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MINOR SUPER-HERO ROUND-UP 103

MINOR SUPER-HERO ROUND-UP 103

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Soon there will be more minor super-heroes than there are humans for them to protect. the Sentinel: In 1783, on the Boston Common, the newly-minted Spirit of America charges a cannon with the “powders of patriotism” in anticipation that someday a champion will be needed to defend the new nation from destruction. Finally, in 1941 (the Civil War not, apparently, being enough of a reason), the cannon fires on its own and releases the Sentinel, mystic champion of the American…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 998: THE CHIEF

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 998: THE CHIEF

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(Liberty Scouts Comics 002, 1941) The Chief is one of two things, either a not-very-specific Hitler stand-in who is leading his forces from the front in an attempted invasion of the US, or the representative of such a figure in such an invasion. Either way, he is clearly a pseudo-Nazi. When we meet the Chief he is preoccupied with discovering the identities of the mysterious figures (who we know to be the Liberty Scouts) who have been thwarting his attempts…

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DIVINE ROUND-UP 034

DIVINE ROUND-UP 034

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Here come some more gods and god-adjacent beings for you. the Golden Skull: While I must of course frown and shake my head at the concept of human sacrifice, you really have to hand it to the worshippers of the Golden Skull (who is, yes, very much not golden and also not especially skully), for giving their god a name that guarantees that a constant stream of American and European treasure hunters would arrive on their doorstep in search of…

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MONSTER, CRITTER AND CREATURE ROUND-UP 001

MONSTER, CRITTER AND CREATURE ROUND-UP 001

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I’ve threatened to do it for long enough, it’s time for the creatures to have their day. Alligator Men: Our very first creatures are also our first tough call. Steel Sterling fights these Alligator Men in Brazonia, South America while on the trail of Dr Yar (aka the Black Knight), and with any group of intelligent humanoids there is the question: did our villain make them using the power of mad science, or did he find them in the jungle…

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MINOR SUPER-HERO ROUND-UP 102

MINOR SUPER-HERO ROUND-UP 102

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You won’t believe what I just found: more super-heroes! the Liberty Scouts: When fascist forces armed with high-tech weaponry begin attacking targets calculated to cripple US war capacity, they are repeatedly driven away by a trio of anonymous heroes who leave behind Liberty Bell calling cards. Both the fascists and US officials are eager to learn just who these so-called Liberty Patriots are, but President Roosevelt is the one who actually gets to find out, thanks to his association with…

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REAL PERSON ROUND-UP 028

REAL PERSON ROUND-UP 028

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Mostly a case of the Usual Suspects today here in the Real Person Round-Up, I’m afraid. Adolf Hitler: The bulk of the comic this panel comes from is MIA as far as people without hundreds of dollars of Buy Golden Age Comics money are concerned, and this is the only real look we get of this slightly off-brand Hitler and Goering. I might not have bothered to include them here devoid of other context except for… … the splash page…

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FASCIST GOON CLEARING HOUSE 015

FASCIST GOON CLEARING HOUSE 015

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If there’s one thing I know it’s that the world has a seemingly-inexhaustible supply of odious little fascist worms. the All-American League: The All-American League is nothing so exciting as your Nazi spies trying to poison the reservoir or prevent and/or encourage the US entrance into WWII. Instead, they are the more banal type of fascism that is popular nowadays, in which patriotism is weaponized as a way to enrich and empower a few petty men (yes, yes that’s what…

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NOTES – JULY 2026

NOTES – JULY 2026

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Honours: Pilot Bill Barnes is almost certainly awarded the Victoria Cross for blowing up a Nazi gas stockpile. He also gets a pie. (Bill Barnes, America’s Air Ace Comics 004, 1941) The Liberty Scouts are given nonspecific (but secret) medals for saving NYC from being destroyed. Strut also gets a pie. (Liberty Scouts Comics 002, 1941)

ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 047

ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 047

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It’s more of those dastardly (and not-so-dastardly) aliens! Zutarians: One day while on a trip to visit his magic brother in-law who lives on the sun, the Golden Knight and Alice are thrown off course and crash on planet Zutarn, where they are picked up by some friendly-yet-threatening Zutarians. As is often the case in Golden Age comics, the exact location of Zutarn is not stated – for bookkeeping reasons I’m going to say it’s in an unspecified star system,…

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CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 009

CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 009

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How can we have nice things if they keep getting so dinged up? the Black Terror: It might look like the Black Terror (‘s secret identity) is knocked out by falling down a flight of stairs onto his head, but according to him it was actually a bullet creasing the old skull that did the trick. (Exciting Comics 010, 1941) This is a tough one: the Black Terror is shot and nearly killed, and he kind of seems to be…

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