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Name
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Black Cobra (2)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Steve Drake
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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Cobra Kid
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1st Appearance
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Black Cobra #1
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Year
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1954
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Publisher
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Ajax Farrell
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Country of origin
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USA
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Re-introduction of the Black Cobra and the Cobra Kid. (But Jim Hornsby now has a new secret identity) Black Cobra, a grim Cold War avenger who first appeared in Farrell's World War II era Captain Flight title. Interestingly, none of the four Black Cobra stories in #1 featured a logo, just titles such as "Ace Spy Smasher."
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Name
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Black Condor
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Richard Grey Jr. / Tom Wright
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Crack Comics #1
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Year
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1940
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Publisher
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Quality Comics
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Country of origin
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USA
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Richard Grey Junior, is orphaned when his archaeologist parents are attacked and slain by Mongol warriors. Junior is raised by giant black condors and taught how to fly. Years later, he meets a hermit monk, who names him "Black Condor" and encourages him to use his powers for good. Junior agrees, and makes his way to the U.S., where 11 issues into the series Richard adopted the guise of Senator Tom Wright, a murdered legislator who looked remarkably like him. He also inherited the late senator s fianc e, Wendy, but his impersonation was known only to Wendy s father, Dr. Foster. The Condor has the ability to fly, strongly enough that he can carry others with him, and he also has a black ray gun.
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Name
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Black Crusader
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Joe Mills
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Red Dragon #6
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Year
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1943
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Publisher
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Street & Smith
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Country of origin
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USA
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Joe Mills faints and after being examined by a doctor is told that he has a blood clot in his brain and that he could die at any time. Feeling, justifiably, that he has nothing left to lose, he puts on a costume and fights crime with a vengeance. He has no superpowers.
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Name
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Black Diamond
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Bob Vale
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Type
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Costumed Cowboy
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Affiliation/Team
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Bumper (Side-Kick)
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1st Appearance
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Black Diamond Western #9
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Year
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1949
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Publisher
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Lev Gleason Publications
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Country of origin
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USA
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Bob Vale, adopted his masked identity when his family was slain by outlaws. Wielding the typical six-guns and basically indistinguishable from many another masked cowboy (apart from a diamond insignia on his shirt), the Diamond would leave a playing card of that suit as a calling card, and eventually became an official U.S. Marshal.
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Name
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Black Dwarf
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Daniel 'Shorty' Wilson
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Spotlight Comics #1
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Year
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1944
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Publisher
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Harry 'A' Chesler Dynamic Publications
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Country of origin
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USA
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Shorty Wilson retires from professional football and decides to use his athletic skills to "turn the heat on the Underworld." He is assisted by Patricia 'Arsenic' Gaynes, his best gal, and lethal shootist Joseph 'Nitro' Lemerise, an explosives expert; and the Terry 'Fly' Holcomb, who is a human fly. The Dwarf has no powers but is athletic and a good fighter. The only quality that qualified him for his dwarf name was his diminutive sobriquet of Shorty Wilson. He took on criminals no matter the risk.
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Name
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Black Fury (1)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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John Perry
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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Kid Fury (side-kick)
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1st Appearance
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Fantastic Comics #18
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Year
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1940
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Publisher
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Fox Features Syndicate
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Country of origin
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USA
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John Perry, a gossip columnist for the Daily Clarion, also writes crime reports. He decides that he can best get information by going undercover, so he puts on a disguise and goes out investigating and crime solving that way. He is partnered with, and guardian of "Chuck" Marley, (Kid Fury) the son of a slain cop. The Black Fury has no superpowers, but is in excellent physical shape.
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Name
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Black Fury (2)
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A.K.A.
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Rex King
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Secret ID.
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Rex King
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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Kato / Jet / Jess (A black panther)
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1st Appearance
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Super Magician Comics #1
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Year
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1941
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Publisher
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Street & Smith
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Country of origin
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USA
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Deep in the heart of the African jungle, Rex King, man of adventure, and his faithful black panther Kato. (Sometimes Kato's name is given as Jet or Jess) When some threat to his adopted home springs forth, Rex King leaps into action as a gliding hero in a sleek black outfit.
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Name
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Black Fury (3)
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A.K.A.
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Miss Fury
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Secret ID.
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Marla Drake
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Type
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Costumed Heroine
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Black Fury (newspaper strip)
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Year
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1941
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Publisher
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Bell Syndicate
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Country of origin
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USA
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Socialite Marla Drake was left a costume by her uncle. The costume was made of actual black leopard skin, and had originally been the ceremonial robe and symbol of justice of a "witch doctor." The robe didn't seem to grant her any extraordinary powers--besides her athleticism and fighting ability she had none--but the strip explicitly states that the robe is "cursed" with "strange powers" and can actually work "miracles."
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Name
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Black Hawk (1)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Major Janos Prohaska / Bart Sokol
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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/Blackhawks
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1st Appearance
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Military Comics #1
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Year
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1941
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Publisher
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Quality Comics
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Country of origin
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USA
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A young Polish fighter pilot takes on the German Butcher Squadron during the German invasion of Poland and shoots most of them down but is gunned down in the end. He survives the crash and goes to his parents' farm, only to find them already killed by the Germans. He vows bloody destruction for the Germans and puts together both his own airplane as well as a crack team of international pilots. He and they become the dreaded Blackhawks, among the greatest of the pilots of the Golden Age. The Blackhawks are Blackhawk, Andre, Stanislaus, Hendrickson, Olaf, Chop-Chop, Boris, Zeg, and later Chuck. They have no superpowers.
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Name
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Black Hawk (2)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Unknown
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Poss. one shot?
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Year
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Poss. 1960's?
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Publisher
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Country of origin
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Australia Details missing
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The Black Hawk was a commando-style hero who operated in war-torn Europe. No reference to his nationality was made. He could render himself invisible using a gas released from his belt.
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