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Odds and Ends

Jan 25th

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While we’ve been exploring the DCU I have been going down my “to do” list and making sure we hit all the high points, during that process, I’ve missed a few that I should have put into the hopper, so here goes some heroes that maybe fit in other categories, but they’re here now.

Dial “H” for Hero is a great idea where a guy, in the case above, Robert “Robby” Reed discovers an “H” dial and by dialing the letters on the dial H, E, R, O, he can turn into a hero with a different power each time.

Now the kicker on the Dial “H” for Hero stories is that the readers contributed their own heroes to the pot and DC Editorial could just pick and choose in exchange for publishing the new creation and giving the creator credit as the change happened.

Of course, updates were needed and we get a pair of HERO dials for use by Christopher King and Victoria “Vicki” Grant, below.  After all, we did need some female creations didn’t we?

Then there was the Kung-Fu craze….in the 70s as DC enjoyed its Explosion and Implosion and as Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris reigned the box office, of course this is when More >

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Global Guardians

May 15th

Posted by darren in Comics

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Here we go, let’s finish these heroes off on the list.

From the top row on down, l to r: Rising Sun, Owlwoman, Jack O’ Lantern, Doctor Mist, Godiva, Little Mermaid, Tuatara, Impala, Thunderlord, Olympian, and Wild Huntsman

Bushmaster is Bernal Rojas from Venezuela is a Batman type character using reptiles as his motif, bereft of powers, Bushmaster has gadgets that he finds handy to use in battle.

Dr. Mist, real name Nommo, is the Global Guardian’s leader and is a mystic/shaman/sorcerer of some renown hailing from Kenya.

Godiva is Dorcas Leigh of England and has the ability to grow her hair out and shape it into different forms and use it as another limb. Her hair is very durable and can withstand a great deal of attacks that normal hair could not.

Impala is M’Bulaze of South Africa with the ability to run at short distances at super speed and to leap in the air like the gazelle he is named after.

Owlwoman is Wenonah Littlebird of Oklahoma, U.S.A., the Cherokee Nation, and has been gifted with the ability to glide on air currents, see in the dark, and eventually she gets some super strong and sharp talons.

Thunderlord is Lian Zih-Ka’i from Taiwan and is a Buddhist More >

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Calling the Ethnic Super Friends

May 10th

Posted by darren in Comics

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Oh, you know who I’m talking about…

Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, Samurai, and El Dorado. The 70’s answer to diversity.

As you probably can tell Black Vulcan looks an awful lot like Black Lightning and that is who he is modeled after. According to legend, the name, costume, and some of the specific powers were changed from B.L to B.V. in order to hold down royalty payments for B.L.’s creators. Not sure if that’s true or not, but it’s been around the comicverse enough to mention it.

Apache Chief has appeared in a “new” version called Manitou Raven that does not appear until 2002. Whiel Apache Chief was pretty clear with his power to enlarge himself with his magic word “Inik Chuk”, Manitou Raven appears as an ancient shaman/medicine man character steeped in the magicks of his people.

Samurai has appeared in comics briefly off an on, but mostly Samurai here serves as a substitute for Red Tornado since his mode of transport is to convert or enshroud his lower body with a tornado like form in order to travel. Uttering his mantra Samurai could also turn invisible on occasion, and one assumes that he conducted himself by the code of Bushido and had martial arts training, More >