More wounds for the Catalogue of Wounds!
Ace of Space:
Shot in the left arm during an attempted skyjacking. (Feature Comics 041, 1941)
the Black Hood:
As part of Kip Burland's journey to masked vigilantism he gets shot all to hell and back by the Skull's minions. The shots we can see happening are all hitting him in the torso, and according to his hermit mentor there were at least eight of them. Sheesh. (Top-Notch Comics 009, 1940)
Chic Carter:
Chic takes a bullet to his right arm while contending with the Phantom's very satanic boss. (Smash Comics 015, 1941)
the Comet:
Shot in the left shoulder by a gun-wielding member of an angry mob that is after him. (Pep Comics 004, 1940)
the Fox:
Severely whipped and beaten by the Night Riders during his origin. (Blue Ribbon Comics 004, 1940)
Galahad:
Takes a sword blow meant for King Arthur, and while all these bullet wounds and so forth can get a little abstracted, this is a real overhand chop that has to be threatening to hit his lung. Galahad only survives due to Merlin's magical intervention. (Top-Notch Comics 008, 1940)
the Green Falcon:
Takes an arrow to the left shoulder. (Blue Ribbon Comics 013, 1941)
the Shadow:
Shot in the left arm by Zevox, aka the Head. (Shadow Comics v1 004, 1940)
The Shadow's left arm can't get a break, as a few issues later it gets a throwing knife to the shoulder. (Shadow Comics v1 007, 1940)
the Spider:
I don't know the precise number of times the Spider is shot here while tanking bullets to scare a gang but it sure is enough to impress his doctor. (Crack Comics 007, 1940)
A year later, the Spider gets near-fatally shot in the chest by the Crow. (Crack Comics 018, 1941)
Whiz, King of Falcons:
Silver Streak's animal companion Whiz is struck in the bird-shoulder by a machine gun round. (Silver Streak Comics 010, 1941)















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