Diego Manero and his brother, Pepe, were owners of a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who were funneling money from their hotel enterprise in order to stage a political coup and take over the country. They were also secretly being funded by Nazi officials. Diego was the one who branded Baroness Erica von Kampf with a swastika in the middle of her forehead.
Alias Diego Manero |
Real Names/Alt Names Diego Manero |
Characteristics Villain, Black Fury Newspaper Strip, Newspaper Strip Characters, World War II Era, Brazilian |
Creators/Key Contributors June Tarpe Mills |
First Appearance The Black Fury (Newspaper strip, Bell Syndicate, April 6, 1941) |
First Publisher Bell Syndicate |
Appearance List The Black Fury (Newspaper strip, Bell Syndicate, April 6, 1941), Miss Fury (Retitled newspaper strip, November 30, 1941), Miss Fury #1-8 (Reprints, 1942-1945) |
Sample Read Miss Fury [CB+] |
Description Diego Manero and his brother, Pepe, were owners of a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who were funneling money from their hotel enterprise in order to stage a political coup and take over the country. They were also secretly being funded by Nazi officials. Diego was the one who branded Baroness Erica von Kampf with a swastika in the middle of her forehead. |
Source Diego Manero – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |