Due to villainous machinations, many of the first heroic wave were thought dead or lost forever. Others gave up their costumed identities rather than reveal their real names. Only a handful were given special clearance to continue their crime-busting careers.
Forcibly retired. Later killed in action. Replaced by his son, the second Air Wave.
Continued adventuring, albeit unofficially, as he was mostly at sea.
Atom
Trapped in limbo.
Continued adventuring.
Black Condor
Traveled to Earth-X.
Forcibly retired.
Forcibly retired.
Blue Beetle
Forcibly retired. Later killed in action. Replaced by Ted Kord, the second Blue Beetle.
Placed in suspended animation.
Forcibly retired.
Frozen in space.
Frozen in space.
Forcibly retired.
Captain Marvel
Frozen in space.
Captain Marvel Jr.
Frozen in space.
Trapped on alien world.
Displaced in time.
Unknown whereabouts.
Trapped in limbo.
Forcibly retired.
Traveled to Earth-X.
Voluntarily placed in suspended animation, as powers went amok.
Firebrand
Traveled to Earth-X.
Flash
Trapped in limbo.
Forcibly retired.
Continued adventuring.
Green Lantern
Trapped in limbo.
Forcibly retired. Later killed in action. Replaced by Mal Duncan, the second Guardian.
Trapped in limbo.
Trapped in limbo.
Trapped in limbo.
Human Bomb
Traveled to Earth-X.
Invisible Hood
Trapped in enemy quarters.
Placed in suspended animation.
Jester
Forcibly retired.
Forcibly retired, though continued sporadic adventuring.
Forcibly retired, though continued sporadic adventuring.
Trapped in enemy quarters.
Manhunter I
Forcibly retired.
Manhunter II
Voluntarily retired.
Marvel Boy
Left Earth.
Frozen in space.
Frozen in space.
Trapped in limbo.
Placed in suspended animation.
Forcibly retired.
Mister America
Forcibly retired.
Unknown whereabouts.
Frozen in space.
Mister Terrific
Killed in action.
Miss Victory
Forcibly retired.
Trapped in enemy quarters.
Voluntarily retired.
Placed in suspended animation.
Traveled to Earth-X.
Frozen in space.
Continued adventuring, though mostly undercover as an FBI agent.
Quicksilver
Believed killed in action.
Ray
Traveled to Earth-X.
Red Bee
Forcibly retired.
Placed in suspended animation.
Trapped in enemy quarters.
Robin
Continued adventuring.
Robotman
Retired after brain was placed in human host.
Sandman
Trapped in limbo.
Sandy
Trapped in limbo.
Forcibly retired.
Incapacitated.
Displaced in time.
Forcibly retired.
Later becomes Silver Scarab.
Speedy
Continued adventuring.
Displaced in time.
Starman
Trapped in limbo.
Displaced in time.
Stripesy
Displaced in time. Later killed in action.
Continued adventuring.
Tarantula
Forcibly retired.
Placed in suspended animation.
Voluntarily placed in suspended animation, as powers went amok.
Traveled to Earth-X.
Displaced in time.
Forcibly retired.
Forcibly retired.
Placed in suspended animation.
Trapped in limbo.
Trapped in enemy quarters.
Displaced in time.
Killed in action. Replaced by a villainous name usurper, who later goes by the Sorcerer.
Continued adventuring.
