How can we have nice things if they keep getting so dinged up?
the Black Terror:
It might look like the Black Terror ('s secret identity) is knocked out by falling down a flight of stairs onto his head, but according to him it was actually a bullet creasing the old skull that did the trick. (Exciting Comics 010, 1941)
This is a tough one: the Black Terror is shot and nearly killed, and he kind of seems to be clutching his head but the gun is aimed at his torso as it fires. Guess we'll file this under "shot, unspecified." (Exciting Comics 012, 1941)
the Black Fury:
Shot in the left shoulder and tossed out of a moving car. (Fantastic Comics 020, 1941)
Chuck:
The Black Fury's sidekick Chuck is shot in the ever-popular left shoulder and knocked clean off of a building by one of the Fang's henchmen, but makes out okay nonetheless. (Fantastic Comics 019, 1941)
Dr Hypno:
I never expected a fellow whose whole shtick is putting his mind into animal bodies to get mixed up in the action enough to take a wound, but here he is: poor ol' Dr Hypno getting branded on the chest by a crook. (Amazing-Man Comics 018, 1940)
the Mask:
The Mask, in his civilian identity of District Attorney Tony Colby, joins the "skull creased by a bullet" club. EDIT: I wrote this without checking and it turns out that this is the second time that the Mask's skull has been creased, so he was already a member of the club. My apologies. (Exciting Comics 011, 1941)
Mighty Man:
Mighty Man gets shot through the left shoulder. Considering his size at the time (enormous) he's lucky that the guy didn't score a headshot. (Amazing-Man Comics 014, 1940)
the Shark:
The Shark (temporarily weakened by the loss of his magic knife) gets whipped with belts by a bunch of jerk Nazis. (Amazing-Man Comics 011, 1940)
A couple of issue later, the Shark gets stabbed in the gut by his own dang knife. Yes, the stab wound is swiftly turned back on his attacker by the weapon's magic, but you can't tell me that the Shark doesn't get stabbed first. (Amazing-Man Comics 013, 1940)
Super Ann:
In one of Super Ann's handful of adventures she gets a real one-two: a bullet-creased scalp followed by a near-drowning. (Amazing-Man Comics 025, 1941)














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