Public Domain Super Heroes
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"The Miraculous Maiden of Matchless Might!"

Magga the Magnificent
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Real Name

Kay

First Appearance

Atoman Comics #2 (Apr. 1946)

Original Publisher

Spark

Created by

Mort Lawrence

Origin[]

Kay, a morning newscaster of “Breakfast With Kay,” turned into the crime-fighter Magga the Magnificent when she uttered the phrase “om mani padme hum."

In her only appearance, she helped a woman gain her inheritance.

Powers and Abilities[]

As Magga the Magnificent, Kay possessed the powers of flight and super-strength.

Public Domain Appearances[]

  • Atoman Comics #2

Notes[]

  • Magga the Magnificent was a modified Green Lama Story.
    • A later Green Lama story was re-worked with the Green Jet taking the title role.
  • Magga is comic’s first instance of a character switching gender via re-print.

See Also[]

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