List of former Quality, Fawcett and Charlton characters that haven't appeared in DC comics
A list of Quality, Fawcett and Charlton comics characters that have not been used by DC Comics since each respective date of acquisition below.
All Quality and Fawcett characters listed here lapsed into the public domain prior to the acquisition of the companies that owned them. All Charlton characters presumed to be owned by DC unless mentioned otherwise.
Quality (Bought out by DC in 1956)
- 711
- Destiny (this is not the same Destiny that appears in The Sandman series)
- Marmaduke Mouse
- The Raven
- Red, White, and Blue
- Spider WIDOW
- Torchy (used by her creator Bill Ward after her Quality run. Presumably now owned by his estate)
- USA
- The Voice
- Wildfire
- Wonder Boy
Fawcett (Bought out by DC in 1980)
- Balbo the Boy Magician
- Dan Dare
- Devil's Dagger
- Diamond Jack
- Doctor Voodoo
- El Karim: Master of Magic
- Golden Arrow
- The Hunchback
- Master Man
- Red Gaucho
- Warlock The Wizard
- White Rajah
- Zoro The Mystery Man
Charlton
Charlton's "Action Heroes" were acquired by DC in 1983; most of the rest bought out by Roger Broughton for his AGC Comics line and thus are unavailable for DC's use. The rest were given/sold off to their creators or others.
- Diana the Huntress
- The Dragon
- Evila
- Faustus
- Fightin' 5 (owned by Roger Broughton)
- The Ghost
- Gore
- The Iron Corporal
- Mercury Man (owned by others)
- Mr. Jigsaw (creator owned)
- Mr. Muscles
- Nature Boy
- The Prankster
- Shape
- Sinistro, Boy Fiend
- Spookmaster
- Static (owned by Steve Ditko)
- Thunder Bunny (creator owned)
- Timmy the Timid Ghost
- Tyro Team
- Willy Schultz
- Yellowjacket
- Vanguards (creator owned?)
External Links
Copyright Flow Chart - a flowchart that shows when copyrighted works lapse into public domain.