A costumed vigilante called The
Raven who battles evil one-percenters? How could I resist a character like
that?
The Raven (who first appeared in Sure-Fire Comics 1 in June, 1940) was
really New York City Detective Sgt. Danny Dartin. With the aid of the police
chief’s daughter, Lola Lash, he sprang into action as a 1940s Robin Hood,
stealing money from criminals and redistributing it to the poor.
The Raven was based on an even
weirder pulp hero, the Moon Man. Operating in the depths of the Depression, from
1933 to 1937, the Moon Man donned a spherical helmet of Argus one-way mirror
glass as a mask, along with a black robe and gloves. He, too, robbed criminals,
distributed the money to the poor and was pursued by his police pals, who didn’t
know he was really Detective Sgt. Stephen Thatcher, son of the police chief.
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