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"Mother! I've turned the cooling unit back on. Mother!"

Fear is the mind-killer.

Heathcliff and the gang.

The world's biggest little detective.

Hoppity Hooper, Fillmore and Uncle Waldo.

Pure, kind-hearted, and a great sense of justice.

Gamers!

George Chance, the Ghost, knows real magic, learning it when he was raised in India as the adopted son of an immortal yogi teacher. A woman named Betty helped him. His Archenemy was time traveller Professor Fenton. The Ghost once traveled back in time to King Arthur's court in order to stop the villainous Professor Fenton. While there he met Merlin, Morgan le Fay, Sir Kay, and King Arthur himself.

The son of Father Neptune, the Shark (or Shark-Man) is called such because he is often seen in the company of large, man-eating sharks. He once lived in an undersea kingdom but set out to fight against all crimes committed at sea. His powers included the ability to live underwater and hypnotism, and he is also a skilled inventor and swimmer (thanks to webbed hands and feet).

The Iron Skull was originally a soldier who was gravely injured during World War II (which, in this timeline, was fought partially on American soil well into 1950s). He was brought to Chicago, where Dr. Watson, a surgeon at "Chicago Hospital," worked to replace his flesh and bones with metallic components. The resulting cyborg was super-strong, resistant to bullets and capable of limited telepathy. His new face was missing a nose, giving him a skull-like appearance. By the year 1960, the Second World War wound down and reconstruction began. This year also saw a rise of rampant crime that the police struggled to contain. The cyborg decided to use his abilities to fight crime in Chicago as the Iron Skull.

Dianne Grayton was a wealthy and beautiful young woman who grew bored and decided to become "the most horrible dispenser of justice of all times." She started disguising herself as a classic Halloween witch and using her spiders to scare and punish villains. Her power is to control black widow spiders. She is also athletic and a skilled fighter.

Ace Egan found a crashed UFO in the year 1940. He decided to use the ship's advanced technological wonders to combat criminals as the costumed aviator the Ace of Space.

Marga the Panther Woman was raised by a group of black panthers and inoculated with their abilities such as superhuman strength and cat-like claws. She was a highly skilled fighter, hunter and athlete, capable of bending steel bars, punching out an elephant, or swinging a lion by its tail. She was at one time, aided by a former police dog named Homer. She eventually left the jungle to joins her aviator boyfriend Ted Grant on adventures.

Samar, as a child, was adopted and raised in the jungle by a nomadic tribe in India (though, at times, the comic treated it as if it were Africa). Samar dealt with jungle foes such as Mona, Queen of the Apes, Cavemen, the Panther Men, the Bat-Men, and the Hyena-Men. Samar also dealt with two different Amazon tribes the Amazons of Nesbo and Lazana's Amazons.

This naive alien with super-strength tries to right wrongs and fight crime on Earth even though he considers all earthlings stupid!

Marine Sergeant Terry Gardner, a former private detective and former champion wrestler, tangles with some Germans, who seek to murder Wilmer, the man Gardner is protecting. A gypsy is killed. The gypsy's parrot, named Snoopy, helps Gardner to avenge his owner's death. Snoopy visits Gardner and inspires him by giving him a card telling him that "At Twilight you will be Master." Thus inspired, Terry buys a costume for himself and begins fighting crime as Twilight.

Mary Roche was originally a dancer at a Paris night club. She was known as "Black Venus" because of her beauty and the black curve-hugging bodysuit. She was engaged to Jean Cartier, a lawyer. Unfortunately for Jean, her dancing captured the attention of Yamato, an attache to the Japanese embassy in Paris. Upon learning of Jean's existence, he arranged to have him killed. Her quest for vengeance led her to study flying. She put her flying skills to use by masquerading as Black Venus, a black-suited aviatrix who flew a black customized Lockheed P-38 long-range interceptor.

Wonder Boy was the last survivor of the planet Viro. He escaped his home world's explosion on a spaceship, crashing into the heart of Chicago. He survived, but when he tried to explain his origin to the local police, they didn't believe him and placed him in an orphanage. When he heard that a Mongol warlord was trying to invade Europe, he left the orphanage and stopped the warlord's forces single-handedly. He decided to continue to use his superhuman abilities to fight criminals. Wonder Boy had "the strength of a thousand men" as well as super speed.

Freedom fighter Kismet hides out in the forests of Southern France, battling his enemy the Rocketeer. He possesses no powers but is a good fighter. Kismet is also one of the earliest Muslim superheroes.

After his father's death, Dusty is adopted by Joe Higgins, aka the Shield, and begins to fight crime as Dusty the Boy Detective. He later formed the team known as the Boy Buddies with the sidekick of the Wizard, Roy the Super-Boy.

Cosmo Cat worked as a technician at a munitions plant, when he accidentally set off a bomb, U-235. He gained superpowers. He now had flight, super strength, and invulnerability. Cosmo maintained his powers by ingesting Cosmic Catnip Capsules. Cosmo Cat resided in his moon lab spotting evils on Earth using his tele-finder and then headed to Earth in his cat-rocket. He was assisted by his sometimes sidekick, Dunky Duck. During one of his adventures, Cosmo Cat helped to save Little Red Riding Hood from the Big Bad Wolf.

Little Angel was a mischievous red-headed tomboy who was always getting into trouble.