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Crime Baron
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Real Name

Johann Hervitz

First Appearance

Black Hood Comics #11 (1944)

Original Publisher

MLJ

Created by

Pen Shumaker and Clem Weisbecker

Origin[]

The Crime Baron did not want his estate to go bankrupt, so he needed to raise some money quick. He and his two "noblemen", the Duke of Felonee and Count Kleptomania, did a jewelry heist, but were caught by the Black Hood due to their polite manners and chivalry.

Public Domain Appearances[]

  • Black Hood Comics #11
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