The Silver Ghost was a private detective and wannabe vigilante from Gotham City.
History
The Silver Ghost got inspired as a child to become a detective and crimefighter by his father, who told him about Gotham City's rising crime-rate after the murder of the reputed businessman Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, and stated that someone needed to battle the criminals outside the law. His dad died a few years later after accidentally drinking white spirit while in a drunk state. His mother and sister shifted to Bludhaven, but he stayed behind in Gotham to fight crime while dropping out of college.[1]
By the late 1930s, he had become a private detective, but never got noticed since Gotham was already full of many such people. Even the bar owner Shamus Flatfoot simply referred to him as "Detective #26" while serving him. The Silver Ghost then decided to become a vigilante, getting inspired by the armed costumed vigilantes who had debuted in the city a few years back. Taking cues from his past inspiration and fictional heroes as well as films, he made his own costume, mostly colored black, in addition to a silver vest and goggles. Seeing the value in memorable names, he named himself the "Silver Ghost".[1]
He soon found his first case in the murder of the businessman known as "Old" Lambert, who dealt in chemicals. Tracing his murderers, he went to Alfred Stryker's labratory with two Thompson submachine guns in hand. Before he could confront Stryker and his henchmen however, the vigilante Bat-Man bust in throught the skylight. The Silver Ghost became dumbfounded upon seeing the unarmed vigilante's superior methods. After the Bat-Man caused Stryker's death, the embarassed Silver Ghost went back home and decided to give up on being a vigilante.[1]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
Paraphernalia
Weapons
- Thompson submachine guns
Notes
- Some aspects of the Silver Ghost's story don't mesh with the continuity of Earth-Two, despite being set in Golden Age Gotham:
- While in Flatfoot's bar, he hears about the Gotham Knights football team, which was only introduced by DCAU in 1992.
- His name is inspired by the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.[1]
- His sister and mother are said to live in Bludhaven. This is the first indication that the city of Bludhaven exists on Earth-Two.
Related
- 1 Appearances of Silver Ghost (Earth-Two)
- 1 Images featuring Silver Ghost (Earth-Two)
- Quotations by or about Silver Ghost (Earth-Two)
- Character Gallery: Silver Ghost (Earth-Two)
Footnotes