Batman as he appears in his very first story, and no further.

The version of DC Comics’ Black Canary seen both solo and with the JSA during the Golden Age (in her case, 1948-1951).

The very first version of the Black Canary, as a crook, as published during the late 1940s in Johnny Thunder stories.

A strange secret town of immortal underground fantasy samurai. Samurai City appeared during Jack Kirby’s run on Black Panther.

The version of B.J. Blazkowicz who in the vintage Wolfenstein 3D video game. Super-elite World War Two commando. The profile includes game emulation rules.

This is the original, 1940s version of this enemy of Captain Marvel in Fawcett Comics. This profile is the first in a series, as explained in our guide to Captains Nazi.

Captain Marvel’s enemy Captain Nazi as he appeared in the 1970s stories on DC’s Earth-S. Part of a good-stepping series — see our guide to Captains Nazi and other guys who look more or less like him for orientation.

Veteran adventurous pilot and professional Irishman. Wonder Woman ally circa 1970.

An extremely powerful, but deliberately forgotten, deposed King of the Inhumans in the Marvel Universe. This profile is best read after read our primers about the Inhumans.