Kismet, Man of Fate

Kismet, Man of Fate
Kismet, Man of Fate in Bomber Comics #1 (March 1944)
Publication information
PublisherElliot Publishing Company, A Wave Blue World
First appearanceBomber Comics #1 (March 1944) [1]
Created byOmar Tahan
In-story information
Alter egoKhalil Qisma
Notable aliasesL'Homme du Sort, Rajul Al-Qadr, The Fez, The Green Line, The Marathon Man
AbilitiesLimited precognition ("foresense"), advanced gymnastic agility

Kismet, Man of Fate is a superhero published by Elliot Publishing Company in the Golden Age of Comic Books. The series features adventures of an Algerian superhero who was thought lost by the Allies at the end of World War II.[2] The character originally appeared in Bomber Comics #1 (1944), making him the first identified Muslim superhero.[3]

  1. ^ "GCD :: Issue :: Bomber Comics #1".
  2. ^ Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 240–241. ISBN 978-1605490892.
  3. ^ Lewis, A. David (20 March 2017). "Kismet Seventy Years Later: Recognizing the First Genuine Muslim Superhero". ISLAMiCommentary. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.