This is the second half of our upgraded coverage for Catwoman, as she appeared during the 1940s.

Yes, there’s a link to part #1.

One of the notable enemies of the Justice Society of America during the 1940s – there aren’t that many, really.

He’s a cliché yet he works pretty well.

One of the earliest comic book super-powered heroines, debuting in 1940.

An odd, brief-lived character with unlimited powers.

A very early (1947) African-American comic book hero, from the pages of the sole issue of All-Negro Comics. Ace Harlem is a talented police detective operating in, well, Harlem.

A 1940+ character, and the first super-heroine in US comics.

An early foe of Moon Girl and the Prince in 1947. Venus girls want our men !

Obscure 1940s comic-book super-magician.

Obscure Golden Age super-hero with rainbow powers. Short-ish notes and stats.

The 1940, weird Catman, from Tem Publishing. The genre wasn’t quite defined yet, allowing for such oddities.