REAL NAME: Barghest
OCCUPATION: Predator, hunter
IDENTITY: NA
CLASS: Cursed human / Magically empowered human
LEGAL STATUS: NA
OTHER ALIASES: Goblin Dog, The Demon of Tidworth, the Black Dog of Winchester, the Padfoot of Wakefield, the Gwyllgi, the Dog of Darkness, the Cwn Annwn, the Dog of Hell, Trash, the Skriker (or Striker),the Black Shuck (or Shock)
PLACE OF BIRTH: NA
MARITAL STATUS: NA
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile
FIRST APPEARANCE: Wonder Comics #20 (Oct. 1948)
HEIGHT: Variable
WEIGHT: Variable
EYES: Red
HAIR: Black
The Barghest is a mythical dark humanoid beast with fiery red eyes, a nocturnal predator. It is said that it can take on human form and that its howl is a harbinger of certain death. Like the vampire, the Barghest is unable to cross rivers and preys on lonely unsuspecting victims whom it stalks in the narrow alleys... Sir Giles of Clewsby, an evil knight in the time of King Arthur Pendragon, received the curse of the Barghest by the sorcerer Black Barton, but was defeated by Sir Brian (the Silver Paladin) and Lady Tarna. But Black Barton escaped to the future (mid-30s of the 20th century) where he would once again use the curse of the Barghest on other human hosts.
POWERS & WEAPONS
The Barghest is a large and powerful beast, capable of walking on two or four legs. He is strong as a grizzly bear, fast as a panther, has the eyesight of an owl and the ear of a bat, and is more cunning than a wolf. It has terrible jaws, capable of splitting an average man in half and enormous claws with which it ruthlessly cuts its victims to pieces. As a result of the curse, the wounds inflicted by the Barghest are very difficult to heal, if not directly fatal.
