711
711 was created by George Brenner and published byAbdul the Arab
Abdul the Arab first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #1 (August 1939). Abdul is an ArabAce of Space
The Ace of Space first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #38 (November 1940).Angles O'Day
Angles O'Day first appeared in '' Ken Shannon'' #1 (October 1951).Archie Atkins
Archie Atkins, Desert Scout first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Arizona Ames / Arizona Raines
Arizona Ames first appeared in '' Crack Western'' #63 (November 1949). His name was changed to Arizona Raines without explanation in issue #66 (May 1950).Atomictot
Atomictot first appeared in '' All Humor Comics'' #2 (Summer 1946).The Barker
Carnie Calahan was a circus barker who first appeared in '' National Comics'' #42 (May 1944).Betty Bates
Betty Bates, Lady-at-Law first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #4 (October 1940). She is a tough criminal defense attorney in 1940's New York who relied on unconventional (and dubiously legal) methods. She was notably one of the only female attorneys practicing at the time.Betty Bates in other media
Elizabeth Bates appears in the '' Creature Commandos'' episode "Chasing Squirrels", voiced by Linda Cardellini. This version is Weasel's lawyer.Bill the Magnificent
Bill the Magnificent first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #25 (December 1942).Black Condor
The Black Condor first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #1 (May 1940).Blackhawk
The Blackhawks first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Black Roger
Black Roger first appeared in '' Buccaneers'' #19 (January 1950).Black X
Black X (Richard Spencer) is a secret agent who first appeared in Quality's '' Feature Funnies'' #13 (1938). In August 1939, Black X moved from ''Feature'' to '' Smash Comics''. In the first five issues of ''Smash Comics'', the character was called Black Ace, then he reverted to the original name. His sidekick is Batu, a telepathic Indian. According to Jess Nevins' ''Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes'', his enemies include "the foreign spy Baron Basil, the Death Squadron and their Suicide Torpedoes, Proxoss the Revolutionary, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Legion of Living Bombs, and theBlaze Barton
Blaze Barton first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Blimpy
Blimpy first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #64 (January 1943).The Blue Tracer
Captain Bill Dunn and Boomerang Jones, crew of The Blue Tracer, first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #1 (August 1941). The Blue Tracer is the name of Bill Dunn's super-vehicle, which can become a tank, airplane, or submarine. The Blue Tracer appeared in issues #1 through #16 of ''Military Comics.'' The characters were acquired by DC, along with the rest ofBob and Swab
Bob Masters and Swab Decker first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Bozo the Iron Man
Bozo the Iron Man and Hugh Hazzard first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #1 (August 1939).Bruce Blackburn
Bruce Blackburn first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #32 (May 1940). He became The Destroying Demon in issue #39 (December 1940).Burp the Twerp
Burp the Twerp first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #2 (September 1941).Candy O'Connor
Candace "Candy" O'Connor first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #37 (December 1944).Captain Cook
Captain Cook of Scotland Yard first appeared in '' Feature Funnies'' #13 (October 1938).Captain Daring
Captain Daring first appeared in '' Buccaneers'' #19 (January 1950).Captain Flagg
Captain Jim Flagg first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #22 (June 1942).Captain Triumph
Captain Triumph first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #27 (January 1943).Casey Jones
Casey Jones first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Chic Carter
Chic Carter first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #1 (August 1939). He became The Sword in issue #24 (July 1941).Choo Choo and Cherry
Choo Choo LaMoe and Cherry Lane first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #35 (January 1945).Clip Chance
Clip Chance, student athlete at Cliffside College, first appeared in '' Feature Funnies'' #7 (April 1938).The Clock
The Clock first appeared simultaneously in ''Funny Pages'' v1#6 (November 1936) and ''Funny Picture Stories'' v1#1 (November 1936) published by the Comics Magazine Company. He debuted at Quality Comics in '' Feature Funnies'' #3 (December 1937).Comet Kelly
Lt. Douglas "Comet" Kelly first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #22 (June 1942).Cyclone
Cyclone first appeared in '' National Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Daffy Dill
Daffy Dill first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #41 (March 1943).The Death Patrol
The Death Patrol first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Destiny
Destiny first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #15 (January 1943).Destroyer 171
Lt. Commander Harvey Blake, the skipper of the U.S.S. Pawnee (Destroyer 171), and Executive Officer Fred Conroy first appeared in '' National Comics'' #23 (June 1942). Blake's name was given as "Lake" in issues #23-24, #26 and #29, and as "Blake" in issues #25, #27-28 and #30-53.Doll Girl
Martha Roberts first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #27 (December 1939). She became Midge in '' Feature Comics'' #77 (April 1944), followed by Doll Girl in '' Doll Man'' #37 (December 1951).Doll Man
Doll Man first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #27 (December 1939).Don Glory
Don Glory first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #8 (February 1941).Eagle Evans
Eagle Evans first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Eric Falcon
Eric Falcon first appeared in '' Buccaneers'' #19 (January 1950).Ezra Jones
Ezra Jones first appeared in '' Blackhawk'' #9 (Winter 1944).The Fargo Kid
The Fargo Kid first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #47 (August 1941).Fear
Fear first appeared in '' Modern Comics'' #49 (May 1946).Firebrand
Firebrand first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Frontier Marshal
U.S. Marshal Bob Allen first appeared in '' Crack Western'' #63 (November 1949).G-2
G-2 first appeared in '' National Comics'' #27 (December 1942).The Gallant Knight
Sir Tyrone Neville first appeared in '' Feature Funnies'' #7 (April 1938).Ghost of Flanders
The Ghost of Flanders first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #18 (December 1941).The Hawk
The Hawk (T. James Harrington II) first appeared in '' Feature Funnies'' #2 (November 1937).Hawks of the Seas
The Hawk first appeared in the U.K. in ''Wags'' #17 (April 23, 1937). This story was reprinted in the U.S. in '' Feature Funnies'' #3 (December 1937). Note: This character is different from the 'T. James Harrington II' version (see above).Her Highness and Silk
Her Highness and Silk first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #27 (April 1943).Human Bomb
The Human Bomb first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #1 (August 1941). Hustace Throckmorton first appeared in ''Police Comics'' #15 (January 1943). The Bombardiers first appeared in ''Police Comics'' #21 (August 1943).Inferior Man
Inferior Man first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #7 (February 1942).Invisible Hood
The Invisible Hood first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #1 (August 1939).Jack and Jill, Super Sleuths
Jack Doe and his wife Jill Doe first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Jester
The Jester first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #22 (May 1941).Joe Hercules
Joe Hercules first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Johnny Doughboy
Johnny Doughboy first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #14 (December 1942).Just 'n' Right
Just 'n' Right first appeared in '' The Doll Man Quarterly'' #1 (Autumn 1941).Ken Shannon
Ken Shannon first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #103 (December 1950).Kid Dixon
Danny "Kid" Dixon first appeared in '' National Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Kid Eternity
Kid Eternity first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #25 (December 1942).The Kid Patrol
The Kid Patrol first appeared in '' National Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Lady Luck
Lady Luck first appeared in '' The Spirit Section'' #1 (June 2, 1940). Her adventures were reprinted in Quality Comics beginning with '' Smash Comics'' #42 (April 1943).Lee Preston
Lee Preston of the Red Cross first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #1 (May 1940).Lion Boy
Lion Boy first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #6 (December 1940).Loops and Banks
Loops McCann and Banks Barrows first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Madam Fatal
Madam Fatal first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #1 (May 1940).Magno the Magnetic Man
Magno the Magnetic Man appeared in Quality Comics from 1940 to 1956. The character was created byMagno II
An unnamed, second Magno appeared in '' Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters'' v2 #3. Also having the power of electrokinesis, Magno was under mind control from Director Robbins' and was a member of his Crusaders team. After Red Bee evolved into an alien bug hybrid, she killed Director Robbins which allowed the Crusaders to be free from his mind control. Magno and the Crusaders then joined the Freedom Fighters' team.Manhunter
Manhunter first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #8 (March 1942).Margo the Magician
Margo the Magician first appeared in '' Uncle Sam Quarterly'' #2 (Winter 1941).The Marksman
The Marksman first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #33 (May 1942).Marmaduke Mouse
Marmaduke was a talking animal character created by Ernie Hart in 1944 and was Quality Comics' third longest-running title behind ''Blackhawk'' and ''Plastic Man''. He first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #35 (Spring 1945) where he was a minor character for several issues, eventually receiving his own series in 1946 which ran for 65 issues, until December 1956. According to the ''Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels'', the series "was, in the beginning, were solidly drawn and reasonably funny, but lacked a convincing sense of action and character."Merlin the Magician
Merlin the Magician first appeared in '' National Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Midnight
Midnight first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #18 (January 1941).Miss America
Miss America first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #1 (August 1941). She did not don a costume until issue #4 (November 1941).Mitymite
Mitymite first appeared in '' All Humor Comics'' #1 (Spring 1946).Molly the Model
Molly Maloney first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #1 (May 1940).Monsieur X
Monsieur X first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #6 (January 1942).The Mouthpiece
The Mouthpiece first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #1 (August 1941) and lasted until #13. He was created by Fred Guardineer. Although, like all Quality characters, he is ostensibly owned byNeon the Unknown
Neon the Unknown first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940).The Old Witch
The Old Witch first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940).The Orchid
The Orchid first appeared in ''Detective Picture Stories'' #2 (January 1937) published by the Comics Magazine Company. She debuted at Quality Comics in '' Feature Funnies'' #3 (December 1937).Pen Miller
Pen Miller first appeared in '' National Comics'' #1 (July 1940).The Phantom Clipper
Tiger Shark and Captain Seth Perkins, crew of The Phantom Clipper, first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #9 (April 1942).Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Plastic Man
Plastic Man first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #32 (May 1940).Private Dogtag
Private Dogtag first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #14 (December 1942).Prop Powers
Captain Prop Powers of the U.S. Coast Guard first appeared in '' National Comics'' #1 (July 1940).The Purple Trio
The Purple Trio first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #13 (August 1940).Quicksilver
Quicksilver first appeared in '' National Comics'' #5 (November 1940).The Raven
The Raven first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #60 (September 1942).The Ray
The Ray first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #14 (September 1940).Red Bee
The Red Bee first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Red Torpedo
The Red Torpedo first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #1 (May 1940).Robin Hood
Robin Hood first appeared in '' Robin Hood Tales'' #1 (February 1956).Rookie Rankin
Rookie Rankin first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #25 (August 1941).Rusty Ryan
Rusty Ryan first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #32 (May 1940). He first donned a costume in issue #45 (June 1941). The Boyville Brigadiers first appeared in ''Feature Comics'' #45 (June 1941).Sally O'Neil
Sally O'Neil, policewoman first appeared in '' National Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Samar
Samar first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #32 (May 1940).The Scarlet Seal
The Scarlet Seal first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #16 (November 1940).Shot and Shell
Colonel Sam Shot and Slim Shell first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #1 (August 1941).The Sniper
The Sniper first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #5 (December 1941).The Space Legion
Captain Rock Braddon of The Space Legion first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #1 (May 1940).The Spider
The Spider first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #1 (May 1940).Spider Widow
The Spider Widow first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #57 (June 1942).The Spirit
Will Eisner's The Spirit (Denny Colt) first appeared in Iowa's Register and Tribune Syndicate newspaper insert ''The Spirit Section'' #1 (June 2, 1940). Two years later, on July 3rd 1942, The Spirit made his first actual comic book appearance in '' Police Comics'' #11 (September 1942); it reprints his 1940 origin from strip #1. The Spirit's Quality Comics appearances end in issue #102 (November 1950).Spitfire
Tex Adams, ace test pilot, first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #15 (August 1941). He was nicknamed Spitfire in issue #16 (September 1941).Steele Kerrigan
Steele Kerrigan first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Stormy Foster the Great Defender
The Great Defender first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #18 (December 1941).The Strange Twins
Inspector Douglas Strange of Scotland Yard and his criminal twin brother Rodney Strange first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940). They learned that they were brothers in issue #7 (January 1941).Swing Sisson
Swing Sisson first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #49 (October 1941).The Swordfish
Ensign Jack Smith, who piloted an electric battery driven one-man submarine named The Swordfish for the U.S. Navy, first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #22 (June 1942).T-Man
Treasury Agent Pete Trask first appeared in '' Police Comics'' #103 (December 1950).Tommy Tinkle
Tommy Tinkle first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940).Tor the Magic Master
Tor first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #10 (February 1941).Torchy Todd
Torchy Todd first appeared in '' Doll Man Quarterly'' #8 (Spring 1946).Two-Gun Lil
Two-Gun Lil first appeared in '' Crack Western'' #63 (November 1949).Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam first appeared in '' National Comics'' #1 (July 1940).The Unknown
The Unknown first appeared in '' National Comics'' #23 (June 1942).USA the Spirit of Old Glory
USA the Spirit of Old Glory first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #42 (March 1941).The Voice
The Voice first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #32 (May 1940).The Whistler
After the murder of his brother in '' National Comics'' #48 (June 1945), Mallory Drake became The Whistler.Wildfire
Wildfire first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #25 (August 1941).Will Bragg
Will Bragg first appeared in '' Modern Comics'' #47 (March 1946).Wings Wendall
Wings Wendall first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #1 (August 1939). He first donned a costume in issue #24 (July 1941).Wizard Wells
Wizard Wells first appeared in '' Crack Comics'' #1 (May 1940).Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy first appeared in '' National Comics'' #1 (July 1940).X of the Underground
X of the Underground first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #8 (March 1942).X-5 / G-5
X-5, Super Agent first appeared in '' Hit Comics'' #1 (July 1940). His codename was changed to G-5 in issue #5 (November 1940).Yankee Eagle (Jerry Noble)
Jerry Noble, The Yankee Eagle first appeared in '' Military Comics'' #1 (August 1941).Yankee Eagle (Larry Noble)
Larry Noble, The Yankee Eagle first appeared in '' Smash Comics'' #38 (December 1942).Zero the Ghost Detective
Zero first appeared in '' Feature Comics'' #32 (May 1940).References
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