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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (Tower)

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. (The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves) is a secret organization formed after World War II to fight covert threats. When UN special agents storm a Professor Emil Jenning’s mountain laboratory to drive off […]
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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. (The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves) is a secret organization formed after World War II to fight covert threats. When UN special agents storm a Professor Emil Jenning’s mountain laboratory to drive off […]
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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Squad (Tower)

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Joining the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents were the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Squad, a special team of agents who fight the Warlord. This team included James “Egghead” Andor, a brilliant strategist (Andor dies in issue #2, reappearing as a villain […]
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Joining the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents were the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Squad, a special team of agents who fight the Warlord. This team included James “Egghead” Andor, a brilliant strategist (Andor dies in issue #2, reappearing as a villain […]
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T.N.T.

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Scientist and inventor Treve N.Thorndyke creates an “atom gun” that can disintegrate nearly everything. He then creates a costume and calls himself T.N.T., using his amazing invention to combat evil. While he has no super […]
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Scientist and inventor Treve N.Thorndyke creates an “atom gun” that can disintegrate nearly everything. He then creates a costume and calls himself T.N.T., using his amazing invention to combat evil. While he has no super […]
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Tabu

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In Jungle Comics #1 by Fletcher Hanks, Tabu was a White man who, while wandering the jungle, wound up saving the life of a powerful shaman. The shaman gave him the power of the “extra […]
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In Jungle Comics #1 by Fletcher Hanks, Tabu was a White man who, while wandering the jungle, wound up saving the life of a powerful shaman. The shaman gave him the power of the “extra […]
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Tai Sui Gods

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The classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (also commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi) contains a register of deities. According to Fengshen Yanyi, Yuanshi Tianzun (“Primeval Lord of Heaven”) bestows upon Jiang Ziya the Fengshen […]
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The classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (also commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi) contains a register of deities. According to Fengshen Yanyi, Yuanshi Tianzun (“Primeval Lord of Heaven”) bestows upon Jiang Ziya the Fengshen […]
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Taira no Kiyomori

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Taira no Kiyomori (1118 – March 20, 1181) was a military leader and kugyō of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. In 1156, […]
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Taira no Kiyomori (1118 – March 20, 1181) was a military leader and kugyō of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. In 1156, […]
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Taira no Tomomori

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Taira no Tomomori (平 知盛) (1152–1185) was the son of Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira Clan’s chief commanders in the Genpei War at the end of the Heian period of Japanese history. […]
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Taira no Tomomori (平 知盛) (1152–1185) was the son of Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira Clan’s chief commanders in the Genpei War at the end of the Heian period of Japanese history. […]
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Taj of the Elephants

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Taj was a desi princess who went to live with elephants. Alias Taj of the Elephants Real Names/Alt Names Taj Characteristics Hero, Fiction House Universe, Jungle Action, World War II Era, Indian Creators/Key Contributors Unknown […]
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Taj was a desi princess who went to live with elephants. Alias Taj of the Elephants Real Names/Alt Names Taj Characteristics Hero, Fiction House Universe, Jungle Action, World War II Era, Indian Creators/Key Contributors Unknown […]
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Takaonna

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Takaonna was a Japanese yōkai that appeared in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. The Gazu (illustrated reference) above depicts a woman with an elongated lower body next to what appears to be a […]
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Takaonna was a Japanese yōkai that appeared in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. The Gazu (illustrated reference) above depicts a woman with an elongated lower body next to what appears to be a […]
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Takarabune

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Takarabune are splendid sailing ships laden with treasures such as gold and silver, gems, coral, and other precious cargo. The sails are often decorated with auspicious kanji or other symbols. Spirits of good luck like […]
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Takarabune are splendid sailing ships laden with treasures such as gold and silver, gems, coral, and other precious cargo. The sails are often decorated with auspicious kanji or other symbols. Spirits of good luck like […]
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Takeda Shingen

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Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄, December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573) was daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known as “the Tiger of Kai”, he was one of the most powerful […]
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Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄, December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573) was daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known as “the Tiger of Kai”, he was one of the most powerful […]
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Taki reio

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Taki reiō are apparitions which are found in the basins of holy waterfalls across East Asia. These apparitions take the form of deities, most commonly Fudō Myōō. The images are so powerful that all types […]
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Taki reiō are apparitions which are found in the basins of holy waterfalls across East Asia. These apparitions take the form of deities, most commonly Fudō Myōō. The images are so powerful that all types […]
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Taku Umrat

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Taku Umrat is the leader of a band of ruthless tribal marauders based on an uncharted island off of the coast of India. Taku contracts Captain Barnacle to deliver a shipment of guns for use […]
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Taku Umrat is the leader of a band of ruthless tribal marauders based on an uncharted island off of the coast of India. Taku contracts Captain Barnacle to deliver a shipment of guns for use […]
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Tala

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Tala helps an African tribe trap their enemies and add their bleached bones to their Mountain of Skulls. She takes on Jo Jo the Congo King as an enemy, captures him, but falls into a […]
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Tala helps an African tribe trap their enemies and add their bleached bones to their Mountain of Skulls. She takes on Jo Jo the Congo King as an enemy, captures him, but falls into a […]
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Talos

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As Adrienne Mayor, a classicist at Stanford University, argues in her 2018 book Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines and Ancient Dreams of Technology, “Long before the clockwork contraptions of the Middle Ages and the [automatons] […]
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As Adrienne Mayor, a classicist at Stanford University, argues in her 2018 book Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines and Ancient Dreams of Technology, “Long before the clockwork contraptions of the Middle Ages and the [automatons] […]
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Tama of the Light Country

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Tama of the Light Country by Ray Cummings is a novel written in the Edgar Rice Burroughs mode with an Earthman who goes to Mercury where women have wings. Since Mercury has less gravity, the […]
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Tama of the Light Country by Ray Cummings is a novel written in the Edgar Rice Burroughs mode with an Earthman who goes to Mercury where women have wings. Since Mercury has less gravity, the […]
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Tamah

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Sheik Tamah is a “native bandit chieftain” who faces off with the French Foreign Legion by attacking their fort. The French soldiers lose radio contact due to a damaged aerial. Gypsy Johnson is captured in […]
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Sheik Tamah is a “native bandit chieftain” who faces off with the French Foreign Legion by attacking their fort. The French soldiers lose radio contact due to a damaged aerial. Gypsy Johnson is captured in […]
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Tamamo no Mae

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Stories of Tamamo-no-Mae being a legendary kitsune fox spirit appear during the Muromachi period as otogizōshi (prose narratives), and were also mentioned by Toriyama Sekien in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. Edo period folklore then conflated the […]
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Stories of Tamamo-no-Mae being a legendary kitsune fox spirit appear during the Muromachi period as otogizōshi (prose narratives), and were also mentioned by Toriyama Sekien in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. Edo period folklore then conflated the […]
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Tamor

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Jack Tamor was hunting Hans Odin, Nazi commander of a prisoner of war camp who fled to Africa to escape justice after the war. Tamor’s brother died in this camp and Tamor sought revenge. Jack […]
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Jack Tamor was hunting Hans Odin, Nazi commander of a prisoner of war camp who fled to Africa to escape justice after the war. Tamor’s brother died in this camp and Tamor sought revenge. Jack […]
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Tanee

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One of the love interests of Jo-Jo the Congo King, and only love interest of Bombo. Jo-Jo the Congo King’s girlfriends were named Tonda, Gwenna of the Bonangi, Geesha, Yolda, Safra, and Tanee. All looked […]
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One of the love interests of Jo-Jo the Congo King, and only love interest of Bombo. Jo-Jo the Congo King’s girlfriends were named Tonda, Gwenna of the Bonangi, Geesha, Yolda, Safra, and Tanee. All looked […]
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Tange Sazen

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Tange Sazen is a fictional swordsman featured in Japanese literature, cinema and TV. Originally a samurai member of the Sōma clan, he is attacked and mutilated, losing his right eye and right arm. He then […]
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Tange Sazen is a fictional swordsman featured in Japanese literature, cinema and TV. Originally a samurai member of the Sōma clan, he is attacked and mutilated, losing his right eye and right arm. He then […]
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Tangi

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Tangi was a caucasian “Jungle Girl” who lived in a village with her friends Cheela and Tangoh. She rode zebras on long-distance trips, particularly when going to worship at the sacred graveyard of her ancestors, […]
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Tangi was a caucasian “Jungle Girl” who lived in a village with her friends Cheela and Tangoh. She rode zebras on long-distance trips, particularly when going to worship at the sacred graveyard of her ancestors, […]
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Tanu

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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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Tara

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Tara, along with her friends Malo and Robin, are unjustly forced into exile from Earth, so they take refuge in Phantom Haven on Venus, the headquarters of Haneesh and his “Brotherhood of Space.” Although they […]
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Tara, along with her friends Malo and Robin, are unjustly forced into exile from Earth, so they take refuge in Phantom Haven on Venus, the headquarters of Haneesh and his “Brotherhood of Space.” Although they […]
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Tarantula (MLJ)

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The Tarantula was actually Bill Barnes, fiance of Deborah Morgan. He was not a wealthy man, so he turned to threatening and extorting money from rich young debutantes. When they failed to pay him, they […]
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The Tarantula was actually Bill Barnes, fiance of Deborah Morgan. He was not a wealthy man, so he turned to threatening and extorting money from rich young debutantes. When they failed to pay him, they […]
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Tarantula (Tower)

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Tarantula was a giant, green-skinned mutant with multiple arms. A foe of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent called NoMan, his base of operations was Scorpion Island. Note: Tower Comics never registered its titles with the US copyright […]
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Tarantula was a giant, green-skinned mutant with multiple arms. A foe of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent called NoMan, his base of operations was Scorpion Island. Note: Tower Comics never registered its titles with the US copyright […]
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Tardor

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

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The Target is Niles Reed, a metallurgist who doubles as a spy for the U.S. Army. Niles’ brother James is killed by gangsters, so the enraged Niles decides to go after them. He designs a […]
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The Target is Niles Reed, a metallurgist who doubles as a spy for the U.S. Army. Niles’ brother James is killed by gangsters, so the enraged Niles decides to go after them. He designs a […]
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Targeteers

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The Target is Niles Reed, a metallurgist who doubles as a spy for the U.S. Army. Niles’ brother James is killed by gangsters, so the enraged Niles decides to go after them. He designs a […]
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The Target is Niles Reed, a metallurgist who doubles as a spy for the U.S. Army. Niles’ brother James is killed by gangsters, so the enraged Niles decides to go after them. He designs a […]
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Tarna

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Tarna was the Silver Knight’s lady, and a brave warrior in her own right. She often aided him in battle. When the Barghest captured the Silver Knight, she wore his armor to save him on […]
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Tarna was the Silver Knight’s lady, and a brave warrior in her own right. She often aided him in battle. When the Barghest captured the Silver Knight, she wore his armor to save him on […]
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Taro

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Taro is a lieutenant in the army of the Unicors. He aids Rod Rian to escape from the Mephisians, the thralls of Mephis. Taro is captured by Mephis for aiding Rian. Rod and Taro are […]
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Taro is a lieutenant in the army of the Unicors. He aids Rod Rian to escape from the Mephisians, the thralls of Mephis. Taro is captured by Mephis for aiding Rian. Rod and Taro are […]
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Tarra

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After assisting the female Doxian Erda in the war against the Zodians, Commodore Rex Clive and Adjutant Speed Lansing remain on the planet Dox. The new Master Devil Choq begins new attacks. As the attack […]
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After assisting the female Doxian Erda in the war against the Zodians, Commodore Rex Clive and Adjutant Speed Lansing remain on the planet Dox. The new Master Devil Choq begins new attacks. As the attack […]
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Tarrano the Conqueror

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Tarrano the Conqueror, Warlord of the Planets, grew up as Taro, in the “Cold Country” of Venus, along with a girl who took the name Tara as a promise to be his mate. Tara loved […]
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Tarrano the Conqueror, Warlord of the Planets, grew up as Taro, in the “Cold Country” of Venus, along with a girl who took the name Tara as a promise to be his mate. Tara loved […]
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Tars Tarkas

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Tars Tarkas was a great warrior and leader among the brutal and mirthless Tharks. He possesses a sense of compassion and empathy uncharacteristic of his race. Tarkas is the first Barsoomian John Carter encounters when […]
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Tars Tarkas was a great warrior and leader among the brutal and mirthless Tharks. He possesses a sense of compassion and empathy uncharacteristic of his race. Tarkas is the first Barsoomian John Carter encounters when […]
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Tartu

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Tartu is a boy of approximately 10 years old adopted by Tarzan and Jane Porter. Tarzan faces hunters led by Schroeder and Rene, who invaded the jungle to capture animals and explore a lost city. […]
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Tartu is a boy of approximately 10 years old adopted by Tarzan and Jane Porter. Tarzan faces hunters led by Schroeder and Rene, who invaded the jungle to capture animals and explore a lost city. […]
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Tarzan

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Tarzan is the son of a British lord and lady who were marooned on the coast of Africa by mutineers. When Tarzan was an infant, his mother died, and his father was killed by Kerchak, […]
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Tarzan is the son of a British lord and lady who were marooned on the coast of Africa by mutineers. When Tarzan was an infant, his mother died, and his father was killed by Kerchak, […]
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Teacher (Ace)

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The Teacher was a “free-lance espionage expert” and mad scientist who specialized in brainwashing. He dressed in a cap and gown and would hook his “students” up to mind control devices. The Teacher made Captain […]
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The Teacher was a “free-lance espionage expert” and mad scientist who specialized in brainwashing. He dressed in a cap and gown and would hook his “students” up to mind control devices. The Teacher made Captain […]
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Teba

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

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Renowned sculptor Ted Harper is offered a house in Swamp Hollow as an art studio, for free. He doesn’t realize the owner is the Devil, who has grown tired of his waning power over mankind. […]
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Renowned sculptor Ted Harper is offered a house in Swamp Hollow as an art studio, for free. He doesn’t realize the owner is the Devil, who has grown tired of his waning power over mankind. […]
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Ted Lawrence

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Doctor Ted Lawrence arrives in the dying town of Banbury after hearing reports of a ghoul lurking at its cemetery. He intends to write a book on the ghoul. He finds the ghoul crying and […]
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Doctor Ted Lawrence arrives in the dying town of Banbury after hearing reports of a ghoul lurking at its cemetery. He intends to write a book on the ghoul. He finds the ghoul crying and […]
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Ted Parrish

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Ted Parrish was a famous Hollywood film star who found himself typecast as a romantic lead. Frustrated with the situation, Parrish told his producer that he would walk away from his contract if he didn’t […]
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Ted Parrish was a famous Hollywood film star who found himself typecast as a romantic lead. Frustrated with the situation, Parrish told his producer that he would walk away from his contract if he didn’t […]
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Teddy Crowley

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“Venus Liberated” (Amazing Stories Quarterly, July 1929) by Harl Vincent begins with Ralph Prescott going to a shrink because his dreams are driving him mad. Doctor De Polac has a new invention, a dream projector. […]
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“Venus Liberated” (Amazing Stories Quarterly, July 1929) by Harl Vincent begins with Ralph Prescott going to a shrink because his dreams are driving him mad. Doctor De Polac has a new invention, a dream projector. […]
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Teena

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Dot was the friend and secretary of Rod Hathway, a wealthy philanthropist who fought crime as Avenger, The Space Detective. She accompanied him on his missions, using the alternate identity of “Teena.” The two had […]
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Dot was the friend and secretary of Rod Hathway, a wealthy philanthropist who fought crime as Avenger, The Space Detective. She accompanied him on his missions, using the alternate identity of “Teena.” The two had […]
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Telemachus

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In Greek mythology, Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope, who are central characters in Homer’s Odyssey. When Telemachus reached manhood, he visited Pylos and Sparta in search of his wandering father. On his […]
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In Greek mythology, Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope, who are central characters in Homer’s Odyssey. When Telemachus reached manhood, he visited Pylos and Sparta in search of his wandering father. On his […]
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Telepathist

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The Telepathist was a mystic and an Axis agent who sent messages to Germany (from America) by telepathy. He came to the Wizard’s attention when his girlfriend, Jane Barlowe, was seeking some spiritual advice from […]
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The Telepathist was a mystic and an Axis agent who sent messages to Germany (from America) by telepathy. He came to the Wizard’s attention when his girlfriend, Jane Barlowe, was seeking some spiritual advice from […]
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Teller

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“The Satanic weaver of suspense who relates four ghoulish tales of terror to turn your blood to ice. Introducing THE TELLER.” “The Teller”, or the “Teller of Tales”, gained his powers after a chemical explosion […]
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“The Satanic weaver of suspense who relates four ghoulish tales of terror to turn your blood to ice. Introducing THE TELLER.” “The Teller”, or the “Teller of Tales”, gained his powers after a chemical explosion […]
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Telo the Mental Wizard

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Telo helped to stop a fantastic Prussanian plot to invade the United States by shooting troops across the Atlantic Ocean in giant “capsules” from a big gun. The invading soldiers landed in Lonepine Valley, 50 […]
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Telo helped to stop a fantastic Prussanian plot to invade the United States by shooting troops across the Atlantic Ocean in giant “capsules” from a big gun. The invading soldiers landed in Lonepine Valley, 50 […]
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Ten

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In the Iga region, Mie Prefecture, is a saying, “The fox has seven disguises, the tanuki has eight, and the marten has nine,” and a legend relates how the marten has greater ability in shapeshifting […]
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In the Iga region, Mie Prefecture, is a saying, “The fox has seven disguises, the tanuki has eight, and the marten has nine,” and a legend relates how the marten has greater ability in shapeshifting […]
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Teneshad

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Teneshad was a demon originating from a hidden realm called the Half World. The ancient, hand-written book used for summoning him was kept – or possibly inherited – by a man named Mr. Sylvestre who […]
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Teneshad was a demon originating from a hidden realm called the Half World. The ancient, hand-written book used for summoning him was kept – or possibly inherited – by a man named Mr. Sylvestre who […]
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Tengu

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Tengu are a type of legendary creature found in Shinto belief. They are considered a type of yōkai (supernatural beings) or Shinto kami (gods or spirits). The Tengu were originally thought to take the forms […]
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Tengu are a type of legendary creature found in Shinto belief. They are considered a type of yōkai (supernatural beings) or Shinto kami (gods or spirits). The Tengu were originally thought to take the forms […]
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Tengu of Mount Hiko

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The tengu in art appears in a variety of shapes. It usually falls somewhere in between a large, monstrous bird and a wholly anthropomorphized being, often with a red face or an unusually large or […]
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The tengu in art appears in a variety of shapes. It usually falls somewhere in between a large, monstrous bird and a wholly anthropomorphized being, often with a red face or an unusually large or […]
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Tengubi

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Tengubi is a fireball phenomenon seen near rivers in Aichi, Shizuoka, Yamanashi, and Kanagawa Prefectures. It appears as one or more (up to several hundred) reddish flames which float about in the sky. These supernatural […]
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Tengubi is a fireball phenomenon seen near rivers in Aichi, Shizuoka, Yamanashi, and Kanagawa Prefectures. It appears as one or more (up to several hundred) reddish flames which float about in the sky. These supernatural […]
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Tengutsubute

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The tengutsubute is a phenomenon in which stones suddenly fall from the sky. They appear to be thrown from somewhere, but it’s unknown where they are flung from, so they are said to perhaps be […]
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The tengutsubute is a phenomenon in which stones suddenly fall from the sky. They appear to be thrown from somewhere, but it’s unknown where they are flung from, so they are said to perhaps be […]
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Tenjo kudari

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Tenjō kudari has the appearance of a naked, ugly, old woman with a long tongue, and long, disheveled hair. This yokai was first documented by Toriyama Sekien, and aside from his illustration, little else is […]
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Tenjō kudari has the appearance of a naked, ugly, old woman with a long tongue, and long, disheveled hair. This yokai was first documented by Toriyama Sekien, and aside from his illustration, little else is […]
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Tenjoname

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Tenjōname is a tall yōkai with a very long tongue. It appears in houses with tall ceilings, particularly in the cold months when light cannot reach all the way to ceiling and casts weird shadows […]
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Tenjōname is a tall yōkai with a very long tongue. It appears in houses with tall ceilings, particularly in the cold months when light cannot reach all the way to ceiling and casts weird shadows […]
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Tenome

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Tenome is a Japanese yōkai that appeared in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. They appear as a zatō (a kind of member of the blind persons’ guild such as the tōdōza or a […]
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Tenome is a Japanese yōkai that appeared in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. They appear as a zatō (a kind of member of the blind persons’ guild such as the tōdōza or a […]
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Teratsutsuki

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Teratsutsuki is the onryō of a man who lived in the 6th century CE, Mononobe no Moriya. It was sighted at Hōryū-ji and Shitennō-ji temples, where it took the form of ghostly woodpecker and tried […]
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Teratsutsuki is the onryō of a man who lived in the 6th century CE, Mononobe no Moriya. It was sighted at Hōryū-ji and Shitennō-ji temples, where it took the form of ghostly woodpecker and tried […]
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Terence X. O’Leary

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Terence X. O’Leary’s character evolves over time. He begins as an Irish stereotype, the red-headed drunken liar and braggart, all fist and no brain, hating the English and everything that stereotype says he should hate. […]
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Terence X. O’Leary’s character evolves over time. He begins as an Irish stereotype, the red-headed drunken liar and braggart, all fist and no brain, hating the English and everything that stereotype says he should hate. […]
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Terreur Noir

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While visiting a college history teacher, Professor Ducayne, Bob Benton and Tim come across a rather startling discovery, a letter from 17th century France which stated “…without the Black Terrors I should now be dead!” […]
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While visiting a college history teacher, Professor Ducayne, Bob Benton and Tim come across a rather startling discovery, a letter from 17th century France which stated “…without the Black Terrors I should now be dead!” […]
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Terry Kane

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Terry Kane was the “Man of a Thousand Adventures”, who found trouble all over the world. Along with his secretary Tina Drake, he had a number of bizarre adventures along the way, such as encountering […]
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Terry Kane was the “Man of a Thousand Adventures”, who found trouble all over the world. Along with his secretary Tina Drake, he had a number of bizarre adventures along the way, such as encountering […]
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Terry Moore

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Detective Terry Moore of the 34th Precinct in New York City. Probably the character on the cover of Power Comics #1, which is sometimes also attributed to an otherwise unknown character nicknamed “Bare-Knuckles Jack” with […]
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Detective Terry Moore of the 34th Precinct in New York City. Probably the character on the cover of Power Comics #1, which is sometimes also attributed to an otherwise unknown character nicknamed “Bare-Knuckles Jack” with […]
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Terry Temple

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Terry Temple was a police detective stationed at Metro City. She was a competent detective and capable of using a gun. Alias Terry Temple Real Names/Alt Names Terry Temple Characteristics Hero, Detective, Police, World War […]
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Terry Temple was a police detective stationed at Metro City. She was a competent detective and capable of using a gun. Alias Terry Temple Real Names/Alt Names Terry Temple Characteristics Hero, Detective, Police, World War […]
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Tesso

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Tesso is a Japanese yōkai related to the vengeful spirit (onryō) of the Heian period monk Raigō and a mouse. The name “tesso” is a name given by Toriyama Sekien in the Edo period collection […]
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Tesso is a Japanese yōkai related to the vengeful spirit (onryō) of the Heian period monk Raigō and a mouse. The name “tesso” is a name given by Toriyama Sekien in the Edo period collection […]
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Texa

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Texa was a brilliant crime boss who claimed to possess “the greatest brain in the world.” She was about 8 feet tall, and was more than happy to participate in a battle (though usually armed […]
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Texa was a brilliant crime boss who claimed to possess “the greatest brain in the world.” She was about 8 feet tall, and was more than happy to participate in a battle (though usually armed […]
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Thalia, Queen of the Venerians

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“Venus Liberated” (Amazing Stories Quarterly, July 1929) by Harl Vincent begins with Ralph Prescott going to a shrink because his dreams are driving him mad. Doctor De Polac has a new invention, a dream projector. […]
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“Venus Liberated” (Amazing Stories Quarterly, July 1929) by Harl Vincent begins with Ralph Prescott going to a shrink because his dreams are driving him mad. Doctor De Polac has a new invention, a dream projector. […]
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Thark

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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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Thelda Barnes

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When a massive, shining saucer appears over Earth, Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes fly their rocketship out to meet it. In a full spacesuit, Aku explains he is Chief of the Sun People, who […]
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When a massive, shining saucer appears over Earth, Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes fly their rocketship out to meet it. In a full spacesuit, Aku explains he is Chief of the Sun People, who […]
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Thelma Gordon

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Thelma Gordon is the reporter girlfriend and non-costumed sidekick of, first, John Dickering, the Comet, and then his brother, Bob Dickering, the Hangman. She also had a brother of her own, Johnny Gordon. Although being […]
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Thelma Gordon is the reporter girlfriend and non-costumed sidekick of, first, John Dickering, the Comet, and then his brother, Bob Dickering, the Hangman. She also had a brother of her own, Johnny Gordon. Although being […]
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Theodosia Burr Alston

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Theodosia Burr Alston (June 21, 1783 – January 2 or 3, 1813) was an American socialite and the daughter of the third U.S. Vice President, Aaron Burr, and Theodosia Bartow Prevost. Her husband, Joseph Alston, […]
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Theodosia Burr Alston (June 21, 1783 – January 2 or 3, 1813) was an American socialite and the daughter of the third U.S. Vice President, Aaron Burr, and Theodosia Bartow Prevost. Her husband, Joseph Alston, […]
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Theseus

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Theseus was the mythical king and founder-hero of Athens. The myths surrounding Theseus, his journeys, exploits, and friends, have provided material for fiction throughout the ages. Theseus is sometimes described as the son of Aegeus, […]
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Theseus was the mythical king and founder-hero of Athens. The myths surrounding Theseus, his journeys, exploits, and friends, have provided material for fiction throughout the ages. Theseus is sometimes described as the son of Aegeus, […]
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Thetis

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Thetis is a figure from Greek mythology with varying mythological roles. She mainly appears as a sea nymph, a goddess of water, and one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. […]
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Thetis is a figure from Greek mythology with varying mythological roles. She mainly appears as a sea nymph, a goddess of water, and one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. […]
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Thief of Bagdad

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Ahmed steals as he pleases in the city of Bagdad. Wandering into a mosque, he tells the holy man he disdains his religion; his philosophy is, “What I want, I take.” Freely adapted from One […]
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Ahmed steals as he pleases in the city of Bagdad. Wandering into a mosque, he tells the holy man he disdains his religion; his philosophy is, “What I want, I take.” Freely adapted from One […]
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Thinker

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The Thinker was an extra-terrestrial who lived on what appeared to be a comet made entirely of gold. On the surface was the Thinker’s golden headquarters, from which he commanded a small army of headless […]
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The Thinker was an extra-terrestrial who lived on what appeared to be a comet made entirely of gold. On the surface was the Thinker’s golden headquarters, from which he commanded a small army of headless […]
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Thinking Machine

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Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S., M.D., M.D.S. is a fictional character in a series of detective short stories and a novel by Jacques Futrelle, the best known being The Problem […]
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Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S., M.D., M.D.S. is a fictional character in a series of detective short stories and a novel by Jacques Futrelle, the best known being The Problem […]
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Third Key

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This unnamed, male Middle Eastern character only appeared on the cover of Key Comics #5. Alias Third Key Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, Number-themed, World War II Era, Middle Eastern Creators/Key Contributors Walter Johnson […]
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This unnamed, male Middle Eastern character only appeared on the cover of Key Comics #5. Alias Third Key Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, Number-themed, World War II Era, Middle Eastern Creators/Key Contributors Walter Johnson […]
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Thirteen

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Harold Higgins was a former reporter for the Hollywood Herald. He was born in a small town in Vermont. He had a happy childhood, but seemed to have bad luck when it came to anything related […]
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Harold Higgins was a former reporter for the Hollywood Herald. He was born in a small town in Vermont. He had a happy childhood, but seemed to have bad luck when it came to anything related […]
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Thomas Hutter

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Thomas Hutter replaced Jonathan Harker in F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. Alias Thomas Hutter Real Names/Alt Names Thomas Hutter Characteristics Hero, Monster Hunter, Monster Hunter, Dracula Family, Film Characters, Realism and Victorian Age […]
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Thomas Hutter replaced Jonathan Harker in F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. Alias Thomas Hutter Real Names/Alt Names Thomas Hutter Characteristics Hero, Monster Hunter, Monster Hunter, Dracula Family, Film Characters, Realism and Victorian Age […]
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Thomas Wright

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Thomas Wright was a young senator. While idealistic, he was not principled enough to resist political pressure, especially when it came from the corrupt Senator Jaspar Crow. When his fiance, Wendy Foster, called him a […]
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Thomas Wright was a young senator. While idealistic, he was not principled enough to resist political pressure, especially when it came from the corrupt Senator Jaspar Crow. When his fiance, Wendy Foster, called him a […]
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Thor (Charlton)

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Charlton’s version of Thor was a normal Scandinavian man who was weak and cowardly compared to his Viking brothers. He discovered a cave that glowed with strange light. Bathing in these rays caused Thor to […]
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Charlton’s version of Thor was a normal Scandinavian man who was weak and cowardly compared to his Viking brothers. He discovered a cave that glowed with strange light. Bathing in these rays caused Thor to […]
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Thor (Fox)

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Believing that the world needed a defender, Thor, son of Odin and supreme ruler of Valhalla, bestowed upon the human Grant Farrel his own powers, which Grant used to become a crime fighter. When he […]
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Believing that the world needed a defender, Thor, son of Odin and supreme ruler of Valhalla, bestowed upon the human Grant Farrel his own powers, which Grant used to become a crime fighter. When he […]
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Thor (MLJ)

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Scott Rand pilots the “Time Car”, invented by Dr. Joel Meade. On their maiden voyage, the two travel to ancient Rome, arriving in 200 A.D. They observe a Viking invasion, in which the Vikings are […]
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Scott Rand pilots the “Time Car”, invented by Dr. Joel Meade. On their maiden voyage, the two travel to ancient Rome, arriving in 200 A.D. They observe a Viking invasion, in which the Vikings are […]
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Thor (Norse God)

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Thor is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility. Thor is […]
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Thor is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility. Thor is […]
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Thor Taver

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The residents of a fishing village were plagued by attacks from enormous marauding eagles. The villagers wiped out the eagles, leaving only the “unholy” Black Eagle, who is large enough to carry off a full-grown […]
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The residents of a fishing village were plagued by attacks from enormous marauding eagles. The villagers wiped out the eagles, leaving only the “unholy” Black Eagle, who is large enough to carry off a full-grown […]
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Thorn

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

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Thought-Forms: A Record of Clairvoyant Investigation is a theosophical book compiled by Theosophical Society members A. Besant and C. W. Leadbeater. It was originally published in 1905 in London. From the standpoint of Theosophy, it […]
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Thought-Forms: A Record of Clairvoyant Investigation is a theosophical book compiled by Theosophical Society members A. Besant and C. W. Leadbeater. It was originally published in 1905 in London. From the standpoint of Theosophy, it […]
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Three Cheers

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Bart, Boom, and Sis were former vaudeville performers who joined the Army. When the Nazi agent Malko framed them for a crime, they were dishonorably discharged. Undaunted, they set out to clear their names as […]
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Bart, Boom, and Sis were former vaudeville performers who joined the Army. When the Nazi agent Malko framed them for a crime, they were dishonorably discharged. Undaunted, they set out to clear their names as […]
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Three Islands’ Gods

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“And they that sought the gods followed for thirty nights the lightnings in the sky over five mountains, and as they came to the summit of the last, they saw a valley beneath them, and […]
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“And they that sought the gods followed for thirty nights the lightnings in the sky over five mountains, and as they came to the summit of the last, they saw a valley beneath them, and […]
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Three Musketeers

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Set between 1625 and 1628, Alexandre Dumas’ 1844 The Three Musketeers recounts the adventures of a young man named d’Artagnan (a character based on Charles de Batz-Castelmore d’Artagnan) after he leaves home to travel to […]
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Set between 1625 and 1628, Alexandre Dumas’ 1844 The Three Musketeers recounts the adventures of a young man named d’Artagnan (a character based on Charles de Batz-Castelmore d’Artagnan) after he leaves home to travel to […]
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Three Witches

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The Three Witches, also known as the Weird Sisters, Weyward Sisters or Wayward Sisters, are characters in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The witches eventually lead Macbeth to his demise, and they hold a […]
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The Three Witches, also known as the Weird Sisters, Weyward Sisters or Wayward Sisters, are characters in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The witches eventually lead Macbeth to his demise, and they hold a […]
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Thrill Hunter

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Oklahoma native, Claude Weaver, joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, became an ace, was shot down in Italy, and escaped from a German prison camp. He may have been based on real-life Oklahoma politician, Claude […]
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Oklahoma native, Claude Weaver, joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, became an ace, was shot down in Italy, and escaped from a German prison camp. He may have been based on real-life Oklahoma politician, Claude […]
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Thrilla

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While in prison, Thrilla, the Electrifying Crime Queen, learned that she could absorb the electrical energy produced by the prison’s generator. She mastered her powers, and, when let out for good behavior, immediately turned back […]
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While in prison, Thrilla, the Electrifying Crime Queen, learned that she could absorb the electrical energy produced by the prison’s generator. She mastered her powers, and, when let out for good behavior, immediately turned back […]
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Thubway Tham

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Thubway Tham is a small, short-tempered gnome of a man, a professional pickpocket with an annoying lisp. But he is no mere thief… he is the king of his chosen profession, a master “dip” who […]
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Thubway Tham is a small, short-tempered gnome of a man, a professional pickpocket with an annoying lisp. But he is no mere thief… he is the king of his chosen profession, a master “dip” who […]
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Thula

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

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Thulsa Doom is an antagonist for the character Kull of Atlantis, debuting in the story “Delcardes’ Cat” (as Thulses Doom). He is the prototype for many of the future undead evil wizards in Howard’s stories, […]
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Thulsa Doom is an antagonist for the character Kull of Atlantis, debuting in the story “Delcardes’ Cat” (as Thulses Doom). He is the prototype for many of the future undead evil wizards in Howard’s stories, […]
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Thun-Dohr

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

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Thun’Da, Roger Drum, was an Air Force officer flying across Africa on a spy-chasing mission when his plane went down in unexplored territory, a prehistoric lost world. Crashing in the heart of the valley, his […]
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Thun’Da, Roger Drum, was an Air Force officer flying across Africa on a spy-chasing mission when his plane went down in unexplored territory, a prehistoric lost world. Crashing in the heart of the valley, his […]
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Thunderbolt

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The Thunderbolt was a masked avenger who wore all black, with a smooth, tight-fitting black hood branded with a yellow lightning bolt on the forehead. After John Flatchley returned from World War I, he inherited […]
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The Thunderbolt was a masked avenger who wore all black, with a smooth, tight-fitting black hood branded with a yellow lightning bolt on the forehead. After John Flatchley returned from World War I, he inherited […]
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Thunderbolt Jaxon

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Thunderbolt Jaxon is a superhero comic-book character who first appeared in an Australian comic in 1949. His first appearance in the UK was in Comet #76 in 1949. He later appeared in Knockout between August […]
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Thunderbolt Jaxon is a superhero comic-book character who first appeared in an Australian comic in 1949. His first appearance in the UK was in Comet #76 in 1949. He later appeared in Knockout between August […]
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Thunderbrand

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Pitaye tales featuring a young buccaneer with royal heritage serving under the pirate Barbarossa cruising the Mediterranean. “Long Ago – when Europe was divided into scores of warring kingdoms and duchies – a five-year old […]
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Pitaye tales featuring a young buccaneer with royal heritage serving under the pirate Barbarossa cruising the Mediterranean. “Long Ago – when Europe was divided into scores of warring kingdoms and duchies – a five-year old […]
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Thunderfoot

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Convinced by a gang of neighborhood boys that he could fly like Black Condor, meek Hustace Throckmorton jumped off a building. Lacking Black Condor’s unique upbringing, he was badly injured. In an emergency procedure, doctors […]
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Convinced by a gang of neighborhood boys that he could fly like Black Condor, meek Hustace Throckmorton jumped off a building. Lacking Black Condor’s unique upbringing, he was badly injured. In an emergency procedure, doctors […]
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Thura

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Following the fourth time Lance Gregg cracked up his space ship, Lance has his license is revoked by his employer, Walters, until he reforms. Telling his fiance, Thura, of the incident, the couple break up. […]
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Following the fourth time Lance Gregg cracked up his space ship, Lance has his license is revoked by his employer, Walters, until he reforms. Telling his fiance, Thura, of the incident, the couple break up. […]
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Thuvia

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Thuvia of Ptarth is a Princess who first appears in The Gods of Mars as a slave girl, rescued by John Carter from the nefarious Therns, and later imprisoned with Carter’s wife Dejah Thoris, in […]
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Thuvia of Ptarth is a Princess who first appears in The Gods of Mars as a slave girl, rescued by John Carter from the nefarious Therns, and later imprisoned with Carter’s wife Dejah Thoris, in […]
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Tiger Girl

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The Tiger Girl, also known as Princess Vishnu, was a jungle girl from India. She was accompanied by her companions: Benzali, a tiger, and Abdola, an Indian man. She carried a whip and possessed a […]
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The Tiger Girl, also known as Princess Vishnu, was a jungle girl from India. She was accompanied by her companions: Benzali, a tiger, and Abdola, an Indian man. She carried a whip and possessed a […]
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Tiger Hart

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Tiger Hart of Crossbone Castle was a dual sword-wielding warrior who battled against lawbreakers on the planet Saturn, whose civilization was at the same level of development as Earth’s medieval period. In his only recorded […]
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Tiger Hart of Crossbone Castle was a dual sword-wielding warrior who battled against lawbreakers on the planet Saturn, whose civilization was at the same level of development as Earth’s medieval period. In his only recorded […]
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Tiger Lady

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After the notorious gangster “Machine Gun” Keller was sentenced to death in the electric chair, his gun moll, the mysterious Tiger Lady, swore revenge against those who aided in capturing and convicting him. She used […]
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After the notorious gangster “Machine Gun” Keller was sentenced to death in the electric chair, his gun moll, the mysterious Tiger Lady, swore revenge against those who aided in capturing and convicting him. She used […]
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Tiger Man (Ace)

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The Tiger Man was once a pearl merchant operating on “The Lost Island,” just off the coast of Singapore. He teamed up with a native named Sabbat, and staged his own kidnapping, in order to […]
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The Tiger Man was once a pearl merchant operating on “The Lost Island,” just off the coast of Singapore. He teamed up with a native named Sabbat, and staged his own kidnapping, in order to […]
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Tiger Man (Fiction House)

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Lt. Robert Benton, a.k.a. Tiger Man, was an athletic private eye, attacked in Burma by a tiger in an ancient temple, but, close to death, survived because the magical blood of the tiger entered his […]
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Lt. Robert Benton, a.k.a. Tiger Man, was an athletic private eye, attacked in Burma by a tiger in an ancient temple, but, close to death, survived because the magical blood of the tiger entered his […]
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Tiger Shane

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In his lone appearance, this shirtless detective also fought the Nazi menace. Alias Tiger Shane Real Names/Alt Names Tiger Shane Characteristics Hero, Detective, Harvey Universe, Feline-themed, World War II Era Creators/Key Contributors Pierce Rice, Unknown […]
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In his lone appearance, this shirtless detective also fought the Nazi menace. Alias Tiger Shane Real Names/Alt Names Tiger Shane Characteristics Hero, Detective, Harvey Universe, Feline-themed, World War II Era Creators/Key Contributors Pierce Rice, Unknown […]
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Tiger Woman (Quality)

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The Tiger Woman was the ruler of a small jungle kingdom, presumably located in Africa or India. After a group of explorers looted some of her kingdom’s treasure, she traveled to America to take her […]
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The Tiger Woman was the ruler of a small jungle kingdom, presumably located in Africa or India. After a group of explorers looted some of her kingdom’s treasure, she traveled to America to take her […]
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Tiger’s Paw

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Doctor John Wytes relays the story of a strange urn in his possession to his niece, Lillian Wytes. He explains that, while he was living in the jungle and studying voodoo, he was asked for […]
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Doctor John Wytes relays the story of a strange urn in his possession to his niece, Lillian Wytes. He explains that, while he was living in the jungle and studying voodoo, he was asked for […]
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Tigerwoman (Ace)

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Brett Hannigan and his partner in crime Nita Dell robbed the main offices of a carnival and decided to hide out from the police in a waxworks show’s tent. They seek refuge in hollow statues […]
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Brett Hannigan and his partner in crime Nita Dell robbed the main offices of a carnival and decided to hide out from the police in a waxworks show’s tent. They seek refuge in hollow statues […]
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Tigress (Fawcett)

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The Tigress was a world famous agent who killed a senator and replaced him with an impostor. She planned to do the same to other senators, until she was handed over to the authorities by […]
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The Tigress was a world famous agent who killed a senator and replaced him with an impostor. She planned to do the same to other senators, until she was handed over to the authorities by […]
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Tigress (Holyoke)

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After young David Merryweather loses his parents in the Burmese jungles, a female tiger finds him and treats him like one of her cubs. She teaches him the ways of the jungle and gifts him […]
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After young David Merryweather loses his parents in the Burmese jungles, a female tiger finds him and treats him like one of her cubs. She teaches him the ways of the jungle and gifts him […]
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Tim

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Air-Sub “DX” was the invention of Professor Gray. It was a flying submarine equipped with a “dissolving gun”. Professor Gray and his lovely daughter Rita form the team in charge of Air-Sub “DX”, together with […]
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Air-Sub “DX” was the invention of Professor Gray. It was a flying submarine equipped with a “dissolving gun”. Professor Gray and his lovely daughter Rita form the team in charge of Air-Sub “DX”, together with […]
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Time Skipper

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Hap Holliday, the “Time Skipper,” travels through time in his “Year in an Instant” Time Yacht, a spherical-shaped conveyance. Professor Eon Tempus helped with design and construction, and accompanied Hap on his adventures. In their […]
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Hap Holliday, the “Time Skipper,” travels through time in his “Year in an Instant” Time Yacht, a spherical-shaped conveyance. Professor Eon Tempus helped with design and construction, and accompanied Hap on his adventures. In their […]
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Time Traveler (H. G. Wells)

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In H. G. Wells’ 1895 science fiction novella The Time Machine, the protagonist is a Victorian English scientist and gentleman inventor living in Richmond, Surrey, identified by a narrator simply as the Time Traveller. Similarly, with […]
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In H. G. Wells’ 1895 science fiction novella The Time Machine, the protagonist is a Victorian English scientist and gentleman inventor living in Richmond, Surrey, identified by a narrator simply as the Time Traveller. Similarly, with […]
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Timothy (Nedor)

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While visiting a college history teacher, Professor Ducayne, Bob Benton and Tim come across a rather startling discovery, a letter from 17th century France which stated “…without the Black Terrors I should now be dead!” […]
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While visiting a college history teacher, Professor Ducayne, Bob Benton and Tim come across a rather startling discovery, a letter from 17th century France which stated “…without the Black Terrors I should now be dead!” […]
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Timothy (Ziff-Davis)

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

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The Library of Congress started posting public domain images from a Coney Island Sideshow to Flickr in 2008. They are genuine color slides from the 1930s – 40s. One such photo was of Major Debert, […]
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The Library of Congress started posting public domain images from a Coney Island Sideshow to Flickr in 2008. They are genuine color slides from the 1930s – 40s. One such photo was of Major Debert, […]
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Tintin (Ferenczi)

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Justin Blanchard, known as Tintin, the little Parisian, “the kid from Paris, the intrepid and pleasant newsboy,” is the hero of adventure and science fiction novels published beginning in 1911. Tintin has a little sister, […]
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Justin Blanchard, known as Tintin, the little Parisian, “the kid from Paris, the intrepid and pleasant newsboy,” is the hero of adventure and science fiction novels published beginning in 1911. Tintin has a little sister, […]
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Tintin (Hergé)

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Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and adventurer who becomes involved in dangerous cases in which he takes heroic action to save the day. The Adventures may feature Tintin hard at work in his investigative […]
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Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and adventurer who becomes involved in dangerous cases in which he takes heroic action to save the day. The Adventures may feature Tintin hard at work in his investigative […]
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Tiphys (Folklore)

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In Greek mythology, Tiphys was the helmsman of the Argonauts, chosen to steer the long ship Argo: “The watchful Tiphys, Hagnius’ son, hung his gaze upon the Arcadian constellation, favoured mortal, that found use for […]
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In Greek mythology, Tiphys was the helmsman of the Argonauts, chosen to steer the long ship Argo: “The watchful Tiphys, Hagnius’ son, hung his gaze upon the Arcadian constellation, favoured mortal, that found use for […]
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Titan

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Titan was a private investigator and defender of American freedom, who fought against oppressive forces, whether ordinary crooks or foreign agents. Alias Titan Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Hero, Fox Feature Universe, World War II […]
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Titan was a private investigator and defender of American freedom, who fought against oppressive forces, whether ordinary crooks or foreign agents. Alias Titan Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Hero, Fox Feature Universe, World War II […]
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TNT Todd

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Todd was both an FBI field agent and a chemist. During an experiment, a strange purple gas was released accidentally into his lab. He inhaled large amounts of the gas, which gave him superpowers such […]
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Todd was both an FBI field agent and a chemist. During an experiment, a strange purple gas was released accidentally into his lab. He inhaled large amounts of the gas, which gave him superpowers such […]
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Toad

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Toad, referred to as Weston by his men, was a Nazi agent who created two machines. The first emitted sonic waves, and the second converted sound waves into electric blasts powerful enough to kill. Using […]
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Toad, referred to as Weston by his men, was a Nazi agent who created two machines. The first emitted sonic waves, and the second converted sound waves into electric blasts powerful enough to kill. Using […]
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Toby (Harvey 1)

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The Human Meteor is assisted by Toby, a shoeshine boy who knows of the Human Meteor’s civilian identity. Toby has no super powers. Alias Toby Real Names/Alt Names Toby Characteristics Sidekick, Harvey Universe, World War […]
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The Human Meteor is assisted by Toby, a shoeshine boy who knows of the Human Meteor’s civilian identity. Toby has no super powers. Alias Toby Real Names/Alt Names Toby Characteristics Sidekick, Harvey Universe, World War […]
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Toby (Harvey 2)

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Toby is the pet cat of Linda Turner, a.k.a. the Black Cat. In Toby’s initial appearance, she displayed an antagonistic dislike for Garboil, Linda’s director on her films. Toby was a black, female Siamese in […]
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Toby is the pet cat of Linda Turner, a.k.a. the Black Cat. In Toby’s initial appearance, she displayed an antagonistic dislike for Garboil, Linda’s director on her films. Toby was a black, female Siamese in […]
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Tocsin

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The Tocsin is the name of a mysterious woman who surreptitiously sends hand-written messages to Jimmie Dale, the Gray Seal. The messages contain information on crimes, giving the Gray Seal a means of stopping the […]
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The Tocsin is the name of a mysterious woman who surreptitiously sends hand-written messages to Jimmie Dale, the Gray Seal. The messages contain information on crimes, giving the Gray Seal a means of stopping the […]
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Toda Hanbei Shigeyuki

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The warrior Toda Hanbei Shigeyuki stands on a hill as the 1575 Battle of Mount Tobisu rages between the forces of the Takeda clan and Oda Nobunaga. The flags below bear the mon (crests) of […]
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The warrior Toda Hanbei Shigeyuki stands on a hill as the 1575 Battle of Mount Tobisu rages between the forces of the Takeda clan and Oda Nobunaga. The flags below bear the mon (crests) of […]
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Todaiki

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A tōdaiki is a magical lamp created using black magic and a living human being. Stories about people visiting strange lands and being transformed, or disappearing into another world and never returning are not uncommon […]
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A tōdaiki is a magical lamp created using black magic and a living human being. Stories about people visiting strange lands and being transformed, or disappearing into another world and never returning are not uncommon […]
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Toki Motosada

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Dramatic depiction of Toki Daishiro, an officer of Gamo Sadahide, battling demons at an old temple on Mount Inohana. Having heard that the temple was haunted, Daishiro investigated one night and saw ghostly apparitions dancing […]
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Dramatic depiction of Toki Daishiro, an officer of Gamo Sadahide, battling demons at an old temple on Mount Inohana. Having heard that the temple was haunted, Daishiro investigated one night and saw ghostly apparitions dancing […]
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Tokugawa Ieyasu

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Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He […]
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Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He […]
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Tom Bridges

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Detective Emmet Blake, his father, Inspector Blake, and his female companion, Sally, are on vacation. They decide to stop at a seaside hotel located in a sleepy town called Cliffside. They are greeted by Tom […]
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Detective Emmet Blake, his father, Inspector Blake, and his female companion, Sally, are on vacation. They decide to stop at a seaside hotel located in a sleepy town called Cliffside. They are greeted by Tom […]
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Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

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Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett—Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, and other media in the 1950s. The stories followed the […]
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Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett—Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, and other media in the 1950s. The stories followed the […]
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Tom Graves, Trespasser in Time

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In his lab, Professor Jason Arnold shows his prized pupil, Tom Graves, an experiment for prolonging life. Professor Arnold injects a serum into lab animals, but the animals fade and disappear. Overly excited, Arnold accidentally […]
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In his lab, Professor Jason Arnold shows his prized pupil, Tom Graves, an experiment for prolonging life. Professor Arnold injects a serum into lab animals, but the animals fade and disappear. Overly excited, Arnold accidentally […]
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Tom Halley

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Tom Halley is a Space Patrolman of the Galactic Guardian, who receives a distress call from the Earth rocket Sirius, bound for Galaxy 4, as the ship slips into a space whirlpool. Halley notifies the […]
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Tom Halley is a Space Patrolman of the Galactic Guardian, who receives a distress call from the Earth rocket Sirius, bound for Galaxy 4, as the ship slips into a space whirlpool. Halley notifies the […]
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Tom Hardy

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Captain Tom Hardy of the U.N. Guard Patrol commands U.N. Patrol Ship 67. An uneventful trip is interrupted when a spherical craft approaches his ship. The craft sends out “tentacle beams.” Hardy orders the crew […]
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Captain Tom Hardy of the U.N. Guard Patrol commands U.N. Patrol Ship 67. An uneventful trip is interrupted when a spherical craft approaches his ship. The craft sends out “tentacle beams.” Hardy orders the crew […]
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Tom Redfield

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Dr. Thomas Redfield was a physicist working on a cyclotron at his private laboratory in New York, when his rich fiance Peggy Foster showed him plans drawn by the prophet, Nostredamus, for a time machine. […]
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Dr. Thomas Redfield was a physicist working on a cyclotron at his private laboratory in New York, when his rich fiance Peggy Foster showed him plans drawn by the prophet, Nostredamus, for a time machine. […]
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Tom Smith

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Tom Smith is a colonist, assisting a group of settlers on the planet Pharisee. While examining the planet, Smith and the leader of the colonial expedition come across a “piranosaur” killing a “winky”. Tom shoots […]
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Tom Smith is a colonist, assisting a group of settlers on the planet Pharisee. While examining the planet, Smith and the leader of the colonial expedition come across a “piranosaur” killing a “winky”. Tom shoots […]
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Tom Swift

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Tom was a brilliant inventor who lived in Shopton, New York, with his father, Barton Swift. Like his father, Tom had a genius for mechanical engineering, and from an early age, he began building things […]
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Tom was a brilliant inventor who lived in Shopton, New York, with his father, Barton Swift. Like his father, Tom had a genius for mechanical engineering, and from an early age, he began building things […]
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Tom Thumb (Quality)

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Standing around 6 to 10 inches tall, Tom Thumb was once a sideshow freak in the carnival. He grew extremely angry with people making fun of his size, and decided to use his considerable intelligence […]
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Standing around 6 to 10 inches tall, Tom Thumb was once a sideshow freak in the carnival. He grew extremely angry with people making fun of his size, and decided to use his considerable intelligence […]
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Tom Thumb (Tale)

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Richard Johnson’s The History of Tom Thumbe of 1621 tells that in the days of King Arthur, old Thomas of the Mountain, a plowman and a member of the King’s Council, wants nothing more than […]
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Richard Johnson’s The History of Tom Thumbe of 1621 tells that in the days of King Arthur, old Thomas of the Mountain, a plowman and a member of the King’s Council, wants nothing more than […]
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Tomboy

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Janie Jackson was a demure schoolgirl, an act she put on for her family and friends. Unbeknownst to her police detective father, Lieutenant Charles Jackson, and her brother, Bill Jackson, Janie was secretly the crime-fighting […]
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Janie Jackson was a demure schoolgirl, an act she put on for her family and friends. Unbeknownst to her police detective father, Lieutenant Charles Jackson, and her brother, Bill Jackson, Janie was secretly the crime-fighting […]
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Tommy Jordan

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While fishing, Tommy Jordan watches a spacecraft land. He observes a pair of aliens, and hears them communicate to each other by “thinking-aloud”. The two aliens, which Tommy thinks resemble bugs, are named Gool and […]
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While fishing, Tommy Jordan watches a spacecraft land. He observes a pair of aliens, and hears them communicate to each other by “thinking-aloud”. The two aliens, which Tommy thinks resemble bugs, are named Gool and […]
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Tommy Lawson

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Captain Hi Judson takes his crew of Space Patrol officers to deal with piracy between Mars and Jupiter. The space pirates have been using the asteroid belt to ambush “Jupitor-Mars transport” ships. Tommy Lawson brings […]
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Captain Hi Judson takes his crew of Space Patrol officers to deal with piracy between Mars and Jupiter. The space pirates have been using the asteroid belt to ambush “Jupitor-Mars transport” ships. Tommy Lawson brings […]
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Tommy Tomahawk

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Tommy Tomahawk was the leader of a squadron of Native American pilots in the South Pacific during World War II called the Cherokee Squadron, known as both fierce fighter pilots and ground commandos, when the […]
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Tommy Tomahawk was the leader of a squadron of Native American pilots in the South Pacific during World War II called the Cherokee Squadron, known as both fierce fighter pilots and ground commandos, when the […]
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Tomoe Gozen

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Tomoe Gozen was an onna-musha from the late Heian period of Japanese history. She served Minamoto no Yoshinaka during the Genpei War and was a part of the conflict that led to the first shogunate. […]
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Tomoe Gozen was an onna-musha from the late Heian period of Japanese history. She served Minamoto no Yoshinaka during the Genpei War and was a part of the conflict that led to the first shogunate. […]
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Tonda

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Congo King lived in the jungle with his family which consisted of Tonda, his brunette mate, and Kuta, a blond-haired boy. Jo-Jo the Congo King’s girlfriends were named Tonda, Gwenna of the Bonangi, Geesha, Yolda, […]
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Congo King lived in the jungle with his family which consisted of Tonda, his brunette mate, and Kuta, a blond-haired boy. Jo-Jo the Congo King’s girlfriends were named Tonda, Gwenna of the Bonangi, Geesha, Yolda, […]
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Toni Corso

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Toni Corso buys a villa in Italy for half the price of its worth. At the men’s club that night, he brags about his purchase. Offhandedly, Professor Manelli tells Corso a story about a villa. […]
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Toni Corso buys a villa in Italy for half the price of its worth. At the men’s club that night, he brags about his purchase. Offhandedly, Professor Manelli tells Corso a story about a villa. […]
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Toni Gayle

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Toni Gayle (later “Toni Gay”) was the daughter of Gregory Gayle, a famed police detective. She was always a clever girl, but her father didn’t want her to have anything to do with police work, […]
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Toni Gayle (later “Toni Gay”) was the daughter of Gregory Gayle, a famed police detective. She was always a clever girl, but her father didn’t want her to have anything to do with police work, […]
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Toni Luck

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Toni Luck is a reprinted and renamed version of Lucky Wings, a plucky girl reporter who single-handedly took on Axis spies, ghouls, and gangsters. In her battle with gangsters, they used a device that could […]
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Toni Luck is a reprinted and renamed version of Lucky Wings, a plucky girl reporter who single-handedly took on Axis spies, ghouls, and gangsters. In her battle with gangsters, they used a device that could […]
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Toni Stark

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Toni Stark was the friend and traveling partner of Ace Buckley, who built a spaceship that was capable of time travel. Toni accompanied Ace on many trips from their own time in the 20th Century […]
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Toni Stark was the friend and traveling partner of Ace Buckley, who built a spaceship that was capable of time travel. Toni accompanied Ace on many trips from their own time in the 20th Century […]
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Tony Brand

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“According to ancient legends, The Living Ghost is an age-old apparition… the personification of black evil itself! Back in the beginning of the world, when Satan, the fallen angel, was driven into banishment… Malevo, his […]
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“According to ancient legends, The Living Ghost is an age-old apparition… the personification of black evil itself! Back in the beginning of the world, when Satan, the fallen angel, was driven into banishment… Malevo, his […]
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Top Bowers

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The “Death Squad,” led by mercenary flyer Top Bowers, perform rescue missions for pay. In his only appearance, Bowers and the Squad “fly to the Orient to rescue Americans held captive… in a small Jap-held […]
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The “Death Squad,” led by mercenary flyer Top Bowers, perform rescue missions for pay. In his only appearance, Bowers and the Squad “fly to the Orient to rescue Americans held captive… in a small Jap-held […]
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Topper

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Barry Graham, member of the upper crust, was in reality that domino mask wearing, top-hatted vigilante known as The Topper. The closest things to super powers were his innate sense of justice and his Harvard […]
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Barry Graham, member of the upper crust, was in reality that domino mask wearing, top-hatted vigilante known as The Topper. The closest things to super powers were his innate sense of justice and his Harvard […]
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Tor

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Press photographer, Jim Slade, was the crime fighter and magician known as Tor. His disguise consisted of a fake mustache and a stage costume. His magic powers came from spelling backwards and gave him a […]
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Press photographer, Jim Slade, was the crime fighter and magician known as Tor. His disguise consisted of a fake mustache and a stage costume. His magic powers came from spelling backwards and gave him a […]
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Tor (First Days of Man)

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

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In the robot city of 4968 AD, the robot Val Tor incessantly seeks to discover the truth about the mythical creature known as man. When he visits the Institute of Ancient Scrolls, he speaks with […]
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In the robot city of 4968 AD, the robot Val Tor incessantly seeks to discover the truth about the mythical creature known as man. When he visits the Institute of Ancient Scrolls, he speaks with […]
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Tora

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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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Torch (Holyoke)

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

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

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Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, first appeared in the Pittsburgh Courier on May 1, 1937. Her work was not syndicated in the usual sense, but, since the Courier had fourteen city editions, she was […]
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Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, first appeared in the Pittsburgh Courier on May 1, 1937. Her work was not syndicated in the usual sense, but, since the Courier had fourteen city editions, she was […]
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Torchy Todd

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Torchy Todd was a ditzy, but goodhearted, young, blonde woman who frequently found herself in humorous, mildly risqué encounters with lustful men. Alias Torchy Todd Real Names/Alt Names Torchy Todd Characteristics Quality Universe, Atomic Age […]
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Torchy Todd was a ditzy, but goodhearted, young, blonde woman who frequently found herself in humorous, mildly risqué encounters with lustful men. Alias Torchy Todd Real Names/Alt Names Torchy Todd Characteristics Quality Universe, Atomic Age […]
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Toreador

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Ron Russell was the Toreador, a hero who dressed as a Spanish Toreador in order to fight Nazis and criminals in Mexico. He was aided by his allies Pedro and Pat King in his war […]
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Ron Russell was the Toreador, a hero who dressed as a Spanish Toreador in order to fight Nazis and criminals in Mexico. He was aided by his allies Pedro and Pat King in his war […]
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Tornado

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Tornado (occasionally Toronado) is a horse ridden by the character Zorro in several films and books. Tornado is said to be intelligent and fast. His name is pronounced in the Spanish way, “tor-NAH-do” (except in […]
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Tornado (occasionally Toronado) is a horse ridden by the character Zorro in several films and books. Tornado is said to be intelligent and fast. His name is pronounced in the Spanish way, “tor-NAH-do” (except in […]
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Tornado Tim

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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 charters 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 charters who did not appear in the interior. According to the […]
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Tornado Tom

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Tom Kenny was a farmer who got picked up by a tornado and thrown about for hours. When he finally landed, Tom had amnesia and super powers. Tornado Tom gained the speed and strength of […]
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Tom Kenny was a farmer who got picked up by a tornado and thrown about for hours. When he finally landed, Tom had amnesia and super powers. Tornado Tom gained the speed and strength of […]
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Torpedo Man

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Don Wallace was the hero known as Torpedo Man, who operated out of a hidden base under the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. In an undersea adventure, Torpedo Man discovered a giant octopus, […]
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Don Wallace was the hero known as Torpedo Man, who operated out of a hidden base under the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. In an undersea adventure, Torpedo Man discovered a giant octopus, […]
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Torque

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When Torque and his band of escaped prisoners shipwreck on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, they sought refuge in Quetzal’s city of Quetana, a.k.a. the City of the Living Dead. They find an Aztec treasure […]
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When Torque and his band of escaped prisoners shipwreck on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, they sought refuge in Quetzal’s city of Quetana, a.k.a. the City of the Living Dead. They find an Aztec treasure […]
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Torro

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Space Ranger Blast is sent on a mission by the Chief Ranger to track down the mysterious leader of a space pirate gang. The gang is equipped with “thousands of fantastically ingenious devices”, which make […]
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Space Ranger Blast is sent on a mission by the Chief Ranger to track down the mysterious leader of a space pirate gang. The gang is equipped with “thousands of fantastically ingenious devices”, which make […]
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Torsah

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Torsah was one of the love interests of the wealthy adventurer, Dagar the Desert Hawk. Alias Torsah Real Names/Alt Names Torsah Characteristics Fox Feature Universe, Atomic Age Creators/Key Contributors Edmond Good First Appearance Dagar #14 […]
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Torsah was one of the love interests of the wealthy adventurer, Dagar the Desert Hawk. Alias Torsah Real Names/Alt Names Torsah Characteristics Fox Feature Universe, Atomic Age Creators/Key Contributors Edmond Good First Appearance Dagar #14 […]
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Tough Guy Trask

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Rocky Trask murdered an officer of the Space Patrol, earning him a life-sentence in a labor camp on one of the moons of Jupiter. Gror, a fellow inmate, tells Rocky of his plans to escape […]
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Rocky Trask murdered an officer of the Space Patrol, earning him a life-sentence in a labor camp on one of the moons of Jupiter. Gror, a fellow inmate, tells Rocky of his plans to escape […]
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi (March 27, 1537 – September 18, 1598) was a Japanese samurai and daimyō (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second “Great Unifier” of Japan. Although he […]
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi (March 27, 1537 – September 18, 1598) was a Japanese samurai and daimyō (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second “Great Unifier” of Japan. Although he […]
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Tracy Dixon

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Tracy Dixon is a freelance pilot and adventurer. In his lone appearance, he is hired “to explore the possibilities of a safer route over the South American jungles,” only to get involved in South American […]
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Tracy Dixon is a freelance pilot and adventurer. In his lone appearance, he is hired “to explore the possibilities of a safer route over the South American jungles,” only to get involved in South American […]
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Trashman

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Trashman is a hero of the working classes and a champion of the radical left causes. The Trashman stories are set in a dystopian near-future America, which after having been ravaged by nuclear weapon attacks, […]
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Trashman is a hero of the working classes and a champion of the radical left causes. The Trashman stories are set in a dystopian near-future America, which after having been ravaged by nuclear weapon attacks, […]
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Treasure Keeper

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The Treasure Keeper was the narrator for horror, adventure, and suspense stories from his Treasure Book. He claimed to know of secret fortunes hidden everywhere. His stories described such treasures as the Accursed Diamond, the […]
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The Treasure Keeper was the narrator for horror, adventure, and suspense stories from his Treasure Book. He claimed to know of secret fortunes hidden everywhere. His stories described such treasures as the Accursed Diamond, the […]
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Triangular Manuscript

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The Triangular Book of St. Germain or The Triangular Manuscript is an untitled 18th-century French text written in code, and attributed to the legendary Count of St. Germain. It takes its name from its physical […]
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The Triangular Book of St. Germain or The Triangular Manuscript is an untitled 18th-century French text written in code, and attributed to the legendary Count of St. Germain. It takes its name from its physical […]
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Triboogie

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“There is also Triboogie, the Lord of Dusk, whose children are the shadows, who sitteth in a corner far off from Habaniah and speaketh to none. But after Habaniah hath gone to sleep and old […]
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“There is also Triboogie, the Lord of Dusk, whose children are the shadows, who sitteth in a corner far off from Habaniah and speaketh to none. But after Habaniah hath gone to sleep and old […]
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Trigger Slumm

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Trigger Slumm was a small-time crook with big-time ambitions who ran afoul at least twice of superhero Bob Phantom. In his first appearance, he and two confederates embarked on an ambitious scheme to kidnap Billie […]
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Trigger Slumm was a small-time crook with big-time ambitions who ran afoul at least twice of superhero Bob Phantom. In his first appearance, he and two confederates embarked on an ambitious scheme to kidnap Billie […]
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Trilby

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Trilby O’Ferrall, the heroine of the novel Trilby by George du Maurier, is a half-Irish girl working as an artist’s model and laundress in the 1850s in an idyllic bohemian Paris. All the men in […]
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Trilby O’Ferrall, the heroine of the novel Trilby by George du Maurier, is a half-Irish girl working as an artist’s model and laundress in the 1850s in an idyllic bohemian Paris. All the men in […]
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Triple Terror

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Wishing to put their considerable skills to good use, the Brandon triplets, Richard, Barton, and Bruce, don costumes and fight evil around the world as Chemix, Lectra, and Menta, the Triple Terror. In early adventures, […]
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Wishing to put their considerable skills to good use, the Brandon triplets, Richard, Barton, and Bruce, don costumes and fight evil around the world as Chemix, Lectra, and Menta, the Triple Terror. In early adventures, […]
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Trogool

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“Trogool is the Thing that is neither god nor beast, who neither howls nor breathes, only It turns over the leaves of a great book, black and white, black and white for ever until THE […]
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“Trogool is the Thing that is neither god nor beast, who neither howls nor breathes, only It turns over the leaves of a great book, black and white, black and white for ever until THE […]
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Trojan Horse

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In Greek mythology, the Trojan Horse was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and win the war. The Trojan Horse […]
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In Greek mythology, the Trojan Horse was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and win the war. The Trojan Horse […]
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Trudy Roland

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Newspaper photographer Bill Carlton and reporter Trudy Roland work for a newspaper called Graphic. They team up to expose spiritualists who falsely claim to raise spirits of dead people. The pair discover Swami Heshug using […]
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Newspaper photographer Bill Carlton and reporter Trudy Roland work for a newspaper called Graphic. They team up to expose spiritualists who falsely claim to raise spirits of dead people. The pair discover Swami Heshug using […]
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Tsathoggua

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Tsathoggua/Zhothaqquah is described as an Old One, a god-like being. The first description of Tsathoggua occurs in Clark Ashton Smith’s “The Tale of Satampra Zeiros”, in which the protagonists encounter one of the entity’s idols: […]
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Tsathoggua/Zhothaqquah is described as an Old One, a god-like being. The first description of Tsathoggua occurs in Clark Ashton Smith’s “The Tale of Satampra Zeiros”, in which the protagonists encounter one of the entity’s idols: […]
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Tserpchikopf

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Prince Tserpchikopf, the Lord of Crime, is the Master of the Chessmen. In his pursuit of power over the underworld, he murders people with fortunes and other criminals in his way. A mysterious and elusive […]
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Prince Tserpchikopf, the Lord of Crime, is the Master of the Chessmen. In his pursuit of power over the underworld, he murders people with fortunes and other criminals in his way. A mysterious and elusive […]
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Tsuchigumo

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Tsuchigumo is a historical Japanese derogatory term for renegade local clans, and also the name for a race of spider-like yōkai in Japanese folklore. The name Tsuchigumo is believed to be derived from tuchigomori (土隠); […]
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Tsuchigumo is a historical Japanese derogatory term for renegade local clans, and also the name for a race of spider-like yōkai in Japanese folklore. The name Tsuchigumo is believed to be derived from tuchigomori (土隠); […]
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Tsunade

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Jiraiya’s father was a castle laird in Kisushiu but is killed when he is young. Jiraiya becomes a bandit who uses his frog magic arts to help the poor and needy. Jiraiya fell in love […]
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Jiraiya’s father was a castle laird in Kisushiu but is killed when he is young. Jiraiya becomes a bandit who uses his frog magic arts to help the poor and needy. Jiraiya fell in love […]
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Tsunohanzo

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Tsuno-darai refers to any lacquered washbowl. The tsuno-darai used particularly for rinsing mouth and throat is called a tsuno-hanzo (a lacquered washbowl with two pairs of long horn-like handles on the both sides). Tsunohanzo as […]
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Tsuno-darai refers to any lacquered washbowl. The tsuno-darai used particularly for rinsing mouth and throat is called a tsuno-hanzo (a lacquered washbowl with two pairs of long horn-like handles on the both sides). Tsunohanzo as […]
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Tsurubebi

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The tsurubebi is a fire yōkai that appears in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. The illustration does not give any explanatory text, but according to Toriyama Sekien Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, (editor-in-chief, the literary […]
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The tsurubebi is a fire yōkai that appears in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. The illustration does not give any explanatory text, but according to Toriyama Sekien Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, (editor-in-chief, the literary […]
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Tugboat Tessie & Melody

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Tugboat Tessie is the owner and captain of the tugboat Harbor Lady, based out of a major shipping port. She is a stout, older, redheaded woman with a grown daughter, Melody, a blonde beauty who […]
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Tugboat Tessie is the owner and captain of the tugboat Harbor Lady, based out of a major shipping port. She is a stout, older, redheaded woman with a grown daughter, Melody, a blonde beauty who […]
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Tulpa

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Tulpa is a concept in Theosophy, mysticism, and the paranormal, of an object or being that is created through spiritual or mental powers. Modern practitioners, who call themselves “tulpamancers”, use the term to refer to […]
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Tulpa is a concept in Theosophy, mysticism, and the paranormal, of an object or being that is created through spiritual or mental powers. Modern practitioners, who call themselves “tulpamancers”, use the term to refer to […]
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Tulpa of Tsang

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Tulpa of Tsang was a Tibetan monk who could create a phantom of himself called a Tulpa through ancient secrets known only to the holiest of Lamas. Tsang used this ability to aid Bart London, […]
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Tulpa of Tsang was a Tibetan monk who could create a phantom of himself called a Tulpa through ancient secrets known only to the holiest of Lamas. Tsang used this ability to aid Bart London, […]
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Tum Par

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Tum Par and Jan Kal are scientists in the year 9,852. They are arrested for conducting experiments which run contrary to the World Government, which argue that their society has all its needs fulfilled by […]
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Tum Par and Jan Kal are scientists in the year 9,852. They are arrested for conducting experiments which run contrary to the World Government, which argue that their society has all its needs fulfilled by […]
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Tumbler

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Lee Brothers was a trapeze artist in the circus whose stage name was the Tumbler. When he went on vacation for three months, he dropped by to visit his circus trainer Socky. Socky told Lee […]
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Lee Brothers was a trapeze artist in the circus whose stage name was the Tumbler. When he went on vacation for three months, he dropped by to visit his circus trainer Socky. Socky told Lee […]
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Tuscan UFO

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It was 27 October 1954, a typically crisp autumn day in Tuscany. The mighty Fiorentina club was playing against its local rival Pistoiese. Ten-thousand fans were watching in the concrete bowl of the Stadio Artemi […]
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It was 27 October 1954, a typically crisp autumn day in Tuscany. The mighty Fiorentina club was playing against its local rival Pistoiese. Ten-thousand fans were watching in the concrete bowl of the Stadio Artemi […]
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Tutankhamun

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Tutankhamun (c. 1341-1323 BC), sometimes referred to as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty (ruled c. 1332 – […]
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Tutankhamun (c. 1341-1323 BC), sometimes referred to as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty (ruled c. 1332 – […]
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Twelve Olympians

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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia […]
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia […]
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Twilight

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Marine Sergeant Terry Gardner, a former private detective and former champion wrestler, tangled with two Germans, Maxim and Nada, who sought to murder the “Slovic Minister” Wilmer, whom Gardner was ordered to protect. A parrot, […]
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Marine Sergeant Terry Gardner, a former private detective and former champion wrestler, tangled with two Germans, Maxim and Nada, who sought to murder the “Slovic Minister” Wilmer, whom Gardner was ordered to protect. A parrot, […]
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Twister

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When Bob Sanders was 14, a tornado hit his hometown of Windy Gap, killing his parents. Sanders was caught up in the tornado, becoming part of the cyclone itself. Using his strange new powers for […]
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When Bob Sanders was 14, a tornado hit his hometown of Windy Gap, killing his parents. Sanders was caught up in the tornado, becoming part of the cyclone itself. Using his strange new powers for […]
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Twisto the Rubberman

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Twisto the Rubberman was a circus performer who took over the circus’ mortgage. After killing off the other performers, and scaring away the owner, he bought it on the cheap. Lilli the Lion Tamer, his […]
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Twisto the Rubberman was a circus performer who took over the circus’ mortgage. After killing off the other performers, and scaring away the owner, he bought it on the cheap. Lilli the Lion Tamer, his […]
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Two Sight Gallager

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“Two Sight” Gallager was a superstitious mobster who believed in elves and other fairy tale creatures. One day, two of these elves planted a magical amulet stolen from the king of Elfland on Gallager. “Two […]
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“Two Sight” Gallager was a superstitious mobster who believed in elves and other fairy tale creatures. One day, two of these elves planted a magical amulet stolen from the king of Elfland on Gallager. “Two […]
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Ty-Gor

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While in Africa, Tyrone Gorman’s parents, a pair of American scientists, were killed by a tribe of tiger worshipers. A tigress named Malma, missing her cubs, adopted the young Tyrone as her own. Growing up […]
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While in Africa, Tyrone Gorman’s parents, a pair of American scientists, were killed by a tribe of tiger worshipers. A tigress named Malma, missing her cubs, adopted the young Tyrone as her own. Growing up […]
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Tygra

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Lynn Thomas became Tygra, the leader of the Fire People, after her plane crashed in the Fire People’s territory and they recognized her as “The Tawny One,” their god-sent leader. She gained superhuman strength after […]
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Lynn Thomas became Tygra, the leader of the Fire People, after her plane crashed in the Fire People’s territory and they recognized her as “The Tawny One,” their god-sent leader. She gained superhuman strength after […]
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Tyna Starr

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Tyna Starr is a lab assistant working for Professor Hal Garth. Professor Garth is developing robots, which he thinks usurp the position of dogs to become “man’s best friend”. Tyna is a thrill-seeker, quitting her […]
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Tyna Starr is a lab assistant working for Professor Hal Garth. Professor Garth is developing robots, which he thinks usurp the position of dogs to become “man’s best friend”. Tyna is a thrill-seeker, quitting her […]
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Typhon

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Typhon was an adventurer and inventor who commanded submarines with the help of his crew. He also possessed a “charm-dispelling ring” handed down to him from times past. His enemies included the Ruler of the […]
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Typhon was an adventurer and inventor who commanded submarines with the help of his crew. He also possessed a “charm-dispelling ring” handed down to him from times past. His enemies included the Ruler of the […]
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Typhoon Tyler

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Typhoon Tyler was an adventurer who traveled the world solving mysteries, fighting injustice, and hunting lost artifacts. A pipe-smoking sailor and pilot, good with his fists, and a quick draw on his revolver. Alias Typhoon […]
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Typhoon Tyler was an adventurer who traveled the world solving mysteries, fighting injustice, and hunting lost artifacts. A pipe-smoking sailor and pilot, good with his fists, and a quick draw on his revolver. Alias Typhoon […]
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Typhoon Tyson

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Master marine and adventurer, Typhoon Tyson was skipper of the salvage steamer called the Sea Lion with his first-mate Anzac Peters. His ship was armed with a deck cannon and anti-aircraft guns, perfect for taking […]
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Master marine and adventurer, Typhoon Tyson was skipper of the salvage steamer called the Sea Lion with his first-mate Anzac Peters. His ship was armed with a deck cannon and anti-aircraft guns, perfect for taking […]
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Tyranno

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Tyranno, Dictator of Ganymede, and his assistant Fodor plot to take over the Solar System. Tyranno uses false radar beams to trap the Staritania liner within Jupiter’s gravity. Rex Clive concocts a means by which […]
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Tyranno, Dictator of Ganymede, and his assistant Fodor plot to take over the Solar System. Tyranno uses false radar beams to trap the Staritania liner within Jupiter’s gravity. Rex Clive concocts a means by which […]
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Tyro Team

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David Scott, John Anders, and Warren Blaine also known as Swift, Spec, and Creep were a group of college students with the ability to communicate to each other telepathically. Together they were the Tyro Team. […]
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David Scott, John Anders, and Warren Blaine also known as Swift, Spec, and Creep were a group of college students with the ability to communicate to each other telepathically. Together they were the Tyro Team. […]