Fox Feature Syndicate's Green Mask was in reality rebooted into three vastly different characters from 1939-1946.
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After his debut in Mystery Men Comics #1, Blue Beetle finally gets his origin moment in his series debut in Blue Beetle #1.
Blue Beetle #18 published by Fox in 1943 features the Golden Age version, who gained a little more attention due to the recent movie.
The new Blue Beetle movie has very little to do with the original Blue Beetle character published by Fox Comics in the thirties and forties.
The history behind Victor Fox's Wonder Comics gives us a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of the comic book industry of 1939.
Mystery Men Comics #1 featuring the debut of the Blue Beetle remains one of the most overlooked yet important Golden Age comic book keys.
The legendary Will Eisner liked calling characters "The Flame", and his best-known character of that name debuted in Wonderworld Comics #3.
One of the cornerstones of Fox Feature Syndicate's Golden Age superhero line, The Flame finally reached his potential in The Flame #4 in 1941
A regular cover-feature of Fox Feature Syndicate's Weird Comics, the Dart has his origin in the pre-Roman Empire era of Sulla.
The Green Mask who debuted in 1940s Green Mask #1 was a complete reboot of the character whose previous existance had been a mystery indeed.
Joe Simon's brief tenure at Fox Feature Syndicate produced a number of memorable covers for the publisher, like Fantastic Comics #8.
After Victor Fox got into financial trouble, his printer Holyoke published the Blue Beetle #12-30, and those issues are a wild ride.
After successfully suing Victor Fox over Superman similarities, DC Comics did it again over copying Batman & Robin in Mystery Men Comics.
Big 3 was a Fox anthology inspired by DC's New York World's Fair 1940, this issue featuring Blue Beetle by Robert Kanigher and Al Carreno.
In Fox Feature Syndicate's Mystery Men Comics #28, Blue Beetle was shown using the power of flight throughout his adventure that issue.
Weird Comics #18 features one of the strangest and fun covers from a golden age book, featuring the Eagle and his sidekick Buddy.
Wonderworld Comics #22 features the Flame, Black Lion and much more in a classic WWII-era issue from Fox Feature Syndicate.
With the Flame seemingly near death, Linda Dale vows to continue his legacy, becoming Flame Girl in Wonderworld Comics #30.
Chemist Shannon Kane aka the Spider Queen developed and used wrist-mounted web shooters to swing from buildings and entangle the bad guys.
Weird Comics #20 may be the first appearance of Sir Winston Churchill in an action scene on the cover of an American comic book.
Mystery Men Comics #3 is best known for its Lou Fine cover, but what does it have to do with William Peter Blatty of The Exorcist fame?
Weird Comics #5 from Fox Feature Syndicate saw the debut of a weird character indeed. The Dart has his origin in the Roman era of Sulla.
Fantastic Comics #3 might be Lou Fine's most famous cover art, but the story behind it happened in Fantastic Comics #4.
It's clear from the cover of Big 3 #1 that this title combining Fox Feature's top heroes was inspired by DC Comics' New York Worlds Fair 1940.
Dick Briefer's Rex Dexter of Mars was meant to be a multi-media star, with aspirations for film, radio, merchandise, and syndicated strips.
After launching in 1939, 1940 became Blue Beetle's year. He received a newspaper strip, radio show, his own series -- and an origin.
With covers and art by Lou Fine, Joe Simon, Bob Powell and many others, Mystery Men Comics is one of the stand-out series of its era.
Victor Fox's important early Golden Age title Science Comics chronicles how Timely/Marvel beat him to the name Electro.
After his debut in Wonderworld Comics #3, Fox Feature Syndicate's The Flame evolved dramatically during the course of his own series.
Fox Feature's Samson was a superhero based on the biblical figure of the same name, and like his namesake, his hair was the key to his power.