The Wizard

Real Name: Blaine Whitney

First Appearance: Top-Notch Comics #1, December 1939; Top-Notch Comics 1-23, 25, Shield-Wizard Comics 1-13, Special Comics 1, Pep Comics 4, 5, Fly Man 33, 37, Mighty Comics 48, Mighty Crusaders 3, 4

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Affiliations: partner of Roy the Super Boy

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History: Blaine Whitney was trained from an early age to be a mental giant, growing up to have a photographic memory and e.s.p., which he used to locate criminals. Armed with an invulnerable costume, he became the hero known as the Wizard.

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Comments: Created by Harry Shorten and Edd Ashe.

Blaine adopted an orphaned shoe-shine boy, Roy, and turned him into his sidekick, Roy the Wonder Boy. Roy would often team up with Dusty, the Shield's sidekick, and together (as the Boy Buddies) the would assist the Hangman.

Image used on this page courtesy of Darrin Wiltshire's Micro Heroes site, used with permission.

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