Barry Kuda

Real Name: Barry Kuda

First Appearance: Yankee Comics #2 (1941)

Original Publisher: Harvey / Harry A Chesler

Created by: Unknown

Golden Age Origin:

Barry Kuda was a water-breathing adventurer native to Merma, an underwater kingdom. He defended the kingdom from its hostile neighbors "the midget kingdom." He was assisted by his sidekick Algie. While he has no other powers, Barry could breathe underwater. He was a skilled fighter and carried a harpoon.

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Real Name: Jimmy Christopher First Appearance: Operator #5 vol. 1 #1 (April 1934) Original Publisher: Popular Publications Created by: Frederick C. Davis (as "Curtis Steele") Golden Age Origin: Operator 5 was really Jimmy Christopher, a maverick secret service agent who worked as main operative for an ambiguous government organization. For this organization, Jimmy Christopher fought against America's enemies' efforts to take over America. The enemies were often from countries with fictional names and veiled references to nations such as Germany and Japan. Examples of foes fought by Operator 5 included the Thirteenth Darkness, The Atlantis (a flying fortress), The Yellow Scourge, Zaava, and the Black Menace. In addition to being a secret agent, he was a master of disguise, radio operator, chemist, and weaponry expert. Operator 5 also had two trademarks: a skull ring and a rapier which was kept curled inside his belt.