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Johnny Peril is a detective of the occult and "adventurer of the weird."

Pre-Crisis

Peril was a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps in World War II, and was once shot down by Japanese fighters over Burma.[1] He later found work as a newspaper reporter, and had his first encounter with the paranormal when he solved the murder of one Phillip Murzon with, apparently, the aid of Murzon's ghost.[3] His exploits have taken him to several unexpected places. He has battled baddies in his hometown in New York, to the jungles of the Congo, and even on the moon.

Post-Crisis

After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Johnny Peril's backstory was rewritten so he was a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps. After his discharge, he became a thrill-seeking daredevil with the help of his marine buddy and cameraman Pete and founded Johnny Peril Enterprises to promote himself. Johnny performed various death-defying stunts such as going over a waterfall in a steel barrel for his television show Johnny Peril's Thrillseekers, and briefly got mixed up with the Creeper.[2]

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Gun and knife.

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