Deadman

Not a Ghost of a Chance….

Boston Brand’s story begins with his death.   A trapeze artist of great fame working for the Hills Bros Circus, Boston would put on his blood red uniform and put on his ghost white mask and makeup and perform death defying acrobatic arts from dizzying heights, mostly without the benefit of a net.   As luck would have it, the placement of a net would not have saved Boston Brand from his ill-timed fate, Boston was shot and killed by an assassin named The Hook.

With his spirit in limbo, Boston was saved by the entity known as Rama-Kushna, and Boston was placed into servitude to find his assassin and along the way help others in need in order to earn his way out of limbo.

Boston embarked on his mission a true Deadman walking.   Invisible and inaudible to others, he can enter a person’s body and possess them temporarily in order to control their actions.

Brand found his assassin, a man who had killed Boston as an initiation test into the League of Assassins, but before Boston could exact justice upon him, the assassin was killed by the leader of the League of Assassins, The Sensei.   Failing in his mission, Boston now would balance the scales of justice, Boston’s good deeds get him closer to his eternal reward, while his misdeeds keep him in his ghostly state.

First Appearance

Created By:   Arnold Drake & Carmine Infantino

PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.)

Imposing Figure - In case anyone can “see” Boston, they might be taken aback by his ghostly appearance.

Intangible - Boston as a ghost can pass through solid objects and physical objects cannot harm him.

Invisible - Boston is unable to be detected through normal human means.

Possession – Boston can enter a living being and take over their bodies for a period of time while the main person’s personality exists in a subconscious state only and is unable to remember what occurred while they were possessed.

VulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness.

Boston is dead, so there are very few physical vulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness. that he has, however as a ghost he is susceptible to mystical and mental attacks.

Detect Ghost -   Boston can be detected by anyone of metaphysical power who is able to detect those living on the astral planeA general term for a place where a battle takes place via two or more spirits or astral forms..

Exorcism – As a ghost Boston can be exorcised by a mysticA term for one who is versed in the magical arts. of sufficient power.

Guilt – Boston suffers from guilt should something happen to a living being that he inhabits while he inhabits them.

SkillsThe abilities that a normal person in the real world could potentially share with a fictional DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).. (Example: Some Motocross bike riders ride a bike as well as Black Canary.)

Acrobat – Boston was a world champion athlete in gymnastic ability.

Athletic – Boston had to maintain his physical prowess as part of his job as a trapeze artist.

Performer – Boston had the ability to command an audience as part of his act.