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| Contains the origin of 'The Sword'
Also, I really like the Kay McKay' Character. She is one of the strongest heroines - does her own thinking - always rescues the men - totally independent- that I have yet come across.
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| I wonder why they named The Sword's everyday identity "Arthur Lake." Movie actor Arthur Lake had been playing Dagwood Bumstead since 1938. Why choose that name for our hero? The Sword, like Captain Marvel, is a kid who transforms into an adult superhero. Offhand I can't think of any others. Surely there were more. |
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| Oh yes, there were other examples of kids turning into adult superheroes. See my article in Sequential.
We have a couple on site. Thunderbolt Jaxon and Superhombre. |
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| Arthur Lake is actually pretty obvious if you are big into Arthurian Legend. Arthur, obviously, relates to King Arthur, while there are a couple of possibilities for Lake. Most likely in my mind is that Arthur is tied very closely to a lake, and specifically a lake spirit. She is the one who gives him Excalibur (the sword that was in the stone was a different sword that is either broken or lost during his early adventures) and he must return the sword to her once he is done with it (usually done by Galahad after his death). The other possibility is a link to Lancelot, as Lancelot's actual sirname was du Lac, or "from the lake". |
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| Whenever I see Captain Courageous with that goofy "star" mask, I think of "Mermaid Man" in "Spongebob Squarepants." |
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| I have found only 3 Kay McKay stories.
in Captain Courageous Comics #06, Our Flag Comics #01, and SuperMystery Comics #V3 #2/ |
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| Publication | March 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Courageous |
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| Comic Story | The Black Mayor (11 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Captain Courageous; the Black Mayor [Max Gort] (villain; introduction) |
| Notes | next app. in FOUR FAVORITES #5 |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Sword [Arthur Lake] (introduction, origin); Lake's father (introduction); the Black Master (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Next appearance in Lightning Comics #14. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Lone Warrior [Stan Carter]; Dicky Carter |
| Notes | Last appearance.
Script credit courtesy of The Who's Who. |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | Next appearance in FOUR FAVORITES #7. |
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| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Notes | next appearance in SUPER-MYSTERY COMICS V3 #2. |
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| Synopsis | Luke's magic flute causes a pieman to dance uncontrollably, so Luke can steal one of his pies. |
| Featuring | Luke and His Magic Flute Ya Gotta Dance |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Fantasy | Characters: Luke; pieman |
| Notes | The full title of this feature is "Luke and His Magic Flute Ya Gotta Dance." |
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| Text Story | Range Reptile (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | Next appearance in SUPER-MYSTERY COMICS V3 #3. Two-thirds of the final tier of page eleven is the Statement of Ownership. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | House ad for "Four Favorites" and "Our Flag" comics. |
| Notes | Covers of Four Favorites 4 and Our Flag 4 are reproduced. Inside back cover, black-and-white. |
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