To say Fletcher Hanks was a unique comic book creator is putting it mildly.

Hanks is very definitely in a category by himself. Until the Internet made old, public domain comic books readily available to savor without having to pay thousands of dollars each, it’s a safe bet that few, if any, fans, no matter how old, even remembered the work of Fletcher Hanks.

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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

Fascinating. And all new to me. Thanks @klu9@lemmy.ca .

From the wiki page -

His creations include Stardust the Super Wizard, Tabu the Wizard of the Jungle, Big Red McLane, and Fantomah—one of the first female superheroes, predating Wonder Woman.

Those names are just too cool.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    That was such a fun read

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