Axar is a Mayan living on Mercury. Strong Bow goes to Mercury in a ship discovered in a Mayan pyramid, to investigate the fate of Princess Karna. When he tells Axar that he is a Mayan like Axar, Axar doesn’t believe him and chains him up. Strong Bow escapes his chains using the increase in strength he gets from the smaller size of Mercury. Swift Bow finds Princess Karna, who hasn’t aged in centuries due to the Mercurian environment. Strong Bow takes the princess back to Earth.
Alias Master of Mercury |
Real Names/Alt Names Axar |
Characteristics Charlton (Space-based), Mercurian, Immortal, Atomic Age, Native American |
Creators/Key Contributors Walter Gibson |
First Appearance Space Western #43 (April 1953) |
First Publisher Charlton [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Space Western #43 |
Sample Read Space Western [DCM] [CB+] |
Description Axar is a Mayan living on Mercury. Strong Bow goes to Mercury in a ship discovered in a Mayan pyramid, to investigate the fate of Princess Karna. When he tells Axar that he is a Mayan like Axar, Axar doesn’t believe him and chains him up. Strong Bow escapes his chains using the increase in strength he gets from the smaller size of Mercury. Swift Bow finds Princess Karna, who hasn’t aged in centuries due to the Mercurian environment. Strong Bow takes the princess back to Earth. |
Source Master of Mercury – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |