Brian Butler (Earth-S)

Mister Scarlet
Fawcett Comics‎
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Real Name	Brian Butler
Main Alias	Mister Scarlet
Relatives	Pinky Butler (Pinky the Whiz Kid, adopted son)
Affiliation	Shazam's Squadron of Justice
Base Of Operations	Gotham City, New York City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Special Prosecutor · Costumed Vigilante
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Black
Hair	Light Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-S
Creators	Ed Herron · Jack Kirby
First Appearance	Wow Comics #1 (December, 1940)
Last Appearance	World's Finest #254 (January, 1979)

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Expert Acrobat
• Expert Combatant
• Expert Detective
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Emergency Belt

Weapons

• Red Ray Gun: Starting in mid-1943, Mr. Scarlet packed a Red Ray Gun, which could shoot a stunning burst of infra-red energy, and doubled as an infra-red camera. According to Mr. Scarlet, "The infra-red photography cuts right through any disguise a man could wear!"

Notes

• This version of Mister Scarlet, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series. Even though versions of the character may have since appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
• Mister Scarlet was created by writer Ed Herron and artist Jack Kirby for Fawcett Publications. In 1953, National Periodical Publications settled a long-running lawsuit against Fawcett citing that the character of Captain Marvel bore too much of a resemblance to their own character, Superman. After settling the case (by agreeing to no longer publish Captain Marvel), Fawcett discontinued publication of their entire comic book line and Mister Scarlet lapsed into obscurity. In 1972, DC Comics licensed many of the Fawcett characters, including Mister Scarlet, and established that they existed on the fictional parallel world known as Earth-S. The Fawcett characters made several appearances throughout various Silver Age DC titles including Shazam, World's Finest Comics and Justice League of America. In 1991, DC bought the Fawcett characters (including Mister Scarlet) outright.
• Butler's first private law office was at 13 Park Row, and his second office was #912, in the Park Building, 120 Park Street, in Gotham City.
• Mister Scarlet's last Golden Age adventure was published in 1948. However, we know he continued his super-hero career beyond that, because he was still active in 1953 when he was trapped in the Suspendium globe.
  

Trivia

• Mr. Scarlet and Pinky were one-time allies of the Justice Society of America and Justice League of America when their three worlds were threatened by King Kull and various villains.
• Brian Butler smokes a pipe.

Related

• 61 Appearances of Brian Butler (Earth-S)
• 5 Images featuring Brian Butler (Earth-S)
• 4 Quotations by or about Brian Butler (Earth-S)
• Character Gallery: Brian Butler (Earth-S)

External Links

• Mr. Scarlet at Public Domain Super-Heroes

Footnotes

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