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784:The Terrific Whatzit
462:Mougin, Lou (2020).
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1649:Sylvester Pemberton
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512:Yoe, Craig (2018).
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2168:Blue Blade
2103:Wonder Boy
2083:The Spider
2043:Mouthpiece
1993:The Jester
1915:Green Lama
1900:Atomic-Man
1870:The Target
1837:The Scarab
1817:The Magnet
1695:Superwoman
1661:Ted Knight
1632:Roy Harper
1603:Sir Justin
1497:The Knight
1416:Lee Travis
1406:Congo Bill
1341:The Wizard
1331:Super Duck
1326:The Shield
1278:MLJ Comics
1170:Wonder Man
1165:U.S. Jones
1145:Green Mask
1130:Bronze Man
1118:Dan Garret
1108:Black Fury
1100:Fox Comics
1050:Minute-Man
1045:Master Man
990:Bulletgirl
919:Nature Boy
909:Nightshade
881:Minimidget
706:Alan Scott
585:Ace Comics
535:References
287:Background
279:character
176:Page from
91:Created by
53:#1 (1939).
2648:Marvelman
2563:Moon Girl
2558:EC Comics
2439:The Brain
2403:Superkatt
2340:Thunderer
2310:Red Raven
2280:Miss Fury
2210:Citizen V
2136:The Angel
2093:Uncle Sam
2038:Miss Fear
2018:Manhunter
2003:Lady Luck
1978:Firebrand
1968:Doll Girl
1948:Blackhawk
1905:Black Owl
1865:Dick Cole
1860:Blue Bolt
1812:Liberator
1787:The Ghost
1722:Vigilante
1707:Tarantula
1700:Lois Lane
1517:Paul Kirk
1512:Manhunter
1480:Rex Tyler
1301:The Comet
1258:Daredevil
1188:Black Cat
1140:The Flame
995:Bulletman
962:Phantasmo
856:The Clock
851:The Arrow
809:Ted Grant
794:Ultra-Man
684:The Flash
613:The Raven
421:Newsarama
333:Footnotes
269:Alex Ross
242:anthology
194:The Flame
162:pseudonym
158:Alex Blum
136:superhero
120:Abilities
100:Alex Blum
65:Publisher
3035:(Handel)
3008:(Milton)
2771:Cultural
2682:Iron Man
2665:Funnyman
2609:The Heap
2592:Fantomah
2546:Hydroman
2473:The Face
2335:Thin Man
2325:Sun Girl
2285:Mister E
2098:Wildfire
2028:Midnight
1973:Doll Man
1690:Superman
1678:Superboy
1668:Stripesy
1566:Robotman
1470:Guardian
1381:Batwoman
1366:Air Wave
1150:The Moth
1015:Dan Dare
799:The Whip
752:The King
713:Hawkgirl
648:Al Pratt
643:The Atom
603:The Flag
357:12 April
348:"Samson"
311:Superman
196:and the
3129:Delilah
3069:Delilah
2621:Cat-Man
2315:Rockman
2270:Mercury
2240:The Fin
2073:Red Bee
2068:The Ray
1832:Pyroman
1656:Starman
1576:Sandman
1475:Hourman
1371:Aquaman
1336:The Web
1311:The Fox
957:The Owl
861:The Eye
804:Wildcat
725:Hawkman
391:1 April
244:title,
112:Species
3134:Manoah
3076:Samson
3062:Samson
3032:Samson
3013:Samson
2975:(2018)
2972:Samson
2967:(1996)
2959:(1991)
2951:(1984)
2943:(1965)
2935:(1961)
2932:Samson
2927:(1953)
2919:(1949)
2911:(1922)
2903:(1914)
2900:Samson
2883:Samson
2864:Comics
2763:Samson
2626:Kitten
2604:Airboy
2478:Skyman
2295:Namora
1739:Zatara
1683:Kal-El
1639:Squire
1627:Speedy
1529:Miss X
1502:Krypto
1376:Batman
1155:Samson
1135:Dynamo
841:Airman
623:Vulcan
520:
495:
470:
445:
382:
212:Samson
202:Samson
178:Samson
132:Samson
36:Samson
3184:Crane
3124:Bedan
3117:Other
3024:Music
2924:Aurat
2391:Misc.
2355:Venus
2290:Namor
2183:Bucky
2013:Magno
1890:Prize
1554:Robin
972:Zorro
220:Big 3
190:Big 3
134:is a
115:Human
3168:book
2892:Film
2350:Toro
1938:#711
1248:Claw
1213:Kato
518:ISBN
493:ISBN
468:ISBN
443:ISBN
393:2020
380:ISBN
359:2020
271:and
2781:Art
1712:TNT
3208::
2999:16
2995:13
429:^
350:.
283:.
229:.
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