132 – Crimson Fancier
In Detective Comics #44 (September 1940), the Crimson Avenger succumbs to peer pressure and gets a traditional superhero costume, but even his fancy new duds can’t save him from being dull.
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56 – Vigilante Crimson
The Crimson Avenger was the first masked hero in the DC Universe to be a fugitive from the law, operating outside of it: A vigilante. November 1938 was special for DC because for the first time it featured two of its costumed adventures on comic book covers (Superman on Action and Crimson Avenger on Adventure […]
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54 – The Crimson Avenger!
September 1938 also saw the debut of The Crimson Avenger in Detective Comics #20 by Jim Chambers. Basically the Crimson Avenger was a knock-off of The Green Hornet, having a mask, a gas gun and an Asian sidekick named Wing – but he is DC’s first masked hero, so I guess he deserves a mention.
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