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Kevin Yong:
Hi all. While I've been enjoying reading the ongoing series for various Golden Age characters, I've recently taken an interest to the "one shot" superheroes who only made a single appearance before the publisher moved on to other things.

So far I've stumbled across "Amazona" from Fiction House's Planet Comics #3, "Purple Tigress" from Fox's All Good Comics #1, and "The Rainbow" from Centaur's Arrow Comics #3. I find these stories fascinating in the same way as TV pilot episodes that never got picked up as series: sometimes good, sometime bad, but always an interesting potential of what might have been.

Anyone have recommendation for more superheroes who lasted only for one issue? Thanks!

-- Kevin Yong

skybandit:
A (very incomplete) list from my own personal (very incomplete) PD Superhero Cyclopedia:

Atlas the Mighty from Choice Comics #1
Atoma from Joe Palooka Comics #15
Black Orchid from Tops Comics (1944 one-shot) 2 adventures, but only 1 comic
Black Panther from Stars and Stripes #3
Black Satan from Yankee Comics #1
Black Widow from Cat-Man Comics #1
Blue Fire from Wham Comics #2 (also contains a text story)
Bogey Man from Red Band Comics #1 (reprinted in #2)
Buck Skin from Super-Mystery Comics Vol. 2 #1
Captain Red Cross from War Victory Adventures #3   
Dr. Mystic from Comics Magazine #1 (a renamed Dr. Occult story)
Electric Ray from Amazing Man #26   
Ferret from Man of War #2
Golden Girl from Golden Lad #5

I’ve only gotten up to the “Gs” so far.  Check out the Public Domain Super Heroes website for a way to find more without actually reading through ten thousand comics.

JonTheScanner:

--- Quote from: skybandit on September 05, 2010, 01:43:52 PM ---   
Dr. Mystic from Comics Magazine #1 (renamed Dr. Occult when acquired by DC)
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Dr Occult appeared first in New Fun #6.  This was before Dr. Mystic in Comics Magazine #1. The story in Comics Magazine #1 was the first part of a story continued in More Fun (which New Fun changed its name to) #14-17. The speculation is that that the first installment of the Dr Occult story was stolen by or given to the founders of Centaur Comics in lieu of payment owed.  In any case, it's not really a one-shot hero, but one who had one part of one story told under another name possibly for trademark reasons.

narfstar:
Solarman and Buzzard also from Wham 2
Atomic Thunderbolt from Regor
Captain Truth and Lucky Man from Gold Medal
Captain Combat, Ghost Woman, Comandette and Red Rogue from Star Studded
Super Dog in Zoo Comics 5 yes a funny animal superhero predating Krypto

Kevin Yong:
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I'll look those up. They sound fun.


--- Quote from: skybandit on September 05, 2010, 01:43:52 PM ---Check out the Public Domain Super Heroes website for a way to find more without actually reading through ten thousand comics.

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Good idea. (Not that I'd mind reading through ten thousand comics, but that may take me awhile.)  ;)

-- Kevin Yong

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