Her Highness and Silk
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Her Highness and Silk are a pair of fictional characters that debuted in Quality Comics
' Hit Comics #27. They are foes of Kid Eternity
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While Her Highness made a cover appearance on Hit Comics #28, the duo generally appeared in short, 5 to 6 page back-up stories. Their stories were mostly played for laughs; Her Highness and Silk are hardly ever successful at their con games, and their dialogue was fairly light-hearted. Their final Golden Age appearances was in Hit Comics #57 (March 1949)
Her Highness and Silk were two of the characters acquired by DC Comics
when they purchased the rights to Quality Comics. They made their first DC Comics appearance at World's Finest #282 (1982) in a Captain Marvel
story that guest-starred Kid Eternity, at a time when DC Comics
had acquired both families of characters, and writer E. Nelson Bridwell
decided that Freddy Freeman (Captain Marvel, Jr.) and Kid Eternity were brothers. In the story Her Highness and Silk join forces with long time Marvel Family foe Aunt Minerva, another old criminal lady, and attempt to use Uncle Dudley
as a cover to steal money from the circus. Their old nemesis Kid Eternity recognizes the duo, and tips off the Marvel Family to their scheme.
Quality Comics
Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books....
' Hit Comics #27. They are foes of Kid Eternity
Kid Eternity
Kid Eternity is a comic book superhero who first premiered in Hit Comics #25, published by Quality Comics in December, 1942. The character - as well as all of Quality's intellectual properties were sold to DC Comics in 1956...
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Fictional character biography
Her Highness and Silk are a pair of con artists. Her Highness usually dresses as an old woman, complete with spectacles and white hair pulled into a bun, while Silk is an attractive young woman in a tight dress. The two meet Kid Eternity in Hit Comics #27, but are soon defeated by the supernatural hero.While Her Highness made a cover appearance on Hit Comics #28, the duo generally appeared in short, 5 to 6 page back-up stories. Their stories were mostly played for laughs; Her Highness and Silk are hardly ever successful at their con games, and their dialogue was fairly light-hearted. Their final Golden Age appearances was in Hit Comics #57 (March 1949)
Her Highness and Silk were two of the characters acquired by DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
when they purchased the rights to Quality Comics. They made their first DC Comics appearance at World's Finest #282 (1982) in a Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel (DC Comics)
Captain Marvel is a fictional comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. Created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics #2...
story that guest-starred Kid Eternity, at a time when DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
had acquired both families of characters, and writer E. Nelson Bridwell
E. Nelson Bridwell
Edward Nelson Bridwell was a writer for Mad magazine and various comic books published by DC Comics. One of the writers for the Batman comic strip and Super Friends, he also wrote The Inferior Five, among other comics...
decided that Freddy Freeman (Captain Marvel, Jr.) and Kid Eternity were brothers. In the story Her Highness and Silk join forces with long time Marvel Family foe Aunt Minerva, another old criminal lady, and attempt to use Uncle Dudley
Uncle Marvel
Uncle Marvel is a fictional comic book character originally created for Fawcett Comics, and today owned by DC Comics, who appears in stories about the Marvel Family team of superheroes...
as a cover to steal money from the circus. Their old nemesis Kid Eternity recognizes the duo, and tips off the Marvel Family to their scheme.