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Sir "Totally Not The Phantom" Falcon

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The Phantom, long-running comics strip character from King Features Syndicate, is to Australia what Batman is like to the rest of the world. Frew Publications distributed the series for its Aussie fans, while at the same time giving other characters their own segments in The Phantom's comic, including the totally "original" character of Phantom Ranger who was a masked cowboy in the old west. The Phantom Ranger creator Peter Chapman also came up with his own spin on the purple-clad jungle lord, except this time as a supposedly 600-year old masked knight. Mr. Knight(yes, that's his real name!)picks up the mantle after his father passes away . He becomes the mysterious man of action known as Sir Falcon who carried a sidearm instead of Excalibur, along with his own wonder dog called Flash. He would be called in from all over the globe to handle cases like the main hero of a Mexican wrestler movie, usually dealing with earthly threats like modern day pirates and sneaky spi...

Atlas Comics: The NEW House Of Ideas

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Atlas Comics was a line of comics that ran from 1974-1975, although no direct continuation of Marvel's original company name. Created by former Marvel bigwig Martin Goodman after he left the bullpen to form Seaboard Periodicals. Atlas went on to do several insane characters like Satan's daughter Devilina, post-apocalyptic barbarian Ironjaw(no relation to the Golden Age villain), cowboy Kid Colt, two different heroes called Scorpion, and a futuristic swamp thing named Morlock. Their bizarre Bronze Age superheroes, along with "original" titles like Planet Of The Vampires weren't mainstream enough for the time, which lead to their line of comics and magazines to fold, even with branding themselves as The NEW House Of Ideas!

Welcome to Stupid Comics

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Stupid Comics is a Facebook Group is a showcase of the weirdest, strangest, and dumbest selections in the history of comics books! There will be material frequently posted here on comics from the Golden Age to modern day. You can join our Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/stupidcomics .