#Brad Spencer Wonderman

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Wonder Comics #11 (April, 1947).  Cover by Graham Ingels.

Another amazing adventure of Brad Spencer, Wonderman, as he rescues his girlfriend/assistant/sidekick Carol from the clutches of the insidious Doctor Voodoo and the evil queen Lilith.

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Wonderman

Creator(s): M. Hardy, Bob Oksner

Alias(es): Brad Spencer

1st Issue w/Uniform: Wonder Comics #12

Year/Month of Publication: 1947/06

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Brad Spencer, Wonderman: From Mystery Comics #3 (October 1944) Art by Bob Oksner

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Brad Spencer, Wonderman's first appearance in Wonder Comics (his initial adventures were in other titles) was issue #9 (December, 1946). He took over the cover spot from The Grim Reaper, who had been the book's headliner since issue #1. Neither Wonderman nor the Grim Reaper are related to the Marvel Comics characters with the same names.

Brad Spencer, Wonderman, also took over the lead spot in Wonder Comics, and the covers featuring him were pretty standard stuff at first.

Then an interesting thing happened: Wonderman was no longer the prominent figure on the covers.

Now, I ain't no Sherlock Holmes, but I believe I detect a pattern here.

With superheroes on the wane post-World War ll, publisher Nedor Publications decided that cheesecake sells. And they served it up wholesale, which started alarming parents. You gotta admit, this is pretty race stuff for a comic book aimed at kids.

Wonderman, like the Grim Reaper before him, was booted from Wonder Comics' cover and lead story position for the final five issues. The BDSM elements on the covers were toned down, if not removed completely, but there was still cheesecake galore with new cover star/lead feature Tara, Pirate Queen.

Nedor Publications was not the only, nor most egregious publisher going this route. However, this ongoing trend, along with the rise of true crime and horror comics, is what lead to a certain book entitled Seduction of the Innocent.

And that book fed (some say created) the public hysteria that blamed comic books as a cause of juvenile delinquency.

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Wonder Comics #12 (June, 1947).  Cover by Graham Ingels.

Brad Spencer, Wonderman, and Carol,his lovely girlfriend/assistant/sidekick (and perennial hostage he has to rescue), battle the nefarious Dr. Voodoo and the inhabitants of the Sun.

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Wonder Comics #12 (June, 1947).  Cover by Graham Ingels.

Wonderman coming the rescue of his girlfriend, crimefighting partner, and perennial hostage, Carol Paige.  Despite the pair having adventures on different planets and different environments, that’s the only outfit Carol ever seemed to wear.

This was the second Golden Age Wonderman, who first made the scene in 1944.  He usually was billed as Brad Spencer, Wonderman so he wouldn’t be confused with the first Wonder Man.  That character, who was a very blatant rip-off of Superman, only made one appearance in 1939.  He was almost instantly sued out of existence by DC Comics.

Spencer sometimes wore a domino mask when going into action, even though everyone seemed to know his identity anyway.

His powers included the ability to become (ahem) “hard as steel” and super-strength.  Later, because he is a scientific genius, he constructs a compensator belt that allows him to fly.

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Wonderman

Creator(s): M. Hardy, Bob Oksner

Alias(es): Brad Spencer

1st Issue w/Uniform: Wonder Comics #20

Year/Month of Publication: 1948/10

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Wonderman

Creator(s): M. Hardy, Bob Oksner

Alias(es): Brad Spencer

1st Issue w/Uniform: Wonder Comics #14

Year/Month of Publication: 1947/10

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Wonderman

Creator(s): M. Hardy, Bob Oksner

Alias(es): Brad Spencer

1st Issue w/Uniform: Wonder Comics #9

Year/Month of Publication: 1946/12

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