Mystery Men
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Quality
The Spider Tom Hallaway was a millionaire playboy and big game hunter who used his skills to fight crime in the early 1940s using an alias, “the Spider.” Midnight After a long day of broadcasting, Dave Clark inadvertently stumbled into a deadly construction conspiracy and became… Plastic Man Patrick “Eel” O’Brien was a petty crook…
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Starman
When we last saw Ted Knight, Opal City playboy who preferred to devote his time to science rather than parties, he dismissed the television as something that would never catch on. He had subsequently become interested in the exploits of costumed mystery men who had been grabbing the headlines. There’s a temptation, almost, to join…
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Justice (Part 2)
When we last saw the group of heroes that stopped Hitler’s invasion of England, Flash commented that maybe they could have dinner sometime together to at least discuss the possibility of staying together as an army regiment. At a later date, Johnny Thunder was aware of the resulting meeting but was offended he was not…
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Justice (Part 1)
On a stormy night in Washington, D.C., a man named “Smythe” paid President Roosevelt a visit with news that the British spy network had learned Hitler intended to invade England at any moment. Lacking resources to repel a full-scale attack, Smythe was sent to plead for Roosevelt’s help. However, he handed Smythe a folder containing…
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Song of the Strong
Overseas, Adolf Hitler planned Operation Sea Lion, an assault on England, for September of 1940. However, it was indefinitely postponed when the German Luftwaffe failed to defeat the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain. This set-back occurred for Hitler even though he had in his possession… the magical and evil Spear of Destiny.…
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Atoms, Rays, Tornados
The Atom In 1940, Al Pratt was a sophomore at Calvin College, frequently ridiculed by his classmates for his short size. Unable to impress the girl of his dreams, he met a former boxing champ who had fallen on hard times. Why I’ve built up bodies that were worse than yours – an’ made champs…
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Patriotic Speed
Uncle Sam 12 years after Americans had shed their blood in World War I, the forces of evil, greed, intolerance, and crime threatened the ideal out of which America was born. Uncle Sam returned to join the war… The spirit of America passed through the small midwestern town of Glen Valley. It felt the strength…
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Flashback: USSR
Vladimir Sokow Vladimir Sokow was born in Bobruisk, USSR, in 1923. He proved his father wrong and earned the respect of his fellow soldiers, but was ready for new challenges… If you kept your eyes open – and your mind – opportunities for advancement lay everywhere. He was a high-ranking official in the political directorate.…
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Green Lantern
Flashback: The Starheart When we last saw the Starheart, Marco Polo had selected it as a gift of appreciation from Kublai Khan in the form of a green lamp. Then… The patient later transformed it into a modern train lantern (see below.) 1940: Albert Dekker Albert Dekker was a ruthless businessman. Denied the contract to…
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Hourman & Dr. Fate
Flashback: Rex Tyler On a summer day in 1919 In Ithaca, New York, a mysterious stranger paid 6-year-old Rex Tyler a visit and gave him an hourglass… The memory haunted him until, as an adult, he realized the stranger was his adult self, although he had no explanation for how that could be. Hourman In…
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