Left to Right: Drake Einstein, American Gargoyle, Cliffhanger, Lacie Delmont, and Freedom's Trio

Drake Einstein

About the Series: The Drake Einstein comic revolved around the glory-hound superhero known as Drake Einstein. The series also focused on his friendship with Barry Pellman, who acted as the operation's brains. Throughout the series, readers witnessed Drake's numerous failed romances, which ultimately ended due to his arrogance and self-centered attitude. These two traits were personal demons that Drake battled on a regular basis. When it came down to it, Drake really was a good person. On the more action-oriented side of the comic, Drake had a plethora of bad guys he had to deal with. From the relentless assassin known as Skeleton to the utterly unpredictable King Cockroach, his rogue's gallery was enough to give any hero fits. Comicbook historian Michael Bowden once commented that "[Drake Einstein] had the craziest collection of villains the comic world has ever seen. Some of them were just downright weird!"

About the Hero: A down-on-his luck actor named Drake Eberson started a career as a costumed crimefighter in order to make himself a star. After all, what movie studio wouldn't want to hire someone who the public adored? He teamed up with inventor Barry Pellman, who designed and constructed an array of gadgets and gizmos for him to use in his adventures, including a blazingly fast rocket-flyer for him to zoom around on! Plus, Barry created Drake's addrenaline pellets that temporarily boost up his strength, agility, and stamina to superhuman levels.

American Gargoyle

About the Series: American Gargoyle was a comic book that strayed away from the status quo in a very significant manner. For one thing, it featured Jonah (the main villain) nearly as much as the American Gargoyle himself. While American Gargoyle certainly had other adversaries, it was clear that Jonah was the villain of the series. Another deviation from the norm was that the title character was both a monster and patriotic. This combination was simply unheard of in the early 1960s. The series itself centered around this mutated man-beast who fought the good fight, despite his horrific appearance. Many people fear him based on his looks alone, which sometimes became a focal point of the stories. In addition to the abundance of characterization, the comic was never short on action and adventure. The fight scenes depicted in American Gargoyle have become legendary due to the smooth panel to panel flow and the length of the battles (even if it did change artists regularly).

About the Hero: Born with thick leathery skin, a tail, a pair of wings, and massive amounts of physical strength, Jamal Riddick was sold to the unscupulous carnival owner named J.T. Redding who made a lot of money off of him in his "freak show". Jamal eventually escaped, killing his long-time captor in the process. He later donned a costume and went to Europe to fight in World War II, finally becoming recognized as a hero. Unfortunately, J.T. Redding was resurrected by a demoness named Zarka, but Jonah (as he was now called) would only obtain true immortality if he slayed the person responsible for his own death many decades before.

Cliffhanger

About the Series: Cliffhanger was one part spy and one part superhero. He was once a government secret agent who ventured out onto his own to become a self-styled crime fighter, with the aid of his many gadgets. While some of Cliffhanger's adventures had straight-out combat, the majority of them leaned toward subterfuge, espionage, and infiltration, which made the series unique. On a deeper level, the title character had to deal with the fact that he was growing older and that his body simply wasn't as fit as it had been, which led to frustration and, at times, depression. It was this facet of the comic that drew readers in month after month.

About the Hero: This aging spy-turned-superhero uses his jet-pack, ray gun, and magneta-boots to thwart criminals and wrong-doers everywhere. He's a highly skilled hero with a mind as sharp as a razor, making him capable of defeating even the villains who are more powerful than him. His two most fearsome foes include a psychotic ex-gameshow host named Skullduggery and a cold hearted mob boss known as Mr. Gravestone. Cliffhanger's greatest adversary, though, is his age. He finds it difficult to do the things that were as easy as pie ten years ago, a fact which confounds and angers him to no end.

Lacie Delmont

About the Series: Lacie Delmont was about a highly capable female private eye who specialized in cases involving the unknown. Lacie bucked all the conventions of the time, being a physically strong woman who could outthink and outshoot most men. She took on supernatural nasties of all sorts, including vampires, werewolves, zombies, ancient entities, ghosts, and (later on in the series) supervillains. Like most other Omlevex comics, Lacie Delmont provided something different from the other titles hitting the racks at the time. Lacie herself had all the qualities of a superhero. She was brave, bold, and could slug it out with the best of 'em. Yet at the same time, her stories retained a horror theme, making her a distinctly unique heroine. Most horror comics of the 1960s took place in universes separate from the ones the tights-and-cape crowd inhabited. Not so with Lacie - she was part and parcel of the Omlevex Universe. She merely performed her duties in the most shadowy parts of the setting, where even superheroes would think twice before entering.

About the Hero: Intrigued by the supernatural, this able-bodied and equally able-minded young woman has made a career out of it. As her office door proudly proclaims, Lacie is a paranormal investigator. She may not be a superhuman, but her courage and uncanny sense of perception more than makes up for it. The cases Lacie accepts are the ones that other detectives would laugh off as being hokey or ridiculous. In fact, this has made her the butt of many jokes by her so-called peers. Not that she minds. She has total confidence in her abilities, and she isn't about to let a bunch of closed-minded dolts rain on her parade.

Freedom's Trio

About the Series: Freedom's Trio was a classic team book, telling the adventures of three heroes banded together by a mysterious entity known as the Keeper of the Realm in order to protect mankind from any and all threats. The interaction of the characters often took precedence over the battles they fought against such foes as the Liege Lord, the Dehumanizer, and Lazer Man. Atlas Man was a man out of time who had virtually nothing in common with his teammates, Dust Girl was a flippant teenager who didn't take life too seriously, and Onyx was truly a modern man of the '60s who often questioned the status quo. It should come as no surprise that these individuals didn't always see eye to eye.

About the Heroes: Being the son of the legendary heroine Ms. Shield isn't always a cake walk. Like his mother before him, Onyx has no powers to speak of. He's just a highly trained man who relies on his wits, skills, and his mystically-embued shield. Atlas Man was probably the most popular of all the heroes that fought in World War II. His gargantuan strength, enhanced endurance, and his ability to soar through the skies made him a force to be reckoned with for the Axis powers. In 1950, he slipped into a coma and didn't wake up until 1966. After receiving a vision from the Keeper of the Realm, he became one of the members of Freedom's Trio, all the while trying to adapt to the modern world. Dust Girl is the teenaged sweetheart of the group. She has the ability to fly and to shrink down to nearly any size, which makes her a vital part of the team, for she can slip into places unseen whereas the others would surely draw attention to themselves.