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Gentleman Ghost
Gentleman Ghost (James "Jim" Craddock), introduced as Ghost, and also known as Gentleman Jim, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Joe Kubert, the character first appeared in Flash Comics #88 (October 1947).
Gentleman Ghost has been substantially adapted into media outside comics, including animated television series, films, and video games. He is voiced by Greg Ellis in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, "Weird Al" Yankovic in Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, Toby Stephens in Batman: Caped Crusader, and Robin Atkin Downes in Justice League Unlimited.
The original, Earth-Two incarnation of Gentleman Ghost is a human criminal who used special effects, stuntwork, and gadgets to pose as a ghost.
In post-Crisis continuity, James "Jim" Craddock is the illegitimate son of an English aristocrat who abandoned both him and his mother, forcing them into poverty. Craddock grew up to become a notorious highwayman and robber who terrorized England in the 19th century under the name "Gentleman Jim". He journeyed to the United States and encountered the gunslingers Nighthawk and Cinnamon. Nighthawk lynched Craddock after wrongly assuming that he sexually assaulted Cinnamon, but Craddock eludes death to rise again as a ghost.
The Gentleman Ghost learns he must wander Earth until the spirit of his killer moves on to the next plane of existence. Nighthawk and Cinnamon turn out to be the reincarnations of Ancient Egyptian royalty Prince Khufu and Chay-Ara: their souls (due to their exposure to the Thanagarian Nth metal) continuously reincarnate and can never truly die. Both are eventually resurrected as Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and the Gentleman Ghost becomes their recurring nemesis during the 1940s.
Gentleman Ghost later appears as a member of the Injustice Society.
During Infinite Crisis, Gentleman Ghost joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. He fights Alan Scott and, using his spectral abilities, is able to neutralize Scott by inducing him into a coma.
His origin is explored and altered in the pages of JSA #82-87 (2006). Craddock is now shown to have been born into poverty rather than wealth to neglectful parents, and to have encountered supernatural forces early in his criminal career. After a gypsy prophesies that he will be able to transcend death and return to life fighting and killing his enemies on English soil, his villainous career is put to an end when he is captured and sentenced to death by hanging after his lover betrays him for a reward to the authorities. Returning as a ghost, he battles the JSA, hoping for the prophecy to come true.
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Gentleman Ghost
Gentleman Ghost (James "Jim" Craddock), introduced as Ghost, and also known as Gentleman Jim, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Joe Kubert, the character first appeared in Flash Comics #88 (October 1947).
Gentleman Ghost has been substantially adapted into media outside comics, including animated television series, films, and video games. He is voiced by Greg Ellis in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, "Weird Al" Yankovic in Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, Toby Stephens in Batman: Caped Crusader, and Robin Atkin Downes in Justice League Unlimited.
The original, Earth-Two incarnation of Gentleman Ghost is a human criminal who used special effects, stuntwork, and gadgets to pose as a ghost.
In post-Crisis continuity, James "Jim" Craddock is the illegitimate son of an English aristocrat who abandoned both him and his mother, forcing them into poverty. Craddock grew up to become a notorious highwayman and robber who terrorized England in the 19th century under the name "Gentleman Jim". He journeyed to the United States and encountered the gunslingers Nighthawk and Cinnamon. Nighthawk lynched Craddock after wrongly assuming that he sexually assaulted Cinnamon, but Craddock eludes death to rise again as a ghost.
The Gentleman Ghost learns he must wander Earth until the spirit of his killer moves on to the next plane of existence. Nighthawk and Cinnamon turn out to be the reincarnations of Ancient Egyptian royalty Prince Khufu and Chay-Ara: their souls (due to their exposure to the Thanagarian Nth metal) continuously reincarnate and can never truly die. Both are eventually resurrected as Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and the Gentleman Ghost becomes their recurring nemesis during the 1940s.
Gentleman Ghost later appears as a member of the Injustice Society.
During Infinite Crisis, Gentleman Ghost joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. He fights Alan Scott and, using his spectral abilities, is able to neutralize Scott by inducing him into a coma.
His origin is explored and altered in the pages of JSA #82-87 (2006). Craddock is now shown to have been born into poverty rather than wealth to neglectful parents, and to have encountered supernatural forces early in his criminal career. After a gypsy prophesies that he will be able to transcend death and return to life fighting and killing his enemies on English soil, his villainous career is put to an end when he is captured and sentenced to death by hanging after his lover betrays him for a reward to the authorities. Returning as a ghost, he battles the JSA, hoping for the prophecy to come true.