Black Thorn was an enemy of Mr. Scarlet.
History
Henry Hawley was the manager at the "Defend America League," and was approached by Phineas Cox, inventor of a deadly new weapon, the flesh-shriveling Mummy Ray. The League was covertly a fifth-columnist front group. Hawley adopted the alternative identity of Black Thorn, and used the Mummy Ray Rifle to commit at least four murders, while robbing a bank and an armory. He was defeated by the famous costumed vigilante, Mr. Scarlet. Scarlet also smashed the prototype ray-rifle, deeming it "too dangerous a weapon to exist," and warned the inventor not to build another one.
Paraphernalia
Weapons
Mummification Ray Rifle
Notes
- This version of the Black Thorn, 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 event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022–2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
Related
- 3 Appearances of Henry Hawley (Earth-S)
- 2 Images featuring Henry Hawley (Earth-S)
- 1 Quotations by or about Henry Hawley (Earth-S)
- Character Gallery: Henry Hawley (Earth-S)
Footnotes