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Name
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Vagabond (The)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Pat Murphy aka Chauncey Throttlebottom III
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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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USA Comics #2
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Year
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1941
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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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Frustrated at the crime plaguing his hometown of Middleton, U.S.A., a prominent citizen created an alter ego for himself who did not need to be restrained by society's laws when it came to punishing evil-doers. Disguised as a hobo called Chauncey Throttlebottom the Third, a.k.a. The Vagabond, he went out and fought crime. Eventually it appears his role-playing of a homeless person overtook his original personality, as he seemed to become a hobo for real.
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Name
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Val Venture
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Valra Venture
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Type
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Costumed Heroine
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Affiliation/Team
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Ace Hart
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1st Appearance
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Super-thriller #15
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Year
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1948
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Publisher
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Foldes Press
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Country of origin
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UK
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Ace Hart's Side-kick was from the planet Loma. She had super strength through use of Ace's elixir and could fly with the help of a magic cape.
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Name
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Valkyrie.
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Lisellotte von Schellendorf
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Type
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Costumed Heroine
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Affiliation/Team
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Air Maiden Squadron / Air Boy
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1st Appearance
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Air Fighters Comics V2 #2
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Year
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1943
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Publisher
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Hillman Periodicals
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Country of origin
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USA
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Lisellotte von Schellendorf is raised by the Germans to be the most alluring and evil of all women and the most skilled and deadly of all pilots. Aided by the Airmaidens, she chews her way through the Allied pilots until she runs into Airboy, who helps show her the wickedness of her ways. She repents and goes to work for the Allies, slaughtering German pilots.
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Name
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Vampire (The)
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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 Heroine
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Gem Comics #16
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Year
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1949
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Publisher
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Frank Johnson Productions
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Country of origin
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Australia Details missing
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A tightly clad sumptuous female adventurer (who later attracted criticism in the press for sensuality)
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Name
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Vana
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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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Costumed Heroine
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Affiliation/Team
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Martan the Marvel Man
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1st Appearance
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Popular Comics #46
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Year
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1939
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Publisher
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Dell Publishing
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Country of origin
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USA
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Martan is an alien, of the planet Antaclea, who comes to Earth on his honeymoon with his wife Vana. Unfortunately, while he's here he discovers that evil aliens, carrying out the orders of the Supreme Three Of The Universe, have already arrived on Earth and are trying to conquer Earth. Martan and his wife fight against the invading aliens. Martan has super strength and telepathy as well as advanced technology
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Name
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Van-Zee of Kandor
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A.K.A.
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Nightwing (of Kandor)
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Secret ID.
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None
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Type
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Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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Supermen Emergency Squad
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1st Appearance
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Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #15
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Year
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1960
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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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Superman's exact double from the Bottle City of Kandor, Van-Zee was a temporary replacement for Superman, [Supermen Emergency Squad] and married Earth woman Sylvia De Witt, turning her into Superwoman Sylvia Van-Zee of Kandor
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Name
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Vapo-Man
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Bradford Cole
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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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Liberty Scouts #2
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Year
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1941
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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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Scientist Bradford Cole is working on being able to dissolve and solidify and expand things. Unfortunately he is the victim of German sabotage and is blown up along with his laboratory. Instead of dying, however, he gains superpowers, and uses them to fight against the crime and evil and the enemies of America. He could change the composition of the air around him and swirl it fast enough to move objects and wear through walls rapidly.
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Name
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Veiled Avenger
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Ginny Spears
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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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Spotlight Comics #1
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Year
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1944
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Publisher
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Harry 'A' Chesler Dynamic Publications
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Country of origin
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USA details missing
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Ginny Spears, society woman, gets fed up with crime and decides to do something about it in a costume. She has no powers but is good with her whip. "Justice is often defeated by the cunning conspiracies of clever crooks. Because of this, Ginny Spears leads a double life. By day she's the district attorney's secretary. By night the Veiled Avenger, exotic enemy of evil." Terrific splash panel features the Veiled Avenger with a bullwhip about to snap the gun out of the hand of a ruthless criminal.
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Name
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Veiled Prophet
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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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Miracle Comics #4 (5 pages, only appearance)
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Year
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1941
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Publisher
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Hillman Periodicals
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Country of origin
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USA
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Veiled Prophet is an American whose studies have made him master of oriental wisdom and science, he is a master of disguise. In his only appearance he even appeared as a black slave working for Arabs in the Sahara desert. (By the end of the story he had changed into white American in a normal business suit.) He was there to spy on evil Arabs who were plotting against Europeans during wartime. He has no powers just his wits, a sword and his gun.
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Name
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Venus
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Aphrodite
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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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Venus #1
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Year
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1948
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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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The Roman goddess of love, Venus lived for centuries on Mount Olympus with the other Roman gods and goddesses. After World War Two, she realised that the world was in need of her powers of love, and so travelled to Earth to make the world a better place.
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