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Thomas Halloway (Earth-616)

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Real Name
Current Alias

Aliases
Possibly Scourge.

Identity

Alignment

Affiliation
The Penance Council (associated with the V-Battalion), the Scourges; formerly the All-Winners Squad.

Relatives
Simon Halloway (brother, also active as the Angel in the 1940s).

Universe

Base Of Operations
Los Angeles

Characteristics
Gender

Height


Eyes

Hair
White,
Formerly black, dyed red

Status
Citizenship

Occupation
Adventurer, private detective

Place of Birth
Prison

Creators

First appearance

Contents

History

Origin

Thomas Halloway was the son of a prison warden; his mother died in childbirth. The warden raised Thomas in isolation, in the prison itself, and was instructed by various experts who had taught him "everything." Thomas was also taught by the prisoners, who passed on the secrets of the underworld. When Thomas discovered that one of the prisoners was about to be electrocuted he saved him. For this deed Thomas was dubbed an "angel" by the inmate.

When Thomas reached adulthood he decided to become a private detective, and also adopted the costumed identity of "The Angel" to fight crime. During an adventure in which he saved a 4,000 year old woman, he was given the magical Mystic Cape of Mercury.

Post-War

After the War, the Angel was one of a number of heroes who formed the Penance Council, the ruling body of the V-Battalion, dedicated to fighting the rise of dictatorships and other threats to the world.

However, after a bystander was killed during an adventure, the Angel hung up his cape, unwilling to risk more innocent lives in his fight against crime. Still wishing to combat lawlessness and seeking a way to atone for his mistake, he eventually founded a group of trained assassins, the Scourges, who would ambush and murder costumed criminals. Eventually, these acts of vigilantism were stopped by Captain America. To escape USAgent, he faked his own death.

Thomas Halloway retired and lived on a sprawling estate in Los Angeles.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Flight (by means of the Cape of Mercury). That power may have some limitation, since it was inconsistently depicted.

Abilities

A wide variety of skills, including fluency in ancient greek language.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

The Cape of Mercury.

Transportation

Flight.

Weapons

Pistols.

Notes

  • Possibly the first active Marvel Golden Age hero, the Angel was retconned decades later as actually being two brothers using the same secret ID. See Angel II for info on his brother.

Trivia

  • Thomas Halloway's esate in Los Angeles is decorated with many statues of angels.

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