The Golden Age MR. MIRACLE!

Mr. Miracle appeared in CAPTAIN FEARLESS #1-2 (Aug-Sep 1941).

And that's about it. There's no info online that I could really find.

It's interesting to note that he gets knocked out twice (in six pages!), there may be a theme here...

from
HOLYOKE ONE-SHOT #5 (1944)
(originally from CAPTAIN FEARLESS #2)
story and art by ?

STRONGMAN battles the Sixth Column!

Strongman debuted in CRASH COMICS #1 (May 1940) and ended his career in the final issue, #5 (Nov 1940). That's his claim to fame.

When it comes to golden-age heroes, there's either an abundance of info about them online, or next to nothing. Strongman falls in the latter category. And even when you find it, it's not always accurate. One profile for Strongman says he gained his powers from drinking a potion and debuted in CRASH COMICS #2.

Studying the secrets of the yogi, Percy van Norton turned himself into the perfect human. He ran around as a ne'er-do-well playboy to protect his secret life. He was basically Holyoke's take on Superman. He wore glasses in his secret identity. He had super strength, super breath, was nigh-invulnerable... His costume was even in primary colors!

Although there's no evidence to suggest it, I wonder if Strongman's short career could be attributed to DC's strong-arming of Superman clones. He appeared at the same time that DC struck down Fox's Wonder Man and Fawcett's Master Man -- and disappeared nearly as quickly. Maybe DC never had a chance to file a formal complaint. They may have simply said, "Yo. No." and Holyoke just decided not to fight it.

from
HOLYOKE ONE-SHOT #9 (1945)
[reprinted from CRASH COMICS #5 (November 1940)]
story by ?; art by Pagsilang R. Isip

Happy TURKEY Day, JOE!

I couldn't track down any Thanksgiving stories featuring super-heroes. So this is what you're going to get. Heh.

It's a holiday-themed cautionary tale with the message: "Be careful what you wish for!"

I can't imagine that some poor child back in the day didn't lose sleep over this one...

from
BLUE BEETLE #27 (November 1943)
story and art by Mell Lazarus



HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!