Hey!! They stole my idea!!!
http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=265036
Great minds...
Here are the Timely bios if anyone is interested.
1) Black Widow
Real Name: Claire Voyant (maybe)
Identity/Class: Undead spirit
Occupation: while alive Medium; now servant of Satan
Base of Operations: Hell, but mobile across the world to get to her victims.
First Appearance: Mystic Comics #4 (Timely, June 1940)
Powers/Abilities: Able to kill with a touch, leaving the mark of a Black Widow spider on her victims. Being undead, she is immune to most mortal weapons. Able to transport herself in and out of Hell to kill evil-doers. Satan says she is immortal, but that might not be the case - he is, after all, known for being a lier.
History: "Introducing the strangest, most terrifying character in action picture magazines - the Black Widow. You've heard of the black widow spider - that evil creature whose bite spells doom. Now start the adventures of another black widow - a human tool of Satan whose very touch means death."
(Mystic Comics I #4, 5, 7; U.S.A. Comics #5, All-Select Comics #1, ga) During a seance for the Wagler family (mother, daughter and son James, trying to contact the father), professional medium Claire Voyant was briefly possessed by another personality, changing in appearance and warning them of a terrible doom that would soon overtake them. Terrified, Mother Wagler insisted on leaving, and
Claire, now back to being herself, cursed them for their insults as they departed, then wondered what made her do such a thing. Racing away in their car, the Waglers were blown off the road; Mother Wagler died immediately, and the daughter died soon after in her brother's arms. Believing it was Claire's curse which caused all this, James returned to the medium's home, and gunned her down.
Satan appeared, causing James to flee, gathered up Claire's corpse, and took her down to Hell. There he lay her on an altar, and revived her as The Black Widow, a beautiful but terrifying version of herself with skulls for eyes - the very being who had possessed Claire during the seance! Then he sent her back to Earth to avenge her own death. She appeared before a grieving James, the with a single
touch she caused him to die swiftly and painfully. Returning to her master, Satan charged her with bringing evil souls to him, since he was not content with waiting for them to die a natural death and perhaps repent their sins. "On the upper world are mortal creatures whose hearts are blackened with wickedness and corruption. You, the Black Widow, will bring their souls to me!" (Mystic Comics #5) The Black Widow targeted Garvey Lang, a notorious crime boss.
She approached him during a costumed ball, danced with him, and then, when he asked her for a kiss, removed her mask to reveal her undead visage, just before she killed him with a burning touch to the head.
(Mystic Comics #7) The Black Widow slew two munitions magnates who were selling arms to both sides in World War II.
(U.S.A Comics #5) The Black Widow took on Murder, Unlimited.
(All-Select Comics #1) No synopses available.
(Marvels #1) The Black Widow was among a number of superhumans who joined an attack on a Nazi stronghold in Germany, dropping in from the air. (Presumably she was happy to work with the heroes in attacking the Nazis, since she would find many souls to damn among the Axis forces).
2) Blue Blade
Identity/Class: Normal human
Base of Operations: U.S.A.
First Appearance: U.S.A. Comics #5 (Timely, Summer 1942)
Powers/Abilities: Skilled horseman, good swordfighter.
First Appearance: USA Comics #5 (Summer 1942).
Dates Active: 1942-?
The Blue Blade was a hero who dressed like a bare-chested Musketeer, rode a horse, was good with his fists, and presumably was good with his sword, although he didn't use it in his only appearance. No origin was given for the Blade, although it was established in his only appearance that he was working on the Pacific Coast of the U.S., after having ridden across the country to get there.
3) Captain Wonder
Real Name: Professor Jeff Jordan
Identity/Class: Human mutate
Occupation: Chemistry teacher
Affiliations: Tim Mulrooney (sidekick)
Base of Operations: U.S.A.
First Appearance: Kid Komics #1 (Timely Comics, February 1943)
Powers/Abilities: As strong as "twelve men" (which using the Marvel Universe
Handbooks probably means "able to lift about 960 lbs)
Professor Jordan is a chemistry teacher at a New York City high school. After school one day he is showing off one of his experiments to Tim Mulrooney, his prize student, who unfortunately bounced a rubber band off the back of Jordan's head and so merited afterschool detention. Jordan has discovered what he calls calls the "wonder fluid," which has "more POWER than a dozen men." Unfortunately, Jordan, who is a bit clumsy, drops the vial. It breaks and floods the room with strange fumes. Both Jordan and Tim inhale vast quantities of the fumes. Jordan passes out, but Tim, thinking quickly, opens a window and the fumes escape.
Once the pair recover they discover that they've gained the strength of a dozen men. Naturally they decide to fight crime and the Axis with their new powers. They put on costumes, Jordan calling himself "Captain Wonder" and Tim calling himself "Tim."
4) Dynamic Man
Identity/Class: Android
Occupation: F.B.I.Agent
Affiliations: Professor Goettler (creator, deceased)
Aliases: Curt Cowan
Base of Operations: U.S.A.
First Appearance: Mystic Comics #1 (Timely Comics, March 1940)
Powers/Abilities: Able to fly and to repel bullets by manipulating magnetic
fields. He can also use these fields to attract and manipulate metal objects, yanking guns out of criminals' hands. He can generate electric "thunderbolts". Superhuman strength and inelligence. Able to alter his appearance at will. Possessed X-Ray vision. He is vulnerable to certain rare compounds, such as "lantholum".
History: (Mystic Comics #1-4)
Dynamic Man is described in his very first page as "the Dynamic Man, man of the future, the perfect man of today, devoting his super powers to the progress of civilization and the extermination of all it's (sic) enemies. He constantly endeavors to bring closer the world of tomorrow."
Which is kinda peculiar, since Dynamic Man isn't really a man at all. He's an android. In his first appearance we get his origin. "On a lofty mountain top, unknown to the world, stands a dismal looking castle silhouetted against the sky." In the castle is Professor Goettler, "outstanding scientist," who has created "a perfect creature," which comes to life when Goettler throws a switch an sends "a million volts through his lifeless form."
Goettler throws the switch, but "the excitement is too much for him...he falls dead." Dynamic Man comes to life, ignorant of who and where he is, but he does know "for what I purpose I was brought into this world." (You know he's the man of the future: he's grammatically correct!) Dynamic Man flies from the castle, courteously letting us know what he's capable of: "I can see through walls, change my appearance at will...even create a magnetic field about me to enable me to fly!"
The Dynamic Man takes the examination to become an FBI agent; while taking the test he thinks, "The Professor did a good job on my brain. This exam's a snap!" while one of the other poor unfortunates also taking the exam, some poor schmoe by the name of Mulder, says, "Holy smoke! This exam's tough! What do they think we are, super-brains!"
Dynamic Man, now going by the name of Curt Cowan, aces the exam, of course, does well in the physical examinations, has spotless accuracy and becomes an agent. He also begins fighting crime as the Dynamic Man but "unknown as such, even to the F.B.I."
