Sicarii

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 evil scientist Dr. Napthew 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.