Moe Lynn was a drifter and an amateur magician before he met Arthur Lake, a.k.a. the Sword. While most of the people he encountered were cruel, Arthur recognized that Moe was a decent person and treated him kindly. When Morgana and her henchmen attacked Arthur’s friends (after they inadvertently found themselves caught in the middle of her plan), Moe Lynn tried to fight them off. He wound up distracting them long enough to give Arthur time to change into the Sword and intervene. A few days later, Moe obtained a cigarette case when Morgana accidentally dropped it out of a window. Morgana kidnapped Moe in order to recover the case, because it contained names and addresses of all the Allied agents stationed in Europe. When Arthur transformed into the Sword in order to help his new friend, Moe transformed into Merlin. Although he was initially caught off guard by the transformation, he used his now genuine magical powers to subdue Morgana. From that point on, Moe transformed into Merlin every time Arthur transformed into the Sword. Arthur was able to get him a job in his father’s aircraft factory, and he continued to aid the Sword and the Lancer for the rest of his appearances.
| Alias Merlin |
| Real Names/Alt Names Moe Lynn |
| Characteristics Hero, Magician, Sidekick, Magic Caster, World War II Era |
| Creators/Key Contributors Unknown |
| First Appearance Super Mystery Comics vol. 3 #6 (1943) |
| First Publisher Ace Magazines [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Super-Mystery Comics vol. 3 #6, vol. 4 #1-5 |
| Sample Read Super-Mystery [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description Moe Lynn was a drifter and an amateur magician before he met Arthur Lake, a.k.a. the Sword. While most of the people he encountered were cruel, Arthur recognized that Moe was a decent person and treated him kindly. When Morgana and her henchmen attacked Arthur’s friends (after they inadvertently found themselves caught in the middle of her plan), Moe Lynn tried to fight them off. He wound up distracting them long enough to give Arthur time to change into the Sword and intervene. A few days later, Moe obtained a cigarette case when Morgana accidentally dropped it out of a window. Morgana kidnapped Moe in order to recover the case, because it contained names and addresses of all the Allied agents stationed in Europe. When Arthur transformed into the Sword in order to help his new friend, Moe transformed into Merlin. Although he was initially caught off guard by the transformation, he used his now genuine magical powers to subdue Morgana. From that point on, Moe transformed into Merlin every time Arthur transformed into the Sword. Arthur was able to get him a job in his father’s aircraft factory, and he continued to aid the Sword and the Lancer for the rest of his appearances. |
| Source Merlin (Ace) – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
