This time I will highlight The Gentleman Ghost also known as Jim Craddock of 1800s' Britain. He started as a Hawkman villain but plagued other superheroes as well notably Batman whom he fought on four occasions(3 of those were between 1979-1983)and fought the Justice Society of America.He oddly popped up in one of the few Batman villain gatherings but it was not necessarily out of place since it took place in the above stretch he faced Batman more than once but in a gathering of The Rogues just into Wally's stint of the Flash was odd never encountering any of them before. So while Hawkman is his main foe he branches out. His origin varies but the main origin is he is an actual ghost who was sentenced to hanging but keeping his promise he continued to commit jewel heist for the beyond. At times he is transported to the present(his future) as it depends on the origin. Gentlamn Ghost would go to appear in one episode of Superfriends, The All-New Super Friends Hour season and was a reoccuring villain in Batman:The Brave and The Bold. He haas had a cameo in Justice League episode of Unilimited Titled Ancient History facing Green Lantern(John Stewart) and Hawkman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loPqwaz6SUQ
Thoughts on this supernatural foe that is an adversary Hawkman(only one aside from Shadow Thief and minor sense Hath Set) and the DCU at large?
This new video goes along with this entry. I enjoy the dark yet campish two Batman stories under Wein's pen and the storyarc during Infinite Crisis that features the character. I will have to check out the other entries on Gotham Rogues' list though. They sound interesting enough.
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03-24-2019, 05:19 PM
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