Dave Clark was a radio announcer at UMAX who decided to become the nocturnal crime-fighter Midnight. His identity was based on a radio character who he voiced at the station. His assistants included Gabby, a talking monkey, and Doc Wackey, reformed criminal/mad scientist. Later he was aided by Sniffer Snoop, an inept private detective. His enemies included Big-Hearted Bosco, Carleton Construction Company, Chango, Circe, Cyanide Cindy, Cyclops Celon, Laughing Killer, Men from Mars, Robustia, and the Squid. Midnight had no superpowers, but he was a skilled boxer. He carried several weapons and gadgets including a gun loaded with sleep-darts and a two-way wrist radio. He also carried a vacuum gun which fired a suction cup attached to a line of strong silk. Notes: Midnight was created to replace Will Eisner’s the Spirit while Eisner fought in World War II. Midnight was one of the Quality Comics characters Jester mentioned while fighting a villain and explaining where he got his fighting moves from.
Alias Midnight |
Real Names/Alt Names Dave Clark |
Characteristics Hero, Boxer, Detective, Reporter, Quality Universe, Time-themed, World War II Era |
Creators/Key Contributors Jack Cole |
First Appearance Smash Comics #18 (1941) |
First Publisher Quality [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Smash Comics #18-85 |
Sample Read Smash Comics [DCM] [CB+] |
Description Dave Clark was a radio announcer at UMAX who decided to become the nocturnal crime-fighter Midnight. His identity was based on a radio character who he voiced at the station. His assistants included Gabby, a talking monkey, and Doc Wackey, reformed criminal/mad scientist. Later he was aided by Sniffer Snoop, an inept private detective. His enemies included Big-Hearted Bosco, Carleton Construction Company, Chango, Circe, Cyanide Cindy, Cyclops Celon, Laughing Killer, Men from Mars, Robustia, and the Squid. Midnight had no superpowers, but he was a skilled boxer. He carried several weapons and gadgets including a gun loaded with sleep-darts and a two-way wrist radio. He also carried a vacuum gun which fired a suction cup attached to a line of strong silk. Notes: Midnight was created to replace Will Eisner’s the Spirit while Eisner fought in World War II. Midnight was one of the Quality Comics characters Jester mentioned while fighting a villain and explaining where he got his fighting moves from. |
Source Midnight – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |