Keep your shirt on, Monahan! You can read all about it in my paper ... And I'll put it very simple for you too! Ha Ha !! 
- — Chic Carter src
Chic Carter was a hard-boiled reporter for the Daily Star. He briefly adopted, and later abandoned, the costumed identity of the Sword.
History
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
Weaknesses
- habitual cigarette smoker
Paraphernalia
Weapons
- Fencing swords
- concealed handgun[1]
Notes
Chic Carter as the Sword.
- This version of Chic Carter, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
- Chic Carter's series ran in Smash Comics (Volume 1), from #1, Aug 1939 thru #24, July 1941, then in Police Comics (Volume 1), from #1, Aug 1941 thru #18, April 1943, then in National Comics (Volume 1), from #33, July 1943 thru #47, April 1945.
- Chic Carter briefly adopted a costumed identity, as "The Sword", in Smash Comics #24, continuing in Police Comics #1 thru #4.
- Carter's boss at the Daily Star was an editor called (by Carter) "Pop."
Related
- 59 Appearances of Chic Carter (Quality Universe)
- 2 Images featuring Chic Carter (Quality Universe)
- 3 Quotations by or about Chic Carter (Quality Universe)
- Character Gallery: Chic Carter (Quality Universe)
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