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| Whiteshroud | |
| Aliases: | Colonel Whiteshroud |
| Notability: | Recurring character |
| Type: | Military personnel |
| Occupation: | Monster hunter |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | England |
| Associations: | British Army Monster Hunters Club |
| Status: | Deceased by virtue of time era |
| Born: | Unknown |
| Died: | Unknown |
| First: | Monster Hunters #1 |
| Final: | Monster Hunters #18 |
Colonel Whiteshroud is a fictional monster hunter & storyteller and a comic book anthology host featured in titles published by Charlton Comics. He is the narrator of various tales featured in the Monster Hunters ongoing comic book series and first appeared in the introductory framing sequence of Monster Hunters #1 in August, 1975. Colonel Whiteshroud appeared in all 18 issues of the series.
Biography[]
Whiteshroud was an officer in the British Army and served during World War II where he achieved the rank of Colonel. He was stationed in North Africa and is known for combating the forces of German field marshal Erwin Rommel.
It was probably at some point during his time in the British Army that Whiteshroud learned about the existence of monsters. In the ensuing years, he became an expert on different types of creatures known to roam, fly, and slither across the earth, but also how to combat them. To this end, he formed the Monster Hunters Club.
Whiteshroud's exploits found him confronting monumental threats such as a giant manta, a werewolf posing as a lawyer [1], and the fabled Boar's Head Beast. [2] Although a monster hunter, he did not instinctively seek out to destroy all creatures that go bump in the night. He actually formed a companionship with the vampire known as Countess R.H. Von Bludd. [3]
Abilities[]
- Firearms
- Gadgetry
- Hunting
- Investigation
- Marksmanship
- Military protocol
- Mysticism
- Occultism
- Research
- Storytelling
- Swordsmanship
- Tracking
- Unarmed combat
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Whiteshroud was created by writer Nicola Cuti and artist Joe Staton.
- Colonel Whiteshroud enjoyed smoking a pipe.