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Post by dave on Dec 26, 2021 5:37:41 GMT
Sensation Comics Vol 1 #106 marked the end of the book having any superhero feature as it was the last one to star Wonder Woman. The format change also ended the 2 short lived female strips. Dr Pat and Astra, the girl from the Future.
Astra was reporter in the year 2051 who solved crimes, explored the cosmos and saved the world. Here are her villains:
The Flame People (Sensation Comics Vol 1 #101 January 1951
The Mad Brain (Sensation Comics Vol 1 #106 November 1951)
Dr Pat was the heroic young beautiful Dr Patricia "Pat" Wilkins. Her strip had her doing heroic things; but in the beginning it was also a romance comic until she settled on the reporter Hank Lee. She had no named villains.
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Post by reichsmark on Dec 26, 2021 21:11:26 GMT
I thought i remembered Dr. Pat having a different last name so i checked a couple of databases. They list her last name as Windsor not Wilkins.
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Post by dave on Dec 26, 2021 23:30:11 GMT
Your right
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Post by dave on Dec 31, 2021 14:59:16 GMT
I just found a good stopping point for the first Vigilante ending point and having the Silver Aged version take over. Here are the Golden Age Vigilante's villains: Vigilante I Animal Master I (Action Comics Vol 1 #97 June 1946) Brains III (Brainsworth) (Action Comics Vol 1 #95 April 1946) Brand I (Action Comics Vol1 #121 June 1948) The Desert Bandit (Action Comics Vol 1 #126 November 1948) The Dummy (Leading Comics Vol 1 #1 December 1941) (See law's Legionaries) El Boleadoro (Action Comics Vol 1 #147 December 1948) Elephant Al (Action Comics Vol 1 #94 March 1946) The Fiddler II (Action Comics Vol 1 #59 April 1943) Four Horsemen of Villainy (Grips, Roper, Big Fist, and Rider) (Action Comics Vol 1 #134 July 1949) The Head (Action Comics Vol 1 #45 February 1942) Headless Horseman IV (Action Comics Vol 1 #137 October 1949) Jesse James II (Western Comics Vol1 #1 February 1948) Killer Kelly (Action Comics Vol2 #42 November 1941) The Lash (Action Comics Vol 1 #48 May 1942) Masked Menace II (Action Comics Vol 1 #70 March 1944) Mr Minute (Action Comics Vol 1 #92 January 1946) Rainbow Man (with his henchmen Dictionary I) (Action Comics Vol 1 #46 March 1942) The Rattler I (Leading Comics Vol 1 #2 March 1942) Rope Raiders (Action Comics Vol 1 #102 November 1946) Scorpion II (Action Comics Vol 1 #47 April 1942) Shade I (Action Comics Vol 1 #43 December 1941) The Singing Bandit (Action Comics Vol 1 #130 March 1949) Slasher (Action Comics Vol 1 #99 August 1946)
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Post by dave on Jan 12, 2022 3:40:21 GMT
The Western was part of the comics since the DC's first comic as Cowboy Jack Woods starred on the cover. Licensed cowboy actors and characters graced the comics for years and dominated the market for a time in the late forties and early fifties. DC was the first to have comic books filled with entirely new western heroes. In 1952 it had Western Comics, All-Star Western and All-American Western. But three bi-monthly books were too many and Fawcett was proving that war comic could sell well with two new anthology war comics. Dc then cancelled All-American Western Johnny Thunder and Lt Foley would move over to All-Star Western while the Overland Coach featuring DC's only female western hero Antoinette "Yony" Barrett and Hank "Harmony" Hayes, AKA the Minstrel Maverick rode off into the sunset. Toni Barrett was an interesting and enjoyable strip but she had no villains that meet my criteria. The Minstrel Maverick was DC's singing cowboy who uses his remarkably unbreakable guitar as a weapon. He are his foes: The Midnight Kid (All-American Western Vol 1 #120 June 1951) White Mask (All-American Western Vol 1 #118 February 1951)
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Post by dave on Jan 12, 2022 4:52:52 GMT
All-Star West would lose two features with onset of All-American Western cancellation. The First was Don Caballero who lived and was a hero in Spanish California. He was arguably DC's first true Hispanic hero. DC's Whip proceeded Don Caballero but his open for debate except for the blurb where the Whip claimed Spanish ancestry in All-Star Squadron. Yet the Whip is a twentieth century incarnation of a hero of the southwest when it was ruled by Spain: El Castigo. A don Caballero team up with El Castigo would be an interesting tale for any one who can write a western. Don Caballero only had twelve appearances but he had three named villains; El Fuego I (All-Star Western Vol 1 #60 August 1951) El Fuego II (All-Star Western Vol 1 #60 August 1951) Jackal I (All-Star Western Vol 1 #61 October 1951)
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Post by dave on Jan 12, 2022 17:17:53 GMT
Lyle and his fellow e Knights of the Galaxy was a sci-fi strip that head lined the first 8 issues of Mystery in Space. Here is a list of their foes: Jesse James IV the Second (Mystery in Space Vol 1 #2 June 1951) Master of Doom (Mystery in Space Vol 1 #6 February 1952) Rax (Mystery in Space Vol 1 #5 December 1951) Ultimo (Mystery in Space Vol 1 #4 October 1951)
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Post by dave on Jan 13, 2022 18:02:24 GMT
The last lead feature in Star-Spangle Comics was Ghost-Breaker, AKA Dr Terry Thirteen who reappear in the 1960's in the Phantom Stranger Vol 2. The Good Doctor did have one villain in his short run: The Phantom of Paris II (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #126 March 1952)
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Post by dave on Jan 13, 2022 18:17:03 GMT
The last issue Star-Spangled omics also brought an end to the Robin series that was the first time Dick Grayson or Robin had solo adventures. It was a fun strip and I have highlighted a couple of it' stories here. One though about his villains, We know Crazy Quilt first fought the Boy Commandos, but they also had a villain called Pegleg and Robin fought a very similar villain. They might very well be one in the same. The same could be said for the Clock III. He looked exactly like the Dr Fate villain Clock II except for his first appearance. At any rate here are the first Boy Wonder's villains: Ace Hobbs (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #104 June 1950) Boss Zucco (See Bat-Man) Detective Comics Vol 1 #38 April 1940) Cagliostro I (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #73 October 1947) (See Zatara) The Clock III More Fun Comics Vol 1 #81 July 1942) Crazy Quilt (Star-Spangled Vol 1 #123 December 1951) (See the Boy Commandos) Dante Leonardo (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #116 May 1951) Dictionary II (Star Spangled Comic Vol 1 #83 August 1948) The Fence (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #76 January 1948) Fifty- Fifty (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #128 May 1952) “Fixer” Bannon (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #130 July 1952) Green Cowl Gang (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 112 January 1951) No Face (Star-Spangled Vol 1 #66 March 1947) Pegleg II Baxter (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #111 December 1950) Robber Baron III (Star-Spangled Comics December 1948) The Sphinx IV (A disguised Bat-Man) (Star-Spangled Comics Vol I #93 June 1949) Vest Dupro (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #115 April 1951) Wheels Ferris (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #99 December 1949)
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Post by lee on Jan 13, 2022 18:36:10 GMT
The Western was part of the comics since the DC's first comic as Cowboy Jack Woods starred on the cover. Licensed cowboy actors and characters graced the comics for years and dominated the market for a time in the late forties and early fifties. DC was the first to have comic books filled with entirely new western heroes. In 1952 it had Western Comics, All-Star Western and All-American Western. But three bi-monthly books were too many and Fawcett was proving that war comic could sell well with two new anthology war comics. Dc then cancelled All-American Western Johnny Thunder and Lt Foley would move over to All-Star Western while the Overland Coach featuring DC's only female western hero Antoinette "Yony" Barrett and Hank "Harmony" Hayes, AKA the Minstrel Maverick rode off into the sunset. Toni Barrett was an interesting and enjoyable strip but she had no villains that meet my criteria. The Minstrel Maverick was DC's singing cowboy who uses his remarkably unbreakable guitar as a weapon. He are his foes: The Midnight Kid (All-American Western Vol 1 #120 June 1951) White Mask (All-American Western Vol 1 #118 February 1951) I actually started Christmas story for 2021 starring Jack Woods, but didn't get to finish it.
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Post by johnreiter902 on Jan 14, 2022 12:45:41 GMT
The last issue Star-Spangled omics also brought an end to the Robin series that was the first time Dick Grayson or Robin had solo adventures. It was a fun strip and I have highlighted a couple of it' stories here. One though about his villains, We know Crazy Quilt first fought the Boy Commandos, but they also had a villain called Pegleg and Robin fought a very similar villain. They might very well be one in the same. The same could be said for the Clock III. He looked exactly like the Dr Fate villain Clock II except for his first appearance. At any rate here are the first Boy Wonder's villains: Ace Hobbs (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #104 June 1950) Boss Zucco (See Bat-Man) Detective Comics Vol 1 #38 April 1940) Cagliostro I (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #73 October 1947) (See Zatara) The Clock III More Fun Comics Vol 1 #81 July 1942) Crazy Quilt (Star-Spangled Vol 1 #123 December 1951) (See the Boy Commandos) Dante Leonardo (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #116 May 1951) Dictionary II (Star Spangled Comic Vol 1 #83 August 1948) The Fence (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #76 January 1948) Fifty- Fifty (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #128 May 1952) “Fixer” Bannon (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #130 July 1952) Green Cowl Gang (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 112 January 1951) No Face (Star-Spangled Vol 1 #66 March 1947) Pegleg II Baxter (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #111 December 1950) Robber Baron III (Star-Spangled Comics December 1948) The Sphinx IV (A disguised Bat-Man) (Star-Spangled Comics Vol I #93 June 1949) Vest Dupro (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #115 April 1951) Wheels Ferris (Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 #99 December 1949) I agree with you. I always assumed that Robin's Clock and Dr. Fate's Clock were the same man.
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Post by dave on Jan 20, 2022 15:56:02 GMT
I have waited list the villains of Mary Marvel until now because comics companies would print an inventory story in book after the title cease publication and I need to wait to see if she had any solo tales in 1953, the year Fawcett Comics closed its doors for good after losing DC's lawsuit. One interesting note about Mary Marvel: She had a change in both personal appearance and costume in 1952. Mary Batson and Mary Marvel changes in their hairstyles and gained a noticeable Bussom that in in turn changes her costume as Mary's blouse now was cut lower and showed her cleavage as she also changed her boot in for slippers. While Captain Marvel Jr was stuck being a teenager Mary was growing up. When they returned in the 70's Mary had her old costume. Here are her Villains: Black Adam (Marvel Family Vol 1 #1 December 1945) (See Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. Marvel Family Black Barnacle (Mary Marvel Vol 1 #7 November 1946) Black Magician II (Marvel Family Vol 1 #2 June 1946) Brains VI Fuller (Mary Marvel Vol 1 #25 June 1948) Color King (Mary Marvel Vol 1 #3 July 1946) Diavlo (The Marvel Family Vol 1 #58 April 1951) Dice-Head (Mary Marvel Vol 1 #21 February 1948) Dr Dwarf (Wow Comics Vol 1 #23 March 1944) Dr Finalee (Wow Comics Vol 1 #13 May 1943) Dr Riddle (Mary Marvel Vol1 #8 December 1946) (See Bulletman) Dr Trapp (Wow Comics Vol1 #51 February 1947) Georgia Sivana (Mary Marvel Comics Vol 1 #1 December 1945) Hate Collector (The Marvel Family VO l1 #59 March 1951) The Hen (Mary Marvel Vol ! #28 September 1948) Hydra I (The Marvel Family Vol 1 #21 March 1848) Hydra II, the Seven Headed Man (The Marvel Family Vol 1 #24 June 1948) Jack Frost II (The Marvel Family Vol 1 #42 December 1949) Kid Glove (Wow Comics Vol 1 #49 November 1946) Leonardo de Pinchy (Wow Comics Vol 1 #39 September 1945) Mister Gadget II (Mary Marvel Vol1 #27 August 1948) Madam Silk (Wow Comics Vol 1 #37 July 1945) Mister. Night (Wow Comics Vol 1 #14 June 1943) Mister Question (See Pinky) Wow Comics Vol 1 #28 August 1944) Mister. Reader (Wow Comics Vol 1 #45 July 1946) Night Owl II (Mary Marvel Vol 1 #22 May 1948) Professor Van Ish (Wow Comics Vol 1 #30 October 1944) Phaygan (Woo Comics Vol 1 #29 September 1944) Rudi Eldritch (Wow Comics Vol 1 #26 June 1944) Sentour and Wart (Mary Marvel Vol 1 #20 January 1948) Smoke Demon (Wow Comics Vol 1 #21 January 1944) Thought Stealer (Wow Comics Vol 1 #22 February 1944) The Weeper II (Mary Marvel Vol 1 #8 December 1946) The Will O'Wisp (Te Marvel Family Vol 1 #51 September 1950) Woman of a Thousand Faces (The Marvel Family September 1949)
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Post by DocQuantum on Jan 20, 2022 18:33:08 GMT
The Western was part of the comics since the DC's first comic as Cowboy Jack Woods starred on the cover. Licensed cowboy actors and characters graced the comics for years and dominated the market for a time in the late forties and early fifties. DC was the first to have comic books filled with entirely new western heroes. In 1952 it had Western Comics, All-Star Western and All-American Western. But three bi-monthly books were too many and Fawcett was proving that war comic could sell well with two new anthology war comics. Dc then cancelled All-American Western Johnny Thunder and Lt Foley would move over to All-Star Western while the Overland Coach featuring DC's only female western hero Antoinette "Yony" Barrett and Hank "Harmony" Hayes, AKA the Minstrel Maverick rode off into the sunset. Toni Barrett was an interesting and enjoyable strip but she had no villains that meet my criteria. The Minstrel Maverick was DC's singing cowboy who uses his remarkably unbreakable guitar as a weapon. He are his foes: The Midnight Kid (All-American Western Vol 1 #120 June 1951) White Mask (All-American Western Vol 1 #118 February 1951) I actually started Christmas story for 2021 starring Jack Woods, but didn't get to finish it. I would love to see that! Also, I've read some of these stories from Western Comics, and the Tony Barrett and Harmony Hayes stories are well written. It wouldn't be until the very short-lived Cinnamon back-up series in the 1970s (created by Roger Mackenzie) that we'd see a female western lead (though Madame .44 basically became the co-lead with Johnny Thunder at the end of his strip). The Wyoming Kid is also well worth a read for both story and artwork. I love it.
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Post by dave on Jan 29, 2022 20:40:23 GMT
Golden Arrow was Fawcett Comics Resident archer. He started in Whiz Comics #1 and ended one issue shy of the publication's entire run as well as appearances in other titles including his own and would appear later in Charleton Comics. In the beginning of the series the origin of the contemporary Golden Arrow (Roger Parsons) was told, but later the tales were of a hero with the same name and outfit, riding a white stallion with the same name of White Wind who rode in the days of the old west. Unless there was an untold tale of the 20th century being stranded in the 19th century they are two distinct individuals. Here is a list of their villains: Golden Arrow I Black Arrow I (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #131 March 1951) Devil II (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #142 February 1952) Cactus Pete (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #57 August 1944) Headless Horseman II (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #120 April 1950) Loco Larry (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #113 September 1949) The Rifle Kid (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #152 December 1952) Magic Mike (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #123 July 1950) Passenger Bandit (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #103 November 1948) Prairie Schooner Pirate (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #48 November 1943) Tulsa Kid (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #69 December 1945)
Golden Arrow II Billie the Cad (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #26 January 1942) Bronc Braddock Sr (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #2 February 1940) Bronk Braddock Jr (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #2 February 1940) Brute I Braddock (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #2 February 1940) Knight Hawk (Golden Arrow Vol 1 #2 June 1943) The Rattler I (Whiz Comics Vol 1 #22 October 1941) Silver Arrow (Wiz Comics Vol 1 #79 October 1946)
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Post by dave on Jan 30, 2022 4:18:28 GMT
Crack Western was Quality Comics answer to the western craze of of the late forties and early fifties. the Lead Cover feature was Arizona Raines who traveled the west with his nephew Spurs who didn't like girls or school. Here are his foes: El Banditto (Crack Western Vol 1 #66 May 1950) Eric Arno (Crack Western Vol 1 #82 January 1953)
Two Gun Lil' Was a female gunfighter who had no notable foes while Bob Allan, Frontier Marshal has a couple: Aces Spade (Crack Western Vol 1 #70 January 1951) Ona Parr (Crack Western Vol 1 #67 July 1950)
The Whip I was a masked hero was known to kill his foes even when he didn't have to, as he whipped to death Smiley Walker, the man who killed his parents and the man who raised him afterwards. The Dead Shot (Crack Western Vol 1 #83 March 1953) Smiley Walker (Crack Western Vol 1 #70 January 1951)
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