Gara

Gara was a gargoyle character featured in the Venus comic book series by Timely Publications. He appeared in Venus #16, cover dated October, 1951. The character of Gara was created by writer/artist Bill Everett.

Biography
Gara was a gargoyle who claimed to be a king to his people. Gara's female counterpart assumed the human guise of Sylvia Corpo - alleged daughter of Henry Corpo, the founder of the Corpo Construction Company. Sylvia kept Gara and the rest of their nest trapped in stone form for an indeterminate amount of time. The Corpo Construction Company built the Graycar Building in Los Angeles as a means of secretly housing the gargoyles. Gara and the others were hidden in a secret chamber, room 1319 on the hidden 13th floor of the building. In 1951, Sylvia brought Gara and the others back to life, but they turned against her and tried to kill her. A siren adventurer named Venus became involved in the affair and got into a fight with Sylvia as well. Gara attacked the gargoyle queen and the two tumbled down an elevator shaft. The cables supporting the elevator car snapped and it came crashing down on top of them, killing them both.

Powers

 * Flight: Gara could fly of his own accord by way of a twin pair of wings.


 * Claws: Gara had three clawed fingers/toes on each hand and foot; ideal for rending flesh and other soft materials.


 * Fangs: Gara had razor-sharp teeth which could easily cause a very serious flesh wound.

Skills

 * Gara did not possess any visible skill aptitudes.