appearance, she […]
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Magi

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Magi was a sorcerer who worked for the king of the mermen who lived in a golden city beneath the ocean. When he was tasked with bringing the king a surface woman to become his […]
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Magi was a sorcerer who worked for the king of the mermen who lived in a golden city beneath the ocean. When he was tasked with bringing the king a surface woman to become his […]
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Magic Maker

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Mr. Vishnu, aka The Magic Maker, appeared in one two-page story. He was introduced to Ben Adams, a theatrical booking agent who was looking for the next big thing. After levitating a rope and pulling […]
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Mr. Vishnu, aka The Magic Maker, appeared in one two-page story. He was introduced to Ben Adams, a theatrical booking agent who was looking for the next big thing. After levitating a rope and pulling […]
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Magic Morro

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Jack Morrow was a magician with real magic powers who lived on a secluded island teeming with jungles. He was aided by Oomla, an island native, and Hector, his pet lion. Alias Magic Morro Real […]
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Jack Morrow was a magician with real magic powers who lived on a secluded island teeming with jungles. He was aided by Oomla, an island native, and Hector, his pet lion. Alias Magic Morro Real […]
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Magician (Tarot)

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Among devoted Tarot users, the Magician is often the favorite card. That’s because already using the Tarot is a kind of magic — opening the door to a reality yet to be explained in scientific […]
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Among devoted Tarot users, the Magician is often the favorite card. That’s because already using the Tarot is a kind of magic — opening the door to a reality yet to be explained in scientific […]
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Magician from Bagdad

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Nadir Shan, the young King of Bagdad, is the victim of a plot by his advisor, a sorcerer. But Nadir Shan escapes and finds a “glowing olden jug” which contains a genie. Shan lets the […]
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Nadir Shan, the young King of Bagdad, is the victim of a plot by his advisor, a sorcerer. But Nadir Shan escapes and finds a “glowing olden jug” which contains a genie. Shan lets the […]
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Magician from Mars

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“I can destroy time and space!” In the future, Jane Q-X 3 Gem, the Magician from Mars, is born to a Martian father, Jarl 6EM35, and an Earthling mother, Jane Faro. When she was a […]
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“I can destroy time and space!” In the future, Jane Q-X 3 Gem, the Magician from Mars, is born to a Martian father, Jarl 6EM35, and an Earthling mother, Jane Faro. When she was a […]
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Magnet

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Grant Halford, explorer and inventor, creates the “Geo-Locator.” The device has magnetic abilities that allow him to find bad guys or missing persons. He decides to use it to help mankind and fight evil, going […]
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Grant Halford, explorer and inventor, creates the “Geo-Locator.” The device has magnetic abilities that allow him to find bad guys or missing persons. He decides to use it to help mankind and fight evil, going […]
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Magno (Ace)

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Magno the Magnetic Man is a playboy adventurer with the super powers of magnetism and invulnerability who fights crime and battles the Axis. He uses his magnetism to fly and to draw or repel metallic […]
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Magno the Magnetic Man is a playboy adventurer with the super powers of magnetism and invulnerability who fights crime and battles the Axis. He uses his magnetism to fly and to draw or repel metallic […]
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Magno (Quality)

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Tom Dalton was an electric company lineman who, because of an on-the-job accident, was exposed to 10,000 volts of direct current. His colleague decided to revive Tom with 10,000 A.C. voltage, which actually worked and […]
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Tom Dalton was an electric company lineman who, because of an on-the-job accident, was exposed to 10,000 volts of direct current. His colleague decided to revive Tom with 10,000 A.C. voltage, which actually worked and […]
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Mahars

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Pellucidar is inhabited by prehistoric creatures of all geological eras, and dominated by the Mahars, a species of flying reptile both intelligent and civilized, but which enslaves and preys on the local stone-age humans. Innes […]
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Pellucidar is inhabited by prehistoric creatures of all geological eras, and dominated by the Mahars, a species of flying reptile both intelligent and civilized, but which enslaves and preys on the local stone-age humans. Innes […]
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Maid Marian

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Maid Marian is the heroine of the Robin Hood legend in English folklore, often taken to be his lover. She is not mentioned in the early, medieval versions of the legend, but was the subject […]
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Maid Marian is the heroine of the Robin Hood legend in English folklore, often taken to be his lover. She is not mentioned in the early, medieval versions of the legend, but was the subject […]
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Maida Barv

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Newlyweds Jak Barv and Maida Barv go to Decima, the tenth moon of Jupiter, to run an iron mine. They are alone except for a robot labor force. Jak’s assistant, Greg Dant, leaves the moon […]
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Newlyweds Jak Barv and Maida Barv go to Decima, the tenth moon of Jupiter, to run an iron mine. They are alone except for a robot labor force. Jak’s assistant, Greg Dant, leaves the moon […]
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Major Mars

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Major Mars was born on the Moon to Earth parents, and he has devoted his life to maintaining peace between the planets. He is a wizard of science and an inventor who created Grag, his […]
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Major Mars was born on the Moon to Earth parents, and he has devoted his life to maintaining peace between the planets. He is a wizard of science and an inventor who created Grag, his […]
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Major Victory (Chesler)

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This nameless American soldier was a night sentry at Camp Courage, an eastern Army post. Noticing a light on in the armory, he went to investigate, only to have a saboteur throw a lantern in […]
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This nameless American soldier was a night sentry at Camp Courage, an eastern Army post. Noticing a light on in the armory, he went to investigate, only to have a saboteur throw a lantern in […]
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Makuragaeshi

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The makuragaeshi is a kind of Japanese spirit or yōkai. They would come at night to one’s pillow side and flip over the pillow. They are also considered to change which direction one’s head or […]
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The makuragaeshi is a kind of Japanese spirit or yōkai. They would come at night to one’s pillow side and flip over the pillow. They are also considered to change which direction one’s head or […]
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Malcom Salem

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A mysterious spacecraft comes to Earth to sample large swaths of dirt using an enormous dredging machine. Professor Malcom Salem investigates with his assistant Judd. His report describes an extra-terrestrial trawler, but he’s dismissed. When […]
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A mysterious spacecraft comes to Earth to sample large swaths of dirt using an enormous dredging machine. Professor Malcom Salem investigates with his assistant Judd. His report describes an extra-terrestrial trawler, but he’s dismissed. When […]
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Mallet

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The Mallet was a Japanese military commander who infiltrated the Chinese army during World War II. He appeared to be very tall (possibly 7-8 feet tall), and his right forearm had been replaced by a […]
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The Mallet was a Japanese military commander who infiltrated the Chinese army during World War II. He appeared to be very tall (possibly 7-8 feet tall), and his right forearm had been replaced by a […]
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Malu the Slave Girl

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In the modern day, Sandra Worth meets archaeologist Geoffrey Garth at a party. Geoffrey noticed the ring Sandra was wearing and inquired on how she acquired it. Sandra said that the ring had been handed […]
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In the modern day, Sandra Worth meets archaeologist Geoffrey Garth at a party. Geoffrey noticed the ring Sandra was wearing and inquired on how she acquired it. Sandra said that the ring had been handed […]
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Man in Black (Baily)

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The Man in Black joined two other men telling ghost stories. The mysterious figure recounts a tale of a disembodied hand and revenge. Two thugs bump off an office worker who saw the shady bookkeeping […]
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The Man in Black joined two other men telling ghost stories. The mysterious figure recounts a tale of a disembodied hand and revenge. Two thugs bump off an office worker who saw the shady bookkeeping […]
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Man in Black (Harvey)

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The Man in Black, who was sometimes also called Fate and Kismet, was a host character. He sometimes participated in the story, as well, often hiding his face, claiming looking at it was fatal. He […]
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The Man in Black, who was sometimes also called Fate and Kismet, was a host character. He sometimes participated in the story, as well, often hiding his face, claiming looking at it was fatal. He […]
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Man in Purple

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Johnston McCulley’s “The Man in Purple” features well-off man-about-town Richard Staegel, handsome, young and athletic, who is engaged to Betty Hayler. They both want thrills before marrying and settling down, so decide to go into […]
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Johnston McCulley’s “The Man in Purple” features well-off man-about-town Richard Staegel, handsome, young and athletic, who is engaged to Betty Hayler. They both want thrills before marrying and settling down, so decide to go into […]
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Man in the Beaver Hat

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A vampiric figure of a man in a beaver-felt top hat with long hair and sharp teeth haunts an abandoned house. In actuality, the strange figure is Inspector Edward C. Burke in make-up, bent on […]
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A vampiric figure of a man in a beaver-felt top hat with long hair and sharp teeth haunts an abandoned house. In actuality, the strange figure is Inspector Edward C. Burke in make-up, bent on […]
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Man in the Black Coat

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In the first short story in a series, “The Man in Black” was a member of a secret society of similarly clad men. He was denounced as a traitor, shot, and left for dead. He […]
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In the first short story in a series, “The Man in Black” was a member of a secret society of similarly clad men. He was denounced as a traitor, shot, and left for dead. He […]
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Man Mountain

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The Man Mountain was a giant, depicted at anywhere from 2 to 10 stories tall, who would follow the orders of anyone who fed him molasses. He was an attraction at a circus. “Machine Gun” […]
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The Man Mountain was a giant, depicted at anywhere from 2 to 10 stories tall, who would follow the orders of anyone who fed him molasses. He was an attraction at a circus. “Machine Gun” […]
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Man O’ Mars

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In the year 2036 A.D., Earth was under the attack of the Martian war fleet armed with atomic weapons. This attack was led by Gurtil, who threatened to destroy New York City next if Earth […]
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In the year 2036 A.D., Earth was under the attack of the Martian war fleet armed with atomic weapons. This attack was led by Gurtil, who threatened to destroy New York City next if Earth […]
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Man o’ Metal

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Foundry worker Pat Dempsey has an unfortunate accident when a vat of white hot metal spills on him. Rather than being killed, he experiences an mysterious chemical reaction. His skin turns blue and metallic, and […]
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Foundry worker Pat Dempsey has an unfortunate accident when a vat of white hot metal spills on him. Rather than being killed, he experiences an mysterious chemical reaction. His skin turns blue and metallic, and […]
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Man of the Ages

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

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Mars, the God of War, decides to create a being with his likeness and sensibilities on Earth, to work in concert with the Axis powers during World War II. Unfortunately for the Germans, Mars miscalculated […]
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Mars, the God of War, decides to create a being with his likeness and sensibilities on Earth, to work in concert with the Axis powers during World War II. Unfortunately for the Germans, Mars miscalculated […]
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Man Who Laughs

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The Man Who Laughs (also published under the title By Order of the King from its subtitle in French) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L’Homme […]
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The Man Who Laughs (also published under the title By Order of the King from its subtitle in French) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L’Homme […]
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Man-Monster

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Monk was a creature that worked as a henchman for a man named Remek who had him kidnap the Prince of Inrak. The Man-Monster came into conflict with Inspector Bentley of Scotland Yard. Monk was […]
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Monk was a creature that worked as a henchman for a man named Remek who had him kidnap the Prince of Inrak. The Man-Monster came into conflict with Inspector Bentley of Scotland Yard. Monk was […]
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Mana-Yood-Sushai

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“Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI. There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI. […]
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“Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI. There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI. […]
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Mandarin

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The Mandarin was a criminal mastermind from China. He used a dagger to attack people and was fond of setting elaborate and gruesome traps. He was defeated by the hero, The Fox. Alias Mandarin Real […]
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The Mandarin was a criminal mastermind from China. He used a dagger to attack people and was fond of setting elaborate and gruesome traps. He was defeated by the hero, The Fox. Alias Mandarin Real […]
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Mangani

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Mangani is the name of a fictional species of great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and of the invented language used by these apes. In the invented language, Mangani (meaning “great-ape”) […]
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Mangani is the name of a fictional species of great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and of the invented language used by these apes. In the invented language, Mangani (meaning “great-ape”) […]
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Manhunter

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Rookie cop Dan Richards becomes the costumed crime fighter Manhunter after Jim Kelly, a fellow officer and his girlfriend’s brother, was framed. He manages to clear Jim’s name and continues to fight crime as Manhunter. […]
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Rookie cop Dan Richards becomes the costumed crime fighter Manhunter after Jim Kelly, a fellow officer and his girlfriend’s brother, was framed. He manages to clear Jim’s name and continues to fight crime as Manhunter. […]
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Mantoka

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

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The Manx is a villain who attempts to blackmail a murderer for money. The Green Mask gets involved. Manx is stopped and sent to jail, but not before he kills the murderer. He does not […]
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The Manx is a villain who attempts to blackmail a murderer for money. The Green Mask gets involved. Manx is stopped and sent to jail, but not before he kills the murderer. He does not […]
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Mapinguari

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In Brazilian folklore, the mapinguari or mapinguary, also called the juma, is a monstrous entity said to live in the Amazon rainforest. Depictions of the mapinguari vary. Sometimes it is described as a hairy humanoid […]
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In Brazilian folklore, the mapinguari or mapinguary, also called the juma, is a monstrous entity said to live in the Amazon rainforest. Depictions of the mapinguari vary. Sometimes it is described as a hairy humanoid […]
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Mara

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“In the year 2042, the world no longer knew war and violence…man lived wisely and happily in a new golden era!” “World scientist” Doctor Dino Lavelle is experimenting successfully to restore dead bodies to life. […]
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“In the year 2042, the world no longer knew war and violence…man lived wisely and happily in a new golden era!” “World scientist” Doctor Dino Lavelle is experimenting successfully to restore dead bodies to life. […]
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Marak

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Master Criminal Marak has come over from France with dreams of pulling off great crimes, but he’s down on his luck, hopeless, defeated. “There is no crime here… worthy of my genius! I will starve […]
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Master Criminal Marak has come over from France with dreams of pulling off great crimes, but he’s down on his luck, hopeless, defeated. “There is no crime here… worthy of my genius! I will starve […]
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March Hare

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The March Hare (called Haigha in Through the Looking-Glass) is a character most famous for appearing in the tea party scene in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The main character, Alice, hypothesizes, […]
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The March Hare (called Haigha in Through the Looking-Glass) is a character most famous for appearing in the tea party scene in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The main character, Alice, hypothesizes, […]
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Marcia

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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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Marcia 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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Marco Polo

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Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book […]
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Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book […]
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Marcus

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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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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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Marcus Kemp (Human)

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When Sandra Cummings asks Dr. Marcus Kemp to attend a Mardi Gras masquerade ball with her, he tries to decline. Her persistence seems to succeed. However, Kemp sends Robot Kemp, a lookalike robot of his […]
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When Sandra Cummings asks Dr. Marcus Kemp to attend a Mardi Gras masquerade ball with her, he tries to decline. Her persistence seems to succeed. However, Kemp sends Robot Kemp, a lookalike robot of his […]
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Marcus Kemp (Robot)

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When Sandra Cummings asks Dr. Marcus Kemp to attend a Mardi Gras masquerade ball with her, he tries to decline. Her persistence seems to succeed. However, Kemp sends Robot Kemp, a lookalike robot of his […]
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When Sandra Cummings asks Dr. Marcus Kemp to attend a Mardi Gras masquerade ball with her, he tries to decline. Her persistence seems to succeed. However, Kemp sends Robot Kemp, a lookalike robot of his […]
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Mardigras

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Mardigras, tutelary god of the Andouilles in Rabelais’ Pantagruel, Book IV. A great grey hog with long wings like a windmill, having scarlet plumage like a flamingo’s, garnet-red eyes, emerald-green ears, topaz-yellow teeth, a marble-black […]
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Mardigras, tutelary god of the Andouilles in Rabelais’ Pantagruel, Book IV. A great grey hog with long wings like a windmill, having scarlet plumage like a flamingo’s, garnet-red eyes, emerald-green ears, topaz-yellow teeth, a marble-black […]
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Margaret Colston

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Bruce Colston is the only son of Jacob Colston. Jacob is the wealthy owner of Zenith Spaceways in the 26th century. He has tried to give Bruce an education, but Bruce is uninterested in pretty […]
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Bruce Colston is the only son of Jacob Colston. Jacob is the wealthy owner of Zenith Spaceways in the 26th century. He has tried to give Bruce an education, but Bruce is uninterested in pretty […]
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Margo (Farrell)

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Margo is being treated by Doctor Knowles for “a strange melancholia” related to the death of Martie Draw. He calls upon his friend, Grimm, Ghost Doctor, to help out with what he thinks is a […]
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Margo is being treated by Doctor Knowles for “a strange melancholia” related to the death of Martie Draw. He calls upon his friend, Grimm, Ghost Doctor, to help out with what he thinks is a […]
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Margo Cartley

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A space prospector finds a remarkable metal on a devastated space-mining ship. The prospector dubs the metal asteroidium. The World Council studies the metal, discovering it is mined from one of Saturn’s moons. The race […]
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A space prospector finds a remarkable metal on a devastated space-mining ship. The prospector dubs the metal asteroidium. The World Council studies the metal, discovering it is mined from one of Saturn’s moons. The race […]
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Margo Hess

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Space Patrol Security Chief, Major Robbie Robertson, informs Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry of eleven incidents of space freighters disappearing. The freighters are loaded with “tellerium”, the “most precious metal in the universe”. Corry takes a space […]
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Space Patrol Security Chief, Major Robbie Robertson, informs Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry of eleven incidents of space freighters disappearing. The freighters are loaded with “tellerium”, the “most precious metal in the universe”. Corry takes a space […]
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Margo Packard

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Bob Packard and his wife Margo have a fight and decide to call it quits. Bob returns to his childhood home on a family farm and finds his pet dog Toby is living there. He […]
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Bob Packard and his wife Margo have a fight and decide to call it quits. Bob returns to his childhood home on a family farm and finds his pet dog Toby is living there. He […]
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Margo the Magician

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Margo the Magician was the daughter of the famous stage magician the Great Presto. Like her father before her, she became a stage magician. However, she secretly could use real magic, just as her father […]
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Margo the Magician was the daughter of the famous stage magician the Great Presto. Like her father before her, she became a stage magician. However, she secretly could use real magic, just as her father […]
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Marianne

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Marianne has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is […]
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Marianne has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is […]
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Marie

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Margo is being treated by Doctor Knowles for “a strange melancholia” related to the death of Martie Draw. He calls upon his friend, Grimm, Ghost Doctor, to help out with what he thinks is a […]
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Margo is being treated by Doctor Knowles for “a strange melancholia” related to the death of Martie Draw. He calls upon his friend, Grimm, Ghost Doctor, to help out with what he thinks is a […]
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Marie Rogêt

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Often subtitled A Sequel to “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, in “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt” C. Auguste Dupin and his assistant, the unnamed narrator, undertake the unsolved murder of Marie Rogêt in Paris. […]
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Often subtitled A Sequel to “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, in “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt” C. Auguste Dupin and his assistant, the unnamed narrator, undertake the unsolved murder of Marie Rogêt in Paris. […]
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Marietta

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While in a US occupied zone in Europe, Marietta comes to the aide of her friend Nancy. Nancy’s father, the Viscount, had died a year ago, but his money had vanished. Marietta headed to Marco’s […]
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While in a US occupied zone in Europe, Marietta comes to the aide of her friend Nancy. Nancy’s father, the Viscount, had died a year ago, but his money had vanished. Marietta headed to Marco’s […]
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Mark Antony

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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Ivlivs Cæsar), often shortened to Julius Caesar, is a historical tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written and first performed in 1599. […]
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Ivlivs Cæsar), often shortened to Julius Caesar, is a historical tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written and first performed in 1599. […]
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Mark Dane

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Scientist Mark Dane is angered when his fiance, Wendy Travis, and his co-worker, Ralph Richards, beseech him to stop his mad experiments, which consist of placing an electronic brain in a bulldozer. Dane hits Travis. […]
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Scientist Mark Dane is angered when his fiance, Wendy Travis, and his co-worker, Ralph Richards, beseech him to stop his mad experiments, which consist of placing an electronic brain in a bulldozer. Dane hits Travis. […]
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Mark Henty

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Captain Mark Henty of the Meteor Sweeper Service hunts down potentially hazardous meteorites. His meteor-busting spaceship is named “The Rammer”. Assisting him is the hearty Mc Bane. “Interplanetary girl reporter” Gloria Wheeler observes The Rammer […]
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Captain Mark Henty of the Meteor Sweeper Service hunts down potentially hazardous meteorites. His meteor-busting spaceship is named “The Rammer”. Assisting him is the hearty Mc Bane. “Interplanetary girl reporter” Gloria Wheeler observes The Rammer […]
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Mark Savant

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“It is the year 2230 and science has triumphed over the baseness and depravity that caused the wars of the twenty-second century!” Dr. Mark Savant hears of incidents of human sacrifice permitted by the government […]
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“It is the year 2230 and science has triumphed over the baseness and depravity that caused the wars of the twenty-second century!” Dr. Mark Savant hears of incidents of human sacrifice permitted by the government […]
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Mark Swift

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Mark Swift was an orphan in the town of Greenville, who was adopted by his grade school teacher, Rodney Kent. Kent was actually a genius who built a time machine called a “time retarder” and […]
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Mark Swift was an orphan in the town of Greenville, who was adopted by his grade school teacher, Rodney Kent. Kent was actually a genius who built a time machine called a “time retarder” and […]
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Mark Victus

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Mark Victus was a young Rhin pilot, forced to labor in the radium mines on the Martian moon, Phobus. The Thelite government, under Karragon, the dictator of Mars, used Victus and other prisoners to work […]
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Mark Victus was a young Rhin pilot, forced to labor in the radium mines on the Martian moon, Phobus. The Thelite government, under Karragon, the dictator of Mars, used Victus and other prisoners to work […]
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Marksman (Centaur)

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John Courage was trained from childhood by his father, chief of the Secret Service, to fight crime. No matter what weapon he used, he never missed his target. Alias Marksman Real Names/Alt Names John Courage […]
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John Courage was trained from childhood by his father, chief of the Secret Service, to fight crime. No matter what weapon he used, he never missed his target. Alias Marksman Real Names/Alt Names John Courage […]
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Marksman (Quality)

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Baron Povalsky was a Polish nobleman who, following the German invasion of his country, became a one-man resistance fighter. He created two new identities. The first was Major Hurtz, which he used to spy on […]
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Baron Povalsky was a Polish nobleman who, following the German invasion of his country, became a one-man resistance fighter. He created two new identities. The first was Major Hurtz, which he used to spy on […]
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Marl

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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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Marpessa (Folklore)

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When Idas came from Messenia to ask for the hand of Marpessa, daughter of Evenus, the maiden’s father refused his request because he wanted his daughter to remain a virgin. Idas went to his father […]
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When Idas came from Messenia to ask for the hand of Marpessa, daughter of Evenus, the maiden’s father refused his request because he wanted his daughter to remain a virgin. Idas went to his father […]
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Mars (Folklore)

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In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He was the son of Jupiter and Juno, and was pre-eminent among […]
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In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He was the son of Jupiter and Juno, and was pre-eminent among […]
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Mars Leader

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A utopian civilization of Martians is quickly running out of water and faces its doom. The Mars Leader asks the eminent Martian scientist Clator if more water can be created through weather manipulation. Clator finds […]
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A utopian civilization of Martians is quickly running out of water and faces its doom. The Mars Leader asks the eminent Martian scientist Clator if more water can be created through weather manipulation. Clator finds […]
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Mars Mason

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Mars Mason was an intergalactic postal worker of the InterPlanetary Mail System who encountered many villains and alien monsters on his deliveries. These included the villainous Killraye of Jupiter, the tough-tails, the spear men, and […]
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Mars Mason was an intergalactic postal worker of the InterPlanetary Mail System who encountered many villains and alien monsters on his deliveries. These included the villainous Killraye of Jupiter, the tough-tails, the spear men, and […]
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Marta Svenstrom

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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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“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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Martha of the Tree Folk

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Martha was the mother of Sir Richard of Warwick, a.k.a. The Golden Knight, and Richard’s younger siblings Roland, Marion, and Elaine (though probably not their youngest sister Jane). She was lost for 20 years in […]
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Martha was the mother of Sir Richard of Warwick, a.k.a. The Golden Knight, and Richard’s younger siblings Roland, Marion, and Elaine (though probably not their youngest sister Jane). She was lost for 20 years in […]
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Martha Roberts

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Martha Roberts was the daughter of Professor Roberts, who tutored his young protégé Darrel Dane in his home laboratory. During the summer of 1939, Martha was blackmailed by a criminal named Falco, over love letters she […]
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Martha Roberts was the daughter of Professor Roberts, who tutored his young protégé Darrel Dane in his home laboratory. During the summer of 1939, Martha was blackmailed by a criminal named Falco, over love letters she […]
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Martian (H. G. Wells)

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The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between humankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and his […]
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The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between humankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and his […]
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Martian Batmen

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Dr. Omega’s companions in his travels are two Frenchmen: his neighbor Denis Borel (the narrator), and his worker, the hulkish Fred. Dr. Omega and his two companions travel to Mars. They first land in one […]
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Dr. Omega’s companions in his travels are two Frenchmen: his neighbor Denis Borel (the narrator), and his worker, the hulkish Fred. Dr. Omega and his two companions travel to Mars. They first land in one […]
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Martian Birdmen

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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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Martian Flying Machine (H. G. Wells)

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The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between humankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and his […]
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The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between humankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and his […]
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Martian Mentalist

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A winged woman from Mars who only appeared on the cover to Planet Comics #69. She and her flying minions were planning to conquer the rest of space. The name given in this article is […]
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A winged woman from Mars who only appeared on the cover to Planet Comics #69. She and her flying minions were planning to conquer the rest of space. The name given in this article is […]
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Martian Mermen

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Dr. Omega’s companions in his travels are two Frenchmen: his neighbor Denis Borel (the narrator), and his worker, the hulkish Fred. Dr. Omega and his two companions travel to Mars. They first land in one […]
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Dr. Omega’s companions in his travels are two Frenchmen: his neighbor Denis Borel (the narrator), and his worker, the hulkish Fred. Dr. Omega and his two companions travel to Mars. They first land in one […]
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Martian Partisans

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The Belzarian Pigmy Soldiers serve the Empress of Belzar as a fighting force. Lieutenant April Wing argues with Captain Brett Crockett that she should be on the front lines attending to the wounded Space Busters. […]
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The Belzarian Pigmy Soldiers serve the Empress of Belzar as a fighting force. Lieutenant April Wing argues with Captain Brett Crockett that she should be on the front lines attending to the wounded Space Busters. […]
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Martian Sand Rats

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Nick Nelson of Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, make a forced landing on the planet Mars. This is due to a “sudden accumulation of slag” in one of the rocket barrels of their […]
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Nick Nelson of Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, make a forced landing on the planet Mars. This is due to a “sudden accumulation of slag” in one of the rocket barrels of their […]
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Martian Space Bandits

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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, find a strange object silhouetted against Earth’s Moon. It is a gambling ship called the Sky Palace. The ship is operated by a Plutonian […]
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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, find a strange object silhouetted against Earth’s Moon. It is a gambling ship called the Sky Palace. The ship is operated by a Plutonian […]
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Martian Tripod (H. G. Wells)

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The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between humankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and his […]
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The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between humankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and his […]
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Martie Draw

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Martie Draw was a musician who passed away. Margo is being treated by Doctor Knowles for “a strange melancholia” related to the death of Martie Draw. He calls upon his friend, Grimm, Ghost Doctor, to […]
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Martie Draw was a musician who passed away. Margo is being treated by Doctor Knowles for “a strange melancholia” related to the death of Martie Draw. He calls upon his friend, Grimm, Ghost Doctor, to […]
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Martin Hawkins

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Ship Commander, Captain Martin Hawkins of the Perimeter Patrol, based on the planet Rondos, is reprimanded by Commandant Luther Mynot. Mynot was treated roughly as a subordinate to Hawkins’s father, and now plans to put […]
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Ship Commander, Captain Martin Hawkins of the Perimeter Patrol, based on the planet Rondos, is reprimanded by Commandant Luther Mynot. Mynot was treated roughly as a subordinate to Hawkins’s father, and now plans to put […]
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Marto

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Martin Hall was a scientist determined to solve the mystery of cosmic rays. After years of failure, he finally captured the rays, but with disastrous results. Overwhelmed by cosmic energy, Martin evolved. His body shrank […]
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Martin Hall was a scientist determined to solve the mystery of cosmic rays. After years of failure, he finally captured the rays, but with disastrous results. Overwhelmed by cosmic energy, Martin evolved. His body shrank […]
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Marty

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Marty is the brutish, former boxer, friend and sidekick of Vic Jordan. Alias Marty Real Names/Alt Names Marty Characteristics Hero, Boxer, Sidekick, Newspaper Strip Characters, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Kermit Jaekiker, […]
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Marty is the brutish, former boxer, friend and sidekick of Vic Jordan. Alias Marty Real Names/Alt Names Marty Characteristics Hero, Boxer, Sidekick, Newspaper Strip Characters, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Kermit Jaekiker, […]
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Marvel

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The Marvel would save Scoop Cody, a reporter, whenever he would get in trouble. He used his fighting, marksmanship, and detective skills to fight crime. His enemies include King Carr. Alias Marvel Real Names/Alt Names […]
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The Marvel would save Scoop Cody, a reporter, whenever he would get in trouble. He used his fighting, marksmanship, and detective skills to fight crime. His enemies include King Carr. Alias Marvel Real Names/Alt Names […]
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Marvel Maid

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Priscilla Carbon, a young newspaper reporter, was secretly Marvel Maid, the strongest and fastest woman in the world. She was assisted by Little Luke, a messenger boy who was the only one who knew her […]
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Priscilla Carbon, a young newspaper reporter, was secretly Marvel Maid, the strongest and fastest woman in the world. She was assisted by Little Luke, a messenger boy who was the only one who knew her […]
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Marvel Man

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Martan was a young scientist from planet Antaclea, a highly advanced world where technology rendered war, hunger, and illness obsolete, and gave its inhabitants extraordinary powers. One day, he decided to take his wife, Vana, […]
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Martan was a young scientist from planet Antaclea, a highly advanced world where technology rendered war, hunger, and illness obsolete, and gave its inhabitants extraordinary powers. One day, he decided to take his wife, Vana, […]
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Marvelo

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Marvelo, the “Monarch of Magicians,” is a heroic spell-caster who can accomplish almost anything, including intangibility, with a casual flick of the wrist and a few spoken incantations. He uses his powers to fight crime […]
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Marvelo, the “Monarch of Magicians,” is a heroic spell-caster who can accomplish almost anything, including intangibility, with a casual flick of the wrist and a few spoken incantations. He uses his powers to fight crime […]
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Marvin Sanders

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Dr. Junius B. Jethro tells the story of when he treated musical comedy star Ruth Morton. One night after a performance, she’s attacked in her dressing room by what she thinks is just a strange […]
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Dr. Junius B. Jethro tells the story of when he treated musical comedy star Ruth Morton. One night after a performance, she’s attacked in her dressing room by what she thinks is just a strange […]
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Marvo 1.2 Go+

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Marvo 1.2. Go+, the Superboy of the Year 2680, is a sci-fi hero of the future who fights foes such as the vest-wearing Antmen of Antar, the Antarenes. He is the son of one of […]
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Marvo 1.2. Go+, the Superboy of the Year 2680, is a sci-fi hero of the future who fights foes such as the vest-wearing Antmen of Antar, the Antarenes. He is the son of one of […]
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Marvo the Magician

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Marvo was a stage magician and detective who traveled the United States with his super-intelligent monkey, Tito, fighting criminals such as Lars Vilner, using his powers of illusion. He may have possessed other abilities, but […]
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Marvo was a stage magician and detective who traveled the United States with his super-intelligent monkey, Tito, fighting criminals such as Lars Vilner, using his powers of illusion. He may have possessed other abilities, but […]
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Mary (Biblical)

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Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of […]
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Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of […]
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Mary Celeste

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Mary Celeste (often erroneously referred to as Marie Celeste) was an American-registered merchant brigantine, best known for being discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands on December 4, 1872. The […]
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Mary Celeste (often erroneously referred to as Marie Celeste) was an American-registered merchant brigantine, best known for being discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands on December 4, 1872. The […]
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Mary Louise Burrows

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The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym, then continued by at […]
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The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym, then continued by at […]
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Mary Magdalene (Biblical)

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Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a […]
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Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a […]
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Mary Marvel

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When the Batson twins were babies, they were nursed by a woman named Sarah Primm. However, after their parents died, Mrs. Primm secretly gave Mary to the wealthy Ms. Bromfield, while Billy was sent to […]
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When the Batson twins were babies, they were nursed by a woman named Sarah Primm. However, after their parents died, Mrs. Primm secretly gave Mary to the wealthy Ms. Bromfield, while Billy was sent to […]
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Mary McCormick

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Mary was the mother of Connie and “Comics” McCormick. Alias Mary McCormick Real Names/Alt Names Mary McCormick Characteristics World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Ed Wheelan First Appearance Terrific Comics #2 (March 1944) […]
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Mary was the mother of Connie and “Comics” McCormick. Alias Mary McCormick Real Names/Alt Names Mary McCormick Characteristics World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Ed Wheelan First Appearance Terrific Comics #2 (March 1944) […]
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Mary Read

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Mary Read (1685 – 28 April 1721), also known as Mark Read, was an English pirate. She and Anne Bonny are two famous female pirates from 18th century, and among the few women known to […]
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Mary Read (1685 – 28 April 1721), also known as Mark Read, was an English pirate. She and Anne Bonny are two famous female pirates from 18th century, and among the few women known to […]
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Marya Morevna

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Marya was a warrior queen who ruled a small kingdom and, for some 10 years, kept Koschei the Deathless a captive in her castle’s tower. She fell in love with Ivan Tsarevitch, and while she […]
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Marya was a warrior queen who ruled a small kingdom and, for some 10 years, kept Koschei the Deathless a captive in her castle’s tower. She fell in love with Ivan Tsarevitch, and while she […]
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Maschinenmensch

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The Maschinenmensch (literally “machine-human” in German) is a fictional robot featured in Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis. It/she was played by German actress Brigitte Helm both as a robot and in human guise. A gynoid (female […]
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The Maschinenmensch (literally “machine-human” in German) is a fictional robot featured in Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis. It/she was played by German actress Brigitte Helm both as a robot and in human guise. A gynoid (female […]
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Mashons

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The Belzaric force known as the Mashons are lead by Senstral for the Empress of Belzar. After launching a successful attack on the Mashons, guerrilla fighter Sabra and her soldiers collect the weapons as spoils. […]
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The Belzaric force known as the Mashons are lead by Senstral for the Empress of Belzar. After launching a successful attack on the Mashons, guerrilla fighter Sabra and her soldiers collect the weapons as spoils. […]
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Mask (Nedor)

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District attorney Tony Colby has the goods on Olly Snate, a mob boss. However, when the trial comes to court, a mob henchmen throws acid on the incriminating evidence, splashing Colby in the face and […]
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District attorney Tony Colby has the goods on Olly Snate, a mob boss. However, when the trial comes to court, a mob henchmen throws acid on the incriminating evidence, splashing Colby in the face and […]
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Mask (Star Publications)

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Bruce Corbet lost his brother Danny to a grenade thrown by a member of a gang called the Devils. After discovering that the Devils also killed Dr. Larbins, a scientist who created a secret formula, […]
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Bruce Corbet lost his brother Danny to a grenade thrown by a member of a gang called the Devils. After discovering that the Devils also killed Dr. Larbins, a scientist who created a secret formula, […]
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Masked Angel

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Steve Oakes’ father, John, was killed by gangsters. He becomes the Masked Angel, a crime fighting vigilante. He was hunted by both the authorities and criminals. Jack Quinn, an ex-war buddy assisted him. Alias Masked […]
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Steve Oakes’ father, John, was killed by gangsters. He becomes the Masked Angel, a crime fighting vigilante. He was hunted by both the authorities and criminals. Jack Quinn, an ex-war buddy assisted him. Alias Masked […]
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Masked Leader

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The Little Leaders Kitten and Mickey Matthews investigate the claims of innocence of a lighthouse keeper imprisoned for signaling enemy subs. They find a Coast Guard Officer held prisoner at the lighthouse by a gang […]
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The Little Leaders Kitten and Mickey Matthews investigate the claims of innocence of a lighthouse keeper imprisoned for signaling enemy subs. They find a Coast Guard Officer held prisoner at the lighthouse by a gang […]
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Masked Marvel (Centaur)

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Masked Marvel was a hero with an unknown secret identity. He fought crime with the help of a trio of assistants, known as ZL, ZR, and ZY. He operated out of a glass-domed mountaintop headquarters. […]
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Masked Marvel was a hero with an unknown secret identity. He fought crime with the help of a trio of assistants, known as ZL, ZR, and ZY. He operated out of a glass-domed mountaintop headquarters. […]
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Masked Pilot

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The Masked Pilot was a well respected aviator who used a fighter plane called “The Bullet” to battle evil doers, such as the Phantom Raider of the Sky. He was accompanied by his mechanic and […]
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The Masked Pilot was a well respected aviator who used a fighter plane called “The Bullet” to battle evil doers, such as the Phantom Raider of the Sky. He was accompanied by his mechanic and […]
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Masquerader

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Hank Smith was a private detective, master of disguise and sleight of hand magician known as the Masquerader when undercover. He was assisted by his girlfriend, Chris Carlisle and his two employees Upp and Atom. […]
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Hank Smith was a private detective, master of disguise and sleight of hand magician known as the Masquerader when undercover. He was assisted by his girlfriend, Chris Carlisle and his two employees Upp and Atom. […]
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Master

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The Master was a terrorist who used his “Death Ray Machine” to kill crowds of people. He noticed that every time the Comet pulled one of his stunts, newspaper reporter Thelma Gordon had the exclusive […]
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The Master was a terrorist who used his “Death Ray Machine” to kill crowds of people. He noticed that every time the Comet pulled one of his stunts, newspaper reporter Thelma Gordon had the exclusive […]
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Master Devil Master

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Investigating a huge, strange spacecraft, Commodore Rex Clive and Adjutant Speed Lansing of the Space Rangers encounter a figure in a spacesuit. The figure’s “solidium” armor makes him immune to their “sun-bolt” pistols, and he […]
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Investigating a huge, strange spacecraft, Commodore Rex Clive and Adjutant Speed Lansing of the Space Rangers encounter a figure in a spacesuit. The figure’s “solidium” armor makes him immune to their “sun-bolt” pistols, and he […]
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Master Key

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Playboy Ray Cardell was looking through his telescope one evening when he was suddenly struck by an unknown beam of energy. Cardell gains X-ray vision and the ability to paralyze and burn people with eye […]
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Playboy Ray Cardell was looking through his telescope one evening when he was suddenly struck by an unknown beam of energy. Cardell gains X-ray vision and the ability to paralyze and burn people with eye […]
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Master Man (Fawcett)

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Master Man was “stronger than untamed horses — swifter than raging winds — braver than mighty lions — wiser than wisdom, kind as Galahad”. When he was a boy, he was weak, but a wise […]
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Master Man was “stronger than untamed horses — swifter than raging winds — braver than mighty lions — wiser than wisdom, kind as Galahad”. When he was a boy, he was weak, but a wise […]
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Master Man (Quality)

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Master Man was a foe of Kid Eternity who was given powers that rival the Kid’s own by a shadowy figure resembling the Devil. When Master Man shouted “Stygia,” he could summon any evil person […]
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Master Man was a foe of Kid Eternity who was given powers that rival the Kid’s own by a shadowy figure resembling the Devil. When Master Man shouted “Stygia,” he could summon any evil person […]
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Master Mystic

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In his first adventure, the Master Mystic battled Rango, an evil Slovanian scientist who made himself a giant to exact revenge upon those who foiled his attempts at world domination. Master Mystic had a tower […]
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In his first adventure, the Master Mystic battled Rango, an evil Slovanian scientist who made himself a giant to exact revenge upon those who foiled his attempts at world domination. Master Mystic had a tower […]
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Master of Marduk

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Ships mysteriously disappear near the planet Marduk. Marduk is five times the size of Earth, but has extremely low gravity. Captain Larq of the Lunex Luna space liner sends a message as his craft is […]
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Ships mysteriously disappear near the planet Marduk. Marduk is five times the size of Earth, but has extremely low gravity. Captain Larq of the Lunex Luna space liner sends a message as his craft is […]
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Master of Mercury

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Axar is a Mayan living on Mercury. Strong Bow goes to Mercury in a ship discovered in a Mayan pyramid, to investigate the fate of Princess Karna. When he tells Axar that he is a […]
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Axar is a Mayan living on Mercury. Strong Bow goes to Mercury in a ship discovered in a Mayan pyramid, to investigate the fate of Princess Karna. When he tells Axar that he is a […]
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Master of the Black World

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While investigating reports of a giant bird in Skull Valley, a black flying saucer uses a suction device to collect Sheriff Townley and Hank Roper. The pair are sent to the very small world of […]
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While investigating reports of a giant bird in Skull Valley, a black flying saucer uses a suction device to collect Sheriff Townley and Hank Roper. The pair are sent to the very small world of […]
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Mastermind

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An evil scientist named Mastermind created machines that could temporarily give him lightning powers, like Lash Lightning, by harnessing the power of thunderstorms. He took over another scientist’s castle because it was located near constant […]
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An evil scientist named Mastermind created machines that could temporarily give him lightning powers, like Lash Lightning, by harnessing the power of thunderstorms. He took over another scientist’s castle because it was located near constant […]
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Maureen Marine

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Maureen was the daughter of a fishing boat captain from Gloucester, Massachusetts. After being told she wasn’t old enough to sail with her father, she stowed away aboard his ship. It was sunk by a […]
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Maureen was the daughter of a fishing boat captain from Gloucester, Massachusetts. After being told she wasn’t old enough to sail with her father, she stowed away aboard his ship. It was sunk by a […]
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Mavara

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Mavara, a mob boss who uses her feminine wiles to beguile men, is found not guilty by a jury for the murder of a rival. Intrigued by the hullabaloo around the trial, Kid Eternity and […]
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Mavara, a mob boss who uses her feminine wiles to beguile men, is found not guilty by a jury for the murder of a rival. Intrigued by the hullabaloo around the trial, Kid Eternity and […]
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Mavelli

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Hoping to save Gail Leslie from the clutches of The Living Ghost, Tony Brand enlists Professor Mavelli’s aid in contacting The Dark Phantom. Using his crystal ball in a seance, the Professor conjures the emissaries […]
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Hoping to save Gail Leslie from the clutches of The Living Ghost, Tony Brand enlists Professor Mavelli’s aid in contacting The Dark Phantom. Using his crystal ball in a seance, the Professor conjures the emissaries […]
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Maza the Talking Ape

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A mad Nazi bomber dressed up as an ape works for Count Zova, a Nazi saboteur. The duo’s theatrical cover as a one-night only “educated ape” show fills the National Theatre in Washington. Once the […]
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A mad Nazi bomber dressed up as an ape works for Count Zova, a Nazi saboteur. The duo’s theatrical cover as a one-night only “educated ape” show fills the National Theatre in Washington. Once the […]
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Mc Bane

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Captain Mark Henty of the Meteor Sweeper Service hunts down potentially hazardous meteorites. His meteor-busting spaceship is named “The Rammer”. Assisting him is the hearty Mc Bane. “Interplanetary girl reporter” Gloria Wheeler observes The Rammer […]
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Captain Mark Henty of the Meteor Sweeper Service hunts down potentially hazardous meteorites. His meteor-busting spaceship is named “The Rammer”. Assisting him is the hearty Mc Bane. “Interplanetary girl reporter” Gloria Wheeler observes The Rammer […]
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Mea of Mermea

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Queen Mea was the ruler of Mermea, which was an undersea kingdom inhabited by the Sea Amazons. Queen Mea was aided by Typhon in defending her people from the villain Mikal and his Sea Demons. […]
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Queen Mea was the ruler of Mermea, which was an undersea kingdom inhabited by the Sea Amazons. Queen Mea was aided by Typhon in defending her people from the villain Mikal and his Sea Demons. […]
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Meade (Charlton)

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The Earth is at war with the Blue Men of Talus III. Dr. Meade, who appears to be an Earthling, describes Earthlings to the blue men as “pitiless creatures”. Commander John Cogan of the Earth […]
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The Earth is at war with the Blue Men of Talus III. Dr. Meade, who appears to be an Earthling, describes Earthlings to the blue men as “pitiless creatures”. Commander John Cogan of the Earth […]
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Meat-Eating Crustacean

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“Ace” Kelly is a hotshot test pilot for the Army. Ace tests a new “Army motor” in the K13 airplane, which uses an experimental gas mixture. As he rises straight up, Major Nichols contacts him […]
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“Ace” Kelly is a hotshot test pilot for the Army. Ace tests a new “Army motor” in the K13 airplane, which uses an experimental gas mixture. As he rises straight up, Major Nichols contacts him […]
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Mechanical Man

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The Mechanical Man was a robot designed by a scientist named D’Ara and built by the criminal mastermind Mado, a female Italian mob boss who wore a hood and a mask over her mouth. After […]
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The Mechanical Man was a robot designed by a scientist named D’Ara and built by the criminal mastermind Mado, a female Italian mob boss who wore a hood and a mask over her mouth. After […]
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Mechans

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Voz is leader the Mechans on the lost world of Kalypso, somewhere in the asteroid belt. The Mechans are half-human, half-mechanical creatures planning to take over Mars and other planets. A spaceman named Van is […]
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Voz is leader the Mechans on the lost world of Kalypso, somewhere in the asteroid belt. The Mechans are half-human, half-mechanical creatures planning to take over Mars and other planets. A spaceman named Van is […]
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Medea

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In Greek mythology, Medea (perhaps implying “planner / schemer”) is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of […]
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In Greek mythology, Medea (perhaps implying “planner / schemer”) is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of […]
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Medusa

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In Greek mythology, Medusa, also called Gorgo, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons — Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale — generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those […]
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In Greek mythology, Medusa, also called Gorgo, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons — Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale — generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those […]
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Medusa’s Head

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Bogardus, a “Federal Representative”, concocts a potion, made in part from fluid used in the plaster cast heads of Medusa, that turns his victims to stone. He goes around in a blue hat and a […]
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Bogardus, a “Federal Representative”, concocts a potion, made in part from fluid used in the plaster cast heads of Medusa, that turns his victims to stone. He goes around in a blue hat and a […]
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Meesko

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Space-Corporal Bart Bonner of the Perimeter Patrol is charged and found guilty of cruelty to natives and subordinates and flagrant miscarriage of orders. Commandant Luther Mynot reads the sentence. Bonner places the blame on Captain […]
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Space-Corporal Bart Bonner of the Perimeter Patrol is charged and found guilty of cruelty to natives and subordinates and flagrant miscarriage of orders. Commandant Luther Mynot reads the sentence. Bonner places the blame on Captain […]
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Mehitotsubo

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Mehitotsubō means “Buddhist priest with one eye”. Everything about his appearance is like a normal priest, except for the one eye in the middle of his face. He wears the black-and-white robes of a priest. […]
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Mehitotsubō means “Buddhist priest with one eye”. Everything about his appearance is like a normal priest, except for the one eye in the middle of his face. He wears the black-and-white robes of a priest. […]
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Mekano

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Mekano was a mechanical man invented by Bill Foster. Unfortunately, Nazis stole the robot. The Germans, however, were no match for Mekano, who defeated them before returning home to his creator. Alias Mekano Real Names/Alt […]
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Mekano was a mechanical man invented by Bill Foster. Unfortunately, Nazis stole the robot. The Germans, however, were no match for Mekano, who defeated them before returning home to his creator. Alias Mekano Real Names/Alt […]
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Mekurabe

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Mekurabe are giant mounds of skulls and severed heads which stare at people. They begin as masses of individual skulls, which roll around and around. Eventually they clump together and form into a massive skull-shaped […]
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Mekurabe are giant mounds of skulls and severed heads which stare at people. They begin as masses of individual skulls, which roll around and around. Eventually they clump together and form into a massive skull-shaped […]
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Meleager (Folklore)

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The Hunt for the Calydonian Boar is an ancient Greek myth that unites some of the most renowned heroes from pre-Trojan mythology to defeat a boar sent by a vengeful goddess threatening to destroy the […]
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The Hunt for the Calydonian Boar is an ancient Greek myth that unites some of the most renowned heroes from pre-Trojan mythology to defeat a boar sent by a vengeful goddess threatening to destroy the […]
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Melinda Brown

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Landing on Venus, the President of the Universal Botanical Gardens tells famous actress, Miss D’Argot, about rare flowers called Sandflowers of Venus. He says nobody is brave enough to recover one. Miss D’Argot cajoles her […]
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Landing on Venus, the President of the Universal Botanical Gardens tells famous actress, Miss D’Argot, about rare flowers called Sandflowers of Venus. He says nobody is brave enough to recover one. Miss D’Argot cajoles her […]
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Men in Black

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In American popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, Men in Black (MIB) are men dressed in black suits who claim to be government agents who harass or threaten UFO witnesses to keep them quiet about […]
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In American popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, Men in Black (MIB) are men dressed in black suits who claim to be government agents who harass or threaten UFO witnesses to keep them quiet about […]
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Menace

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Dennis Temple, actor and private eye, is the most hated man in the movie business, since he often plays the bad guy. He has a blonde actress fiancee named Rita Wilson, who is far more […]
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Dennis Temple, actor and private eye, is the most hated man in the movie business, since he often plays the bad guy. He has a blonde actress fiancee named Rita Wilson, who is far more […]
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Mengu

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Prince Mengu was a suitor of Moon Girl, whom she defeated in battle, which made him, according to their customs, ineligible for her hand in marriage. After his defeat, he went to America and began […]
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Prince Mengu was a suitor of Moon Girl, whom she defeated in battle, which made him, according to their customs, ineligible for her hand in marriage. After his defeat, he went to America and began […]
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Menreiki

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Menreiki is a type of monster in Japanese folklore, composed of Gigaku masks. It is listed within the 1781 compendium of Japanese supernatural entities, entitled Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro. It is mentioned in folklore that […]
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Menreiki is a type of monster in Japanese folklore, composed of Gigaku masks. It is listed within the 1781 compendium of Japanese supernatural entities, entitled Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro. It is mentioned in folklore that […]
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Menso

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Captain Brett Crockett of the Space Busters leads a mission to take and hold the asteroid Valda. The Belzarians want Valda and the Earthians must stop them, as Crockett says to Sergeant Bolo. Lieutenant April […]
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Captain Brett Crockett of the Space Busters leads a mission to take and hold the asteroid Valda. The Belzarians want Valda and the Earthians must stop them, as Crockett says to Sergeant Bolo. Lieutenant April […]
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Menthor (Tower)

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John Janus was a double agent really working for S.P.I.D.E.R.. When given the Menthor helmet, he acquired mental powers with a side-effect: the helmet made him good, and the effect slowly became permanent. He was […]
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John Janus was a double agent really working for S.P.I.D.E.R.. When given the Menthor helmet, he acquired mental powers with a side-effect: the helmet made him good, and the effect slowly became permanent. He was […]
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Mephis

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Capturing Rod Rian of Sky Patrol and Andres of the Moon Squadron, the Mephisian soldiers return them to the planet Mephestos. There, they are taken before “His Satanic Majesty, Mephis, ruler of all Mephistos”. Mephis […]
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Capturing Rod Rian of Sky Patrol and Andres of the Moon Squadron, the Mephisian soldiers return them to the planet Mephestos. There, they are taken before “His Satanic Majesty, Mephis, ruler of all Mephistos”. Mephis […]
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Mephisians

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The Mephisians are native to the planet Mephistos. The are devilish in appearance and attitude, with two horns protruding from their heads and skin of a rich crimson color. Their leader is “His Satanic Majesty, […]
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The Mephisians are native to the planet Mephistos. The are devilish in appearance and attitude, with two horns protruding from their heads and skin of a rich crimson color. Their leader is “His Satanic Majesty, […]
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Mephisto

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Mephistopheles is associated with the Faust legend, based on the historical Johann Georg Faust. In the legend, Faust, an ambitious scholar, makes a deal with the Devil at the price of his soul, with Mephistopheles […]
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Mephistopheles is associated with the Faust legend, based on the historical Johann Georg Faust. In the legend, Faust, an ambitious scholar, makes a deal with the Devil at the price of his soul, with Mephistopheles […]
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Mephisto (Nedor)

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Mephisto was a scientist obsessed with obtaining power. After years of research, he believed he had discovered a “black magic formula” that would make him invincible. He claimed he would sell his soul for power. […]
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Mephisto was a scientist obsessed with obtaining power. After years of research, he believed he had discovered a “black magic formula” that would make him invincible. He claimed he would sell his soul for power. […]
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Mercurian Leader

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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, investigate space piracy near Mercury. The Interplanetary Express X-65 lands on Mercury on the precipice of a volcanic crater. The X-65 carries a monthly […]
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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, investigate space piracy near Mercury. The Interplanetary Express X-65 lands on Mercury on the precipice of a volcanic crater. The X-65 carries a monthly […]
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Mercurian Mole Men

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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, investigate space piracy near Mercury. The Interplanetary Express X-65 lands on Mercury on the precipice of a volcanic crater. The X-65 carries a monthly […]
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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, investigate space piracy near Mercury. The Interplanetary Express X-65 lands on Mercury on the precipice of a volcanic crater. The X-65 carries a monthly […]
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Mercurian Space Pirate

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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, find a strange object silhouetted against Earth’s Moon. It is a gambling ship called the Sky Palace. The ship is operated by a Plutonian […]
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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, find a strange object silhouetted against Earth’s Moon. It is a gambling ship called the Sky Palace. The ship is operated by a Plutonian […]
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Mercury (Folklore)

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Mercury is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), […]
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Mercury is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), […]
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Mercury (Lev Gleason)

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Mickey O’Toole is in need of a blood transfusion and is given blood by the Silver Streak, but because of the “secret fluid” in the Streak’s blood there was a side effect: Mickey gains the […]
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Mickey O’Toole is in need of a blood transfusion and is given blood by the Silver Streak, but because of the “secret fluid” in the Streak’s blood there was a side effect: Mickey gains the […]
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Mercury Man

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Merco, the Mercury Man, was the last of a race of people from Mercury. His people were much like humans, ruled by greed, hatred, and fear. They developed ever more powerful weapons until they destroyed […]
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Merco, the Mercury Man, was the last of a race of people from Mercury. His people were much like humans, ruled by greed, hatred, and fear. They developed ever more powerful weapons until they destroyed […]
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Merlin (Ace)

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Moe Lynn was a drifter and an amateur magician before he met Arthur Lake, a.k.a. the Sword. While most of the people he encountered were cruel, Arthur recognized that Moe was a decent person and […]
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Moe Lynn was a drifter and an amateur magician before he met Arthur Lake, a.k.a. the Sword. While most of the people he encountered were cruel, Arthur recognized that Moe was a decent person and […]
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Merlin (Legend)

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Merlin is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as an enchanter or wizard, among his various other roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic […]
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Merlin is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as an enchanter or wizard, among his various other roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic […]
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Merlin the Magician

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In 1940, while unhappily contemplating his waning fortunes, playboy Jock Kellog is contacted by a messenger who tells him his eccentric, wealthy uncle is ill and might be dying. Kellog races to the scene in […]
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In 1940, while unhappily contemplating his waning fortunes, playboy Jock Kellog is contacted by a messenger who tells him his eccentric, wealthy uncle is ill and might be dying. Kellog races to the scene in […]
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Mermazons

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The Mermazons were a race of beautiful women who lived in the city of Merezonia, under the ocean. The city was ruled by the benevolent Queen Klitra from a crystal citadel filled with air. They […]
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The Mermazons were a race of beautiful women who lived in the city of Merezonia, under the ocean. The city was ruled by the benevolent Queen Klitra from a crystal citadel filled with air. They […]
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Merry Men

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The Merry Men are the group of outlaws who follow Robin Hood in English literature and folklore. The group appears in the earliest ballads about Robin Hood and remains popular in modern adaptations. The Merry […]
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The Merry Men are the group of outlaws who follow Robin Hood in English literature and folklore. The group appears in the earliest ballads about Robin Hood and remains popular in modern adaptations. The Merry […]
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Messenger from Mars

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A Message from Mars is a play by Richard Ganthony, first performed at London’s Avenue Theatre in November 1899. The play presents an unusual evening in the life of Horace Parker, a selfish man. Horace […]
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A Message from Mars is a play by Richard Ganthony, first performed at London’s Avenue Theatre in November 1899. The play presents an unusual evening in the life of Horace Parker, a selfish man. Horace […]
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Meteor

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Meteor was the Silver Streak’s sidekick and was known as “The Boy Speed-King!” Meteor’s powers include super-speed and flight. Silver Streak’s previous sidekick Mercury may be one and the same with Meteor. Although the costume […]
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Meteor was the Silver Streak’s sidekick and was known as “The Boy Speed-King!” Meteor’s powers include super-speed and flight. Silver Streak’s previous sidekick Mercury may be one and the same with Meteor. Although the costume […]
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Meteor Martin

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Meteor Martin was an ace pilot of Moon Patrol. While guarding American observatories on the Moon, he defended Earth from hostile Martians and other threats. In one battle, he was hit by a martian ray […]
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Meteor Martin was an ace pilot of Moon Patrol. While guarding American observatories on the Moon, he defended Earth from hostile Martians and other threats. In one battle, he was hit by a martian ray […]
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Meteor Men

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When Army soldiers are finishing up a day of maneuvers in the Arizona desert, they find themselves observing a meteor shower. Some of the meteors turn into violent creatures whom the Army attempts to destroy. […]
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When Army soldiers are finishing up a day of maneuvers in the Arizona desert, they find themselves observing a meteor shower. Some of the meteors turn into violent creatures whom the Army attempts to destroy. […]
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Meteor Sweeper Service

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The Meteor Sweeper Service is a maintenance operation to clear the spaceways of hazardous meteors by destroying them with a “battering ram” ray beam. The Meteor Sweeper Service was in operation circa 2150 A.D. Alias […]
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The Meteor Sweeper Service is a maintenance operation to clear the spaceways of hazardous meteors by destroying them with a “battering ram” ray beam. The Meteor Sweeper Service was in operation circa 2150 A.D. Alias […]
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Mhera

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Mhera was the sister of Neptina, who initially rebelled against her sister’s regime as a freedom fighter. Once she overthrew her sister and became queen, the fish-people preferred Neptina. Later, she allied herself with King […]
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Mhera was the sister of Neptina, who initially rebelled against her sister’s regime as a freedom fighter. Once she overthrew her sister and became queen, the fish-people preferred Neptina. Later, she allied herself with King […]
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Mi-Go

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Mi-Go are extraterrestrial, fungus-based lifeforms with prodigious surgical, biological, chemical, and mechanical skill. The variants witnessed by the protagonist of H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Whisperer in Darkness” resemble winged human-sized crabs. Since they are described […]
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Mi-Go are extraterrestrial, fungus-based lifeforms with prodigious surgical, biological, chemical, and mechanical skill. The variants witnessed by the protagonist of H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Whisperer in Darkness” resemble winged human-sized crabs. Since they are described […]
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Mi-no-kedachi

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Minokedachi are ugly spirits which resemble hairy old men. Their bodies are covered in short, bristly hairs which stand up on end–the feature which this yōkai is named for. Their backs are hunched over, their […]
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Minokedachi are ugly spirits which resemble hairy old men. Their bodies are covered in short, bristly hairs which stand up on end–the feature which this yōkai is named for. Their backs are hunched over, their […]
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Michigan Dogman

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In Michigan folklore, the Michigan Dogman was allegedly witnessed in 1887 in Wexford County, Michigan. The creature is described as a seven-foot tall, blue-eyed, or amber-eyed bipedal canine-like animal with the torso of a man […]
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In Michigan folklore, the Michigan Dogman was allegedly witnessed in 1887 in Wexford County, Michigan. The creature is described as a seven-foot tall, blue-eyed, or amber-eyed bipedal canine-like animal with the torso of a man […]
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Mickey Magic

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Mickey was a descendant of great magicians from the days of witchcraft. He inherited their natural talent for tricks and magic, and was nicknamed “Mickey Magic” by his friends. Like most other 16 year old […]
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Mickey was a descendant of great magicians from the days of witchcraft. He inherited their natural talent for tricks and magic, and was nicknamed “Mickey Magic” by his friends. Like most other 16 year old […]
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Mickey Matthews

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After the Deacon saved his life, Mickey Matthews became his young sidekick. He was also best friends with Cat-Man’s sidekick, the Kitten, and they formed the Little Leaders. Mickey got older as the stories progressed, […]
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After the Deacon saved his life, Mickey Matthews became his young sidekick. He was also best friends with Cat-Man’s sidekick, the Kitten, and they formed the Little Leaders. Mickey got older as the stories progressed, […]
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Micro-Face

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Tom Wood was a factory worker and a failed inventor. When his brother, Jim, was killed by Big Boston’s gangsters, Tom promised to avenge Jim’s death. He invented a “Micro-Mask,” a full face-mask that contained […]
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Tom Wood was a factory worker and a failed inventor. When his brother, Jim, was killed by Big Boston’s gangsters, Tom promised to avenge Jim’s death. He invented a “Micro-Mask,” a full face-mask that contained […]
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Microscopic Neanderthals

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Dr. Eric Bruno worked on a remote island with his assistant, Norman Durocher. Supplies were delivered by boat to the island. The sailors delivering the items didn’t care for Bruno’s aggressive demeanor, leaving as soon […]
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Dr. Eric Bruno worked on a remote island with his assistant, Norman Durocher. Supplies were delivered by boat to the island. The sailors delivering the items didn’t care for Bruno’s aggressive demeanor, leaving as soon […]
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Midge

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While in different locations, Martha Roberts was concentrating on the ability to shrink down and help Doll Man, and Darrel Dane was contemplating his loneliness without a crime-fighting partner, “by a strange combination of will […]
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While in different locations, Martha Roberts was concentrating on the ability to shrink down and help Doll Man, and Darrel Dane was contemplating his loneliness without a crime-fighting partner, “by a strange combination of will […]
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Midget Robots

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The well-guarded planet Torro is the “Fort Knox of the Future!” Thousands of tiny rockets travel to Torro. Adjutant Speed Lansing says to Commodore Rex Clive that there are too many rockets for the “anti-spacecraft […]
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The well-guarded planet Torro is the “Fort Knox of the Future!” Thousands of tiny rockets travel to Torro. Adjutant Speed Lansing says to Commodore Rex Clive that there are too many rockets for the “anti-spacecraft […]
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Midnight

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

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Some time in the late 1800s, a group of pioneers entered a secret valley where everything was several times the normal size. They were unable to find their way out, so they settled. While most […]
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Some time in the late 1800s, a group of pioneers entered a secret valley where everything was several times the normal size. They were unable to find their way out, so they settled. While most […]
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Mighty Mite

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Mighty Mite was Mickey, a young American boy living in the city of Rosedale. When his friend Teena invited him to come to her costume party, he dressed up as a superhero named Mighty Mite. […]
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Mighty Mite was Mickey, a young American boy living in the city of Rosedale. When his friend Teena invited him to come to her costume party, he dressed up as a superhero named Mighty Mite. […]
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Miguel Rico

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Miguel Rico was a con-man, blackmailer, and sold information for the right price. He began selling the details of American shipping roots to Nazi spy Baroness Erica von Kampf, as well as blackmailing rich socialite […]
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Miguel Rico was a con-man, blackmailer, and sold information for the right price. He began selling the details of American shipping roots to Nazi spy Baroness Erica von Kampf, as well as blackmailing rich socialite […]
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Mike Banner

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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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Mike Ellis

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Mike, Doc Strange’s sidekick, was too young to drink “Alosun” and gain the same abilities as his mentor, but assists in Doc Strange’s crime fighting regardless. At first, Doc was reluctant to accept Mike’s assistance […]
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Mike, Doc Strange’s sidekick, was too young to drink “Alosun” and gain the same abilities as his mentor, but assists in Doc Strange’s crime fighting regardless. At first, Doc was reluctant to accept Mike’s assistance […]
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Mikel North

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A group of four explorers land on a planet that seems suitable for human habitation. Captain Vic Danton, the pilot and navigator, leads the group. Alice Chambers is the doctor and psychologist. Mikel North is […]
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A group of four explorers land on a planet that seems suitable for human habitation. Captain Vic Danton, the pilot and navigator, leads the group. Alice Chambers is the doctor and psychologist. Mikel North is […]
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Mikoshi-nyudo

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Mikoshi-nyūdō is a type of bald-headed yōkai “goblin” with an ever-extending neck. In Japanese folklore and Edo period (1603–1868) kaidan “ghost story” texts, mikoshi-nyūdō will frighten people who look over the top of things such […]
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Mikoshi-nyūdō is a type of bald-headed yōkai “goblin” with an ever-extending neck. In Japanese folklore and Edo period (1603–1868) kaidan “ghost story” texts, mikoshi-nyūdō will frighten people who look over the top of things such […]
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Millie Sears

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Millie Sears is a dancer for money at a carnival. She attracts the attention of Chun, the Snake Charmer, who despises the show and stays only for his obsession with Millie. Chun reveals his affections, […]
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Millie Sears is a dancer for money at a carnival. She attracts the attention of Chun, the Snake Charmer, who despises the show and stays only for his obsession with Millie. Chun reveals his affections, […]
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Mina Murray

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Miss Mina Murray is a young schoolmistress who is engaged to Jonathan Harker, and best friends with Lucy Westenra. She visits Lucy in Whitby on July 24 of that year, when schools would have closed […]
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Miss Mina Murray is a young schoolmistress who is engaged to Jonathan Harker, and best friends with Lucy Westenra. She visits Lucy in Whitby on July 24 of that year, when schools would have closed […]
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Minamoto no Tametomo

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Minamoto no Tametomo (源 為朝, 1139 – April 23, 1170), also known as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西 八郎 為朝), was a samurai who fought in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156. He was the son of […]
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Minamoto no Tametomo (源 為朝, 1139 – April 23, 1170), also known as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西 八郎 為朝), was a samurai who fought in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156. He was the son of […]
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Minamoto no Yorimasa

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Minamoto no Yorimasa (源 頼政, 1106 – 20 June 1180) was a Japanese poet, aristocrat and samurai lord. His poetry appeared in various anthologies. He served eight different emperors in his long career, holding posts […]
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Minamoto no Yorimasa (源 頼政, 1106 – 20 June 1180) was a Japanese poet, aristocrat and samurai lord. His poetry appeared in various anthologies. He served eight different emperors in his long career, holding posts […]
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Minamoto no Yorimitsu

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Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948 – August 29, 1021), also known as Minamoto no Raikō, was a Japanese samurai of the Heian period, who served the regents of the Fujiwara clan along with his brother Yorinobu, […]
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Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948 – August 29, 1021), also known as Minamoto no Raikō, was a Japanese samurai of the Heian period, who served the regents of the Fujiwara clan along with his brother Yorinobu, […]
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Minamoto no Yoshihira

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Minamoto no Yoshihira (源 義平) (1140–1160), also known as “Akugenda”, was a Minamoto clan warrior who fought alongside his father, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, in the Heiji Rebellion. When he was slaughtered at a waterfall, his […]
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Minamoto no Yoshihira (源 義平) (1140–1160), also known as “Akugenda”, was a Minamoto clan warrior who fought alongside his father, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, in the Heiji Rebellion. When he was slaughtered at a waterfall, his […]
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Minamoto no Yoshiie

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As sung in the Ryōjin Hishō, Hachimantarō — or Minamoto no Yoshiie — was known for his exceptional skills as a warrior and was highly regarded as a hero of the Heian period. By other […]
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As sung in the Ryōjin Hishō, Hachimantarō — or Minamoto no Yoshiie — was known for his exceptional skills as a warrior and was highly regarded as a hero of the Heian period. By other […]
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune

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Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経, c. 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series […]
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経, c. 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series […]
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Minerva (Folklore)

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Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. She is also a goddess of warfare, though with a focus on strategic warfare, rather than the […]
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Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. She is also a goddess of warfare, though with a focus on strategic warfare, rather than the […]
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Ming the Merciless

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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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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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Minimidget

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Becoming the target of the mad scientist Barmell’s shrinking ray, an unnamed young man and his girlfriend, Ritty, are both permanently rendered 6 inches tall, though they retain some of their respective mass/strength. Initially sent […]
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Becoming the target of the mad scientist Barmell’s shrinking ray, an unnamed young man and his girlfriend, Ritty, are both permanently rendered 6 inches tall, though they retain some of their respective mass/strength. Initially sent […]
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Minosians

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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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Minotaur

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In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a […]
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In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a […]
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Minowaraji

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Minowaraji or Minosoji is one of Japanese yokai (ghosts, spirits and monsters) which is portrayed in Sekien Toriyama’s yokai art collection book, “Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro”. In the portrayal, the Minowaraji has a straw raincoat […]
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Minowaraji or Minosoji is one of Japanese yokai (ghosts, spirits and monsters) which is portrayed in Sekien Toriyama’s yokai art collection book, “Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro”. In the portrayal, the Minowaraji has a straw raincoat […]
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Minstrel of Death

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Ur, of the planet Turo, crash lands on Earth. Rocket Kelly and crew rescue him. Ur warns that the Minstrel of Death is on his way to destroy Earth with the “Dance of Death”. Kelly, […]
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Ur, of the planet Turo, crash lands on Earth. Rocket Kelly and crew rescue him. Ur warns that the Minstrel of Death is on his way to destroy Earth with the “Dance of Death”. Kelly, […]
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Minute-Man

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

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Mioa was one of the love-interests of Jo-Jo the Congo King. Alias Mioa Real Names/Alt Names Mioa Characteristics Hero, Congo King Consorts, Jungle Action, Atomic Age, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Stan Ford First Appearance Jungle […]
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Mioa was one of the love-interests of Jo-Jo the Congo King. Alias Mioa Real Names/Alt Names Mioa Characteristics Hero, Congo King Consorts, Jungle Action, Atomic Age, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Stan Ford First Appearance Jungle […]
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Mira Petrovna

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Russian aviator in Vic Jordan newspaper strip. Alias Lietenant Mira Petrovna Real Names/Alt Names Mira Petrovna Characteristics Aviator, Newspaper Strip Characters, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Kermit Jaekiker, Charles Zerner, Elmer “Ed” […]
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Russian aviator in Vic Jordan newspaper strip. Alias Lietenant Mira Petrovna Real Names/Alt Names Mira Petrovna Characteristics Aviator, Newspaper Strip Characters, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Kermit Jaekiker, Charles Zerner, Elmer “Ed” […]
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Miracle Man (Sinclair Oil)

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The Miracle Man was a bizarre sell-out of a superhero who didn’t use his magical abilities to fight crime or the enemies of America but instead used them to pitch “miraculous” consumer products such as […]
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The Miracle Man was a bizarre sell-out of a superhero who didn’t use his magical abilities to fight crime or the enemies of America but instead used them to pitch “miraculous” consumer products such as […]
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Miraco the Great

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Star of Dolan’s Mammoth Circus, Miraco the Great possesses not only hypnotic powers but also commands real magic, exhibits occult abilities, as well as superhuman strength. He lives in a trailer with Eddie, his assistant […]
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Star of Dolan’s Mammoth Circus, Miraco the Great possesses not only hypnotic powers but also commands real magic, exhibits occult abilities, as well as superhuman strength. He lives in a trailer with Eddie, his assistant […]
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Miranda

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Miranda is one of the principal characters of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. She is the only female character to appear on stage. Miranda is the daughter of Prospero, another of the main characters of The […]
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Miranda is one of the principal characters of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. She is the only female character to appear on stage. Miranda is the daughter of Prospero, another of the main characters of The […]
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Mirror Man (Sterling)

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Mirror Man was a monster from another world. He broke free from the mirror world and entered Earth’s dimension when a scientist named Dr. Pierce experimented with silicon atoms to create a new isotope. MIrror […]
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Mirror Man was a monster from another world. He broke free from the mirror world and entered Earth’s dimension when a scientist named Dr. Pierce experimented with silicon atoms to create a new isotope. MIrror […]
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Mirror Man (United Features)

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Dean Alder, the head of the Alder Academy, wanted to fight crime and instruct the young. Thanks to the Mystic Garment, a magic robe he wears, he can walk into and out of mirrors and […]
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Dean Alder, the head of the Alder Academy, wanted to fight crime and instruct the young. Thanks to the Mystic Garment, a magic robe he wears, he can walk into and out of mirrors and […]
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Misery

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In 1738, Pierre Duray was a French inventor who created a pair of artificial wings that enabled him to fly. He tested his invention off the cliffs of Calcutta in India. Those who witnessed this […]
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In 1738, Pierre Duray was a French inventor who created a pair of artificial wings that enabled him to fly. He tested his invention off the cliffs of Calcutta in India. Those who witnessed this […]
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Miss America

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Joan Dale, a reporter for the Daily Star, took a ferry to visit the Statue of Liberty and fell asleep on a bench. Before she dozed off, Joan thought about the good a person could […]
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Joan Dale, a reporter for the Daily Star, took a ferry to visit the Statue of Liberty and fell asleep on a bench. Before she dozed off, Joan thought about the good a person could […]
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Miss Boston

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Miss Boston was a skilled American detective who helped Dr. Watson avenge the death of Sherlock Holmes, and then goes on to solve cases on her own with titles such as “The Invisible Man,” “Twenty-Five […]
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Miss Boston was a skilled American detective who helped Dr. Watson avenge the death of Sherlock Holmes, and then goes on to solve cases on her own with titles such as “The Invisible Man,” “Twenty-Five […]
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Miss Espionage

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Miss Espionage was the daughter of the German spy known as Mata Hari. After her mother was executed, she was raised by her mother’s handler, Von Bruno. He trained her from an early age to […]
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Miss Espionage was the daughter of the German spy known as Mata Hari. After her mother was executed, she was raised by her mother’s handler, Von Bruno. He trained her from an early age to […]
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Miss Fury

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Marla Drake was a wealthy socialite who discovered that another girl was wearing the same outfit to a party. Her housemaid, Francine, suggested that (to prevent embarrassment) Marla could wear an African panther skin that […]
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Marla Drake was a wealthy socialite who discovered that another girl was wearing the same outfit to a party. Her housemaid, Francine, suggested that (to prevent embarrassment) Marla could wear an African panther skin that […]
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Miss Liberty (Green)

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Miss Liberty had her own one-issue series in 1945 by MLJ except… she wasn’t in the issue. Nor has she ever appeared anywhere else! The interior was filled with Roy the Super-Boy and Wizard stories […]
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Miss Liberty had her own one-issue series in 1945 by MLJ except… she wasn’t in the issue. Nor has she ever appeared anywhere else! The interior was filled with Roy the Super-Boy and Wizard stories […]
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Miss Masque

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Miss Masque is the masked identity of Diana Adams, a young socialite who decides to fight crime and injustice in disguise. Miss Masque has no super powers but relies on her wit and a pair […]
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Miss Masque is the masked identity of Diana Adams, a young socialite who decides to fight crime and injustice in disguise. Miss Masque has no super powers but relies on her wit and a pair […]
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Miss Mousqueterr

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Miss Violet Mousqueterr was the heir of Jean Mousqueterr, a businessman who made a fortune in Australia. Violet was born in England and attended the best schools there. She was orphaned as a young woman, […]
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Miss Violet Mousqueterr was the heir of Jean Mousqueterr, a businessman who made a fortune in Australia. Violet was born in England and attended the best schools there. She was orphaned as a young woman, […]
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Miss Muscles

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Miss Muscles was a sidekick of Mr. Muscles, just like Kid Muscles. She was very strong, very popular with men, and was rumored to be dating a movie star. Her real name was never revealed. […]
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Miss Muscles was a sidekick of Mr. Muscles, just like Kid Muscles. She was very strong, very popular with men, and was rumored to be dating a movie star. Her real name was never revealed. […]
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Miss Owl

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Belle Wayne worked for the New York Morning Eagle as an ace reporter. She was also the fiancée of Nick Terry, the Owl. She not only knew his true identity, but would also don a […]
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Belle Wayne worked for the New York Morning Eagle as an ace reporter. She was also the fiancée of Nick Terry, the Owl. She not only knew his true identity, but would also don a […]
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Miss Shady

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Miss Shady is a tall, slinky blonde adventuress and thief who is clever, amoral, and careful to keep three steps and two jumps ahead of the law. In her sole appearance, she runs a jewel […]
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Miss Shady is a tall, slinky blonde adventuress and thief who is clever, amoral, and careful to keep three steps and two jumps ahead of the law. In her sole appearance, she runs a jewel […]
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Miss Victory

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Joan Wayne was a Washington D.C. stenographer who grew tired of watching corrupt politicians. She decided to help the FBI by putting on a costume and fighting the crooks as Miss Victory. It seems she […]
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Joan Wayne was a Washington D.C. stenographer who grew tired of watching corrupt politicians. She decided to help the FBI by putting on a costume and fighting the crooks as Miss Victory. It seems she […]
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Mist

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The Mist was a thief and killer who wore a “Molecular Disintegrator” belt, which allowed him to turn his body into a gaseous state. In this state, he was impervious to fists and bullets and […]
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The Mist was a thief and killer who wore a “Molecular Disintegrator” belt, which allowed him to turn his body into a gaseous state. In this state, he was impervious to fists and bullets and […]
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Mister Midnite

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

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From a distant planet inhabited by worms, Mister Mind’s aim is to conquer Earth, frequently bringing him into conflict with Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family. Mister Mind formed the Monster Society of Evil, a […]
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From a distant planet inhabited by worms, Mister Mind’s aim is to conquer Earth, frequently bringing him into conflict with Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family. Mister Mind formed the Monster Society of Evil, a […]
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Mister Mist

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Roy Gates was the adventurous son of a rich American manufacturer who, while traveling in India by plane, was caught in a snow storm. A group of natives saved Roy by bringing him into their […]
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Roy Gates was the adventurous son of a rich American manufacturer who, while traveling in India by plane, was caught in a snow storm. A group of natives saved Roy by bringing him into their […]
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Mister Q (Bilbara)

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Mr. Q was a detective who lived with his German Shepherd, Satan, and his servant, Ying, in a penthouse at the top of the 90-story Colton Building. Mr. Q was a master of disguise and […]
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Mr. Q was a detective who lived with his German Shepherd, Satan, and his servant, Ying, in a penthouse at the top of the 90-story Colton Building. Mr. Q was a master of disguise and […]
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Mithras

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Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity (yazata) Mithra, the Roman […]
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Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity (yazata) Mithra, the Roman […]
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Miyamoto Musashi

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Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, c. 1584 – 13 June 1645) was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 62 duels. Miyamoto […]
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Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, c. 1584 – 13 June 1645) was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 62 duels. Miyamoto […]
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Mizuchi

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The Mizuchi is a type of Japanese dragon or legendary serpent-like creature, either found in an aquatic habitat or otherwise connected to water. Some commentators perceived it to have been a water deity. It is […]
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The Mizuchi is a type of Japanese dragon or legendary serpent-like creature, either found in an aquatic habitat or otherwise connected to water. Some commentators perceived it to have been a water deity. It is […]
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Mock Turtle

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The Mock Turtle is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll from his popular 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Its name is taken from a dish that was popular in the Victorian period, mock […]
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The Mock Turtle is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll from his popular 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Its name is taken from a dish that was popular in the Victorian period, mock […]
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Modo

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Modo, Master of Mercury, invades Earth during a mummer’s parade on December 31, 1952. Modo is a Mercurian Mud Man. He brings with him one of the Jupiter Jumping Jacks, a Stone Men from Saturn, […]
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Modo, Master of Mercury, invades Earth during a mummer’s parade on December 31, 1952. Modo is a Mercurian Mud Man. He brings with him one of the Jupiter Jumping Jacks, a Stone Men from Saturn, […]
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Moe M. Downe

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Moe M. Downe is a gargantuan boxer known as “King of the Canvas-Kissers”. His adventures revolve around his luckless quest to make a living as a boxer. He was described as a “brainless bonebuster.” Alias […]
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Moe M. Downe is a gargantuan boxer known as “King of the Canvas-Kissers”. His adventures revolve around his luckless quest to make a living as a boxer. He was described as a “brainless bonebuster.” Alias […]
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Mokon of the Moon

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Mokon is the king of a magical kingdom on the far side of the Moon, which has an earth-like environment but strange and unique creatures. Mokon could travel to and from the Moon within minutes […]
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Mokon is the king of a magical kingdom on the far side of the Moon, which has an earth-like environment but strange and unique creatures. Mokon could travel to and from the Moon within minutes […]
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Mokugyo daruma

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Mokugyo daruma are the tsukumogami of mokugyo—fish-shaped wooden gongs used in Buddhist temples. After years of service helping monks to focus on their meditations, these gongs have also achieved enlightenment. Mokugyo have multiple purposes in […]
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Mokugyo daruma are the tsukumogami of mokugyo—fish-shaped wooden gongs used in Buddhist temples. After years of service helping monks to focus on their meditations, these gongs have also achieved enlightenment. Mokugyo have multiple purposes in […]
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Mokumokuren

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The Mokumokuren usually live in torn shoji (Japanese paper sliding walls), although they can also be found in tatami floor mats and in walls. The name “Mokumokuren” literally means “many eyes” or “continuous eyes”. The […]
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The Mokumokuren usually live in torn shoji (Japanese paper sliding walls), although they can also be found in tatami floor mats and in walls. The name “Mokumokuren” literally means “many eyes” or “continuous eyes”. The […]
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Moletta of the Molemen

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Queen Moletta was the leader of a race of green-skinned Molemen. Her men brought her a surface dweller called Congo Jack, a big game hunter, for their games, but she took a liking to him. […]
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Queen Moletta was the leader of a race of green-skinned Molemen. Her men brought her a surface dweller called Congo Jack, a big game hunter, for their games, but she took a liking to him. […]
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Mollusk

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Mollusk was the ruler of Atlantis, who came into conflict with Waterman and “Comics” McCormick. His wife was Mrs. Mollusk. Alias Mollusk Real Names/Alt Names Mollusk Characteristics Hero, Animal-themed, Aquatic, World War II Era, Public […]
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Mollusk was the ruler of Atlantis, who came into conflict with Waterman and “Comics” McCormick. His wife was Mrs. Mollusk. Alias Mollusk Real Names/Alt Names Mollusk Characteristics Hero, Animal-themed, Aquatic, World War II Era, Public […]
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Molly O’Day

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Molly O’Day was a police officer who fought armed robbers and murderers while working with a homicide bureau. She was a capable fighter and usually carried a gun. Alias Molly O’Day Real Names/Alt Names Molly O’Day […]
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Molly O’Day was a police officer who fought armed robbers and murderers while working with a homicide bureau. She was a capable fighter and usually carried a gun. Alias Molly O’Day Real Names/Alt Names Molly O’Day […]
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Molly O’Moore

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Molly O’Moore was a reporter for the Chronicle, who usually wound up solving the crimes she was investigating as stories. She had a rival and potential love interest in “Scoop” Scanlon, a reporter for the […]
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Molly O’Moore was a reporter for the Chronicle, who usually wound up solving the crimes she was investigating as stories. She had a rival and potential love interest in “Scoop” Scanlon, a reporter for the […]
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Momiji

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The tale of Princess Sarashina/Momiji is famous in Japanese theater. The noh play Momijigari (“Hunting Momiji” or “Fall-Leaf Hunting”) first appeared hundreds of years ago, during the Muromachi period. Long ago a powerful witch named […]
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The tale of Princess Sarashina/Momiji is famous in Japanese theater. The noh play Momijigari (“Hunting Momiji” or “Fall-Leaf Hunting”) first appeared hundreds of years ago, during the Muromachi period. Long ago a powerful witch named […]
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Momonji

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A momonjii is born from a long-lived nobusuma, a yokai which was originally born from a long-lived bat. It is a mysterious yokai which takes the form of a hairy, bestial, old man who wanders […]
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A momonjii is born from a long-lived nobusuma, a yokai which was originally born from a long-lived bat. It is a mysterious yokai which takes the form of a hairy, bestial, old man who wanders […]
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Momotaro

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Momotarō (桃太郎, “Peach Boy”) is a popular hero of Japanese folklore. His name is often translated as Peach Boy, but is directly translated as Peach + Tarō, a common Japanese given name. Momotarō was born […]
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Momotarō (桃太郎, “Peach Boy”) is a popular hero of Japanese folklore. His name is often translated as Peach Boy, but is directly translated as Peach + Tarō, a common Japanese given name. Momotarō was born […]
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Mona

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“It is the year 2230 and science has triumphed over the baseness and depravity that caused the wars of the twenty-second century!” Dr. Mark Savant hears of incidents of human sacrifice permitted by the government […]
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“It is the year 2230 and science has triumphed over the baseness and depravity that caused the wars of the twenty-second century!” Dr. Mark Savant hears of incidents of human sacrifice permitted by the government […]
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Mongoose

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In “The Mongoose”, by Johnston McCulley, a veangful hero goes after crooks who drove his father to his death. He’s joined by his sister, who works her way into the crooks organization, setting things up […]
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In “The Mongoose”, by Johnston McCulley, a veangful hero goes after crooks who drove his father to his death. He’s joined by his sister, who works her way into the crooks organization, setting things up […]
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Monk (Doc Savage)

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Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Blodgett “Monk” Mayfair, an industrial chemist. Monk got his nickname from his simian build, notably his long arms, and his covering of red hair. He is in a constant state of “friendly […]
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Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Blodgett “Monk” Mayfair, an industrial chemist. Monk got his nickname from his simian build, notably his long arms, and his covering of red hair. He is in a constant state of “friendly […]
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Monocled Monster

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The Monocled Monster was a vampire who found the Shield’s sidekick, Dusty, a worthy recruit for his “Legion of Vampires.” When the Monocled Monster went after Dusty and Mamie Magda, the Shield and his friend, […]
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The Monocled Monster was a vampire who found the Shield’s sidekick, Dusty, a worthy recruit for his “Legion of Vampires.” When the Monocled Monster went after Dusty and Mamie Magda, the Shield and his friend, […]
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Monsieur L’Epee

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Andre L’Epee was the leader of the Royal Guard during the reign of Henry IV of France. While not respected by the public or the nobles, he was trusted by the King. On a special […]
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Andre L’Epee was the leader of the Royal Guard during the reign of Henry IV of France. While not respected by the public or the nobles, he was trusted by the King. On a special […]
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Monsieur Lecoq

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Monsieur Lecoq was an agent of the Sureté (the French equivalent of Scotland Yard). He was a brilliant detective, capable of making incredible deductions from the smallest of clues. He was methodical and scientific, a […]
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Monsieur Lecoq was an agent of the Sureté (the French equivalent of Scotland Yard). He was a brilliant detective, capable of making incredible deductions from the smallest of clues. He was methodical and scientific, a […]
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Monster

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Mark Horley was a criminologist whose great intellect drove him to crime to satisfy his ego. In his lab, he created a formula which changed him, in a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde fashion, into […]
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Mark Horley was a criminologist whose great intellect drove him to crime to satisfy his ego. In his lab, he created a formula which changed him, in a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde fashion, into […]
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Monsters of Living Flame

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

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Monstro was a powerful but peaceful Martian who visited Earth accidentally, by trapping himself in a rocket. Monstro created pandemonium on the streets of Brookhattan. The police assumed him to be the vanguard of an […]
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Monstro was a powerful but peaceful Martian who visited Earth accidentally, by trapping himself in a rocket. Monstro created pandemonium on the streets of Brookhattan. The police assumed him to be the vanguard of an […]
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Moon (Tarot)

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The Tarot Moon card stands for longing, the needs of the soul, just like the moon does in astrology. The link to astrology, which is older by far than the Tarot, is obvious in several […]
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The Tarot Moon card stands for longing, the needs of the soul, just like the moon does in astrology. The link to astrology, which is older by far than the Tarot, is obvious in several […]
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Moon Girl

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Raised in a small kingdom in a remote part of Samarkand, the girl known as the Princess of the Moon was taught that she came from a long line of women who had been unbeatable […]
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Raised in a small kingdom in a remote part of Samarkand, the girl known as the Princess of the Moon was taught that she came from a long line of women who had been unbeatable […]
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Moon Man

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Stephen was a police detective and son of the police chief of Great City. He donned a globular helmet made of one way Argus glass to fight crime at night and steal the ill-gotten gains […]
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Stephen was a police detective and son of the police chief of Great City. He donned a globular helmet made of one way Argus glass to fight crime at night and steal the ill-gotten gains […]
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Moon Mantis

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Lunar Station X-32 is attacked by giant preying mantis-like insects. Speed Lansing of Space Rangers calls on the Venus patrol Scoutcraft JB, operated by Jim Jones and Bob Barry. The Scoutcraft fights the insects, and […]
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Lunar Station X-32 is attacked by giant preying mantis-like insects. Speed Lansing of Space Rangers calls on the Venus patrol Scoutcraft JB, operated by Jim Jones and Bob Barry. The Scoutcraft fights the insects, and […]
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Moon People

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Major Rex Costello of the “U.S. Army Outerspace Reserve” goes on a secret mission to the Moon. His missile/rocket leaves on April 12, 1967, launched from a uninhabited location in New Mexico. He reaches his […]
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Major Rex Costello of the “U.S. Army Outerspace Reserve” goes on a secret mission to the Moon. His missile/rocket leaves on April 12, 1967, launched from a uninhabited location in New Mexico. He reaches his […]
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Mooniacs

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Mooniacs are strong and savage creatures with low intelligence, standing approximately 4-6 feet tall, who were native to the Moon. They were kept and bred by the Lunezons. Alias Mooniacs Real Names/Alt Names Mooniacs Characteristics […]
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Mooniacs are strong and savage creatures with low intelligence, standing approximately 4-6 feet tall, who were native to the Moon. They were kept and bred by the Lunezons. Alias Mooniacs Real Names/Alt Names Mooniacs Characteristics […]
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Mop Gang

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Willie the Mop and his gang steal a supply truck and break out of a U.S. Midwest prison. They head for the J.S. Diller Dam, intending to blow it up. Willie the Mop’s accomplices are […]
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Willie the Mop and his gang steal a supply truck and break out of a U.S. Midwest prison. They head for the J.S. Diller Dam, intending to blow it up. Willie the Mop’s accomplices are […]
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Mordred

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Mordred or Modred is a figure who is variously portrayed in the legend of King Arthur. The earliest known mention of a possibly historical Medraut is in the Welsh chronicle Annales Cambriae, wherein he and […]
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Mordred or Modred is a figure who is variously portrayed in the legend of King Arthur. The earliest known mention of a possibly historical Medraut is in the Welsh chronicle Annales Cambriae, wherein he and […]
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Morella

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An unnamed narrator marries Morella, a woman with great scholarly knowledge who delves into studies of the German philosophers Fichte and Schelling, dealing with the question of identity. Morella spends her time in bed reading […]
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An unnamed narrator marries Morella, a woman with great scholarly knowledge who delves into studies of the German philosophers Fichte and Schelling, dealing with the question of identity. Morella spends her time in bed reading […]
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Morgan le Fay

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Morgan le Fay (meaning “Morgan the Fairy”), alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morg[a]ne, Morgant[e], Morge[i]n, and Morgue[in] among other names and spellings, is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in […]
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Morgan le Fay (meaning “Morgan the Fairy”), alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morg[a]ne, Morgant[e], Morge[i]n, and Morgue[in] among other names and spellings, is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in […]
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Morgana

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Faye Morgana was a powerful sorceress who sold her services to the Nazis during World War II. She was assigned the task of sabotaging American factories and destroying the heroes known as Sword and Lancer. […]
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Faye Morgana was a powerful sorceress who sold her services to the Nazis during World War II. She was assigned the task of sabotaging American factories and destroying the heroes known as Sword and Lancer. […]
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Morgiana

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“Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” is a folk tale from the One Thousand and One Nights. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard […]
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“Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” is a folk tale from the One Thousand and One Nights. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard […]
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Morpheus (Folklore)

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Morpheus, or “Fashioner”, derived from the Ancient Greek meaning “form, shape”, is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses he is the son of Somnus and appears in dreams in human form. […]
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Morpheus, or “Fashioner”, derived from the Ancient Greek meaning “form, shape”, is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses he is the son of Somnus and appears in dreams in human form. […]
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Morrígan

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The Morrígan or Mórrígan, also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology. It has been translated as “great queen” or “phantom queen”. The Morrígan is mainly associated with war and fate, especially with […]
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The Morrígan or Mórrígan, also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology. It has been translated as “great queen” or “phantom queen”. The Morrígan is mainly associated with war and fate, especially with […]
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Moryo

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Mōryō or mizuha is a collective term for spirits of mountains and rivers, trees and rocks, as well as mononoke that live in places like graveyards, or kappa and various other yōkai. There is also […]
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Mōryō or mizuha is a collective term for spirits of mountains and rivers, trees and rocks, as well as mononoke that live in places like graveyards, or kappa and various other yōkai. There is also […]
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Mosahn

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“And from the innermost of Pegana’s vales shall the bird of doom, Mosahn, whose voice is like the trumpet, soar upward with boisterous beatings of his wings above Pegana’s mountains and the gods, and there […]
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“And from the innermost of Pegana’s vales shall the bird of doom, Mosahn, whose voice is like the trumpet, soar upward with boisterous beatings of his wings above Pegana’s mountains and the gods, and there […]
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Mosconians

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When the Wizard realized the seriousness of a terrorist threat from the Mosconians, he contacted the F.B.I., who in turn contacted the Shield. The spies planned several sabotage plots against the U.S. Government, one in […]
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When the Wizard realized the seriousness of a terrorist threat from the Mosconians, he contacted the F.B.I., who in turn contacted the Shield. The spies planned several sabotage plots against the U.S. Government, one in […]
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Moses Nebogipfel

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Dr. Moses Nebogipfel takes up residence in a house neglected after the deaths of its former inhabitants. The simple rural folk become apprehensive about Nebogipfel’s activities in the house and suspect him of witchcraft. Ultimately […]
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Dr. Moses Nebogipfel takes up residence in a house neglected after the deaths of its former inhabitants. The simple rural folk become apprehensive about Nebogipfel’s activities in the house and suspect him of witchcraft. Ultimately […]
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Mosquito

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Steve Stanton was formerly a pilot for US Border patrol. He was raised 20,000 feet above sea level on Mt. Aconcagua in Chile by his father, an American scientist. Living high in the mountains gave […]
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Steve Stanton was formerly a pilot for US Border patrol. He was raised 20,000 feet above sea level on Mt. Aconcagua in Chile by his father, an American scientist. Living high in the mountains gave […]
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Moth (Fox)

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The mysterious Moth was a superhero who, whether through his own power or because of a special suit, could fly. He used his talents and abilities to fight crime. During his adventures, he stopped a […]
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The mysterious Moth was a superhero who, whether through his own power or because of a special suit, could fly. He used his talents and abilities to fight crime. During his adventures, he stopped a […]
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Mother Nature

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Mother Nature (sometimes known as Mother Earth or the Earth Mother) is a personification of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature by embodying it, in the form of the mother. […]
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Mother Nature (sometimes known as Mother Earth or the Earth Mother) is a personification of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature by embodying it, in the form of the mother. […]
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Mother Russia

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The personification of Russia is traditionally feminine and most commonly maternal since medieval times. Most common terms for national personification of Russia are Mother Russia and Homeland the Mother. In the Russian language, the concept […]
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The personification of Russia is traditionally feminine and most commonly maternal since medieval times. Most common terms for national personification of Russia are Mother Russia and Homeland the Mother. In the Russian language, the concept […]
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Mothman

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In West Virginia folklore, the Mothman is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated […]
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In West Virginia folklore, the Mothman is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated […]
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Moths

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The Chessmen aided Karno the Chessman in his schemes. In his cavernous subterranean lair, they obeyed his every order, up to and including kidnapping Dr. Fung and various others to turn into chess pieces. They […]
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The Chessmen aided Karno the Chessman in his schemes. In his cavernous subterranean lair, they obeyed his every order, up to and including kidnapping Dr. Fung and various others to turn into chess pieces. They […]
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Mouthpiece

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District Attorney Bill Perkins thought the law was not strong enough and decided to don a costume so that he could apprehend the criminals who escaped justice as Mouthpiece. He was prepared to kill criminals […]
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District Attorney Bill Perkins thought the law was not strong enough and decided to don a costume so that he could apprehend the criminals who escaped justice as Mouthpiece. He was prepared to kill criminals […]
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Mowgli

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Mowgli is a feral boy from the Pench area in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, India, who originally appeared in Kipling’s short story “In the Rukh” (collected in Many Inventions, 1893) and then became the most prominent […]
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Mowgli is a feral boy from the Pench area in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, India, who originally appeared in Kipling’s short story “In the Rukh” (collected in Many Inventions, 1893) and then became the most prominent […]
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Mox

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Major Rex Costello of the “U.S. Army Outerspace Reserve” goes on a secret mission to the Moon. His missile/rocket leaves on April 12, 1967, launched from a uninhabited location in New Mexico. He reaches his […]
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Major Rex Costello of the “U.S. Army Outerspace Reserve” goes on a secret mission to the Moon. His missile/rocket leaves on April 12, 1967, launched from a uninhabited location in New Mexico. He reaches his […]
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Mr. Aqua

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While chemist Duncan Groat was experimenting with chemicals to create a catalyst that would make solid water at room temperature, there was a chemical explosion. In the aftermath, a sentient creature made of water called […]
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While chemist Duncan Groat was experimenting with chemicals to create a catalyst that would make solid water at room temperature, there was a chemical explosion. In the aftermath, a sentient creature made of water called […]
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Mr. Avarice

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Horror host Dr. Death introduces “The House in the Web” whose lord and master is Mr. Avarice, greed personified, and is staffed by the living dead, trapped there by their own misdeeds, forced to count […]
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Horror host Dr. Death introduces “The House in the Web” whose lord and master is Mr. Avarice, greed personified, and is staffed by the living dead, trapped there by their own misdeeds, forced to count […]
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Mr. Banjo

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Mr. Banjo was an Axis agent and secret head of an international spy ring who communicated messages to the enemy via musical notes. The plot was uncovered by Billy Batson and Captain Marvel. In a […]
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Mr. Banjo was an Axis agent and secret head of an international spy ring who communicated messages to the enemy via musical notes. The plot was uncovered by Billy Batson and Captain Marvel. In a […]
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Mr. Crime

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Mr. Crime was a ghostly figure who followed and observed criminals. He encouraged them to commit acts of evil, like a devil on their shoulder. At the same time, he also often encouraged law enforcement […]
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Mr. Crime was a ghostly figure who followed and observed criminals. He encouraged them to commit acts of evil, like a devil on their shoulder. At the same time, he also often encouraged law enforcement […]
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Mr. Death

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Mr. Death was a mass murderer who killed about 150 people for no apparent reason by just walking up and shooting them. However, he was none too bright, as news reporter Gail Blanch and Mystery […]
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Mr. Death was a mass murderer who killed about 150 people for no apparent reason by just walking up and shooting them. However, he was none too bright, as news reporter Gail Blanch and Mystery […]
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Mr. Death Mask

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A man dressed as a pale white fish-like monster kidnaps several teenage girls at a camp. While the Flame is busy with another case, Pug and Linda Dale try to stop a second kidnapping but […]
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A man dressed as a pale white fish-like monster kidnaps several teenage girls at a camp. While the Flame is busy with another case, Pug and Linda Dale try to stop a second kidnapping but […]
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Mr. E

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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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Mr. Eyes

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Mr. Eyes was a Nazi agent who was able to hypnotize sleeper agents through a special television viewer. He used this power to command a small army of saboteurs in America. He was eventually stopped […]
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Mr. Eyes was a Nazi agent who was able to hypnotize sleeper agents through a special television viewer. He used this power to command a small army of saboteurs in America. He was eventually stopped […]
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Mr. Green

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Mr. Green is a botanist who, while working with plants, began to take on plant-like qualities. He came to hate humanity and decided to use the specialized plants he had created to commit crimes. He […]
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Mr. Green is a botanist who, while working with plants, began to take on plant-like qualities. He came to hate humanity and decided to use the specialized plants he had created to commit crimes. He […]
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Mr. Gryce

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The Leavenworth Case (1878), subtitled A Lawyer’s Story, begins when a wealthy retired merchant named Horatio Leavenworth is shot and killed in his library. When investigator Ebenezer Gryce and lawyer Everett Raymond look into the […]
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The Leavenworth Case (1878), subtitled A Lawyer’s Story, begins when a wealthy retired merchant named Horatio Leavenworth is shot and killed in his library. When investigator Ebenezer Gryce and lawyer Everett Raymond look into the […]
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Mr. H

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Mr. H was described as “The King of the Underworld.” He was a criminal mastermind who was tracked down by the Devil’s Dagger. Alias Mr. H Real Names/Alt Names Mr. Holfax Characteristics Villain, Criminal Mastermind, […]
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Mr. H was described as “The King of the Underworld.” He was a criminal mastermind who was tracked down by the Devil’s Dagger. Alias Mr. H Real Names/Alt Names Mr. Holfax Characteristics Villain, Criminal Mastermind, […]
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Mr. In-Between

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“They call him Mr. In-Between because he is between the law and the underworld!” Carter Mason is a private investigator who walks the line between law and crime. In his lone appearance he helps prove […]
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“They call him Mr. In-Between because he is between the law and the underworld!” Carter Mason is a private investigator who walks the line between law and crime. In his lone appearance he helps prove […]
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Mr. Justice

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Prince James of England was murdered in the 11th century A.D. after being lured to Rogers Castle in Scotland. The murder was part of the Rogers Rebellion. In 1940, his castle was dismantled brick-by-brick to […]
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Prince James of England was murdered in the 11th century A.D. after being lured to Rogers Castle in Scotland. The murder was part of the Rogers Rebellion. In 1940, his castle was dismantled brick-by-brick to […]
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Mr. Keeper

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The Kid was working on his grandfather’s merchant marine ship when 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 when 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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Mr. Magic

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Mr. Magic was a Hindu spiritualist from Cambodia who organized the criminal organization known as the “Thumbless League.” The members of the Thumbless League believed that Mr. Magic was guided by spirits who were never […]
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Mr. Magic was a Hindu spiritualist from Cambodia who organized the criminal organization known as the “Thumbless League.” The members of the Thumbless League believed that Mr. Magic was guided by spirits who were never […]
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Mr. Miracle

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Mr. Miracle was a costumed magician hero said to possess “all of the terrible forces cosmic”. Before he was known as Mr. Miracle, he tried to commit suicide by jumping from a bridge into the […]
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Mr. Miracle was a costumed magician hero said to possess “all of the terrible forces cosmic”. Before he was known as Mr. Miracle, he tried to commit suicide by jumping from a bridge into the […]
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Mr. Morpheus

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“The scarlet scourge of dreams — rides through the night and he who sleeps is lost!” Kurt was a Nazi who was constantly belittled by his peers for being a dreamer, which gave him the […]
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“The scarlet scourge of dreams — rides through the night and he who sleeps is lost!” Kurt was a Nazi who was constantly belittled by his peers for being a dreamer, which gave him the […]
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Mr. Muscles

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Wrestler Brett Carson possessed super strength that he used to fight crime. He was assisted by his sidekicks, Kid Muscles and Miss Muscles. His identity was publicly known. Alias Mr. Muscles Real Names/Alt Names Brett […]
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Wrestler Brett Carson possessed super strength that he used to fight crime. He was assisted by his sidekicks, Kid Muscles and Miss Muscles. His identity was publicly known. Alias Mr. Muscles Real Names/Alt Names Brett […]
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Mr. Mystic

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Ken gained his superpowers after receiving a mystical tattoo on his forehead while in Tibet. He returned to the States and fought crime as Mr. Mystic. His powers were numerous and included animal transformation, growing, […]
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Ken gained his superpowers after receiving a mystical tattoo on his forehead while in Tibet. He returned to the States and fought crime as Mr. Mystic. His powers were numerous and included animal transformation, growing, […]
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Mr. Neeley

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The carnival comes to town. Lee Rover and Clara Bell are an acrobatic trapeze duo. Clara’s father, Mr. Bell, is the owner of the carnival. He discusses the trapeze act with Mr. Neeley, the show’s […]
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The carnival comes to town. Lee Rover and Clara Bell are an acrobatic trapeze duo. Clara’s father, Mr. Bell, is the owner of the carnival. He discusses the trapeze act with Mr. Neeley, the show’s […]
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Mr. Night

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Mr. Night is a sky spirit residing in the Night Land. He was banished from Rainbow City by King Color, and now he wishes to gain his revenge by destroying Rainbow City and robbing the […]
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Mr. Night is a sky spirit residing in the Night Land. He was banished from Rainbow City by King Color, and now he wishes to gain his revenge by destroying Rainbow City and robbing the […]
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Mr. Nobody

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Mr. Nobody was the shadowy, trench-coat-wearing narrator of both horror and suspense stories such as “The Doublecrossing Coffin,” “After I Murdered Sandra,” and “Boomerang of Horror.” Alias Mr. Nobody Real Names/Alt Names Mr. Nobody Characteristics […]
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Mr. Nobody was the shadowy, trench-coat-wearing narrator of both horror and suspense stories such as “The Doublecrossing Coffin,” “After I Murdered Sandra,” and “Boomerang of Horror.” Alias Mr. Nobody Real Names/Alt Names Mr. Nobody Characteristics […]
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Mr. Q (Harvey)

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Mr. Q was a hero who seemingly possessed supernatural powers to appear and disappear into clouds of smoke, though this may have been an illusion created by the use of smoke bombs. He preferred to […]
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Mr. Q was a hero who seemingly possessed supernatural powers to appear and disappear into clouds of smoke, though this may have been an illusion created by the use of smoke bombs. He preferred to […]
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Mr. Risk

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Detective Mr. Risk, known as “the man who knows no fear,” makes himself available to those in peril, especially when the case involves something beyond the norm. He is assisted by his faithful companion, Abdul, […]
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Detective Mr. Risk, known as “the man who knows no fear,” makes himself available to those in peril, especially when the case involves something beyond the norm. He is assisted by his faithful companion, Abdul, […]
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Mr. Satan

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Dudley Bradshaw, a.k.a. Mr. Satan, was a millionaire who wore a devil costume from a costume shop, at night and fought criminals. He had no superpowers. Note: Unlike many of the other MLJ heroes, Mr. […]
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Dudley Bradshaw, a.k.a. Mr. Satan, was a millionaire who wore a devil costume from a costume shop, at night and fought criminals. He had no superpowers. Note: Unlike many of the other MLJ heroes, Mr. […]
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Mr. Scarlet

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District attorney Brian Butler, frustrated by his inability to put away all the criminals, becomes the crime-busting costumed vigilante Mr. Scarlet at midnight every night. Mr. Scarlet is so successful that he puts himself out […]
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District attorney Brian Butler, frustrated by his inability to put away all the criminals, becomes the crime-busting costumed vigilante Mr. Scarlet at midnight every night. Mr. Scarlet is so successful that he puts himself out […]
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Mr. Skeleton

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Mr. Skeleton is a huge, demonic, undead creature standing approximately 20 feet tall, thin, with bone-white skin. It’s hands are giant and claw-like. It charged into a military base and killed soldiers by the dozen. […]
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Mr. Skeleton is a huge, demonic, undead creature standing approximately 20 feet tall, thin, with bone-white skin. It’s hands are giant and claw-like. It charged into a military base and killed soldiers by the dozen. […]
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Mr. Slumber

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Morpheus Slumber was a ghost trapped in an unmarked grave. Through sheer force of will, he was able to escape the cemetery. He went on to torture the living, and cause their death, with unspeakable […]
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Morpheus Slumber was a ghost trapped in an unmarked grave. Through sheer force of will, he was able to escape the cemetery. He went on to torture the living, and cause their death, with unspeakable […]
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Mr. Universe

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Mr. Universe was a professional wrestling champion, who traveled the world to compete in matches and look for adventure with his friends, Jeff Clayton and Scarcely. He fought crime, dinosaurs, and even an identical look-alike […]
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Mr. Universe was a professional wrestling champion, who traveled the world to compete in matches and look for adventure with his friends, Jeff Clayton and Scarcely. He fought crime, dinosaurs, and even an identical look-alike […]
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Mr. Weather

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Rocket Kelly and crew come upon weather forecaster Mr. Weather ranting and raving in rhyme about the weather. Kelly takes him to a rest home, but he escapes. Kelly hopes the weather will improve and […]
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Rocket Kelly and crew come upon weather forecaster Mr. Weather ranting and raving in rhyme about the weather. Kelly takes him to a rest home, but he escapes. Kelly hopes the weather will improve and […]
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Mr. Whiskers

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Jim Clay, a former actor, discarded the make-up kit and joined the FBI. He adopted the role of Mr. Whiskers in order to conceal his real identity. His disguise was known only to his superior, […]
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Jim Clay, a former actor, discarded the make-up kit and joined the FBI. He adopted the role of Mr. Whiskers in order to conceal his real identity. His disguise was known only to his superior, […]
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Mrs. Mollusk

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Mrs. Mollusk was the wife of the ruler of Atlantis in one of “Comics” McCormick’s daydreams. Mrs. Mollusk, like all Atlanteans in this story, could go without oxygen for 24 hours. Alias Mrs. Mollusk Real […]
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Mrs. Mollusk was the wife of the ruler of Atlantis in one of “Comics” McCormick’s daydreams. Mrs. Mollusk, like all Atlanteans in this story, could go without oxygen for 24 hours. Alias Mrs. Mollusk Real […]
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Mu

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Mu is a mythical lost continent introduced by Augustus Le Plongeon (1825–1908), who identified the “Land of Mu” with Atlantis. The name was subsequently identified with the hypothetical land of Lemuria by James Churchward (1851–1936), […]
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Mu is a mythical lost continent introduced by Augustus Le Plongeon (1825–1908), who identified the “Land of Mu” with Atlantis. The name was subsequently identified with the hypothetical land of Lemuria by James Churchward (1851–1936), […]
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Much the Miller’s Son

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Much, the Miller’s Son is one of the Merry Men in the tales of Robin Hood. He appears in some of the oldest ballads, A Gest of Robyn Hode and Robin Hood and the Monk, […]
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Much, the Miller’s Son is one of the Merry Men in the tales of Robin Hood. He appears in some of the oldest ballads, A Gest of Robyn Hode and Robin Hood and the Monk, […]
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Mucker

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Billy Byrne is a low class American born in Chicago’s ghetto. He grows up a thief and a mugger. “Billy was a mucker, a hoodlum, a gangster, a thug, a tough.” He is not chivalrous […]
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Billy Byrne is a low class American born in Chicago’s ghetto. He grows up a thief and a mugger. “Billy was a mucker, a hoodlum, a gangster, a thug, a tough.” He is not chivalrous […]
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Muggsy

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Boy King had a twin brother named Richard who was kidnapped and put up for ransom. Richard lost his memory. The kidnappers took him from Swisslakia to the United States. Years later, Boy King and […]
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Boy King had a twin brother named Richard who was kidnapped and put up for ransom. Richard lost his memory. The kidnappers took him from Swisslakia to the United States. Years later, Boy King and […]
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Mujina

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Mujina is an old Japanese term primarily referring to the Japanese badger, but traditionally to the Japanese raccoon dog (tanuki), causing confusion. Adding to the confusion, it may also refer to the introduced masked palm […]
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Mujina is an old Japanese term primarily referring to the Japanese badger, but traditionally to the Japanese raccoon dog (tanuki), causing confusion. Adding to the confusion, it may also refer to the introduced masked palm […]
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Mukumukabaki

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Muku-mukabaki is a tsukumogami formed from a pair of chaps. These chaps were worn by Kawazu Saburo, who was assassinated at a hunting trip on a mountain. Alias Mukumukabaki (無垢行騰) Real Names/Alt Names “Empty Chaps” […]
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Muku-mukabaki is a tsukumogami formed from a pair of chaps. These chaps were worn by Kawazu Saburo, who was assassinated at a hunting trip on a mountain. Alias Mukumukabaki (無垢行騰) Real Names/Alt Names “Empty Chaps” […]
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Mulan

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Hua Mulan (traditional Chinese: 花木蘭; simplified Chinese: 花木兰) is a legendary folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century CE) of Chinese history. According to legend, Mulan took her aged […]
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Hua Mulan (traditional Chinese: 花木蘭; simplified Chinese: 花木兰) is a legendary folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century CE) of Chinese history. According to legend, Mulan took her aged […]
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Mummy

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The Mummy was the spectral narrator of the second of Fawcett’s horror line, Beware! Terror Tales. Like his fellow horror host, Dr. Death, the Mummy possessed a cadaverous appearance and a sardonic sense of humor. […]
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The Mummy was the spectral narrator of the second of Fawcett’s horror line, Beware! Terror Tales. Like his fellow horror host, Dr. Death, the Mummy possessed a cadaverous appearance and a sardonic sense of humor. […]
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Mung

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“One day as a man trod upon the road that Kib had given him to tread he came suddenly upon Mung. And when Mung said: ‘I am Mung!’ the man cried out: ‘Alas, that I […]
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“One day as a man trod upon the road that Kib had given him to tread he came suddenly upon Mung. And when Mung said: ‘I am Mung!’ the man cried out: ‘Alas, that I […]
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Murder Legendre

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Murder Legendre was an evil voodoo master in Haiti who used a potion to turn his rivals into zombies. The zombies then became his faithful servants and guardians. Alias Murder Legendre Real Names/Alt Names Murder […]
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Murder Legendre was an evil voodoo master in Haiti who used a potion to turn his rivals into zombies. The zombies then became his faithful servants and guardians. Alias Murder Legendre Real Names/Alt Names Murder […]
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Murder Prophet

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The Murder Prophet was a killer who sold his murder plans with a corrupt newspaper owner for money, so that the newspaper could beat the competition with the scoop. He sometimes used conventional weapons such […]
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The Murder Prophet was a killer who sold his murder plans with a corrupt newspaper owner for money, so that the newspaper could beat the competition with the scoop. He sometimes used conventional weapons such […]
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Murder Prophet (Standard)

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“Murder struck swiftly and silently. Woodward Avenue, Detroit, in the early evening, was among the widest, the most heavily traveled, and gayest of America’s greater city main streets. Yet death stalked without any fanfare, except […]
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“Murder struck swiftly and silently. Woodward Avenue, Detroit, in the early evening, was among the widest, the most heavily traveled, and gayest of America’s greater city main streets. Yet death stalked without any fanfare, except […]
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Murder Worm

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“Ace” Kelly is a hotshot test pilot for the Army. Ace tests a new “Army motor” in the K13 airplane, which uses an experimental gas mixture. As he rises straight up, Major Nichols contacts him […]
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“Ace” Kelly is a hotshot test pilot for the Army. Ace tests a new “Army motor” in the K13 airplane, which uses an experimental gas mixture. As he rises straight up, Major Nichols contacts him […]
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Murgh the Death

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Red Eve is a historical novel with fantasy elements, by British writer H. Rider Haggard, set in the reign of Edward III. Red Eve depicts the Battle of Crécy and the Black Death, and also […]
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Red Eve is a historical novel with fantasy elements, by British writer H. Rider Haggard, set in the reign of Edward III. Red Eve depicts the Battle of Crécy and the Black Death, and also […]
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Muscle Man

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Enhanced with a mob boss’s serum, Muscle Man is turned into “a man of steel and iron”. His gang conducts a train robbery, with Muscles using a giant rock to block the tracks. Aboard the […]
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Enhanced with a mob boss’s serum, Muscle Man is turned into “a man of steel and iron”. His gang conducts a train robbery, with Muscles using a giant rock to block the tracks. Aboard the […]
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Music Makers of Alderbaran

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Lieutenant Commander Bruce Hunter, the commanding officer of the Chicago Space Salvage Yard for spaceships in “the jaded, space-minded world of the twenty-first century”, has been grounded from space travel because of “space radiation sickness”. […]
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Lieutenant Commander Bruce Hunter, the commanding officer of the Chicago Space Salvage Yard for spaceships in “the jaded, space-minded world of the twenty-first century”, has been grounded from space travel because of “space radiation sickness”. […]
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Music Master

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John Wallace, a concert violinist and music teacher, finds the fabled “musical pipes of death,” which allow a user to fly whenever he hears a certain note played on a musical instrument. He can use […]
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John Wallace, a concert violinist and music teacher, finds the fabled “musical pipes of death,” which allow a user to fly whenever he hears a certain note played on a musical instrument. He can use […]
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Muss ‘Em Up Donovan

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“Muss ‘Em Up” Donovan was a detective, fired from the force on charges of police brutality (his victims, evidently, were white). Donovan is called back to action by a city administration overly harassed by crime […]
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“Muss ‘Em Up” Donovan was a detective, fired from the force on charges of police brutality (his victims, evidently, were white). Donovan is called back to action by a city administration overly harassed by crime […]
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Mycroft Holmes

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Mycroft Holmes is Sherlock Holmes’s older brother. He mainly appears in two stories by Doyle, “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter” and “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans”. He also appears briefly in “The Final […]
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Mycroft Holmes is Sherlock Holmes’s older brother. He mainly appears in two stories by Doyle, “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter” and “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans”. He also appears briefly in “The Final […]
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Myles Cabot, Radio Man

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The Radio Man (Argosy All-Story Weekly June 28- July 19, 1924) by Ralph Milne Farley (Reprinted in Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1939 January February 1940) This novel serial starts a long-running series with Myles Cabot, […]
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The Radio Man (Argosy All-Story Weekly June 28- July 19, 1924) by Ralph Milne Farley (Reprinted in Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1939 January February 1940) This novel serial starts a long-running series with Myles Cabot, […]
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Myra North

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From the title, a reader might expect Myra North, Special Nurse, to consist of soap opera-style adventures, not the hair-raising kind. But note the second part of the title — anyone who expected Myra to […]
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From the title, a reader might expect Myra North, Special Nurse, to consist of soap opera-style adventures, not the hair-raising kind. But note the second part of the title — anyone who expected Myra to […]
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Myra Pyram

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Myra Pyram harbored a secret, dangerous obsession with Egyptian magic. She began bringing mummies into the home, using elaborate and arcane rituals to resurrect them. Her husband John Sanders moves out of the house. When […]
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Myra Pyram harbored a secret, dangerous obsession with Egyptian magic. She began bringing mummies into the home, using elaborate and arcane rituals to resurrect them. Her husband John Sanders moves out of the house. When […]
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Myra Trent

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Myra Trent is an adventurer with a taste for speed. She wins many races, setting land-speed records and winning speedboat races. She creates a rocket to make her the first human to reach Mars. Scientist […]
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Myra Trent is an adventurer with a taste for speed. She wins many races, setting land-speed records and winning speedboat races. She creates a rocket to make her the first human to reach Mars. Scientist […]
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Mysta (Avon)

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Mysta was a fortune teller and cult leader who claimed to have the ability to see into the future. Her followers were willing to kill themselves if she told them that they must. She was […]
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Mysta was a fortune teller and cult leader who claimed to have the ability to see into the future. Her followers were willing to kill themselves if she told them that they must. She was […]
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Mysta of the Moon

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In the near future, Mars, God of War, has succeeded in destroying all of Earth’s universities, in an attempt to inflict a new dark age on humanity. However, Dr. Kort has preserved the world’s knowledge […]
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In the near future, Mars, God of War, has succeeded in destroying all of Earth’s universities, in an attempt to inflict a new dark age on humanity. However, Dr. Kort has preserved the world’s knowledge […]
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Mysta’s Robot

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Robot was the servant of Mysta of the Moon. He/it was a large silvery humanoid who followed Mysta’s every mental order and could speak English. It possessed great strength and had built-in analytical tools and […]
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Robot was the servant of Mysta of the Moon. He/it was a large silvery humanoid who followed Mysta’s every mental order and could speak English. It possessed great strength and had built-in analytical tools and […]
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Mystery Man (Fox)

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The athletic and handsome Richard Alden was the son of the mayor and seemed to be nothing more than a troublemaker. He also was constantly eating peanuts and had a crush on a reporter named […]
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The athletic and handsome Richard Alden was the son of the mayor and seemed to be nothing more than a troublemaker. He also was constantly eating peanuts and had a crush on a reporter named […]
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Mystico, the Wonder Man

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Mystico was a seer of ancient Egypt, who died some 3000 years ago. His mummy was stolen from a museum by Dr. Slade, a mad scientist who resurrects him with his life-restoring “vita-ray.” However, the […]
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Mystico was a seer of ancient Egypt, who died some 3000 years ago. His mummy was stolen from a museum by Dr. Slade, a mad scientist who resurrects him with his life-restoring “vita-ray.” However, the […]