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
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.
