AKINA

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Akina 

OCCUPATION: Warrior, Chieftess 

IDENTITY: Public 

CLASS: Human magic user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of Democratic Republic of the Congo 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: DRC, Africa 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: Chieftain Mwanga (deceased) 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Pembe Nyeusi ("Black Horns") tribe 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Jungle Comics #15 (March 1941) 

HEIGHT: 5' 6" 

WEIGHT: 130 lbs 

EYES: Black 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Akina was the sorceress Queen of the small African kingdom of Lomar and archenemy of the hero Tabu. Apparently their rivalry was born from Akina's desire to demonstrate that her magic was superior to that of the Jungle Wizard. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Akina derived her vast magical powers from a jewel, the Stone of Hanniban, which her father gave her. The Stone of Hanniban gives its host the ability to project and manipulate mystical energy; create energy constructs in various shapes and sizes; flight; Protection against magic and physical attacks and the ability to become intangible. 

JOLLY ROGER

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Danny Hogan 

OCCUPATION: Professional criminal 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Normal human 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Whiz Valley, USA 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: Trigger Hogan (deceased father) 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Jolly Roger Gang (leader), Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Master Comics #35 (January 27, 1943) 

HEIGHT: 5' 10" 

WEIGHT: 175 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Blond 

HISTORY 

Danny Hogan is the son of Albert 'Trigger' Hogan, a mob assassin betrayed by his bosses and killed in a shootout with the police. With his last words, Trigger asked his son not to follow in his footsteps and to become a musician (since he was a prodigy on the saxophone), but the young man, poisoned with hatred, swore revenge on the forces of order. Danny assumed the secret identity of Jolly Roger and forcibly proclaimed himself the leader of his late father's gang. Despite being a criminal and hating the police to death, Danny has a good heart and always tries to cause as little harm to civilians. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Danny was a Julliard student until the death of his father. In addition to being an excellent saxophonist, he also practiced other performing arts that he later used in his criminal career. Danny was a good acrobat, had advanced knowledge of horsemanship and fencing. He was also an expert in make-up, impersonation, and knew a little about sleight of hand. 

SNOWBIRD

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Lotte Schäfer 

OCCUPATION: Professional criminal 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Chemically enhanced human 

LEGAL STATUS: Naturalized citizen of Canada 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Mainz, Germany 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: Luther (brother) 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Toronto, Canada 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Pep Comics #31 (September 1942) 

HEIGHT: 5' 7" 

WEIGHT: 125 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Red 

HISTORY 

Luther Schäfer, aka Snowbird, was a petty criminal and cocaine addict who became the Strangler's partner in crime. For a brief period of time Schäfer and the Strangler took control of the New York underworld, but were stopped by the TyroTeam. The Strangler escaped and Snowbird went to jail, where he would end up dying in circumstances yet to be clarified. Lotte Schäfer, Luther's sister, teamed up with the Strangler as the new Snowbird to "avenge" the death of her brother, which she blamed on the Tyro Team. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Lotte snorts a kind of synthetic cocaine called "Schneesturm" (Snowstorm - SS) that gives her superhuman abilities. The SS provides her with superhuman strength, speed, and resistance to physical damage. Also It grants her a touch that produces effects similar to those of a cocaine overdose.

STRANGLER

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Heinrich 

OCCUPATION: Professional criminal, former Stasi agent 

IDENTITY: Public identity 

CLASS: Artificially created human 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of the German Democratic Republic 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Mainz, Germany 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Stasi (formerly), Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile, Toronto (Canada) 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Pep Comics #30 (August 1942) 

HEIGHT: 6' 5" 

WEIGHT: 300 lbs 

EYES: Black 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Heinrich the Strangler was an ex-stasi agent turned professional criminal. Originally he was the product of Nazi experimentation, born in a laboratory, with hyper-increased physical abilities and appearance similar to a huge ape. He teamed up with a petty criminal nicknamed Snowbird (due to his strong cocaine addiction) and they became the leaders of New York City's criminal element, until they were stopped by the Tyro Team. However Heinrich managed to escape. Some time later the Strangler teamed up with a new Snowbird (the sister of the previous one) to get revenge on Tyro Team. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Heinrich, the Strangler, was a towering hulk of a man with inhuman physical strength, durability and stamina, plus he was skilled as a hand-to-hand combatant, spy and interrogator. 

DR. SAVAGE

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Seymour Savage 

OCCUPATION: Scientist, professional criminal 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Human technology user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: Chronarch 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Charlton, USA 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Space Adventures #14 (Jan. 1955) 

HEIGHT: 5' 9" 

WEIGHT: 159 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: White 

HISTORY 

Dr. Seymour Savage was an inventor without moral scruples who designed and built a helmet that allowed its wearer to travel through time. Savage used his assistant, Miss Arkady, as a human guinea pig. The young woman was transported to a dystopian future where she was mugged and murdered. Her killer donned the helmet and was transported to another point in the future, to an Earth at war, where he was forced to trade the helmet for access to an underground shelter. The new wielder time-jumped into the future, to a ruined Earth, devastated by a horrific plague, and he was eaten alive by mutants. One of the creatures put on the helm and was thrown into the future, where it was captured by a tribe of cavemen. They removed the helmet from the spawn and shortly after the helmet activated automatically and returned to the starting point, to the laboratory of dr. Savage. With all the information collected and his invention tested, the good doctor decided to start a lucrative criminal career becoming the Chronarch. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

The chronal helm (his chronal crown as he calls it) allows dr. Savage travel through time at will. 

GLOAT

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: NA 

OCCUPATION: Professional criminal 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Extraterrestial 

LEGAL STATUS: Subject of Chroturnus 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Planet Chroturnus 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Blue Beetle #34 (September 1944) 

HEIGHT: 6' 4" 

WEIGHT: 270 lbs 

EYES: Brown 

HAIR: Bald 

HISTORY 

Gloat is Saturnia's henchman. Both are criminals on the run from the planet Chroturnus. They changed one world for another, but not their habits, and the first thing they did as soon as they arrived on Earth was to plan how to seize power. Luckily, Earth's heroes were able to defeat them, thwarting their plans for domination. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Gloat demonstrated the ability to transform his body into anything he desired. 

SATURNIA

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: NA 

OCCUPATION: Professional criminal 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Extraterrestial 

LEGAL STATUS: Subject of Chroturnus 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Planet Chroturnus 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Blue Beetle #34 (September 1944) 

HEIGHT: 5' 6" 

WEIGHT: 126 lbs 

EYES: Green 

HAIR: Dark emerald 

HISTORY 

Saturnia and her lieutenant, Gloat, were two criminals from the planet Chroturnus who escaped to the planet Earth. They escaped the justice of Chroturnus, but not their own evil nature, for as soon as they arrived in our world, their greatest desire was to dominate it. Luckily for us, the heroes were able to thwart their evil plans time after time. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Saturnia demonstrated the ability to take possession of other people's bodies or command an army of zombies. 

CHONGA

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Chonga 

OCCUPATION: Professional criminal 

IDENTITY: Secret identity 

CLASS: Mutant gorilla 

LEGAL STATUS: Property of Key City Zoological Park 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Key City Zoological Park 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Key City Zoological Park; Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Weird Chills' #1 (July 1954) 

HEIGHT: 6' 3" 

WEIGHT: 345 lbs 

EYES: Black 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Chonga appeared to be just another gorilla at the Key City Zoo, but in reality he was a dangerous mutant ape who had formed his own underground kingdom in the zoo's catacombs. From his throne, he ruled the lives of beasts and men at will, making them satisfy his most trivial and depraved whims. A human female named Lorna seemed to be his most ardent supporter... And the first of his harem. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Chonga possessed hypnotic powers with which he was able to subdue the minds of humans and apes. In addition, he possessed a devilish intelligence, far above that of his peers. 

FEAR

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Phoebe Renārs 

OCCUPATION: Vigilante, assassin, mercenary 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Normal human / technology user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of Serbia 

OTHER ALIASES: Strah ("fear" in serbian)  

PLACE OF BIRTH: Belgrade, Serbia (Europe) 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: Konstantin Renārs (deceased father) 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Modern Comics #49 (May 1946) 

HEIGHT: 5' 11" 

WEIGHT: 138 lbs 

EYES: Green 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Phoebe Renārs was the daughter of Konstantin Renārs, a Serbian politician assassinated by a rival faction. Skywolf Airlines (a subsidiary of DANGER) tried to find the killers before the situation escalated into an armed conflict, but Phoebe, calling herself "Strah" (Serbian for "fear") was always one step ahead of the team, managing to mercilessly assassinate all the conspirators, destabilizing an already unstable region. After that Strah established herself as an international mercenary to the highest bidder. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Strah displayed an impressive array of skills including aircraft piloting, horsemanship, martial arts, and wielding a whip, as well as deadly marksmanship. Miss Renārs obtained fear gas from Dr. Philip Hoshi (aka Dr. Fear) and used it through a gas pistol (the fact that she used the weapon without a gas mask implies that she herself was immunized to its effects).  

MAN OF THE AGES

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: NA 

OCCUPATION: Would be World conqueror 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: NA 

LEGAL STATUS: NA 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: America's Greatest Comics #3 (1942) 

HEIGHT: 5' 7" 

WEIGHT: 132 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Bald 

HISTORY 

Of unknown origin, the Man of Ages has lived for at least 100.000 years and claims he would live another 100.000 years more. During the 20th Century, he caused chaos with terrorist actions focused on weakening the governments of the world to facilitate his rise to power, although his plans were always frustrated in one way or another, on many occasions by Adventure Inc. He has seemed to perish on more than one occasion, only to reappear later more resolute and dangerous. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Extraordinary longevity and durability. He has vast resources and a global network of agents who are blindly loyal to him. As a personal weapon he carried a weapon that fires a lethal gas. 

HALGO

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Zagros Halgo 

OCCUPATION: Leader of the Outer Planetary Circle 

IDENTITY: Public 

CLASS: Extra-terrestial 

LEGAL STATUS: Native of Lorc-Than 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Lorc-Than 

MARITAL STATUS: Widowed 

KNOWN RELATIVES: Unnamed daughter 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Outer Planetary Circle, Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Lorc-Than Moon; Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Space Adventures #1 (July 1952) 

HEIGHT: 6' 7" 

WEIGHT: 205 lbs 

EYES: Yellow 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Zagros Halgo is the self-proclaimed leader of the Outer Planetary Circle, an alien terrorist organization interested in conquering Earth, among other planets. Halgo and his minions possess the Solar Crystals, terrible weapons that feed on solar energy. Members of the Circle ride aero-beasts, huge insectoid creatures (similar to the Earth Praying Mantis), originating from the moon of Lorc-Than. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Solar crystals absorb solar radiation and store it. The wearer of the crystal can use it to generate powerful force beams, create energy shields, or generate tractor beams. The greatest weakness of crystals is the dependence on its solar charge. Aero-beasts are as big as trucks, living weapons of mass destruction, and extremely loyal to their owners. 

TORCHER

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Louis Goodman 

OCCUPATION: Mercenary, assassin, former military 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Human technology user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Ace City, USA 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Super-Mystery Comics v.3 #05 (July 1943) 

HEIGHT: 5' 11" 

WEIGHT: 172 lbs 

EYES: Brown 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

The original Torcher was Louis Goodman, a former military man who hired out his services as an assassin and mercenary to the highest bidder. Goodman had no qualms about working for anyone, eventually associating himself with an individual as depraved as Pagliaccio the killer clown. 

However, it is known that there have been others after Goodman who have used the name and modus operandi of the Torcher. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

The Torcher's suit was designed to withstand high temperatures and protect the wearer. It originally carried a flamethrower, but was later replaced by a wrist-worn flamethrower system. 

In fact, the suit has undergone constant improvements, such as increased armor (to protect the wearer from firearms) or sensory enhancements to the helmet.  

SEA-DEVIL

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Samuel Mindoro 

OCCUPATION: Pirate 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Human technology user 

LEGAL STATUS: Stateless person 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Pelawan Island 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Pelawan Island, Pacific Ocean 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Master Comics #7 (October 1940) 

HEIGHT: 6' 2" 

WEIGHT: 205 lbs 

EYES: Black 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Sam Mindoro, alias Sea-Devil, was a modern pirate, owner and lord of an island called Pelewan, near the Philippines. 

The island had previously belonged to an Englishman named Watson, but Mindoro killed him and made it his base of operations. Mindoro decided to become a legendary figure, a sea demon, to make his robberies easier due to the fear factor. And he largely got it... 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

As a Sea-Devil, Mindoro wore a terrifying-looking suit that allowed him to breathe and speak underwater, as well as increasing his strength and endurance to superhuman levels. He was also a good fighter, skilled with throwing knives, and deadly with his favorite weapon, the machete. 

His secret base in the underwater caves of Pelewan Island was very well equipped and he had his own gang of thugs. 

SCEPTRE

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Robert Lee 

OCCUPATION: Professional criminal 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Human technology user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Harvey, USA 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Black Cat #29 (June 1951) 

HEIGHT: 5' 11" 

WEIGHT: 183 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Robert Lee, also known as the Scepter, was a criminal mastermind who prided himself on outwitting the police and paranormal heroes. He left notes at the crime scene pointing out how he had deceived them and published messages in the local newspaper announcing plans for his next big heist. He was a really elegant and charismatic guy, but he had a serious problem with overconfidence and a desire for notoriety. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

The scepter that Robert Lee initially carried only served to emit a thick screen of smoke to facilitate his escape. However, after successive improvements, the power level of the scepter increased considerably until it became a truly powerful object, with the ability to generate force shields, tractor beams, destructive force beams or allow its bearer to defy gravity. At first Lee led his own band of thieves, but as the power levels of his scepter increased, he dispensed with associates or henchmen. 

INFERNO

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Frank Verrano 

OCCUPATION: Cicus performer (formerly), professional criminal

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Mutant 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Shady Quartet 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Zip Comics #10 (1941) 

HEIGHT: 5' 10" 

WEIGHT: 170 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Frank Verrano was a pyrokinetic mutant who worked as a fire-eater in a circus, under the pseudonym Inferno. Verrano teamed up with two circus buddies, Karl Biro (aka Twisto the Rubber Man) and Hefto (the Strongman) to form a criminal gang "The Three Kings of Crime". Biro had devised a plan whereby they would deactivate Pep City's electrical system and take advantage of the resulting chaos to steal as they pleased. However, they had to face the paranormal heroes and the trio did not emerge well from the encounter. Inferno and Twisto went to prison and Hefto died after falling into the void when he tried to escape. In prison, Biro and Inferno teamed up with another supercriminal, Jericho Ornitz (aka Mr. Onyx), in an escape attempt with the outside help of thief Miss Shady. The four would later be known as the Shady Quartet. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Inferno was a pyrokinetic, that is, he was capable of generating and controlling fire at will, so in addition to being an exceptional fire eater, he could use flames as a weapon to melt steel or as a shield to protect himself from bullets or other types of attacks. 

ERZULIE BOCOR

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Angelique Lilou Duval 

OCCUPATION: Voodoo priestess 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Human magic user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of Haiti 

OTHER ALIASES: Mama Loa, the Goddess of the Undead 

PLACE OF BIRTH:  Port-au-Prince, Haiti 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Port-au-Prince (Haiti), mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Adventures into the Unknown #7 (Oct. 1949) 

HEIGHT: 5' 11" 

WEIGHT: 145 lbs 

EYES: Black 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Angelique Lilou Duval, alias Mama Loa, was a Haitian voodoo high priestess. When she discovered that a sacred object from her religion, a small drum, was going to be displayed in a New York museum, she boarded a plane ready to retrieve it. She managed to get hold of the drum and when she believed she could escape unnoticed, she was photographed by Bill Peters, an illustrator who was looking for reference material at the exhibition. Despite this, Mama Loa managed to escape with the drum, but she couldn't let a photo of her go to the police or the newspapers, so she followed Peters to his house and at night she sneaked inside to retrieve the camera. Bill discovered her and Angelique offered to forget everything if she gave him the camera. Bill refused, adding that even if he wanted to, he couldn't give it to her, since the camera wasn't there, but at her girlfriend Sheila's house. Mama Loa managed to get away from Bill and went in search of Sheila (who had been watched by one of the priestess's zombies). Mama Loa recovered the camera and left Sheila in catatonic state. She then flew back to Haiti. Bill did not give up and followed her, but his final outcome was beyond any doubt. With the drum in her possession, Mama Loa further increased her influence in Haiti and began to think about going even beyond... 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Mama Loa could create and control zombies. The magic of the drum increased her powers. 

RED KNIGHT

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Henri Renaud 

OCCUPATION: Antiquery 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Cursed human 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of France 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Saint Chêne 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Blue Beetle #18 (January, 1943) 

HEIGHT: 5' 11" 

WEIGHT: 160 lbs 

EYES: Black 

HAIR: White 

HISTORY 

According to the legend, the Red Knight was a great champion who fought with King Richard the Lionheart in the Crusades. He traveled back to England with a beautiful rubi from the helmet of Saladin himself. While spending the night in southern France, in the castle of the Count of Beaufort, the Count sent his men against the Red Knight to seize the jewel. The Red Knight defeated his attackers, but was stabbed from behind by Beaufort himself. While he was dying, the Red Knight cursed the ruby. Little after Beaufort was possessed by the spirit of the Red Knight and murdered all his loved ones. When he returned in himself the Count hid the Ruby in his castle and committed suicide going through his own sword. During World War II the castle served as the SS headquarters. A German officer, Major Von Essen, was possessed by the Red Knight and massacred his own soldiers. However, he managed to dominate the curse to some extent and became a threat to allied forces. But in the end the blood curse caught up with him too. The last bearer of the Ruby of Blood and the curse of the Red Knight was a French antiquery, Henri Renaud, who took the jewel to the United States, in theory to sell it, but by then he was already prey to the curse and he made the blood run too In the New World. Luckily, the paranormal champions would be there to face the bloody madness of the Red Knight. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

When the Curse of the Ruby of Blood possessed someone, this person was able to manifest the armor of the Red Knight and his sword. The bearer became really resistant to physical damage and acquired a huge strenght. He also acquired the ability to fade into a red mist. The curse demanded blood and was never satisfied. 

RATTLER

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Robert Wood 

OCCUPATION: Thief, hitman, mercenary 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Normal human 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: Pig Pan 

PLACE OF BIRTH: NYC, USA 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Zip Comics #11 (1941) 

HEIGHT: 6' 1" 

WEIGHT: 245 lbs 

EYES: Black 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Robert Wood was a professional criminal, thief, hit-man and mercenary. One of his heists didn't go well and he was imprisoned. Wood carefully planned his escape, murdering another inmate and disfiguring him, making impossible to identify him. For the authorities he had died and the other prisoner was a fugitive. Wood decided to take advantage of the opportunity to turn his criminal career around. He acquired special equipment on the black market and created a new masked identity, the Rattler, inspired by his fondness for snakes. The hit-man quickly gained fame, thanks to his scaly suit, his snake mask and his personal touch: murder with snake venom. As usually happens with these guys, everything was fine until he had to deal with the paranormal heroes. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Rattler possessed no paranormal abilities of his own, but his combat suit was equipped with weaponry and provided him with a degree of protection from injury thanks to its micromesh chain mail. The suit included special gauntlets armed with snake venom injectors, among many other things, such as pepper spray, sleeping gas, an electric taser, a pneumatically fired grappling line to traverse roofs, as well as an extendable computer tap. The suit also has a special system that uses static electricity to stick to walls to climb them. The Rattler is an experienced and above-average fighter, capable of taking out a SWAT team without breaking a sweat. 

PRINCESS SHEBA

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Sheba 

OCCUPATION: Former Queen of Sheba 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Energy vampire 

LEGAL STATUS: NA 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 

MARITAL STATUS: Married (supposedly) 

KNOWN RELATIVES: Biblical Queen of Sheba (descendant) 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Daredevil Comics #2 (1941) 

HEIGHT: 5' 10" 

WEIGHT: 126 lbs 

EYES: Green 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Dr. Pierce and his team discovered an ancient hidden crypt in an excavation in the desert of Yemen. In the crypt there was a sarcophagus, and inside the sarcophagus the mummy of a woman... 

The hieroglyphs indicated the woman as Sheba, founder of the mythical kingdom of the same name and predecessor of the mythical Queen of Sheba from the time of King Solomon. The symbols carved into the stone also included a warning... But before Pierce could decipher it, the mummy came to life and absorbed the life force of the group of archaeologists. 

Not only the life force, but also the memories and knowledge of each of the investigators. A whole new world opened up in front of the former sovereign, like a ripe fruit, ready to be consumed... 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Sheba is an energy vampire: instead of drinking the blood of her victims, she "drinks" their life force, their energy, leaving only a mummified corpse. She needs to absorb life energy to stay alive. If her energy level drops too low, she reverts to her mummified dormant state until another fool gets too close. She can also control a human with her "kiss", and have them carry out all of her telepathic commands. It's a little known fact, but Sheba is also capable of assuming the form of a gigantic golden cobra. 

PORCUPINE

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Alessandro J. Cassone 

OCCUPATION: Professional delinquent 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Human technology user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Hillman, USA 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Clue Comics #2 (Feb. 1943) 

HEIGHT: 6' 1" 

WEIGHT: 255 lbs 

EYES: Brown 

HAIR: Brown 

HISTORY 

Al Cassone was a petty criminal, until he started wearing an experimental suit that he got in one of his heists. Due to the appearance of his new outfit, he became known in the underworld as The Porcupine. Cassone crossed paths with more than one masked defender of justice while he dreamed of pulling off "the Big Score", but instead he always ended with his spikes behind bars. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

The Porcupine had no special powers of his own, but he did wear a suit that gave him superhuman strength (enough to rip open a bank vault door, walk through a brick wall, or snap a normal man's back like a twig), and protected him from small-caliber weapons or electric shocks. 

But above all it gave him the ability to shoot the sharp spikes that the suit was covered with.