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Moon Man

Stephen was a police detective and son of the police chief of Great City. He donned a globular helmet made of one way Argus glass to fight crime at night and steal the ill-gotten gains of the corrupt. As the Moon Man, he also wore a black cloak and gloves. He stole money from criminals and distributed it to the needy. He also carried an automatic and was willing to kill criminals. He battled the Red Six, picking them off one by one. His supporting cast included Sue McEwen, the daughter of Lt. Gill McEwen, who fell in love with Stephen and eventually learned Moon Man’s identity; Lt. Gill McEwen, the Great City lawman most obsessed with bringing in the Moon Man; Peter Thatcher, Stephen’s father and chief of police in Great City; Angel (Ned Dargan), a reformed thug and former boxer who was put in charge of distributing the money that the Moon Man took from his criminal opponents. The first comic story featuring The Raven in Sure-Fire Comics was based on “The Sinister Sphere,” the first Moon Man story.
Alias Moon Man
Real Names/Alt Names Stephen Thatcher
Characteristics Hero, Detective, Outlaw Hero, Police, Pulp Characters, Lunarian, Modernism Era
Creators/Key Contributors Frederick Clyde Davis
First Appearance “The Sinister Sphere” in Ten Detective Aces (June 1, 1933)
First Publisher Ace Magazines [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Pulps: 38 stories in Ten Detective Aces (June 1933 – January 1937). Comics (as “The Raven”): Sure-Fire Comics vol. 1 #1, 3, 4, Lightning Comics vol. 1 #5-6, vol. 2 #1-6, vol. 3 #1, Four Favorites #1-4.
Sample Read Ten Detective Aces [CB+] [LUM]
Description Stephen was a police detective and son of the police chief of Great City. He donned a globular helmet made of one way Argus glass to fight crime at night and steal the ill-gotten gains of the corrupt. As the Moon Man, he also wore a black cloak and gloves. He stole money from criminals and distributed it to the needy. He also carried an automatic and was willing to kill criminals. He battled the Red Six, picking them off one by one. His supporting cast included Sue McEwen, the daughter of Lt. Gill McEwen, who fell in love with Stephen and eventually learned Moon Man’s identity; Lt. Gill McEwen, the Great City lawman most obsessed with bringing in the Moon Man; Peter Thatcher, Stephen’s father and chief of police in Great City; Angel (Ned Dargan), a reformed thug and former boxer who was put in charge of distributing the money that the Moon Man took from his criminal opponents. The first comic story featuring The Raven in Sure-Fire Comics was based on “The Sinister Sphere,” the first Moon Man story.
Source Moon Man – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki