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| When I was 12 DC Comics came out with reprints of Gold Age comic book Heros. And Kid Eternity was one of them. Hit Comics 25 this comic was the storie HOW COOL IS THAT! |
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| As the guy with the pointy ears would say, 'fascinating!'
There is a belief that Mac Raboy might have drawn this, and Otto Binder wrote it. And there are definitely some panels that look like Raboy.
This has been denied by 'experts.' BUT.
Over at Fawcett we have a character who is a young boy who meets a wizard who lives at the Rock of Eternity and gives a young boy a magic word which allows him to call on a number of mythical gods for his powers. So, OK. Here we have a young boy who is taken by a supernatural being to 'the beacon of Eternity' where he speaks the magic word 'Eternity' which allows him to call up mythical and historical characters who help him in his fight against evil. Hmm. Co-incidence? hard to believe.
Returning to Mac Raboy and Otto Binder,these guys are Captain Marvel and Marvel Boy alumni.
So the possibility that these two might have thought up a variation on the Fawcett formula and pitched it to Quality is not impossible.
And 'experts' can be wrong.
Further thought. Don't know how the dates gel, but suppose DC has already cancelled Captain Marvel and Fawcett has already decided to fold up its comic business and a couple of the creators get together and say well, if we can't do Captain Marvel, and Fawcett has folded, is there another way we might be able to use those concepts for another company?
Certainly, the existence of the character in the first place now makes some sense to me. And why he would be given his own title.
Fascinating!
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| I don't know about Mac Raboy, some of that fancy shading says Charlie Sultan to me... So DC renamed the Kid Kit Freeman? Freeman, why does that name ring a bell? |
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| Publication | December 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Previously credited to Mac Raboy. Letter from Busy Arnold to Jerry Bails published in Alter Ego #67 states that Mac Raboy never worked for Quality at any time. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Kid Eternity |
| Notes | Previously credited to Mac Raboy. Letter from Busy Arnold to Jerry Bails published in Alter Ego #67 states that Mac Raboy never worked for Quality at any time. |
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| Comic Story | The Origin of Kid Eternity (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | A boy and his grandfather are torpedoed in their boat by a Nazi sub and killed, but when the lad reaches the Pearly Gates, his name is not on the list to die. So Mr. Kepper, who was responsible, brings back the boy's spirit into his body, clapped his hands allowing a ray of light to strike the corpse, and the lad lived again, and was endowed by Mr. Keeper with great powers. By speaking the word "eternity", the boy could call upon any historical person who once lived to aid him in any given situation. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Kid Eternity (introduction, origin, death, resurrection); Kid Eternity's un-named grandfather (death); Daniel Troop (introduction); Mr. Keeper (introduction); St. Peter; Hercules; Samson; George Washington; Unknown Soldier; Abraham Lincoln; the Nazis (villains) |
| Notes | Otto Binder is credited as writer by Jerry Bails, but Martin O'Hearn disagrees.
Originally, while being published by Quality, Kid Eternity had no name and his grandfather pictured also was un-named. It was DC Comics that gave him the name Christopher "Kit" Freeman. So alter ego removed from this listing. |
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| Comic Story | The Death-House Blues (8 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? (signed as Stanley Charlot) |
| Content | Characters: Betty Bates; Slugs Moran (villain, introduction, death, also appears as ghost); Paul Redfern (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Comic Story | Hair Seed (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | A Lesson For Bill Jones (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Ghost tracks down an American defector named Jones, a man who has tried to dodge the draft. When he finds Jones, they work together to stop a Nazi infiltrator, after which Jones enlists in the Army. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Ghost of Flanders ["Rip" Graves]; Bill Jones (introduction); Hans Schmutz (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Last appearance |
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| Comic Story | Men With Two Faces (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Great Defender [Stormy Foster]; Dr. Van Veldt (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Last in series. |
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| Comic Story | The Incendiary Comic Book (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Bob Masters; Swab Decker; Mr. Twinch (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | A copy of HIT COMICS is doused with incendiaries! |
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| Comic Story | Prisoner In a Chinese Laundry (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Don Glory; Lin (introduction) |
| Notes | Belfi signed in the last panel. |
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| Text Story | Retribution (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
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| Comic Story | Magnificent Bill (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Peggy's father is kidnapped, she encourages Bill to say his magic words, but he resists, citing an "ill feeling" when doing so. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Bill the Magnificent [Bill Hanson] (introduction); Roscoe (introduction, newsreel reporter); Peggy Wilson (introduction, Bill's sweetheart); Commissioner Harris (villain, introduction); Rocks (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | When Bill says the magic phrase, "Jeepers Creepers!", he is mysteriously endowed with super-strength, invulnerability (except for his head) and speed. As a bonus, his personality is enhanced to give him more confidence. However, when he is struck on the head his powers subside, and he forgets everything he did when he was powered. |
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