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The Addams Family
Aladdin
Archie & Jughead
Augie Doggie
Archangel
Arthur & Buster
Akira
Alice in Wonderland
Alfred E. Neuman
Alley Oop
American Splendor
Anastasia
Andy Capp
Angelica Pickles
Aquaman
Arlo and Janis
Asterix
The Atom
The Authority
The Avengers
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Babs and Buster Bunny
Bambi
The Banana Splits
Batman
Barney
Barnaby
Barney Baxter
Beany and Cecil
The Beast
Beetle Bailey
The Berenstain Bears
Betty Boop
Beauty and the Beast
Battle Angel Alita
Battle Royale
Blade of the Immortal
Blade, Vampire Hunter
Blondie
Bloom County
Bringing Up Father
Bugs Bunny
Bushroot
A Bug's Life
Buz Sawyer
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Calvin & Hobbes
Captain America
Captain Marvel
Casper, the Friendly Ghost
Caillou
Charlie Brown
Chip n Dale
Cinderella
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Colossus
Conan vs bear
Conan
The Crimson Avenger
The Crow
Cyberchase
Cyclops
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Daredevil
Daffy Duck
The Defenders
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Dennis the Menace & Gnasher (UK)
Dick Tracy
Dilbert
Donald & Daisy Duck
Doonesbury
Dracula
Dragon Ball
Dragon Tales
Dynamo
Dumbo
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E-Man
Egghead
Elongated Man
Ernie
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The Fantastic Four
The Far Side
Fantasia
Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids
Felix the Cat
The Flash
Flash Gordon
The Flintstones
The Fly
For Better or for Worse
The Fox
The Fox & the Crow
FoxTrot
Frankenstein
Fritz the Cat
Fruits Basket
Full Metal Alchemist
Futurama
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Garfield
Gasoline Alley
George of the Jungle
Extraordinary League of Gentlemen
George Shrinks
GI Joe
Goofy & Pluto
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost Rider
Green Arrow
Green Lantern
Gremlins
The Grinch who stole Christmas
Gunsmith Cats
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Hawkman
Hellboy
Hellblazer
Hellsing
He-Man & the Masters of the Universe
Hellcat
Henry
Herbie
Herb and Jamaal
Hercules
Huey, Dewey & Louie
The Incredible Hulk
The Impossibles
The Human Torch
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Ice Age
Iceman
Invisible Woman
The Incredibles
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Inspector Willoughby
Iron Man
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Jakers
Jay Jay the Jet Plane
Jean Grey - Pheonix
The Jetsons
Jiminy Cricket
Jonny Quest
Josie & the Pussycats
Jonah Hex
Judge Dredd
Judge Parker
Justice League of America
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Knights of the Galaxy
Krazy Kat
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Lady and the Tramp
Lady Luck
Li'l Bad Wolf
Land of the Dead
The Legion of Super Heroes
The Little People
Lion King
Lone Wolf and Cub
Looney Tunes
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Mad magazine
Mandrake the Magician
Marin Manhunter
Maya & Miguel
The Mask
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The Mighty Crusaders
The Mighty Heroes
The Mighty Thor
Mickey & Minnie Mouse
Miss America
Modesty Blaise
Monsters Inc
Mother Goose & Grimm
Mr Fantastic
The Mystery Men
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Nancy Drew
Finding Nemo
New Kids On The Block
Naruto
Nausicaa
Nightcrawler
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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Outland
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Lady luck
Like Phantom Lady and Miss Fury, Lady Luck posed as a wealthy socialite, apparently good for nothing but preening with her peers. But Brenda Banks spiced up her boring life by putting on a bright green ensemble complete with superhero-style cape, hiding her face behind a gauzy green veil, and hauling in crooks. Only her chauffeur, Peecolo, knew Brenda and Lady Luck were one and the same. Like many masked crime fighters of her day (cf. Crimson Avenger, Blue Beetle), she was sought by police, who suspected her of being no better than the criminals she brought in. But she added a wrinkle of her own — she was in love with Chief of Police Hardy Moore.
The original idea and design were by Will Eisner, head of the studio that had created Blackhawk and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. The project at this point was to fill the back pages of a 16-page Sunday newspaper supplement, that was done in the form of a comic book. The Spirit, which was to become Eisner's most famous creation, occupied the first half, while the back was divided between Lady Luck and Mr. Mystic, one of those magical superheroes in the mold of Mandrake the Magician (except this one was of the sub-genus that wore a turban with his coat and tie), getting four pages each.
The writer and artist who put flesh on the character were Dick French (who also wrote stories about Crimebuster, Daredevil and other comic book characters of that vintage) and Chuck Mazoujian (most of whose comic book work was done through the Eisner studio), respectively. Nicholas Viscardi (who later, under the name "Nick Cardy", drew Bat Lash, The Teen Titans and others for DC Comics) also worked on the feature, but it wasn't until the March 1, 1942 edition that Klaus Nordling, the artist most associated with Lady Luck (and whose outstanding work was also seen at Fox Feature Syndicate, Fiction House and other publishers), drew her. Nordling's run lasted until March 3, 1946, after which the character was dropped. She came back a couple of months later, this time drawn by Fred Schwab (who worked for DC, Columbia Comics and elsewhere), but was gone for good by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, Quality Comics, which published many of the Eisner studio's characters, had begun reprinting Nordling's Lady Luck. In Quality's Smash Comics #42 (April, 1943), Bozo the Robot, Smash's first cover feature, was dropped, and Lady Luck took his place. She continued in Smash (tho only once, in #43, was spotted on the cover) until the title ended, with its 85th issue (October, 1949) — after which she took over completely, as the title was changed to Lady Luck Comics with #86. It ran just a few issues under that name, ending with #90 (August, 1950).
And that was pretty much the end of her. No licensing, no adaptations to other media. A couple of reprint volumes were issued in 1980 by Ken Pierce, who also brought old stories about Tailspin Tommy, The Phantom and other classic newspaper comics characters back into print, and that's about it. But no character touched by the genius of Will Eisner is ever completely forgotten, especially one so closely associated with Klaus Nordling; and Lady Luck is still well remembered by many knowledgeable comics enthusiasts.
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