| Buddy Smith | |
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Real Name |
Buddy Smith |
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First Appearance |
National Comics #1 (1940) |
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Original Publisher |
Quality |
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Created by |
Will Eisner |
Origin[]
Buddy Smith was a young boy who Uncle Sam (Quality) came upon during his first appearance. Buddy was crying because his dad, Ezra Smith, was killed by the murderous Purple Shirts, a crypto-Nazi gang. Uncle Sam defeated the Purple Shirts because he felt sorry for the boy. Then, Uncle Sam effectively adopted Buddy Smith who became his sidekick.
Powers and Abilities[]
Buddy had no superhuman abilities, but he was brave and scrappy.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- National Comics #1-45