Showing posts with label Clutching Hand. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 31, 2023

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. 

Friday, April 7, 2023

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 

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. 

Thursday, March 2, 2023

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 

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.


Saturday, February 11, 2023

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. 

Monday, February 6, 2023

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 

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. 

Saturday, January 7, 2023

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 

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 

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. 

Thursday, November 17, 2022

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).  

Monday, October 31, 2022

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 

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. 

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

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 

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. 

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

UNDINA

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Undina Goldmann 
OCCUPATION: Bodyguard, assassin 
IDENTITY: Secret 
CLASS: Mermaid 
LEGAL STATUS: German citizen 
OTHER ALIASES: NA 
PLACE OF BIRTH: Klugendorf, Germany 
MARITAL STATUS: Single 
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

HEIGHT: 5' 9" 
WEIGHT: 145 lbs 
EYES: Blue 
HAIR: Red 

HISTORY 

Undina is a mermaid who, together with her companion, the lupine Mabelene, assists the witch Lurani in her activities and her worship of the demonic god Alchenar. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

The silent Undina possesses a powerful and secret sonic attack, capable of stunning her enemies or destroying objects. The Mermaid Cry has been powerful enough to make a person's ears bleed, even if that person wasn't the direct target of the attack. Undina is capable of developing human lower limbs on land and the lower half of a fish when she is in water. In her aquatic form, she is capable of swimming at incredible speeds, can withstand the pressure of the ocean at great depths, and is obviously capable of breathing underwater. 

Monday, June 27, 2022

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 

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.  

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

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 

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. 

Sunday, June 12, 2022

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: NA 
WEIGHT: NA 
EYES: NA 
HAIR: NA 

HISTORY 

NA 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

NA 

Saturday, June 4, 2022

MISS SHADY

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: NA 
OCCUPATION: NA 
IDENTITY: NA 
CLASS: NA 
LEGAL STATUS: NA 
OTHER ALIASES: NA 
PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 
MARITAL STATUS: NA 
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA 
FIRST APPEARANCE: Hi-Lite Comics #1 (Nov. 1945) 

HEIGHT: NA 
WEIGHT: NA 
EYES: NA 
HAIR: NA 

HISTORY 

NA 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

NA 

INFERNO

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Frank Verrano 
OCCUPATION: NA 
IDENTITY: NA 
CLASS: NA 
LEGAL STATUS: NA 
OTHER ALIASES: NA 
PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 
MARITAL STATUS: NA 
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA 
FIRST APPEARANCE: Zip Comics #10 (1941) 

HEIGHT: NA 
WEIGHT: NA 
EYES: NA 
HAIR: NA 

HISTORY 

NA 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

NA 

Friday, June 3, 2022

ERZULIE BOCOR

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: NA 
OCCUPATION: NA 
IDENTITY: NA 
CLASS: NA 
LEGAL STATUS: NA 
OTHER ALIASES: NA 
PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 
MARITAL STATUS: NA 
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA 

HEIGHT: NA 
WEIGHT: NA 
EYES: NA 
HAIR: NA 

HISTORY 

NA 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

NA 

Thursday, June 2, 2022

ORNITZ

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Jericho Ornitz 
OCCUPATION: Professional criminal 
IDENTITY: Secret 
CLASS: Human mutate 
LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 
OTHER ALIASES: Mr. Onyx 
PLACE OF BIRTH: Nedor Pines, USA 
MARITAL STATUS: NA 
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Clutching Hand, The Shady Quartet 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

HEIGHT: 6' 7" 
WEIGHT: 650 lbs 
EYES: White irises 
HAIR: None 

HISTORY 

Doctor Thomas Clark was a university professor who discovered a super resistant prehistoric bacterium. A criminal named Huber, who attended Clark's classes, mistakenly believed that the bacteria was actually a serum that Dr. Clark was secretly developing, and that it would be capable of giving powers to whoever injected it. 

The bad guy stole a vial of the bacteria, but since he wasn't a complete idiot, he had it injected first in one of his goons, a guy named Ornitz. Inexplicably, the bacteria eventually worked, turning Huber's thug into an unstoppable creature. Ornitz destroyed the rest of the vial, got rid of Huber and became the leader of the gang, now naming himself "Mr.Onyx". For a time the Onyx gang was quite successful in their criminal activities, but crime doesn't pay, and in the end Ornitz was arrested and found with his bones behind bars in a high security prison for supercriminals. There he met Twisto and Inferno, with whom he would team up to escape, helped from outside the prison by Miss Shady. The four would become known as "the Shady Quartet". 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Ornitz's body underwent a mutation that transformed him into a stone-like creature and endowed him with superhuman strength, invulnerability, and increased his natural aggressiveness. 

Saturday, May 28, 2022

RED KNIGHT

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: NA 
OCCUPATION: NA 
IDENTITY: NA 
CLASS: NA 
LEGAL STATUS: NA 
OTHER ALIASES: NA 
PLACE OF BIRTH: NA 
MARITAL STATUS: NA 
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA 

HEIGHT: NA 
WEIGHT: NA 
EYES: NA 
HAIR: NA 

HISTORY 

NA 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

NA