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Secret Weapon

Secret Weapon

Either something or someone that is hidden and no one knows about and that give's an advantage over the enemies.

Name:
Secret Weapon
Aliases:
Start year:
1936
First issue:
cover

Overview

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The term 'secret weapon' is used to either describe a weapon that is concealed from another, or a weapon that has not been confirmed by its user. It could also come to describe a person which someone believes will come to their aid, or defense, or help them archive something which the public or individual have no idea about. In the terms of a large scale weapons, it is also a newly developed secret weapon created by a government such as the Atomic Bomb created during the 1940's by the United States of America.

As a theme it has been a frequent subject in popular culture in comics. It has been used to add an element of suspense such as when a hero is either attempting to stop the use of an arch enemy's secret weapon or having an ace in the hole when it comes to a fight.

Issues

July 1936

August 1936

November 1936

April 1938

July 1938

September 1938

January 1939

April 1939

July 1939

March 1945

February 1950

May 1993

January 1995

June 1995

March 1996

May 1996

March 2024

April 2024

Volumes

1935

1937

1938

1941

1989

1991

1993

1994

2024