Marvel Golden Age characters

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The following in a list of the characters and teams that first appeared in Marvel Comics' Golden Age (under both of Marvel's previous names, Timely Comics & Atlas Comics).

Contents 1 Characters 1.1 1930s 1.2 1940s 1.3 1950s 1.4 1960s (Pre-Fantastic Four #1) 2 Modern Age Golden Age 3 The Lost Generation 4 Teams 4.1 Three Xs 4.1.1 Membership 4.2 Tough Kids Squad 4.2.1 Membership 4.3 Victory Boys 4.3.1 Membership 4.4 Young Allies 4.4.1 Membership 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Characters

[edit] 1930s

• Angel (Thomas Halloway)^[1] - formerly of the All-Winners Squad and the V-Battalion; whereabout unknown.
• Human Torch (Jim Hammond)^[2] - Destroyed^[3]; Formerly of the Invaders, V-Battalion, All-Winners Squad, Suicide Specials
• Namor the Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie)^[4] - formerly of the All-Winners Squad and the Invaders; currently in the Invaders.
• American Ace (Perry Webb)^[5]
• Ka-Zar the Great (David Rand)^[6] - pre-Marvel hero of African jungle; originally created in 1936 by Martin Goodman before moving to Timely^[7]
• Phineas Horton
• Masked Raider
• Dorma - Motion Picture Funnies Weekly, (April 1939) (cameo)

Marvel Comics #1, (October 1939) (full)

[edit] 1940s

• Toro (Thomas Raymond)^[8] - Currently deceased^[9]; formerly of the All-Winners Squad, Kid Commandos, Invaders and the Young Allies.
• Thin Man (Dr Bruce Dickson)^[10] - formerly member of the Liberty Legion and the New Invaders; current whereabouts unknown.
• Marvel Boy (Martin Simon Burns)^[11] - alleged reincarnation of Hercules; current whereabouts unknown.
• Hurricane (Makkari)^[12] - An member of the Eternals; formerly of First Line; current whereabouts unknown.
• Red Raven^[13] - former member of the Liberty Legion; current whereabouts unknown.
• Vision (Aarkus)^[14] - extradimensional entity from Smoke World who allied with Markham Ericsohn anf Prof. Enoch Mason; briefly forced to assist Doctor Death in Project: Mohave; current whereabouts unknown.
• Black Widow (Claire Voyant)^[15] - empowered by demon/Satan and sent to Earth to retrieve the souls of those so wicked he could not stand to have them remain living. She would accompanied the Invaders; currently a member of The Twelve^[16]
• Blue Blaze (Spencer Keen)^[17] - current whereabouts unknown
• Dakor the Magician (Elliot Gold)^[18] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Dr. Gade (Gabriel Gade)^[19] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Dynamic Man (Curt Cowan)^[20] - currently a member of the Twelve.
• Elektro the Robot^[21] - currently a member of the Twelve.
• The Falcon (Carl Burgess)^[22] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Fiery Mask (Dr. Jack Castle)^[23] - a physician who was empowered by the "Zombie Masters" machine; currently a member of the Twelve.
• Flexo the Rubber Man^[24] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Hercules (Brennan David)^[25] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Human Top (Bruce Bravelle)^[26] - thought to be a fictional character who was mutated by lightning; current whereabouts and status unknown
• Zephyr Jones^[27] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Laughing Mask (Dennis Burtin)^[28] - currently a member of the Twelve; also known as Purple Mask^[29].
• Magar the Mystic^[30] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Mantor the Magician (Regan O'Malley)^[31] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Marvex the Super Robot^[32] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Mastermind Excello (Earl Everett)^[33] - currently a member of the Twelve.
• Merzah the Mystic (Joseph Coyne)^[34] - heroic crime fighter who hunted foreign spies; assisted by Diana Derrick and José Santa Cruz; current whereabouts and status unknown
• Mister E (Victor J "Victor Jay" Goldstein)^[35] - Currently a member of the The Twelve
• Monako, Prince of Magic (Nicholas Wakelin)^[36] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Phantom Bullet (Allan Lewis)^[37] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Phantom of the Underworld (Patrick "Doc" Denton)^[38] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Phantom Reporter (Richard "Dick" Jones)^[39] - Currently a member of The Twelve and working for the Daily Bugle
• Jim "Taxi" Taylor^[40]
• Trojak the Tiger Man (Daniel Marx)^[41] - also known as Tigerman^[42]; current whereabouts and status unknown
• Terrence "Terry" Vance^[43] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Black Marvel (Daniel Lyons)^[44] - in the modern age, he became the mentor of the Slingers; currently deceased.
• Blazing Skull (Mark Anthony Todd)^[45] - former member of the Invaders both golden and modern age; alleged uncle of Ion; currently a member of the Last Defenders
• Bucky (James Buchanan Barnes)^[46] - Was thought dead^[47]; former member of the Liberty Legion, Kid Commandos, Invaders and Young Allies. Found to be alive by Captain America, Bucky has been an assassin called the Winter Soldier for the Soviet Union since 1945. Being in suspended animation when not on missions, Bucky appears to be in his mid to late twenties and has become the new Captain America.
• Captain America (Steven Rogers)^[46] - former member of the Invaders and later the Avengers; Assassinated by Crossbones and Sharon Carter in the aftermath of the Civil War.
• Red Skull (Johann Schmidt)^[46]
• Blue Diamond (Elton T Morrow)^[48] - former member of the Liberty Legion; current whereabouts and status unknown
• The Fin (Peter Noble)^[49] - former member of the New Invaders; current whereabouts unknown
• Silver Scorpion (Elizabeth Barstow)^[50] - currently member of the V-Battalion; has alzheimers.
• Jack Frost^[51] - former member of the Liberty Legion; current whereabouts and status unknown
• Whizzer (Robert L Frank)^[52] - Deceased^[53]; former member of the Liberty Legion, Invaders and All-Winners Squad; currently deceased
• Destroyer (Kevin "Keen" Marlow)^[54] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Terror (Laslo Pevely)^[55] - fought during World War II; became amnesiac and was given a chemical by Dr. Storm which was derived from the brain of a dog that had gone into a fury and killed a gorilla; his powers eventually faded; but regained them to assist She-Hulk against the Band of the Bland; however he was defeated by Sitting Bullseye.
• Captain Terror (Daniel "Dan" Kane)^[56] - Former ally of Puck; faked his own death at end of the Spanish Civil War while battling El Aguila; returned to action during a Nazi u-boat attack; current whereabouts and status unknown
• Patriot (Jeffrey Mace)^[57] - would come to replace Captain America; former member of the Liberty Legion and All-Winners Squad; currently deceased
• Blue Blade (Roy Chambers)^[58] - currently a member of the Twelve^[59]
• Captain Daring (Holt Wagner)^[60] - one of two people who took up the Captain Daring mantle; current whereabouts and status unknown.
• The Challenger (William "Bill" Waring)^[61] - a World War II hero and former law student; he traveled around the world to learn the right skills to avenge his father who was killed for giving State evidence to a District Attorney; current whereabouts and status unknown.
• The Defender (Donald "Don" Stevens)^[62] - partner of Rusty; he was killed in the 1940s by Alexander Bont
• David "Davey" Drew^[63]
• Father Time (Larry Scott)^[64] - fought during World War II; his father was framed for murder but was acquitted too late; defends those falsely accused of crimes.
• Golden Girl (Betty Ross)^[46] - fought during World War II; she was an ally of Captain America (Rogers) and Bucky Barnes and then later Captain America (Jeffrey Mace) and Bucky (Fred Davis); became a secret Government agent working for the FBI; formerly dated Steve Rogers.
• Jerry "Headline" Hunter^[65] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Major Liberty (John Liberty^[66] - World War II hero; he was a professor of American history; current status and whereabouts unknown.
• Moon Man (Hal Knox)^[67] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Rockman^[68] - currently a member of the Twelve
• Bob Roland^[69] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Super Slave^[70]
• The Thunderer (Jerry Carstairs)^[71] - also known as the Black Avenger^[72]; current whereabouts and status unknown.
• The Vagabond (Patrick "Pat" Murphy)^[73] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• The Witness^[74] - currently a member of the Twelve.
• Young Avenger (William "Bill" Byron]]^[75] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Zara of the Jungle (Zara Lockhart)^[76] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Citizen V (John Watkins)^[77] - former member of the V-Battalion; currently deceased
• American Avenger (Don Caldwell)^[78] - alleged reincarnation of el Gaucho; spent years as an exchange student in Buenos Aires; he was given a costume by the grandson of an ally of el Gaucho; aided in the defeat of a Nazi plot in Argentina; current whereabouts and status unknown.
• Archie the Gruesome (Archibald Sweep)^[79] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Jeff Dix^[80] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• The Fighting Yank (William "Bill" Prince)^[81] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• The Fourth Musketeer (Napoleon Lumiere)^[82] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Gary Gaunt^[83] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Miss Patriot (Mary Morgan)^[84]
• Monstro the Mighty^[82] - 50 foot tall giant; son of the god Mars; current whereabouts and status unknown
• Roko the Amazing (Lon Crag)^[85] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Secret Stamp (Roddy Colt)^[86] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Tommy Tyme^[87] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Miss America (Madeline Joyce Frank)^[88] - former member of the Liberty Legion, Invaders, All-Winners Squad; currently deceased; thought to be the mother of Peitro and Wanda Maximoff
• Captain Wonder (Jeff Jordan)^[89] - currently a member of the Twelve^[90]
• Marvel Boy (Martin Oskner Burns)^[91] - current whereabouts and status unknown
• Miss Fury (Marla Drake)^[92] - also later known as Black Fury^[93].
• Subbie (Namor McKenzie Jr)^[94] - current status and whereabouts unknown.
• Millie the Model (Millicent "Millie" Collins)^[95] - former model and later the manager of a modeling agency; also known as Blonde Bombshell and Blonde Phantom^[96]
• Blonde Phantom (Louise Grant Mason)^[97] - former member of the All-Winners Squad; currently working for Blake Tower
• Isbisa (Simon Meke)^[98] - former enemy of the All-Winner's Squad; former assistant to the director at the Museum of Natural History; in 1949 sabotaged a nuclear reactor in effort to kill Miss America and Whizzer which caused their son to be born a mutant; returned in recent times to siphon power and kill Nuklo (Robert Frank Jr) in order to avenge himself against the Whizzer; later became a professor at Columbia University
• Mr Wu (Kawanichii Wu)^[97] - current whereabouts and status unknown.
• Namora (Aquaria Nautica Neptunia)^[99] - former member of the Avengers 1950s; currently a member of the Agents of Atlas
• Sun Girl (Mary Mitchell)^[100] - fought during World War II; the partner of Human Torch as well as his former personal secretary; she replaced Toro as Torch's sidekick when he left to tend to his ailing foster mother; replaced when Toro returned'; current whereabouts and status unknown
• Venus (Aphrodite)^[101] - Thought to be a member of the Greek pantheon of gods
• Harry Blackstone^[102] - current whereabouts and status unknown

• Black Rider - All-Western Winners #2 (Winter 1948)
• Byrrah - Marvel Mystery Comics #82 (May 1947)
• Kid Colt - Kid Colt #1 (August 1948)
• Buzz Baxter - Miss America Magazine #2 (Nov 1944)
• Tim Mulrooney - Kid Komics #1-2
• Patsy Walker - Miss America Magazine #2 (Nov. 1944)
• The Witness - Mystic Comics #7 (Dec. 1941); currently a member of The Twelve

[edit] 1950s

• Marvel Boy (Robert "Bob" Grayson)^[103] - Deceased^[104] after becoming the villain Crusader; later revealed to be alive in Agents of Atlas
• Captain America^[105] - Currently deceased^[106]; went on to be known as Grand Director.
• Bucky (Jack Monroe)^[107] - Deceased^[108]; went on to become known as Nomad and Scourge of the Underworld.
• Red Skull (Albert Malik)^[109] - Deceased
• Jimmy Woo
• Human Robot
• Yellow Claw^[110] - commited suicide after making Jimmy Woo his heir.
• Gorilla-Man (Ken Hale)
• Arthur Nagan
• Jerold Morgan
• Jann of the Jungle
• Electro (Atlas Comics) - Captain America #78 (Sept. 1954)

[edit] 1960s (Pre-Fantastic Four #1)

• Fin Fang Foom^[111]
• Dr Druid (Anthony Ludgate Druid)^[112] - Deceased; former member of the Monster Hunters and Avengers
• It the Living Colossus
• Chondu the Yogi
• Xemnu
• Googam
• Goom
• Grogg
• Groot
• Dragoom
• Abominable Snowman
• Elektro
• Gorgilla
• Gargantus
• Kraa the Unhuman
• Molten Man-Thing
• Orrgo
• Tim Boo Ba

[edit] Modern Age Golden Age

These characters all appeared after Marvel Comics was established but were retconned as characters who were active during the Golden Age and friends with Captain America and/or a member of the Invaders.

• Spitfire (Lady Jacqueline Falsworth Critchton)^[113]
• Destroyer (Roger Aubrey)^[114] - former member of the V-Battalion and Crusaders
• Spirit of '76 (William Nasland) former member of the Invaders and All-Winners Squad; would go on to replace and die as Captain America^[115]
• Union Jack (James Montgomery Falsworth)
• Union Jack (Brian Falsworth)^[116]
• 3-D Man (Charles "Chuck" Chandler)^[117]
• Crimson Commando (Frank Bohannon)^[118] - former member of The Department, Project Wideawake and Freedom Force.
• Stonewall (Louis Hamilton)^[119] - former member of Freedom Force.
• Super Sabre (Martin Fletcher)^[120] - former member of Freedom Force.
• Captain Wings
• Ghost Girl
• Golden Girl (Gwenny Lou Sabuki)
• Human Top (David Mitchell)
• Agent Axis
• U-Man
• Master Man (Wilhelm Lohmer)
• Warrior Woman
• Lady Lotus
• Brain Drain
• Baron Blood (John Falsworth)
• Iron Cross
• Blue Bullet

• Nick Fury
• Dum Dum Dugan
• Gabe Jones
• Rebel Ralston
• Dino Manelli
• Izzy Cohen
• Junior Juniper
• Pinky Pinkerton
• Eric Koenig
• Leatherneck Raiders
• Baron Strucker

[edit] The Lost Generation

In 2000, Marvel released a comic book miniseries which counted down backwards from #12. It featured many new characters and set pre-Fantastic Four #1.

• Black Fox (Robert William Paine)^[121] - former professor at Northwestern University where he taught pre-law, came out of retirement and but was killed during Skrull invasion; member of both incarnations of First Line
• Gadfly (Truth "Ruth" MacRae)^[122] - daughter of Captain Hip and Sunshine, former law student, posed as supervillain to gain attention of Black Fox, apparently killed in explosion of Skrull ship during invasion.
• Rapunzel^[123]
• Ambassador Zorn^[124]
• Gene (Omega-20)^[125]
• Rebound^[126]
• Axis^[127]
• The Hipster (Fred MacRae)^[128]
• The Reflex
• Howler
• Riot-Act
• Blackjack
• Jameel
• Rumor
• Captain Edvard Hugo
• Katyusha
• Scimitar
• Captain Hip
• Kid Justice
• Scythe
• Captain Zankor
• Knight Templar
• The Squire
• Mary Carmody
• Mary Liberty
• Girl Sunshine
• Chimera
• Alexander Locke
• Typhoon
• Dr. Khadijah
• Dr. Locke
• Mako
• Dr. Mime
• Miriam
• Effigy
• Morph
• Emperor Dorrek VIl
• Mr. Justice
• Eternal Brain
• Nightingale
• Firefall
• Nocturne
• Jim Fitzpatrick
• Oxbox
• Vulcan
• Rossalyn Fitzwilliam-Dare
• Walkabout
• Flatiron
• Positron
• Yankee Clipper
• Frank
• Princess Zafina
• Yeti

[edit] Teams

[edit] Three Xs

First appearing in 1940 these three non-powered adventurers fought against spies and is yet to appear in the modern age. The team first appeared in Mystic Comics vol. 1 #1.

[edit] Membership

• 1X (Xavier Hassell) - the detective of the trio
• 2X (Xenia Bright) - the inventor of the trio
• 3X (Xander Walker) - the strongman of the trio

[edit] Tough Kids Squad

Debuting in 1942, the Tough Kids Squad was a group of teenage adventurers lead by the Danger brothers. None of the teens or any of their relative has yet been seen in the modern age. The team first appeared in Tough Kid Squad #1

[edit] Membership

• Wally Danger - Gained genius-level intellect through an early version of the Super Soldier serum.
• Tom Danger - Gained super strength through an early version of the Super Soldier serum.
• Francis "Butch" Hall
• Derrick Dawes
• Eugene "Eagle" Eaglewood

[edit] Victory Boys

First appearing in ^[82], the Victory Boys were a group of German orphans lead by American boy Victor fighting against Nazi in Germany during the War. The characters or team have yet to appear in the modern age.

[edit] Membership

• Victor St Clair
• Maxie Stein
• Gus Weber
• Warren Zumwald
• Hans Brauer
• Kurt Erzberger

[edit] Young Allies

First seen in Young Allies #1 (July 1941), the Young Allies were a group of teen boys who sometimes helped Captain America (Rogers). They were still active after the war but only Bucky and Toro have been seen in the modern age.

[edit] Membership

• Jeff Sandervilt
• Henry "Tubby" Tinkle
• Percival "Knuckles" O'Toole
• Zachariah "Whitewash" Jones

[edit] See also

• All-Winners Squad
• First Line
• Howling Commandos
• Invaders
• Marvel: The Lost Generation
• Monster Hunters
• V-Battalion
• Warriors Three

[edit] References