Stuff the Chinatown Kid
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Stuff, the Chinatown Kid is a DC Comics
fictional character
, and sidekick
to the original Vigilante
. He first appeared in Action Comics #45 (February 1942).
in New York's Chinatown. Jimmy assists the Vigilante when a Japanese spy known as the Head frames his grandfather for provoking a Tong war. Jimmy becomes the Vigilante's sidekick "Stuff, the Chinatown Kid."
After Jimmy is killed (see below), his younger brother Victor becomes the new Chinatown Kid. In contrast to his brother's Western attire, Victor wears traditional Chinese garb. Later as an adult, Victor assists the now-retired Greg Saunders (the Vigilante's alter ego) in running his chain of Western-themed restaurants. Saunders and Stuff annually invite Pat Dugan (Stripesy) and his family for Christmas, despite the Dugans' failure to take them up on their offer.
killed him in World's Finest #246 (August-September 1977). After the reality alteration caused by the Crisis on Infinite Earths
, mobster Bugsy Siegel
is shown to have killed him in the mini-series Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice (1995-1996).
, rather than a teen-age Oriental.
DC Comics
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fictional character
Fictional character
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, and sidekick
Sidekick
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to the original Vigilante
Vigilante (comics)
Vigilante is the name used by several fictional characters appearing in DC Comics. The original character was one of the first DC Comics characters adapted for live-action film, beating Superman by one year.-Greg Saunders:...
. He first appeared in Action Comics #45 (February 1942).
Fictional character biography
Jimmy Leong is the grandson of Lin Chou, leader of the White Lotus tongTong (organization)
The word tong means "hall" or "gathering place". In North America a tong is a type of organization found among Chinese living in the United States and Canada. These organizations are described as secret societies or sworn brotherhoods and are often tied to criminal activity...
in New York's Chinatown. Jimmy assists the Vigilante when a Japanese spy known as the Head frames his grandfather for provoking a Tong war. Jimmy becomes the Vigilante's sidekick "Stuff, the Chinatown Kid."
After Jimmy is killed (see below), his younger brother Victor becomes the new Chinatown Kid. In contrast to his brother's Western attire, Victor wears traditional Chinese garb. Later as an adult, Victor assists the now-retired Greg Saunders (the Vigilante's alter ego) in running his chain of Western-themed restaurants. Saunders and Stuff annually invite Pat Dugan (Stripesy) and his family for Christmas, despite the Dugans' failure to take them up on their offer.
Death
Jimmy is deceased as of the present time. His murder has been credited to two separate killers: The DummyDummy (DC Comics)
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killed him in World's Finest #246 (August-September 1977). After the reality alteration caused by the Crisis on Infinite Earths
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Crisis on Infinite Earths is a 12-issue American comic book limited series and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 to simplify its then 50-year-old continuity...
, mobster Bugsy Siegel
Bugsy Siegel
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was an American gangster who was involved with the Genovese crime family...
is shown to have killed him in the mini-series Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice (1995-1996).
In other media
Stuff appears in the 1947 15-chapter serial The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the Old West. He is played by George Offerman, Jr. In this appearance, Stuff is a thirty-something CaucasianCaucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
, rather than a teen-age Oriental.