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The original Captain Marvel, deemed worthy of becoming the champion of the ancient Wizard Mamaragan, whenever he utters the word "Shazam", young Billy Batson is struck by a magical thunderbolt and gains vast divine powers and abilities, transforming him into Magic's Champion, the World's Mightiest Mortal, Shazam!
The Vigilante's older friend and sidekick.
The original champion of the Wizard, Teth-Adam was a former slave who channeled the power of six Egyptian Gods to fight evil. But when his family was murdered during the conquest of his people, he developed more ruthless methods to protect innocents. Seeing him as corrupt, the Wizard banished "Black Adam" to the tomb of Ramesses II. After centuries of imprisonment, he would finally escape to overthrow Kahndaq's tyrant by force, becoming the country's defender and a natural enemy to the world's heroes.
Dinah Lance was born into a family of crime fighters; her mother was a vigilante and her father is a cop. She grew up with the company of heroes, and after years of training, followed in her parent's footsteps by assuming the costume, identity, and legacy of her mother Dinah Drake, the Black Canary.
One of the earliest female costumed crimefighters in comics, Hollywood starlet Linda Turner donned a black cat costume to prey on the superstitions of her director after she suspected him of being a Nazi. She enjoyed herself so much that she decided to continue her crime-fighting career as the Black Cat.
The Black Hood was one of Top Notch's (later known as MLJ/Archie) first masked vigilantes.
"Beware the Black Jack!"
Golden age character.
Black Owl was one of two superheroes. The first was Doug Danville until he enlisted in WWII. The second was his successor Walt Walters, who fought the Nazis along with his sons Rick and Dick Walters aka "Yank" and "Doodle".
The Black Puma is an enemy of Magno and Davey.
Black Satan is an enemy of The Four Comrades from the Golden Age.
The Black Shark was a pirate captain threatened America's ports during World War II. He was the arch-enemy of the Red Torpedo.
The Black Snake is Nazi sleeper agent who lived in the United States. He is an enemy of U.S. Jones
Golden Age character published by Standard Comics, Eclipse, AC Comics, America's Best Comics and Dynamite Entertainment. Black Terror has been described as a Superman-Batman-Punisher hybrid. He has been a member of Project SuperPowers and now Masks both published by Dynamite Entertainment.
An aviator, Black Venus is a skilled pilot who helped during World War II. She first appeared in Contact Comics#5
Golden Age heroine and servant of Satan. She is part of the team of World War II heroes known as The Twelve.
Janos Prohaska became a world renowned pilot during the Spanish Civil War. After the Nazis invaded his home country he named himself Blackhawk and joined with several of his friends to combat them as the Blackhawk Squadron.
The Blonde Phantom is a masked crime-fighter and detective. She is one of the first costumed heroines to appear during the Golden Age of Marvel Comics.
Fabulous swashbuckling hero of the Golden Age.
Golden Age character similar to the Human Torch, the Blue Flame can burst into flames and fly. He disappeared shortly after his debut.
A cross-dressing extortionist and member of Villainy Inc.
Enemy of Magno.
One of the Archie Line's first Superheroes and a Crusader. Updated as a accidental crusader. The version appearing in Blue Ribbon Comics #2-4, and Top-Notch Comics #3-25 is in the Public Domain.
David was the young King of Swisslakia, until the Nazi forces attacked his kingdom. David then unearthed and activated a Golem-like statue as he abdicated his throne and became a political refugee in America. Once in the USA, David fought for his new homeland as Boy King with the Giant by his side.
Yet another Wonder Man!
Brain Wave honed his mental abilities to perfection, enabling him to hypnotise people effortlessly, and to project realistic three-dimensional images.
The first comic space-man flies on!
Believed dead near the end of World War II only to have been found and brainwashed by the Soviets for the next 50 years, Captain America's former sidekick now continues to defend his country from the shadows against those who would threaten it as legendary spy and assassin, the Winter Soldier. He became the new Captain America to honor his friend Steve and he joined the Avengers. When Steve returned as Captain America, Bucky took on the identity of the Winter Soldier once again.
Jim Barr wore a bullet shaped gravity regulator helmet that enabled him to fly and fight crime as Bulletman. Susan Kent would become his girlfriend and later wife, who fought beside him as Bulletgirl.
The sidekick to The Green Turtle. He was once young beggar whom the Green Turtle rescued from execution by the Japanese army.
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