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Invulnerability

Power Invulnerability
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Someone cannot be harmed. Merely fighting them won’t make them go away; if at all possible their defeat requires one to figure out how, which is a legendary quest in and of itself. Usually the ability of the “Big Bad” in sci-fi and fantasy settings, few heroes get this one. (Except in Super Hero series, with Superman being the flagship example.) Either one has to find their Achilles’ Heel, or else summon up a nuclear-bomb’s worth of power in the last episode, either through “The Power of Love” or “Ki Manipulation” or really heavy armaments (e.g. “When All You Have Is a Hammer”…) and hope for Villain Decay. Sometimes a vaguely defined nigh-invulnerability is a way to make a hero only as tough as he needs to be to advance the plot. ~ Nigh Invulnerability – TV Tropes
Dynamic Comics #1 (October 1941)
Dynamic Comics #1 (October 1941)

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Arthur of Camelot

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King Arthur is a legendary warrior and ruler of the British kingdom of Camelot. As a boy, he demonstrated his right to become the king by pulling the sword Durendal from a stone. Throughout his […]
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King Arthur is a legendary warrior and ruler of the British kingdom of Camelot. As a boy, he demonstrated his right to become the king by pulling the sword Durendal from a stone. Throughout his […]
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Colossus A.D. 2640

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In the year 2640, Richard Zenith was a weakling lab assistant who became a test subject for Dr. Albert Blitzmann’s “grandular” growth formula. The doctor’s daughter, Eve, made a mistake during the experiment and loaded […]
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In the year 2640, Richard Zenith was a weakling lab assistant who became a test subject for Dr. Albert Blitzmann’s “grandular” growth formula. The doctor’s daughter, Eve, made a mistake during the experiment and loaded […]
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Dynamic Man (Chesler)

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Originally, wise-cracking Dynamic Man was an android, robot, or some kind of synthetic humanoid without a human backstory, created by Dr. Moore to fight the forces of darkness, personified by the Yellow Spot. The Spot […]
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Originally, wise-cracking Dynamic Man was an android, robot, or some kind of synthetic humanoid without a human backstory, created by Dr. Moore to fight the forces of darkness, personified by the Yellow Spot. The Spot […]
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Dynamo (Tower)

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Formerly a corporal in the U.S. Army, Leonard “Len” Brown was an employee of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. who was stuck in a desk job and not happy about it. But T.H.U.N.D.E.R.’s inner council called upon him to […]
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Formerly a corporal in the U.S. Army, Leonard “Len” Brown was an employee of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. who was stuck in a desk job and not happy about it. But T.H.U.N.D.E.R.’s inner council called upon him to […]
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George McWhirther Fotheringay

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In an English public house, George McWhirter Fotheringay vigorously asserts the impossibility of miracles during an argument. By way of demonstration, Fotheringay commands an oil lamp to flame upside down and it does so, to […]
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In an English public house, George McWhirter Fotheringay vigorously asserts the impossibility of miracles during an argument. By way of demonstration, Fotheringay commands an oil lamp to flame upside down and it does so, to […]
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Green Lama

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Jethro Dumont, a rich resident of New York City, spent ten years in Tibet studying to be a lama (a Buddhist guru), learning many mystical secrets in the process. He returned to the United States […]
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Jethro Dumont, a rich resident of New York City, spent ten years in Tibet studying to be a lama (a Buddhist guru), learning many mystical secrets in the process. He returned to the United States […]
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Ibis the Invincible

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In 12th Dynasty Egypt, 4000 years ago, Prince Amentep was imprisoned by the evil magician the Black Pharaoh, his rival. While Ibis is imprisoned a relative gave him the “Ibistick,” a magic wand with which […]
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In 12th Dynasty Egypt, 4000 years ago, Prince Amentep was imprisoned by the evil magician the Black Pharaoh, his rival. While Ibis is imprisoned a relative gave him the “Ibistick,” a magic wand with which […]
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Madame Muscle

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

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

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

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

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After his mother died, Radior’s father, Dr. Kennedy, decided to raise his son in a remote mountain location where he could experiment on him, inundating him with radium. Radior developed tremendous powers as a result of […]
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After his mother died, Radior’s father, Dr. Kennedy, decided to raise his son in a remote mountain location where he could experiment on him, inundating him with radium. Radior developed tremendous powers as a result of […]
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Shark

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The son of Father Neptune, the Shark (or Shark-Man) was called such as he was often seen in the company of large, man-eating sharks. He once lived in an undersea kingdom, but set out to […]
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The son of Father Neptune, the Shark (or Shark-Man) was called such as he was often seen in the company of large, man-eating sharks. He once lived in an undersea kingdom, but set out to […]
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Sorceress of Zoom

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The Sorceress of Zoom was the ruler of the magical cloud city of Zoom. The city appeared, disappeared, and traveled through the sky at her whim. Her subjects, within the city, were monsters magically created […]
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The Sorceress of Zoom was the ruler of the magical cloud city of Zoom. The city appeared, disappeared, and traveled through the sky at her whim. Her subjects, within the city, were monsters magically created […]
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Stardust the Super Wizard

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Stardust the Super Wizard lived on a “private star” far out in space. He patrolled the cosmos fighting criminals, racketeers, spies, and terrorists, but comes to Earth after intercepting a radio signal from America. Upon […]
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Stardust the Super Wizard lived on a “private star” far out in space. He patrolled the cosmos fighting criminals, racketeers, spies, and terrorists, but comes to Earth after intercepting a radio signal from America. Upon […]
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Steel Sterling

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John Sterling’s father was killed by racketeers. Vowing revenge, but knowing that a single man is vulnerable, Sterling spent his youth developing a formula to give his body the strength and resistance of steel. After […]
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John Sterling’s father was killed by racketeers. Vowing revenge, but knowing that a single man is vulnerable, Sterling spent his youth developing a formula to give his body the strength and resistance of steel. After […]
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Strongman (Holyoke)

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Percy van Norton was an American playboy who acquired a secret book of yogi. He studied it for years, until he became the world’s most perfect man. He had the strength of 100 elephants, the […]
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Percy van Norton was an American playboy who acquired a secret book of yogi. He studied it for years, until he became the world’s most perfect man. He had the strength of 100 elephants, the […]
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Super Ann (Centaur 1)

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As a child, Ann Star was caught outside in a fierce snowstorm. She took refuge in a cave, where she discovered an old hermit from another planet who could not stand the light of day. […]
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As a child, Ann Star was caught outside in a fierce snowstorm. She took refuge in a cave, where she discovered an old hermit from another planet who could not stand the light of day. […]
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Super Cop

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Flatfeet Fogarty, the Super Cop, was the first person on Brutus to meet Hugh Mann, the Impossible Man. He arrested Mann, and put him before a trial directed by Super Judge. The trial was interrupted […]
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Flatfeet Fogarty, the Super Cop, was the first person on Brutus to meet Hugh Mann, the Impossible Man. He arrested Mann, and put him before a trial directed by Super Judge. The trial was interrupted […]
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Super Judge

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Super Judge was responsible for passing judgment on Hugh Mann, after he was arrested and brought to trial by Flatfeet Fogarty, the Super Cop. The trial was interrupted by Super Phony and his super hypnotism. […]
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Super Judge was responsible for passing judgment on Hugh Mann, after he was arrested and brought to trial by Flatfeet Fogarty, the Super Cop. The trial was interrupted by Super Phony and his super hypnotism. […]
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Super Phoney

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Super Phoney was a criminal on the planet Brutus who possessed super hypnotism, which he used to subdue the superhuman population and rob the treasury. Overconfident in his powers, Super Phony confronted Super Judge and […]
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Super Phoney was a criminal on the planet Brutus who possessed super hypnotism, which he used to subdue the superhuman population and rob the treasury. Overconfident in his powers, Super Phony confronted Super Judge and […]
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Super-American

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In 1941, scientist Allan Bruce developed the “Chronopticon”, a machine that allowed him to view the future and communicate across time. He reached the year 2350, an era in which everyone had superpowers. With the […]
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In 1941, scientist Allan Bruce developed the “Chronopticon”, a machine that allowed him to view the future and communicate across time. He reached the year 2350, an era in which everyone had superpowers. With the […]
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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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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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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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Unknown Soldier

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“When the cause of freedom and democracy is threatened then, from out of the blue sky, shall come the Unknown Soldier – dauntless American champion of all who fight under the Stars and Stripes – […]
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“When the cause of freedom and democracy is threatened then, from out of the blue sky, shall come the Unknown Soldier – dauntless American champion of all who fight under the Stars and Stripes – […]
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Waldo, the Wonder Man

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Waldo was a circus strong man with a violent criminal history. He killed a man who tried to blackmail him by threatening to expose the secret of one of Waldo’s past sins. Waldo then framed […]
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Waldo was a circus strong man with a violent criminal history. He killed a man who tried to blackmail him by threatening to expose the secret of one of Waldo’s past sins. Waldo then framed […]
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Were-Wolf

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Born around the year 1900, Adolph Krimetz was largely rejected by society for most of his life, due to his large canine teeth, pointy ears and wolf-like traits. While attending Sumter Military Academy in 1921, […]
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Born around the year 1900, Adolph Krimetz was largely rejected by society for most of his life, due to his large canine teeth, pointy ears and wolf-like traits. While attending Sumter Military Academy in 1921, […]
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White Streak

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Manowar the White Streak was an android created centuries ago by an advanced, extinct South American civilization called Utopia, to help mankind during times of war. He was deactivated when the civilization succumbed to internal […]
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Manowar the White Streak was an android created centuries ago by an advanced, extinct South American civilization called Utopia, to help mankind during times of war. He was deactivated when the civilization succumbed to internal […]
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Wonderman

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Brad Spencer is accidentally exposed to a sizzling voltage of a secret current. This gives him super powers, and he uses his new abilities to become Wonderman and fight crime. He is helped by his […]
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Brad Spencer is accidentally exposed to a sizzling voltage of a secret current. This gives him super powers, and he uses his new abilities to become Wonderman and fight crime. He is helped by his […]
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X-33

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X-33 was a robot that passed itself off as a human wearing armor. It was highly intelligent and served Illyria, the Spy Queen. It possessed superhuman strength and invulnerability sufficient to shrug off bullets from […]
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X-33 was a robot that passed itself off as a human wearing armor. It was highly intelligent and served Illyria, the Spy Queen. It possessed superhuman strength and invulnerability sufficient to shrug off bullets from […]
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Yankee Doodle Jones

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Yankee Doodle Jones was an American artificial man, created by an unnamed scientist using body parts taken from three crippled American World War I veterans, all who volunteered to give up their lives for the […]
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Yankee Doodle Jones was an American artificial man, created by an unnamed scientist using body parts taken from three crippled American World War I veterans, all who volunteered to give up their lives for the […]