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Name  Doc. V
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Unknown
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Marvel Stories
Year 1940
Publisher Timely / Atlas Publications (Marvel)
Country of origin USA details missing
The name pegs him as a pulp character. He appeared in a Venus series that was published in Timely's pulp mag'. I know that Kirby did a least one interior black and white illus' of him. Copper 2006
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Name  Docteur Mystere
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Rama Rundjee
Type Magician
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance
Year 1900
Publisher
Country of origin France details missing
Docteur Mystere is a Hindu Prince named Rama Rundjee whose family was massacred by the traitorous Arkabad, and a unholy alliance between the Thugee and the Russians. Rundjee eventually returned to India as a Captain Nemo-like scientist-adventurer, accompanied by his fianc e Na-Indra and young Cigale to claim his revenge.
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Name  Doiby Dickles
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Derby Dickles
Type Costumed Side-Kick
Affiliation/Team Green Lantern
1st Appearance All-American Comics #27
Year 1941
Publisher National Periodical Publications (DC)
Country of origin USA
Green Lantern's Non-powered comedy side-kick, with a New York accent. His nickname really is "Derby", but he pronounces it Doiby.
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Name  Doll Girl
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Martha Roberts
Type Costumed Heroine
Affiliation/Team Dollman
1st Appearance Feature Comics #77?
Year 1943
Publisher Quality Comics
Country of origin USA
Martha Roberts, the girlfriend of Darrell Dane, aka Doll Man, is wondering one day in August 1944 about how she can be more active in helping Darrell in the war against crime. Darrell, at the very same moment across town, is wondering how he can get a partner. The Red Bee apparently not being available, something mysterious happens, and by a combination of Martha's and Darrell's desires Martha shrinks down to the size of her fianc . The two adventured together, but she did not resume her role as Doll Girl until 1951.
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Name  Doll Man
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Darrell Dane
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team DollGirl
1st Appearance Feature Comics #27
Year 1939
Publisher Quality Comics
Country of origin USA
Darrell Dane is a chemist who discovers a liquid that can shrink a human being to only six inches tall. His girlfriend, Martha Roberts, the daughter of Darrell's colleague Dr. Roberts, is threatened by gangsters, and Darrell takes the formula and uses his height to defeat the criminals. He is assisted by Doll Girl, and rides, at various points, a bald eagle, a Dollplane model airplane, and Elmo, a German Shepherd. Doll Man has the ability to shrink to six inches tall but still have the strength of a full-grown man. He can return to his normal size whenever he wants.
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Name  Domino Lady
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Ellen Patrick
Type Costumed Heroine
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Saucy Romantic Adventures
Year 1936
Publisher Fiction Magazines, Inc
Country of origin USA
Owen Patrick was one of the most feared politicians in California, a man who made many enemies within his chosen field. Eventually one of those enemies saw fit to have him assassinated. His daughter Ellen, a beautiful and talented Berkeley graduate, swore to avenge her father's death, and disguised as the Domino Lady, clad in a sometimes black, sometimes white backless halter dress, white / black cape and domino mask, she set about robbing her father's rivals of their ill-gotten monies, then donating most of the loot to charity. The Domino Lady had no exceptional powers, just guts, brains and a lot of luck, plus she carries a gun. Domino Lady appeared in six stories.
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Name  Domino The Miracle Boy
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Don Tracy
Type Costumed Side-Kick
Affiliation/Team Green Mask (1)
1st Appearance The Green Mask #1
Year 1940
Publisher Fox Features Syndicate
Country of origin USA
Don Tracy is the un-powered side-kick of the Green Mask. Don has no superpowers but is skilled with a boomerang.
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Name  Don Dixon
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Reg'lar Fellas #1?
Year 1940?
Publisher Eastern Color Printing
Country of origin USA
Dixon lived and adventured in a vast world underneath our own. The "Hidden Empire" of the title was Pharia, which was discovered by German surface scientist Dr. Lugoff and his two child assistants, Matt Haynes and Don Dixon. After reaching Pharia they helped the rightful king overthrow the evil vizier who'd displaced him. The king was grateful enough to give Matt the hand of one of his daughters, Princess Marcia. This horrible fate led to their disappearance from the strip. Lugoff, Don, and blonde Princess Wanda, Don's new sweetie, joined forces to fight against the enemies of Pharia. They then began looking for a way back to the surface world, and had a variety of adventures
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Name  Don Gorman
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Costumed Pilot
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Daring Mystery Comics #4
Year 1940
Publisher Timely / Atlas Publications (Marvel)
Country of origin USA
He's a test pilot for "National Aero Company" and the inventor of a "super-supercharged engine." He also does some freelance volunteer work as "a secret agent for the United States government" and the FBI--at least, in his only appearance, he does. He has no powers, but is a crack pilot and (of course) good with his fists.
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Name  Double-Up
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Cover character only
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Double Comics (which was re-print title)
Year 1941
Publisher Elliott Publications
Country of origin USA
No two copies of Double Comics are the same -- not only did the issues for each year have several different covers, you never knew which remaindered comics would be re-bound on the inside, or even which publisher they'd be from! Any kids who bought this mag' hoping to read all about the cover hero called the Double Up instead found several other remaindered comics inside! (See Green Light & Weekender)
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