| Minimidget | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Amazing-Man Comics #5 (September 1939) |
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Original Publisher |
Centaur |
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Created by |
John F. Kolb |
Origin[]
Becoming the target of the mad scientist Barmell's shrinking ray, a young man and his girlfriend, Ritty, are both permanently rendered 6" tall, though they retain some of their respective mass/strength. Initially sent to murder the scientist's relatives with a poison needle (ala the horror film, The Devil Doll), the duo is freed when the scientist blows up his lab when cornered by the FBI. Minimidget is supposedly killed by a mousetrap in this story but is revived by a paramedic in the following issue.
Minimidget and Ritty make the best of their bad situation and become superheroes.
Powers and Abilities[]
They have no powers, but they make use of tiny sports cars and miniature airplanes. Minimidget also carries a tiny sword and rides a trained rabbit named Bucky.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Amazing Man Comics #5-7 (as Minimidget the Miniature Man)
- Amazing Man Comics #8-13 (as the Super-Midget)
- Amazing Man Comics #14-25
- Stars and Stripes Comics #2-6
Notes[]
- Minimidget and Ritty were the first shrunken superheroes, beating Doll Man by a matter of months.
- The word "midget" is not a term one should use so the character would need to be updated for any sort of use today.
- AC Comics merged the character with Jack Rhodes, an FBI man who also appeared in Amazing-Man Comics #5.