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Clara Bell

The carnival comes to town. Lee Rover and Clara Bell are an acrobatic trapeze duo. Clara’s father, Mr. Bell, is the owner of the carnival. He discusses the trapeze act with Mr. Neeley, the show’s cashier. After the discussion, Mr. Bell admonishes Harley the Clown for angering the gorilla in front of the crowd. Later that night, Lee and Clara go into Mr. Bell’s home to interrupt a mysterious figure in the murder of Mr. Bell. Lee tackles him, but the murderer uses Jiu Jitsu to trip Lee and escape. The mysterious figure goes to the carnival, placing acid on the hinges to the gorilla’s cage. The acid is expected to eat through the metal in twelve hours. While the trapeze act is underway, the cage breaks and the gorilla escapes. Harvey the Clown has to run from the angry gorilla. Lee and Clara save him by picking him up while mid-swing. The mysterious figure then cuts Clara’s trapeze. Clara is caught by the safety net. He curses at himself because he forgot the net and didn’t succeed in killing her. Lee Rover chases the mysterious figure down and unmasks him in front of Clara. They instantly recognize Mr. Neeley as the killer. Neeley confesses to trying to kill Clara by unleashing the gorilla on her. Harvey the Clown thinks better of angering the gorilla in the future.
Alias Clara Bell
Real Names/Alt Names Clara Bell
Characteristics Hero, Circus, Gymnast, Chesler Universe, World War II Era
Creators/Key Contributors Bill Madden
First Appearance Punch Comics #1 (Dec. 1941)
First Publisher Chesler / Dynamic [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Punch Comics #1, Spotlight Comics #1 (reprint)
Sample Read Punch Comics (Chesler) [DCM] [CB+]
Description The carnival comes to town. Lee Rover and Clara Bell are an acrobatic trapeze duo. Clara’s father, Mr. Bell, is the owner of the carnival. He discusses the trapeze act with Mr. Neeley, the show’s cashier. After the discussion, Mr. Bell admonishes Harley the Clown for angering the gorilla in front of the crowd. Later that night, Lee and Clara go into Mr. Bell’s home to interrupt a mysterious figure in the murder of Mr. Bell. Lee tackles him, but the murderer uses Jiu Jitsu to trip Lee and escape. The mysterious figure goes to the carnival, placing acid on the hinges to the gorilla’s cage. The acid is expected to eat through the metal in twelve hours. While the trapeze act is underway, the cage breaks and the gorilla escapes. Harvey the Clown has to run from the angry gorilla. Lee and Clara save him by picking him up while mid-swing. The mysterious figure then cuts Clara’s trapeze. Clara is caught by the safety net. He curses at himself because he forgot the net and didn’t succeed in killing her. Lee Rover chases the mysterious figure down and unmasks him in front of Clara. They instantly recognize Mr. Neeley as the killer. Neeley confesses to trying to kill Clara by unleashing the gorilla on her. Harvey the Clown thinks better of angering the gorilla in the future.
Source Clara Bell – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Punch Comics #1 (Dec. 1941) | Bill Madden
Punch Comics #1 (Dec. 1941) | Bill Madden