TIGER HART

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Hartlehoff Bayrider 

OCCUPATION: Warrior, adventurer 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Extra-terrestial 

LEGAL STATUS: Loyal subject of Chroturnus 

OTHER ALIASES: Master of Crossbone Castle 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Planet Chroturnus 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: The Sixth Column 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Chroturnus, Starshrine 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Planet Comics #02 (February 1940) 

HEIGHT: 6' 2" 

WEIGHT: 240 lbs 

EYES: Gray 

HAIR: Gray-white 

HISTORY 

Hartlehoff Bayrider, known as Tiger Hart, Master of Crossbone Castle, was a mighty warrior from the planet Chroturnus, a place at the edge of the universe where sword, magic, and science came together. 

Among his many exploits are rescuing Queen Heelda, defeating Turk-the-Terrible and his host, taking down the Talon Man, or destroying the mystical Solinoor diamond to end the blood curse it carried. His adventures were not limited only to his home world and soon his fame was great throughout the universe. 

On his travels, Hartlehoff met Henry Fletcher, alias Stardust, whom he joined as a founding member of the Sixth Column. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Tiger Hart possessed superhuman strength and endurance and was an extraordinary warrior, capable of defeating entire armies single-handedly. His favored weapon was a pair of twin blades of Chroturnian steel which he wielded with uncanny dexterity. 

TABU

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Robert Jordan 

OCCUPATION: Adventurer, protector of the jungle, witch-doctor 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Magic user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: The Wizard of the Jungle, The Witch-doctor 

PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, USA 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: William and Alice Jordan (deceased parents), N'Moli (deceased foster father) 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: The Sixth Column 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Africa, mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Jungle Comics #01 (January, 1940) 

HEIGHT: 6' 2" 

WEIGHT: 215 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: White (formerly blonde) 

HISTORY 

Tabu was the son of a couple of explorers who went deep into the African jungle. The boat he and his parents were traveling in was capsized by a hippopotamus. A witch-doctor named N'Moli saw this happen in his visions and saved the child, though he could do nothing for his parents. He took the young boy with him and raised him as his own son. N'Moli called him Tabu. The Witch-Doctor taught Tabu to develop and use his "sixth sense". Somehow, this translated into increased strength, speed, and agility, as well as enhanced senses and magical ability to manipulate his surroundings. As he grew older, Tabu used these powers to stop and harshly punish slavers and other malevolent forces that threatened local tribes and innocent explorers. The Witch-Doctor was pleased with the actions of his pupil and taught him the "seventh sense", which gave him the ability to communicate with the "invisible spirits of the jungle". 

When N'Moli learned that he was destined to die soon, he summoned Tabu and made him swear that he would protect the jungle and that in due time he would pass on his knowledge to the next Witch-Doctor. Tabu swore that he would do so and N'Moli passed on all of his powers and knowledge before vanishing. In more recent times, an elderly Tabu was aided by a kind-hearted young warrior named N'Ganga. Sensing that his time was running out, Tabu passed on his powers and knowledge to N'Ganga, who became the next Wizard of the Jungle. N'Ganga joined other super-powered beings (the Sixth Column) to fight against a group of conspirators and conquerors called the Fifth Column. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Through N'Moli's teachings, Tabu gained increased strength, speed, and agility, heightened senses, and the magical ability to manipulate his surroundings in various ways. After N'Moli passed on his own power and knowledge to him before he passed away, his magical abilities were significantly boosted. Among other things, they allowed him to shapeshift, transform creatures and objects, predict the future, project his spirit form over great distances, create convincing illusions, and control the forces of nature. 

SPACE SMITH

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: NA 

OCCUPATION: Adventurer, scientist 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Human technology user 

LEGAL STATUS: NA 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Sixth Column 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Fantastic Comics #1 (1939) 

HEIGHT: 5' 9" 

WEIGHT: 165 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Who really is Space Smith?

That's something difficult to unravel. Space says that he and Dianna, his partner, come from somewhere in the future. He says that he is one hundred percent terrestrial. We don't know where Dianna comes from. Her appearance is human, but you never know. What is certain is that they make use of a technology that leaves the most advanced of our time in its infancy. They seem sincere when they claim they want to ensure the future of the human race and have defended the Earth against a multitude of threats of all kinds, from common criminals, to natural disasters, alien invasions or terrorists. Space and Dianna are part of the Sixth Column, the group led by Stardust. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Both Space and Dianna use technology originating from an indeterminate future that gives them substantial advantages when facing the vast majority of opponents. To begin with, they wear special suits. The suits increase their strength and greatly protect them from physical harm. It doesn't put them on a Stardust level, of course, but it makes them capable of defeating armies. They also give them the ability to fly and include a device, a safeguard, that teleports them directly to the Morning Star, the couple's spaceship. It would be absurd to try to list all the wonders that the Morning Star holds, so suffice it to say that there is no threat that Space and Dianna can't confront with one of their futuristic toys. 

BIG RED MCLANE

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: NA 

OCCUPATION: Adventurer, lumberjack 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Mutant? 

LEGAL STATUS: NA 

OTHER ALIASES: Paul Bunyan, King of the Northwoods 

PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Sixth Column 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile, Starshrine 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Fight Comics #01 (January 1940) 

HEIGHT: 7' 6" 

WEIGHT: 297 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Auburn 

HISTORY 

In the enormous forests located to the north, between the United States and Canada, there exists an equally large and much more mysterious man. He has had several names, stories have been told about him and many others have been invented (most of them). But, what is true behind the myth? Well, what we can say is that the man known as Big Red is a true physical wonder, a man of very unusual size, with even more unusual strength. A man who has been alive for at least two hundred years. A man who loves nature and the simple life. An indomitable fighter. Recently, Big Red left his beloved forests and joined other great men and women, other titans like him. Together they formed the Sixth Column to preserve the Earth from all its enemies, both foreign and native. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Big Red possesses enormous strength, even more than what would be expected from someone of his enormous proportions. He is able to take on large groups barehanded and defeat them with ease. His stamina and resistance to physical harm are clearly paranormal. And we must never forget that although he appears to be in his thirties, in reality he has been living for more than two centuries. 

FANTOMAH

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Princess Khepri 

OCCUPATION: Ruler of the Lost City of Khefra 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: NA 

LEGAL STATUS: Sovereign of Khefra 

OTHER ALIASES: Daughter of the Pharaohs 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Lost City of Khefra (Nubian Desert) 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Stardust's Sixth Column 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Khefra / Starshrine 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Jungle Comics #2 (Feb. 1940) 

HEIGHT: 6' 1"  

WEIGHT: 210 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Platinum 

HISTORY 

The inhabitants of the Lost City of Khefra descend from the ancient Atlanteans, survivors of the cataclysm that destroyed Atlantis. Thanks to genetic engineering with each new generation, the sovereign of Khefra is a more perfect and powerful being. Still, some disagreed with the form of government and managed to assassinate the royal family. A loyal servant managed to escape across the desert with Princess Khepri, the last in the royal bloodline. The servant died, but the baby managed to survive thanks to her gifts and she became a legendary figure in Africa, revered and feared as a goddess, known by the name of Fantomah. 

Protector for some, scourge and punishment for others. 

Her benevolent face is beautiful and luminous, her vengeful facet is the very face of death. 

For decades she wandered the jungles growing stronger, until she was found by a Khefrite emissary who informed her of her heritage, and so Princess Khepri returned to her true homeland to reclaim her throne. Some time later, Fantomah joined Stardust to form the Sixth Column, with the mission of defending Earth from the evil Fifth Column. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

She has great power, to the point of being practically able to alter reality at will. 

When she unleashes her destructive ability, she takes on the appearance of a terrifying ghostly creature, with blue skin and ghastly features. Fantomah had a pet black panther that she had named Hasira ("furious" in Swahili). 

STARDUST

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Henry Fletcher 

OCCUPATION: Astronaut, adventurer, scientist, protector of Planet Earth 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Human mutate 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: The Super Wizard 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Fox City, USA 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: The Sixth Column (leader) 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Starshrine (space station in orbit around the Sun) 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Fantastic Comics #1 (1939) 

HEIGHT: 6' 5" 

WEIGHT: 230 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Blond 

HISTORY 

Hank Fletcher was an American astronaut. While performing repairs on a satellite, he was accidentally launched into deep space. A failure in his suit caused a total disconnection of communications and satellite tracking, making impossible to accurately locate his position. The speed at which he was leaving was such that any rescue attempt would be extremely dangerous and technically unfeasible due to the distance and the lack of resources to reach him in time. All he could do was wait for the end. But instead, he found Starshrine, an abandoned space station. A space station built by non-human hands. The Artificial Intelligence that operated the station took the remains of the astronaut and rebuilt him, adding some improvements. Quite a few improvements. The man who was once Hank Fletcher was now the demigod (?) Stardust. Totally changed by the experience, both physically and mentally, Stardust returned to Earth to confront all the evils that afflicted the planet and the human race. Relentlessly. Stardust was not alone in his crusade for long; He was soon joined by other men and women at least as determined as him to lead the Earth and the Human Race on the right path. They called themselves the Sixth Column. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Starshrine altered Hank Fletcher incredibly, turning him into Stardust. His powers are immense. He has vast scientific knowledge. He possessed irresistible strength, was virtually indestructible and could fly under his own power and without protection in the vacuum of space. Stardust could also teleport himself and/or others in a star-shaped flash of light. He could also fire a variety of rays, including stasis rays, concussive force rays, transmuters, anti-gravity, magnetic, disintegrators, reverse arc, tractors, and reducers. He was capable of turning invisible or shining like a miniature sun. He could decrease or increase his size at will, among many other things. Starshrine remains in heliostationary orbit and is Stardust's "Fortress of Solitude". The Box is a fully automated cryoprison that he created shortly after starting his crusade to lock up the most dangerous criminals and is located in the orbit of Pluto.  

SIXTH COLUMN

HISTORY 

They are the biggest bastards on the face of Planet Earth...

How lucky they are OUR BASTARDS...

Watch your asses, bad boys. 

BIG RED MCLANE  

FANTOMAH  

SPACE SMITH 

STARDUST 

TABU THE JUNGLE WIZARD 

TIGER HART 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Fantastic Comics #14 (January 1941) 

THINKER

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Schlak Therfen 

OCCUPATION: Scientist, explorer, conqueror 

IDENTITY: Public 

CLASS: Extra-terrestial 

LEGAL STATUS: NA 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: The Fifth Column 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Fantastic Comics #4 (March 1940) 

HEIGHT: 6' 3" 

WEIGHT: 230 lbs  

EYES: Red 

HAIR: NA 

HISTORY 

Schlak Therfen, The Thinker, was an alien scientist and conqueror who traveled the galaxies aboard his spaceship (conveniently disguised as a comet) increasing his knowledge and his vast intergalactic empire. From his golden throne, Therfen commanded a swarm of headless humanoids, high-tech droids that responded directly to The Thinker's mental commands, obeying every whim of his. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

The Thinker had scientific knowledge hundreds of years more advanced than the terrestrial ones. His technology, to human eyes, seemed practically magic. Therfen possessed incredible psychic powers, based on the principle of mind over matter. In Antichthon he was able to bend the will of its greatest heroes in the same way that he controlled his swarm of headless humanoids. With his mastery of those psychic powers, he was capable of moving objects or flying himself. He could also become invulnerable or as strong as the force of his own will, eventually knocking out Ferox or the God of Thunder in combat. The headless humanoids were incredibly strong and resilient and could fire blasts of destructive energy. Although his intelligence was scarce and without The Thinker they were no longer a threat.