Hero Histories
Background info on characters from pulps, comic books, radio, movies, and tv.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Reading Room: NATURE BOY "Origin of Nature Boy"
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Long before pro wrestler Ric Flair usurped the name... ... Nature Boy stood for truth, justice, and ancient gods (Huh?) as seen in his fir...
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Reading Room: PHANTOM LADY "Introduction"
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Here's the very first appearance of Phantom Lady , in Police Comics #1 (1940) ...with a somewhat more demure look (and different color...
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Reading Room: JET DREAM "Splash-Down to Death"
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Usually we see Jet in action solo or with the entire team... ...but here we get to see her kicking evildoer butt with just one of the team a...
Friday, March 2, 2012
Reading Room: PHANTOM LADY "Mystery of the Monkey Cult"
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It's been over fifty years since this story was first published... ...and we're still almost at war with North Korea, as shown in...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Reading Room: ONE-SHOT HEROES The Wrath of...The Researcher
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Next to "The Listener" or "The Watcher", the least frightening name for a comic hero is... ...however, this guy could ...
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