The Lone Avenger
Real Name: Paul Nicholls
Identity/Class: Normal human
Occupation: Marshall of Redrock
Affiliations: Bull Malone (sidekick and deputy), Caroline Grey (girlfriend, schoolma'am)
Enemies: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: Unknown
Base of Operations: Redrock
First Appearance: Action Comics #1 (Australian edition of this title, not the American one which Superman appeared in, 1946)
Powers/Abilities: Skilled gunslinger
History: Unknown
Comments: Created by Len Lawson.
Thanks to Dansen T.Stahl who provided the following information, gleaned from an old fan magazine "Rocket Blast Comi-Collector".
Costume: "Cowboy" outfit with gloves. Sack mask with eye-holes. "Cowboy hat. Sheriff's star. The Lone Avenger, by Len Lawson, appeared in the first issue of Action Comics (1946) {the Australian version} and later in his own title. A masked cowboy, his alter ego was Paul Nicholls. Costume: White hat, red mask, green shirt, leather gauntlets, belt, and boots. A take-off of on the Lone Ranger, he eventually become Marshall of Redrock with Bull Malone as his sidekick and deputy. He had a junior Lone Avenger club. The comic was extremely popular but strangely banned in Queensland.Action Comics had no relationship to the NPP comic of the same name." The original contributors to the magazine were John Ryan and Howard P. Siegel
Thanks to Graham Carpenter for additional information.
CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with
Lone Ranger, whom he was based on
Any Additions/Corrections? Please let me know.
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