Who were the OTHER Golden Age heroes?

[MajorHoy]

I notice news reporters, sailors and law enforcement were popular characters in the golden age.

Especially early in the Golden Age, when the costumed superheroes were still a relatively "new" concept.

[MajorHoy]

* The Three X's -

from the Marvel Mystery Handbook: 70th Anniversary Special (2009)

Another of those features that Timely tried one time (in this case, Mystic Comics #1, cover-dated March 1940) then never appeared again in another issue?

[MajorHoy]

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age (2004) had an entry for another "retro"-Golden Age character, first published towards the late-1970s but whose adventures were set in the late 1950s: 3-D Man.





Now, some may question whether a character first operating in the late-1950s should be considered "Golden Age" or "Silver Age" since DC's Silver Age version of The Flash began in 1956, but for Marvel Comics, Fantastic Four #1 was cover-dated November 1961, so even the late 1950s would be prior to that.

[Electricmastro]

A hero created by Terrytoons, but appeared in a Timely-published series, the Might Mouse!

[MajorHoy]

A hero created by Terrytoons, but appeared in a Timely-published series, the Might Mouse!

But he's only a licensed character.
He's not a character who belongs to Timely/Marvel.

[Electricmastro]

But he's only a licensed character.
He's not a character who belongs to Timely/Marvel.

Like I said, a hero created by Terrytoons, but appeared in a Timely-published series. :P

[Electricmastro]

Anyway, Golden Age heroes spotlight in History of the Marvel Universe #2.

[Dreaded Porcupine]

Anyway, Golden Age heroes spotlight in History of the Marvel Universe #2.

I’d love to see a 12 issue maxi of all these guys. The Liberty Legion was always a favorite of mine.

[shooshoomanjoe]

I’d love to see a 12 issue maxi of all these guys. The Liberty Legion was always a favorite of mine.

Liberty Legion wasn't created in the Golden Age though. If we're talking about characters also set during the Golden Age, I'd love to see Freedom's Five.

[MajorHoy]

Liberty Legion wasn't created in the Golden Age though. If we're talking about characters also set during the Golden Age, I'd love to see Freedom's Five.

The Liberty Legion wasn't created during the Golden Age, but the heroes in the group were created during the Golden Age.

The members of the Freedom's Five, however, I don't believe were created until the Silver/Bronze Age. They also were set during WWI ("The Great War" as it was called, since nobody ever thought there would be a sequel), a period technically before the "Golden Age".
Also, haven't more modern stories also included the Orson Randall-version of Iron Fist as a member back then?

[Electricmastro]

The members of the Twelve in their original appearances.



From left to right, top to bottom:

Fiery Mask, Electro, Laughing Mask, Mister E

Dynamic Man, Mastermind Excello, Phantom Reporter, Black Widow

Rockman, The Witness, Blue Blade, Captain Wonder

[Gaastra]

In marvel 1001 blonde phantom is now skinny and young again. (she talks about the she-hulk run she was in also) She also talks about sun girl and other female ww2 heroes and that she misses them.

So we have a young blonde phantom running around the main universe again.

[Loki]

Thanks to the awesome Marvel Unlimited app, I recently finally read Marvel Comics #1 for the first time. It includes a western hero named The Masked Raider, who has an entry on the Marvel wikia as being a part of 616, though I didn't see any reference to any specific issue that officially makes him a part of 616.

Marvel Comics 1000 has provided proof positive that the Masked Raider is 616.

Also among the Golden Age heroes Rick recalled in Avengers #92 (September 1971) was this one (towards the lower right side of the panel):


Who I can only guess represents Jethro Dumont, once better known as The Green Lama.
The character started out in pulp magazine stories


And then later appeared in comic books, such as his self-titled series published by Spark Publications beginning in 1944.


The Green Lama, too, has since appeared in AC Comics books like FemForce and in Dynamite's Project Superpowers.

It's worth mentioning that despite those appearances, Green Lama isn't in the public domain. Those titles used him after assuming he was, but the rights remain with the family of his original creator.

Marvel has a number of immortals and long-lived types. I also tend to think about origins of power, whether that be an external cosmic force like the Uni-Power, supernatural beings like Zarathos, or even items of power like the Orb and Eye of Agamotto, or the Ebony Blade. You'd like to think that there was a host for Uni-Power back then, even if he/she wasn't called Captain Universe; or a Ghost Rider (I'm certain there was, considering we've seen versions of GF that pre-date WW2); or perhaps even an active Sorcerer Supreme or Black Knight running around. I think there are more undiscovered heroes out there with stories just waiting to be told.

The active Sorcerer Supreme of World War I and II was the Ancient One; he held the title for a long time. There are retcon Golden Age Ghost Riders, including two from World War I - this one and Ghost Flyer; the 1930's Undead G-Man and Knuckles O'Shaugnessy; and Tank 666 from World War II.

When we include retcon heroes who were active during the 30s and 40s then we've also got
Ulysses Bloodstone
Blade
Wallop of Clan Destine (many of the other family members were around, but he's the one we know was actively fighting)
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Black Fox (later of the First Line)
Isaiah Bradley
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Combat Kelly
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Fat Cobra
Golem
Immortalis (although it's debatable as to whether he counts as a hero)
Captain Savage
Monstro the Mighty
the Sky-Wolves

[Electricmastro]

Timeline of the introduction of Marvel's various Golden Age heroes:

1939:

American Ace
Sub-Mariner
The Angel
The Human Torch
Ka-Zar
Masked Raider

1940:

Fiery Mask
John Steele
Monako
Flash Foster
Electro
The Ferret
Laughing Mask
Mister E
Phantom Bullet
Blue Blaze
Dakor the Detective Magician
Dynamic Man
Flexo the Rubber Man
Invisible Man
Marvex the Super-Robot
Mastermind Excello
Phantom Reporter
Taxi Taylor
The Falcon
Hercules
Black Widow
The Human Top
Magar the Mystic
Mercury
Merzah the Mystic
Red Raven
Thin Man
Mantor the Magician
Toro
Marvel Boy
The Vision

1941:

The Patriot
Black Marvel
Blazing Skull
Bucky
Captain America
Moon Man
The Terror
Blue Diamond
The Challenger
The Fin
Silver Scorpion
Thunderer
The Defender
Jack Frost
Major Liberty
Rockman
Rusty
The Whizzer
Young Avenger
Father Time
The Destroyer
Captain Terror
Vagabond
The Witness

1942:

Citizen V
Secret Stamp
American Avenger
Blue Blade
Roko the Amazing
Archie the Gruesome
Fourth Musketeer
Monstro the Mighty
Fighting Yank

1943:

Captain Wonder
Captain Daring
Miss America
Miss Patriot

1946:

Blonde Phantom
Mr. Wu

1947:

Namora

1948:

Golden Girl
Sun Girl
Venus

[Electricmastro]

The Vision from Marvel Mystery Comics #13 (November 1940, Marvel Comics). Penciling by Jack Kirby with possible inking assistance by Joe Simon.