original Golden Age Doll Man (Darrell Dane) appreciation (2019)

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: This is a continuation of the previous "Doll Man (Darrell Dane) appreciation thread", which can be read here:

https://community.cbr.com/showthread...ciation-thread

From the original thread (started back in July of 2017),

Long before Ray Palmer developed his size-changing abilities, Quality Comics introduced us to a pint-sized hero named Doll Man back in Feature Comics #27 (December, 1939). Three issues later, he grabbed the main cover feature slot.


His run at Quality went from 1939 up until 1953.



After that, his next new appearance would be in Justice League of America #107 (1973) when he teamed with other Quality Comics characters to form the Freedom Fighters on Earth-X.

[MajorHoy]

A few more pages of the Doll Man origin retold in Secret Origins #8 (November 1986):

[MajorHoy]

from Doll Man's introduction to the DC universe proper in Justice League of America #107-108 in 1973:


and from two pages in issue #108:


(By the way, the "Superman" in this story is the Golden Age Superman (Kal-L) from Earth-2.)

[MajorHoy]

Also from the original version of this thread:

from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. VII (Sept. 1985)

[The Odd Man]

I always thought it was funny that some artists drew Doll Man's hair the same as Superman's.

[williamtheday]

Spike (from Sugar and Spike) could be Doll Boy, Doll Man's sidekick.