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Bill King was a skilled, cunning and courageous soldier who fought in the Pacific Theater and all throughout Europe during World War II. He was an exceptional fighter, proficient with most military weapons of the day. In his early adventures, King seemed to fight for the British, and he worked specifically for British Intelligence on at least one occassion. |
Bill King was a skilled, cunning and courageous soldier who fought in the Pacific Theater and all throughout Europe during World War II. He was an exceptional fighter, proficient with most military weapons of the day. In his early adventures, King seemed to fight for the British, and he worked specifically for British Intelligence on at least one occassion. |
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+ | ==Golden Age Appearances== |
| − | Exciting Comics #1-27, 29-39, 42-43, 48-50 |
+ | *Exciting Comics #1-27, 29-39, 42-43, 48-50 |
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| + | *The Nedor comics [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/firstperiod.html were renewed] by Popular Library, which was eventually bought out by Fawcett Books. When Fawcett went out of business, Popular Library was sold to Warner Bros. A number of different publishers, however, are currently/have been using these characters without any lawsuits from Warner Bros., so any action over them is (probably) unlikely. They are still, however, "[[FAQ#What About Orphan Works?|use at your own risk]]" characters. |
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[[Category:Protagonists]] |
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Revision as of 04:53, 26 December 2018
| Sgt. Bill King | |
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Real Name |
William King |
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First Appearance |
Exciting Comics #1 (April 1940) |
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Original Publisher |
Nedor |
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Created by |
Leonard Sansone |
Origin
Bill King was a skilled, cunning and courageous soldier who fought in the Pacific Theater and all throughout Europe during World War II. He was an exceptional fighter, proficient with most military weapons of the day. In his early adventures, King seemed to fight for the British, and he worked specifically for British Intelligence on at least one occassion.
Golden Age Appearances
- Exciting Comics #1-27, 29-39, 42-43, 48-50
Notes
- The Nedor comics were renewed by Popular Library, which was eventually bought out by Fawcett Books. When Fawcett went out of business, Popular Library was sold to Warner Bros. A number of different publishers, however, are currently/have been using these characters without any lawsuits from Warner Bros., so any action over them is (probably) unlikely. They are still, however, "use at your own risk" characters.