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Prize Universe

Club Prize Universe
Total Entries 42
Representative Frankenstein (Prize)
Crestwood Publications, also known as Feature Publications, was a magazine publisher that also published comic books from the 1940s through the 1960s. Its title Prize Comics contained what is considered the first ongoing horror comic-book feature, Dick Briefer’s “Frankenstein”. Crestwood is best known for its Prize Group imprint, published in the late 1940s to mid-1950s through packagers Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, who created such historically prominent titles as the horror comic Black Magic, the creator-owned superhero satire Fighting American, and the first romance comic title, Young Romance… In addition to Simon and Kirby, notable Crestwood/Prize contributors included Leonard Starr, Mort Meskin, John Prentice, Joe Maneely, John Severin, Will Elder, Carmine Infantino, Bruno Premiani, Dick Ayers, George Klein, Jack Abel, Ed Winiarski, and Dick Briefer. ~ Crestwood Publications – Wikipedia
Frankenstein vol. 3 #5 (#21) (October-November 1952) | Dick Briefer
Frankenstein vol. 3 #5 (#21) (October-November 1952) | Dick Briefer

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Airmale

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Kenneth Stevens, a biology professor, was trying to perfect a “flight fluid.” However, he was in a hurry to get to a costume party and accidentally spilled some of the formula on his hand. The […]
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Kenneth Stevens, a biology professor, was trying to perfect a “flight fluid.” However, he was in a hurry to get to a costume party and accidentally spilled some of the formula on his hand. The […]
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Arabian Knight

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The Arabian Knight was a hero who travelled throughout the middle east in the 8th century, righting wrongs, protecting the innocent and defending his kingdom. He lived in Baghdad and reported directly to Prince Haroun […]
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The Arabian Knight was a hero who travelled throughout the middle east in the 8th century, righting wrongs, protecting the innocent and defending his kingdom. He lived in Baghdad and reported directly to Prince Haroun […]
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Atomic Man (Prize)

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Adam Mann was conducting experiments with the radioactive isotope Uranium-235 and got caught in a “weird chemical accident” that gave him atomic powers. He used these powers to covertly fight crime and Communism as Atomic […]
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Adam Mann was conducting experiments with the radioactive isotope Uranium-235 and got caught in a “weird chemical accident” that gave him atomic powers. He used these powers to covertly fight crime and Communism as Atomic […]
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Bingo (Prize)

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The brothers Freddy and Junior Tapps became the Flying Fist and Bingo, performers who billed themselves as “The Complete Vaudeville Show”, which included songs, dancing, juggling, ventriloquism, acrobatics, and more. In their spare time they […]
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The brothers Freddy and Junior Tapps became the Flying Fist and Bingo, performers who billed themselves as “The Complete Vaudeville Show”, which included songs, dancing, juggling, ventriloquism, acrobatics, and more. In their spare time they […]
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Black Owl (Prize 1)

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Doug Danville was a wealthy New York playboy who decided to fight crime. He put on a costume and began his career as K the Unknown. He later changed his costume and adopted the moniker […]
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Doug Danville was a wealthy New York playboy who decided to fight crime. He put on a costume and began his career as K the Unknown. He later changed his costume and adopted the moniker […]
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Black Owl (Prize 2)

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Walt Walters and his family were taken hostage by a group of Hitler supporters shortly after the birth of his twin sons, Rick and Dick Walters. His wife was killed by their abductors and a […]
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Walt Walters and his family were taken hostage by a group of Hitler supporters shortly after the birth of his twin sons, Rick and Dick Walters. His wife was killed by their abductors and a […]
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Bloor

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In the dystopic future of 1982, Bloor, the dictator of planet Uranus, arrives in New-New York with a fleet of spaceships to speak with the local ruler. He is willing to pay Seng I ten […]
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In the dystopic future of 1982, Bloor, the dictator of planet Uranus, arrives in New-New York with a fleet of spaceships to speak with the local ruler. He is willing to pay Seng I ten […]
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Blue Streak (Prize)

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Jim Dare, his brother Bob, and his sister Kitty were trapeze artists at the Great Dingling Brothers circus. However, when Scarface and his gang steal money from the ticket booth, Bob, ignoring his brother’s advice, […]
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Jim Dare, his brother Bob, and his sister Kitty were trapeze artists at the Great Dingling Brothers circus. However, when Scarface and his gang steal money from the ticket booth, Bob, ignoring his brother’s advice, […]
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Boom Boom Brannigan

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Dennis Brannigan was a university history professor and former intercollegiate champion, who believed that if a man were in reasonable shape, he could use math and science to win nearly any fight, becoming champion simply […]
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Dennis Brannigan was a university history professor and former intercollegiate champion, who believed that if a man were in reasonable shape, he could use math and science to win nearly any fight, becoming champion simply […]
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Buck Brady of the FBI

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Buck Brady was an FBI agent who would regularly take down your typical crime-type bad guys. In his first appearance, his foe was his brother, Carter. Alias Buck Brady of the FBI Real Names/Alt Names […]
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Buck Brady was an FBI agent who would regularly take down your typical crime-type bad guys. In his first appearance, his foe was his brother, Carter. Alias Buck Brady of the FBI Real Names/Alt Names […]
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Buck Sanders and his Pals

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In little Olinville, Mississippi, Buck Sanders and his three friends, Percy Bennett, Don MacKenzie, and Fatty Moynahan fight German agents and crime. Alias Buck Sanders and his Pals Real Names/Alt Names Buck Sanders, Percy Bennett, […]
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In little Olinville, Mississippi, Buck Sanders and his three friends, Percy Bennett, Don MacKenzie, and Fatty Moynahan fight German agents and crime. Alias Buck Sanders and his Pals Real Names/Alt Names Buck Sanders, Percy Bennett, […]
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Bulldog Denny

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Bulldog Denny was really Denny Dunsan, a relative of Dr. Frankenstein. He takes it upon himself to capture/destroy his relative’s creation Frankenstein. However, after being summoned to Washington D.C. for a defense contract, Bulldog put […]
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Bulldog Denny was really Denny Dunsan, a relative of Dr. Frankenstein. He takes it upon himself to capture/destroy his relative’s creation Frankenstein. However, after being summoned to Washington D.C. for a defense contract, Bulldog put […]
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Captain Heroic

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Captain Heroic was the star of Johnny Hogan’s favorite comic book, Yipe Comics. When the character appeared to Hogan in person, he and two of his teenage buddies were eager to help Captain Heroic. The […]
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Captain Heroic was the star of Johnny Hogan’s favorite comic book, Yipe Comics. When the character appeared to Hogan in person, he and two of his teenage buddies were eager to help Captain Heroic. The […]
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Chief Skullface

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When Stanley Bates discovered a lost platinum mine, his business partner Jonathan Kane decided he wanted the whole thing, not just half. He created the Chief Skullface character to disguise his identity when he killed […]
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When Stanley Bates discovered a lost platinum mine, his business partner Jonathan Kane decided he wanted the whole thing, not just half. He created the Chief Skullface character to disguise his identity when he killed […]
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Copy Boy

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“They say that the pen is mightier than the sword, but Rudy Rawls, copy boy on the Daily Herald, finds out that fists talk louder than words!” He fights crime. Alias Copy Boy Real Names/Alt […]
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“They say that the pen is mightier than the sword, but Rudy Rawls, copy boy on the Daily Herald, finds out that fists talk louder than words!” He fights crime. Alias Copy Boy Real Names/Alt […]
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Croco-Man

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The Croco-Man was a creature with the body and brain of a human and the head and claws of a giant crocodile. It was built by Victor Frankenstein, from a crocodile he kidnapped from Coney […]
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The Croco-Man was a creature with the body and brain of a human and the head and claws of a giant crocodile. It was built by Victor Frankenstein, from a crocodile he kidnapped from Coney […]
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Dr. Frost

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Hailing from the great Arctic north, Doctor Frost could project cold beams from his hands, freezing objects (such as an opponents weapon), creating ice sleds on water, or enveloping himself in a sheet of ice […]
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Hailing from the great Arctic north, Doctor Frost could project cold beams from his hands, freezing objects (such as an opponents weapon), creating ice sleds on water, or enveloping himself in a sheet of ice […]
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Dr. Styx

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Dr. Styx was a mysterious undead human who used his knowledge of the occult to reverse the damage done by humans who unleashed terrible supernatural forces. He patrolled the city at midnight, and claimed to […]
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Dr. Styx was a mysterious undead human who used his knowledge of the occult to reverse the damage done by humans who unleashed terrible supernatural forces. He patrolled the city at midnight, and claimed to […]
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Elder Vite

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Elder Vite released Lovecraftian horrors on the world through ancient ritual. He was pursued by Dr. Styx, a mysterious undead human who used his knowledge of the occult to reverse the damage done by humans […]
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Elder Vite released Lovecraftian horrors on the world through ancient ritual. He was pursued by Dr. Styx, a mysterious undead human who used his knowledge of the occult to reverse the damage done by humans […]
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Flying Fist

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The brothers, Freddy and Junior Tapps, became the Flying Fist and Bingo. They performed as “The Complete Vaudeville Show”, which included songs, dancing, juggling, ventriloquism, acrobatics, and more. In their spare time, they acted as […]
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The brothers, Freddy and Junior Tapps, became the Flying Fist and Bingo. They performed as “The Complete Vaudeville Show”, which included songs, dancing, juggling, ventriloquism, acrobatics, and more. In their spare time, they acted as […]
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Fox (Prize)

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The Fox was actually a Japanese spy who disguised himself in a fox costume in order to wage a campaign of assassinations and sabotage in the United States. He spoke perfect English and defended himself […]
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The Fox was actually a Japanese spy who disguised himself in a fox costume in order to wage a campaign of assassinations and sabotage in the United States. He spoke perfect English and defended himself […]
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Frankenstein (Prize)

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This Frankenstein was created in the mid-20th century by a villainous American scientist who drew inspiration from Mary Shelley’s classic novel. As the narrative captions point out several times, the monster was actually named Frankenstein, […]
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This Frankenstein was created in the mid-20th century by a villainous American scientist who drew inspiration from Mary Shelley’s classic novel. As the narrative captions point out several times, the monster was actually named Frankenstein, […]
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Funnibone

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Funnibone was a master criminal and a recurring enemy of Black Owl and Yank & Doodle. He laughed a lot (usually going “Ho! Ho! Ho!”) and carried around his lucky cane, which he frequently used […]
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Funnibone was a master criminal and a recurring enemy of Black Owl and Yank & Doodle. He laughed a lot (usually going “Ho! Ho! Ho!”) and carried around his lucky cane, which he frequently used […]
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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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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 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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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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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 Creators/Key Contributors June Tarpe […]
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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 Creators/Key Contributors June Tarpe […]
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Jupiter

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Jupiter was a master magician, from the planet Jupiter, who combats evil on Earth, especially in the form of his arch-foe, Racko, and later Racko’s brother Murdo. He was allied with ace reporter Jim Johnson, […]
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Jupiter was a master magician, from the planet Jupiter, who combats evil on Earth, especially in the form of his arch-foe, Racko, and later Racko’s brother Murdo. He was allied with ace reporter Jim Johnson, […]
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Kroff

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Kroff was a Nazi agent who wore a rubber mask to disguise his face and whose headquarters was an abandoned brewery. His plan was to steal some government documents by arranging an attack by young […]
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Kroff was a Nazi agent who wore a rubber mask to disguise his face and whose headquarters was an abandoned brewery. His plan was to steal some government documents by arranging an attack by young […]
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Oom, The Great

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The Great Oom was a powerful sorcerer who came from a fascist nation in Europe to the U.S. after he was believed to be dead. Oom possessed magical powers rivaling those of his ancient enemy, […]
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The Great Oom was a powerful sorcerer who came from a fascist nation in Europe to the U.S. after he was believed to be dead. Oom possessed magical powers rivaling those of his ancient enemy, […]
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Power Nelson

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In the year 1982, exhausted by the second and third World Wars, civilization had been conquered by Mongols, ruled by Emperor Seng I from his palace in New-New York. A young man was chosen by […]
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In the year 1982, exhausted by the second and third World Wars, civilization had been conquered by Mongols, ruled by Emperor Seng I from his palace in New-New York. A young man was chosen by […]
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Satan’s Spirit

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Dr. Styx watches through a crystal ball as four people begin a seance. Styx recognizes the vicious “other world denizen” they have contacted and decides to protect them. The spirit entices the members of the […]
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Dr. Styx watches through a crystal ball as four people begin a seance. Styx recognizes the vicious “other world denizen” they have contacted and decides to protect them. The spirit entices the members of the […]
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Stampy

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Bobby Stevens was the teenage cousin of Dr. Kenneth Stevens. While visiting his cousin, he discovered that Kenneth is actually the flying crime-fighter Airmale. Bobby is eager to help, so he got some of Kenneth’s […]
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Bobby Stevens was the teenage cousin of Dr. Kenneth Stevens. While visiting his cousin, he discovered that Kenneth is actually the flying crime-fighter Airmale. Bobby is eager to help, so he got some of Kenneth’s […]
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Stopwach

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Stopwach was a gangster who once studied magic in Tibet with Green Lama. He possessed the ability to mesmerize people into a catatonic state. His black glasses made him totally immune to any kind of […]
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Stopwach was a gangster who once studied magic in Tibet with Green Lama. He possessed the ability to mesmerize people into a catatonic state. His black glasses made him totally immune to any kind of […]
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Tiger Lady

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After the notorious gangster “Machine Gun” Keller was sentenced to death in the electric chair, his gun moll, the mysterious Tiger Lady, swore revenge against those who aided in capturing and convicting him. She used […]
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After the notorious gangster “Machine Gun” Keller was sentenced to death in the electric chair, his gun moll, the mysterious Tiger Lady, swore revenge against those who aided in capturing and convicting him. She used […]
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Treasure Keeper

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The Treasure Keeper was the narrator for horror, adventure, and suspense stories from his Treasure Book. He claimed to know of secret fortunes hidden everywhere. His stories described such treasures as the Accursed Diamond, the […]
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The Treasure Keeper was the narrator for horror, adventure, and suspense stories from his Treasure Book. He claimed to know of secret fortunes hidden everywhere. His stories described such treasures as the Accursed Diamond, the […]
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Voodini

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Voodini was a powerful sorceror who fought evil with his apprentice Nikki. His enemies included Oom, The Great. Voodini had vast powers enabling him to fly, teleport, and to make things appear and disappear. He […]
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Voodini was a powerful sorceror who fought evil with his apprentice Nikki. His enemies included Oom, The Great. Voodini had vast powers enabling him to fly, teleport, and to make things appear and disappear. He […]
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Vulcan (Prize)

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Vulcan was the fierce leader of a subterranean nation, who wished to conquer all of Earth’s surface. He commanded the “Steam Dwarves” and a fleet of ships that could spray deadly gas. Vulcan was a […]
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Vulcan was the fierce leader of a subterranean nation, who wished to conquer all of Earth’s surface. He commanded the “Steam Dwarves” and a fleet of ships that could spray deadly gas. Vulcan was a […]
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Yank & Doodle

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Rick and Dick Walters are the twin sons of Walt Walters. Shortly after they were born, a group of Hitler supporters took their family hostage. The situation quickly spiraled out of control and their mother was […]
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Rick and Dick Walters are the twin sons of Walt Walters. Shortly after they were born, a group of Hitler supporters took their family hostage. The situation quickly spiraled out of control and their mother was […]
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Zora

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Zora was an ancient vampire, burned at the stake as a witch around 1744, but survived due to her supernatural abilities. She was in love with a soldier named Rollo. Rollo died of a gunshot […]
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Zora was an ancient vampire, burned at the stake as a witch around 1744, but survived due to her supernatural abilities. She was in love with a soldier named Rollo. Rollo died of a gunshot […]
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Zora Doone

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Zora Doone was a nurse for the Interplanetary Red Cross and the planet Rada, sent to aid humanity wherever there is suffering. Zora met Power Nelson when she came to Earth, and healed those hurt in a confrontation between […]
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Zora Doone was a nurse for the Interplanetary Red Cross and the planet Rada, sent to aid humanity wherever there is suffering. Zora met Power Nelson when she came to Earth, and healed those hurt in a confrontation between […]