What are the Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Hero Case Files? Well, they’re a series of articles written by me, Tom, giving a bit of history behind various superheroes that have been published by different companies over the years. Sometimes they disappeared not long after they popped up anywhere. Sometimes they’ve had remarkably different personalities and purposes depending on the needs of whatever story they were in. Sometimes one creator was really in love with a character but once that person left a book, the character disappeared. Some are forgotten for very good reasons.
But they all exist, and someone thought they were a good enough idea to put them into print at some point in time. As a result, we have the Misplaced Heroes Case Files. Some of them are lost. Some of them are just hanging in the background. And some may make a comeback again someday. Who can say? These, for the most part, aren’t the big name heroes likely to get a movie of their own. Let’s give them a little bit of the spotlight.
The Case Files
- Captain Carrot
- Unknown Soldier
- Sleepwalker
- Tyroc
- Cardiac
- Phantom Lady
- Dr. Thirteen
- The Spectre
- Beak
- She-Thing
- Alpha Centurion
- Element Girl
- Ravage 2099
- 90s Ghost Rider
- Wundarr the Aquarian
- Triathlon
- Maggot
- Darwin Jones
- The Kid Guerrillas of Unit 3
- Mr. A
- Crazy Jane
- Tasmanian Devil
- Arrowette
- Night Man
- X
- Obergon Kaine
- Grimjack
- Madame Xanadu
- Ragman
- Snapper Carr
- The Huntress
- Rage
- Amadeus Cho
- Nomad
- Darwin
- Layla Miller
- Minion
- The Maxx
- The Beefeater
- General Glory
- Rocket Red
- Crimson Fox
- Hauptmann Deutschland
- Isaiah Bradley
- Faith
- Sage
- Bloodwynd
- The Sentry
- Amethyst
- Feral
- Danny Chase
- Stacy-X
- Strong Guy
- Gypsy
- The Sea Devils
- Secret
- Icon
- Baby Wildebeest
- Slapstick
- Ronin
- Bug
- The Human Bomb
- Bulleteer
- Dex-Starr
- Judomaster
- Triumph
- Agent Liberty
- Anarky
- Comet
- Peacemaker
- Magma
- Terror Inc
- Mirage
- Pete Wisdom
- Manhunter
- Manitou Raven
- Pip the Troll
- The Inferior Five
- Starman
- U.S.Agent
- G’nort
- Ace the Bat-Hound
- Skin
- Copper
- Speedball
- Penance
- Moon-Boy
- The Atomic Knights
- The Red Bee
- Offspring
- Starfox
- The Mask
- Zauriel
- Plastic Man
- The Ray
- Living Lightning
- Lifeguard
- Damage
- Darkhawk
- Maxima
- Detective Chimp
- The Multiple Man
- Skaar, Son of Hulk
- Aquagirl
- Lyra
- Herbie Popnecker
- Blue Jay
- Ambush Bug
- The New Guardians
- Fantomah
- The Marvel Apes
- Brother Power the Geek
- Uncle Sam
- Hourman
- Dr. Mid-Nite
- The Crimson Avenger
- The Elongated Man
- Silverclaw
- Gunfire
- Sandman
- Sandy the Golden Boy
- Kid Eternity
- Prime
- Jakeem Thunder
- Empress
- Resurrection Man
- OMAC
- Hawk and Dove
- Congorilla
- The Manhattan Guardian
- The Losers
- The Haunted Tank
- NFL SuperPro
- Gargoyle
- B’wana Beast
- Brainiac 2
- Cecilia Reyes
- Century
- Amazing-Man
- Aztek
- Captain Marvel Jr.
- Mary Marvel
- The Creeper
- Ma Hunkel
- Angel and the Ape
- Speedy
- Connor Hawke
- Longshot
- Skyrocket
- ForgetMeNot
- Silhouette
- Turbo
- Night Thrasher
- Timeslip
- Captain Triumph
- The Blackhawks
- Chamber
- Rictor
- Mas y Menos
- White Tiger
- Metamorpho
- Tom Strong
- All-Star Squadron
- Sersi
- U.S. 1
- Doop
- The Section 8
- Sovereign Seven
- The Twelve
- Superboy
- Bart Allen
- Wonder Girl
- Rusty Collins
- Brute Force
- The Newsboy Legion
- Tomorrow Woman
- The Mighty Heroes
- The Great Lakes Avengers
- Justice League Antarctica
- The Flaming Carrot
- Steve Gerber’s Doctor Fate
- Justice League 3000
- Legion of Substitute Heroes
- Firelord
- The Heap
- Flex Mentallo
- Danny the Street
- Lodestone
- Lady Quark
- Thunderstrike
- Phantom Stranger
- The Question
- Grace
- Grace Choi
- Ray Palmer’s Atom
- Thanagarian Hawkwoman
- Wetworks
- Hitman
- The Just Imagine Heroes
- The Forever People
- The Authority
- Doc Savage
- Machine Man
- Swordsman
- Julia Carpenter
- Creature Commandos
- Geo-Force
- Halo
- Looker
- Sebastian Faust
- Qwsp
- Wild Dog
- Cave Carson
- The Starjammers
- Space Cabbie
- Sasha Bordeaux
- Mystek
- L-Ron
- Genis
- Phyla
- Quasar
- Jack of Hearts
- Power Pack
- D-Man
- Stingray
- Foolkiller
- Nightwatch
- Killraven
- Mark Antaeus
- Deathcry
- Rose and Thorn
- Jade
- Obsidian
- The Yazz
- Maya
- Icemaiden
- Ice
- Fire
- Jill Trent, Science Sleuth
- Blue Devil
- Kid Devil
- Silent Knight
- Bailey Hoskins
- The Knights of Wundagore
- Teenage Tony Stark
- Gravedigger
- Queen Divine Justice
- Bluebird
- The Darkstars
- Dargo Ktor, Future Thor
- Beta Ray Bill
- Balder
- Gilgamesh, the Forgotten One
- Pariah
- Harbinger
- The Blasters
- Synch
- The Conglomerate
- Sargon the Sorcerer
- Red Tornado
- Dolphin
- The Comet
- Justice Peace
- Patriot
- Synapse
- Justice
- The original Guardians of the Galaxy
- Firestar
- Jesse Quick
- Fury
- Dynamite Thor
- Olga Mesmer
- The Chain Gang
- Max Mercury
- Butterball
- Static
- Spider-Girl
- The Protector
- Magenta
- Maxam
- Manifold
- Funnyman
- Dorothy Spinner
- Young Heroes
- Vext
- The Human Fly
- Wildcat
- Shining Knight
- Vigilante
- Free Spirit
- 3-D Man
- Thunderbird
- Lagoon Boy
- The Heckler
- Sludge
- Artemis
- Flamebird
- The Question (Renee Montoya)
- Cyclone
- Diamondback
- Zook
- The Chain Gang (Villains)
- Judas Traveller
- Conduit
- The Harpy
- Straw Man
- The Gas Gang
- Orca
- Echo
- The Mad Monk
- Orpheus
- Doppelganger
- Bat-Mite
- Mr. Fish
- Hugo Strange
- Videoman
- The Idiot
- Wiccan
- Speed
- Hulkling
- Paibok the Power Skrull
- Flag-Smasher
- Power Broker
- Chunk
- The Contessa
- Battlestar
- The Thousand
- Veronica Cale
- Mongal
- The Enforcers
- Cypher
- Match
- Madame Mirage
- The White Rabbit
- The Other White Rabbit
- The Orb
- Omega the Unknown
- Harold Allnut
- Access
- Gaggy Gagsworthy
- King Shark
- The Weasel
- Polka-Dot Man
- Savant
- The Writer
- El Diablo (Lazarus Lane)
- Big Sir
- Major Disaster
- Jolt
- Johnny Sorrow
- Jemm, Son of Saturn
- Sprite
- Warlord Kro
- Richard Dragon
- Roulette
- Mr. Terrific
- Star-Dancer
- Effigy
- Genesis
- Goody Rickles
- Grayven
- Larfleeze
- Thane Ector
- Rot Lop Fan
- Atlas
- Omega Sentinel
- The Skrull Kill Krew
- Pandora
- Killer Moth
- The Shroud
- Jack from Jupiter
- Slobo
- Blonde Phantom
- Morbius the Living Vampire
- The Pantheon
- Hindsight Lad
- Big Wheel
- Turner D Century
- Lar Gand
- Isis
- The Terrible Trio
- Stardust the Super Wizard
- Marvel Boy
- The Great White Shark
- Lady Spellbinder
- Telepath
- Joseph
- Nocturne
- Romulus
- Superboy-Prime
- Cosmo the Spacedog
- The Circus of Crime
- Streaky the Supercat
- Catman
- Nyssa al-Ghul
- Mister Bones
- The Dark Knights
- Titania
- Perpetua
- The Brotherhood of Dada
- The Hood
- The Intelligencia
- Ibac
- Vulcan
- The Human Flame
- Ma’alefa’ak
- Titano
- Slam Bradley
- Hypno-Hustler
- Doctor Phosphorus
- The Corrosive Man
- Flamingo
- Ultra-Humanite
- Superior Iron Man
- Faceless Hunters
- Ultivac
- Challengers of the Unknown
- Triton
- Blackie Drago
- MODAM
- Black Alice
- Misfit
- Green Team
- Shriek
- Ted Kord
- Booster Gold
- Guy Gardner
- Robert Maverick
- Rocket Raccoon
- Groot
- Mantis
- Nebula
- Adam Warlock
- Her
- Star-Lord
- Gamora
- Crusader
- Angela
- Morg
- Nova (the other one)
- Stardust
- Air-Walker
- Angel Breaker
- Ghost Rider 2099
- Punisher 2099
- Doom 2099
- Hulk 2099
- Microchip
- Sarge Steel
- Sister Zero
- Warlord
- Codename: Assassin
- The Prowler
- Kite Man
- The Boom
- Thane