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Captain Courageous is a supernatural being, a "Spirit of Courage" that appeared when brave men and women ask for courage. During World War II, Captain Courageous responded to Americans' pleas and appeared to help the Allies. He had super strength, flight, limited invulnerability, and could survive unaided underwater.

El Carim was a master of the mystical arts. He was visited by the spirit of Wizzar, the father of all magic, who gives him a magic cloak. He uses his cloak and backwards-recited magic to fight criminals and evildoers assisted by the lovely Gladys. El Carim spelled backwards is "Miracle."

Congo King was a jungle hero in the same mold as Tarzan. He was known only as the Congo King and lived in the jungle with his family which consisted of Tonda, his brunette mate, and Kuta, a blond-haired boy. He was skilled in the use of a knife and also a bow and arrow.

Lucky Wings was a plucky girl reporter who single-handedly took on Axis spies, ghouls, and, in one case, gangsters who had gotten a hold of a device that let them take control of atoms causing buildings to crumble, and cars to race out of control as if they had minds of their own. Lucky could fly small aircraft and went undercover as a lounge singer.

Kid Kane was a boxing G.I. who fought bad men.

Rookie Rankin is a brave beat patrolman, if none too bright – much to the annoyance of his superior, Sgt. Burns. His "routine" patrols invariably uncovered major crimes. Most of the criminals he apprehends are normal, but some are name villains, like the Spider and the Tattooed Man.

Private detective Rod Rooney had a reputation for solving impossible and bizarre crimes, and much to the dismay of the police force, he kept showing them up. For the most bizarre crimes, he did his investigating as the masked hero known as the Red Rogue. His only appearance was in a story entitled "The Murderer That Had No Feet."

Nightmare and Sleepy are wrestler Bob White and his teenage manager, Terry Wake, respectively. They are just regular guys who put on costumes and fight crime without super powers or gadgets. Most of their superhero careers featured Nightmare wearing a skeleton-like costume and Sleepy dressed like the Grim Reaper. The skeleton's designs were lined with phosphorus, which created the illusion of moving, glowing skeleton in the dark.

The Black Fury was a horse who lead a pack of wild stallions and roamed the West righting wrongs. He was not unfriendly to humans and occasionally adventured with a human companion, but would part ways with them after their journey was through.

Jeffrey Scott was a fencing instructor at Versailles, a spy, and the legendary privateer, the Black Buccaneer. He traveled the seas in his black ship, the Raven. He was helped by his friend Boris and sometimes by his brother Ronnie.

The nefarious Boanga also known as Voodoo Man was a native of the island of Haiti. His mortal enemy was Dr. Bob Warren who went to Haiti to both set up a medical practice and investigate voodoo.

When Europe was divided into scores of warring kingdoms, a five-year old prince was exiled by his uncle who coveted the throne of Bardavia. Captured by pirates, the boy was reared as a son by the fiercest buccaneer in the Mediterranean. Now, at seventeen, Thunderbrand begins his quest seeking the long lost gold scepter that will prove his noble birthright!

Newspaper photographer "Lens" Crockett stumbled on a case and got beaten up by the crooks. Vowing revenge, he found a fancy dress costume in the newspaper office stock room and used it to fight crime as the Night Bird. He had no powers but he had a good right hook.

Billy Bounce was a young boy from an unnamed American small town which didn't have a whole lot of crime. He wanted to be a detective, but he wasn't terribly good at it. He was inept at interpreting clues, making disguises, and following leads. Billy made up for it with his unusual strength and sheer dumb luck. And to give the boy his credit, he kept trying to become a good detective no matter how often he screwed up.

Shorter than average Stubby Watson was the crime fighter known as the Blue Monk. The Blue Monk was assisted in his war on crime by three ex-crooks: Gypo, Scorpion, and the Human Fly, also a woman named Satana.

Wishing to do more to combat the criminals of Superior City, Oregon, than he could as an assistant district attorney, Rick Raleigh created the costumed identity of the Red Bee. During his adventures, he battled the likes of "Boss" Storm, Dr. Marah, and the Swordsmen Kalak and Rugi. He was a superb athlete and could control bees. He also carried a stinger gun.

Ace Williams, known as the Ace of the Newsreels, was both a cameraman and journalist. He was assisted by his attractive reporter sidekick Jessica Frances Gibbons, who went by the nickname Foggy. They covered the news in cities such as Hopeville, Circleville, and Capital City. However they did not only report the news, they also fought crime.

Dennis Temple, actor and private eye, is the most hated man in the movie business (since he often plays the bad guy). He has a blonde actress fiancee named Rita Wilson, who is far more popular than he is. Dennis is secretly the crime fighter known as the Menace, but Rita does not know of his dual life. The Menace has no super powers but is a skilled fighter; plus, he uses a variety of gadgets in his war against crime.

Buzz was an amateur ham radio enthusiast whose father was murdered by gangsters. Later, he installs a "super-electron tube" in his radio as a power booster,but it accidentally turns his radio invisible. He converts this invisibility technology into a belt that could turn him invisible. Assisted by his friend, Will Lawrence, Buzz sets out to fight crime and uphold justice using his amazing new technology.

Don-Vin a.k.a. Hyper the Phenomenal was a young scientist under the employ of the United States government. He was allied with the Winifred, codenamed Agent 2Y, who served as an undercover operative of the U.S. Secret Service. His chest was protected by a plastron comprised of bulletproof fabric. Hyper's helmet had a built-in radio and, although heavy, somehow enabled him artificial flight.

Master marine and adventurer, Typhoon Tyson was skipper of the salvage steamer called the Sea Lion with his first-mate Anzac Peters. His ship was armed with a deck cannon and anti-aircraft guns, perfect for taking out planes and ships.

Yarko the Great was a talented stage magician but, secretly, also a real mage. Using his vast magical abilities, he battled criminals and supernatural forces. Yarko possessed force field projection, duplication, shape-shifting, invisibility, intangibility, exorcism, telekinesis, levitation, and whatever else the plot required.

Marvelo, the "Monarch of Magicians," is a heroic spell-caster who can accomplish almost anything, including intangibility, with a casual flick of the wrist and a few magic incantations. He uses his powers to fight crime and injustice against enemies.

Robert Morgan was the American student of an ancient Egyptian mystic called The Old Man of the Pyramids. He schooled Morgan in "all the ancient and modern sciences" and gave him the "Amulet of Annihilation, the weapon of the forces of right" which he tied around his right arm. The Amulet grants him powers including super-strength, super-speed, flight, the ability to generate electricity and radiate “lightning heat,” and a measure of invulnerability. His powers can be recharged by electricity.

U.S. Jones was a patriotic crime fighter with no powers. His real name, if he had one, was never stated. He was assisted by a friend called the Grumbler. He eventually became a government-sponsored Secret Service agent. His enemies included the White Killer and Black Snake.

Tony Trent, a newscaster for the radio station WBSC, witnesses a murder committed by gangsters disguised as cops. Consequently he decides to fight crime. Having no innate superpowers, he instead uses a mask to scare criminals. Trent would use his position to learn of crimes and catch those behind them as The Face!

Space Smith and his girlfriend/co-pilot, Dianna (later spelled "Diana"), explored and patrolled the universe keeping it safe for travel and trade. They battled space pirates and aliens.

Samson is a direct descendant of the biblical Samson. Like his ancestor, Samson has immense strength and endurance but loses his powers if his hair is cut. However, the fact that his hair grew back much faster than normal made up for that weakness. Samson did not manifest that ability until he reached college age. That's when his mother revealed his ancestry.

Patty O'Day was one of the first (of many) female civilian types of heroes to debut in the late '30s/early '40s. In some stories she was a reporter, in others, a news photographer. She had an assistant/sidekick, Ham. Either with him at her side or out on her own, whether reporting or photographing, she would solve crimes and mysteries.

Stardust the Super Wizard lived on a "private star" far out in space. He patrolled the cosmos fighting criminals, racketeers, and spies. Stardust faced numerous aliens and criminal masterminds including ones such as the Super Fiend who set fire to the planet Mars. He has a vast knowledge of interplanetary science and devotes his abilities to crime-busting. In practical terms, this gives him unlimited, virtually omnipotent powers. He can fly through space using his tubular spatial accelerated super-solar light waves.

Originally known as Flick Falcon, Flip Falcon was an American scientist and adventurer who invented Fourth Dimension Machine, a computer-esque device that allowed him to travel to any point in space-time (the 4th Dimension), so long as he pre-programmed the coordinates. He used this device to explore the space-time continuum, and fight whatever historic, futuristic and alien enemies he happened to come across.

When Gary was a baby, his father, Charteris Preston, worked as a missionary in China. The elder Preston was washed away in a flood but managed to save baby Gary by placing him in a basket. The basket was washed downstream to Tibet, where Gary was rescued by a group of lamas. They raised Gary, and trained him in their mystical ways. Gary obtained the ability to control fire and heat. He can raise his own body temperature to the point where he can burst into flames or melt bullets. He can control and direct any flame in his presence. He can also teleport from place to place by appearing inside of any fire source, no matter how small.

Art connoisseur Dan Kenneth, the Gladiator, dressed as a Roman gladiator and fought criminals such as Dr. Wrath.

Nagana, Queen of Evil, is a three thousand year old sorceress who tricks mortals by making false promises of immortality, but is truly sucking their lives away. However, her nemesis Kalkor, high priest of Isis, tries to stop her. He later banished her using the curse of Isis. Nagana's power included conjuring flames and summoning her minion, Hassan. However, even though she possesses vast magical powers, the Queen of Evil is not above using a gun.

Captain Flight was a heroic freelance adventurer and American pilot who fought the Axis during WWII. Later, the Captain becomes a member of the Doom Squad, a group of aviators who pilot planes with cutting-edge technology.

Wishing to put their considerable skills to good use, the Brandon triplets - Richard, Barton, and Bruce - decided to don costumes and fight evil around the world as Chemix, Lectra, and Menta, the Triple Terror. In early adventures, they usually fought to prevent dangerous new technologies from falling into enemy hands, sometimes at the request of the US Government. In later adventures, they joined the Army and fought in both the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II.