The Face (Columbia Comics)

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The Face
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Publisher	Columbia Comics
First appearance	Big Shot Comics #1 (May 1940)
Created by	Mart Bailey
In story information
Alter ego	Tony Trent

The Face is a fictional character, a comic book superhero that appeared in 1940s comics during what historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books.

[edit] Publication history

Created by artist Mart Bailey and an unknown writer. The Face first appeared in the Columbia Comics omnibus title Big Shot Comics #1 (May 1940) and continued until issue 62 (January, 1946). From issue 63 the feature continued as Tony Trent until Big Shot 104, the final issue of the series. Apart from appearing in Big Shot, The Face also had two issues of his own title (1941-1942), as well as two as Tony Trent (1948).^[1]

The character has recently reappeared as part of Project Superpowers.

[edit] Fictional biography

The Face is radio announcer Tony Trent, who decides to fight crime after having witnessed a murder committed by gangsters disguised as cops. Having no innate superpowers, he instead uses a frightful mask to scare criminals, not unlike Batman. With issue 63, he no longer wears the mask and fights crime as himself.