mischievous, fun-loving teenager who was an attempt to recapture Archie's success. Ginger falls for the opposite sex easily, although her tastes are much broader than Archie, and she even tends to fall for her male teachers. Her parents' names are Fred and Lotta.Dottie/Dotty, later Patsy: One of Ginger's closest friends. She has dark hair, sometimes wears glasses, sometimes has freckles and sometimes her face is somewhat chubbier than most girls in Archie comics. She fills the role of the more easy-going sidekick to Ginger.Iccky (or Ickky): A resourceful nerd, similar to Dilton Doiley, but is more confident in regards to girls. He has a constant crush on Ginger and is pleased that a girl as beautiful as her is willing to date him. Though she often stands him up, he knows there will be other chances.Tommy Turner: Another of Ginger's boyfriends whom Iccky considers a rival. He is tall, blonde and a decent athlete, and portrayed as a good-natured all-American boy. Super heroes The Mighty CrusadersThe Black Hood (Matthew Burland): A former police officer who is magically compelled to do good and fight for justice whenever he wears his hood, as well as gaining enhanced physical abilities.The Comet (Jack Dickering): A scientist who gains the power to fly and shoot disintegrating beams from his eyes after injecting himself with a gas lighter than hydrogen.The Fly (Tommy Troy): A boy who, with a magic ring, switches bodies with one of the few surviving Fly People from another dimension. He has all the powers of the insect kingdom, including, flight, superhuman strength and insect telepathy.Flygirl (Kim Brand): An actress that the Fly rescued. She quickly received similar powers from the same source and became his partner in fighting crime. She is one of MLJ Comics' very few superheroines.The Shield (Joe Higgins): An American Flag-themed superhero. His powers, derived from x-rays and a chemical, are all enhanced physical abilities. Other individuals would later assume Higgins' former superhero identity.Darkling (Darla Lang): A serious woman who is distant and secretive, but became friends with Flygirl. She uses her cloak as a weapon, trapping and teleporting her opponents with it. She is one of MLJ Comics' very few superheroines.The Jaguar (Ralph Hardy): A zoologist who found a magic belt in an ancient temple that gave him flight, strength, animal control and the enhanced abilities of many animals.The Web (John Raymond): A criminology professor who used a