Cavalier (Nedor)
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The Cavalier was a fictional character that appeared in comic books published by Nedor Comics
. His first appearance was in Thrilling Comics
#53 (April 1946). The Cavalier was later revived by Alan Moore
for his work at America's Best Comics
.
: Thrilling Comics Nos. 53 and 54, and The Fighting Yank #25 (July 1948). No writer was credited for the stories; artist Sam Cooper
provided the pencils and inks.
, for his Tom Strong
series. In Tom Strong #12 (June 2001), the Cavalier was revealed to have been one of the members of SMASH
that had been placed in suspended animation after an alien invasion from the moon in 1969. Awakened 30 years later, the Cavalier joined his former comrades in the fight against the alien. SMASH disbanded shortly thereafter, but reformed three years later. The Cavalier has since relocated to San Francisco.
Nedor Comics
Nedor Publishing was a comic book imprint of publisher Ned Pines, who also published pulp magazines under a variety of company names that he also used for the comics...
. His first appearance was in Thrilling Comics
Thrilling Comics
Thrilling Comics is the title of a comic book series published by Standard Comics for 80 issues from 1940 and 1951.It was used again in 1999 by DC Comics as the title of one of the issues of the Justice Society Returns storyline.-Characters:...
#53 (April 1946). The Cavalier was later revived by Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...
for his work at America's Best Comics
America's Best Comics (DC)
America's Best Comics is a comic book publishing brand.It was set up by Alan Moore in 1999 as an imprint of WildStorm, an idea proposed to Moore by Wildstorm founder Jim Lee when it was still under Image Comics.-History:...
.
Nedor Comics
The Cavalier was the secret identity of Rance Raleigh. The Cavalier only made three appearances during the Golden AgeGolden Age of Comic Books
The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s...
: Thrilling Comics Nos. 53 and 54, and The Fighting Yank #25 (July 1948). No writer was credited for the stories; artist Sam Cooper
Sam Cooper
Samuel "Sam" Cooper is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, portrayed by Forest Whitaker. He is the Unit Chief within the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia, who works with a non-traditional team called Red Cells...
provided the pencils and inks.
America's Best Comics
Alan Moore revived the Cavalier, along with many other Nedor Comics characters that had entered the public domainPublic domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
, for his Tom Strong
Tom Strong
Tom Strong is a comic book created by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse initially published bi-monthly by America's Best Comics, an imprint of DC Comics' Wildstorm division.-Background:Tom Strong, the title character, is a "science hero"...
series. In Tom Strong #12 (June 2001), the Cavalier was revealed to have been one of the members of SMASH
SMASH (comics)
The Society of Modern American Science Heroes, or SMASH, is a team of fictional superheroes whose adventures are published by America's Best Comics and take place on the parallel world of Terra Obscura.- History :...
that had been placed in suspended animation after an alien invasion from the moon in 1969. Awakened 30 years later, the Cavalier joined his former comrades in the fight against the alien. SMASH disbanded shortly thereafter, but reformed three years later. The Cavalier has since relocated to San Francisco.