In this section we spotlight a particular company whose characters are needed to complete the roster for that publisher.

    This month, we look at two of the longest running companies other than DC and Marvel. MLJ (Archieco) and Harvey Publications have both produced comic books for over five decades. Even though they have abandoned the superhero market, both companies have created their share of great heroes.

MLJ

    MLJ’s name was derived from the names of the company’s founders. Each letter is the first initial of one of these fine gentlemen. Please join us in exploring the rich history that this company has. 

Characters that we need text and visual information on:

   Black Witch
   Boy Soldiers

Characters that we have partial text and visual information on:

   Black Hood II (Canadian version)
   Captain Commando

Characters we do have information on:

   Black Hood I
   Black Jack
   Bobby Bell
   Bob Phantom
   Captain Flag
   Captain Valor
   Comet
   Dusty, the Boy Detective
   Falcon
   Fireball
   Firefly
   Fly (Fly-Man)
   Fox
   Hangman
   Hercules
   Inferno
   Kalathar the Giant Man
   Kardak the mystic
   Liberty Man (cover only)
   Miss Liberty (cover only)
   Mr. Justice
   Mr. Satan
   Mystery Detective (cover only)
   Nevada Jones
   Press Guardian
   Private Strong
   Red Rube
   Red Star (cover only)
   Richy, the Amazing Boy (with Rang-A-Tang)
   Roy the Super-boy
   Scarlet Avenger
   Shield I
   Steel Sterling
   Web
   Wizard
   Zambini, the Miracle Man

Harvey

    Next we take a look at another family-run company. The Harvey brothers tie for third with MLJ (Archieco) for longest continuous publishing existence. In the decades past, the Harveys have produced a multitude of characters.

Characters that we need text and visual information on:

   Baron
   Black Orchid II
   Blazing Scarab
   Blonde Bomber
   Boy Heroes
   Dr. Miracle
   Echo I
   Flyman
   Green Ghost
   The Hand
   Johnny Rebel
   Jungleman
   Liberty Lads
   Magician from Baghdad
   Mr. Q 
   Neptina
   Night Hawk
   Phantom Sphinx
   Ray O' Light
   Red Demon
   Robin Hood (?)
   Rocketgirl II (not Chesler or St. John Ver.)
   Rocketman II (not the same as above ref.)
   Scarlet Arrow
   Scarlet Nemesis
   Scarlet Phantom
   Spitfire (female)
   Young Defenders

Characters that we need text information on:

   Chief Justice
   Clown
   Red Blazer
   Sparky II
   Spirit of `76
   Vagabond Prince
   White Mask

Characters we do have information on:

   Atoma
   Black Cat
   Black Kitten
   Captain Freedom
   Captain Red Cross
   Captain 3-D
   Green Hornet
   Human Meteor
   Invisible Scarlet O'Neill
   Kato
   Man in Black (Called Fate)
   Shock Gibson
   Stuntboy
   Stuntman
   Stuntwoman
   War Nurse (Pat Parker)
   The Zebra

    With your help we can complete these publishers’ stables of characters. If we have omitted anyone on the above lists, please let us know who, what, when, and where, and we will add them to the companies’ listings.