"Professor Supermind and Son" was a comic book feature that appeared in issues #60–71 (February 1941 — January 1942) of
Dell Comics
Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1974. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.Evanier, Mark"Wh ...
' ''Popular Comics''. The strip was drawn by Maurice Kashuba.
Professor Warren (Supermind) uses his energy machine to give his son, Dan, superhuman powers, including super strength, invulnerability, and the ability to fly. With these powers, and his father's other inventions, Dan Warren fought criminals and Nazis.
Dan uses his father's televisioscope to find criminals to apprehend.
He can communicate telepathically with his father when he's out in the field.
Supermind's son was an obvious
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
knockoff, with a name similar to Superman, the same super powers, and, on some ''Popular Comics'' covers, a very similar blue and red costume (differing from the green, yellow, and red costume depicted on the pages inside). Despite this, there is no public record of Superman publisher
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
having taken legal action against Dell, as they did against some other publishers of characters closely modeled after Superman.
Professor Supermind and Son had the cover spot on ''Popular Comics'' through issue #66 (Aug 1941); with #67, they were replaced by ''
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
''The Adventures of Smilin' Jack'' is an aviation comic strip that first appeared October 1, 1933, in the ''Chicago Tribune'' and ended April 1, 1973.
After a run of 40 years, it was the longest-running aviation comic strip. The strip was created ...
''.
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In issue #72, ''Professor Supermind'' was cancelled and replaced with '' The Owl'', which began in ''Crackajack Funnies''.]
References
External links
Supermind's Son
at InternationalHero.co.uk
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Golden Age superheroes
Dell Comics characters