Green Mask (Comics)

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The Green Mask was the name of two fictional comic book superheroes, both published by Fox Feature Syndicate.

1 First Green Mask (1939-1942)
- 1.1 Powers and abilities
2 Second Green Mask (1944-1946)
- 2.1 Powers and abilities
3 External links

[edit] First Green Mask (1939-1942)

The first Green Mask first appeared in Fox's Mystery Man Comics #1 (August 1939). The writer was not credited (although it may have been Will Eisner); the artwork was by Walter Frehm. This Green Mask's final appearance was in Mystery Man Comics #31 (February 1942).

The Green Mask was secretly private detective Michael Shelby (or Selby, in some early issues). He gained superpowers after being exposed to a mysterious "vita-ray." In Green Mask #1 (1940), the Green Mask was joined by a young sidekick, Domino.

[edit] Powers and abilities

The Green Mask originally had no superpowers. He later gained a number of superpowers after being exposed to vita-rays, including super strength, invulnerability, and flight. He would occasionally display other powers, usually as required by the plot. In addition to super powers, the Green Mask carried a gun.

[edit] Second Green Mask (1944-1946)

Fox Feature revived the character of the Green Mask in issue #10 of The Green Mask (August 1944); the artist and writer were uncredited. In this version, the Green Mask was secretly Johnny Green. He was the son of the original Green Mask, but his secret identity had been retconned to be Walter Green. Johnny was a teenager who would become an adult when he became angry (a cross between The Hulk and Captain Marvel.

The second Green Mask's final appearance was in The Green Mask #17 (October-November 1946).

[edit] Powers and abilities

Johnny Green changed into the adult Green Mask whenever he became angry. While angry, the Green Mask possessed the strength of an adult with above average fighting skills.