Wonder Boy (comics)

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Wonder Boy


Wonder Boy

Publisher Quality Comics
now DC Comics
First appearance National Comics #1 (1940)
Created by Jerry Maxwell
Characteristics
Alter ego unknown
Affiliations Uncle Sam, Sally Benson (girlfriend)
Abilities superhuman strength & stamina

Wonder Boy is a fictional Quality Comics character and a superhero who first appeared in National Comics #1 (July 1940): "The Boy From the Meteor". The character lapsed into public domain prior to DC Comics's purchase of Quality Comics.

He was an alien who came from "the depths of outer space" to Earth in the form of a young boy. He decided to use his superhuman abilities to fight the Nazis and crime in general. He had "the strength of a thousand men" and a girlfriend named Sally Benson.

Wonder Boy was last seen in National Comics #26 (November 1942): "…The long bloody hands of America’s enemies…" and his subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

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