Black Carlo (Earth-616)

Gargoyle Gypsy
Name	Carlo (full name unrevealed)
Current Alias	Gargoyle Gypsy
Aliases	Black Carlo
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Nazis
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Spy, Fifth Columnist
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Mike Suchorsky
First	U.S.A. Comics #3 (November, 1941)
First	U.S.A. Comics #3 (November, 1941)

History

The man known as Black Carlo was a Nazi Fifth Columnist operating in the United States during World War II.

Obtaining a crystal ball that allowed him to spy on others, he convinced a caravan of Romany to renounce their queen and accept the Nazi spy as their leader, promising them riches. Meanwhile, a fellow Nazi spy, Hans Thiller, targeted Professor John Wolf's new camouflage paint that could render an aircraft flying 200 feet in the air invisible to the naked eye. After the initial attempt to steal the formula was thwarted by the intervention of Captain Terror, Thiller sought the assistance of Black Carlo, who used his crystal ball to spy on the Professor.

Tracking Wolf's activities, Black Carlo set up a trap to capture the scientist as he was being driven home by Dan Kane, Captain Terror's civilian identity, forcing them to crash. Carlo then captured John Wolf and took him back to the Rom village. Dan followed after them as Captain Terror only to be captured and made Carlo's prisoner as well. As Carlo used his hypnotic powers to force Wolf into giving up the formula, the ousted nomadic queen freed Captain Terror, and the hero then beat Black Carlo and his minions until Admiral Edmund Leeds and the U.S. Army arrived and arrested them.

The fate of Black Carlo after the war remains unrecorded.

Attributes

Powers

Hypnotism: Black Carlo is a master hypnotist who can will people to do his bidding after prolonged eye contact. The strength, attributes, and limitations of his hypnotic abilities remain unrecorded.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Black Carlo used a crystal ball which allowed him to remotely view and spy on his victims. The ball was most likely utilized some form of magic. The full extent of the crystals power and limitations are unknown. Before it was destroyed by Captain Terror, Carlo used it primarily for spying and apparently could only view the activities of one individual at a time.

Weapons

Black Carlo armed himself with a dagger.

Notes

• Given the Nazi's hatred of the Romany people, it seems unlikely that Black Carlo himself was a traveler and most likely only posed as one for his subversive activities.

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Black Carlo (Earth-616)
• 3 image(s) of Black Carlo (Earth-616)