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Banshee
Banshee

Real Name

Jim O'Donnell

First Appearance

Fantastic Comics #21 (1941)

Original Publisher

Fox Features

Created by

Louis Cazeneuve

Origin[]

When his stepfather was killed in Ireland by masked villain the Scorpion, Jim O'Donnell emigrated to the U.S., where he found the villain and defeated him. He decided to begin a crime-fighting career as the Banshee in order to stop others from being hurt the way his stepfather was.

Powers and Abilities[]

Banshee had no superpowers, just his wits and a good right hook.

Public Domain Appearances[]

  • Fantastic Comics #21-23
  • V...-Comics #1-2

See Also[]

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