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Post by dave on Nov 8, 2023 21:04:59 GMT
The Elongated Man started out as a sometime guest star in the Flash starting with his first appearance in The Flash Vol 1 #112 April 1960. Eventually he became popular enough to replace the Martian MAnhunter in Detective Comics for almost 5 years from May of 1964 until the first month of 1969. While he would later be the backup feature in other books this was his initial run. Ralph Dibny is a rather unique hero in the 1960's as he married early to Sue Dearborn and was open about his identity. He and Sue also never settled down in one place. Almost all of his foes were common crooks but he had a few where he partnered with another hero:
Chronos (Detective Comics Vol 1 #368 October 1967) (See Atom II) The Phantom General (Detective Comics Vol 1 #343 September 1965) (See Batman) The Riddler II (Detective Comics Vol 1 #373 March 1968) (See Batman)
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Post by dave on Nov 8, 2023 21:08:54 GMT
Deadman was a short-lived series about the ghost of the aerialist Boston Brand. It was a great strip and perhaps, like several DC titles at the time, a bit ahead of its time. Deadman initially just wants to track down his killer, but it ends with him deciding to remain a ghost and correct wrongs.
The Eagle II (Strange Tales Vol 1 #208 January 1968) Hook IV (Strange Adventures Vol 1 # 205 October 1967) Death (Strange Adventures Vol 1 #215 November 1968) King II (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #79 August 1968) (See Batman) Sensei I (Strange Adventures Vol 1 #215 November 1968) Society of Assassins II (Strange Adventures Vol 1 #215 November 1968)
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Post by dave on Nov 10, 2023 5:11:07 GMT
The Creeper, like a lot of new characters who were introduced in the 1960's was a good strip but for some reason didn't catch on in 1968-69. His initial book only lasted six issues plus a debut in Showcase and appearance with Batman in The Brave and the Bold. Here are his villains
Hellgrammite (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #80 October 1968) (See Batman) Proteus II Beware the Creeper Vol 1 #2 July 1968) The Terror III (Beware the Creeper Vol 1 #1 May 1968)
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Post by dave on Nov 27, 2023 0:42:27 GMT
The Hawk and Dove was another short-lived series that just did not catch on with the fans in 1968-69. Here are their villains:
The Cat III (Hawk and Dove Vol 1 #3 December 1968) The Dropouts (Hawk and Dove Vol 1 #1 August 1968)
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Post by dave on Dec 10, 2023 2:28:32 GMT
The Original Black Canary and her husband Larry Lance died in the fall of 1969 in Justice League of America Vol 1 #74. Though no one knew at the time of her demise as it was later retconned that the Black Canary who moved to Earth 1 was their daughter with her mother's memories. Here is the short list of the original Black Canary villains:
The Huntress I (The Brave and he Bold Vol 1 #62 October 1965) (See Justice Society of America, Starman I, Wildcat II ) The Mist (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #61 August 1965) (See Starman I) Sportsmaster (The Brave and he Bold Vol 1 #62 October 1965) (See Green Lantern I, Justice Society of America, Starman I, Wildcat II )
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Post by dave on Dec 10, 2023 21:59:44 GMT
Comics were in a down swing in the late 1960's just as they were in the late 1940's, The Silver age Atom and Hawkman were created in the silver age renaissance that brought new interpretations of old characters. Atom and Hawkman were two. Both had had their own bi-monthly magazines for a few years until they were combined into a single comic. Unfortunately, the pairing didn't help and Atom and Hawkman was cancelled after a run of seven issues. Each hero would other strips as backups or their own miniseries but this effectively ended their solo runs. Here are their villains:
Atom II Agnatha (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #55 August 1964) (see Metal Men) Big Ben (Atom Vol 1 #34 December 1967) Big Bertha (Atom Vol 1 #34 December 1967) Big Cheese) (Atom Vol 1 #34 December 1967) Big Deal (Atom Vol 1 #34 December 1967) Big Gang (Big Head, Big Ben, Big Wig, Big Bertha, Big Shot III, Big, Big Deal and Big Cheese. (Atom Vol 1 #34 December 1967) Big Head (Atom Vol 1 #34 December 1967) Big ShotIII (Atom Vol 1 #34 December 1967) Big Wig (Atom Vol 1 #34 December 1967) Black Phantom (The Atom Vol 1 #18 April 1965) Bug-Eyed Bandit (The Atom Vol 1 #26 August 1966) Cannoneer (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #77 April 1968) (See Batman) Carl Ballard (Showcase Vol 1 #34 November 1961) Chronos, the Time Thief (The Atom Vol 1 #3 October 1962) (See Elongated Man) Dr. Light II (The Atom Vol 1 #8 August 1963) (See Justice League of America, Flash II, Green Lantern II) The Druid (The Atom Vol 1 #19 June 1965) (See Zatara, Zatanna,) Galg (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 # 73 August 1967) See Aquaman II) Hyper-Thief (The Atom Vol 1 #15 October 1964) The Man in the Ion Mask (Atom Vol 1 #25 June 1966) Jason Woodrue/Plant-Master/ Floro/Floronic Man (The Atom Vol 1 #1 June 1962) Shiva (Atom and Hawkman Vol 1 #42 April 1969) (See HawkmanII) Swan - Maiden (Atom Vol 1 #10 December 1963) Thinker I (The Atom Vol 1 #29 February 1967) (See Atom I, Flash I, Flash II Justice Society of America) Toyboy (Atom Vol 1 #31 June 1967) (See Hawkman II) Uranium (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #55 August 1964) (see Metal Men)
Hawkman II Byth (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #34 February 1961) C.A.W. (Criminal Alliance of the World) (Hawkman Vol 1 #7 April 1965) Chac (Hawkman Vol 1#1 April 1964) Collector IV (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #70 February 1967) (See Batman) Dr Malevolo (Hawkman Vol 1 #23 December 1967) Falcon III (Hawkman Vol 1 #22 October 1967) Genius Joe (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #42 October 1962) Gentleman Ghost II (Atom and Hawkman Vol 1 #43 June 1969) I.Q. (Mystery in Space Vol 1 #87 November 1963) Konrad Kaslak (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #36 June 1961) Lion-Mane (Hawkman Vol 1 #20 June 1967) Makkar (Hawkman Vol 1 #15 August 1966) Manhawks (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #43 August 1962) (See Adam Strange) Matter Master (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #35 April 1961) (See Justice League of America) Medusa I (Hawkman Vol 1 #25 April 1968) Oran Dargg (Mystery in Space Vol 1 #90 March 1964) (See Adam Strange) Queen Alvit (Hawkman Vol 1 #13 April 1966) Raven VII (Hawkman Vol 1 #17 December 1966) Shadow-Thief The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #36 June 1961) Shiva (Atom and Hawkman Vol 1 #42 April 1969) (See Atom II) Sky Raiders (Hawkman Vol 1 #3 August 1964) Toyboy (Atom Vol 1 #31 June 1967) (See Atom II) Tyros (The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #51 December 1963) (See Aquaman II)
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Post by dave on Dec 11, 2023 1:35:45 GMT
Bat Lash was the first DC western character since Matt Savage in the late 1950. Created by Sergio Argones and Nick Cary. I had never read any of his tales before and have to say they were a true treat. He has only one foe that I think fits in this column to any degree as he is a truly novel villain:
Sergio Aragones (Bat Lash Vol 1 #5 July 1969)
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Post by dave on Dec 14, 2023 1:16:38 GMT
Angel and the Ape had a short run in 1968 - 1969. the comic pair of private detectives Angel O'Day and the intelligent Ape Sam Simion, who was also a comic book artist anda couple of villains:
Stan Bragg (Showcase Vol 1 #77 September 1968) The Pigeon Gang (Angel and the Ape Vol 1 #5 July 1969)
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Post by dave on Jan 16, 2024 17:38:13 GMT
Jason Grant was the lead of a tryout series in Showcase titled "Jason's Quest". t left his quest unfulfilled as he and his twin sister were last seen in danger from the minions of his only Villain.
Tuborg (Showcase Vol 1 #88 February 1970)
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Post by dave on Feb 16, 2024 0:06:59 GMT
In 1970 DC revived All-Star Western featuring two new characters. The first lead was young Rick Wilson, the son of a captain in the Texas Rangers. Although he instead becomes an Outlaw soon after turning 18. At the end of his four issue run it is said that he was really working undercover and was a Texas Ranger the entire time. The first three tale were good, but the reveal at the end seemed contrived. He did acquire a villain in his short run:
King Coffin (All-Star Western Vol 2 #4 February 1971)
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Post by dave on Feb 26, 2024 5:50:04 GMT
Sometime ago I listed the villains of a late golden age private detective named Sierra Smith. That list was incomplete as Sierra Smith had only one story available online and that was his last published tale which was filler in Detective Comics Vol 1 #206 April 1954 as all of his earlier tales were as a backup feature in Dale Evans which until today were unavailable online. a real treat about the strip is that Alex Toth drew it for the first few years. the tales themselves were a bit repeatable but it holds up well when compared with other detective stories of the era. Here are his villains:
Big Arnie Steel (Dale Evans Vol 1 #4 March 1949) The False Face Bandit (Detective Comics Vol 1 #206 April 1954) Gloves Garnett (Dale Evans Vol 1 #5 May 1949)
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Post by dave on Mar 10, 2024 21:54:18 GMT
Billy the Kid was All-Star Western's Replacement strip for the Outlaw, the previous lead feature. I thought it was going to be a heroic whitewashing of the Historical WIlliam Bonnie. But he didn't figure in this Western feature at all. Instead it was about a young blond kid who was fast and accurate a gun. Like many westerns was a young kid looking for the murderer of a parent. The twist was the kid wasa young woman whose name was Billie Jo Bonnie. May it interesting and I definitely could see DC Bringing her back today. Her only true villain was her father's killer, whom she caught up to in her last appearance:
Ace Van Winston (All-Star Western Vol 2 #7 August 1971)
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Post by dave on Mar 16, 2024 19:43:04 GMT
In my reading of the books published by the companies that now make up the DC multiverse I omitted romance comics and those licensed features. In so doing I can miss original back up features like this interesting character named Headquarters Detective Johnny Law from Big Town in the early 1950's. Please let me know if I missed any others like this as I'm trying to have my eventual Who's Who as complete as possible. Johnny is probably the Earth one version of the 1930's Detective Johnnie Law from More Fun Comics whose last appearance ended in a cliff hanger as he was caught in the middle of an explosion. This Johnny Law had a few villains in his rogue's gallery:
Johnny Law A. Zero (Big Town Vol 1 #4 April 1951) Johnny Lawless (Big Town Vol 1 #9 September 1951) Mister Memory III (Big Town Vol 1 #20 March 1953)
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Post by dans on Mar 16, 2024 19:54:52 GMT
Johnny Law Johnny Lawless (Big Town Vol 1 #9 September 1951) Sounds like a great match up!
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Post by dave on Apr 14, 2024 0:58:46 GMT
Tomahawk came on to the scene in the waning days of the Golden Age with Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #69 June 1947. Together they appeared Star-Spangled Comics, World's Finest Comics, and his own book. He met is young partner Dan Hunter that same issue and together they had many adventures consistently until the Tomahawk's Rangers started and Dan no longer appeared in every mission. Still later Tomahawk's son Hawk became the primary character of the book. Tomahawk's tales take place before, during, and after the Revolutionary War and he no doubts has counterparts on both Earth I and II. Along with his Rangers He has only one more tale as a back up in three issues of the Unknown Soldier in 1982, I remember thinking hos DC made a big mistake in not either giving him new stories or a series of reprints during the hype of America's Bicentennial as that was an extraordinary ongoing event throughout 1975 -76. He are his and Tomahawk Ranger's villains:
Tomahawk Bitter Crow (Tomahawk Vol #56 May 1958) Black Bandit (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #86 November 1948) Black Cougar (Star Spangled Comics Vol 1 #113 February 1951) The Black Falcon (World's Fines Comics Vol 1 #72 September 1954) Black Robin Hood (Star Spangled Comics Vol 1 #103 April 1950) Chief Cobweb (Tomahawk Vol 1 #99 July 1965) Chief Iron Hands (Tomahawk Vol 1 #114 January 1968) Flying Warrior (Tomahawk Vol 1 #4 March 1951) Fox I (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #94 July 1949) The Golden Warrior (Tomahawk Vol 1 #72 January 1961) Herco (Tomahawk Vol 1 #11 May 1952) The Highway Girl (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #81 June 1948) The Hood I/Lady Schilling (Tomahawk Vol 1 #96 January 1965) (See Miss Liberty) Jackknife Wilson (Tomahawk Vol 1 #82 September 1962) Lord Schilling (Tomahawk Vol 1 #28 November 1954) Mask I (Tomahawk Vol 1 #31 March 1955) Mask II (Tomahawk Vol 1 #46 February 1957) M'Sieur Pierre (Tomahawk Vol 1 #18 July 1953) Painted Face (Tomahawk Vol 1 #37 January 1956) Raven Heart (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #120 September 1951) Red Beard II Raymond (Tomahawk Vol 1 #65 November 1959) Renegade (Tomahawk Vol 1 #97 March 1965) Simon Girty (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #106 1950) Thacker Young (Tomahawk Vol 1 #45 January 1957) Thunder Man (Tomahawk Vol 1 #107 November 1966) Trailman (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #107 August 1950) Volcano King (Tomahawk Vol 1 #119 November 1968) Von Grote (Tomahawk Vol 1 #112 September 1967) (See Tomahawk's Rangers) Wild Seed (Tomahawk Vol 1 #43 September 1956) Walking Sun (Tomahawk Vol 1 #80 May 1962) Wolverine I (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #94 July 1949)
Tomahawk's Rangers Bull (Tomahawk Vol 1 #96 January 1965) Cap'n Salt (Tomahawk Vol 1 #96 January 1965) Fly I (Tomahawk Vol 1 #96 January 1965) Highwayman I (Tomahawk Vol 1 #96 January 1965) The Hood/Lady Shilling (Tomahawk Vol 1 #96 January 1965) Indian (Tomahawk Vol 1 #96 January 1965) Ranger Killers ( Bull, Cap'n Salt, Fly I, Highwayman I, The Hood/Lady Shilling, Indian) (Tomahawk Vol 1 #96 January 1965) Von Grote (Tomahawk Vol 1 #112 September 1967) (See Tomahawk)
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