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Glistening Death

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When avoiding police scrutiny, Warren Arno goes to the home of his uncle, Robert Arno, deep in the Louisiana swamps. His uncle is reclusive, living without modern conveniences like electricity. Robert warns Warren of the […]
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When avoiding police scrutiny, Warren Arno goes to the home of his uncle, Robert Arno, deep in the Louisiana swamps. His uncle is reclusive, living without modern conveniences like electricity. Robert warns Warren of the […]
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Gloat

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Saturnia and her accomplice, the Gloat, were criminals who fled to Earth after they were exiled from the planet Saturn. As soon as they arrived, they made plans to conquer the Earth, but they were […]
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Saturnia and her accomplice, the Gloat, were criminals who fled to Earth after they were exiled from the planet Saturn. As soon as they arrived, they made plans to conquer the Earth, but they were […]
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Gloria Wheeler

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Captain Mark Henty of the Meteor Sweeper Service hunts down potentially hazardous meteorites. His meteor-busting spaceship is named “The Rammer”. Assisting him is the hearty Mc Bane. “Interplanetary girl reporter” Gloria Wheeler observes The Rammer […]
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Captain Mark Henty of the Meteor Sweeper Service hunts down potentially hazardous meteorites. His meteor-busting spaceship is named “The Rammer”. Assisting him is the hearty Mc Bane. “Interplanetary girl reporter” Gloria Wheeler observes The Rammer […]
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Glory Forbes

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Glory was the daughter of an engineer who was designing America’s newest bomber planes. She was kidnapped by The Scarlet Crab, a Japanese spy ring, who wanted her father’s secrets. They brainwashed Glory to kill […]
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Glory was the daughter of an engineer who was designing America’s newest bomber planes. She was kidnapped by The Scarlet Crab, a Japanese spy ring, who wanted her father’s secrets. They brainwashed Glory to kill […]
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Göbekli Tepe

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Göbekli Tepe (Turkish: “Potbelly Hill”) is a Neolithic archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, between c. 9500 and 8000 BCE, the site comprises a number of large circular […]
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Göbekli Tepe (Turkish: “Potbelly Hill”) is a Neolithic archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, between c. 9500 and 8000 BCE, the site comprises a number of large circular […]
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God (Biblical)

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In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. God is usually conceived of as being omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent, as well as having an eternal […]
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In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. God is usually conceived of as being omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent, as well as having an eternal […]
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Gods of Pegana

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Club Gods of Pegana Total Entries 34 Representative Mana-Yood-Sushai The Gods of Pegāna is the first book by Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany, published in 1905. The fantasy book was reviewed favourably but as an unusual […]
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Club Gods of Pegana Total Entries 34 Representative Mana-Yood-Sushai The Gods of Pegāna is the first book by Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany, published in 1905. The fantasy book was reviewed favourably but as an unusual […]
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Golden Archer

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Ned was a boy living in 12th century England working in the kitchen of the Sheriff of Nottingham’s castle. He adored Robin Hood so much that he made a suit like Robin Hood had and […]
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Ned was a boy living in 12th century England working in the kitchen of the Sheriff of Nottingham’s castle. He adored Robin Hood so much that he made a suit like Robin Hood had and […]
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Golden Eagle

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A professional American pilot and fighter, the Golden Eagle was one of the most brilliant pilots in World War I and fought the Axis in WWII. Alias Golden Eagle Real Names/Alt Names Dennis Quinn Characteristics […]
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A professional American pilot and fighter, the Golden Eagle was one of the most brilliant pilots in World War I and fought the Axis in WWII. Alias Golden Eagle Real Names/Alt Names Dennis Quinn Characteristics […]
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Golden Flower

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The Secret of the Golden Flower is a Chinese Taoist book on neidan (inner alchemy) meditation, which also mixes Buddhist teachings with some Confucian thoughts. It was written by means of the spirit-writing (fuji) technique, […]
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The Secret of the Golden Flower is a Chinese Taoist book on neidan (inner alchemy) meditation, which also mixes Buddhist teachings with some Confucian thoughts. It was written by means of the spirit-writing (fuji) technique, […]
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Golden Girl

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Peggy Shane finds a part of Golden Lad’s Heart of Gold, and she gains powers like Golden Lad’s when she utters the magic words “Heart of Gold”. She becomes crime fighting partners with Golden Lad. […]
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Peggy Shane finds a part of Golden Lad’s Heart of Gold, and she gains powers like Golden Lad’s when she utters the magic words “Heart of Gold”. She becomes crime fighting partners with Golden Lad. […]
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Golden Knight

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Sir Richard of Warwick, also known as the Golden Knight, was a loyal servant of King Richard, The Lionheart. One day, he saw a vision of a warrior woman who sprang from the flames of […]
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Sir Richard of Warwick, also known as the Golden Knight, was a loyal servant of King Richard, The Lionheart. One day, he saw a vision of a warrior woman who sprang from the flames of […]
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Golden Lad

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While working in his grandfather’s antique shop, Tommy Preston finds the Aztec “Heart of Gold,” an artifact empowered by “the blood of a thousand martyred Aztecs.” The object gives “strength and courage” to those pure […]
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While working in his grandfather’s antique shop, Tommy Preston finds the Aztec “Heart of Gold,” an artifact empowered by “the blood of a thousand martyred Aztecs.” The object gives “strength and courage” to those pure […]
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Golem

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A golem is an animated, anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore, which is entirely created from inanimate matter (usually clay or mud). The most famous golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late 16th-century rabbi […]
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A golem is an animated, anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore, which is entirely created from inanimate matter (usually clay or mud). The most famous golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late 16th-century rabbi […]
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Goliath (Biblical)

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Goliath is a character in the biblical Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified Saul’s unfitness to rule, as Saul himself should have […]
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Goliath is a character in the biblical Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified Saul’s unfitness to rule, as Saul himself should have […]
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Goliath the Gladiator

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Goliath the Gladiator was a giant clad in armor with a red skull insignia destroying skyscrapers and swatting down planes. Alias Goliath the Gladiator Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, Fiction House Universe, Giant, World […]
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Goliath the Gladiator was a giant clad in armor with a red skull insignia destroying skyscrapers and swatting down planes. Alias Goliath the Gladiator Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, Fiction House Universe, Giant, World […]
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Goneril

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Goneril is a character in William Shakespeare’s tragic play King Lear (1605). She is the eldest of King Lear’s three daughters. Along with her sister Regan, Goneril is considered a villain, obsessed with power and […]
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Goneril is a character in William Shakespeare’s tragic play King Lear (1605). She is the eldest of King Lear’s three daughters. Along with her sister Regan, Goneril is considered a villain, obsessed with power and […]
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Gool and Zorg

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While fishing, Tommy Jordan watches a spacecraft land. He observes a pair of aliens, and hears them communicate to each other by “thinking-aloud”. The two aliens, which Tommy thinks resemble bugs, are named Gool and […]
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While fishing, Tommy Jordan watches a spacecraft land. He observes a pair of aliens, and hears them communicate to each other by “thinking-aloud”. The two aliens, which Tommy thinks resemble bugs, are named Gool and […]
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Gord

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In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocketship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation. Cranston’s only request is to be on the spacecraft’s maiden voyage to the moon. […]
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In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocketship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation. Cranston’s only request is to be on the spacecraft’s maiden voyage to the moon. […]
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Gorgo

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After a seaquake, a huge lizard-like creature walked out of the ocean and almost destroyed a fishing village in Ireland. Fortunately for the village, the same quake that brought the 65-foot monster to land also […]
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After a seaquake, a huge lizard-like creature walked out of the ocean and almost destroyed a fishing village in Ireland. Fortunately for the village, the same quake that brought the 65-foot monster to land also […]
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Gorilla King

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Gor the Gorilla King was a six-hundred pound ape, who fiercely protected the jungle domain of his nomadic tribe of gorillas against all threats, such as the leopard who tried to kill Gor’s child and […]
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Gor the Gorilla King was a six-hundred pound ape, who fiercely protected the jungle domain of his nomadic tribe of gorillas against all threats, such as the leopard who tried to kill Gor’s child and […]
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Gorla

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Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry takes Cadet Happy for a ride in Buzz’s spaceship to the planet Terra, to visit Space Patrol headquarters. Happy won the “Corry Scholarship”, making him a full cadet in the Space Patrol. […]
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Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry takes Cadet Happy for a ride in Buzz’s spaceship to the planet Terra, to visit Space Patrol headquarters. Happy won the “Corry Scholarship”, making him a full cadet in the Space Patrol. […]
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Gorvak

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Gorvak is a martian space pirate who tried to escape from Spacehawk and hide his stolen loot in the Grax Mountains of Neptune. This was his usual hideout, and he had killed many of the […]
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Gorvak is a martian space pirate who tried to escape from Spacehawk and hide his stolen loot in the Grax Mountains of Neptune. This was his usual hideout, and he had killed many of the […]
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Gosho no Goromaru

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Gosho no Gorōmaru (御所 五郎丸) was a Japanese samurai lord and retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He is best known for saving the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo […]
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Gosho no Gorōmaru (御所 五郎丸) was a Japanese samurai lord and retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He is best known for saving the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo […]
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Gotoku neko

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Gotoku neko are a kind of nekomata–large yōkai cats with two tails. They wear an upside-down trivet on their heads like hats. The tips of their twin tails burn like torches. Just as ordinary cats […]
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Gotoku neko are a kind of nekomata–large yōkai cats with two tails. They wear an upside-down trivet on their heads like hats. The tips of their twin tails burn like torches. Just as ordinary cats […]
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Gourmet

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The Gourmet was an enemy of the Black Hood who committed food-related crimes. Alias Gourmet Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, MLJ Universe, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Irv Novick First Appearance […]
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The Gourmet was an enemy of the Black Hood who committed food-related crimes. Alias Gourmet Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, MLJ Universe, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Irv Novick First Appearance […]
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Grace Harlowe

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Grace Harlowe was an idealistic girl who attended Oakdale High School for Girls with her friends, where she played basketball and founded the Phi Sigma Tau sorority. After high school, she attended Overton College, where […]
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Grace Harlowe was an idealistic girl who attended Oakdale High School for Girls with her friends, where she played basketball and founded the Phi Sigma Tau sorority. After high school, she attended Overton College, where […]
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Grag

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Robot assistant to Major Mars in the 40th Century. Grag houses an artificial intelligence in its synthetic brain, has great physical strength, and a powerful, damage-resistant, shiny metal body. He was built by Major Mars […]
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Robot assistant to Major Mars in the 40th Century. Grag houses an artificial intelligence in its synthetic brain, has great physical strength, and a powerful, damage-resistant, shiny metal body. He was built by Major Mars […]
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Grand Vizier

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“It is the year 2230 and science has triumphed over the baseness and depravity that caused the wars of the twenty-second century!” Dr. Mark Savant hears of incidents of human sacrifice permitted by the government […]
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“It is the year 2230 and science has triumphed over the baseness and depravity that caused the wars of the twenty-second century!” Dr. Mark Savant hears of incidents of human sacrifice permitted by the government […]
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Grandon

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“The Planet of Peril” (Argosy All-Story Weekly July 20-August 24, 1929) by Otis Adelbert Kline is the first of a trilogy about the hero Grandon. This time, travel to Venus is done with mind-swapping (as […]
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“The Planet of Peril” (Argosy All-Story Weekly July 20-August 24, 1929) by Otis Adelbert Kline is the first of a trilogy about the hero Grandon. This time, travel to Venus is done with mind-swapping (as […]
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Granite Lady

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Sheila Sorrell was a singer at the Red Angel nightclub. Even though she had a voice like a frog, the singer’s good looks would bring in droves of men, hanging on her every move, mesmerized […]
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Sheila Sorrell was a singer at the Red Angel nightclub. Even though she had a voice like a frog, the singer’s good looks would bring in droves of men, hanging on her every move, mesmerized […]
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Granny Gumshoe

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“Somewhere in the suburbs of Weston lives a lovable old lady! No one would have believed that this quaint person had a secret passion for criminal investigation and invention… these hobbies came in handy when […]
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“Somewhere in the suburbs of Weston lives a lovable old lady! No one would have believed that this quaint person had a secret passion for criminal investigation and invention… these hobbies came in handy when […]
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Grant Gardner

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District Attorney Grant Gardner and Police Commissioner Dryden were asked by Mayor Randolph to investigate suspicious suicides among scientists and businessmen, all found holding a small scarab. Gardner dons the costume of Captain America during […]
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District Attorney Grant Gardner and Police Commissioner Dryden were asked by Mayor Randolph to investigate suspicious suicides among scientists and businessmen, all found holding a small scarab. Gardner dons the costume of Captain America during […]
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Grasshopper

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The Grasshopper was an armed jewel thief who had the good fortune of meeting an entomologist named Professor Chase. Looking for a better way to evade capture, the thief asked the professor what the secret […]
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The Grasshopper was an armed jewel thief who had the good fortune of meeting an entomologist named Professor Chase. Looking for a better way to evade capture, the thief asked the professor what the secret […]
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Gray Champion

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The Gray Champion appeared in an 1835 eponymous short story, collected in the two volume Twice-Told Tales published in 1837, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. When a New England community of Colonial Puritans in Boston are confronted […]
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The Gray Champion appeared in an 1835 eponymous short story, collected in the two volume Twice-Told Tales published in 1837, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. When a New England community of Colonial Puritans in Boston are confronted […]
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Gray Mask

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The wealthy Dr. Malcolm Muir was the secret identity of the Gray Mask. Assisted by his butler Dove, they fought devil worshipers and pseudo-supernatural creatures who were really Nazi agents or criminals out to steal […]
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The wealthy Dr. Malcolm Muir was the secret identity of the Gray Mask. Assisted by his butler Dove, they fought devil worshipers and pseudo-supernatural creatures who were really Nazi agents or criminals out to steal […]
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Gray Seal

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Jimmie Dale was a wealthy playboy and a master safe cracker, who committed crimes for the thrill. Jimmie’s father owned a company which produced safes and other locks, giving Jimmie a great familiarity with safe […]
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Jimmie Dale was a wealthy playboy and a master safe cracker, who committed crimes for the thrill. Jimmie’s father owned a company which produced safes and other locks, giving Jimmie a great familiarity with safe […]
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Great Defender

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Stormy Foster was a “soda jerk” and assistant clerk in a pharmacy, Vaughan’s Cut Rate Drugs, located in a city somewhere in California. The pharmacy was run by the elderly Dr. Vaughan. Stormy was his […]
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Stormy Foster was a “soda jerk” and assistant clerk in a pharmacy, Vaughan’s Cut Rate Drugs, located in a city somewhere in California. The pharmacy was run by the elderly Dr. Vaughan. Stormy was his […]
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Great One

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The Great One was the ruler of Eurania, the floating continent. After kidnapping several pilots from a Louisiana army base, the Great One’s plan was to hypnotize them into becoming his personal air force for […]
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The Great One was the ruler of Eurania, the floating continent. After kidnapping several pilots from a Louisiana army base, the Great One’s plan was to hypnotize them into becoming his personal air force for […]
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Great Question

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The Great Question was a member of the Council of Seven at the lamasery in Tibet where Amazing Man was raised and trained. He was the lama in charge of interrogations. With his incredible telepathic […]
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The Great Question was a member of the Council of Seven at the lamasery in Tibet where Amazing Man was raised and trained. He was the lama in charge of interrogations. With his incredible telepathic […]
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Great Zarro

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The man who would become the Great Zarro was an aerialist for a traveling circus billed as “The Eagle-Man”. One day, he visited a gypsy who told him his future; she saw him doing great […]
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The man who would become the Great Zarro was an aerialist for a traveling circus billed as “The Eagle-Man”. One day, he visited a gypsy who told him his future; she saw him doing great […]
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Greek Mythos

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Club Greek Mythos Total Entries 99 Representative Circe Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the […]
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Club Greek Mythos Total Entries 99 Representative Circe Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the […]
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Green Claw Triad

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The Green Claw Triad were criminals armed with a machine capable of spraying compressed vapor which they were going to test on a helpless kidnapped woman. However, the Blue Beetle burst in, guns ablaze, only […]
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The Green Claw Triad were criminals armed with a machine capable of spraying compressed vapor which they were going to test on a helpless kidnapped woman. However, the Blue Beetle burst in, guns ablaze, only […]
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Green Devil

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It is unclear if the Green Devil is a demon or a mutated scientist, as some of his abilities seemed magical in nature, and some were clearly technological. He was a giant creature, standing about […]
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It is unclear if the Green Devil is a demon or a mutated scientist, as some of his abilities seemed magical in nature, and some were clearly technological. He was a giant creature, standing about […]
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Green Dragon

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The Green Dragon is a foe of Silver Streak and Whiz. He sometimes resides on Mars and sometimes on Jupiter, but he was currently residing at the bottom of the ocean with his fish-men minions […]
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The Green Dragon is a foe of Silver Streak and Whiz. He sometimes resides on Mars and sometimes on Jupiter, but he was currently residing at the bottom of the ocean with his fish-men minions […]
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Green Falcon

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The Green Falcon was a powerful and mysterious knight errant who was loyal to King Richard, the Lion Hearted. When the king was captured by Saracens, the Green Knight wasted no time in setting out […]
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The Green Falcon was a powerful and mysterious knight errant who was loyal to King Richard, the Lion Hearted. When the king was captured by Saracens, the Green Knight wasted no time in setting out […]
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Green Genie

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The Green Genie was seen emerging from his lamp to kidnap a woman. Captain Courageous battled the creature to save the captive. Alias Green Genie Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, Magician, Power: Spellcasting, World […]
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The Green Genie was seen emerging from his lamp to kidnap a woman. Captain Courageous battled the creature to save the captive. Alias Green Genie Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Villain, Magician, Power: Spellcasting, World […]
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Green Ghost (Better Pub 1)

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The Green Ghost, by Johnston McCulley, ran for seven stories in 1934-35 in Thrilling Detective magazine. Former cop Danny Blaney puts on a green hood and gloves to fight crooks. We learn in the first […]
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The Green Ghost, by Johnston McCulley, ran for seven stories in 1934-35 in Thrilling Detective magazine. Former cop Danny Blaney puts on a green hood and gloves to fight crooks. We learn in the first […]
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Green Ghost (Better Pub 2)

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So who is The Green Ghost? The character was created for the Thrilling line of pulps in the early 40s by G. T. Fleming-Roberts, when they were coming out with more pulp heroes. He is […]
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So who is The Green Ghost? The character was created for the Thrilling line of pulps in the early 40s by G. T. Fleming-Roberts, when they were coming out with more pulp heroes. He is […]
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Green Ghost (Harvey 1)

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The Green Ghost looked like a skeleton wearing red and green tights. Alias Green Ghost (Harvey 1) Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Hero, Harvey Universe, Ghost-themed, Skeletal, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors […]
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The Green Ghost looked like a skeleton wearing red and green tights. Alias Green Ghost (Harvey 1) Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Hero, Harvey Universe, Ghost-themed, Skeletal, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors […]
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Green Ghost (Harvey 2)

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The Nazi criminal mastermind known as the Green Ghost was a recurring foe of the detective Padlock Holmes. Alias Green Ghost (Harvey 2) Real Names/Alt Names Unknown, referred to as “The Green Ghost Lady” Characteristics […]
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The Nazi criminal mastermind known as the Green Ghost was a recurring foe of the detective Padlock Holmes. Alias Green Ghost (Harvey 2) Real Names/Alt Names Unknown, referred to as “The Green Ghost Lady” Characteristics […]
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Green Ghoul

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The Green Ghoul was a monstrous three-eyed, scaly “thing of horror”. He was created by a demon using the guise of Adolf Hitler. He fought Mr. Justice on several occasions. Alias Green Ghoul Real Names/Alt […]
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The Green Ghoul was a monstrous three-eyed, scaly “thing of horror”. He was created by a demon using the guise of Adolf Hitler. He fought Mr. Justice on several occasions. Alias Green Ghoul Real Names/Alt […]
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Green Giant

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Virtually nothing is known about the superhero known as The Green Giant. His surname is Brentwood and he works at a brokerage firm, but further details were never revealed. His powers come from his belt, […]
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Virtually nothing is known about the superhero known as The Green Giant. His surname is Brentwood and he works at a brokerage firm, but further details were never revealed. His powers come from his belt, […]
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Green Gigantic Robot

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This green, gigantic robot rampages through a city, causing panic and fear in the populace. The name used in this article is a conjecture based on the character’s appearance. Alias Green Gigantic Robot Real Names/Alt […]
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This green, gigantic robot rampages through a city, causing panic and fear in the populace. The name used in this article is a conjecture based on the character’s appearance. Alias Green Gigantic Robot Real Names/Alt […]
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Green Horde

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When chasing a petty criminal named Banco into the sewers of Rome, Signor Renzi, Commissioner of Police, along with an officer named Pietro, hear Banco cry out. They find Banco dead with most of his […]
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When chasing a petty criminal named Banco into the sewers of Rome, Signor Renzi, Commissioner of Police, along with an officer named Pietro, hear Banco cry out. They find Banco dead with most of his […]
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Green Horror

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George and Martha Thornton are traveling home from a visit to “Old Mexico”. Martha sees a cactus. She insists George pull over so she can take a cutting from it to grow her own. The […]
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George and Martha Thornton are traveling home from a visit to “Old Mexico”. Martha sees a cactus. She insists George pull over so she can take a cutting from it to grow her own. The […]
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Green Jet

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The Green Jet is a re-printed version of the Green Lama, much like Atomaster is a re-printed version of fellow Spark hero, Atoman. Alias Green Jet Real Names/Alt Names Jethro Dumont Characteristics Hero, Power: Flight, […]
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The Green Jet is a re-printed version of the Green Lama, much like Atomaster is a re-printed version of fellow Spark hero, Atoman. Alias Green Jet Real Names/Alt Names Jethro Dumont Characteristics Hero, Power: Flight, […]
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Green Knight

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Denis Knight was a wealthy American sportsman who, inspired by the chivalrous knight of the past, becomes the Green Knight, a defender of the defenseless and keeper of justice. While patrolling the everglades, Denis discovers […]
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Denis Knight was a wealthy American sportsman who, inspired by the chivalrous knight of the past, becomes the Green Knight, a defender of the defenseless and keeper of justice. While patrolling the everglades, Denis discovers […]
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Green Knight (Folklore)

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The Green Knight is a heroic character of the Matter of Britain, originating in the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the related medieval work The Greene Knight. His true name is […]
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The Green Knight is a heroic character of the Matter of Britain, originating in the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the related medieval work The Greene Knight. His true name is […]
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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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Green Light

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This character only appeared on the cover of Double Comics, which featured rebound remainder comics that were different with each issue, with covers featuring characters who did not appear in the interior. According to the […]
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This character only appeared on the cover of Double Comics, which featured rebound remainder comics that were different with each issue, with covers featuring characters who did not appear in the interior. According to the […]
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Green Lizard

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The Green Lizard was a crime boss in a green mask who tried to extort money from millionaire John Blaine, after killing two of his friends. He was opposed by the Invisible Hood. He used […]
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The Green Lizard was a crime boss in a green mask who tried to extort money from millionaire John Blaine, after killing two of his friends. He was opposed by the Invisible Hood. He used […]
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Green Mask (Ace)

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Sam Barkley was a famous sportsman who secretly harbored dreams of world domination. As the Green Mask he was willing to resort to murder and kidnapping to destroy America. He carried a gun, and led […]
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Sam Barkley was a famous sportsman who secretly harbored dreams of world domination. As the Green Mask he was willing to resort to murder and kidnapping to destroy America. He carried a gun, and led […]
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Green Mask (Johnny Green)

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The second Green Mask was Johnny Green, an American teenager. He was the son of Walter Green who, according to his back story, fought crime as the Green Mask until he joined the US Army. […]
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The second Green Mask was Johnny Green, an American teenager. He was the son of Walter Green who, according to his back story, fought crime as the Green Mask until he joined the US Army. […]
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Green Mask (Michael Shelby)

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Michael Shelby was an independently wealthy private eye who became the first Green Mask to fight injustice. He was non-powered, using only his wits and firearms, until he was mortally wounded while trying to protect […]
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Michael Shelby was an independently wealthy private eye who became the first Green Mask to fight injustice. He was non-powered, using only his wits and firearms, until he was mortally wounded while trying to protect […]
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Green Mask (Suzie)

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Johnny Green was often aided by his girlfriend, Suzie, who was considerably braver and more outgoing… although her “braveness” always just got her into trouble, forcing the Green Mask to come save her. She remained […]
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Johnny Green was often aided by his girlfriend, Suzie, who was considerably braver and more outgoing… although her “braveness” always just got her into trouble, forcing the Green Mask to come save her. She remained […]
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Green Mask (Walter Green)

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Walter Green fought crime as the Green Mask before being sent off to war, being known as the “nation’s foremost fighter against the evil forces of the underworld.” With the mantle free, his son, Johnny, […]
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Walter Green fought crime as the Green Mask before being sent off to war, being known as the “nation’s foremost fighter against the evil forces of the underworld.” With the mantle free, his son, Johnny, […]
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Green Men of Belzar

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Captain Brett Crockett of the Space Busters leads a mission to take and hold the asteroid Valda. The Belzarians want Valda and the Earthians must stop them, as Crockett says to Sergeant Bolo. Lieutenant April […]
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Captain Brett Crockett of the Space Busters leads a mission to take and hold the asteroid Valda. The Belzarians want Valda and the Earthians must stop them, as Crockett says to Sergeant Bolo. Lieutenant April […]
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Green Mummy

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The Green Mummy was the alternate identity of Charles Forbes, a wealthy man who owned an extremely valuable blue diamond. He intended to steal the diamond from himself as the Green Mummy and collect the […]
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The Green Mummy was the alternate identity of Charles Forbes, a wealthy man who owned an extremely valuable blue diamond. He intended to steal the diamond from himself as the Green Mummy and collect the […]
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Green Sorceress

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The Green Sorceress, Empress of Voltor, commanded a legion of followers in an attempt to rule the underground kingdom of Deltos that Blue Bolt took under his protection. The Sorceress often came into conflict with […]
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The Green Sorceress, Empress of Voltor, commanded a legion of followers in an attempt to rule the underground kingdom of Deltos that Blue Bolt took under his protection. The Sorceress often came into conflict with […]
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Green Turtle

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A true mystery man, the Green Turtle aided the Chinese in guerrilla warfare against Japanese invaders. He wore a green cloak with an enormous turtle-shell design and had a sidekick, Burma Boy, a young beggar […]
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A true mystery man, the Green Turtle aided the Chinese in guerrilla warfare against Japanese invaders. He wore a green cloak with an enormous turtle-shell design and had a sidekick, Burma Boy, a young beggar […]
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Greg Dant

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Newlyweds Jak Barv and Maida Barv go to Decima, the tenth moon of Jupiter, to run an iron mine. They are alone except for a robot labor force. Jak’s assistant, Greg Dant, leaves the moon […]
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Newlyweds Jak Barv and Maida Barv go to Decima, the tenth moon of Jupiter, to run an iron mine. They are alone except for a robot labor force. Jak’s assistant, Greg Dant, leaves the moon […]
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Greg Zhor

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Greg Zhor is a member of the copper-skinned Rihns, a peaceful people descended from the aboriginal Martians and the first terrestrials from Earth to settle on Mars. Zhor rose to prominence due to his research […]
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Greg Zhor is a member of the copper-skinned Rihns, a peaceful people descended from the aboriginal Martians and the first terrestrials from Earth to settle on Mars. Zhor rose to prominence due to his research […]
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Gremlins

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A gremlin is a mischievous folkloric creature invented at the beginning of the 20th century to originally explain malfunctions in aircraft and later in other machinery and processes and their operators. Depictions of these creatures […]
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A gremlin is a mischievous folkloric creature invented at the beginning of the 20th century to originally explain malfunctions in aircraft and later in other machinery and processes and their operators. Depictions of these creatures […]
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Grenade

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Bruce was a reporter for the City Star newspaper in New York. After his brother, Danny, was killed by a grenade in a botched assassination attempt by Nazi agents, Bruce decided to avenge his brother […]
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Bruce was a reporter for the City Star newspaper in New York. After his brother, Danny, was killed by a grenade in a botched assassination attempt by Nazi agents, Bruce decided to avenge his brother […]
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Grendel

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Grendel is a character in the poem Beowulf, preserved in the Nowell Codex. Grendel, being cursed as the descendant of the Biblical Cain, is “harrowed” by the sounds of singing that come every night from […]
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Grendel is a character in the poem Beowulf, preserved in the Nowell Codex. Grendel, being cursed as the descendant of the Biblical Cain, is “harrowed” by the sounds of singing that come every night from […]
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Grendel’s Mother

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Grendel’s mother (Old English: Grendles mōdor) is one of three antagonists in the anonymous Old English poem Beowulf (c. 700–1000 AD), the other two being Grendel and the dragon. Each antagonist reflects different negative aspects […]
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Grendel’s mother (Old English: Grendles mōdor) is one of three antagonists in the anonymous Old English poem Beowulf (c. 700–1000 AD), the other two being Grendel and the dragon. Each antagonist reflects different negative aspects […]
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Grey Comet

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Colonel Doe, the Grey Comet, was Army Air Force officer, who flew reconnaissance missions. His plane, “The Flying Camera,” did not have guns but instead had extra gas tanks to allow for longer flights. His […]
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Colonel Doe, the Grey Comet, was Army Air Force officer, who flew reconnaissance missions. His plane, “The Flying Camera,” did not have guns but instead had extra gas tanks to allow for longer flights. His […]
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Grey Lady

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The Grey Lady took an interest in Ultus the Avenger, when she learned that he was betrayed by Eugene Lester, the man who killed her father. The Grey Lady was the leader of a gang, […]
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The Grey Lady took an interest in Ultus the Avenger, when she learned that he was betrayed by Eugene Lester, the man who killed her father. The Grey Lady was the leader of a gang, […]
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Gribaun

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These be the gods of the hearth: Pitsu, who stroketh the cat; Hobith who calms the dog; and Habaniah, the lord of glowing embers; and little Zumbiboo, the lord of dust; and old Gribaun, who […]
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These be the gods of the hearth: Pitsu, who stroketh the cat; Hobith who calms the dog; and Habaniah, the lord of glowing embers; and little Zumbiboo, the lord of dust; and old Gribaun, who […]
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Grim Reaper

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Bill Norris was studying at the Sorbonne, the famed university in Paris, France, when the Nazis occupied the city. Intervening in a Nazi harassment of a citizen, Norris was arrested and sent to a concentration […]
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Bill Norris was studying at the Sorbonne, the famed university in Paris, France, when the Nazis occupied the city. Intervening in a Nazi harassment of a citizen, Norris was arrested and sent to a concentration […]
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Grim Reaper (Folklore)

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Death is frequently imagined as a personified force. In some mythologies, a character known as the Grim Reaper (usually depicted as a berobed skeleton wielding a scythe) causes the victim’s death by coming to collect […]
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Death is frequently imagined as a personified force. In some mythologies, a character known as the Grim Reaper (usually depicted as a berobed skeleton wielding a scythe) causes the victim’s death by coming to collect […]
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Gróa

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In Norse mythology, Gróa is a völva (seeress) and practitioner of seiðr, a type of magic. She is the wife of Aurvandil the Bold. Groa was also the goddess of knowledge. Gróa appears in the […]
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In Norse mythology, Gróa is a völva (seeress) and practitioner of seiðr, a type of magic. She is the wife of Aurvandil the Bold. Groa was also the goddess of knowledge. Gróa appears in the […]
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Groll Mynot

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Ship Commander, Captain Martin Hawkins of the Perimeter Patrol, based on the planet Rondos, is reprimanded by Commandant Luther Mynot. Mynot was treated roughly as a subordinate to Hawkins’s father, and now plans to put […]
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Ship Commander, Captain Martin Hawkins of the Perimeter Patrol, based on the planet Rondos, is reprimanded by Commandant Luther Mynot. Mynot was treated roughly as a subordinate to Hawkins’s father, and now plans to put […]
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Groping Ghost

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Victor Pearson, a famous metaphysicist, tells the members of an Adventurers’ Club a story to convince them of the existence of ghosts. Twin brothers Jack and George Wingate attend college together, befriending Pearson, and become […]
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Victor Pearson, a famous metaphysicist, tells the members of an Adventurers’ Club a story to convince them of the existence of ghosts. Twin brothers Jack and George Wingate attend college together, befriending Pearson, and become […]
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Gror

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Tough Guy Trask murdered a Space Patrol, so he’s slapped with a life-sentence in a labor camp on one of Jupiter’s moons. Another prisoner, the Martian Gror, tells Trask of his plans to escape on […]
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Tough Guy Trask murdered a Space Patrol, so he’s slapped with a life-sentence in a labor camp on one of Jupiter’s moons. Another prisoner, the Martian Gror, tells Trask of his plans to escape on […]
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Grosso

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Spy Smasher’s recurring foe the Mask was seemingly killed by Grosso, a monstrous giant that the Mask hypnotized as an agent of destruction. Alias Grosso Real Names/Alt Names Grosso Characteristics Henchman, Fawcett Universe, Giant, World […]
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Spy Smasher’s recurring foe the Mask was seemingly killed by Grosso, a monstrous giant that the Mask hypnotized as an agent of destruction. Alias Grosso Real Names/Alt Names Grosso Characteristics Henchman, Fawcett Universe, Giant, World […]
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Grot

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Joh Fredersen is the city of Metropolis’ master. His son, Freder, becomes fascinated by a young teacher, Maria, and goes to the lower levels to find her. In the machine halls, he witnesses a huge […]
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Joh Fredersen is the city of Metropolis’ master. His son, Freder, becomes fascinated by a young teacher, Maria, and goes to the lower levels to find her. In the machine halls, he witnesses a huge […]
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Grumbler

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U.S. Jones was a patriotic crime fighter with no powers. His real name, if he had one, was never stated. He was assisted by a friend called the Grumbler. He eventually became a government-sponsored Secret […]
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U.S. Jones was a patriotic crime fighter with no powers. His real name, if he had one, was never stated. He was assisted by a friend called the Grumbler. He eventually became a government-sponsored Secret […]
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Gryphon (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)

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The Gryphon is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll in the popular 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. True to the conventional view of a griffin, he has the head, talons, and wings of […]
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The Gryphon is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll in the popular 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. True to the conventional view of a griffin, he has the head, talons, and wings of […]
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Guab

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The Mercurian captures Space Patrol pilot Nick Nelson and his gunner Kodi. Challenging Nick to a duel, the Mercurian orders Guab, one of the Mercurian Mole Men, to retrieve Nelson’s “atomic-needle gun” and return it […]
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The Mercurian captures Space Patrol pilot Nick Nelson and his gunner Kodi. Challenging Nick to a duel, the Mercurian orders Guab, one of the Mercurian Mole Men, to retrieve Nelson’s “atomic-needle gun” and return it […]
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Guanyin

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Guanyin (觀音) is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with compassion known as Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर). Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means “[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World”. Originally […]
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Guanyin (觀音) is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with compassion known as Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर). Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means “[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World”. Originally […]
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Guerilla Girl

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Guerrilla Girl was a 17-year-old Russian girl, who was the daughter of the captain of a village’s guerrilla force. When her father went off to fight, Vera stayed behind to look after her family, but […]
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Guerrilla Girl was a 17-year-old Russian girl, who was the daughter of the captain of a village’s guerrilla force. When her father went off to fight, Vera stayed behind to look after her family, but […]
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Guinevere

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Guinevere, also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur. First mentioned in literature in the early […]
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Guinevere, also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur. First mentioned in literature in the early […]
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Gullivar Jones

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Gullivar Jones was a former Lieutenant in the Confederate Army who arrives on Mars thanks to a magic carpet. He falls in love with a Martian princess of the Hither Folk and fights the villainous […]
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Gullivar Jones was a former Lieutenant in the Confederate Army who arrives on Mars thanks to a magic carpet. He falls in love with a Martian princess of the Hither Folk and fights the villainous […]
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Gulliver

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Around 1661, Lemuel Gulliver was born in Nottinghamshire, where his father had a small estate. He married Miss Mary Burton, daughter of a London hosier, in 1688, and became a surgeon. After a storm in […]
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Around 1661, Lemuel Gulliver was born in Nottinghamshire, where his father had a small estate. He married Miss Mary Burton, daughter of a London hosier, in 1688, and became a surgeon. After a storm in […]
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Gullveig

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Gullveig is a female figure in Norse mythology associated with the legendary conflict between the Æsir and Vanir. In the poem Völuspá, she came to the hall of Odin (Hár) where she is speared by […]
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Gullveig is a female figure in Norse mythology associated with the legendary conflict between the Æsir and Vanir. In the poem Völuspá, she came to the hall of Odin (Hár) where she is speared by […]
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Gulnare (Arabian Nights)

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A beautiful slave girl in the Arabian Nights tale The Story of Gulnare of the Sea, purchased by a King, remains silent for years. When she finally speaks to the King, to confirm her pregnancy […]
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A beautiful slave girl in the Arabian Nights tale The Story of Gulnare of the Sea, purchased by a King, remains silent for years. When she finally speaks to the King, to confirm her pregnancy […]
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Gunmaster (Hillman)

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Dumas Poe was a descendant of Kattak Po, a Tibetan monk who supposedly invented firearms. Feeling remorseful over all the death guns caused, Kattak made it his life’s mission to stop their spread and prevent […]
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Dumas Poe was a descendant of Kattak Po, a Tibetan monk who supposedly invented firearms. Feeling remorseful over all the death guns caused, Kattak made it his life’s mission to stop their spread and prevent […]
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Gunmaster (Novelty)

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Gregory Gayle was a highly skilled American police detective with several decades of experience. He started out as a supporting character in his daughter’s feature, but he got his own feature in Guns Against Gangsters. […]
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Gregory Gayle was a highly skilled American police detective with several decades of experience. He started out as a supporting character in his daughter’s feature, but he got his own feature in Guns Against Gangsters. […]
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Gunnar Svenstrom

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“Big-game hunter and crack jungle guide” Frank Dumont is visited by Marta Svenstrom. Marta is seeking her father, Dr. Gunnar Svenstrom, a naturalist who disappeared in the wilds of Uganda. It’s been a year since […]
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“Big-game hunter and crack jungle guide” Frank Dumont is visited by Marta Svenstrom. Marta is seeking her father, Dr. Gunnar Svenstrom, a naturalist who disappeared in the wilds of Uganda. It’s been a year since […]
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Gunsmoke Terror

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Gunsmoke Terror was a title promised to appear in Better Comics vol. 7 #5. However, #4 would be its last issue. Other than this advertisement, the strip never saw print. The title promised “A spine-chilling, […]
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Gunsmoke Terror was a title promised to appear in Better Comics vol. 7 #5. However, #4 would be its last issue. Other than this advertisement, the strip never saw print. The title promised “A spine-chilling, […]
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Gunta

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“After the devastating atomic war that ravaged Earth from 2248 to 2250, a group of veterans, tired of war, colonized an asteroid and named it Pax…they were determined to live in peace, but had not […]
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“After the devastating atomic war that ravaged Earth from 2248 to 2250, a group of veterans, tired of war, colonized an asteroid and named it Pax…they were determined to live in peace, but had not […]
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Guntar

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Space-Corporal Bart Bonner of the Perimeter Patrol is charged and found guilty of cruelty to natives and subordinates and flagrant miscarriage of orders. Commandant Luther Mynot reads the sentence. Bonner places the blame on Captain […]
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Space-Corporal Bart Bonner of the Perimeter Patrol is charged and found guilty of cruelty to natives and subordinates and flagrant miscarriage of orders. Commandant Luther Mynot reads the sentence. Bonner places the blame on Captain […]
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Gurtil

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Gurtil was the commander of a Martian war fleet who wanted to conquer Earth. He hated the peaceful Azurian scientists of Mars, and wanted Earth’s resources, as Mars was becoming uninhabitable. He attempted to hold […]
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Gurtil was the commander of a Martian war fleet who wanted to conquer Earth. He hated the peaceful Azurian scientists of Mars, and wanted Earth’s resources, as Mars was becoming uninhabitable. He attempted to hold […]
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Gustave Doré

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Creator Gustave Doré (1832-1883) Profession Printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, sculptor Total Entries 15 Articles Gustave Doré – Wikipedia Gustave Doré – Lambiek Comiclopedia According to Ray Harrihausen (1920-2013), a special effects expert in […]
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Creator Gustave Doré (1832-1883) Profession Printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, sculptor Total Entries 15 Articles Gustave Doré – Wikipedia Gustave Doré – Lambiek Comiclopedia According to Ray Harrihausen (1920-2013), a special effects expert in […]
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Guy Enders

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Taking off on a routine flight from Alpha 12 to Kappa 4, Captain Guy Enders checks with his crewman to ensure there were no errors “this time” aboard their X-71 spacecraft. The crewman assures Enders, […]
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Taking off on a routine flight from Alpha 12 to Kappa 4, Captain Guy Enders checks with his crewman to ensure there were no errors “this time” aboard their X-71 spacecraft. The crewman assures Enders, […]
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Guy Fawkes

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Guy Fawkes, also known as Guido Fawkes, the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the Low Countries, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder […]
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Guy Fawkes, also known as Guido Fawkes, the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the Low Countries, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder […]
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Guy of Gisborne

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Sir Guy of Gisbourne is a character from the Robin Hood legends of English folklore. He first appears in “Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne”, known as a Child Ballad, where he is a hired […]
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Sir Guy of Gisbourne is a character from the Robin Hood legends of English folklore. He first appears in “Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne”, known as a Child Ballad, where he is a hired […]
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Guy Palisse

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Tama of the Light Country by Ray Cummings is a novel written in the Edgar Rice Burroughs mode with an Earthman who goes to Mercury where women have wings. Since Mercury has less gravity, the […]
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Tama of the Light Country by Ray Cummings is a novel written in the Edgar Rice Burroughs mode with an Earthman who goes to Mercury where women have wings. Since Mercury has less gravity, the […]
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Gwenn Mason

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The year is 2306. “Oriental Conqueror” Bajal, “who leapt out of Asia with hordes of mechanized troops,” stands victorious in New York, the “World Capital”. President of the Earth, Jackson Mason, tried to stop the […]
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The year is 2306. “Oriental Conqueror” Bajal, “who leapt out of Asia with hordes of mechanized troops,” stands victorious in New York, the “World Capital”. President of the Earth, Jackson Mason, tried to stop the […]
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Gwenna of the Bonangi

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Gwenna, Queen of the Bonangi, was one of the love-interests of Jo-Jo the Congo King. Alias Gwenna of the Bonangi Real Names/Alt Names Gwenna Characteristics Hero, Congo King Consorts, Fox Feature Universe, Jungle Action, Atomic […]
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Gwenna, Queen of the Bonangi, was one of the love-interests of Jo-Jo the Congo King. Alias Gwenna of the Bonangi Real Names/Alt Names Gwenna Characteristics Hero, Congo King Consorts, Fox Feature Universe, Jungle Action, Atomic […]
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Gwud

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Bob Burke is a “lone castaway on Mars” after surviving a spaceship crash seven years earlier. Living in the Southern desert of Mars, he fashioned a shelter from the remnants of the spaceship. Food was […]
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Bob Burke is a “lone castaway on Mars” after surviving a spaceship crash seven years earlier. Living in the Southern desert of Mars, he fashioned a shelter from the remnants of the spaceship. Food was […]
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Gykosian Great One

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Ship Commander, Captain Martin Hawkins of the Perimeter Patrol, based on the planet Rondos, is reprimanded by Commandant Luther Mynot. Mynot was treated roughly as a subordinate to Hawkins’s father, and now plans to put […]
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Ship Commander, Captain Martin Hawkins of the Perimeter Patrol, based on the planet Rondos, is reprimanded by Commandant Luther Mynot. Mynot was treated roughly as a subordinate to Hawkins’s father, and now plans to put […]
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Gykosians

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Gykosians live on the planetoid, Gykos. They are green-skinned with insect-like eyes. The Gykosians arms are similar to tentacles of an octopus and close to that of the Minosians, from Amazing Adventures #3, containing three-finger-like […]
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Gykosians live on the planetoid, Gykos. They are green-skinned with insect-like eyes. The Gykosians arms are similar to tentacles of an octopus and close to that of the Minosians, from Amazing Adventures #3, containing three-finger-like […]
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Gymnast

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Role/Occupation Gymnast Total Entries 12 Representative Flying Fist [Combat Parkour] is where someone in a battle begins to jump around and perform gymnastics-heavy moves in order to dodge bullets or other physical attacks. They will […]
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Role/Occupation Gymnast Total Entries 12 Representative Flying Fist [Combat Parkour] is where someone in a battle begins to jump around and perform gymnastics-heavy moves in order to dodge bullets or other physical attacks. They will […]
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Gypsy Johnson

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Gypsy Johnson is an American adventurer from Texas enrolled in the French Foreign Legion. After battling the forces of an Arabian chieftain named Sheik Tamah, he retires from the Legion. Gypsy Johnson possesses skills in […]
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Gypsy Johnson is an American adventurer from Texas enrolled in the French Foreign Legion. After battling the forces of an Arabian chieftain named Sheik Tamah, he retires from the Legion. Gypsy Johnson possesses skills in […]
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H. G. Wells

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Creator H. G. Wells (1866-1946) Profession Novelist, Teacher, Historian, Journalist Total Entries 11 Articles The War Inside H. G. Wells – The New Yorker H. G. Wells – Wikipedia H. G. Wells – TV Tropes […]
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Creator H. G. Wells (1866-1946) Profession Novelist, Teacher, Historian, Journalist Total Entries 11 Articles The War Inside H. G. Wells – The New Yorker H. G. Wells – Wikipedia H. G. Wells – TV Tropes […]
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H. P. Lovecraft

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Creator H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) Profession Short story writer, Editor, Novelist, Poet Total Entries 20 Articles We Can’t Ignore H.P. Lovecraft’s White Supremacy – Literary Hub H. P. Lovecraft and the Modernist Grotesque – Sean […]
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Creator H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) Profession Short story writer, Editor, Novelist, Poet Total Entries 20 Articles We Can’t Ignore H.P. Lovecraft’s White Supremacy – Literary Hub H. P. Lovecraft and the Modernist Grotesque – Sean […]
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H. Rider Haggard

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Creator H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) Profession Novelist, Scholar Total Entries 5 Articles Invisible Ink no 309: Henry Rider Haggard – The Independent H. Rider Haggard – Wikipedia King Solomon’s Mines… an adventure novel by H. […]
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Creator H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) Profession Novelist, Scholar Total Entries 5 Articles Invisible Ink no 309: Henry Rider Haggard – The Independent H. Rider Haggard – Wikipedia King Solomon’s Mines… an adventure novel by H. […]
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Habaniah

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These be the gods of the hearth: Pitsu, who stroketh the cat; Hobith who calms the dog; and Habaniah, the lord of glowing embers; and little Zumbiboo, the lord of dust; and old Gribaun, who […]
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These be the gods of the hearth: Pitsu, who stroketh the cat; Hobith who calms the dog; and Habaniah, the lord of glowing embers; and little Zumbiboo, the lord of dust; and old Gribaun, who […]
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Habits Noirs

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The Habits Noirs, or the Black Coats, are a powerful international crime syndicate.  They began as the Camorra in southern Italy and the Veste Nere in Corsica, the Brothers of Mercy, The Companions of Silence, […]
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The Habits Noirs, or the Black Coats, are a powerful international crime syndicate.  They began as the Camorra in southern Italy and the Veste Nere in Corsica, the Brothers of Mercy, The Companions of Silence, […]
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Hack O’Hara

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Hack O’Hara is one of the toughest taxi drivers in town and has taken to using his muscles to take down criminals. Alias Hack O’Hara Real Names/Alt Names O’Hara Characteristics Hero, Outlaw Hero, Quality Universe, […]
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Hack O’Hara is one of the toughest taxi drivers in town and has taken to using his muscles to take down criminals. Alias Hack O’Hara Real Names/Alt Names O’Hara Characteristics Hero, Outlaw Hero, Quality Universe, […]
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Hag

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The newly-minted superhero duo Yankee Doodle Jones and Dandy were lounging around until they were approached by Uncle Sam, who ordered them to investigate the mysterious deaths of three of his “most valuable soldiers”. The […]
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The newly-minted superhero duo Yankee Doodle Jones and Dandy were lounging around until they were approached by Uncle Sam, who ordered them to investigate the mysterious deaths of three of his “most valuable soldiers”. The […]
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Haggur

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Nick Nelson of Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, respond to a report of troubles in a village on Jupiter’s South Pole. Landing near the village, the Patrolmen put on protective gear to aid […]
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Nick Nelson of Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, respond to a report of troubles in a village on Jupiter’s South Pole. Landing near the village, the Patrolmen put on protective gear to aid […]
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Hahakigami

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A hahakigami is a tsukumogami which takes up residence in a broom. They can sometimes be seen on cold, windy late autumn mornings, sweeping wildly at the blowing leaves. Long ago, brooms were not household […]
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A hahakigami is a tsukumogami which takes up residence in a broom. They can sometimes be seen on cold, windy late autumn mornings, sweeping wildly at the blowing leaves. Long ago, brooms were not household […]
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Hajikkaki

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Hajikkaki are pathetic looking yōkai with plump, white, hairless blobby bodies. They have round eyes and protruding fangs. They frequently cover their heads with their hands in a display of shame or embarrassment. Hajikkaki appear […]
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Hajikkaki are pathetic looking yōkai with plump, white, hairless blobby bodies. They have round eyes and protruding fangs. They frequently cover their heads with their hands in a display of shame or embarrassment. Hajikkaki appear […]
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Hakutaku

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The hakutaku is a wise chimerical beast that resembles a white ox. It has nine eyes — three on its head, and three on each of its broad sides — and six horns. Hakutaku live […]
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The hakutaku is a wise chimerical beast that resembles a white ox. It has nine eyes — three on its head, and three on each of its broad sides — and six horns. Hakutaku live […]
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Hal Garth

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Tyna Starr is a lab assistant working for Professor Hal Garth. Professor Garth is developing robots, which he thinks usurp the position of dogs to become “man’s best friend”. Tyna is a thrill-seeker, quitting her […]
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Tyna Starr is a lab assistant working for Professor Hal Garth. Professor Garth is developing robots, which he thinks usurp the position of dogs to become “man’s best friend”. Tyna is a thrill-seeker, quitting her […]
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Halcyone and Ceyx (Folklore)

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In Greek mythology, Alcyone (or dubiously Halcyone) and Ceyx were a wife and husband who incurred the wrath of the god Zeus for their romantic hubris. Alcyone became the queen of Trachis after marrying King […]
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In Greek mythology, Alcyone (or dubiously Halcyone) and Ceyx were a wife and husband who incurred the wrath of the god Zeus for their romantic hubris. Alcyone became the queen of Trachis after marrying King […]
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Hale of the Herald

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George Hale was a reporter for the Herald, a newspaper based in an unknown American city. His co-workers dismissed him because he was prone to flights of fancy, rarely got any good leads, and took […]
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George Hale was a reporter for the Herald, a newspaper based in an unknown American city. His co-workers dismissed him because he was prone to flights of fancy, rarely got any good leads, and took […]
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Hale the Magician

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Hale was an impoverished Spanish nobleman in 15th century who, along with his son, also named Hale, traveled to South America to find riches. When the Hales arrived in the New World, they discovered that […]
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Hale was an impoverished Spanish nobleman in 15th century who, along with his son, also named Hale, traveled to South America to find riches. When the Hales arrived in the New World, they discovered that […]
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Haleson

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The Earth-Moon Station is an artificial wheel situated between Earth and the Moon, manned by Haleson and Crandall. Crandall is dangerously distracted. Crandall’s wife informed him that his son is getting in trouble. When a […]
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The Earth-Moon Station is an artificial wheel situated between Earth and the Moon, manned by Haleson and Crandall. Crandall is dangerously distracted. Crandall’s wife informed him that his son is getting in trouble. When a […]
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Half-Man

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Half-Man was a ruthless Nazi cyborg whose left side, after being shot down in a dogfight by the hero Skywolf, was completely replaced by steel, robotic parts. He reported directly to Adolf Hitler. At one […]
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Half-Man was a ruthless Nazi cyborg whose left side, after being shot down in a dogfight by the hero Skywolf, was completely replaced by steel, robotic parts. He reported directly to Adolf Hitler. At one […]
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Halgo

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Lunar Station X-32 is attacked by giant preying mantis-like insects. Speed Lansing of Space Rangers calls on the Venus patrol Scoutcraft JB, operated by Jim Jones and Bob Barry. The Scoutcraft fights the insects, and […]
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Lunar Station X-32 is attacked by giant preying mantis-like insects. Speed Lansing of Space Rangers calls on the Venus patrol Scoutcraft JB, operated by Jim Jones and Bob Barry. The Scoutcraft fights the insects, and […]
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Halliday

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Interplanetary Explorer, “Bring ‘Em Back Alive” Ron Adams, demands a half-million dollars from Halliday for the construction of a spaceship to travel to the planet Xarto and retrieve the giant man-eating Plant-Monster of Xarto. Halliday […]
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Interplanetary Explorer, “Bring ‘Em Back Alive” Ron Adams, demands a half-million dollars from Halliday for the construction of a spaceship to travel to the planet Xarto and retrieve the giant man-eating Plant-Monster of Xarto. Halliday […]
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Halo

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Halo was a crime fighter who disguised himself as a bishop. Halo had captured a insane Nazi criminal named Baron Schlang over twelve years ago, but he escaped and sought out to destroy love, music, […]
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Halo was a crime fighter who disguised himself as a bishop. Halo had captured a insane Nazi criminal named Baron Schlang over twelve years ago, but he escaped and sought out to destroy love, music, […]
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Ham (Doc Savage)

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Brigadier General Theodore Marley “Ham” Brooks, an accomplished attorney. Ham is considered one of the best-dressed men in the world, and as part of his attire, carries a sword cane whose blade is dipped in […]
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Brigadier General Theodore Marley “Ham” Brooks, an accomplished attorney. Ham is considered one of the best-dressed men in the world, and as part of his attire, carries a sword cane whose blade is dipped in […]
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Hamid

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Hamid the Astrologer was a Fortune Teller based in Lisbon who seemingly predicted future events. In reality he would steal his patrons’ personal information. He died accidentally during a confrontation with Uncle Sam and Buddy. […]
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Hamid the Astrologer was a Fortune Teller based in Lisbon who seemingly predicted future events. In reality he would steal his patrons’ personal information. He died accidentally during a confrontation with Uncle Sam and Buddy. […]
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Hamlet

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Prince Hamlet is the title character and protagonist of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet (1599–1601). He is the Prince of Denmark, nephew of the usurping Claudius, and son of King Hamlet, the previous King of Denmark. […]
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Prince Hamlet is the title character and protagonist of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet (1599–1601). He is the Prince of Denmark, nephew of the usurping Claudius, and son of King Hamlet, the previous King of Denmark. […]
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Hammerfist

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Hammerfist was a mob boss working out of Midtown Manhattan, an agent of a crime syndicate based in Chicago lead by the criminal Mighty Mite. Hammerfist framed local district attorney Bill Reed for murder, which […]
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Hammerfist was a mob boss working out of Midtown Manhattan, an agent of a crime syndicate based in Chicago lead by the criminal Mighty Mite. Hammerfist framed local district attorney Bill Reed for murder, which […]
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Hand

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The Hand was a disembodied hand who would appear and seek out justice. He was like the Eye, another disembodied body part seeking justice. His powers included enlarging himself and being bulletproof. The Hand always […]
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The Hand was a disembodied hand who would appear and seek out justice. He was like the Eye, another disembodied body part seeking justice. His powers included enlarging himself and being bulletproof. The Hand always […]
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Hand of Horror

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The Hand of Horror was a large mechanical robot hand/gauntlet created by the genius inventor known as Crimesmith to kill his enemies. Crimesmith was able to control the Hand from a distance but, at times, it […]
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The Hand of Horror was a large mechanical robot hand/gauntlet created by the genius inventor known as Crimesmith to kill his enemies. Crimesmith was able to control the Hand from a distance but, at times, it […]
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Hands Up!

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“Hands-Up” was a federal agent or police officer who was assigned to protect the journalist Echo Delane on her trip to South America. While there, she was abducted by the high priest of an Incan […]
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“Hands-Up” was a federal agent or police officer who was assigned to protect the journalist Echo Delane on her trip to South America. While there, she was abducted by the high priest of an Incan […]
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Hanged Man (Tarot)

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The Tarot Hanged Man card is about personal sacrifice, of course. But this figure seems not to be broken, although hanging upside-down. He will bounce right back, as soon as he manages to get free. […]
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The Tarot Hanged Man card is about personal sacrifice, of course. But this figure seems not to be broken, although hanging upside-down. He will bounce right back, as soon as he manages to get free. […]
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Hangman

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Bob Dickering had a brother named John, who was the superhero Comet. When Bob’s brother was shot whilst trying to save Bob from “Big Boy” Malone’s gang, he became the hero Hangman to avenge his […]
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Bob Dickering had a brother named John, who was the superhero Comet. When Bob’s brother was shot whilst trying to save Bob from “Big Boy” Malone’s gang, he became the hero Hangman to avenge his […]
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Hangonko

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Hangonkō is a legendary incense from ancient China which has the power to bring forth the spirits of the dead before those who burn it. Those who burn the incense will see the spirits of […]
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Hangonkō is a legendary incense from ancient China which has the power to bring forth the spirits of the dead before those who burn it. Those who burn the incense will see the spirits of […]
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Hank Roper

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Hank Roper works at the Arizona ranch owned by Spurs Jackson called the Bar-Z. Together with Strong Bow, they make up the core of the Space Vigilantes. Hank is an expert with a lasso, capable […]
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Hank Roper works at the Arizona ranch owned by Spurs Jackson called the Bar-Z. Together with Strong Bow, they make up the core of the Space Vigilantes. Hank is an expert with a lasso, capable […]
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Hannya

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The hannya is a mask used in a traditional Japanese Noh theater, representing a jealous female demon. It is characterized by two sharp bull-like horns, metallic eyes, and a leering mouth. In Noh plays, the […]
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The hannya is a mask used in a traditional Japanese Noh theater, representing a jealous female demon. It is characterized by two sharp bull-like horns, metallic eyes, and a leering mouth. In Noh plays, the […]
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Harding

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Harding replaced Arthur Holmwood in F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. Alias Harding Real Names/Alt Names Arthur Holmwood Characteristics Monster Hunter, Dracula Family, Film Characters, Realism and Victorian Age, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors F. […]
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Harding replaced Arthur Holmwood in F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. Alias Harding Real Names/Alt Names Arthur Holmwood Characteristics Monster Hunter, Dracula Family, Film Characters, Realism and Victorian Age, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors F. […]
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Harry Clarke

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Creator Harry Clarke (1889-1931) Profession Illustrator Total Entries 13 Articles Harry Clarke – Wikipedia In The Studio M. C. Salamon suggested that Clarke was the ideal illustrator of Edgar Allan Poe. ‘Never before’, he wrote, […]
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Creator Harry Clarke (1889-1931) Profession Illustrator Total Entries 13 Articles Harry Clarke – Wikipedia In The Studio M. C. Salamon suggested that Clarke was the ideal illustrator of Edgar Allan Poe. ‘Never before’, he wrote, […]
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Harry Lucey

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Creator Harry Lucey (1913-1984) Profession Cartoonist, Penciller, Inker Total Entries 17 Articles Harry Lucey – Lambiek Comiclopedia Harry Lucey – Wikipedia Hey Archie, How About a Complete Works of Harry Lucey? Any look at Harry […]
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Creator Harry Lucey (1913-1984) Profession Cartoonist, Penciller, Inker Total Entries 17 Articles Harry Lucey – Lambiek Comiclopedia Harry Lucey – Wikipedia Hey Archie, How About a Complete Works of Harry Lucey? Any look at Harry […]
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Harvey Universe

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Club Harvey Universe Total Entries 74 Representative Black Cat Harvey Comics was founded by the Harvey brothers—Alfred, Leon and Robert—in the 1940s after first acquiring an existing—faltering—title from Brookwood Publications, Speed Comics. The title’s headliners […]
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Club Harvey Universe Total Entries 74 Representative Black Cat Harvey Comics was founded by the Harvey brothers—Alfred, Leon and Robert—in the 1940s after first acquiring an existing—faltering—title from Brookwood Publications, Speed Comics. The title’s headliners […]
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Hashihime

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Hashihime is represented as a woman who spends lonely nights waiting for her lover to visit, and later as a fierce “oni” or demon fueled by jealousy. Very little is known about the origin of […]
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Hashihime is represented as a woman who spends lonely nights waiting for her lover to visit, and later as a fierce “oni” or demon fueled by jealousy. Very little is known about the origin of […]
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Haskel van Manderpootz

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According to the protagonist and narrator, Dixon Wells, Prof. Haskel van Manderpootz is one of the greatest scientific minds of his time. According to van Manderpootz himself, he is the greatest. He is a scientific […]
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According to the protagonist and narrator, Dixon Wells, Prof. Haskel van Manderpootz is one of the greatest scientific minds of his time. According to van Manderpootz himself, he is the greatest. He is a scientific […]
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Hatahiro

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Hatahiro is a type of yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by Toriyama Sekien. This particular creature relates to a grudge which says: A woman’s husband left her and so she abandoned her loom. […]
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Hatahiro is a type of yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by Toriyama Sekien. This particular creature relates to a grudge which says: A woman’s husband left her and so she abandoned her loom. […]
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Hawk-Beaked Moon Beast

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“Ace” Kelly is a hotshot test pilot for the Army. Ace tests a new “Army motor” in the K13 airplane, which uses an experimental gas mixture. As he rises straight up, Major Nichols contacts him […]
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“Ace” Kelly is a hotshot test pilot for the Army. Ace tests a new “Army motor” in the K13 airplane, which uses an experimental gas mixture. As he rises straight up, Major Nichols contacts him […]
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He-Man

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Sam was a 25-year-old living in Snood, North Dakota, when he received a letter from his grandmother Suzy “La Suzanne” Muckles, a retired lion tamer. She told him that he came from a long line […]
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Sam was a 25-year-old living in Snood, North Dakota, when he received a letter from his grandmother Suzy “La Suzanne” Muckles, a retired lion tamer. She told him that he came from a long line […]
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He-She

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“The deadliest of the species is the female! The strongest of the species is the male! Combine these with the killer instinct and you have the most cunning, the most vicious, the most fiendish killer […]
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“The deadliest of the species is the female! The strongest of the species is the male! Combine these with the killer instinct and you have the most cunning, the most vicious, the most fiendish killer […]
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Headless Horseman (MLJ)

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The Headless Horseman was a gas station attendant from Cripple Creek who was mining for gold in the area. By disguising himself as a headless bandit, he scared off competition. Kip Burland, the Black Hood, […]
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The Headless Horseman was a gas station attendant from Cripple Creek who was mining for gold in the area. By disguising himself as a headless bandit, he scared off competition. Kip Burland, the Black Hood, […]
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Headless Horseman (Sleepy Hollow)

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The inhabitants of Sleepy Hollow are fascinated by the “local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions” on account of the mysterious occurrences and haunting atmosphere. The most infamous spectre in the Hollow, and the “commander-in-chief […]
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The inhabitants of Sleepy Hollow are fascinated by the “local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions” on account of the mysterious occurrences and haunting atmosphere. The most infamous spectre in the Hollow, and the “commander-in-chief […]
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Heap

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Baron Eric von Emmelman was a German flying ace under the command of the Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofenshot) who was shot down on October 12, 1918, while fighting in World War I. He crashed […]
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Baron Eric von Emmelman was a German flying ace under the command of the Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofenshot) who was shot down on October 12, 1918, while fighting in World War I. He crashed […]
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Hector

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In Greek mythology, Hector was a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major character in Homer’s Iliad, where he leads the Trojans and their […]
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In Greek mythology, Hector was a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major character in Homer’s Iliad, where he leads the Trojans and their […]
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Heimdall

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In Norse mythology, Heimdall is a god. He is the son of Odin and nine sisters. Heimdall keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök from his dwelling Himinbjörg, where the burning rainbow bridge […]
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In Norse mythology, Heimdall is a god. He is the son of Odin and nine sisters. Heimdall keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök from his dwelling Himinbjörg, where the burning rainbow bridge […]
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Heiroku

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Heiroku is one of the Japanese yokai portrayed in Sekien Toriyama’s yokai art collection book Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro. Heiroku is a strange yokai brandishing a gohei (wooden Shinto ritual wand with a pair of white […]
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Heiroku is one of the Japanese yokai portrayed in Sekien Toriyama’s yokai art collection book Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro. Heiroku is a strange yokai brandishing a gohei (wooden Shinto ritual wand with a pair of white […]
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Helen of Troy

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Helen, also known as Helen of Troy, or Helen of Sparta, and in Latin as Helena, was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. She was […]
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Helen, also known as Helen of Troy, or Helen of Sparta, and in Latin as Helena, was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. She was […]
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Helen Vaughan

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A character in The Great God Pan, a horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. The novella begins with an experiment to allow a woman named Mary to see the supernatural world. This […]
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A character in The Great God Pan, a horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. The novella begins with an experiment to allow a woman named Mary to see the supernatural world. This […]
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Helga

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Helga was one of the Belzarian Battle Women who served under the Empress of Belzar. The Battle Women easily capture Captain Brett Crockett and his crew. Helga is set to guard the prisoners, but Crockett […]
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Helga was one of the Belzarian Battle Women who served under the Empress of Belzar. The Battle Women easily capture Captain Brett Crockett and his crew. Helga is set to guard the prisoners, but Crockett […]
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Hell Courtesan

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The Hell Courtesan is usually depicted in a dress with the images of hell, the souls of those she condemned, Emma-Ō (one of the kings of hell), horned demons, and bodhissatvas. Kawanabe Kyōsai is depicted […]
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The Hell Courtesan is usually depicted in a dress with the images of hell, the souls of those she condemned, Emma-Ō (one of the kings of hell), horned demons, and bodhissatvas. Kawanabe Kyōsai is depicted […]
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Hell’s Angels

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“Meet the former star trio of Hell’s Angels–famous 3rd Pursuit Squadron of the Flying Tigers: Gil Little, a rollicking red-head from Yankee land; Clem West, a tough ex-cowboy from Texas, and handsome Lank Strong, a […]
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“Meet the former star trio of Hell’s Angels–famous 3rd Pursuit Squadron of the Flying Tigers: Gil Little, a rollicking red-head from Yankee land; Clem West, a tough ex-cowboy from Texas, and handsome Lank Strong, a […]
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Hellhound

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A hellhound is a mythological hound that embodies a guardian or a servant of hell, the devil, or the underworld. Hellhounds occur in mythologies around the world, with the best known examples being Cerberus from […]
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A hellhound is a mythological hound that embodies a guardian or a servant of hell, the devil, or the underworld. Hellhounds occur in mythologies around the world, with the best known examples being Cerberus from […]
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Helvetia

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Helvetia is the female national personification of Switzerland, officially Confoederatio Helvetica, the Swiss Confederation. The allegory is typically pictured in a flowing gown, with a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Swiss flag, and […]
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Helvetia is the female national personification of Switzerland, officially Confoederatio Helvetica, the Swiss Confederation. The allegory is typically pictured in a flowing gown, with a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Swiss flag, and […]
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Henchman

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Role/Occupation Henchman Total Entries 37 Representative Muscle Man Mooks. A slang term for the hordes of standard-issue, disposable bad guys whom “The Hero” mows down with utter impunity and complete disregard. Deadly, competent, loyal, abundant… […]
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Role/Occupation Henchman Total Entries 37 Representative Muscle Man Mooks. A slang term for the hordes of standard-issue, disposable bad guys whom “The Hero” mows down with utter impunity and complete disregard. Deadly, competent, loyal, abundant… […]
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Henderson

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Protector Karnock, a ruthless dictator, rules the planet Sirion at the “rim of the system” while his older brother, King Stephan, battles a five-year war against alien invaders. Karnock intends to have a brutish noble […]
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Protector Karnock, a ruthless dictator, rules the planet Sirion at the “rim of the system” while his older brother, King Stephan, battles a five-year war against alien invaders. Karnock intends to have a brutish noble […]
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Hendrickson (Blackhawks)

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“Over land, over sea, We fight to make men free, Of danger we don’t care… We’re Blackhawks!” Blackhawk himself is… a Polish-American who is a volunteer flyer in the Polish Air Force. His sidekick in […]
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“Over land, over sea, We fight to make men free, Of danger we don’t care… We’re Blackhawks!” Blackhawk himself is… a Polish-American who is a volunteer flyer in the Polish Air Force. His sidekick in […]
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Hendru

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A utopian civilization of Martians is quickly running out of water and faces its doom. The Mars Leader asks the eminent Martian scientist Clator if more water can be created through weather manipulation. Clator finds […]
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A utopian civilization of Martians is quickly running out of water and faces its doom. The Mars Leader asks the eminent Martian scientist Clator if more water can be created through weather manipulation. Clator finds […]
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Henry Knight

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Henry Knight was a U.S. Senator and a father of socialite Sandra Knight, who, unbeknownst to him, was the Phantom Lady. He presumably represented the state of Maryland (seeing as how he had a home […]
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Henry Knight was a U.S. Senator and a father of socialite Sandra Knight, who, unbeknownst to him, was the Phantom Lady. He presumably represented the state of Maryland (seeing as how he had a home […]
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Henry Wentworth Akeley

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“The Whisperer in Darkness” is told by Albert N. Wilmarth, an instructor of literature at Miskatonic University in Arkham, Massachusetts. When local newspapers report strange things seen floating in rivers during a historic flood in […]
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“The Whisperer in Darkness” is told by Albert N. Wilmarth, an instructor of literature at Miskatonic University in Arkham, Massachusetts. When local newspapers report strange things seen floating in rivers during a historic flood in […]
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Henty

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Captain Comet Calhoun of the Space Guard is sent to examine an unprecedented small, wandering world entering the solar system in the year 2488. The planet is designated the Drifting World, located at “Zone 18, […]
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Captain Comet Calhoun of the Space Guard is sent to examine an unprecedented small, wandering world entering the solar system in the year 2488. The planet is designated the Drifting World, located at “Zone 18, […]
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Hephaestus

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Hephaestus (or Vulcan in Roman myth) was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes in Greco-Roman mythology. He was the son of Hera and Zeus, and the only member […]
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Hephaestus (or Vulcan in Roman myth) was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes in Greco-Roman mythology. He was the son of Hera and Zeus, and the only member […]
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Hera

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In ancient Greek religion, Hera is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and […]
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In ancient Greek religion, Hera is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and […]
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Hercules (Folklore)

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Hercules is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans […]
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Hercules is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans […]
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Hercules (Magazine Enterprises)

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After a young acrobat in Cooper’s Carnival loses his parents to a broken trapeze, the boy is raised by Hercules, the resident strongman act, and The General, a man with dwarfism. They help him recover […]
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After a young acrobat in Cooper’s Carnival loses his parents to a broken trapeze, the boy is raised by Hercules, the resident strongman act, and The General, a man with dwarfism. They help him recover […]
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Hercules (Quality)

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Growing up in the North Woods, Joe Hercules was incredibly strong. Naturally, he used his strength to land himself a job working at the local circus. However, criminals foreclosed on his widowed mother’s house illegally, […]
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Growing up in the North Woods, Joe Hercules was incredibly strong. Naturally, he used his strength to land himself a job working at the local circus. However, criminals foreclosed on his widowed mother’s house illegally, […]
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Herman Lasher

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Herman Lasher develops a chemical concoction to summon the “powers of the subconscious mind”. He drinks the formula, and falls unconscious. He finds himself in a strange place. As he describes it, “a dream turned […]
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Herman Lasher develops a chemical concoction to summon the “powers of the subconscious mind”. He drinks the formula, and falls unconscious. He finds himself in a strange place. As he describes it, “a dream turned […]
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Herman Lindsay

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Herman Lindsay gives his new dog, Fido, an injection that causes the canine to talk. Fido learns to read and write. Herman tells the dog to stay with his friends, Ted and Marion Kent, and […]
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Herman Lindsay gives his new dog, Fido, an injection that causes the canine to talk. Fido learns to read and write. Herman tells the dog to stay with his friends, Ted and Marion Kent, and […]
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Hermann Lebenstein

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Hermann Lebenstein, a lapidary of great reputation in Genoa, possesses ten extraordinary rubies of identical form and brilliance, which he keeps secured and refuses to sell. His servant Smaragd, troubled by their origin and by […]
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Hermann Lebenstein, a lapidary of great reputation in Genoa, possesses ten extraordinary rubies of identical form and brilliance, which he keeps secured and refuses to sell. His servant Smaragd, troubled by their origin and by […]
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Hermes

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Hermes is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. He is also widely considered the protector of human heralds, travelers, thieves, merchants, and orators. He is able […]
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Hermes is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. He is also widely considered the protector of human heralds, travelers, thieves, merchants, and orators. He is able […]
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Hermia

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Hermia is a fictional character from Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She is a girl of ancient Athens named for Hermes, the Greek god of trade. Hermia is caught in a romantic entanglement where […]
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Hermia is a fictional character from Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She is a girl of ancient Athens named for Hermes, the Greek god of trade. Hermia is caught in a romantic entanglement where […]
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Hermit (Tarot)

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The Tarot card picture of the Hermit is a gloomy one. That’s because of the solitude the card represents. Although it’s voluntary in the case of a hermit, solitude is still somewhat sad. It’s not […]
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The Tarot card picture of the Hermit is a gloomy one. That’s because of the solitude the card represents. Although it’s voluntary in the case of a hermit, solitude is still somewhat sad. It’s not […]
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Herne the Hunter

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In English folklore, Herne the Hunter is a ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire. He is said to have antlers growing from his head, ride a horse, […]
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In English folklore, Herne the Hunter is a ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire. He is said to have antlers growing from his head, ride a horse, […]
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Hero

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Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623. The play is set in […]
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Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623. The play is set in […]
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Heron Maiden

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The sweet visage of the Heron Maiden is emphasized by the radiating spires of the umbrella that she carries against the falling snow. She reaches out in greeting towards two herons that cross in front […]
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The sweet visage of the Heron Maiden is emphasized by the radiating spires of the umbrella that she carries against the falling snow. She reaches out in greeting towards two herons that cross in front […]
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Heshug

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Newspaper photographer Bill Carlton and reporter Trudy Roland work for a newspaper called Graphic. They team up to expose spiritualists who falsely claim to raise spirits of dead people. The pair discover Swami Heshug using […]
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Newspaper photographer Bill Carlton and reporter Trudy Roland work for a newspaper called Graphic. They team up to expose spiritualists who falsely claim to raise spirits of dead people. The pair discover Swami Heshug using […]
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Hexmaster

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Hexmaster is a collector of books of magic and arcane knowledge. His first appearance has him narrating the tale of a criminal named Sutton and his acquiring the Devil’s Notebook by robbing a book dealer […]
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Hexmaster is a collector of books of magic and arcane knowledge. His first appearance has him narrating the tale of a criminal named Sutton and his acquiring the Devil’s Notebook by robbing a book dealer […]
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Hi Judson

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Captain Hi Judson takes his crew of Space Patrol officers to deal with piracy between Mars and Jupiter. The space pirates have been using the asteroid belt to ambush “Jupitor-Mars transport” ships. Tommy Lawson brings […]
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Captain Hi Judson takes his crew of Space Patrol officers to deal with piracy between Mars and Jupiter. The space pirates have been using the asteroid belt to ambush “Jupitor-Mars transport” ships. Tommy Lawson brings […]
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Hibernia

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Hibernia as a national personification representing Ireland appeared in numerous cartoons and drawings, especially in the nineteenth century. As depicted in frequent cartoons in Punch, a magazine outspokenly hostile to Irish nationalism, Hibernia was shown […]
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Hibernia as a national personification representing Ireland appeared in numerous cartoons and drawings, especially in the nineteenth century. As depicted in frequent cartoons in Punch, a magazine outspokenly hostile to Irish nationalism, Hibernia was shown […]
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Hideous

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Hideous was a giant beast who served as an enforcer to Dr. Holmes, who was trying to break into business as an opium dealer. Holmes used Hideous to steal opium from doctors’ offices and kill […]
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Hideous was a giant beast who served as an enforcer to Dr. Holmes, who was trying to break into business as an opium dealer. Holmes used Hideous to steal opium from doctors’ offices and kill […]
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Hiderigami

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Hiderigami is a mythical species of yaoguai or yōkai in Chinese and Japanese folklore that holds the power to cause droughts. From early-Qin to Han, the hanba appears in a goddess form, with characteristics of […]
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Hiderigami is a mythical species of yaoguai or yōkai in Chinese and Japanese folklore that holds the power to cause droughts. From early-Qin to Han, the hanba appears in a goddess form, with characteristics of […]
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Hierophant (Tarot)

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There’s no doubt that the elevated figure on the Tarot Hierophant card is the pope. The word hierophant is Greek, meaning someone who shows the holy. The card is sometimes called The High Priest, which […]
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There’s no doubt that the elevated figure on the Tarot Hierophant card is the pope. The word hierophant is Greek, meaning someone who shows the holy. The card is sometimes called The High Priest, which […]
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High One

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Alan Moore is sent to the moon piloting an atomic powered space ship designed by Professor Manheim. This trip marks mankind’s first foray into space travel. Amazed at the high rate of speed, Alan is […]
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Alan Moore is sent to the moon piloting an atomic powered space ship designed by Professor Manheim. This trip marks mankind’s first foray into space travel. Amazed at the high rate of speed, Alan is […]
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High Priestess (Tarot)

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The Tarot High Priestess is the ruler of what’s hidden and secret, the essence behind the scenes. She knows what really goes on. The High Priestess is not that eager to reveal it, though, at […]
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The Tarot High Priestess is the ruler of what’s hidden and secret, the essence behind the scenes. She knows what really goes on. The High Priestess is not that eager to reveal it, though, at […]
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High Priestess of the Snake People

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Gilda was the leader of a cult of snake worshipers near the village of Zellmott. She would recruit new members by transforming into a snake and biting them. She was killed when Michael Corning, her […]
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Gilda was the leader of a cult of snake worshipers near the village of Zellmott. She would recruit new members by transforming into a snake and biting them. She was killed when Michael Corning, her […]
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Higi Yoshowa

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The brain of Kon Tiri, Japan’s “worst criminal,” was studied by Professor Higi Yoshowa, the “head of the Department of Comparative Physiology at a leading university in Japan”. While giving a lecture on the brain, […]
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The brain of Kon Tiri, Japan’s “worst criminal,” was studied by Professor Higi Yoshowa, the “head of the Department of Comparative Physiology at a leading university in Japan”. While giving a lecture on the brain, […]
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Hihi

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The hihi is a large, monkey-like beast which lives deep in the mountains. It has long, black hair and a wide mouth with long, flapping lips. Old legends say that a monkey which reaches a […]
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The hihi is a large, monkey-like beast which lives deep in the mountains. It has long, black hair and a wide mouth with long, flapping lips. Old legends say that a monkey which reaches a […]
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Hikeshi baba

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Hikeshi baba takes the form of a white-haired, grotesque-looking, old woman. She wanders from house to house blowing out lanterns. Hikeshi baba is not a dangerous yōkai herself, although her actions can indirectly harm people. […]
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Hikeshi baba takes the form of a white-haired, grotesque-looking, old woman. She wanders from house to house blowing out lanterns. Hikeshi baba is not a dangerous yōkai herself, although her actions can indirectly harm people. […]
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Hillman Universe

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Club Hillman Universe Total Entries 65 Representative Airboy Hillman Periodicals, Inc., was an American magazine and comic book publishing company founded in 1938 by Alex L. Hillman, a former New York City book publisher. It […]
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Club Hillman Universe Total Entries 65 Representative Airboy Hillman Periodicals, Inc., was an American magazine and comic book publishing company founded in 1938 by Alex L. Hillman, a former New York City book publisher. It […]
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Himamushi nyudo

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Himamushi nyūdō is a grotesque yōkai which lives under floorboards and crawls out at night time. It vaguely resembles a Buddhist monk, but it has a long neck, sharp claws, a body covered in thick, […]
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Himamushi nyūdō is a grotesque yōkai which lives under floorboards and crawls out at night time. It vaguely resembles a Buddhist monk, but it has a long neck, sharp claws, a body covered in thick, […]
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Hinode

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Hinode, the break of dawn, signals the end of the power of evil spirits over the waking world. The holy light of the sun banishes yōkai, ghosts, and demons back to the places from which […]
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Hinode, the break of dawn, signals the end of the power of evil spirits over the waking world. The holy light of the sun banishes yōkai, ghosts, and demons back to the places from which […]
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Hippolyta

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In Classical Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte, was a daughter of Ares and Otrera, queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares’ zoster, the Greek word found […]
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In Classical Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte, was a daughter of Ares and Otrera, queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares’ zoster, the Greek word found […]
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Hirai Yasumasa

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Seventy-six-year-old Hokusai drew a series of warrior images that included the figures above: Hirai Yasumasa (958–1036) subduing a monster spider, Tsuchigumo. Lines in the background trace the motion of the gigantic arachnid as it tumbles […]
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Seventy-six-year-old Hokusai drew a series of warrior images that included the figures above: Hirai Yasumasa (958–1036) subduing a monster spider, Tsuchigumo. Lines in the background trace the motion of the gigantic arachnid as it tumbles […]
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Hish

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“And when it is dark, all in the hour of Triboogie, Hish creepeth from the forest, the Lord of Silence, whose children are the bats, that have broken the command of their father, but in […]
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“And when it is dark, all in the hour of Triboogie, Hish creepeth from the forest, the Lord of Silence, whose children are the bats, that have broken the command of their father, but in […]
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Historical Figures

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Club Historical Figures Total Entries 107 Representative Nefirtiti A historical figure is a significant person in history, who may have made important cultural, social, political, scientific or technological impacts on humanity. They are often widely […]
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Club Historical Figures Total Entries 107 Representative Nefirtiti A historical figure is a significant person in history, who may have made important cultural, social, political, scientific or technological impacts on humanity. They are often widely […]
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Hitler’s Rex

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Hitler’s Rex was a giant mechanical dinosaur built by the Nazis for Adolf Hitler in order to combat Boy King & Giant. The robot was controlled by a Nazi officer, Crane, who had a score […]
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Hitler’s Rex was a giant mechanical dinosaur built by the Nazis for Adolf Hitler in order to combat Boy King & Giant. The robot was controlled by a Nazi officer, Crane, who had a score […]
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Hobith

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“These be the gods of the hearth: Pitsu, who stroketh the cat; Hobith who calms the dog; and Habaniah, the lord of glowing embers; and little Zumbiboo, the lord of dust; and old Gribaun, who […]
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“These be the gods of the hearth: Pitsu, who stroketh the cat; Hobith who calms the dog; and Habaniah, the lord of glowing embers; and little Zumbiboo, the lord of dust; and old Gribaun, who […]
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Hobo Harper

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Former millionaire Harper gives away his money and becomes adventure-loving hobo. “Leader of a Robin Hood band of ‘Gentlemen of the Road’ who travel far and wide seeking adventures, befriending the poor and oppressed.” His […]
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Former millionaire Harper gives away his money and becomes adventure-loving hobo. “Leader of a Robin Hood band of ‘Gentlemen of the Road’ who travel far and wide seeking adventures, befriending the poor and oppressed.” His […]
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Hogin

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Hogin owned and operated Hogin’s Junkyard. He and two hired goons ran an operation in which they stole cars via a giant floating parking lot. The parking lot rested atop a huge zeppelin, while a […]
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Hogin owned and operated Hogin’s Junkyard. He and two hired goons ran an operation in which they stole cars via a giant floating parking lot. The parking lot rested atop a huge zeppelin, while a […]
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Hojo Tokimune

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Hōjō Tokimune (5 June 1251 – 20 April 1284) of the Hōjō clan was the eighth shikken (officially regent of the shōgun, but de facto ruler of Japan) of the Kamakura shogunate (reigned 1268–84), known […]
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Hōjō Tokimune (5 June 1251 – 20 April 1284) of the Hōjō clan was the eighth shikken (officially regent of the shōgun, but de facto ruler of Japan) of the Kamakura shogunate (reigned 1268–84), known […]
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Hoko

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The Penghou is a tree spirit from Chinese mythology and folklore. Two Chinese classics record similar versions of the Penghou myth. The (c. 3rd century) Baize tu (白澤圖, “Diagrams of the White Marsh”), named after […]
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The Penghou is a tree spirit from Chinese mythology and folklore. Two Chinese classics record similar versions of the Penghou myth. The (c. 3rd century) Baize tu (白澤圖, “Diagrams of the White Marsh”), named after […]
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Holy Grail

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The Holy Grail is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Various traditions describe the Holy Grail as a cup, dish, or stone with miraculous healing powers, sometimes providing eternal youth […]
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The Holy Grail is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Various traditions describe the Holy Grail as a cup, dish, or stone with miraculous healing powers, sometimes providing eternal youth […]
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Holy Spirit (Biblical)

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For the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, is believed to be the third person of the Trinity, a Triune God manifested as God the Father, God the Son, and God […]
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For the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, is believed to be the third person of the Trinity, a Triune God manifested as God the Father, God the Son, and God […]
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Holyoke Universe

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Club Holyoke Universe Total Entries 66 Representative Cat-Man (Holyoke) Holyoke Publishing originated with Sherman Bowles, who had taken over his family’s Springfield, Massachusetts newspaper dynasty, consisting of The Republican and other papers. He entered comic-book […]
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Club Holyoke Universe Total Entries 66 Representative Cat-Man (Holyoke) Holyoke Publishing originated with Sherman Bowles, who had taken over his family’s Springfield, Massachusetts newspaper dynasty, consisting of The Republican and other papers. He entered comic-book […]
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Homer

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Creator Homer (750 BCE-700 BCE) Profession Poet Total Entries 38 Articles The Odyssey Re-formed (1996) by Frederick Ahl, Hanna Roisman – Google Books Alexander Pope’s Preface to his translation of the Iliad – Wikisource Who […]
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Creator Homer (750 BCE-700 BCE) Profession Poet Total Entries 38 Articles The Odyssey Re-formed (1996) by Frederick Ahl, Hanna Roisman – Google Books Alexander Pope’s Preface to his translation of the Iliad – Wikisource Who […]
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Hone karakasa

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Hone karakasa is a tsukumogami born from a tattered and torn up old Chinese-style paper umbrella. The “hone,” or bone, part of their name comes from the fact that without the paper covering, the wooden […]
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Hone karakasa is a tsukumogami born from a tattered and torn up old Chinese-style paper umbrella. The “hone,” or bone, part of their name comes from the fact that without the paper covering, the wooden […]
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Hone-onna

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Hone-onna is a yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (1779) by Toriyama Sekien. As its name implies, it depicts this yōkai as a woman in the form of bones. Sekien’s explanatory text in […]
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Hone-onna is a yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (1779) by Toriyama Sekien. As its name implies, it depicts this yōkai as a woman in the form of bones. Sekien’s explanatory text in […]
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Honey Island Swamp Monster

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The Honey Island Swamp Monster, also known as the Cajun Sasquatch and, in Cajun French, La Bête Noire, is an ape-like humanoid cryptid creature, similar to descriptions of Bigfoot, purported to inhabit the Honey Island […]
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The Honey Island Swamp Monster, also known as the Cajun Sasquatch and, in Cajun French, La Bête Noire, is an ape-like humanoid cryptid creature, similar to descriptions of Bigfoot, purported to inhabit the Honey Island […]
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Hood (Centaur)

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The leader of an evil organization with the goal of “Universal Domination,” the Hood was both the aunt and arch-nemesis of the Magician From Mars. As Aunt Vanza, the Hood refused to allow her niece […]
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The leader of an evil organization with the goal of “Universal Domination,” the Hood was both the aunt and arch-nemesis of the Magician From Mars. As Aunt Vanza, the Hood refused to allow her niece […]
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Hood (Holyoke)

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FBI Agent Craig Williams, frustrated by criminals who escape the law and operate outside the FBI’s jurisdiction, put on a costume and fought crime. He had no super powers. His enemies included the Death’s Head, […]
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FBI Agent Craig Williams, frustrated by criminals who escape the law and operate outside the FBI’s jurisdiction, put on a costume and fought crime. He had no super powers. His enemies included the Death’s Head, […]
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Hooded Menace

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The Hooded Menace (aka: The Fun Club) were a fictional hate group similar to the KKK that appeared in a one-shot story published by Avon in 1951. Their targets were primarily Spanish men and women […]
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The Hooded Menace (aka: The Fun Club) were a fictional hate group similar to the KKK that appeared in a one-shot story published by Avon in 1951. Their targets were primarily Spanish men and women […]
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Hooded Terror

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The Hooded Terror was a killer who used a pencil tipped with a poison needle to dispatch her victims. She also wielded a gun, and commanded the “hooded gang.” She was brought to justice by […]
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The Hooded Terror was a killer who used a pencil tipped with a poison needle to dispatch her victims. She also wielded a gun, and commanded the “hooded gang.” She was brought to justice by […]
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Hoodrazai

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“Hoodrazai, who hath found the secret of MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI, and knoweth the wherefore of the making of the gods. They say that Hoodrazai stands all alone in Pegana and speaks to none because he knows what […]
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“Hoodrazai, who hath found the secret of MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI, and knoweth the wherefore of the making of the gods. They say that Hoodrazai stands all alone in Pegana and speaks to none because he knows what […]
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Hopping Squirrel

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Hopping Squirrel is the young nephew of Chief Lone Eagle. Hopping Squirrel is entrusted with delivery of the new Winchester repeating rifle gifted to Lone Eagle by Major Anderson. On his way, he is captured […]
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Hopping Squirrel is the young nephew of Chief Lone Eagle. Hopping Squirrel is entrusted with delivery of the new Winchester repeating rifle gifted to Lone Eagle by Major Anderson. On his way, he is captured […]
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Horla

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In the form of a journal, the narrator, an upper-class, unmarried, bourgeois man, conveys his troubled thoughts and feelings of anguish. This anguish occurs for four days after he sees a “superb three-mast” Brazilian ship […]
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In the form of a journal, the narrator, an upper-class, unmarried, bourgeois man, conveys his troubled thoughts and feelings of anguish. This anguish occurs for four days after he sees a “superb three-mast” Brazilian ship […]
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Horned Hood

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Prof. Cadiz was supposedly a noted scholar who had given a lecture on the Maharajah jewel, on loan from India. However, he was secretly a gang ringleader who wore a devil costume, and used a […]
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Prof. Cadiz was supposedly a noted scholar who had given a lecture on the Maharajah jewel, on loan from India. However, he was secretly a gang ringleader who wore a devil costume, and used a […]
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Horrible Hand

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The Horrible Hand is a demonic flying left hand that can be commanded by dark magic wielders to commit crimes. It is capable of flying around and doing anything an ordinary hand can do, including […]
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The Horrible Hand is a demonic flying left hand that can be commanded by dark magic wielders to commit crimes. It is capable of flying around and doing anything an ordinary hand can do, including […]
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Horror Host

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Role/Occupation Horror Host Total Entries 21 Representative Weaver The Horror Host is a narrator who presents harrowing tales to their audience. This eerie character first appeared on radio serials, creating continuity between otherwise unrelated stories. […]
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Role/Occupation Horror Host Total Entries 21 Representative Weaver The Horror Host is a narrator who presents harrowing tales to their audience. This eerie character first appeared on radio serials, creating continuity between otherwise unrelated stories. […]
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Horse

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Typology Horse Total Entries 16 Representative Bucephalus The “Rearing Horse” is an iconic pose of a horse rearing back so its front hooves are off the ground. It is used in movies because it is […]
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Typology Horse Total Entries 16 Representative Bucephalus The “Rearing Horse” is an iconic pose of a horse rearing back so its front hooves are off the ground. It is used in movies because it is […]
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Horubu

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Horubu is a cruel enforcer, described as “bullet-headed,” with “elephantine shoulders” and “ham-shaped fists,” under the employ of Dr. Teroni Tsarka, a criminal mastermind who steals a valuable cache of pure radium which he uses […]
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Horubu is a cruel enforcer, described as “bullet-headed,” with “elephantine shoulders” and “ham-shaped fists,” under the employ of Dr. Teroni Tsarka, a criminal mastermind who steals a valuable cache of pure radium which he uses […]
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Hososhi

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In ancient times, a hōsōshi was an official government minister and a priest in the imperial court… The name also refers to a demon god which this priest would dress up as during yearly purification […]
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In ancient times, a hōsōshi was an official government minister and a priest in the imperial court… The name also refers to a demon god which this priest would dress up as during yearly purification […]
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Hossumori

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Hossumori are the tsukumogami of hossu—wand-like brushes used by Buddhist priests. After many years of being handled by a Zen master, they have become enlightened themselves. Hossu are Buddhist tools originating in India. Flies and […]
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Hossumori are the tsukumogami of hossu—wand-like brushes used by Buddhist priests. After many years of being handled by a Zen master, they have become enlightened themselves. Hossu are Buddhist tools originating in India. Flies and […]
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Houska Castle

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Houska Castle is an early Gothic castle in the municipality of Blatce in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Folklore considers this castle to cover one of the gateways to Hell, built to prevent […]
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Houska Castle is an early Gothic castle in the municipality of Blatce in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Folklore considers this castle to cover one of the gateways to Hell, built to prevent […]
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Hugh Hazzard

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Dr. Von Thorp, a mad scientist, builds a mighty robot to help him take over the world. The doctor sends the iron monster on a crime spree and the police are unable to stop it. […]
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Dr. Von Thorp, a mad scientist, builds a mighty robot to help him take over the world. The doctor sends the iron monster on a crime spree and the police are unable to stop it. […]
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Hugh Mason

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Hugh Mason arrives on Mars with Peter Fresno. While Mason is focused on the science, Fresno is seeking profit. They discover an ancient Martian city and a museum. A talking statue in the museum telepathically […]
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Hugh Mason arrives on Mars with Peter Fresno. While Mason is focused on the science, Fresno is seeking profit. They discover an ancient Martian city and a museum. A talking statue in the museum telepathically […]
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Huginn and Muninn

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In Norse mythology, Huginn and Muninn (roughly “mind and will”) are a pair of ravens that serve under the god Odin and fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin. […]
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In Norse mythology, Huginn and Muninn (roughly “mind and will”) are a pair of ravens that serve under the god Odin and fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin. […]
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Hugo Bart

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During the day Hugo Bart is a Professor of English literature at a well-known college. Bart is one-half of the duo known to the public as the “Spook Hunters” according to a caption, or “Ghost […]
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During the day Hugo Bart is a Professor of English literature at a well-known college. Bart is one-half of the duo known to the public as the “Spook Hunters” according to a caption, or “Ghost […]
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Hugo Hercules

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Hugo Hercules is an American weekly comic strip published in the Chicago Tribune, written and drawn by Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner. It ran for five months, from September 7, 1902 to January 11, 1903, totaling […]
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Hugo Hercules is an American weekly comic strip published in the Chicago Tribune, written and drawn by Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner. It ran for five months, from September 7, 1902 to January 11, 1903, totaling […]
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Hugo Parsons

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Interplanetary Explorer, “Bring ‘Em Back Alive” Ron Adams, demands a half-million dollars from Halliday for the construction of a spaceship to travel to the planet Xarto and retrieve the giant man-eating Plant-Monster of Xarto. Halliday […]
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Interplanetary Explorer, “Bring ‘Em Back Alive” Ron Adams, demands a half-million dollars from Halliday for the construction of a spaceship to travel to the planet Xarto and retrieve the giant man-eating Plant-Monster of Xarto. Halliday […]
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Human Bat (I)

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When a family cousin and his father’s parliamentary rival conspire together to steal the Fingall estate and fortune, John Holloway donned a caped costume his father’s manservant had given him to wear at formal dinners, […]
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When a family cousin and his father’s parliamentary rival conspire together to steal the Fingall estate and fortune, John Holloway donned a caped costume his father’s manservant had given him to wear at formal dinners, […]
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Human Bat (II)

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The Human Bat is the first of two “Human Bat” novels, written by a noted writer of boys’ stories, followed by The Human Bat v. The Robot Gangster (1950). “The “hero” is The Human Bat, […]
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The Human Bat is the first of two “Human Bat” novels, written by a noted writer of boys’ stories, followed by The Human Bat v. The Robot Gangster (1950). “The “hero” is The Human Bat, […]
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Human Bomb

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Roy Lincoln was a chemist who was helping his father develop super explosive 27-QRX. Enemy agents attacked the laboratory to steal the formula. Roy’s father was killed and Roy was forced to swallow the super […]
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Roy Lincoln was a chemist who was helping his father develop super explosive 27-QRX. Enemy agents attacked the laboratory to steal the formula. Roy’s father was killed and Roy was forced to swallow the super […]
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Human Fly (I.W. Publishing)

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This character only appeared on the cover of Human Fly, which featured rebound reprinted comics that were different with each issue. One can assume that he is a revamp of Blue Beetle as issue #10 […]
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This character only appeared on the cover of Human Fly, which featured rebound reprinted comics that were different with each issue. One can assume that he is a revamp of Blue Beetle as issue #10 […]
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Human Fly (MLJ)

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The Human Fly was a performer who would do breath-taking feats in public to distract onlookers while his henchmen would commit crimes. The hero Inferno put an end to the Human Fly and his henchmen’s […]
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The Human Fly was a performer who would do breath-taking feats in public to distract onlookers while his henchmen would commit crimes. The hero Inferno put an end to the Human Fly and his henchmen’s […]
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Human Fly (Rural)

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Human Fly was a Nazi agent who dressed like a winged insect in order to create an alibi to a murder. He used the costume’s large wings to block the view from onlookers as he […]
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Human Fly was a Nazi agent who dressed like a winged insect in order to create an alibi to a murder. He used the costume’s large wings to block the view from onlookers as he […]
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Human Meteor (Centaur)

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Dash Dartwell was a college athlete at Dravrah University. He was given Metabo-tablets by his bio-chemistry professor, Dr. Drew Moss. The pills gave him powers such as superhuman speed and recovery. Each tablet’s effect only […]
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Dash Dartwell was a college athlete at Dravrah University. He was given Metabo-tablets by his bio-chemistry professor, Dr. Drew Moss. The pills gave him powers such as superhuman speed and recovery. Each tablet’s effect only […]
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Human Meteor (Harvey)

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Duke O’Dowd, a taxi driver, is working as a member of the Foreign Legion in Bavakuria when he meets Wah Le, the ancient ruler of a lost city in Tibet. Wah Le gives Duke a […]
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Duke O’Dowd, a taxi driver, is working as a member of the Foreign Legion in Bavakuria when he meets Wah Le, the ancient ruler of a lost city in Tibet. Wah Le gives Duke a […]
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Humbaba

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Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Shamhat, and Humbaba were characters in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC. Gilgamesh was possibly a historical king of […]
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Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Shamhat, and Humbaba were characters in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC. Gilgamesh was possibly a historical king of […]
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Hun (MLJ)

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A recurring foe of both The Shield and Dusty the Boy Detective, The Hun, known as “The Hercules of Hate,” was a Nazi operative chosen by supernatural means to serve as Hitler’s personal champion. In […]
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A recurring foe of both The Shield and Dusty the Boy Detective, The Hun, known as “The Hercules of Hate,” was a Nazi operative chosen by supernatural means to serve as Hitler’s personal champion. In […]
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Hunchback

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Alan Lanier, a wealthy playboy, inspired by the story of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, put on a hunchback costume to fight crime as the Hunchback. The only one who knew his secret identity was his […]
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Alan Lanier, a wealthy playboy, inspired by the story of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, put on a hunchback costume to fight crime as the Hunchback. The only one who knew his secret identity was his […]
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Hunchback of Notre-Dame

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The story is set in Paris in 1482 during the reign of Louis XI. Esmeralda, a beautiful, sixteen-year-old Romani dancer, is the romantic and sexual interest of many men; including Captain Phoebus de Chateaupers; poet […]
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The story is set in Paris in 1482 during the reign of Louis XI. Esmeralda, a beautiful, sixteen-year-old Romani dancer, is the romantic and sexual interest of many men; including Captain Phoebus de Chateaupers; poet […]
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Hunchy

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Dennis Mills was once an actor, but had a fall at one point and was crippled in the process. He then decided he would kill every leading man who replaced him, remaining as a janitor […]
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Dennis Mills was once an actor, but had a fall at one point and was crippled in the process. He then decided he would kill every leading man who replaced him, remaining as a janitor […]
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Hunky Henders

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Hunky was a small-time crook working for the villainous Crime Boss. Both the heroic Mad Hatter and the reporter Barbara Blake received tips on Hunky’s whereabouts. Crime Boss found Hunky stealing from him. Just as […]
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Hunky was a small-time crook working for the villainous Crime Boss. Both the heroic Mad Hatter and the reporter Barbara Blake received tips on Hunky’s whereabouts. Crime Boss found Hunky stealing from him. Just as […]
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Hunt Bowman

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When the armies of Volta attacked the already war strained world of Earth in the 33rd century, they nearly annihilated the entire human race. Hunt Bowman was one of the few human survivors, and believed […]
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When the armies of Volta attacked the already war strained world of Earth in the 33rd century, they nearly annihilated the entire human race. Hunt Bowman was one of the few human survivors, and believed […]
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Hunter

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The Hunter was a large German man who worked as a Nazi operative during World War II, and was called in specifically to track down heroes, such as The Hangman. He was described as an […]
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The Hunter was a large German man who worked as a Nazi operative during World War II, and was called in specifically to track down heroes, such as The Hangman. He was described as an […]
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Huntress

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After her fiance, George Barrows, struck her in the face and left her for another woman, Diane decided to get her revenge by hunting him down like the animals she had killed on safari. She […]
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After her fiance, George Barrows, struck her in the face and left her for another woman, Diane decided to get her revenge by hunting him down like the animals she had killed on safari. She […]
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Hy Speed

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Hy Speed was the owner and trainer of Rang-a-Tang, the “Wonder Dog.” The two regularly worked with a juvenile sleuth referred to as “the Amazing Boy.” Alias Hy Speed Real Names/Alt Names Hy Speed Characteristics […]
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Hy Speed was the owner and trainer of Rang-a-Tang, the “Wonder Dog.” The two regularly worked with a juvenile sleuth referred to as “the Amazing Boy.” Alias Hy Speed Real Names/Alt Names Hy Speed Characteristics […]
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Hydroman

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Harry Thurston, a young chemical engineer, accidentally compounded a formula to convert human flesh and blood into water. A huge container of this remarkable solution splashed over Harry’s friend Bob Blake, causing him to disintegrate […]
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Harry Thurston, a young chemical engineer, accidentally compounded a formula to convert human flesh and blood into water. A huge container of this remarkable solution splashed over Harry’s friend Bob Blake, causing him to disintegrate […]
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Hyena

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The Hyena was a monstrous Nazi operative that attempted to intercept top secret documents. He battled Steel Sterling. He used a gun filled with a gas called “The Laughing Death” which would kill instantly, and […]
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The Hyena was a monstrous Nazi operative that attempted to intercept top secret documents. He battled Steel Sterling. He used a gun filled with a gas called “The Laughing Death” which would kill instantly, and […]
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Hyosube

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Hyōsube is a Japanese yōkai. It is a child-sized river monster from Kyūshū that lives in underwater caves. It prefers to come out at night and loves to eat eggplants. It is a cousin of […]
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Hyōsube is a Japanese yōkai. It is a child-sized river monster from Kyūshū that lives in underwater caves. It prefers to come out at night and loves to eat eggplants. It is a cousin of […]
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Hyper the Phenomenal

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Don-Vin, a.k.a. Hyper the Phenomenal, was a young scientist under the employ of the United States government. He was allied with the Winifred, codenamed Agent 2Y, who served as an undercover operative for the U.S. […]
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Don-Vin, a.k.a. Hyper the Phenomenal, was a young scientist under the employ of the United States government. He was allied with the Winifred, codenamed Agent 2Y, who served as an undercover operative for the U.S. […]
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Hyperpsychical Society of Perpignan

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“The spider turned round and abruptly launched itself toward Camaret. He leapt sideways, and was thus able to evade the enemy’s attack. Paradou tried to do likewise, but he tripped over a stone and fell […]
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“The spider turned round and abruptly launched itself toward Camaret. He leapt sideways, and was thus able to evade the enemy’s attack. Paradou tried to do likewise, but he tripped over a stone and fell […]
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Hypnosis

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Power Hypnosis Total Entries 72 Representative Super Hypnotist If the eyes are the windows to the soul, this person has a very… persuasive… compelling… even possessive soul. With little more than a few words intoned […]
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Power Hypnosis Total Entries 72 Representative Super Hypnotist If the eyes are the windows to the soul, this person has a very… persuasive… compelling… even possessive soul. With little more than a few words intoned […]
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I-Am-All-Eye

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Character in Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey; As Communicated in Manuscript to Llewellyn Drury, Who Promised to Print the Same, […]
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Character in Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey; As Communicated in Manuscript to Llewellyn Drury, Who Promised to Print the Same, […]
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I-Am-The-Man

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Character in Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey; As Communicated in Manuscript to Llewellyn Drury, Who Promised to Print the Same, […]
Entry I-Am-The-Man
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Character in Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey; As Communicated in Manuscript to Llewellyn Drury, Who Promised to Print the Same, […]
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I-Juca-Pirama

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I-Juca-Pirama is a short narrative poem by Brazilian author Gonçalves Dias. It first appeared in his 1851 poetry book Últimos Cantos, but is usually published independently of its parent tome. Written under decasyllabic and alexandrine […]
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I-Juca-Pirama is a short narrative poem by Brazilian author Gonçalves Dias. It first appeared in his 1851 poetry book Últimos Cantos, but is usually published independently of its parent tome. Written under decasyllabic and alexandrine […]
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Iago

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Iago is one of Shakespeare’s most sinister villains, often considered such because of the unique trust that Othello places in him, which he betrays while maintaining his reputation for honesty and dedication. Shakespeare contrasts Iago […]
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Iago is one of Shakespeare’s most sinister villains, often considered such because of the unique trust that Othello places in him, which he betrays while maintaining his reputation for honesty and dedication. Shakespeare contrasts Iago […]
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Ian Bowes-Clidden

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Ian Bowes-Lidden is a British writer disheartened at the events of the war. He is called into the British army and raised to the rank of Colonel. Colonel Ian fights in the trenches. One day, […]
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Ian Bowes-Lidden is a British writer disheartened at the events of the war. He is called into the British army and raised to the rank of Colonel. Colonel Ian fights in the trenches. One day, […]
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Ibac

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“Stinky” Printwhistle planned to blow up a bridge and then loot the oncoming train. The plot was foiled by Captain Marvel, who threw “Stinky” off the bridge. In a deal with Lucifer, Printwhistle sells his […]
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“Stinky” Printwhistle planned to blow up a bridge and then loot the oncoming train. The plot was foiled by Captain Marvel, who threw “Stinky” off the bridge. In a deal with Lucifer, Printwhistle sells his […]
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Ibaraki-doji

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Ibaraki-dōji is an oni (demon or ogre) featured in tales of the Heian period. In the tales, Ibaraki-dōji is based on Mount Ōe, and once went on a rampage in Kyoto. The “Ibaraki” in his […]
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Ibaraki-dōji is an oni (demon or ogre) featured in tales of the Heian period. In the tales, Ibaraki-dōji is based on Mount Ōe, and once went on a rampage in Kyoto. The “Ibaraki” in his […]
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Ibid

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Ibid and her centaur, Noxid, had been condemned by Zeus to live in purgatory, but they were spared this fate when the Nobba, the mother of Ibid, placed them in a magic lamp instead. When […]
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Ibid and her centaur, Noxid, had been condemned by Zeus to live in purgatory, but they were spared this fate when the Nobba, the mother of Ibid, placed them in a magic lamp instead. When […]
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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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Icarion

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Icarion, the “Child of the Sun,” was a winged hero who wore no mask and had winged shoes like Mercury. He was strong enough to carry a man above his head and could fly. He […]
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Icarion, the “Child of the Sun,” was a winged hero who wore no mask and had winged shoes like Mercury. He was strong enough to carry a man above his head and could fly. He […]
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Icarus

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Icarus was a boy who’s father, a master craftsman named Daedalus, created a pair of artificial wings that allowed him to fly. The wings were made of feathers held together by wax, and Daedalus warned […]
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Icarus was a boy who’s father, a master craftsman named Daedalus, created a pair of artificial wings that allowed him to fly. The wings were made of feathers held together by wax, and Daedalus warned […]
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Ice King of Mars

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Princess Elda and Dr. Joel Meade go to explore some strange asteroids. When they do not return in a timely manner, Scott Rand sends out a message by radio. Instead of hearing from them, he […]
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Princess Elda and Dr. Joel Meade go to explore some strange asteroids. When they do not return in a timely manner, Scott Rand sends out a message by radio. Instead of hearing from them, he […]
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Ice Queen

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Belinda was the queen of the “snow men” who lived in a palace just a little North of the North Pole. At some point, Belinda decided that she was going to be a rival to […]
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Belinda was the queen of the “snow men” who lived in a palace just a little North of the North Pole. At some point, Belinda decided that she was going to be a rival to […]
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Ichabod Crane

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Ichabod Crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in Washington Irving’s short story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, first published in 1820. The name Ichabod comes from the biblical name of the grandson of […]
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Ichabod Crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in Washington Irving’s short story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, first published in 1820. The name Ichabod comes from the biblical name of the grandson of […]
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Icicle

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Rufino Le Mair and his brother perfected a quick freezing refrigerating process in France, but the Nazis invaded. While his brother escaped to America, Rufino joined the Nazis and used his quick freezing tech to […]
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Rufino Le Mair and his brother perfected a quick freezing refrigerating process in France, but the Nazis invaded. While his brother escaped to America, Rufino joined the Nazis and used his quick freezing tech to […]
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Idas (Folklore)

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In Greek mythology, Idas was a Messenian prince. He was one of the Argonauts, a participant in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar and contender with the gods. The two beautiful daughters of Leucippus, Phoebe […]
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In Greek mythology, Idas was a Messenian prince. He was one of the Argonauts, a participant in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar and contender with the gods. The two beautiful daughters of Leucippus, Phoebe […]
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Idmon (Folklore)

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In Greek mythology, Idmon was an Argonaut seer. Idmon foresaw his own death in the Argonaut expedition, but joined anyway. During the outbound voyage of Argo, a boar killed him in the land of the […]
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In Greek mythology, Idmon was an Argonaut seer. Idmon foresaw his own death in the Argonaut expedition, but joined anyway. During the outbound voyage of Argo, a boar killed him in the land of the […]
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Idunn

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In Norse mythology, Iðunn is a goddess associated with apples and youth. Iðunn is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the […]
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In Norse mythology, Iðunn is a goddess associated with apples and youth. Iðunn is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the […]
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Ikiryo

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Ikiryō is a disembodied spirit or ghost in Japanese popular belief and fiction that leaves the body of a living person and subsequently haunts other people or places, sometimes across great distances. The term(s) are […]
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Ikiryō is a disembodied spirit or ghost in Japanese popular belief and fiction that leaves the body of a living person and subsequently haunts other people or places, sometimes across great distances. The term(s) are […]
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Ikzip

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Ikzip was a six-armed alien from the planet Jupiter who came to Earth, offering the small town of Centerville a chance to use his spacecraft as a tourist attraction. In return, Ikzip wanted to transport […]
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Ikzip was a six-armed alien from the planet Jupiter who came to Earth, offering the small town of Centerville a chance to use his spacecraft as a tourist attraction. In return, Ikzip wanted to transport […]
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Illuminati

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The Illuminati is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on 1 May 1776 in Bavaria, today part […]
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The Illuminati is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on 1 May 1776 in Bavaria, today part […]
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Illusion Casting

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Power Illusion Casting Total Entries 19 Representative Illuso Most villains (and the occasional hero, but this is largely a villain power), if given the chance, will employ magic or mechanisms to confuse their enemies and […]
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Power Illusion Casting Total Entries 19 Representative Illuso Most villains (and the occasional hero, but this is largely a villain power), if given the chance, will employ magic or mechanisms to confuse their enemies and […]
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Illuso

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Illuso the Magician, the world’s greatest magician, fought crime using his powers of illusion taught to him by a High Llama of Tibet who only asked that Illuso used his powers for the good of […]
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Illuso the Magician, the world’s greatest magician, fought crime using his powers of illusion taught to him by a High Llama of Tibet who only asked that Illuso used his powers for the good of […]
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Illyria

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Illyria was a high ranking spy for her unspecified nation, which was hostile to the United States. Her mission was to thwart the Americans and steal their secrets. She reported to a mysterious man named […]
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Illyria was a high ranking spy for her unspecified nation, which was hostile to the United States. Her mission was to thwart the Americans and steal their secrets. She reported to a mysterious man named […]
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Imagions

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Investigating what appeared to be a meteorite, Captain Flash and Ricky enter an impact crater to find a flying saucer. They are seized by duplicates of themselves and brought onboard, which transports them to an […]
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Investigating what appeared to be a meteorite, Captain Flash and Ricky enter an impact crater to find a flying saucer. They are seized by duplicates of themselves and brought onboard, which transports them to an […]
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Immortality

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Power Immortality Total Entries 105 Representative Koschei the Deathless The ability to live forever. Yes, it is true that we don’t possess this ability on our own (at least not as of yet). People and […]
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Power Immortality Total Entries 105 Representative Koschei the Deathless The ability to live forever. Yes, it is true that we don’t possess this ability on our own (at least not as of yet). People and […]
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Impossible Man

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Hugh Mann was an unemployed and unloved loser on Earth. He was intelligent, building a rocket ship to go to Mars, to prove his worth. After launch, his controls broke, however, sending him spiraling into […]
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Hugh Mann was an unemployed and unloved loser on Earth. He was intelligent, building a rocket ship to go to Mars, to prove his worth. After launch, his controls broke, however, sending him spiraling into […]
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Imps

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The Devil decides he is tired of losing power over mankind. To regain his lost control, he foments a plan to take over the body of a sculptor named Ted Harper. He goes to Earth. […]
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The Devil decides he is tired of losing power over mankind. To regain his lost control, he foments a plan to take over the body of a sculptor named Ted Harper. He goes to Earth. […]
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Inari Okami

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Inari Ōkami, also called Ō-Inari, is the Japanese kami of foxes, fertility, rice, tea, sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success, and is one of the principal kami of Shinto. The name […]
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Inari Ōkami, also called Ō-Inari, is the Japanese kami of foxes, fertility, rice, tea, sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success, and is one of the principal kami of Shinto. The name […]
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Incubus

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An incubus is a demon in male form in folklore that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus. In medieval Europe, union with an […]
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An incubus is a demon in male form in folklore that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus. In medieval Europe, union with an […]
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Indestructible Man

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Told in a narrative style, popularized by the television police series Dragnet, by police detective Dick Chasen (Max Showalter), the story concerns a 72-hour period of horror for the city of Los Angeles. Charles “Butcher” […]
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Told in a narrative style, popularized by the television police series Dragnet, by police detective Dick Chasen (Max Showalter), the story concerns a 72-hour period of horror for the city of Los Angeles. Charles “Butcher” […]
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Indigenous North American Traditions

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Club Indigenous North American Traditions Total Entries 7 Representative Coyote (Folklore) The Indigenous peoples of the Americas comprise numerous different cultures. Each has its own mythologies, many of which share certain themes across cultural boundaries. […]
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Club Indigenous North American Traditions Total Entries 7 Representative Coyote (Folklore) The Indigenous peoples of the Americas comprise numerous different cultures. Each has its own mythologies, many of which share certain themes across cultural boundaries. […]
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Inferno

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Originally a circus fire-eater, Inferno the Fire Breather. When fellow performer Twisto the Rubber Man figured out John Sterling was really the hero Steel Sterling, Inferno teamed up with Twisto and Hefto the Strongman to […]
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Originally a circus fire-eater, Inferno the Fire Breather. When fellow performer Twisto the Rubber Man figured out John Sterling was really the hero Steel Sterling, Inferno teamed up with Twisto and Hefto the Strongman to […]
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Inferno Demon

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A demon made of fire, spitting fire, battles Steel Sterling on the beams of a building under construction, while people across the street fall to their death. This character only appears on the cover of […]
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A demon made of fire, spitting fire, battles Steel Sterling on the beams of a building under construction, while people across the street fall to their death. This character only appears on the cover of […]
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Inner Circle

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Men of war and science from around the world formed the Inner Circle to internationally combat evil and right wrongs, assisted in their crusade by a support group called the “Outer Circle”. Their membership consisted […]
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Men of war and science from around the world formed the Inner Circle to internationally combat evil and right wrongs, assisted in their crusade by a support group called the “Outer Circle”. Their membership consisted […]
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Ino Hayata

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In the closing years of the Heian period, at the place where the emperor (Emperor Konoe) lived, the Seiryō-den, there appeared a cloud of black smoke along with an eerie resounding crying voice, making Emperor […]
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In the closing years of the Heian period, at the place where the emperor (Emperor Konoe) lived, the Seiryō-den, there appeared a cloud of black smoke along with an eerie resounding crying voice, making Emperor […]
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Inspector Blake

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Detective Emmet Blake, his father, Inspector Blake, and his female companion, Sally, are on vacation. They decide to stop at a seaside hotel located in a sleepy town called Cliffside. They are greeted by Tom […]
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Detective Emmet Blake, his father, Inspector Blake, and his female companion, Sally, are on vacation. They decide to stop at a seaside hotel located in a sleepy town called Cliffside. They are greeted by Tom […]
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Inspector Burke

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A vampiric figure of a man in a beaver-felt top hat with long hair and sharp teeth haunts an abandoned house. In actuality, the strange figure is Inspector Edward C. Burke in make-up, bent on […]
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A vampiric figure of a man in a beaver-felt top hat with long hair and sharp teeth haunts an abandoned house. In actuality, the strange figure is Inspector Edward C. Burke in make-up, bent on […]
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Inspector Cosmic

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23,000 light years from Mercury, on the planetoid called Virus, crime and chaos was running rampant. The Space Pirates stored their intergalactic plunder looted from cargo rockets and interstellar liners cruising the space ways. The […]
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23,000 light years from Mercury, on the planetoid called Virus, crime and chaos was running rampant. The Space Pirates stored their intergalactic plunder looted from cargo rockets and interstellar liners cruising the space ways. The […]
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Inspector Juve (Gaumont)

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An inspector in the Sûreté of Paris and the sworn archenemy of Fantômas, whom he pursues obsessively. The intelligent and stubborn Juve is completely devoted to capturing or killing Fantômas. Alias Inspector Juve Real Names/Alt […]
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An inspector in the Sûreté of Paris and the sworn archenemy of Fantômas, whom he pursues obsessively. The intelligent and stubborn Juve is completely devoted to capturing or killing Fantômas. Alias Inspector Juve Real Names/Alt […]
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Inter-Space Crime Syndicate

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It’s June 10, 2994. Marine explorer Dan Vickerson completes his week-long deep sea mission in his strange, tracked exploration vehicle. As he prepares to surface, his vehicle is attacked by a large and powerful sea […]
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It’s June 10, 2994. Marine explorer Dan Vickerson completes his week-long deep sea mission in his strange, tracked exploration vehicle. As he prepares to surface, his vehicle is attacked by a large and powerful sea […]
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International Society of Infallible Detectives

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Club International Society of Infallible Detectives Total Entries 16 Representative International Society of Infallible Detectives (Carolyn Wells) Carolyn Wells wrote several short parodies in which Sherlock Holmes leads a group called the International Society of […]
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Club International Society of Infallible Detectives Total Entries 16 Representative International Society of Infallible Detectives (Carolyn Wells) Carolyn Wells wrote several short parodies in which Sherlock Holmes leads a group called the International Society of […]
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International Society of Infallible Detectives (Carolyn Wells)

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The International Society of Infallible Detectives was a team of the most well-known detectives of the late 19th and early 20th century. Their adventures were a parody by author Carolyn Wells, in which the detectives […]
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The International Society of Infallible Detectives was a team of the most well-known detectives of the late 19th and early 20th century. Their adventures were a parody by author Carolyn Wells, in which the detectives […]
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Interplanetary Patrol

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Space pilot Vince Darrow callously rebuffs Kit-E, a beautiful Martian maiden with whom he had a relationship. His brutal heartlessness continues as he observes her throw herself out of a window. He goes to a […]
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Space pilot Vince Darrow callously rebuffs Kit-E, a beautiful Martian maiden with whom he had a relationship. His brutal heartlessness continues as he observes her throw herself out of a window. He goes to a […]
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Inue Shinbei

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Inue Shinbei is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 31 of Hakkenden under the name Shinpei, nicknamed Daihachi. He is later renamed Inue Shinbei Masashi. He is the son of Yamabayashi Fusahachi and Nui. His […]
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Inue Shinbei is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 31 of Hakkenden under the name Shinpei, nicknamed Daihachi. He is later renamed Inue Shinbei Masashi. He is the son of Yamabayashi Fusahachi and Nui. His […]
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Inugami

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Inugami, like kitsunetsuki, is a spiritual possession by the spirit of a dog, widely known about in western Japan. The phenomenon of inugami spiritual possession was a kojutsu (also called “kodō” or “kodoku”, a greatly […]
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Inugami, like kitsunetsuki, is a spiritual possession by the spirit of a dog, widely known about in western Japan. The phenomenon of inugami spiritual possession was a kojutsu (also called “kodō” or “kodoku”, a greatly […]
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Inukai Genpachi

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Inukai Genpachi is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 30 of Hakkenden. When introduced he is called Kenpachi, but changes his name to Inukai Genpachi Nobumichi. He is the biological son of Nukasuke. His bead […]
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Inukai Genpachi is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 30 of Hakkenden. When introduced he is called Kenpachi, but changes his name to Inukai Genpachi Nobumichi. He is the biological son of Nukasuke. His bead […]
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Inukawa Sosuke

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Inukawa Sosuke is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 18 of Hakkenden. When first introduced, he is a servant of Hikiroku’s known as Gakuzō. In Chapter 20, he renames himself Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō. His bead […]
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Inukawa Sosuke is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 18 of Hakkenden. When first introduced, he is a servant of Hikiroku’s known as Gakuzō. In Chapter 20, he renames himself Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō. His bead […]
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Inumura Daikaku

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Inumura Daikaku is a Dog Warrior in Hakkenden. His bead character is Rei (礼), propriety, courtesy, etiquette. Alias Inumura Daikaku (Eight Dog Warrior) Real Names/Alt Names Inumura Daikaku Masanori (犬村 大角 礼儀), Inugami Gennosuke Masanori […]
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Inumura Daikaku is a Dog Warrior in Hakkenden. His bead character is Rei (礼), propriety, courtesy, etiquette. Alias Inumura Daikaku (Eight Dog Warrior) Real Names/Alt Names Inumura Daikaku Masanori (犬村 大角 礼儀), Inugami Gennosuke Masanori […]
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Inusaka Keno

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Inusaka Keno is a Dog Warrior in Hakkenden. His bead character is Chi (智), wisdom. Alias Inusaka Keno (Eight Dog Warrior) Real Names/Alt Names Inuzaka/Inukai Keno Tanetomo (犬阪 毛野 胤智) Characteristics Hero, Samurai, Eight Dog […]
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Inusaka Keno is a Dog Warrior in Hakkenden. His bead character is Chi (智), wisdom. Alias Inusaka Keno (Eight Dog Warrior) Real Names/Alt Names Inuzaka/Inukai Keno Tanetomo (犬阪 毛野 胤智) Characteristics Hero, Samurai, Eight Dog […]
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Inuta Kobungo

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Inuta Kobungo is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 31 of Hakkenden. Son of Konaya Bungobei; the name Inuta comes from a ruffian he bests and is applied by locals as a term of honor. […]
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Inuta Kobungo is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 31 of Hakkenden. Son of Konaya Bungobei; the name Inuta comes from a ruffian he bests and is applied by locals as a term of honor. […]
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Inuyama Dosetsu

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Inuyama Dōsetsu is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 27 of Hakkenden. When introduced, he is posing as a mystic named Kenryû. As a child he was known as Michimatsu, and when he reaches adulthood […]
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Inuyama Dōsetsu is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 27 of Hakkenden. When introduced, he is posing as a mystic named Kenryû. As a child he was known as Michimatsu, and when he reaches adulthood […]
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Inuzuka Shino

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Inuzuka Shino is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 16 of Hakkenden. Son of Otsuka/Inuzuka Bansaku and Tatsuka, he inherits the sword Murasame. He is often seen as the central ronin or samurai figure. In […]
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Inuzuka Shino is a Dog Warrior, introduced in Chapter 16 of Hakkenden. Son of Otsuka/Inuzuka Bansaku and Tatsuka, he inherits the sword Murasame. He is often seen as the central ronin or samurai figure. In […]
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Invaders from Venus

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On the planet Venus, an Amazonian race was on the verge of a mass extinction, due tothe death of all their males. To avert this fate, their queen sent her confidant Erica, along with a […]
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On the planet Venus, an Amazonian race was on the verge of a mass extinction, due tothe death of all their males. To avert this fate, their queen sent her confidant Erica, along with a […]
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Invisibility

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Power Invisibility Total Entries 66 Representative Invisible Man (H.G. Wells) What if there were someone (or something) that couldn’t be seen, even in broad daylight? This is the idea behind the Invisibility trope. Invisibility is […]
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Power Invisibility Total Entries 66 Representative Invisible Man (H.G. Wells) What if there were someone (or something) that couldn’t be seen, even in broad daylight? This is the idea behind the Invisibility trope. Invisibility is […]
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Invisible Boy (Prize)

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Dan Curtis was fascinated with chameleons and their ability to change color. One day, a wind storm knocked over a transformer. Dan was hit with 50,000 volts. He survived and gained the power of invisibility, […]
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Dan Curtis was fascinated with chameleons and their ability to change color. One day, a wind storm knocked over a transformer. Dan was hit with 50,000 volts. He survived and gained the power of invisibility, […]
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Invisible Boy (St. John)

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Gangster “Scars” Mason breaks in to Professor Williard Crown’s laboratory to steal his formula to turn any metal into gold. Mason causes chemicals to spill on to young Danny Blake, giving him the ability to […]
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Gangster “Scars” Mason breaks in to Professor Williard Crown’s laboratory to steal his formula to turn any metal into gold. Mason causes chemicals to spill on to young Danny Blake, giving him the ability to […]
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Invisible Hood

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Kent Thurston is the crime fighter Invisible Hood. He initially could not turn invisible. In the same story in which he says “Yes, I’m called the ‘Invisible Hood’, but only because no one knows my […]
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Kent Thurston is the crime fighter Invisible Hood. He initially could not turn invisible. In the same story in which he says “Yes, I’m called the ‘Invisible Hood’, but only because no one knows my […]
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Invisible Man (Ace)

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Professor Aries was a criminal who figured out the secret of invisibility. He would put on a blue skin-tight outfit and dip himself in super…er…invisible ink. He eventually decided to quit, first using this secret […]
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Professor Aries was a criminal who figured out the secret of invisibility. He would put on a blue skin-tight outfit and dip himself in super…er…invisible ink. He eventually decided to quit, first using this secret […]
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Invisible Man (Fawcett)

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Ben Leighton uses a device which bends light, granting him the power of invisibility, and allowing him to become the Invisible Man. Unlike the original, who was permanently invisible, Leighton could become visible or invisible […]
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Ben Leighton uses a device which bends light, granting him the power of invisibility, and allowing him to become the Invisible Man. Unlike the original, who was permanently invisible, Leighton could become visible or invisible […]
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Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)

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The Invisible Man was a man called Griffin, an albino and scientist who had devoted himself to discovering the secret of invisibility by researching optic density. He managed to invent a way to make the […]
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The Invisible Man was a man called Griffin, an albino and scientist who had devoted himself to discovering the secret of invisibility by researching optic density. He managed to invent a way to make the […]
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Invisible Ones

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– Do you know you’re not the first, Alfred? – I know that very well, he said. But what does it matter? – And I, I continued, I know very well why you never spoke […]
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– Do you know you’re not the first, Alfred? – I know that very well, he said. But what does it matter? – And I, I continued, I know very well why you never spoke […]
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Invisible Terror

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Tom Wade was a drifter who stumbled onto the home of Dr. Cortell, a retired scientist. The scientist took pity on the young man and made him a research assistant. Together, they developed a formula […]
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Tom Wade was a drifter who stumbled onto the home of Dr. Cortell, a retired scientist. The scientist took pity on the young man and made him a research assistant. Together, they developed a formula […]
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Invulnerability

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Power Invulnerability Total Entries 33 Representative Dynamic Man (Chesler) 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 […]
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Power Invulnerability Total Entries 33 Representative Dynamic Man (Chesler) 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 […]
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Inzana

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“Inzana was the child of all the gods. And the law before the Beginning and thereafter was that all should obey the gods, yet hither and thither went all Pegana’s gods to obey the Dawnchild […]
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“Inzana was the child of all the gods. And the law before the Beginning and thereafter was that all should obey the gods, yet hither and thither went all Pegana’s gods to obey the Dawnchild […]
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Iracema

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Iracema is one of the three indigenous novels by José de Alencar. It was first published in 1865. The novel has been adapted into several films. The story revolves around the relationship between the Tabajara […]
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Iracema is one of the three indigenous novels by José de Alencar. It was first published in 1865. The novel has been adapted into several films. The story revolves around the relationship between the Tabajara […]
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Irene Adler

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Irene Norton, née Adler, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A former opera singer and actress, she was featured in the short story “A Scandal in […]
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Irene Norton, née Adler, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A former opera singer and actress, she was featured in the short story “A Scandal in […]
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Irma Vep

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Irma Vep was a leading agent and strategist of the mysterious gang that called themselves The Vampires. The Vampires were master thieves and assassins, skilled in fighting, infiltration and even hypnotism. They dressed in tight […]
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Irma Vep was a leading agent and strategist of the mysterious gang that called themselves The Vampires. The Vampires were master thieves and assassins, skilled in fighting, infiltration and even hypnotism. They dressed in tight […]
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Iron Ace

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Centuries ago, a legendary warrior called “Iron Ace” fought by Charlemagne’s side for France. When Iron Ace died, Charlemagne predicted that he would return as “the champion of freedom.” During World War Two, Captain Robert […]
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Centuries ago, a legendary warrior called “Iron Ace” fought by Charlemagne’s side for France. When Iron Ace died, Charlemagne predicted that he would return as “the champion of freedom.” During World War Two, Captain Robert […]
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Iron Age

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Of the 4080 Eidolon Station entries, only 20 represent stories that take place during this transitional period. While figures like Telemachus, Nausicaa, and Demodocus continue the Heroic Age themes of warriors and gods, and Near […]
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Of the 4080 Eidolon Station entries, only 20 represent stories that take place during this transitional period. While figures like Telemachus, Nausicaa, and Demodocus continue the Heroic Age themes of warriors and gods, and Near […]
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Iron Claw

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Iron Claw was a mob boss who lost his left hand in a fight with Enoch Golden. It was replaced with a metal pincer. To get his revenge, the Iron Claw kidnapped Enoch’s young daughter, […]
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Iron Claw was a mob boss who lost his left hand in a fight with Enoch Golden. It was replaced with a metal pincer. To get his revenge, the Iron Claw kidnapped Enoch’s young daughter, […]
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Iron Emperor

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The Iron Emperor was a robot, standing around 15-20 feet tall, which was built by Dr. Nerda to conquer the small Kingdom of Voslia. As the royal physician, Nerda presumably hastened the death of the […]
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The Iron Emperor was a robot, standing around 15-20 feet tall, which was built by Dr. Nerda to conquer the small Kingdom of Voslia. As the royal physician, Nerda presumably hastened the death of the […]
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Iron Jaw

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Iron Jaw was a Nazi agent and a arch-rival of Crimebuster. He was originally a German soldier known as Von Schmidt who fought for his country on the Belgian front during World War I. He […]
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Iron Jaw was a Nazi agent and a arch-rival of Crimebuster. He was originally a German soldier known as Von Schmidt who fought for his country on the Belgian front during World War I. He […]
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Iron Lady (Hillman)

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Metal gloves made in Switzerland become relics passed down to different wearers over the years and sought after by many parties. The tobacco king Walter Parker, also a collector of relics, purchased the metal gloves […]
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Metal gloves made in Switzerland become relics passed down to different wearers over the years and sought after by many parties. The tobacco king Walter Parker, also a collector of relics, purchased the metal gloves […]
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Iron Maiden (Tower)

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Iron Maiden was one of the world’s most renowned criminals, who at one time worked for the Overlord. She was romantically interested in Leonard Brown, a.k.a. Dynamo, one of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. She had captured […]
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Iron Maiden was one of the world’s most renowned criminals, who at one time worked for the Overlord. She was romantically interested in Leonard Brown, a.k.a. Dynamo, one of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. She had captured […]
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Iron Mask (Quality)

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Dan Vittorio, the kingpin of an unnamed but substantial crime syndicate, was being pursued by police for a simple hit-and-run accident when he was first confronted by the heroic Doll Man (who had been testing […]
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Dan Vittorio, the kingpin of an unnamed but substantial crime syndicate, was being pursued by police for a simple hit-and-run accident when he was first confronted by the heroic Doll Man (who had been testing […]
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Iron Mask (Sterling)

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Iron Mask was a villain who planted a lead-coated hydrogen bomb in Atom City and challenged Captain Flash and Ricky Davis to find it. The only clue he gave them was a riddle. Captain Flash […]
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Iron Mask was a villain who planted a lead-coated hydrogen bomb in Atom City and challenged Captain Flash and Ricky Davis to find it. The only clue he gave them was a riddle. Captain Flash […]
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Iron Skull

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The Iron Skull was originally a soldier who was gravely injured during World War II (which, in this timeline, was fought partially on American soil well into the 1950s). He was brought to Chicago, where […]
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The Iron Skull was originally a soldier who was gravely injured during World War II (which, in this timeline, was fought partially on American soil well into the 1950s). He was brought to Chicago, where […]
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Iron Terror

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When Herbert Balcom, founder of International Patents, Inc., convinced Doctor Q that their partner, Peter Brent, was the source of all his problems, including the loss of his children, Q built a metal monster to […]
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When Herbert Balcom, founder of International Patents, Inc., convinced Doctor Q that their partner, Peter Brent, was the source of all his problems, including the loss of his children, Q built a metal monster to […]
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Iron Vic

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Dr. Degnan and Professor Carvel treated a dying amnesiac whom they found on a beach with a serum they developed. The formula, when irradiated with infra-red light, would grant both super strength and super intellect. […]
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Dr. Degnan and Professor Carvel treated a dying amnesiac whom they found on a beach with a serum they developed. The formula, when irradiated with infra-red light, would grant both super strength and super intellect. […]
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Irv Novick

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Creator Irv Novick (1916-2004) Profession Penciller Total Entries 23 Articles Irv Novick – Lambiek Comiclopedia Irv Novick – Wikipedia Irv Novick Remembered – Mark Evanier Novick was MLJ’s lead superhero artist, drawing all their major […]
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Creator Irv Novick (1916-2004) Profession Penciller Total Entries 23 Articles Irv Novick – Lambiek Comiclopedia Irv Novick – Wikipedia Irv Novick Remembered – Mark Evanier Novick was MLJ’s lead superhero artist, drawing all their major […]
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Ishikawa Goemon

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Ishikawa Goemon (August 24, 1558 – October 8, 1594) was the leader of a group of bandits during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan. Over time, and especially during the Edo period (1603-1867), his life and […]
Entry Ishikawa Goemon
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Ishikawa Goemon (August 24, 1558 – October 8, 1594) was the leader of a group of bandits during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan. Over time, and especially during the Edo period (1603-1867), his life and […]
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Isolde

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Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval legend told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Of disputed source, usually assumed to be primarily Celtic, the tale […]
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Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval legend told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Of disputed source, usually assumed to be primarily Celtic, the tale […]
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Ithaqua

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“The Thing that Walked on the Wind” (Strange Tales, January 1933) is Derleth’s first attempt at using the Ithaqua monster. A Mountie named Dalhousie reports about a strange case at Navissa Camp, Manitoba and the […]
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“The Thing that Walked on the Wind” (Strange Tales, January 1933) is Derleth’s first attempt at using the Ithaqua monster. A Mountie named Dalhousie reports about a strange case at Navissa Camp, Manitoba and the […]
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Itsumade

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Itsumade is an eerie reptilian bird featured in the Japanese collection of Yōkai pictures, the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki by Toriyama Sekien published in 1779. Its picture has the explanatory text, “as explained more fully […]
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Itsumade is an eerie reptilian bird featured in the Japanese collection of Yōkai pictures, the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki by Toriyama Sekien published in 1779. Its picture has the explanatory text, “as explained more fully […]
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Ivan Tsarevitch

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Ivan Tsarevitch is a hero with royal blood, who is seen in a number of Russian fairy tales. He is the son of Nastasya the Golden Braid and has three sisters, Anna, Maria, and Olga. […]
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Ivan Tsarevitch is a hero with royal blood, who is seen in a number of Russian fairy tales. He is the son of Nastasya the Golden Braid and has three sisters, Anna, Maria, and Olga. […]
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Ivanhoe

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Wilfred of Ivanhoe is disinherited by his father Cedric of Rotherwood for supporting the Norman King Richard, The Lionheart, and for falling in love with the Lady Rowena, Cedric’s ward and a descendant of the […]
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Wilfred of Ivanhoe is disinherited by his father Cedric of Rotherwood for supporting the Norman King Richard, The Lionheart, and for falling in love with the Lady Rowena, Cedric’s ward and a descendant of the […]
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Iyaya

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Iyaya is a slang expression meaning “No way!” From the back, iyaya look like attractive young women wearing beautiful clothing. When somebody calls out to them to get their attention, they turn around and reveal […]
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Iyaya is a slang expression meaning “No way!” From the back, iyaya look like attractive young women wearing beautiful clothing. When somebody calls out to them to get their attention, they turn around and reveal […]
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Izanagi

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Izanagi (イザナギ/伊邪那岐/伊弉諾) or Izanaki (イザナキ), formally referred to with a divine honorific as Izanagi-no-Mikoto (伊邪那岐命/伊弉諾尊, meaning “He-who-invites” or the “Male-who-invites”), is the creator deity (kami) of both creation and life in Japanese mythology. He and […]
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Izanagi (イザナギ/伊邪那岐/伊弉諾) or Izanaki (イザナキ), formally referred to with a divine honorific as Izanagi-no-Mikoto (伊邪那岐命/伊弉諾尊, meaning “He-who-invites” or the “Male-who-invites”), is the creator deity (kami) of both creation and life in Japanese mythology. He and […]
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Izanami

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Izanami (イザナミ), formally referred to with the honorific Izanami-no-Mikoto (伊弉冉尊/伊邪那美命, meaning “She-who-invites” or the “Female-who-invites”), is the creator deity of both creation and death in Japanese mythology, as well as the Shinto mother goddess. She […]
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Izanami (イザナミ), formally referred to with the honorific Izanami-no-Mikoto (伊弉冉尊/伊邪那美命, meaning “She-who-invites” or the “Female-who-invites”), is the creator deity of both creation and death in Japanese mythology, as well as the Shinto mother goddess. She […]
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Izzuki of Amazonland

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Queen Izzuki was the old hag who ruled Amazonland, home of “almond-eyed” warrior women. She kidnapped Dr. Chandler in the hopes that he could make her young again, but he escaped with the help of […]
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Queen Izzuki was the old hag who ruled Amazonland, home of “almond-eyed” warrior women. She kidnapped Dr. Chandler in the hopes that he could make her young again, but he escaped with the help of […]
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J. Allen St. John

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Creator J. Allen St. John (1872-1957) Profession Painter Total Entries 15 Articles J. Allen St. John – Wikipedia J. Allen St. John – Pulp Artists Probably the most beloved and admired of all the pulp […]
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Creator J. Allen St. John (1872-1957) Profession Painter Total Entries 15 Articles J. Allen St. John – Wikipedia J. Allen St. John – Pulp Artists Probably the most beloved and admired of all the pulp […]
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J. Harrington Guthrie

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J. Harrington Guthrie is a presumably an American criminal in Nazi-occupied Paris who concocts a counterfeit underground movement led by a vigilante known as The Noose to help the Nazis destroy the real French underground. […]
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J. Harrington Guthrie is a presumably an American criminal in Nazi-occupied Paris who concocts a counterfeit underground movement led by a vigilante known as The Noose to help the Nazis destroy the real French underground. […]
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Jabim

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And Jabim is the Lord of broken things, who sitteth behind the house to lament the things that are cast away. And there he sitteth lamenting the broken things until the worlds be ended, or […]
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And Jabim is the Lord of broken things, who sitteth behind the house to lament the things that are cast away. And there he sitteth lamenting the broken things until the worlds be ended, or […]
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Jack Binder

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Creator Jack Binder (1902-1986) Profession Cartoonist, Penciller, Inker, Publisher Total Entries 39 Articles Jack Biner – Lambiek Comiclopedia Jack Binder – Wikipedia Jack Binder – Field Guide To Wild American Pulp Artists This is a […]
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Creator Jack Binder (1902-1986) Profession Cartoonist, Penciller, Inker, Publisher Total Entries 39 Articles Jack Biner – Lambiek Comiclopedia Jack Binder – Wikipedia Jack Binder – Field Guide To Wild American Pulp Artists This is a […]
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Jack Cole

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Creator Jack Cole (1914-1958) Profession Cartoonist, Writer, Editor Total Entries 28 Articles The Lost Comics of Jack Cole Part 2 – The Comics Journal Forgotten Masterpiece: Smash Comics #36 and the Death of Midnight – […]
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Creator Jack Cole (1914-1958) Profession Cartoonist, Writer, Editor Total Entries 28 Articles The Lost Comics of Jack Cole Part 2 – The Comics Journal Forgotten Masterpiece: Smash Comics #36 and the Death of Midnight – […]
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Jack Frost

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Jack Frost is a personification of frost and cold weather that is generally depicted as a mischievous imp-like creature, who uses his power over snow and ice to decorate winter landscapes. He can be friendly, […]
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Jack Frost is a personification of frost and cold weather that is generally depicted as a mischievous imp-like creature, who uses his power over snow and ice to decorate winter landscapes. He can be friendly, […]
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Jack Harkaway

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Jack Harkaway was an orphan, and attended the Pomona House School, run by Mr. Craucor and his wife. However, he soon felt tired of his troubles at the school and decided to run away and […]
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Jack Harkaway was an orphan, and attended the Pomona House School, run by Mr. Craucor and his wife. However, he soon felt tired of his troubles at the school and decided to run away and […]
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Jack Kirby

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Creator Jack Kirby (1917-1994) Profession Penciller Total Entries 20 Articles Jack Kirby – Lambiek Comiclopedia Jack Kirby – Wikipedia Jack Kirby Interview – The Comics Journal This was the golden age of violence — its […]
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Creator Jack Kirby (1917-1994) Profession Penciller Total Entries 20 Articles Jack Kirby – Lambiek Comiclopedia Jack Kirby – Wikipedia Jack Kirby Interview – The Comics Journal This was the golden age of violence — its […]
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Jack o’ the Plains

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Jack Shelby was Texas Ranger in the 1880s given the moniker “Jack O’ the Plains” for his great familiarity with the wilds of Texas. As he and other Texas Rangers are traveling the plains, the […]
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Jack Shelby was Texas Ranger in the 1880s given the moniker “Jack O’ the Plains” for his great familiarity with the wilds of Texas. As he and other Texas Rangers are traveling the plains, the […]
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Jack of Spades

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When an innocent man is murdered in a gambling den, his last card, the Jack of Spades, falls from his hand and comes to life as it hits the floor. Jack swears to avenge the […]
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When an innocent man is murdered in a gambling den, his last card, the Jack of Spades, falls from his hand and comes to life as it hits the floor. Jack swears to avenge the […]
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Jack Rhodes

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Jack Rhodes, an investigator, once stopped a submarine crew using the river for supply smuggling in international waters in order to bypass customs. The inspector was a talented pilot and diver. Alias Jack Rhodes Real […]
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Jack Rhodes, an investigator, once stopped a submarine crew using the river for supply smuggling in international waters in order to bypass customs. The inspector was a talented pilot and diver. Alias Jack Rhodes Real […]
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Jack Strand (Centaur)

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When Homer was dying, he gave Jack Strand, who was engaged to his niece Diana Carlin, a special gem. Homer explained the gemstone will protect Strand from Psyk, a villain from the fourth dimension, the […]
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When Homer was dying, he gave Jack Strand, who was engaged to his niece Diana Carlin, a special gem. Homer explained the gemstone will protect Strand from Psyk, a villain from the fourth dimension, the […]
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Jack Strand (MLJ)

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Jack Strand was the adventurous nephew of a wealthy oil magnate and financier named G. Parker Halsey. Strand helped to solve a case of sabotage at Halsey’s Balkan oil fields in his only appearance. Alias […]
Entry Jack Strand (MLJ)
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Jack Strand was the adventurous nephew of a wealthy oil magnate and financier named G. Parker Halsey. Strand helped to solve a case of sabotage at Halsey’s Balkan oil fields in his only appearance. Alias […]
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Jack the Ripper

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Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in the impoverished districts in and around Whitechapel in the East End of London in 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporary journalistic accounts, […]
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Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in the impoverished districts in and around Whitechapel in the East End of London in 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporary journalistic accounts, […]
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Jack Victory

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This character only appeared on the cover of the Weekender #2, which featured re-printed stories. Alias Jack Victory Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Hero, Patriot-themed, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Unknown First […]
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This character only appeared on the cover of the Weekender #2, which featured re-printed stories. Alias Jack Victory Real Names/Alt Names Unknown Characteristics Hero, Patriot-themed, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Unknown First […]
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Jackal (Harvey)

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The Jackal was a young man who worked at the Federal Shipyards during the war. After being picked on and bullied by his co-workers, he decided to show them that he could be just as […]
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The Jackal was a young man who worked at the Federal Shipyards during the war. After being picked on and bullied by his co-workers, he decided to show them that he could be just as […]
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Jackal (MLJ)

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“Now I’ll finish you both, but the Jackal is always a gentleman! Ladies first!” Early in his career, when the Hangman was rounding up several criminals, the Jackal was able to hide from the authorities […]
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“Now I’ll finish you both, but the Jackal is always a gentleman! Ladies first!” Early in his career, when the Hangman was rounding up several criminals, the Jackal was able to hide from the authorities […]
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Jackie Ormes

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Creator Jackie Ormes (1911-1985) Profession Cartoonist Total Entries 1 Articles Celebrating Jackie Ormes The Amazing Jackie Ormes The Subtle Radicalism of Cartoonist Jackie Ormes – Shondaland Ormes debuted her first comic strip, Torchy Brown in […]
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Creator Jackie Ormes (1911-1985) Profession Cartoonist Total Entries 1 Articles Celebrating Jackie Ormes The Amazing Jackie Ormes The Subtle Radicalism of Cartoonist Jackie Ormes – Shondaland Ormes debuted her first comic strip, Torchy Brown in […]
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Jackson Mason

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The year is 2306. “Oriental Conqueror” Bajal, “who leapt out of Asia with hordes of mechanized troops,” stands victorious in New York, the “World Capital”. President of the Earth, Jackson Mason, tried to stop the […]
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The year is 2306. “Oriental Conqueror” Bajal, “who leapt out of Asia with hordes of mechanized troops,” stands victorious in New York, the “World Capital”. President of the Earth, Jackson Mason, tried to stop the […]
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Jacob Colston

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Bruce Colston is the only son of Jacob Colston. Jacob is the wealthy owner of Zenith Spaceways in the 26th century. He has tried to give Bruce an education, but Bruce is uninterested in pretty […]
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Bruce Colston is the only son of Jacob Colston. Jacob is the wealthy owner of Zenith Spaceways in the 26th century. He has tried to give Bruce an education, but Bruce is uninterested in pretty […]
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Jacob Coxey

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Jacob Sechler Coxey Sr. (April 16, 1854 – May 18, 1951), sometimes known as General Coxey, of Massillon, Ohio, was an American politician who ran for office several times in Ohio. Twice, in 1894 and […]
Entry Jacob Coxey
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Jacob Sechler Coxey Sr. (April 16, 1854 – May 18, 1951), sometimes known as General Coxey, of Massillon, Ohio, was an American politician who ran for office several times in Ohio. Twice, in 1894 and […]
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Jacques Laughter

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Canadian trappers, led by John Wilder, capture a abnormally large and vicious timber wolf. Pierre, one of the trappers, is killed. Wilder’s wife Barbara is convinced the timber wolf is Jacques Laughter, a missing logger, […]
Entry Jacques Laughter
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Canadian trappers, led by John Wilder, capture a abnormally large and vicious timber wolf. Pierre, one of the trappers, is killed. Wilder’s wife Barbara is convinced the timber wolf is Jacques Laughter, a missing logger, […]
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Jafar

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Scheherazade’s father is the vizier of King Shahryār. Every day, on the king’s order, he beheads the brides of Shahryar. He does this for many years until all the unmarried women in the kingdom have […]
Entry Jafar
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Scheherazade’s father is the vizier of King Shahryār. Every day, on the king’s order, he beheads the brides of Shahryar. He does this for many years until all the unmarried women in the kingdom have […]
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Jaguar Man

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Assisted by his pet jaguar, Jaguar Man fought crime. He is able to communicate with big cats, has low-level superhuman strength, is able to make prodigious leaps, and possesses incredible balance. The title of both […]
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Assisted by his pet jaguar, Jaguar Man fought crime. He is able to communicate with big cats, has low-level superhuman strength, is able to make prodigious leaps, and possesses incredible balance. The title of both […]
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Jak Barv

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Newlyweds Jak Barv and Maida Barv go to Decima, the tenth moon of Jupiter, to run an iron mine. They are alone except for a robot labor force. Jak’s assistant, Greg Dant, leaves the moon […]
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Newlyweds Jak Barv and Maida Barv go to Decima, the tenth moon of Jupiter, to run an iron mine. They are alone except for a robot labor force. Jak’s assistant, Greg Dant, leaves the moon […]
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Jakotsu baba

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Jakotsu babā is a scary old hag and a shaman with the power to control snakes. She is described as carrying a blue snake in her right hand and a red snake in her left […]
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Jakotsu babā is a scary old hag and a shaman with the power to control snakes. She is described as carrying a blue snake in her right hand and a red snake in her left […]
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Jami

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Jami is a general term for evil spirits. They are a subset of chimi, or mountain spirit, though they are much more renowned for their nastiness. The term is not a clearly defined one, but […]
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Jami is a general term for evil spirits. They are a subset of chimi, or mountain spirit, though they are much more renowned for their nastiness. The term is not a clearly defined one, but […]
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Jan Kal

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Tum Par and Jan Kal are scientists in the year 9,852. They are arrested for conducting experiments which run contrary to the World Government, which argue that their society has all its needs fulfilled by […]
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Tum Par and Jan Kal are scientists in the year 9,852. They are arrested for conducting experiments which run contrary to the World Government, which argue that their society has all its needs fulfilled by […]
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Jan of the Jungle (Fiction House)

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Jan was a Mowgli-like jungle hero active in India, sometimes called “The Wolf Boy.” Alias Jan of the Jungle (Fiction House) Real Names/Alt Names Jan Characteristics Fiction House Universe, Jungle Action, Animal-themed, Atomic Age, Public […]
Entry Jan of the Jungle (Fiction House)
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Jan was a Mowgli-like jungle hero active in India, sometimes called “The Wolf Boy.” Alias Jan of the Jungle (Fiction House) Real Names/Alt Names Jan Characteristics Fiction House Universe, Jungle Action, Animal-themed, Atomic Age, Public […]
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Jan of the Jungle (Pulp)

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A rousing jungle adventure of revenge, lost worlds, wars and romance. Raised in a lab (alongside a chimp) by a brilliant, but misguided scientist, a young boy is trained to be a killing machine. But […]
Entry Jan of the Jungle (Pulp)
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A rousing jungle adventure of revenge, lost worlds, wars and romance. Raised in a lab (alongside a chimp) by a brilliant, but misguided scientist, a young boy is trained to be a killing machine. But […]
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Jana

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Alan Moore is sent to the moon piloting an atomic powered space ship designed by Professor Manheim. This trip marks mankind’s first foray into space travel. Amazed at the high rate of speed, Alan is […]
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Alan Moore is sent to the moon piloting an atomic powered space ship designed by Professor Manheim. This trip marks mankind’s first foray into space travel. Amazed at the high rate of speed, Alan is […]
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Jane Arden

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Jane Arden was a woman newspaper reporter in the early-to-mid 20th century. Back then, newsmen often referred to their female colleagues as “sob sisters”, and their assignments were weighted toward “soft” news such as society […]
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Jane Arden was a woman newspaper reporter in the early-to-mid 20th century. Back then, newsmen often referred to their female colleagues as “sob sisters”, and their assignments were weighted toward “soft” news such as society […]
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Jane Barlowe

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Jane Barlowe was a reporter for the Daily Citizen, a newspaper later inherited by her fiancé, Blane Whitney. Jane and Blane were together for a long time, before she became disenchanted with his flamboyant playboy […]
Entry Jane Barlowe
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Jane Barlowe was a reporter for the Daily Citizen, a newspaper later inherited by her fiancé, Blane Whitney. Jane and Blane were together for a long time, before she became disenchanted with his flamboyant playboy […]
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Jane Doe

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Jane was the wife of John Doe, who later became Victor Vampire. Alias Jane Doe Real Names/Alt Names Jane Doe Characteristics Atomic Age, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Marty Elkin First Appearance Horrific #12 (July 1954) […]
Entry Jane Doe
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Jane was the wife of John Doe, who later became Victor Vampire. Alias Jane Doe Real Names/Alt Names Jane Doe Characteristics Atomic Age, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Marty Elkin First Appearance Horrific #12 (July 1954) […]
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Jane Drake

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Jane Drake was a teenage detective in an unnamed American city. Although she solved her first case thanks to plain luck, Jane seemed to have learned on the job and became a better detective with […]
Entry Jane Drake
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Jane Drake was a teenage detective in an unnamed American city. Although she solved her first case thanks to plain luck, Jane seemed to have learned on the job and became a better detective with […]
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Jane Martin

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During World War II, Jane Martin was a daring war nurse, who was willing to venture into dangerous territory to help save American soldiers. Eventually the military recognized her skills and courage and she became […]
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During World War II, Jane Martin was a daring war nurse, who was willing to venture into dangerous territory to help save American soldiers. Eventually the military recognized her skills and courage and she became […]
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Jane Porter

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Jane Porter is Tarzan’s wife and companion. She came to Tarzan’s jungle when he was a grown man. They immediately fell in love. It was Jane who taught Tarzan all about the human world. Jane […]
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Jane Porter is Tarzan’s wife and companion. She came to Tarzan’s jungle when he was a grown man. They immediately fell in love. It was Jane who taught Tarzan all about the human world. Jane […]
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Janie McLeod

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Colonel Steigev lands his flying saucer, an unimpressive craft that manages 450 mph, designed on Earth. Steigev intends to use the craft to start an alien invasion panic amongst the populace. Investigating the ruckus, Steigev’s […]
Entry Janie McLeod
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Colonel Steigev lands his flying saucer, an unimpressive craft that manages 450 mph, designed on Earth. Steigev intends to use the craft to start an alien invasion panic amongst the populace. Investigating the ruckus, Steigev’s […]
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Japanese Mythos

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Club Japanese Mythos Total Entries 288 Representative Kidomaru Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the cornerstones of Japanese […]
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Club Japanese Mythos Total Entries 288 Representative Kidomaru Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the cornerstones of Japanese […]
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Jark Hudson

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The Lorelei is a barren, rocky planetoid with an enormous face of a beautiful woman carved on its surface. Captain Jark Hudson sees the monument, recalling the Greek legend of the Lorelei who lured Ulysses. […]
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The Lorelei is a barren, rocky planetoid with an enormous face of a beautiful woman carved on its surface. Captain Jark Hudson sees the monument, recalling the Greek legend of the Lorelei who lured Ulysses. […]
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Jason (Folklore)

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Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He […]
Entry Jason (Folklore)
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Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He […]
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Jason Arnold

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In his lab, Professor Jason Arnold shows his prized pupil, Tom Graves, an experiment for prolonging life. Professor Arnold injects a serum into lab animals, but the animals fade and disappear. Overly excited, Arnold accidentally […]
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In his lab, Professor Jason Arnold shows his prized pupil, Tom Graves, an experiment for prolonging life. Professor Arnold injects a serum into lab animals, but the animals fade and disappear. Overly excited, Arnold accidentally […]
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Jason Casan

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Jason Casan is rescued from his wrecked spaceship when it crash lands on an asteroid named Vulca. His rescuers are the aged Dr. Artuk and the young and beautiful blonde woman named Clio. Clio nurses […]
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Jason Casan is rescued from his wrecked spaceship when it crash lands on an asteroid named Vulca. His rescuers are the aged Dr. Artuk and the young and beautiful blonde woman named Clio. Clio nurses […]
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Jason Croft

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Jason Croft was a fairly well-off student of the occult. He sensed his soulmate was out there, on a planet revolving around Sirius, in a system of planets also known as the Dog Star Pack. […]
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Jason Croft was a fairly well-off student of the occult. He sensed his soulmate was out there, on a planet revolving around Sirius, in a system of planets also known as the Dog Star Pack. […]
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Jaspar Crow

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Jaspar Crow was a United States Senator and a wealthy industrialist whose holdings included factories, mines, and shipping lines. He was a corrupt, ruthless man who pushed his agenda through the Senate through bribery and […]
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Jaspar Crow was a United States Senator and a wealthy industrialist whose holdings included factories, mines, and shipping lines. He was a corrupt, ruthless man who pushed his agenda through the Senate through bribery and […]
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Jatai

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The jatai is an animated kimono sash that slithers around like a giant snake during the night. An old folk belief from Ehime Prefecture and other parts of Japan says that if you lay your […]
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The jatai is an animated kimono sash that slithers around like a giant snake during the night. An old folk belief from Ehime Prefecture and other parts of Japan says that if you lay your […]
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Jawa

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Spurs Jackson and Strong Bow leave to investigate some explosions observed on the moon. Spurs tells Hank Roper to watch out for a group of “FENS”, or Science Fiction Fans. He invited a local club […]
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Spurs Jackson and Strong Bow leave to investigate some explosions observed on the moon. Spurs tells Hank Roper to watch out for a group of “FENS”, or Science Fiction Fans. He invited a local club […]
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Jaxon of the Jungle

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Mike Jaxon and his girlfriend, Dorothy, “fight savages in the jungle.” Alias Jaxon of the Jungle Real Names/Alt Names Mike Jaxon Characteristics Hero, Jungle Action, Prize Universe, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors […]
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Mike Jaxon and his girlfriend, Dorothy, “fight savages in the jungle.” Alias Jaxon of the Jungle Real Names/Alt Names Mike Jaxon Characteristics Hero, Jungle Action, Prize Universe, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors […]
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Jay Brooks

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Jay Brooks was a hard-boiled social worker with a private detective set-up: individual clients, daily fees, etc. Brook’s specialty was juvenile delinquents… rescuing kids from a life of crime. Alias Jay Brooks Real Names/Alt Names […]
Entry Jay Brooks
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Jay Brooks was a hard-boiled social worker with a private detective set-up: individual clients, daily fees, etc. Brook’s specialty was juvenile delinquents… rescuing kids from a life of crime. Alias Jay Brooks Real Names/Alt Names […]
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Jean Lebris

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In L’homme truqué (1921) by Maurice Renard, the prisoner of a mad German scientist is subjected to terrible experiments that give him the ability to see electricity. Alias Jean Lebris Real Names/Alt Names Jean Lebris, […]
Entry Jean Lebris
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In L’homme truqué (1921) by Maurice Renard, the prisoner of a mad German scientist is subjected to terrible experiments that give him the ability to see electricity. Alias Jean Lebris Real Names/Alt Names Jean Lebris, […]
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Jean Passepartout

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Jean Passepartout is a fictional character in Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in Eighty Days, published in 1873. He is the French valet of the novel’s English main character, Phileas Fogg. His surname translates […]
Entry Jean Passepartout
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Jean Passepartout is a fictional character in Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in Eighty Days, published in 1873. He is the French valet of the novel’s English main character, Phileas Fogg. His surname translates […]
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Jean Starr

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Jean Starr was an assistant D.A. and former secretary to Mayor Brant. She often tagged along on the Black Terror’s adventures. Bob Benton (Black Terror) was interested in her, but she thought of him as […]
Entry Jean Starr
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Jean Starr was an assistant D.A. and former secretary to Mayor Brant. She often tagged along on the Black Terror’s adventures. Bob Benton (Black Terror) was interested in her, but she thought of him as […]
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Jeb Tinker

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Jen Tinker was both a horror and mystery screenwriter, for Superbo Pictures, and an amateur detective. Paired with Miss Laru, his feisty assistant, he caught criminals such as the gangster Satan, who tried to get […]
Entry Jeb Tinker
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Jen Tinker was both a horror and mystery screenwriter, for Superbo Pictures, and an amateur detective. Paired with Miss Laru, his feisty assistant, he caught criminals such as the gangster Satan, who tried to get […]
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Jeep

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Jeep and Peep travel around in a rocket-powered flying jeep and have adventures. The rocket required only two drops of lighter fluid! While Peep dressed as a normal kid, Jeep wore a red cape. Alias […]
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Jeep and Peep travel around in a rocket-powered flying jeep and have adventures. The rocket required only two drops of lighter fluid! While Peep dressed as a normal kid, Jeep wore a red cape. Alias […]
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Jenny Greenteeth

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Jenny Greenteeth a.k.a. Wicked Jenny or Ginny Greenteeth is a figure in English folklore. A river-hag, similar to Peg Powler or a grindylow, she would pull children or the elderly into the water and drown […]
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Jenny Greenteeth a.k.a. Wicked Jenny or Ginny Greenteeth is a figure in English folklore. A river-hag, similar to Peg Powler or a grindylow, she would pull children or the elderly into the water and drown […]
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Jérôme Fandor (Gaumont)

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A former victim of Fantômas, he was originally named Charles Rambert until Fantômas killed his parents and framed him for the crime. Juve, the only one to understand his unjust accusation, provides him with the […]
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A former victim of Fantômas, he was originally named Charles Rambert until Fantômas killed his parents and framed him for the crime. Juve, the only one to understand his unjust accusation, provides him with the […]
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Jerry Drago

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Jerry Drago and Jill Johnson are abducted by a Venusian doctor, who returns with them to Venus as specimens for study. The average life span of a Venusian being thousands of years, the doctor increases […]
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Jerry Drago and Jill Johnson are abducted by a Venusian doctor, who returns with them to Venus as specimens for study. The average life span of a Venusian being thousands of years, the doctor increases […]
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Jerry Morgan

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Jerry Morgan, a man with no future on Earth, is offered a new life on Mars. He starts out on the wrong foot, meeting a princess and killing the fearsome-looking Martian beast he takes to […]
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Jerry Morgan, a man with no future on Earth, is offered a new life on Mars. He starts out on the wrong foot, meeting a princess and killing the fearsome-looking Martian beast he takes to […]
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Jerry Morris

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Professor Jerry Morris was a brilliant scientist and an adventurer. In his debut appearance, he was escorting Eloise Pearsall, a female American ambassador, who was supervising the delivery of American financial aid to war-torn China. […]
Entry Jerry Morris
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Professor Jerry Morris was a brilliant scientist and an adventurer. In his debut appearance, he was escorting Eloise Pearsall, a female American ambassador, who was supervising the delivery of American financial aid to war-torn China. […]
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Jerry Siegel

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Creator Jerry Siegel (1914-1996) Profession Writer Total Entries 19 Articles Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster – Lambiek Comiclopedia Jerry Siegel – Wikipedia Jerome “Jerry” Siegel and Joseph “Joe” Shuster met each other at Glendale High […]
Entry Jerry Siegel
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Creator Jerry Siegel (1914-1996) Profession Writer Total Entries 19 Articles Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster – Lambiek Comiclopedia Jerry Siegel – Wikipedia Jerome “Jerry” Siegel and Joseph “Joe” Shuster met each other at Glendale High […]
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Jerry Strong

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On June 14th, in the year 5092, Doctor Steve Crain is asked by the “World Spaceways Commission” to look into reports of ghosts and other strange things along the “Witches’ Road”. The Witches’ Road is […]
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On June 14th, in the year 5092, Doctor Steve Crain is asked by the “World Spaceways Commission” to look into reports of ghosts and other strange things along the “Witches’ Road”. The Witches’ Road is […]
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Jersey Devil

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In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil (also known as the Leeds Devil) is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forest of Pine Barrens in South Jersey. The […]
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In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil (also known as the Leeds Devil) is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forest of Pine Barrens in South Jersey. The […]
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Jessica

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Jessica is the daughter of Shylock and later the wife of Lorenzo in William Shakespeare’s 16th-century play The Merchant of Venice, in which a merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided […]
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Jessica is the daughter of Shylock and later the wife of Lorenzo in William Shakespeare’s 16th-century play The Merchant of Venice, in which a merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided […]
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Jessup

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Lab Technician Wanda Carter of the Perimeter Patrol service observes a beam of pure white light from the Danar planetoid. Shocked, she reports her findings to her co-worker, Arnold Brill. She then goes with Brill […]
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Lab Technician Wanda Carter of the Perimeter Patrol service observes a beam of pure white light from the Danar planetoid. Shocked, she reports her findings to her co-worker, Arnold Brill. She then goes with Brill […]
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Jester (Harvey)

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Falstaff, a.k.a. The Jester, was one of the sidekicks of the hero known as the Vagabond Prince. Unlike the Vagabond Prince, the Jester never broke character with his Elizabethan-inspired persona. Along with his fellow sidekick […]
Entry Jester (Harvey)
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Falstaff, a.k.a. The Jester, was one of the sidekicks of the hero known as the Vagabond Prince. Unlike the Vagabond Prince, the Jester never broke character with his Elizabethan-inspired persona. Along with his fellow sidekick […]
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Jester (Quality I)

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The Jester was a robber dressed in a medieval-aged clown suit. However, when Professor Mason was kidnapped by a Jester impersonator, this Jester decided to rescue him. Madame Fatal, also investigating the kidnapping, ended up […]
Entry Jester (Quality I)
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The Jester was a robber dressed in a medieval-aged clown suit. However, when Professor Mason was kidnapped by a Jester impersonator, this Jester decided to rescue him. Madame Fatal, also investigating the kidnapping, ended up […]
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Jester (Quality II)

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Chuck Lane was a rookie cop who felt he could do more good than as a cop alone. He learned his ancestor was a jester in a medieval court and used his ancestry to inspire […]
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Chuck Lane was a rookie cop who felt he could do more good than as a cop alone. He learned his ancestor was a jester in a medieval court and used his ancestry to inspire […]
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Jesus (Biblical)

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Jesus (c. 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central […]
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Jesus (c. 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central […]
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Jet Powers

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Jet Powers was a genius inventor and skilled fighter armed with military tech who worked for the US government and answered to the President. His laboratory was located in the American Southwest carved out of […]
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Jet Powers was a genius inventor and skilled fighter armed with military tech who worked for the US government and answered to the President. His laboratory was located in the American Southwest carved out of […]
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Jetgirl

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Jetman and his female sidekick, presumable Jetgirl, are repurposed art of Rocket Man and Rocketgirl, characters who appeared in Scoop Comics and Punch Comics, titles produced by the Harry “”A”” Chesler studio. In addition, the […]
Entry Jetgirl
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Jetman and his female sidekick, presumable Jetgirl, are repurposed art of Rocket Man and Rocketgirl, characters who appeared in Scoop Comics and Punch Comics, titles produced by the Harry “”A”” Chesler studio. In addition, the […]
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Jetman

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Jetman and his female sidekick, presumable Jetgirl, are repurposed art of Rocket Man and Rocketgirl, characters who appeared in Scoop Comics and Punch Comics, titles produced by the Harry “”A”” Chesler studio. In addition, the […]
Entry Jetman
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Jetman and his female sidekick, presumable Jetgirl, are repurposed art of Rocket Man and Rocketgirl, characters who appeared in Scoop Comics and Punch Comics, titles produced by the Harry “”A”” Chesler studio. In addition, the […]
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Jets

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Jets was a criminal who used a pair of rocket shoes to make a fast getaway. He also wore a cone-head prosthetic, presumably to disguise his appearance and make himself more aerodynamic. He was caught […]
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Jets was a criminal who used a pair of rocket shoes to make a fast getaway. He also wore a cone-head prosthetic, presumably to disguise his appearance and make himself more aerodynamic. He was caught […]
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Jetta Raye

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Jetta was a teenager living in a high-tech 21st century. During high school, she was pursued romantically by her loyal friend, Arky. She could be a bit feisty and got into lots of wacky misadventures. […]
Entry Jetta Raye
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Jetta was a teenager living in a high-tech 21st century. During high school, she was pursued romantically by her loyal friend, Arky. She could be a bit feisty and got into lots of wacky misadventures. […]
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Jewel

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Jewel was the first wife of the sorcerer Count Larue. When the Count found out about her magical powers, he attempted to neutralize her by giving her a potion that put her to sleep for […]
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Jewel was the first wife of the sorcerer Count Larue. When the Count found out about her magical powers, he attempted to neutralize her by giving her a potion that put her to sleep for […]
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Jigg Larsen

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Laura Towne lives with Stew Carey on their cattle ranch, the Rancho Oro, in Nevada. Jigg Larsen shows up with his gang of cattle rustlers. Jigg tells his men to take Stew to the ranch […]
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Laura Towne lives with Stew Carey on their cattle ranch, the Rancho Oro, in Nevada. Jigg Larsen shows up with his gang of cattle rustlers. Jigg tells his men to take Stew to the ranch […]
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Jill Elgin

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Creator Jill Elgin (1923-2005) Profession Writer, Penciller, Inker Total Entries 3 Articles Kathleen “Jill” Elgin – Field Guide To Wild American Pulp Artists List of female comics creators – Wikipedia Robbins Salutes “Babes in Arms,” […]
Entry Jill Elgin
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Creator Jill Elgin (1923-2005) Profession Writer, Penciller, Inker Total Entries 3 Articles Kathleen “Jill” Elgin – Field Guide To Wild American Pulp Artists List of female comics creators – Wikipedia Robbins Salutes “Babes in Arms,” […]
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Jill Johnson

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Jerry Drago and Jill Johnson are abducted by a Venusian doctor, who returns with them to Venus as specimens for study. The average life span of a Venusian being thousands of years, the doctor increases […]
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Jerry Drago and Jill Johnson are abducted by a Venusian doctor, who returns with them to Venus as specimens for study. The average life span of a Venusian being thousands of years, the doctor increases […]
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Jill Trent, Science Sleuth

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Jill Trent, the Science Sleuth, was a female adventurer from an unknown American city. She solved crimes through a combination of her detective skills and scientific ingenuity. Jill was assisted by her best friend, Daisy […]
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Jill Trent, the Science Sleuth, was a female adventurer from an unknown American city. She solved crimes through a combination of her detective skills and scientific ingenuity. Jill was assisted by her best friend, Daisy […]
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Jim Giant

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Jim Giant was said to be “The Strongest Man in the Universe” with the strength of 100 men. He was a protector of some future North American society. Jim was at least strong enough to […]
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Jim Giant was said to be “The Strongest Man in the Universe” with the strength of 100 men. He was a protector of some future North American society. Jim was at least strong enough to […]
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Jim Herndon

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In Merritt’s “Through the Dragon Glass”, Jim Herndon crosses into a world of fantasy and monsters through a beautiful, stolen mirror. “The dragons seemed to be moving! They were moving! They were crawling round and […]
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In Merritt’s “Through the Dragon Glass”, Jim Herndon crosses into a world of fantasy and monsters through a beautiful, stolen mirror. “The dragons seemed to be moving! They were moving! They were crawling round and […]
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Jim Jones

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Jim Jones is a Space Ranger in a law enforcement group in the year 2552. The Space Rangers consist of the leader, Commodore Rex Clive, second-in-command, Speed Lansing, Jim Jones, Bob Barry, and Stella Dawn. […]
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Jim Jones is a Space Ranger in a law enforcement group in the year 2552. The Space Rangers consist of the leader, Commodore Rex Clive, second-in-command, Speed Lansing, Jim Jones, Bob Barry, and Stella Dawn. […]
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Jim Mooney

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Creator Jim Mooney (1919-2008) Profession Penciller, Inker Total Entries 12 Articles Jim Mooney – Lambiek Comiclopedia Jim Mooney – Wikipedia CBA: What brought you from DC to Marvel in the late ’60s? What precipitated that? […]
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Creator Jim Mooney (1919-2008) Profession Penciller, Inker Total Entries 12 Articles Jim Mooney – Lambiek Comiclopedia Jim Mooney – Wikipedia CBA: What brought you from DC to Marvel in the late ’60s? What precipitated that? […]
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Jimmy Bear

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Jimmy Bear was a Navajo youth who was a fast and nimble runner. At his first opportunity, he signed up to serve his country in the United States Army. He went to Korea, saving the […]
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Jimmy Bear was a Navajo youth who was a fast and nimble runner. At his first opportunity, he signed up to serve his country in the United States Army. He went to Korea, saving the […]
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Jingler

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The Jingler was a starving poet, rejected by one publisher too many! After accidentally killing a man over a dispute about food, the Jingler realized that the only way to get his poetry read was […]
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The Jingler was a starving poet, rejected by one publisher too many! After accidentally killing a man over a dispute about food, the Jingler realized that the only way to get his poetry read was […]
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Jinx

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Darrel Creig was 13 years old when his father died, leaving him the heir to the family’s steel fortune. His scheming uncle threw Darrel off the top of Statue of Liberty. Luckily, the hero 13 […]
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Darrel Creig was 13 years old when his father died, leaving him the heir to the family’s steel fortune. His scheming uncle threw Darrel off the top of Statue of Liberty. Luckily, the hero 13 […]
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Jinx Jordan

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Jinx Jordan was a crime reporter who was assisted by a newsboy named Larry. Jinx depended on his fists and wits rather than his telephone and typewriter to gather front page stories. Some of his […]
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Jinx Jordan was a crime reporter who was assisted by a newsboy named Larry. Jinx depended on his fists and wits rather than his telephone and typewriter to gather front page stories. Some of his […]
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Jiraiya

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Jiraiya (自来也 or 児雷也, literally “Young Thunder”), originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行), is the toad-riding protagonist of the Japanese folk tale Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari (報仇奇談自来也説話) “The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya”). Jiraiya’s […]
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Jiraiya (自来也 or 児雷也, literally “Young Thunder”), originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行), is the toad-riding protagonist of the Japanese folk tale Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari (報仇奇談自来也説話) “The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya”). Jiraiya’s […]
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Jirel of Joiry

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Jirel is the proud, tough, arrogant and beautiful ruler of her own domain, Joiry; somewhere in late medieval France. One Jirel story, “Quest of the Starstone”, states the time period that the story is set […]
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Jirel is the proud, tough, arrogant and beautiful ruler of her own domain, Joiry; somewhere in late medieval France. One Jirel story, “Quest of the Starstone”, states the time period that the story is set […]
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Jo-Jo The Dog-Faced Boy

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Born Fedor Jeftichew in 1868, “Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy” was a famed freak show performer from Russia, brought to the U.S. at age 16 by P.T. Barnum. Jeftichew was born with hereditary hypertrichosis (aka werewolf […]
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Born Fedor Jeftichew in 1868, “Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy” was a famed freak show performer from Russia, brought to the U.S. at age 16 by P.T. Barnum. Jeftichew was born with hereditary hypertrichosis (aka werewolf […]
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Joan Farwell

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Joan Farwell was the fiancée of Bruce Carter III, a.k.a The Fighting Yank. Joan assisted him in some capacity or another in virtually all of his appearances. Unike many other Golden Age love interests, she […]
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Joan Farwell was the fiancée of Bruce Carter III, a.k.a The Fighting Yank. Joan assisted him in some capacity or another in virtually all of his appearances. Unike many other Golden Age love interests, she […]
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Joan Mason

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Joan Mason was an American crime reporter who, at different periods of her career, wrote for The Bulletin, Daily Blade, New York Chronicle, and Daily Planet. She was the on-again, off-again girlfriend of Dan Garret, […]
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Joan Mason was an American crime reporter who, at different periods of her career, wrote for The Bulletin, Daily Blade, New York Chronicle, and Daily Planet. She was the on-again, off-again girlfriend of Dan Garret, […]
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Joan of Arc

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Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d’Arc; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her […]
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Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d’Arc; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her […]
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Joan Tracy

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Joan was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy. Alias Joan Tracy Real Names/Alt Names Joan Tracy Characteristics Fox Feature Universe, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Basil Berold First Appearance Big 3 […]
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Joan was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy. Alias Joan Tracy Real Names/Alt Names Joan Tracy Characteristics Fox Feature Universe, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Basil Berold First Appearance Big 3 […]
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Joan Vail

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Joan Vail is the paramour of Greg Zhor, a member of the copper-skinned Rihns, a peaceful people descended from the aboriginal Martians and the first terrestrials from Earth to settle on Mars. Zhor rose to […]
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Joan Vail is the paramour of Greg Zhor, a member of the copper-skinned Rihns, a peaceful people descended from the aboriginal Martians and the first terrestrials from Earth to settle on Mars. Zhor rose to […]
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Joe Dugan

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Joe Dugan runs a shooting gallery at a carnival where Millie Sears and Chun, the Snake Charmer also work. When Chun reveals his attraction to Millie, she laughs it off. When talking with Joe later, […]
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Joe Dugan runs a shooting gallery at a carnival where Millie Sears and Chun, the Snake Charmer also work. When Chun reveals his attraction to Millie, she laughs it off. When talking with Joe later, […]
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Joe Gill

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Creator Joe Gill (1919-2006) Profession Writer, Colourist Total Entries 65 Articles Brainiac On Banjo #061: Charlton Comics Goes To War!! – Pop Culture Squad Joe Gill – Wikipedia Joe Gill Remembered – Mark Evanier The […]
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Creator Joe Gill (1919-2006) Profession Writer, Colourist Total Entries 65 Articles Brainiac On Banjo #061: Charlton Comics Goes To War!! – Pop Culture Squad Joe Gill – Wikipedia Joe Gill Remembered – Mark Evanier The […]
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Joe Simon

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Creator Joe Simon (1913-2011) Profession Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Publisher, Letterer, Colourist Total Entries 19 Articles Joe Simon – Lambiek Comiclopedia Joe Simon – Wikipedia The Joe Simon Interview – The Comics Journal This […]
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Creator Joe Simon (1913-2011) Profession Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Publisher, Letterer, Colourist Total Entries 19 Articles Joe Simon – Lambiek Comiclopedia Joe Simon – Wikipedia The Joe Simon Interview – The Comics Journal This […]
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Joe Slater

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A former intern and a worker of a mental hospital relates his experience with Joe Slater, an inmate who died at the facility a few weeks after being confined as a criminally insane murderer. He […]
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A former intern and a worker of a mental hospital relates his experience with Joe Slater, an inmate who died at the facility a few weeks after being confined as a criminally insane murderer. He […]
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Joe Turk

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Space Force is an Earth-based military force along the lines of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Cataclysmic events threaten to cause great damage on Earth. A disturbance originating on the Moon is the cause. […]
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Space Force is an Earth-based military force along the lines of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Cataclysmic events threaten to cause great damage on Earth. A disturbance originating on the Moon is the cause. […]
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Joel Meade

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Scott Rand pilots the Time Car, a vehicle designed by its inventor, Dr. Joel Meade. The purpose of the vehicle is to travel through time. On its maiden voyage, they take the Time Car to […]
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Scott Rand pilots the Time Car, a vehicle designed by its inventor, Dr. Joel Meade. The purpose of the vehicle is to travel through time. On its maiden voyage, they take the Time Car to […]
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Joh Fredersen

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Joh Fredersen is the city of Metropolis’ master. His son, Freder, becomes fascinated by a young teacher, Maria, and goes to the lower levels to find her. In the machine halls, he witnesses a huge […]
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Joh Fredersen is the city of Metropolis’ master. His son, Freder, becomes fascinated by a young teacher, Maria, and goes to the lower levels to find her. In the machine halls, he witnesses a huge […]
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John Brown

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John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil War. First reaching national prominence in the 1850s for his radical […]
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John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil War. First reaching national prominence in the 1850s for his radical […]
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John Bull

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John Bull originated in the creation of Dr John Arbuthnot in 1712, and was popularised first by British print makers. Arbuthnot created Bull in his pamphlet Law is a Bottomless Pit (1712).” Originally derided, other […]
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John Bull originated in the creation of Dr John Arbuthnot in 1712, and was popularised first by British print makers. Arbuthnot created Bull in his pamphlet Law is a Bottomless Pit (1712).” Originally derided, other […]
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John Carter, Warlord of Mars

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John Carter was a Virginian-born Captain in the Confederate Armed Forces. After the war, his money and officer’s commission was useless, so he set out to rebuild his life as a prospector in Arizona. He […]
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John Carter was a Virginian-born Captain in the Confederate Armed Forces. After the war, his money and officer’s commission was useless, so he set out to rebuild his life as a prospector in Arizona. He […]
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John Cogan

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The Earth is at war with the Blue Men of Talus III. Dr. Meade, who appears to be an Earthling, describes Earthlings to the blue men as “pitiless creatures”. Commander John Cogan of the Earth […]
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The Earth is at war with the Blue Men of Talus III. Dr. Meade, who appears to be an Earthling, describes Earthlings to the blue men as “pitiless creatures”. Commander John Cogan of the Earth […]
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John Henry

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John Henry is an American folk hero. An African American, he is said to have worked as a “steel-driving man”—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to […]
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John Henry is an American folk hero. An African American, he is said to have worked as a “steel-driving man”—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to […]
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John Kidd

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Captain Comet was an agent of the Earth Council, some time in the future. He flew aboard the Starhope, an interplanetary space liner. His arch enemy was John Kidd, a murderous space pirate, and the […]
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Captain Comet was an agent of the Earth Council, some time in the future. He flew aboard the Starhope, an interplanetary space liner. His arch enemy was John Kidd, a murderous space pirate, and the […]
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John Seton

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John Seton, a marine pilot during World War II, had crashed his airplane. Physically he healed well. He couldn’t adjust to civilian life. His engagement to Marcia didn’t even hold his interest. Dozing off in […]
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John Seton, a marine pilot during World War II, had crashed his airplane. Physically he healed well. He couldn’t adjust to civilian life. His engagement to Marcia didn’t even hold his interest. Dozing off in […]
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John Seward

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Dr. John “Jack” Seward, M.D. is a fictional character appearing in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Seward is the administrator of an insane asylum not far from Count Dracula’s first English home, Carfax. Throughout the […]
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Dr. John “Jack” Seward, M.D. is a fictional character appearing in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Seward is the administrator of an insane asylum not far from Count Dracula’s first English home, Carfax. Throughout the […]
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John Silence

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Dr. Silence was a medical doctor turned occult detective. Independently wealthy due to an inheritance, he chose to help those who could not pay. Once his clinic was up and running, he lent his free […]
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Dr. Silence was a medical doctor turned occult detective. Independently wealthy due to an inheritance, he chose to help those who could not pay. Once his clinic was up and running, he lent his free […]
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John Strong

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Captain John Strong leads a group of space-pioneers to Ganymede. Along with him are Peter and his sister Peggy, who is in love with Captain Strong. Settling on Ganymede gets complicated when a man named […]
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Captain John Strong leads a group of space-pioneers to Ganymede. Along with him are Peter and his sister Peggy, who is in love with Captain Strong. Settling on Ganymede gets complicated when a man named […]
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John W. Smith

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A member of a quartet of space explorers from Earth who utilize a cube-shaped vehicle called the Sky Cube and astral projection. Doctor Kinney, a trained medical doctor, is the leader of the group. The […]
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A member of a quartet of space explorers from Earth who utilize a cube-shaped vehicle called the Sky Cube and astral projection. Doctor Kinney, a trained medical doctor, is the leader of the group. The […]
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John Wytes

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Doctor John Wytes relays the story of a strange urn in his possession to his niece, Lillian Wytes. He explains that, while he was living in the jungle and studying voodoo, he was asked for […]
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Doctor John Wytes relays the story of a strange urn in his possession to his niece, Lillian Wytes. He explains that, while he was living in the jungle and studying voodoo, he was asked for […]
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Johnny (Doc Savage)

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William Harper “Johnny” Littlejohn, an archaeologist and geologist. Johnny has an impressive vocabulary, never using a small word when a big one could suffice. (“I’ll be superamalgamated!” is a favorite expression.) Johnny wore eyeglasses with […]
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William Harper “Johnny” Littlejohn, an archaeologist and geologist. Johnny has an impressive vocabulary, never using a small word when a big one could suffice. (“I’ll be superamalgamated!” is a favorite expression.) Johnny wore eyeglasses with […]
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Johnny Appleseed

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John Chapman (September 26, 1774 – March 18, 1845), better known as Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Ontario, as well […]
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John Chapman (September 26, 1774 – March 18, 1845), better known as Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Ontario, as well […]
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Johnny Canuck

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Johnny Canuck is a fictional lumberjack and a national personification of Canada. He first appeared in early political cartoons dating to 1869 where he was portrayed as a younger cousin of the United States’ Uncle […]
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Johnny Canuck is a fictional lumberjack and a national personification of Canada. He first appeared in early political cartoons dating to 1869 where he was portrayed as a younger cousin of the United States’ Uncle […]
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Johnny Dynamite

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Johnny Dynamite was a hard-boiled private detective, known as “The Wild Man from Chicago.” He was a tough guy with contacts on both sides of the law. He was good friends with a DA, but […]
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Johnny Dynamite was a hard-boiled private detective, known as “The Wild Man from Chicago.” He was a tough guy with contacts on both sides of the law. He was good friends with a DA, but […]
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Johnny Earthquake

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Johnny Earthquake was a hard-boiled, two-fisted private detective who talked with a typical tough guy accent. He earned his Earthquake nickname from his powerful punches. He was assisted by the Rusty Ringle, who was skilled […]
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Johnny Earthquake was a hard-boiled, two-fisted private detective who talked with a typical tough guy accent. He earned his Earthquake nickname from his powerful punches. He was assisted by the Rusty Ringle, who was skilled […]
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Johnny Fox

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Johnny Fox was a member of the Seminole tribe of Florida who became a US government investigator and took on missions around the world. His office was in New York. Powers and Abilities: In addition […]
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Johnny Fox was a member of the Seminole tribe of Florida who became a US government investigator and took on missions around the world. His office was in New York. Powers and Abilities: In addition […]
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Johnny Gordon

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Johnny was Thelma Gordon’s brother who assisted the Hangman once. Alias Johnny Gordon Real Names/Alt Names Johnny Gordon Characteristics MLJ Universe, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Harry Lucey First Appearance Pep Comics […]
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Johnny was Thelma Gordon’s brother who assisted the Hangman once. Alias Johnny Gordon Real Names/Alt Names Johnny Gordon Characteristics MLJ Universe, World War II Era, Public Domain Creators/Key Contributors Harry Lucey First Appearance Pep Comics […]
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Johnny Reb

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Johnny Reb is the national personification of the common soldier of the Confederacy. During the American Civil War and afterwards, Johnny Reb and his Union counterpart Billy Yank were used in speech and literature to […]
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Johnny Reb is the national personification of the common soldier of the Confederacy. During the American Civil War and afterwards, Johnny Reb and his Union counterpart Billy Yank were used in speech and literature to […]
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Johnny Rebel

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When his grandfather, Colonel Bailey, a Confederate veteran and plantation owner, was killed by Nazi agents, John Bailey, a 15-year-old boy from an unknown Southern state, set to defend his homeland against other Nazi agents […]
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When his grandfather, Colonel Bailey, a Confederate veteran and plantation owner, was killed by Nazi agents, John Bailey, a 15-year-old boy from an unknown Southern state, set to defend his homeland against other Nazi agents […]
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Johnston McCulley

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Creator Johnston McCulley (1883-1958) Profession Writer Total Entries 18 Articles Johnston McCulley Omnibus: Black Star, Spider, & Thunderbolt Johnston McCulley – Wikipedia 100 Years of “The Curse of Capistrano” – PulpFest In the early 1800s, […]
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Creator Johnston McCulley (1883-1958) Profession Writer Total Entries 18 Articles Johnston McCulley Omnibus: Black Star, Spider, & Thunderbolt Johnston McCulley – Wikipedia 100 Years of “The Curse of Capistrano” – PulpFest In the early 1800s, […]
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Joker

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The Joker is a master thief who tells the police where he will strike before he does and leaves behind a Joker playing card at the scene of his crimes. He was actually a police […]
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The Joker is a master thief who tells the police where he will strike before he does and leaves behind a Joker playing card at the scene of his crimes. He was actually a police […]
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Jol

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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, find a strange object silhouetted against Earth’s Moon. It is a gambling ship called the Sky Palace. The ship is operated by a Plutonian […]
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Nick Nelson of the Space Patrol and his Martian gunner, Kodi, find a strange object silhouetted against Earth’s Moon. It is a gambling ship called the Sky Palace. The ship is operated by a Plutonian […]
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Jon Flyk

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Devastated by World War V, the people of Earth flee a dying sun to settle on an asteroid in another solar system. In the year 2701, this is called Earth-2 by the inhabitants. Dr. Jon […]
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Devastated by World War V, the people of Earth flee a dying sun to settle on an asteroid in another solar system. In the year 2701, this is called Earth-2 by the inhabitants. Dr. Jon […]
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Jon Haljan

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Jon Haljan pilots the Earth-Moon Mailship. While on vacation, he receives a startling message from Professor Grant requesting a meeting. When Jon arrives, he is greeted by Freddie Blake, and his sister, Linda Blake. Informing […]
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Jon Haljan pilots the Earth-Moon Mailship. While on vacation, he receives a startling message from Professor Grant requesting a meeting. When Jon arrives, he is greeted by Freddie Blake, and his sister, Linda Blake. Informing […]
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Jon Juan

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Jon Juan was a pleasure-loving native of Atlantis. Born thousands of years ago, he earned a reputation as a flirt and womanizer who left a trail of broken hearts everywhere he went. Eventually, his fellow […]
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Jon Juan was a pleasure-loving native of Atlantis. Born thousands of years ago, he earned a reputation as a flirt and womanizer who left a trail of broken hearts everywhere he went. Eventually, his fellow […]
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Jon Lasim

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Protector Karnock rules the planet Sirion at the “rim of the system” while his older brother, King Stephan, battles a five-year war against alien invaders. Unfortunately for Sirion’s populace, Karnock is a ruthless dictator. Karnock […]
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Protector Karnock rules the planet Sirion at the “rim of the system” while his older brother, King Stephan, battles a five-year war against alien invaders. Unfortunately for Sirion’s populace, Karnock is a ruthless dictator. Karnock […]
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Jon Linton

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In the year 2000, Jon Linton was a scientist, adventurer, and pilot traveled to land of Quinton in the 5th Dimension where he fought Nogos, an evil species of aliens, as well as his mad […]
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In the year 2000, Jon Linton was a scientist, adventurer, and pilot traveled to land of Quinton in the 5th Dimension where he fought Nogos, an evil species of aliens, as well as his mad […]
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Jonah

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Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas was a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE according to the Hebrew Bible. He is the central figure of […]
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Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas was a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE according to the Hebrew Bible. He is the central figure of […]
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Jonathan Harker

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Harker is a recently qualified solicitor from Exeter, who is appointed by his employer, Mr. Hawkins, to act as an estate agent for a foreign client named Count Dracula who wishes to move to London. […]
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Harker is a recently qualified solicitor from Exeter, who is appointed by his employer, Mr. Hawkins, to act as an estate agent for a foreign client named Count Dracula who wishes to move to London. […]
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Jonathan Kent, Counterspy

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As a boy, Jonathan accompanied his father, an engineer, to a communist nation, where he saw great suffering and injustice. Jonathan Kent later became a fighter pilot with a record of valor accumulated during World […]
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As a boy, Jonathan accompanied his father, an engineer, to a communist nation, where he saw great suffering and injustice. Jonathan Kent later became a fighter pilot with a record of valor accumulated during World […]
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Jonesie

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Jonesie is Linda Turner’s personal secretary. The slim blonde with the large black horn-rimmed glasses handles Linda’s fan-mail and schedule, acts as a liaison with the studio Linda is contracted to and occasionally was a […]
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Jonesie is Linda Turner’s personal secretary. The slim blonde with the large black horn-rimmed glasses handles Linda’s fan-mail and schedule, acts as a liaison with the studio Linda is contracted to and occasionally was a […]
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Jorogumo

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Jorōgumo is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are 女郎蜘蛛 (lit. ’woman-spider’); the kanji which are used to […]
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Jorōgumo is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are 女郎蜘蛛 (lit. ’woman-spider’); the kanji which are used to […]
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Joseph Jorkens

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The Jorkens stories are usually told in the “frame” of a gentlemen’s club in London, to which the narrator is invited in the first story, and of which he becomes a member. In general, Jorkens […]
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The Jorkens stories are usually told in the “frame” of a gentlemen’s club in London, to which the narrator is invited in the first story, and of which he becomes a member. In general, Jorkens […]
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Josephine LeBlanc

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“Josephine LeBlanc was the only person in America to establish a faint trail of truth on the existence of werewolves.” Like Celeste Karloff and Marietta, Josephine was a re-printed and re-named version of Chesler’s Lady […]
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“Josephine LeBlanc was the only person in America to establish a faint trail of truth on the existence of werewolves.” Like Celeste Karloff and Marietta, Josephine was a re-printed and re-named version of Chesler’s Lady […]
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Josie O’Gorman

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The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym, then continued by at […]
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The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym, then continued by at […]