Miss Victory on the cover of Holyoke One-Shot #3 (1944).
Publication information
Publisher
Originally: Helnit 1984–present: A.C. Comics
First appearance
Captain Fearless #1 (August 1941)
Created by
artist Charles Quinlan and an unknown writer[1]
In-story information
Alter ego
Joan Wayne
Species
Empowered human
Place of origin
Earth
Team affiliations
Femforce
Notable aliases
Ms. Victory Rad
Abilities
Superhuman strength
Limited invulnerability
Flight
Agelessness
Miss Victory is an American superheroine who first appeared in Captain Fearless #1 (Aug. 1941), published by Frank Z. Temerson's Helnit Publishing Co.[1] Ceasing to be published after 1946, she was revived and updated in 1984 as a central character in the Femforce comic-book series published by A.C. Comics.[2]
Fall 1941 was a boom period for patriotic superheroes as the country prepared to enter World War II; during this period, comic book publishers also launched Captain America, Miss America, the Star-Spangled Kid, U.S. Jones, the Fighting Yank, the Flag, Captain Flag and Yank and Doodle, among others.[3]
^ abGrand Comics Database: Captain Fearless #1 at the Grand Comics Database
^Mougin, Lou (2020). Secondary Superheroes of Golden Age Comics. McFarland & Co. p. 334. ISBN 9781476638607.
^Benton, Mike (1992). Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. p. 52. ISBN 0-87833-808-X. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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