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Post by dans on Apr 28, 2023 13:33:49 GMT
Does anyone know of any Golden Age stage magicians who were also detectives? Characters who don't have any actual powers? I'd like to read some stories of this type of character in order to get some ideas for a character backstory I want to write. Thanks!
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Post by reichsmark on Apr 28, 2023 14:02:42 GMT
Wwll, Timely had real life magician Blackstone. The only other one I know of offhand is the pulp character Phantom Magician. His adventures started shortly after the Shadow and ran into the late 1940s, I believe. He mostly used trickery and disguises although I'm not sure if he also had a stage show.
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Post by dans on Apr 28, 2023 14:20:37 GMT
Well, the original doesn't have to have a stage show; I can add that. I'll look into the Phantom Magician. thanks!
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Post by dave on Apr 28, 2023 17:49:09 GMT
There's Balbo at Fawcett and Mysto over at DC (Granted he's a borderline Silver Age, late Golden Age character).
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Post by dans on Apr 28, 2023 21:14:19 GMT
Thanks, Dave! Actually I am ripping off Balbo; I used him as an adult in one of my stories Earth S stories and I want to rewrite that story so it is independent of any DC characters. So I am going to rename the character and want to give him some independent backstory. I'll look at the Balbo stories and see it there are any good plots I can reuse and rewrite so the character is clearly not Balbo.
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