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Lemuel Sicarii, is a [[fictional character]] and superhero who first appeared in Amazing! Tales and Stories in May of 1938. | Lemuel Sicarii, is a [[fictional character]] and superhero who first appeared in Amazing! Tales and Stories in May of 1938. | ||
The character, who was created by Jack Cohen and Mark Hulings for Industrial Comics (today ID Comics), subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, and films. Sicarii was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1822. At age 19 he accidentaly was placed into chronologic stasis by the | The character, who was created by Jack Cohen and Mark Hulings for Industrial Comics (today ID Comics), subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, and films. Sicarii was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1822. At age 19 he accidentaly was placed into chronologic stasis by the mad scientist [[Dr. Napthew A.P. Tarte]]. Sicarii remained in stasis until 1934, when he was discovered and adopted by an amiable farming family. He soon discovered that he had been imbued with superhuman powers, including super-speed and the ability to turn into any animal that weighs less than 45 pounds. When not fighting the forces of evil as the Stupendous Sicarii, he lives disguised as Sommerfield O'Guye, a mild-mannered clerk for the Tennesee Valley Authority. Lemuel's usual love interest is the lovely Angelica T. Hirteen. | ||
==Modern Age== | ==Modern Age== | ||
The character of Sicarii was mostly ignored for the next several decades, until author [[Alan Moore]] volunteered to relaunch the character. Moore's vision of Sicarii was radically different from the original; Sicarii was still chronologically imprisoned in the 19th Century, but was instead awoken in 1964. However, this Sicarii had no Superpowers, and used knives as weapons in hand to hand combat. Later in the series, it was revealed that Sicarii was the reincarnation of a Roman-era Jewish zealot that had been crucified for killing a Roman military governor. Sicarii's violent past conflicted with his attemptedly peaceful life as a civil servant, and culminated in his death, shot down after assassinating a powermad President. | The character of Sicarii was mostly ignored for the next several decades, until author [[Alan Moore]] volunteered to relaunch the character. Moore's vision of Sicarii was radically different from the original; Sicarii was still chronologically imprisoned in the 19th Century, but was instead awoken in 1964. However, this Sicarii had no Superpowers, and used knives as weapons in hand to hand combat. Later in the series, it was revealed that Sicarii was the reincarnation of a Roman-era Jewish zealot that had been crucified for killing a Roman military governor. Sicarii's violent past conflicted with his attemptedly peaceful life as a civil servant, and culminated in his death, shot down after assassinating a powermad President. | ||
Revision as of 05:34, 10 September 2005
Golden Age
Lemuel Sicarii, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Amazing! Tales and Stories in May of 1938.
The character, who was created by Jack Cohen and Mark Hulings for Industrial Comics (today ID Comics), subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, and films. Sicarii was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1822. At age 19 he accidentaly was placed into chronologic stasis by the mad scientist Dr. Napthew A.P. Tarte. Sicarii remained in stasis until 1934, when he was discovered and adopted by an amiable farming family. He soon discovered that he had been imbued with superhuman powers, including super-speed and the ability to turn into any animal that weighs less than 45 pounds. When not fighting the forces of evil as the Stupendous Sicarii, he lives disguised as Sommerfield O'Guye, a mild-mannered clerk for the Tennesee Valley Authority. Lemuel's usual love interest is the lovely Angelica T. Hirteen.
Modern Age
The character of Sicarii was mostly ignored for the next several decades, until author Alan Moore volunteered to relaunch the character. Moore's vision of Sicarii was radically different from the original; Sicarii was still chronologically imprisoned in the 19th Century, but was instead awoken in 1964. However, this Sicarii had no Superpowers, and used knives as weapons in hand to hand combat. Later in the series, it was revealed that Sicarii was the reincarnation of a Roman-era Jewish zealot that had been crucified for killing a Roman military governor. Sicarii's violent past conflicted with his attemptedly peaceful life as a civil servant, and culminated in his death, shot down after assassinating a powermad President.