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  • Sylvester Pemberton – American to the Core

    Sylvester Pemberton – American to the Core

    Sylvester Pemberton is a not-so-well-known DC superhero from the Golden Age of Comics.  But despite his unfamiliarity among many superhero fans, he played an important role in the early age of superhero history. Sylvester Pemberton became the Star-Spangled Kid in order to fight Nazis in...

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  • The Flash Mask – Catch It If You Can

    The Flash Mask – Catch It If You Can

    Of all the incarnations of the fastest man alive, the Flash mask has only been worn by a few who have gone by the same name.  Even so, it is one of the most popular, as well as one of the best-designed, cowl-mask combinations DC...

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  • Blue Beetle the Next Smallville?

    Blue Beetle the Next Smallville?

    The name Blue Beetle has been given to numerous superheroes over the years, but the two most common are Ted Kord and Jaime Reyes, both products of DC Comics. Some superhero fans at this point may be wondering if the Blue Beetle is actually a...

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  • Hawkgirl – Superhero of Many Faces

    Hawkgirl – Superhero of Many Faces

    The superhero legacy left by Hawkgirl is a somewhat confusing one.  Multiple characters have been given the title “Hawkgirl,” and some of them have attributes of the hero known as Hawkwoman. The first person to use the title “Hawkgirl” was Shiera Saunders, who was Carter...

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  • Chloe Sullivan – Watchtower in Disguise

    Chloe Sullivan – Watchtower in Disguise

    Chloe Sullivan made her debut as part of the DC Universe in the TV show Smallville when the pilot episode aired in 2001.  Before that, she wasn’t an actual character from the comics, but since then, she has made an appearance. Chloe Sullivan is played...

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