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Name  Mr. Murdo
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Unknown
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Atomic Thunderbolt #1 (One-shot)
Year 1946
Publisher Regor Company
Country of origin USA details missing
No information at present.
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Name  Mr. Muscle
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Mike O'Leary
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Dynamic Comics #1
Year 1945
Publisher International Publications
Country of origin UK
Mike O'Leary drinks the "essence of strength" to become "Britain's Superman". Powers include Strength enough to lift a car, and super-eyesight.
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Name  Mr. Mystic
A.K.A. Kardak the Mystic Magician (Thanks to Rik for sorting this out for me)
Secret ID. John Cardy or possibly Ken (no surname)
Type Magician
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Top-Notch Comics #1
Year 1939
Publisher MLJ /Archie Comics
Country of origin USA
Trained in Tibet by the Seven Lamas, 'Ken' travels back to the USA endowed with magical powers to fight the forces of evil. With the ability to transform himself into animals and to grow to giant or minute sizes among just some of his powers, this strip differed from both Lady Luck and The Spirit in that this was a hero who had superpowers!
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Name  Mr. Nobody
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Unknown
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Terrific Comics#1
Year 1944
Publisher Holyoke / Tem Publishing
Country of origin USA
Crime fighting cloak & dagger style vigilante
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Name  Mr. Risk, The Man who knows no fear
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Non Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Super-Mystery Comics Vol 3 #2
Year 1942
Publisher Ace Magazines (Periodical House)
Country of origin USA
Mr. Risk was a stylish solver of mysteries. He had no superpowers, (according to the comic, "He's the guy that don't have no fear!") but was a master of disguise. He was assisted by his manservant, Abdul.
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Name  Mr. Satan
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Dudley Bradshaw
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Zip Comics #1
Year 1940
Publisher MLJ /Archie Comics
Country of origin USA
When Dudley Bradshaw donned a horned outfit from the local Fancy Dress costume shop, he became Mr. Satan and fought crime in his many travelling adventures.
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Name  Mr. Scarlet
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Brian Butler
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team Pinky (Side-Kick)
1st Appearance Wow Comics #1
Year 1940
Publisher Fawcett Publications
Country of origin USA
Brian Butler, a District Attorney, is frustrated by his inability to put away all the bad guys and criminals, so at midnight every night he becomes the crime-busting costumed vigilante Mr. Scarlet. This has the unfortunate side-effect of putting him out of a job, as he’s too successful as Mr. Scarlet, so by day he looks for odd jobs to support himself and by night he fights evil as Mr. Scarlet. He is assisted by his secretary, Miss Wade, who knows who he is, and by his sidekick, the young boy Pinky. Mr. Scarlet has the ability to fly, although no origin for this ability is ever given.
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Name  Mr. Terrific
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Terry Sloan
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team Justice Society of America
1st Appearance Sensation Comics #1
Year 1942
Publisher National Periodical Publications (DC)
Country of origin USA
Terry Sloan is a bored millionaire who has conquered every possible field there is. He is so bored, in fact, that he decides one day to commit suicide. He sees someone else about to do so and stops them, and after finding out their troubles helps them out. He then decides to help people by fighting crime, emphasizing the ideal of fair play with the words plastered across his costume. He has no superpowers, but is a prodigy at everything he does; and is the "best in the world" at everything, from being an architect to a hypnotist.
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Name  Mr. Twilight
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Kenshaw Reed
Type Unknown
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Super Magician Comics vol3 #5
Year 1944
Publisher Street & Smith
Country of origin USA details missing
Only appearance.
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Name  Mr. Whiskers
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Unknown
Type Unknown
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Four Favourites Comics #3
Year 1941
Publisher Ace Magazines (Periodical House)
Country of origin USA details missing
Two appearances only; Four Favourites #3 and #4.
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