Solo Heroes

	the 3xs: Marvel's original super-hero group, the 3Xs were simply three guys that went out and busted up crime - though they did so very, very well. 1X was the detective, 2X was the super-inventor type, and 3X was the bruiser of the trio. Very, very little is known about these three heroes, but they were heroic in intent, and rather good at what they did. While they may have only appeared in one published tale, don't let that fool you - these guys are bundles of heroics just waiting to happen, so give 'em a chance! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	the American Avenger: after moving to the beautiful land of Argentinia, American exchange student Don Caldwell is asked by the grandson of a former compatriot of El Gaucho (a national hero) to take on the dead hero's role. Without any hesitation whatsoever, he does what the old man asks and becomes... El Gaucho! However, he calls himself the American Avenger while adventuring elsewhere, battling the enemies of his great homeland both in Argentina and abroad, not hesitating to take the fight to Evil's doorsteps! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	the Angel: the original Marvel hero to use this name, Thomas Halloway was a man with a strange background. His mother died in childbirth, so his father, the warden of a prison, raised him there in isolation. Of course, he brought experts in various fields there to educate him in most matters, and as such Thomas knows a lot about everything. This makes an adventuring career rather easy, really, and as the high-flying Angel, Thomas has solved countless crimes, stymied innumerable villains, and has had an effect on the Marvel Universe to this very day! Not bad for a non-Invader, eh? Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	the Black Marvel: though one hundred Black Feet youths were unable to pass the challenges of strength, stamina, and dexterity, Dan Lyons was. Having proved himself to the dying chief, Dan vowed to honor the tenets of goodness, and the chief granted him the costume of the Black Marvel. Attempting to remain worthy of the title bestowed upon him, Dan is constantly prowling about to find evil to crush and innocents to protect, and every time he performs a good deed, he places yet another notch on his deadly bow! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Black Widow 1: before the Lord of Evil, Satan, arranged for her to be killed, Claire Voyant worked as a false psychic, pretending to be a medium for spirits and the like. However, after she was slain by a man believing her to be a witch, Claire was raised anew in Hell, becoming Satan's personal collector of evil souls, a job she enjoyed to no end. Since she only targets evil folks in her new persona, the Black Widow, she technically qualifies as a heroine, albeit a demonic one, and is in fact Marvel's first super heroine - and how! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	the Blazing Skull: while reporting on the second Sino-Japanese war, ace reporter Mark Todd inadverdently wandered into the battlezone. Seeking shelter in an underground cavern, he discovered a race of mysterious Chinese 'skull men', men who made Mark their champion in the outside world. His quest: to battle evil in all its forms, and to this end they gave him a nifty flaming skull mask and several super human powers. He then decided to use his new mask and abilities to bring peace to the world. He's still working on that... Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	the Blue Blaze: after his father, Doctor Keen, discovered the existence of a mysterious blue blaze, nineteenth century student Spencer Keen is doused in the stuff after a tornado wrecks his father's laboratory. Though slain in this incident, Spencer nonetheless rises from his grave almost a century later, in order to battle a vast array of evil men and their plots to ruin the lives of innocent folks. Naming himself the Blue Blaze, Spencer finds that he is compelled to rise from the dead again and again, wherever great evil has manifested itself... Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Dakor the Magician: sorcerous detective of the Golden Age, Dakor is a powerful Geomancer that utilized his powers in the capacity of a private eye, working on a global scale to right wrongs and generally do good deeds - for a hefty price, that is. Dakor would solve anybody's mysteries for them, as long as they could pay his price tag and weren't of an inherently evil bent. Several of the cases that he's solved have been revealed to the public, but many more haven't, so it's likely that Dakor's story isn't over yet - not by a long shot! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	the Dynamic Man: an artificial being built in a mountaintop laboratory by one Doctor Goettler before his death, the Dynamic Man has been bent on the preservation of law and order since the moment of his activation. To this end, he became a full-fledged F.B.I. agent, in his alter ego of Curt Cowan, and worked to handle problems beyond this agency's normal capacity as his true, super-powerful self. Since joining the F.B.I., the Dynamic man has handled several such situations, and intends on fixing more... Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	the Fin: when the submarine he was in sank in the high seas, Navy Lieutenant Peter Noble found out that, surprisingly, he could breathe and function normally underwater. Renaming himself the Fin, he began a one-man war against all manner of aquatic menaces, ranging from Nazi submarines to truly bizarre villains. While the War's most noteworthy hero, the Sub-Mariner, may have dealt with truly world-shaking events with the Invaders, Peter simply handled the small stuff that slipped through that hero's fingers - and did a rather good job of it, when you get down to it! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Flexo the Rubber Man: designed by Doctors Joshua and Joel Williams, this artificial being was created with incredible powers in order to right wrongs world wide. Though sentient, Flexo was typically operated via remote control, and wasn't ever able to really show his true personality, whatever it was. However, he typically waded into battle with the criminal element with a smile on his face, so it was apparent that he truly enjoyed his work. So, at least the Williams Doctors weren't forcing Flexo to do good deeds... Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Hercules 2: brought up in the savage wilds of Snow Island, the son of 'master' scientist Doctor David is perfect in mind and body, though he knows nothing about human civilization. As such, he happily rides away with several circus clowns that think he'd be great in a freak show, and becomes a star attraction soon after. Though he occasionally leaves the big top to prevent disasters and to end criminal sprees here and there, his love seems to be the circus, as he continually returns to his 'roots' after a stint of super-heroics. Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	The Invisible Man 1: an idealistic scientist working hard to make his world a better place, Doctor Gade was on the verge of a major discovery when tragedy struck. A group of greedy corporate interests hired an assassin to have him killed, as his success would put them out of business, but they instead managed to transform him into... the Invisible Man! Wielding his newfound powers, the good Doctor gained vengeance upon his ritzy enemies, and continues his fight against crime to this day! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Master Mind Excello: absolutely perfect in both mind and body, the man known to most as Master Mind Excello is also posessed of an inventor's genius and terrible psionic powers! Born as mere mortal Earl Everett, Excello uses his keen skills and mental prowess in the service of the United States government, working both domestically and abroad to stymie the efforts of both saboteurs and spies. No villain is too powerful, or too smart to scare Master Mind Excello away from his duties! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Merzah the Mystic: one of the very first known telepaths in the Marvel Universe, Merzah the Mystic battled various evil forces that did their dirty deeds within the United States. Aided by his lovely assistant, Diana, and his attack valet, Jose, Merzah most often worked to derail the evil plots of various international spies and fifth columnists that were acting to destroy his proud nation with sabotage or simple espionage. A powerful psi, Merzah was able to root out such operations quite easily, which is lucky for Americans everywhere! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	the Mighty Destroyer 1: originally just an adventurous American reporter who wished to investigate the real horrors behind enemy lines during the War, Keen Marlowe inadverdently got himself caught by a Nazi patrol. While in prison, he met a man who had developed a variant of the American super-soldier serum, but was trying to keep it from the Axis powers. To this end, he injected the formula into Keen, who then became the Mighty Destroyer, using his heightened abilities to wreak havoc on the Germans behind enemy lines! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Miss Fury: known to the comics strips as the Black Fury, this solo heroine was essentially licensed to Marvel Comics (well, Timely), who reprinted her adventures in comic book form as... Miss Fury! At any rate, Miss Fury was a bored socialite that, after recovering a strange leopard-skin costume from an African tribal shaman, went on all kinds of adventures, fighting crime both at home and abroad. Whether her foes are evil South American dictators, vile Nazi spies, or worse (!), Miss Fury goes out of her way to make them pay! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Silver Scorpion: though she originally designed her costume for a costume ball, secretary Betty Barlow inadverdently used it on several occasions to fight crime for real, as the Silver Scorpion. After a few nights of this, however, she returned to her day job, only to have a suit of combat armor designed with her body in mind, a suit that she used to avenge the death of her boyfriend, Dan, at the hands of the fiendish Battle-Axis. With that dealt with, Betty continues on in her heroic role, now having this suit of armor to back her up! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Taxi Taylor and his Wonder Car: wanting to his part for the war effort, master mechanic Jim 'Taxi' Taylor had developed a wonder car for the Army to use against the enemies of America. After they laugh him out of the building, however, he decided to use his bizarre creation to work solo against spies and other nefarious agents of foreign governments. Though he's only been seen to do so in one such encounter, it is assumed that Taxi Taylor's battle against evil continued throughout the War! Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	the Vision 1: Aarkus, Destroyer of Evil, is the emerald-skinned warrior that mere men know as the Vision! Hailing from a mysterious realm of heat and smoke, this extraplanar being may have been accidentally summoned to the earth by nascent dimension-smashing technology, but he remains to crush the forces of evil wherever he finds it, both at home, on the Earth, and elsewhere. This is because, though an alien, he sympathizes with mere humans, and tries to help them in any way he can... Comes in Classic and Saga styles!
	Zara of the Jungle: the most scantily clad heroine from the forties, Zara was brought to the Jungle to live a basic life by a family that grew tired of the crime inherent to a 'civilized' society. After their untimely deaths, Zara was left alone to grow up in the Jungle, where she matured with a deep-rooted love for both her home and nature itself. To this end, she fights constantly against both the forces of evil and incompetent outsiders to protect her home, doing what she can to maintain the peace. Comes in Classic and Saga styles!

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