Scarlet Phantom

Real Name: Jack Winstead

First Appearance: All-New Comics #2 (1943)

Original Publisher: Harvey

Created by: Joe Kubert

Golden Age Origin:

Jack Winstead was ace reporter for the Evening Globe. Jack's inventor father, Dr. Winstead, was murdered. However, Dr. Winstead had just completed the invention of a "phantom cloak." He decided to become the Scarlet Phantom and avenge his father's death by fighting crime.

Powers/Abilities:

This cloak gave Jack the ability to turn invisible.

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