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Great Zarro

The man who would become the Great Zarro was an aerialist for a traveling circus billed as “The Eagle-Man”. One day, he visited a gypsy who told him his future; she saw him doing great things, that he would have a great tragedy befall him, and that he would fight crime. She ended their session by giving him a box of magical herbs that would help him in his great future. While he was away, the circus owner encountered racketeers who threatened the circus and the well being of everyone in it. They carried out their threats by burning the circus down to the ground. The aerialist returned to find the circus destroyed and everyone killed, except for one survivor, a boy named Rags. Rags, the son of the circus owner, was also the brother of the aerialist’s now deceased lover. That night they made a solemn vow to devote their lives to fighting crime. The aerialist took the Gypsy’s herbs, which endowed him with the power of flight, and he became the Great Zarro. He fought villains such as Schwindler and Ganzman.
Alias Great Zarro
Real Names/Alt Names Unknown
Characteristics Hero, Circus, Bird-themed, Flight, World War II Era
Creators/Key Contributors Larson Wells
First Appearance Great Comics #1 (November 1941)
First Publisher Great Comics Publications, Inc. [CB+] [DCM]
Appearance List Great Comics #1-3
Sample Read Great Comics [DCM] [CB+]
Description The man who would become the Great Zarro was an aerialist for a traveling circus billed as “The Eagle-Man”. One day, he visited a gypsy who told him his future; she saw him doing great things, that he would have a great tragedy befall him, and that he would fight crime. She ended their session by giving him a box of magical herbs that would help him in his great future. While he was away, the circus owner encountered racketeers who threatened the circus and the well being of everyone in it. They carried out their threats by burning the circus down to the ground. The aerialist returned to find the circus destroyed and everyone killed, except for one survivor, a boy named Rags. Rags, the son of the circus owner, was also the brother of the aerialist’s now deceased lover. That night they made a solemn vow to devote their lives to fighting crime. The aerialist took the Gypsy’s herbs, which endowed him with the power of flight, and he became the Great Zarro. He fought villains such as Schwindler and Ganzman.
Source Great Zarro – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Great Comics #1 (November 1941) | Unknown Creators
Great Comics #1 (November 1941) | Unknown Creators