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| | Don Markstein's Toonopedia: The Red Tornado |
 | | The Red Tornado wasn't quite the first female superhero in comics depending on how you define them, it's possible she was beaten into print by as many as five (Fantomah, The Woman in Red, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, Lady Luck and The Black Widow, all of whom languish in obscurity). |
 | | She was also the first to use red flannel long johns as a prominent costume element, thus paving the way for Supersnipe, Captain Klutz, The Fat Fury and many others who made that fashion statement. |
 | | In All-American Comics #24, The Red Tornado was joined in "his" crusade against crime by a pair of sidekicks, The Cyclone Kids in reality, Sisty and Dinky, who had no idea Ma was their hero, and decided to become "mystery men" on their own. |
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