Manic Monday--What's In A Hero's Name?

They sure don't name heroes like they used to:

Quentin Durward?

This is actually from an 1823 novel by Sir Walter Scott, so I guess we can forgive him for not running the hero's name past a focus group. Still, Quentin Durward?

The plot involved a Scottish archer who had gone to serve in the French army under Louis XI, and his struggles to protect (and marry) noblewoman Isabelle de Croye during a tiff between Louis and some noblemen.

This particular comic is an adaptation of a 1955 MGM film adaptation of the book, as back in those days Hollywood could make films that weren't just reboots and sequels:

No one has heard of this movie, as it was a fairly big bomb, reportedly losing more than $1.2 million. Which has to be due, if you ask me, to calling it The Adventures of Quentin Durward. Because, really, is that a hero's name? Would you have gone to see Die Hard if had been titled Quentin Durward? I'm sure Guardians of the Galaxy would have bombed, too, had Star Lord been named Quentin Durward instead of Peter Quill.

There was also a 1971 French/German television series based on Scott's novel, starring Amadeus August as Durward.

Amadeus August?!?! Now there is a hero's name!!

From Four Color #672 (1956)