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| The Crimson Avenger | |
| Aliases: | Crimson Avenger |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Type: | Superhero |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Cleveland, Ohio New York City, New York |
| Associations: | All-Star Squadron Seven Soldiers of Victory |
| Status: | Deceased |
| First: | Detective Comics #20 |
Lee Travis is a fictional costumed superhero featured in comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by writer and artist Jim Chambers and first appeared in Detective Comics #20 in October, 1938. In 1988, the Crimson Avenger received his own four-issue Crimson Avenger limited series.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Lee Travis was created by writer and artist Jim Chambers.
- The Crimson Avenger is the first masked DC Comics superhero, pre-dating Batman by nearly a year.
- Lee Travis was the owner of the newspaper the Globe Leader.
- Had a mild romantic attachment to his secretary Sally Stevens.
- In the 1930s, the Crimson Avenger utilized a gas gun to render opponents unconscious. Following the events of the 1939 New York World's Fair, Travis gave his gas gun to his friend Wesley Dodds, the Sandman, who began using it as part of crime-fighting arsenal. [1]
Appearances[]
- Crimson Avenger 1
- Crimson Avenger 2
- Crimson Avenger 3
- Crimson Avenger 4
- Detective Comics 20 (1st appearance)
- Detective Comics 38
- Detective Comics 66
- Detective Comics 86
- Justice League of America 100
- Leading Comics 1
- Secret Origins Vol 2 5
- Secret Origins Vol 2 7
See also[]
External Links[]
- The Crimson Avenger at DCDP
- The Crimson Avenger at Wikipedia
- The Crimson Avenger at Comic Vine
- The Crimson Avenger at the DCU Guide