Hollywood
Hollywood was a district inLos Angeles,California. It achieved fame for its movie studios and movie stars.
History
World War II[]
DuringWorld War II, filmmakers in Hollywood had begun to capitalize on the appearance of various costumed crime fighters and other heroes who appeared during the war, causing many to visit the region.
1942[]
In 1942, boy detectiveTerry Vance and his reporter friendDeadline Dawson investigated the murder of prolific Hollywood star Aubrey de Wood, exposing his nephew George as his killer.[1] Film directors also saw star potential in the youthful heroes theYoung Allies and green lit a film based on their wartime adventures. Going to Hollywood to appear in the film, the Allies found that the production was being sabotaged by theNazi spy theOwl who as also attempting to assist theImperial Japanese Army in an invasion of Hollywood. This effort was thwarted by the Young Allies.[2]
1943[]
In 1943, theAngel took up a few acting jobs in between crime fighting. However, it was never dull as he often had to return to action to stop psychotic killers such as deformed actorHash-Head[3] and the failed comedianAble Doone.[4]
1944[]
In 1944 a series of arsons were committed at various film studios in the Hollywood area by theDirector of Death before he was stopped by theHuman Torch andToro.[5]
By the end of the war, a number of active superheroes came to Hollywood on a regular basis to appear in movies based on their adventures in an effort to combat organized crime by showing audiences that crime doesn't paid. These efforts seemed to drag the heroes in question into solving various crimes.
Post-War Era[]
1946[]
In 1946 the Human Torch and Toro found themselves in Hollywood on two different occasions. The first they stopped the vengefulSnowball, a cold loving man, from getting revenge against his former employers.[6] The pair later investigated murders occurring on the set of "Golden Dreams", capturing the killers responsible.[7]
1947[]
Sunrise Pictures attempted to remake the film "Mister Stranger" in 1947 and soon found that anyone who took up the role of Mister Stranger was murdered. TheBlonde Phantom exposed the killer asEdgar Elliot, the actor who played Mister Stranger in the original film.[8] The criminalLaughing Boy traveled to Hollywood in order to steal celebrity autographs as part of a cheque forgery scheme, he was stopped byCaptain America (Jeff Mace) andBucky (Fred Davis).[9] Also during this time, the Human Torch and Toro were featured in another anti-crime film produced by Supermont Movie Studios. During that shoot, they also apprehended a stuntwoman turned criminal named Starra.[10]
1948[]
Captain America andGolden Girl used a Hollywood studio to convince shell-shocked soldier Jerry Malcom that his war buddy Chester Berry survived the war.[11]
1949[]
TheOlympian love goddessVenus brought a couple here to prove toZeus that she had found a couple who could not be tempted out of their pending marriage in a bid to remain on Earth. Zeus in turn sentApollo andDaphne to Earth disguised as actors to try and tear the lovers apart. The bid failed and the couple were married, allowing Venus to remain on Earth.[12]Points of Interest
- Belden Drive
- Hollywood Boulevard
- SM Studios
- Dezlany Studios
- Yucca Hotel
Residents
See Also
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