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    Ten Holiday-Themed Supers

    Matthew PetersonBy Updated:6 Mins Read

    7) THE FLAG

    Born with a birthmark of the American Flag, Jim Courtney was visited on the eve of his 21st birthday by the spirits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and gifted with super-powers.  Though he made only a handful of appearances in the Golden Age, The Flag’s adventures are once again proof that the weird, crude art of the 1940s makes for some of the most exciting stories of all.  (Flag Days are celebrated world-wide to commemorate the adoption of current national flags; in the United States, it is observed on June 14th each year.)

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    Once upon a time, there was a young nerd from the Midwest, who loved Matter-Eater Lad and the McKenzie Brothers... If pop culture were a maze, Matthew would be the Minotaur at its center. Were it a mall, he'd be the Food Court. Were it a parking lot, he’d be the distant Cart Corral where the weird kids gather to smoke, but that’s not important right now... Matthew enjoys body surfing (so long as the bodies are fresh), writing in the third person, and dark-eyed women. Amongst his weaponry are such diverse elements as: Fear! Surprise! Ruthless efficiency! An almost fanatical devotion to pop culture! And a nice red uniform.

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