48 – Zatara

2019-01-17
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Zatara was the second major DC character introduced in Action Comics #1 (May 1938).  Unlike Superman, Zatara is more of a copy of an existing character: Mandrake the Magician.  He even gains a similar mustache in the next issue. He had the ability to cast spells by saying words backwards, though sometimes he is able […]

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24 – Mandrake the Magician

2018-12-24
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David McKay Publications started publishing their own newspaper reprint comic, King Comics, in 1936.  In King Comics #4, they start including Mandrake the Magician.  Mandrake is considered by many historians as the first costumed superhero. In other news, Doctor Occult takes on a werewolf over in More Comics:

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