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Name
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Speed Centaur
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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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Creature
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Amazing Mystery Funnies vol2 #8
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Year
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1939
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Publisher
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Centaur Publications
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Country of origin
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USA
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Speed Centaur is a member of a race of centaurs living in the Arctic. Unfortunately, an earthquake hits which destroys Speed's race. He is the only survivor and is brought to America by "Reel" McCoy, a reporter for the Daily Views. Speed decides to fight crime. Besides being a centaur, He is approx 8 times stronger than a normal human and he can fly.
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Name
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Speed Gale
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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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Garry (Side-Kick)
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1st Appearance
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Super Duper Comics #1
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Year
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1947
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Publisher
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Cartoon Art Productions
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Country of origin
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UK
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This nameless scientist discovers a formula which gives him the powers of flight and super-strength. He uses them to fight crime as Speed Gale. His m.o. is to wait in his lab for an emergency call on his Super Selective Radio Transmitter; when such a call comes, he and his sidekick Garry take the formula and fly off to deal with the malfeasors.
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Name
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Speed Karr
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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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Red Robbins
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1st Appearance
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All Your Comics #1
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Year
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1946
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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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"Speed" Karr is the teenaged, African-American sidekick of Red Robbins. Speed (or Speedy, depending on the story) is clever, resourceful, and a good detective. Speed as a character is drawn and written in a totally non-racist way, compared to other Golden Age comics of this time!
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Name
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Speed Savage
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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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Triumph Adventure Comics #
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Year
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1946
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Publisher
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Hillborough Studios
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Country of origin
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Canada
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The two-fisted tales of Canadian Speed Savage were featured in Triumph Comics. Speed's only abilities were a dedication to beating the tar out of bad guys and a goofy-looking costume.
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Name
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Speedboy
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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 Side-Kick
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Affiliation/Team
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Fighting American
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1st Appearance
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Fighting American #1
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Year
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1954
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Publisher
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Headline Publications / Prize
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Country of origin
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USA
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Speedboy was an usher at the TV station where Johnny Flagg made his announcements. When the station was bombed by Communists, he displayed so much courage that 'Fighting American' decided to take him on as a sidekick. He gave him a costume and named him Speedboy.
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Name
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Speedy
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Roy Harper
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Type
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Costumed Archer Side-Kick
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Affiliation/Team
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Seven Soldiers of Victory / Green Arrow / Green Arrows of the World
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1st Appearance
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More Fun Comics #73
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Year
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1941
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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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Roy Harper was marooned on Lost Mesa after a plane crash which left him with only Quoag, the family "Indian servant." He trained himself to be an expert with a bow and arrow. Some years later he is found by Oliver Queen, who rescues him and adopts him after Quoag is killed by criminals looking for Oliver. Roy becomes Speedy, the sidekick to Oliver's crime-fighting alter ego Green Arrow. Speedy has no superpowers but is an ace archer and has a variety of trick arrows.
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Name
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Sphinx (The)
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A.K.A.
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Phantom Detective
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Secret ID.
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Ellsworth Forrester
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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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Exciting Comics #2
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Year
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1940
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Publisher
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Nedor/Better/ Standard Comics
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Country of origin
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USA
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Ellsworth Forrester puts on a costume (Mask) and fights crime as the Sphinx.
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Name
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Spider (The)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Richard Wentworth
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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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The Spider Strikes (Pulp)
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Year
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1933
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Publisher
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Popular Publications
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Country of origin
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USA
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Insanely vicious master of justice. Richard Wentworth disguises himself as a grotesque street musician, with a lanky fright wig, hooked nose, fangs and a hunched back. Wentworth appointed himself judge, jury and executioner. He has no powers. Richard is a wealthy socialite and amateur detective, a mysterious and fearsome vigilante who killed criminals and stamped their foreheads with the seal of a crimson spider he kept concealed in a special cigarette lighter.
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Name
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Spider Queen
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Sharon Kane
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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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The Eagle #2
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Year
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1941
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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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Sharon Kane was the sworn enemy of saboteurs, racketeers, gangsters - criminals of every sort! Her specially designed bracelets ejected spider webbing!!!?Her detective boyfriend was Mike O'Bell.
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Name
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Spider Widow
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Dianne Grayton
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Type
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Costumed Heroine
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Affiliation/Team
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The Raven (Side-Kick)
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1st Appearance
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Feature Comics #57
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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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"Wealthy and beautiful sportswoman of society" Dianne Grayton gets bored with all that leisure time in her life and decides to become "the most horrible dispenser of justice of all times." She disguises herself as a withered old crone and uses spiders to frighten and punish the Bad Guys. Her power, such as it is, is the control of black widow spiders, and she is athletic and a good fighter.
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