Yarko the Great was a talented stage magician, but, secretly, also a real mage. Using his vast magical abilities, he battled criminals and supernatural forces. Yarko possessed force field projection, duplication, shape-shifting, invisibility, intangibility, exorcism, telekinesis, levitation, and whatever else the plot required. He had one weakness, though… he could not use his magic unless he could see. Note: Will Eisner’s Mr. Mystic apparently started out as a character inspired by his own Yarko the Great.
| Alias Yarko the Great |
| Real Names/Alt Names Yarko |
| Characteristics Hero, Magician, Fox Feature Universe, Flight, Invisibility, Magic Caster, Shapeshifter, Telekinesis, World War II Era, Visually Impaired |
| Creators/Key Contributors Will Eisner |
| First Appearance Wonder Comics #2 (1939) |
| First Publisher Fox Feature Syndicate [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Wonder Comics #2, Wonderworld Comics #3-33, Blue Beetle #1, Samson #4-5 |
| Sample Read Wonder Comics (Fox) [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description Yarko the Great was a talented stage magician, but, secretly, also a real mage. Using his vast magical abilities, he battled criminals and supernatural forces. Yarko possessed force field projection, duplication, shape-shifting, invisibility, intangibility, exorcism, telekinesis, levitation, and whatever else the plot required. He had one weakness, though… he could not use his magic unless he could see. Note: Will Eisner’s Mr. Mystic apparently started out as a character inspired by his own Yarko the Great. |
| Source Yarko the Great – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |

