(Marvel Mystery Comics v1 009, 1940)
Professor Zog is made an Honorary Knight of Ligra for his services in the war between the Lion-People and the Dragon-Men. If the Lion-Person in the background looks a bit disgruntled it is perhaps because Zog was originally coerced into fighting on the Dragon-Men’s side and really did a number on the Lion-People’s army before getting free. This is possibly why he only gets to be an honorary knight.
(Marvel Mystery Comics v1 006, 1940)
The Voice! Mysterious drug kingpin of San Francisco! Nobody has seen his face, not even his henchmen!
The Voice! Using loudspeakers and radios, he coordinates his operations from a hidden place of safety!
The Voice! Is a street-level supercrook who has the misfortune to be operating in a story about Electro, Marvel of the Age! All his precautions are as nothing against the giant remote-controlled robot! Adding insult to injury, he isn’t even the main focus of the story, as Electro is on a nation-wide anti-drug crusade. Poor the Voice.
BONUS HONOURS: Professor Zog gets a telegram of congratulations from FDR!
(Hit Comics 013, 1941)
The Strange Twins get a medal from the San Francisco PD.
(Since they may never come up again: the Strange Twins were a set of English twins (natch) separated as infants when an enemy of their father had one kidnapped as revenge. That one, Rodney, was raised as a criminal and became a feared gang boss, while his brother Douglas grew up to become a Scotland Yard Inspector.
The first year or so of Strange Twins strips involved a lot of mistaken identity intrigue including Doug going to prison for several years and multiple near-fratricides on both sides until Rod’s foster father Wing Low revealed the truth, upon which they reconciled (Doug conveniently ignoring Rod’s multiple on-panel murders for the sake of family) and became an adventure team – not as fun, but still okay.
The best thing about them is that it’s more interesting to have Rod go up against his old crime rivals, so they meet guys named London Joe and Limehouse Lew no matter what part of the globe they find themselves in. The second best is that the only way to tell them apart is that Rod smokes cigarettes and Doug smokes a pipe)
(Hit Comics 013, 1941)
The Strange Twins get a medal from the San Francisco PD.
(Since they may never come up again: the Strange Twins were a set of English twins (natch) separated as infants when an enemy of their father had one kidnapped as revenge. That one, Rodney, was raised as a criminal and became a feared gang boss, while his brother Douglas grew up to become a Scotland Yard Inspector.
The first year or so of Strange Twins strips involved a lot of mistaken identity intrigue including Doug going to prison for several years and multiple near-fratricides on both sides until Rod’s foster father Wing Low revealed the truth, upon which they reconciled (Doug conveniently ignoring Rod’s multiple on-panel murders for the sake of family) and became an adventure team – not as fun, but still okay.
The best thing about them is that it’s more interesting to have Rod go up against his old crime rivals, so they meet guys named London Joe and Limehouse Lew no matter what part of the globe they find themselves in. The second best is that the only way to tell them apart is that Rod smokes cigarettes and Doug smokes a pipe)
(Hit Comics 010, 1941)
Hercules cleans up the Giller Mob and gets the key to… a city. Probably New York? Who can say for sure – he moved around more than most 40s super-heroes.
This also leads to a brief and harrowing Hollywood career in which he stars in one – alas! – unnamed jungle action movie.
(Hit Comics 010, 1941)
Hercules cleans up the Giller Mob and gets the key to… a city. Probably New York? Who can say for sure – he moved around more than most 40s super-heroes.
This also leads to a brief and harrowing Hollywood career in which he stars in one – alas! – unnamed jungle action movie.