Comic heroes inspire many of the later real-life costumed crimefighters.
In the next few months he will be followed by Mothman, Captain Metropolis, Silk Spectre, Dollar Bill, Silhouette, and The Comedian. The United States declares war on the Axis powers and enteres World War II on the very next day. 1942 - Nelson Gardner reactivated by USMC, Bill Brady drafted, and Byron Lewis sent to Europe as a medical aid. Two weeks later she and her lover are killed by the Liquidator, an old enemy. 1948 - Jon Osterman arrives at Princeton.