The Sword

Vernon Henkel created two non-costumed heroes who took very brief turns in costume. One of these was Chic Carter, a police reporter for the Daily Star (the same name as Superman’s original newspaper). Chic was often sent abroad on assignment, and so saw much of the world’s wartime strife.

For a civilian, Carter encountered more than his fair share of eccentric antagonists, like the almost-masked, goggled villain who could walk through walls! This “mystery man” was Professor Krauss, who had invented a way to use radium to pass through solids. (Smash #11) Other villains included Hugo, a freakish phantom of the opera, who was the tool of a greedy opera singer (#15), and the Black Death, who used blow darts. (#23)

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Notes

The Sword was the inspiration for a character (in name only) in John Arcudi’s 2002 Elseworlds series, JLA: Destiny. This character was a superhuman.