| Kid Eternity | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Hit Comics #25 (1942) |
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Original Publisher |
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Created by |
Otto Binder and Sheldon Moldoff |
Golden Age Origin
The Kid was working on his grandfather's merchant marine ship. However, it was sunk by a German U-boat's torpedo. The Kid has a near death experience and meets the angelic Mr. Keeper. Keeper tells him that Kid has another 75 years till he is supposed to die and will be sent back to Earth. Kid was accompanied by Mr. Keeper back to Earth who of apologized for his untimely death by giving Kid an exceptional super power. Kid now had the ability to summon anyone from "mythology or history" with the word "Eternity." In addition, by uttering the same word he could channel Mr. Keeper's power to become invisible - and become visible again with another utterance of the same magic word. Finally, the Kid had the power of limited gliding ghost-like flight.
Now known as Kid Eternity used his new found powers to fight both the Nazis and criminals. His enemies include Master Man (2), Dr. Pain, Her Highness, Silk, Mavara, Mr. Puny, Mr. Midas,and the Brute.
List of Known Kid Eternity Summons
- Abraham Lincoln
- Apollo
- Charles Martel
- Count Dracula
- Cyrano DeBergerac
- Dr. Lister
- Friar Tuck
- George Washington
- Knute Rockne
- Merlin
- Paul Bunyan
- Rip van Winkle
- Robin Hood
- Rogers' Rangers
- Romeo
- Sherlock Holmes
- Sir Lancelot
- Tecumseh
- Thor
- Wiley Post
- Will Rogers
- Zeus
Golden Age Appearances
- Hit Comics #25-60
- Kid Eternity #1-18
Notes
While the Golden Age version of Kid Eternity is in the public domain, all subsequent versions published by DC comics and their imprint Vertigo comics are NOT public domain. This includes the identity of Christopher "Kit" Freeman which originates in the DC material.