Wednesday, April 13, 2016

K: King


Here's today's entry in the A-Z Challenge. My theme is "Golden Age Comic Book Characters with the Same Name As Modern-Day Characters."

The King -- a/k/a King Standish -- was a crime-fighting, non-powered millionaire playboy who first appeared in 1940's Flash Comics #3 from National Periodicals (DC).

A new King first appeared -- as far as I could find -- in The King #1 from Jet City Comics, as recently as 2015. I couldn't find much information about him, sorry.

Thanks for your time.
Posted by at
Labels: ,

16 comments:

  1. Pat HattApril 13, 2016 at 9:32 AM

    Seems all heroes with no powers are millionaires and look good. Never heard of him either.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The Silver FoxApril 13, 2016 at 9:34 AM

      I guess being a millionaire is so boring otherwise, you have to fight crime to find any excitement. Yeah, right...

      Delete
    2. The Silver FoxApril 13, 2016 at 12:05 PM

      Hey! This library computer won't let me comment on your blog, Pat! The others are fine, though!

      Delete
  2. djinniaApril 13, 2016 at 3:04 PM

    wow, he reminds me of batman kinda. playboy, nonpowered, crimefighter, really rich. don't know his background, but there has to be something dark and sinister in his past to make him want to fight crime.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The Silver FoxApril 14, 2016 at 1:40 PM

      There were a lot of "bored millionaires" in the 1940s who had nothing better to do than fight crime, it seems. Batman was one of the first, if not the first.

      Delete
  3. Janie JunebugApril 13, 2016 at 3:10 PM

    The original King looks more royal. Looks as if you're doing great with the challenge.

    Love,
    Janie

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The Silver FoxApril 14, 2016 at 1:40 PM

      Yeah, I had all my entries done before April began. Thanks for visiting.

      Delete
  4. A Tarkabarka HölgyApril 13, 2016 at 6:54 PM

    All of those crime-fighting millionaire playboys... we need more of them :D

    @TarkabarkaHolgy from
    The Multicolored Diary
    MopDog

    ReplyDelete
  5. TruedessaApril 13, 2016 at 10:41 PM

    I think I once read on a t-shirt "Cash is King" does that apply here? :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Barbara In CaneyheadApril 13, 2016 at 11:35 PM

    I think the king went from playboy to player. LOL The original puts me in mind of Bat Masterson.
    Revisit the Tender Years with me during the #AtoZChallenge at Life & Faith in Caneyhead!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The Silver FoxApril 14, 2016 at 1:42 PM

      I love the old Bat Masterson TV show with Gene Barry.

      Delete
  7. CynthiaApril 14, 2016 at 4:32 AM

    How about a crime fighting billionaire heiress or socialite?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The Silver FoxApril 14, 2016 at 1:43 PM

      There were some female crime-fighters back in the Golden Age, too. Some were actresses, some were socialites.

      Delete
  8. BirgitApril 14, 2016 at 7:11 PM

    Once again, love the original King...I bet he could dance too.

    ReplyDelete

I strongly urge you to sign up for follow-up comments, because I (usually) reply to your comment! Comments left for me more than three weeks after a post is published will not appear until I approve them, but they will be answered eventually!

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...