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Real Name |
Paul Revere |
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Born |
December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.) |
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Died |
May 10, 1818 |
Origin[]
Paul Revere was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in 1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Born in the North End of Boston, Revere eventually became a prosperous and prominent Bostonian, deriving his income from silversmithing and engraving. During the American Revolution, he was a strong supporter of the Patriot cause and joined the Sons of Liberty. His midnight ride transformed him into an American folk hero, being dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem, "Paul Revere's Ride". He also helped to organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the movements of British forces. Revere later served as an officer in the Massachusetts Militia, though his service ended after the Penobscot Expedition, one of the most disastrous American campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, for which he was absolved of blame.
Following the war, Revere returned to his silversmith trade. He used the profits from his expanding business to finance his work in iron casting, bronze bell and cannon casting, and the forging of copper bolts and spikes. In 1800, he became the first American to successfully roll copper into sheets for use as sheathing on naval vessels.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Paul Revere from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Poem Appearances[]
- Paul Revere's Ride (1860)
Public Domain Comic Appearances[]
- Kid Eternity #2
- Real Life Comics #34
- World Famous Heroes #1
- Wilbur Comics #35
- Champion Comics #8
- 48 Famous Americans
- Mont Hale Western #67
- True Comics #15
- Young Heroes #35
- EH! #4
- It Really Happened #10
- Real Heroes #13
- Shield Wizard Comics #1
- Big Shot #70
- Jack Armstrong #8
- Your United States
Public Domain Comic Appearances Inspired by Paul Revere[]
- Banner Comics #3-5
- Super-Mystery Comics #16-24
- Captain Courageous Comics #6