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Name
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Mandrake The Magician
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A.K.A.
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The Magician
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Secret ID.
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None
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Type
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Magician
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Affiliation/Team
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Lothar
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1st Appearance
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King Comics #1
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Year
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1936
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Publisher
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David McKay Publications
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Country of origin
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USA
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Mandrake's powers were acquired through years of schooling in Tibet, where he began his studies during childhood. One of his teachers, Luciphor, later decided to use his powers for evil, adopted the name "Cobra", and appeared in the strip as a recurring villain. Mandrake is an incredible hypnotist, able to instantly put someone under with a glance. He generally uses this to make people see things that are unreal - e.g. create magical illusions. In the earliest stories Mandrake was a genuine magician, with real supernatural powers, but as time passed he was returned to just being a skilled human employing trickery.
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Name
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Manhunter (1)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Donald 'Dan' Richards
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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Thor the Thunder Dog
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1st Appearance
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Police Comics #8
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Year
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1942
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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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Daniel Richards is a rookie cop who gets frustrated at his (and the police's) inability to bring in the real crooks. So every night he puts on a disguise and with his dog Thor, fights criminals and evildoers. He has no special powers.
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Name
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Manhunter (2)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Paul Kirk
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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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Adventure Comics #73
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Year
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1942
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Publisher
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National Periodical Publications (DC)
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Country of origin
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USA
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Paul Kirk, is a big game hunter who is bored with hunting down animals. After his friend Police Inspector Donovan is murdered by criminals, Kirk undergoes an epiphany and begins hunting The Most Dangerous Game; man. He has no special powers but has all the skills of a top hunter and tracker as well as being a skilled fighter.
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Name
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Manhunter (3)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Rick Nelson
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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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Pyramid Comics #18
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Year
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1948
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Publisher
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Pyramid Publications
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Country of origin
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Australia
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Australian big-game hunter and expert guide and tracker Rick Nelson joins the police force to track down the killers of his police inspector friend. To avoid the regular police channels, he slips into disguise as the Manhunter. Rick Nelson has no super-powers, relying instead on his physical prowess and hunting skills. Occasionally, he is aided by a dog or wolf-like creature.
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Name
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Manhunter of Mars
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Roh Kar
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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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Batman #78
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Year
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1953
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Publisher
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National Periodical Publications (DC)
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Country of origin
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USA
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In Batman #78, a green manhunter from Mars named Roh Kar appeared, pre-dating J'onn J'onzz by a couple of years. Possibly the Martian Manhunter of Earth 2. The first Lawman of Mars to come to Earth.
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Name
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Man-Oo the Mighty
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A.K.A.
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N/A
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Secret ID.
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None
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Type
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Gorilla
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Year
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Publisher
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Timely / Atlas Publications (Marvel)
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Country of origin
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U.S.A.
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[Further details unavailable]
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Name
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Manowar
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A.K.A.
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White Streak
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Secret ID.
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Android / Dan Sanders
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Type
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Costumed & Non Costumed
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Affiliation/Team
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Red Seal
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1st Appearance
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Target Comics #1
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Year
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1940
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Publisher
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Funnies Inc / Novelty Press Inc
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Country of origin
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USA
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"Eons ago," in South America, a very advanced civilization flourished. They created an android named "Manowar" and programmed him to become active when mankind needed him. They then buried him inside of a mountain. Manowar wakes up when the Germans bomb his mountainside. He defeats the Germans, makes his way North, and takes on the identity of Dan Sanders. He enlists in the FBI and fights crime and more Germans. Later in his run he is assisted by Red Seal. He has x-ray vision, invulnerability, and can fire rays of "knife-like electrons" which can destroy but also form solid objects.
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Name
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Mantor the Magician
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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None
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Type
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Magician
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Human Torch Comics #2 (1st issue)
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Year
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1940
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Publisher
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Timely / Atlas Publications (Marvel)
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Country of origin
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USA
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Mantor the Magician is an uninspired character with little to recommend him. He is a fez-wearing Mandrake the Magician lift, quite similar to Monako but lacking even the little spark of creativity which Monako had. It's no surprise that Mantor, who was never given an origin or background, lasted only one issue.
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Name
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Marga, The Pantherwoman
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A.K.A.
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N/A
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Secret ID.
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None
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Type
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Unknown
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Science Comics #1
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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 details missing
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[Further details unavailable]
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Name
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Margo The Magician
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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None
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Type
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Magician
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Uncle Sam Quarterly #2
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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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Margo, the daughter of the famous stage magician The Great Presto, is a stage magician like her father. But she also has real magical powers, like him, and uses them to fight crime.
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