The first, John Perry, created by artists Dennis Neville and Mark Howell, appeared in Fox Feature Syndicate's Fantastic Comics in 1941.
Perry is a gossip columnist who fights crime in his costumed alter-ego, Black Fury, assisted by Chuck Marley.
The third Black Fury, a female criminal who battles the jungle goddess Rulah with trained panthers, debuted in Fox Feature Syndicate's Zoot in 1947.
Perry uses his newspaper connections to uncover information on crime and corruption, which he fights in his costumed form.
The Charlton comic featured artwork by Dick Giordano and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and lasted 58 issues.