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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: The injection that powered the Carter brothers is consistently called a "vaccination," despite not giving them any kind of immunity.
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* TheSociopath: Wilhelm, a Nazi spy who pretends to run a laundromat so he can treat military uniforms to burn their wearers alive.
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Stan and Dicky Carter are the sons of a scientist, who injected them with a SuperSerum before he died. This serum gave them superhuman s;need and strength, along with W-shaped scars on their chests. The brothers decide to use their powers to fight evil, with Stan taking the codename "Lone Warrior."

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Stan and Dicky Carter are the sons of a scientist, who injected them with a SuperSerum before he died. This serum gave them superhuman s;need speed and strength, along with W-shaped scars on their chests. The brothers decide to use their powers to fight evil, with Stan taking the codename "Lone Warrior."
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'''''The Lone Warrior''''' is a {{Superhero}} from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks, published by Ace in ''Banner Comics'' #3-5 and ''Captain Courageous Comics'' #6.

Stan and Dicky Carter are the sons of a scientist, who injected them with a SuperSerum before he died. This serum gave them superhuman s;need and strength, along with W-shaped scars on their chests. The brothers decide to use their powers to fight evil, with Stan taking the codename "Lone Warrior."
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* ArchEnemy: The Dictator's Shadow, Nazi spymaster and the Warrior's only recurring foe.
* BondVillainStupidity: The Dictator's Shadow loves to leave the Lone Warrior in slow death traps, such as a gas chamber and a cave slowly filling up with water. Naturally, these traps are just slow enough for our hero to escape them.
* CaptainPatriotic: The Lone Warrior deliberately enlisted in the army in order to protect America, and wears a star-spangled costume.
* CastingAShadow: The Dictator's Shadow can create fake shadows with his ring to misdirect his enemies while he escapes.
* CoolCar: The Lone Warrior has the Wonder Ship, which can turn into an airplane and a tank.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: The Shadow's TortureTechnician prepares to execute a scientist he was interrogating by ''burning his skin off!''
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Stan accidentally breaks a strength testing machine in his first appearance.
* FrameUp: The baddies of ''Captain Courageous Comics'' #6 frame Stan for their murderous sabotage attempt.
* TheMole: Wilhelm from ''Captain Courageous Comics'' #6 is the leader of a Nazi spy ring that masquerades as a laundry company so they an do murderous sabotage via clothes.
* NonIndicativeName: The "Lone Warrior" has a KidSidekick.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: These are creatures that hail from Mongolia, about twice the height of the average man, unusually pale except for a red spot on their chest right above their heart. They have no blood outside their heart and are thusly NighInvulnerable unless stabbed there.
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* SlaveMooks: In ''Banner Comics'' #5, the Dictator's Shadow uses a bunch of Mongolian giants he ordered from the Gestapo in his plan to eliminate the top brass of the US military.
* StarterVillain: Herr Kampf, a Nazi spy sent to sabotage the Army base Stan has been stationed in. He causes some damage, but is clearly subordinate to [[ArchEnemy spymaster the Dictator's Shadow]] and is imprisoned by issue's end, never to be heard from again.
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: The injection that powered the Carter brothers is consistently called a "vaccination," despite not giving them any kind of immunity.
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