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Name
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Yank & Doodle
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A.K.A.
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America's Fighting Twins
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Secret ID.
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Dick Waters (Doodle) Rick Walters (Yank)
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Type
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Costumed Team
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Affiliation/Team
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The Black Owl (2)
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1st Appearance
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Prize Comics #13
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Year
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1941
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Publisher
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Prize Publications
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Country of origin
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USA
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Dick Walters is the son of Walt Walters, a.k.a. The Black Owl. Unfortunately, Dick and his twin brother Rick are too young to officially enlist, so they put on costumes to fight enemy spies in the U.S., Dick as Doodle and Rick as his partner Yank. Doodle is almost powerless when alone, but when he is in the presence of the Doodle he has super-strength and invulnerability.
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Name
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Yank Wilson (Superspy Q-4)
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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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Fantastic Comics #8
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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
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Yank Wilson did his spy work in the near future after the USA had been invaded by "crazed Eskimongolians from North Poleria".
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Name
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Yankee Boy (1)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Victor Martin
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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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Yankee Comics #2
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Year
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1941
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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
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Victor Martin is an ordinary teenager who just happens to put on a costume and help a 'Inspector Foley' fight crime
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Name
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Yankee Doodle Jones
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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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Dandy (Side-Kick)
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1st Appearance
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Yankee Comics #1
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Year
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1941
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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
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Yankee Doodle Jones was a patriotic hero. He was helped by Dandy. Jones was injected by an invincibility serum just as fifth columnists came and killed the scientist who had “created?this hero. The scientist's son, Dandy, upon seeing his father killed, also injected himself with the serum. The two were called upon by Uncle Sam himself to battle the foes of freedom and the U.S.A.
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Name
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Yankee Eagle
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Jerry 'Larry' Noble
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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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Military Comics #1
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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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The son of American Senator Walter Q. Noble, member of the Senate Naval Committee, when war threatened his country, Jerry Noble made it his personal mission to stop Axis saboteurs, accompanied by Sam, his pet eagle. After a few months of independently protecting Naval operations, he became an operative of the Naval Secret Service, and his nickname of Yankee Eagle became his official codename. Thereafter he would mark his opponents when he defeated them by placing a facsimile Yankee Eagle postage stamp on their foreheads.
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Name
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Yankee Girl (1)
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A.K.A.
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Kitty Kelly
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Secret ID.
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Kitty Kelly
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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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Captain Flight Comics #8
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Year
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1944
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Publisher
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Four Star Publications
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Country of origin
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USA
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The brunette super-heroine was actually a shy settlement worker, and then an airline hostess named Kitty Kelly.
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Name
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Yankee Girl (2)
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Lauren Mason
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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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Red Seal Comics #17
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Year
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1946
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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
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Lauren Mason, the teenaged member of society's Junior League, learns some old arcane knowledge and gains the power of changing into Yankee Girl just by saying the words "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Yankee Girl has the strength of about 60 men and the ability to resist up to around a .30 calibre bullet. She can also fly at up to 200 mph. She does not possess these powers all the time and must transform from Lauren Mason to Yankee Girl. She appears to be able to remain Yankee Girl for an indefinite period of time.
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Name
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Yarko the Great
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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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Wonder Comics #2
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Year
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1939
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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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Yarko the Great is both a stage magician and a real one, and he uses both sets of abilities to fight crime.
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Name
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Yarmak
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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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Jungle Hero
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Affiliation/Team
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None
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1st Appearance
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Yarmak Jungle King #1
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Year
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1948
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Publisher
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Young's Merchandising Co
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Country of origin
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Australia
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An Australian Tarzan clone, after Tarzan comics were prohibited in Australia.
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Name
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Yellowjacket
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A.K.A.
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n/a
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Secret ID.
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Vince Harley
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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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Yellow Jacket Comics #1
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Year
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1944
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Publisher
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Frank Communale
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Country of origin
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USA
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Vince Harley is a crime writer looking for information on the perfect crime. In his search he becomes involved with a bank robbery. The thieves knock him out and then try to tip a carton of yellowjackets on top of him. However, Vince is not stung, as he is “one of those rare people that bees don’t sting.?Vince is not stung, but is angry, and so puts on a costume, discovers his talent for directing bees, and goes out and fights crime. He has the ability to command bees and brings swarms with him on patrol. (See also Red Bee)
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