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Name  Stuntman
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Fred Drake
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Stuntman Comics #1
Year 1946
Publisher Harvey Publications
Country of origin USA
Fred Drake is a member of the Flying Apollos, a team of circus acrobats. The two other Apollos are murdered and Fred decides to investigate the crime undercover. He does so, meanwhile being hired by Don Daring to be his double and movie stuntman. Drake takes it one step further when he makes a costume to fight crime as the 'Stuntman'. Drake is partnered with Daring and Sandra Sylvan, an actress. He has no powers, but he does have The Stunt-car.
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Name  Sub Saunders
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Fantastic Comics #1
Year 1940
Publisher Fox Features Syndicate
Country of origin USA
In the year 10,000 AD, Sub Saunders aides the queen of Atlantis against the Octopeople of Ectpoia! Aided by his trusty crew of six water-breathing sailors and a newly designed submarine, Sub Saunders saves the kidnapped Queen Lantida and protects her kingdom of Atlantis from the Octopeople!
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Name  Subbie
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Kid Komics #1
Year 1943
Publisher Timely / Atlas Publications (Marvel)
Country of origin USA
Subbie was a miniature version of Namor, the Sub-Mariner. The only origin given for him was in a caption, where he was described as being "Father Neptune's own nephew." In his first appearance he was bored and went to Father Neptune and was given a sailor's uniform and a PT boat, and with both he went out to fight crime and the Axis. His resemblance to Namor, in power, appearance, and attitude, is noted by the kids, and it was implied that the link between the two would be explored in the future, but nothing more was ever done with Subbie. He has Namor's powers, although he does not have winged ankles and cannot fly.
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Name  Sub-Zero
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team Blue Bolt / Twister / Freezum (Side-Kick)
1st Appearance Blue Bolt #1
Year 1940
Publisher Funnies Inc / Novelty Press Inc
Country of origin USA
A crew of Venusians, who conveniently look like humans, are on their way home through space when they hit an asteroid. The asteroid doesn't destroy the ship, as it's made of a frozen mist, but it does freeze the ship's crew. A lone crewmen manages to reach the controls and steers the ship to Earth. The Venusian, covered in ice, painfully makes his way to the nearest building, which happens to be full of scientists experimenting with "gamma radiation." They thaw the Venusian out. In addition to his freezing touch he can freeze things and people by just looking at them and bullets "crumble to bits" when they touch him.
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Name  Sun Girl
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Unknown
Type Costumed Heroine
Affiliation/Team Human Torch
1st Appearance Sun Girl #1
Year 1948
Publisher Timely / Atlas Publications (Marvel)
Country of origin USA
During the Golden Age Sun Girl's private identity and origin were never revealed; (Later Mary Mitchell) she fought the bad guys and replaced Toro as the Human Torch's sidekick. Sun Girl is an expert acrobat, judo & jiu jitsu expert and used a sunbeam ray against the bad guys.
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Name  Super Ann Star
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Non Costumed Heroine
Affiliation/Team Mighty Man
1st Appearance Amazing-Man Comics #5 (1st issue)
Year 1939
Publisher Centaur Publications
Country of origin USA
Super Ann, depicted as always running on tiptoes, ballerina style, has powers that are close to Superman. Including Super speed, Leaping tall buildings, pushing trains, and bends steel as if it was butter. She was taught these skills by an old man from another planet. Or When Ann was a child, she was caught outside in a fierce snow storm. She managed to survive by taking refuge in a cave until the storm was over. In the cave, she discovered and old hermit who could not stand the light of day. He taught her secrets that gave her super-strength and resistance to damage. In 1940, she met and teamed up with Mighty Man.
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Name  Super Baby
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Clark Kent / Kal El
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Superboy #8
Year 1950
Publisher National Periodical Publications (DC)
Country of origin U.S.A.
[Further details unavailable]
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Name  Super Commando
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Unknown
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Joke Comics #12?
Year 1942
Publisher Bell Features / Commercial Signs of Canada
Country of origin Canada Details missing
No information at present.
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Name  Super Father
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Jax-Ur
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Adventure Comics #289
Year 1961
Publisher National Periodical Publications (DC)
Country of origin USA
In reality Jax-Ur, the dreaded Phantom Zone prisoner, who escapes through a temporary warp rip in the Phantom Zone and settles on Earth, where he abducts and impersonates Jonathan Kent. He pretends that he has gained super-powers from a space-jewel, and assumes the identity of Super-Father, making life difficult for Clark Kent/Superboy, until the Boy of Steel exposes him, rescues Jonathan Kent and returns Jax-Ur to the Phantom Zone (c) Supermanica
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Name  Super Lois
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Lois Lane
Type Costumed heroine
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance
Year
Publisher National Periodical Publications (DC)
Country of origin U.S.A.
Lois gains super powers after donning super-gloves, super-goggles and a super-cape from a Kryptonian Pandora's box.
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