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Yarko the Great

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, Magic Caster, Flight, Invisibility, Telekinesis, Shapeshifter, 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
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