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|Box title = Red Rube |
|Box title = Red Rube |
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|Row 1 title = Real Name |
|Row 1 title = Real Name |
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|Row 1 info = Rueben Rueben |
|Row 1 info = Rueben Rueben |
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|Row 4 info = Ed Robbins |
|Row 4 info = Ed Robbins |
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+ | == Origin == |
| + | Rueben Rueben was a young orphan who ran away from the orphanage. He hid out in an old castle, but discovered it was his ancestor's home. His ancestors still haunted the castle as ghosts, all sharing the same name as their descendant, and wanted to help him. |
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| − | After running away from an orphanage, Rueben Rueben hide in an old castle, only to discover it was his ancestral home. The castle ghosts, his ancestors (all named Rueben Rueben like him), wanted to help him, so each endowed him with the power they were famous for - one gave strength, another wisdom, yet another speed and another courage. To call on their powers, he merely needed to call out "Hey Rube" to be transformed into the adult hero Red Rube. In his civilian identity Rueben went on to become a Daily Sun cub reporter. |
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| + | Rueben later became a cub reporter for the Daily Sun. |
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| + | == Powers and Abilities == |
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| + | The ghosts each gave him the powers they possessed in life: strength, wisdom, speed, invulnerability, and courage. All he needed to do to use these powers was call out "Hey Rube" and he would transform into Red Rube, a fully grown hero. [[File:Redrube.jpg|thumb|left|Rueben becoming the Red Rube.]] |
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| + | == Public Domain Appearances == |
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| + | *Roly Poly Comics #10 |
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| + | *Weekender vol. 1 #1, 3 (cover only) |
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| + | *Zip Comics #41 |
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+ | == Notes == |
| + | *Unlike other MLJ heroes, Red Rube was never revived by DC or Archie comics. |
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| + | *Red Rube's powers and origin are similar to [[Captain Marvel (Fawcett)|Captain Marvel]]. |
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== See Also == |
== See Also == |
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| − | [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/r/redrube.htm International Hero] |
+ | *[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/r/redrube.htm International Hero] |
| + | *[http://www.mightycrusaders.net/handbook/redrube.htm Mighty Crusaders Handbook] |
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| + | *[http://www.toonopedia.com/redrube.htm Toonopedia] |
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| + | [[Category:Reporter Characters]] |
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| + | [[Category:Comic Book Characters]] |
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[[Category:MLJ Characters]] |
[[Category:MLJ Characters]] |
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[[Category:1943 Debuts]] |
[[Category:1943 Debuts]] |
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[[Category:Ed Robbins - Creator]] |
[[Category:Ed Robbins - Creator]] |
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| + | [[Category:Green Characters]] |
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| + | [[Category:Red Themed Characters]] |
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| + | [[Category:Rucker Characters]] |
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| + | [[Category:Protagonists]] |
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| + | [[Category:Orphan Characters]] |
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| + | [[Category:Speedster Characters]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:42, 11 June 2019
| Red Rube | |
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Real Name |
Rueben Rueben |
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First Appearance |
Zip Comics #39 (1943) |
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Original Publisher |
MLJ |
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Created by |
Ed Robbins |
Origin
Rueben Rueben was a young orphan who ran away from the orphanage. He hid out in an old castle, but discovered it was his ancestor's home. His ancestors still haunted the castle as ghosts, all sharing the same name as their descendant, and wanted to help him.
Rueben later became a cub reporter for the Daily Sun.
Powers and Abilities
The ghosts each gave him the powers they possessed in life: strength, wisdom, speed, invulnerability, and courage. All he needed to do to use these powers was call out "Hey Rube" and he would transform into Red Rube, a fully grown hero.
Rueben becoming the Red Rube.
Public Domain Appearances
- Zip Comics #39-47
- Roly Poly Comics #10
- Weekender vol. 1 #1, 3 (cover only)
- Zip Comics #41
Notes
- Unlike other MLJ heroes, Red Rube was never revived by DC or Archie comics.
- Red Rube's powers and origin are similar to Captain Marvel.