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Having discovered his mother murdered and his father blamed for the act, forensic scientist Barry Allen sought to clear his father's name and find the real killer. After being doused in chemicals and struck by lightning, Barry was granted the gift of super-speed. Now he protects his hometown of Central City as The Flash, the fastest man alive and founding member of the Justice League.
One of the "Super-Pets" he was first owned by Supergirl. Streaky is a cat with superpowers similar to Superman, given to him by X-Kryptonite.
Ral Benem is a member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes who has the ability to stimulate plant growth.
A user of the legendary H Dial who was once part of a team with Vicki Grant, but now is solo.
The first, and possibly worst, criminal to be imprisoned in the Phantom Zone.
Just another typical all-American teen
Congo Bill's (later Congorilla) former sidekick.
Rebellious, but noble prince of the alien empire named Throneworld. He is one of the many heroes to be known as "Starman".
Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology. Costumed as a bat to prey on the fears of criminals, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, he became the legendary Batman.
The Amazon princess, blessed with god-like super abilities, Wonder Woman is one of Earth's most powerful defenders of peace, justice, and equality and a member of the Justice League. She is considered an archetype for many heroines outside of comic book. Her initial origin depicted her as a clay baby brought to life by patron goddess Aphrodite, but in recent years she has been depicted as the daughter of Zeus and Amazon queen Hippolyta.
The bizarro clone of Krypto.
Sarah Lang was the wife of Professor Lewis Lang and the mother of Lana Lang. She lived with her family in the town of Smallville.
Late Golden age kid sidekick of the Shining Knight. He frequently traveled back to Camelot with him.
Captain Tootsie is a Golden Age superhero who appeared in advertisement comics for Tootsie Rolls and related products. Bears a striking similarity to Captain Marvel/Shazam. Recently, Captain Tootsie has resurfaced in Savage Dragon.
Sidekick of Plastic Man.
Mark Lansing was another explorer of Mikishawm, the same underground realm visited by Steve Conrad in earlier tales. Mark had his own series, debuting in 1940.
Mn'Torr was a mystic alien who possessed the living essence of immortality. He is the one that found Prince Gavyn (Starman) and became his mentor.
Skip Schuyler took over the "Golden Dragon" series in 1939. He was a is a Lieutenant in the United States Army and send on "special government assignment" (intelligence operations) around the world. He was good in unarmed combat.
The original Captain Marvel, deemed worthy of becoming the champion of the ancient Wizard Mamaragan, whenever he utters the word "Shazam", young Billy Batson is struck by a magical thunderbolt and gains vast divine powers and abilities, transforming him into Magic's Champion, the World's Mightiest Mortal, Shazam!
Loin of Beef was the protagonist of his own series in New Comics, debuting in 1935.
Professor Doolittle was the protagonist of a humor series, debuting in 1938. He was a creation of Bob Kane.
Mr. Mxyzptlk is a fifth-dimensional imp with the power to do anything that he can imagine. He could transform Superman into ashes or erase him from existence, but where's the fun in that?
Comet, the Super-Horse, was the horse of Supergirl. He had various super-powers and was a member of the Legion of Super-Pets.
Staq Mavlen's ability to breath fire was deemed too uncontrollable by the Legion of Super-Heroes when he tried out for membership with the team. So instead he then joined the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
Lois Lane is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Daily Planet of Metropolis. She was the first reporter to interview Superman after he first appeared in Metropolis. Superman later revealed his secret identity to her; the two married and have a son, Jon Kent.
Beppo is Superman's pet monkey who is native to Krypton. He has powers similar to Superman, and joined the Legion of Super-Pets. Like most monkeys he is naturally mischievous.
The teenaged protagonist of the "Leave it to Binky" series, Binky was also used in public service announcements in various comics.
Dag Wentim is a member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes with the power to turn his body into stone.
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