| Rick Davis | |
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 Rick Davis as depicted in Spy Thrillers #1 (November 1954). | |
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Real Name |
Rick Davis |
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First Appearance |
Spy Thrillers #1 (November 1954) |
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Original Publisher |
Marvel Comics |
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Created by |
Joe Gill, Joe Sinnott, & Carl Burgos |
Origin[]
In 1954, law enforcement officer Rick Davis passed the test for the Secret Service with flying colors. Within hours of passing his test he was assigned to protect H-Bomb developer Alfredo Costas from communists who sought to steal his secrets, exposing a communist cell operating out of a book club in Washington, D.C. Later he was dispatched to Cairo, Egypt to pose as a communist agent in order to secure secret documents. This mission was almost foiled by the portly soldier-of-fortune known only as Demetrius, who later protected Rick from a thrown knife. Shortly thereafter, Rick was sent to Switzerland to either obtain or stop the communists from obtaining a specially condensed explosive and timer invented by former Nazi scientist Johanne Schmidt.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Spy Thrillers #1
Notes[]
- The first appearance of Rick Davis entered the public domain because it was not renewed 28 years after its first publication . For more information please see the Copyright Office Records and read our the section of FAQ about copyright renewals.
Screenshot of the US Copyright Office Records showing no renewal for issues #1 of Spy Thrillers.
