Some people hide very bizarre secrets from others. For me, it's the writing I've done for BBV, but that's definitely not on the same level as the secret Rocky Ford hides from his girlfriend, Judy Allen.

By day, he and his girlfriend are private investigators, but, when the clock strikes midnight, he dons the costume of the Scarlet Nemesis (his stance on Communism is unclear)! But he doesn't do it alone, he does it with another superhero named Black Orchid - another woman! Or is she...

For you see, Jude Allen is also hiding a secret. By day, she and her boyfriend are - well, I've already said it, but when the clock strikes midnight, she dons the costume of the Black Orchid! Neither of them are aware of eachother's superhero status, making them both equally a bit dumb.

Now, normally I'd stretch this out for 2 weeks, with one Chost about Nemesis and one about Orchid, but they don't really exist individually - they're inseparable! Also, they both only appear in 1 comic and are never seen or heard from again, so there's not much to talk about.

A couple of days ago, I put out this short story on both my Ko-Fi and Itch page.

"An article from the Daily Oculus website detailing the confounding and mysterious case of a burnt body found in Rendlesham Forest in the 70s. Theories are discussed ranging from occult involvement to a possible connection with the Caper known as Lady Satan."

Lady Satan being one of the many Golden Age Superheroes that has ended up in the public domain for the common folk to toy with.

The story is loosely connected to my series "The Journal of Dr. Daniel Garret", but that series isn't required reading.

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/s/559604d68e

Itch: https://moppington.itch.io/the-rendlesham-forest-woman

Not everyone has family histories they can brag about. According to my mum, my great-uncle is someone who was involved with the Great Train Robbery in some way... not quite sure if I believe that, honestly. Dumas Poe has some serious bragging rights however since his ancestor (a Tibetan Monk named Kattak Po) invented guns.

Unfortunately, like Frankenstein, Kattak grew to regret his invention. How could he know that inventing guns would cause a sharp spike in people using guns to harm people? Because of this, all of his descendants are tasked with using their supernatural gun skills to end gun violence once and for all.

Now, I'll be honest... I don't think personally attacking people who do gun violence on an individual level is going to end gun violence. However, the alternative is a very dry, very boring comic series about Dumas trying to change gun laws which likely wouldn't sell many issues.

[As a brief note, I'm open to suggestions! If anyone has any public domain superheroes you want me to talk about, please leave a comment below and I'll at the very least consider them]

Sometimes even characters with a very impressive careers can fade into total obscurity.

Betty Bates was a Prosecutor, which I assume was a very atypical career choice for a woman in the 1940s. If that wasn't, then the fact that she took to the streets to beat up gangsters certainly was. Sometimes she used classing brawling techniques, sometimes she used martial arts, and sometimes she used... a gun.

Unlike most public domain superheroes, Betty Bates had a long career, appearing in 61 issues! To put that into context, her first story (featured in Hit Comics #4) was published in 1940. Her last story (Hit Comics #65) was published in 1950! Most public domain superheroes just last, like, two years at most.