Golden Age Merry, Girl of 1000 Gimmicks (Merry Pemberton) Appreciation (2019)
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Also referred to as the "[FONT=Comic Sans MS][B]Gimmick Girl[/B][/FONT]", Merry was first introduced in the "[B][FONT=Century Gothic][URL="https://community.cbr.com/showthread.php?123280-Golden-Age-Star-Spangled-Kid-Skyman-(Sylvester-Pemberton)-Appreciation-(2019)"]Star-Spangled Kid[/URL][/FONT][/B]"[SIZE=1] (and Stripesy) [/SIZE]feature in [B][I]Star Spangled Comics #81[/I][/B] (June 1948).
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A lot happens in that seven-page story. Sylvester Pemberton's parents adopt Merry so Sylvester will have a sibling who's closer to him in age, and Merry discovers Sylvester's secret identity!
In issue #82's story, she designs a costume for herself so she, too, can capture crooks!
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Merry continues to have adventures with Sylvester and Pat and even takes over the feature from them, but it doesn't last long: issue #90 was her last story.
Many years later, Roy Thomas would use Merry Pemberton as the mother of Brainwave Jr. in the [B][I]Infinity Inc.[/I][/B] series.