Marvel

ORIGIN
The MARVEL’s origin and real identity are not known at present.

POWERS AND ABILITIES
The MARVEL appears to have no super powers, relying instead on his extraordinary fighting abilities, skill with a gun, and keen deductive mind.

HISTORY
Scoop Cody’s editor assigns him to track down King Carr the racketeer. Scoop goes to the Acme Protection Agency to confront Carr head on about the murder of Jimmy Brady. Unwittingly Scoop ends up on the wrong side of a gun, almost certain death awaits him! But then....

"Thanks, gentlemen, for soundproofing the room. Now I can shoot you without attracting attention," the masked mystery man cracks behind his full-face mask. Standing there with an automatic in his gloved hand, the tuxedo-clad mystery man continues," One moment young man. My card—I'll hold off these mugs until you get away. Find King Carr. You know where he is hidden."

While the gang attacks the mystery man, a few thugs head out just behind Scoop Cody. Down on the street below, Scoop looks at his newfound friend’s card. It reads: "MARVEL." Scoop deduces that Carr is hiding out at a power plant where he worked before becoming a criminal. Followed by the escaped hoods and the MARVEL, Scoop makes it to the power plant just as his car overheats. Going inside he asks the headman on duty if he can use his waterspout, but immediately Scoop recognizes the worker as King Carr. Scoop pretends that he has a gun in his coat pocket and orders Carr to come along with him. But before he can leave, King Carr's men arrive on the scene and overpower the reporter.

When Scoop wakes, up he finds himself tied to a chair and wired to the power plant generators. Carr explains to Scoop that he won't live to tell what he knows now. Scoop thinks that this is a good time for the MARVEL to show up "O MARVEL, If I ever needed you ...its now!" he thinks to himself. And just as Carr is about to drop the power switch on Scoop, a cloud of smoke rises out of the corner window and a shot strikes Carr's hand preventing him from pulling the switch!

The MARVEL takes out Carr's thugs and has Scoop Cody take them into custody. As the MARVEL departs, Scoop says that he hopes he can do as much for the MARVEL sometime. The MARVEL replies that he hopes that day never comes. Once at police headquarters, the police agree to give scoop enough time to write his story for the evening edition before they announce the capture of Carr and his gang. Back at his desk at the paper, Scoop Cody wonders who the MARVEL truly is! The identity of the MARVEL will be revealed. Stay tuned!