Some people are familiar with the original superhero Quicksilver which was decades later enveloped into the DC Universe as the speedster Max Mercury. However, eight years after that character, an altogether different costumed crimefighter had a 3-page story in the short-lived and appropriately titled British comic, The Roundup Budget Of Fun And Adventure. The Quicksilver that appears in this 1948 issue runs around in a bright red outfit and uses the nickname of The Wonder Man of the West. In this adventure, the crimson crusader confronts the outlaw Coffin Reilly and his gang of horse thieves. Quicksilver uses his "wonder powers" to lead a rogue stallion to safety. Later, his powers apparently include bullet immunity when Coffin finds his secret lair, which is empty cave with a weirdo in red tights all alone and shrugs off getting shot point blank in his sleep. Despite his unexplained abilities, true identity, or back story, Quicksilver is one of the few genuine costumed superheroes stationed in the wild west.
Some people are familiar with the original superhero Quicksilver which was decades later enveloped into the DC Universe as the speedster Max Mercury. However, eight years after that character, an altogether different costumed crimefighter had a 3-page story in the short-lived and appropriately titled British comic, The Roundup Budget Of Fun And Adventure. The Quicksilver that appears in this 1948 issue runs around in a bright red outfit and uses the nickname of The Wonder Man of the West. In this adventure, the crimson crusader confronts the outlaw Coffin Reilly and his gang of horse thieves. Quicksilver uses his "wonder powers" to lead a rogue stallion to safety. Later, his powers apparently include bullet immunity when Coffin finds his secret lair, which is empty cave with a weirdo in red tights all alone and shrugs off getting shot point blank in his sleep. Despite his unexplained abilities, true identity, or back story, Quicksilver is one of the few genuine costumed superheroes stationed in the wild west.
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