Previously in The Golden Agiest Comic Book Heroes, you marveled at the explosions of Dynamite Thor, The Exploding Man, took shelter under the balls of Kay McKay, Air Hostess, and swooned at the murderous rampages of The Dart. If not, go read Part One . It provides the context you'll need to understand 1940s literature. Without it, this article is going to look like ( spoiler alert ) hundreds of inexplicable dick attacks. So do it. It's not a suggestion. These next three comic heroes simply contain too much raw Golden Age, and unprepared readers could die from toxic radness exposure.

3 Dick Cole, The Wonder Boy

Dick Cole was a huge star for most of the 1940s, and part of his appeal was how each issue was different. He might get involved in a superhero adventure, a thrilling sports tale, or a gritty war story. Readers would pick up an issue and shout, "What will I find in my Dick Cole today?" You know what might be fun? Shout that yourself three times fast! Right now in your home, school, or office!

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I definitely have more to discuss about the name "Dick Cole," but first I want to talk about his origin story. When he was a baby, Richard's mother abandoned him on the doorstep of Dr. Blair, a disgraced professor. Included with the baby was a note explaining how if Blair wanted, he could fill the baby with discredited science to see if it made some kind of superbaby. Nine universes out of 10, that story ends in tentacles forcing their way down a throat that's shrieking, "You can't do this! I CREATED YOU! I AM YOUR FA-AAIIIIEEE!" In this one, it made Dick Cole, an above-average baby.