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Name
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Vesta the Venusian
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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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Unknown
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Ben Barbary, Bushranger
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Year
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1947
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Publisher
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Doug Maxted / Illustrated Press
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Country of origin
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Australia Details missing
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Vesta discovers by holding a flame to her lips that her breath ignites, she is from Mount Vesuvius, of course, any worries this affliction may affect her relationship with her boyfriend Donald.
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Name
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Victory Boys (The)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Originally Victor / Maxie /Gus / Warren /Hans /Kurt
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Type
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Costumed Team
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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USA Comics #5
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Year
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1942
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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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Three (Originally five) nameless German (Jewish) orphans and American (leader) fought against the Germans from the Black Forest. They had no superpowers but were good archers. (Two disappeared after their origin issue)
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Name
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Vidal
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A.K.A.
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The Kent's second super son
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Secret ID.
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Allen Greene
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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 #260
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Year
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1959
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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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While Superboy is away in space, the Kents adopt another child for a month, Allen Greene. Allen, coincidentally, is really Vidal, an alien with a mission on Earth. He masquerades as Superboy while here. The Kents are forced to protect his secret identity as well, although they begin to worry about what Vidal’s mission really is. Vidal finally reveals to the Kents, that he came to Earth in an attempt to find suitable foster parents for Superboy. He has tested them and believes that the Kents should adopt Superboy. The Kents agree, not revealing to Vidal that Superboy is already their foster son Clark.
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Name
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Vigilante
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Greg Sanders
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Type
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Costumed Cowboy
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Affiliation/Team
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Laws' Legionnaires / The Seven Soldiers of Victory / Stuff the China Town Kid
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1st Appearance
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Action Comics #42
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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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Greg Sanders is a singing cowboy and the descendant of a cowboy and Indian fighter. He works as a radio singing cowboy while fighting crime as the masked Vigilante. He is helped by Billy Gunn and then later Stuff, the Chinatown Kid. He is a member of the 7 Soldiers of Victory. He has no superpowers but is a good fighter, a crack shot with his six-guns, and very good at riding his motorcycle.
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Name
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Vision (The)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Aarkus
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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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Marvel Mystery Comics #13
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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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The Vision was a "vision", all right. He had green skin, and wore a skin-tight green costume with a huge, flowing cape and a high, rounded, red collar. He was an extra-dimensional creature, an immortal inhabitant of a realm of smoke and mist, who gave his name as "Aarkus, Destroyer of Evil". He'd been drawn into our world by a device invented by Dr. Enoch Mason, a scientist who had devoted his life to discovering the scientific basis to occult phenomena. The device gave Aarkus the ability to enter the mortal realm by emerging from any smoke or mist that might happen to be around. The Vision's first act in our world was to put a stop to a mobster's attempt to extort money from Mason.
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Name
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V-Man
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A.K.A.
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Puppeteer?
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Secret ID.
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Jerry Steele
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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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V? Comics #1
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Year
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1942
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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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Jerry Steele is an enemy of the Axis during WW2 and fights them in Europe and England. He has no superpowers, although he keeps a mini-radio in a ring on his finger. The V ...- in the title is morse code for the letter V. Now the strange thing is, was this character's title cancelled and the creator liked him so much he decided to rename him the 'Puppeteer', give him a new secret identity and a slightly tweaked costume? Because the morse code ...- business could also be the first four notes of Beethoven's fifth; the very piece of music that gives the 'Puppeteer' his powers and costume!
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Name
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Voice (1) (The)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Mr. Elixir
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Type
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Non Costumed Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Feature Comics #32
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Year
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1940
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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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The Voice uses a device to make his voice travel through the air, and intercept radio. An unidentified herb gives him superhuman strength
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Name
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Voice (2) (The)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Dan Lang
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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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Amazing-Man Comics #22
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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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Dan Lang is the son of a pair of circus performers. Raised in the circus, he learns many strange and unusual talents from them, as well as gaining powers from his parents. He uses his powers and abilities to fight crime. He carries a pistol which fires tranquilliser bullets. His powers include super-strength, super-agility, vocal hypnotism, vocal mind control, ventriloquism, and other vocal tricks.
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Name
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Voice, The Invisible Detective
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Jim Brant
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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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Popular Comics #51
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Year
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1940
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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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Professor Bert Wilson invents a “suit of invisibility,?it and the wearer are invisible for up to 24 hours, but rather than use it himself he gives it to his friend, police Detective Jim Brant, who puts it to good use fighting crime. Wilson then uses the remaining cloth for odds and ends, like making his car vanish. The Voice has no superpowers.
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Name
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Volto from Mars
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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 Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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True Comics #2
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Year
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1945
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Publisher
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General Foods
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Country of origin
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USA
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Volto, the magnetic man from Mars, appeared in various comics. While his magnetic powers were indeed formidable they apparently could only be recharged through eating Grape Nuts Flakes. Like a magnet his left hand repels, rights hand Attracts! Also was a walking advert for Grape Nuts Flakes.
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