From the May 1, 1882 Fireside Companion
Manfred the Metamorphosist, Under a Million Disguises by Halsey Page
Secret Service: The Bradys and the Magic Ring; or, The Case of the Hindoo Conjurer.
“As the conjurer waved his wand the smoke thickened. Then Harry saw a singular thing. A gigantic hand seemed to form in the vapor, and between the thumb and forefinger it held a ring. Just then Old King Brady peered in.”
Ah…. it’s probably just a hologram.
October 9, 1908
Or not.
New Nick Carter Weekly # 453. The Pear-Shaped Diamond or Nick Carter’s Most Delicate Task.
Another hero of 1885, New York Nat in Trapped
Bertha’s Engagement by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens
In a second of time, while her horse was slipping downward, Fletcher had seized Bertha by her arm, and dragged her across his own more sure-footed beast.
Saturday Night, Octorber 14, 1871
Before The Shadow and Doc Savage Street & Smiths go to hero was Frank Merriwell (get it he was Frank Merry and Well) a clean living sports hero.
They still own the rights to him… but no one is asking.
