Golden Age characters that you find fascinating. 0

[kav]

58 minutes ago, Electricmastro said:

Vulcan from Super-Mystery Comics v2 #3 (August 1941, Ace Comics), a descendant of the Roman God of Fire.

Germans in comics always speak Katzenjammer.

[Electricmastro]

On 5/6/2020 at 12:39 PM, telerites said:

Phantasmo - he really needed to put some pants on some of his covers.

Wardrobe malfunctions aside, I was quite amused the idea of a superhero spending years in Tibet mastering the mystic secrets of grand high lamas and using a new civilian name to start a new life, in addition to astral projection and the ability to grow to enormous size.

From The Funnies #53 (March 1941, Dell Comics):

[kav]

1 hour ago, Electricmastro said:

Wardrobe malfunctions aside, I was quite amused the idea of a superhero spending years in Tibet mastering the mystic secrets of grand high lamas and using a new civilian name to start a new life, in addition to astral projection and the ability to grow to enormous size.

From The Funnies #53 (March 1941, Dell Comics):

wow he can even make his cape appear and disappear!  now thats a super power!

[Ken Aldred]

14 hours ago, Electricmastro said:

I was quite amused the idea of a superhero spending years in Tibet mastering the mystic secrets of grand high lamas and using a new civilian name to start a new life, in addition to astral projection and the ability to grow to enormous size.

The Black Condor's origin is a good one.  Adopted by a condor as an orphaned baby, raised in a nest high up in Mongolia, this act of nurture by itself allows a wingless ape to develop the power of avian flight.   

[Senormac]

On 5/5/2020 at 4:13 PM, Ken Aldred said:

I'll leave Jack Cole's Plastic Man for Mike to enthuse about later.  I'm not greedy.

There's enough genius from him for both..... make that, ALL of us Paul. I'll put in 4.  

There is genius here.  Not just just the character, Plastic Man.... but the author and artist Jack Cole.  

He created it. It's not a super hero.  It's a story about something that happened to a guy. 

He could stretch. 

That third panel is an example of the genius 

Edited May 11, 2020 by Senormac
justly I approved it

[Electricmastro]

White Streak from Target Comics #5 (June 1940, Novelty Press), an android created centuries ago by an advanced, extinct South American civilization to help mankind during times of war.

[kav]

12 hours ago, Ken Aldred said:

The Black Condor's origin is a good one.  Adopted by a condor as an orphaned baby, raised in a nest high up in Mongolia, this act of nurture by itself allows a wingless ape to develop the power of avian flight.   

We've all seen that happen.