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- Airwave
- Larry Jordan
First Appearance - Detective 60, Feb 1942
Father of later Airwave/Maser. Uncle of Hal "Green
Lantern" Jordan. He valiantly rode the air waves to keep America safe. Often mentioned in "stupidest Golden Age Hero" conversations.
- Amazing Man
- Will Everett.
First Appearance - All Star Squadron 23, mmm yyyy
Olympic medal winner in 1936, lab janitor, kidnapped by
Ultra Humanite. Explosion gave him absorption powers.
Exposure to an powerful electromagnet gave him magnetic
powers months later. Grandfather (?) of Justice League Amazing Man. Will was named after the creator the original (non-DC) golden age Amazing Man.
- Atom
- Al Pratt
First Appearance - All-American Comics 19, Oct
1940
Muscle bound mighty mite. Al trained with Ted "Wildcat" Grant and the two became lifelong friends. He was the godfather of Cyclotrons daughter, and later her son... Nuklon. I am a little fuzzy on his relation to Damage (biological father) and will get that cleared up. NEW - I have added my first Legacy page featuring - The Atom.
- Dian Belmont
- none
First Appearance - comic #, mmm yyyy
Life partner of Sandman Wesley Dodds.
- Big Words
- Anthony Rodrigues
First Appearance - Star Spangled Comics 7, mmm
yyyy
Member of the Newsboy Legion, later quantum physicist.
- Black Canary
- Diana Lance
First Appearance - Flash Comics 86, mmm yyyy
Member of the JSA. Mother of later JLA founding Black
Canary.
- Black Condor
First Appearance - Crack Comics 1, mmm yyyy
The Man Who Can Fly. - Blackhawk
- Janos Prohaska
First Appearance - Military Comics 1, Aug 1941
Polish pilot. Fought in Spanish civil war, Polish
resistance. After his family was killed he adopted
identity of Blackhawk, inspired other pilots in war
against Germany. Became leader of the Blackhawks. After
the war, set up charter air service and then free-lance
adventurer outfit in Asia. The Blackhawks have continued for generations. There is a good BlackHawk page out there. I will find the link for that. They have a confusing cont. Perhaps we will see this cleared up soon.
- Blue Beetle
- Dan Garrett
First Appearance - Mystery Men Comics 1, mmm yyyy
You know, I think there are at least 3 Blue Beetles. I am not sure who fits in Golden Age. I think it was Dan that was seen in JLAY1.
- Bulletgirl
First Appearance - comic #, mmm yyyy
Flying coneheaded partner of Bulletman. Mother of the new Bulletgirl - Windshear. - Bulletman
First Appearance - comic #, mmm yyyy
Flying conehead. Father or Windshear. - Captain Triumph
First Appearance - Crack Comics 27, mmm yyyy
Frequently mentioned by Roy and fans, but never shown in
A*S. - Captain X (of
the RAF)
First Appearance - comic #, mmm yyyy
Aviator/Adventurer. - Commander Steel
- Hank Heywood
- First Apperance -
Steel 1, Mar 1978
- Hank was the recipient of experimental techniques developed by himslef and Dr. Gilbert Giles, the father of his fiancee. They turned him into a cyborg-like super soldier. He went to Europe near the beggining of the war and was captured by the Germans (Baron Blitzkreig). Grandfather of Steel. Killed by Eclipso many
years later.
- Creature
Commandoes
- Lt Matthew Shrieve (very prejudiced
human) led a team consisting of a vampire (Vince Velcro),
werewolf (Warren Griffith), patchwork man (Elliot
"Lucky" Taylor), and a medusa (Dr Myrnia Rhodes
aka Dr Medusa)
- Crimson Avenger
- Lee Travis
First Appearance - Detective Comics 20, Oct 1938
Newspaper publisher turned masked crimefighter. Partner
Wing died during Seven Soldiers of Victory battle with
Nebula Man. Travis himself died after coming out of
retirement years later to save New York City. Or did he? Waiting on Stars & STRIPE for 7SoV news.
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- Cutter
First Appearance - comic #, mmm yyyy
- Doiby Dickles
First Appearance - comic #, mmm yyyy
Friend of Alan "Lantrin" Scott. - Dollman
First Appearance - Feature Comics 27, Dec 1939
Diminutive hero. The original mighty mite. Later joined by Dollgirl.- Dr. Fate
- Kent Nelson/Nabu
First Appearance - More Fun Comics 55, May 1940
Agent and host for Lord of Order Nabu in battle against
Chaos. Others have held the position of Dr. Fate since Kent Nelson, most recently adventurer Jared Stevens and currently Hector Hall (formerly Silver Scarab and Sandman, son of Hawkman & Hawkgirl). Click here to see a Dr. Fate like character I discovered by accident.
- Dr. Mid-Nite
- Dr. Charles
McNider
First Appearance - All-American Comics 25, Apr
1941
Blind medical doctor. Black out pellet wielding
crimefighter.
- Dr. Occult
- Richard Occult
First Appearance - New Fun Comics 6, mmm yyyy
Mystically raised private investigator.
- Dyna-Mite
- Dan Dunbar
First Appearance - Star Spangled Comics 27, Apr 1942
Kid partner of TNT, explosive ring power. Adult Danny is central figure in the Elseworlds Golden Age.
- Firebrand
- Rod Reilly
First Appearance - Police Comics 1, Aug 1941
Costumed crime buster until army enlistment. Later joined
Uncle Sam's Freedom Fighters after medical discharge.
- Firebrand
- Danette Reilly
First Appearance - JLofA 193, Dec 1981 (?) (Danette)
All Star Squadron 5, Jan 1982 (Firebrand)
Fire-wielding vulcanologist brother of first Firebrand.
- Flash
- Jay Garrick
First Appearance - Flash Comics 1, Jan 1940
SpeedForce using research scientist. Founding member and
first chairman of the Justice Society. Joan and Jay
recently celebrated 50th wedding anniversary.
- Flying Fox
- none
First Appearance - Young All Stars 1, mmm yyyy
Flying Native (Canadien) American. Warrior son of the
Quontauka tribe sent to aid the allies with magic cloak
and powers.
- Fury
- Helena Kosmatos
First Appearance - Secret Origins 12 (?), mmm yyyy
Greek orphan given the powers of the ancient Furies.
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