The Gay Ghost (later renamed the Grim Ghost, not to be nfed wh Grim Ghost) is a fictnal superhero the DC Comics universe whose first appearance was Sensatn Comics #1 (Jan. 1942), published by one DC's precsor pani, All-Amerin Publitns. 14 relatns.
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GAY GHOST (DISAMBIGUATN)
The Gay Ghost is Keh Everet, the ad Earl of Strethmere Ireland. Murred on the way to propose to his beloved Deborah Wallace, he protects her om beyond the grave by posssg the body of her fiance Charl Colls. He is also known as the Grim Ghost. Gay Ghost was created by Gardner... * the gay ghost dc comics *
The Gay Ghost is Keh Everet, the ad Earl of Strethmere Ireland. Gay Ghost was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Purcell, first appearg Sensatn Comics #1.
THE GAY GHOST
The spir of 17th Century Irish nobleman Keh Everet fought for jtice the 20th Century as the Gay Ghost, and later the Grim Ghost, habg the body of Charl Colls. Keh Everet, the Earl of Strethmere the 17th Century, was shot by mardg highwaymen as he was on his way to... * the gay ghost dc comics *
The spir of 17th Century Irish nobleman Keh Everet fought for jtice the 20th Century as the Gay Ghost, and later the Grim Ghost, habg the body of Charl Colls. Adoptg the moniker Gay Ghost, he went to work agast the Axis wh zeal. The lloquial meang of the word gay has changed sce his earlier days, and he is not a homosexual.
No Physil Body: The Gay Ghost n solidify or solidify his own ectoplasm at will. Size Alteratn: The Gay Ghost n stantly balloon to lossal size. Divatn In his first explo as the Gay Ghost, the Earl of Strathmere flew to London, a cy he had not seen 250 years, and went directly to the rrect place at which to liver a ptured Nazi spy, ditg he has some magil tth-fdg abily.
The Gay Ghost's publishg history suggts that Roy Thomas had planned to change the character's name to "the Grim Ghost" but that no stori actually llg him that were ever produced. Seeg his beloved Deborah danger, Everet tak over Colls' body, als wh the sabotrs and returns wh Deborah back to Story ArcsAnimal ManFal CrisisFor full arc rmatn see: Fal CrisisDurg the events of Fal Crisis, Gay Ghost is temporarily brought back, along wh his all fellow Limbo habants, by Superman and aid him a fight agast a powerful enemy. CreatnThe Gay Ghost was created for e All-Amerin Publitns, later merged wh DC Comics, by Gardner Fox and Howard Purcell.
DC HERO THE GAY GHOST RECEIVED THE ULTIMATE RETN
DC tried to erase the history of the Gay Ghost, a popular superhero om the Goln Age of Comics, by pretendg his old name never existed. * the gay ghost dc comics *
The characters first appearance is Sensatn Comics #1, which was released January recently Grant Morrison brought back Gay Ghost durg his n on Animal Man the 1990's. CharacteristicsHeight: 5'11"Weight: 189 BlueHair: BrownPowersAfter beg the Gay Ghost, Keh Everet is able to leave the body of Charl Colls whenever he choos to, and siar to other spirs n materialise and materialise on mand. In addn, the Gay Ghost is a pretty good sword and hand to hand batant.
Tho All-Amerin's Ghost Patrol and Gay Ghost were far om exact pi of DC's Spectre, they uld easily be seen as attempts to fill the same sort of niche. The Gay Ghost buted the first issue of Sensatn Comics (January, 1942), the ma purpose of which seems to have been to provi a venue for Wonr Woman to star . Thereafter, he equently exercised his abily to emerge om the body and functn as The Gay Ghost, a full-fledged superhero, but his other missn was to w Deborah's heart.
The meang of the word "gay" shifted nsirably, and DC (which had e to own the old All-Amerin properti) wasn't keen on publishg any "gay" superhero. The Gay Ghost and his alter ego, the multi-talented Charl Colls. The Gay Ghost.
GAY GHOST
Prr to the 1980s, all ic book characters were assumed to be, and prented as, "straight" heterosexual people. But people are plited and societi evolve, so sce that time has e to be acknowledged that some characters are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr. The Comics Co... * the gay ghost dc comics *
"The Gay Ghost" was a peculiar feature Sensatn Comics which ran for over 30 stallments. Read the full profile: The Gay Ghost... DC tried to erase the history of the Gay Ghost, a popular superhero om the Goln Age of Comics, by pretendg his old name never existed.
The Goln Age hero The Gay Ghost was the subject of a stealth retn by DC Comics that attempted to not only alter his -universe history, but rewre his olr issu as well. For a character butg 1942, the Gay Ghost had que a dark orig story. Still, DC saw f to change a cril aspect of the Gay Ghost durg reprts: his name.
The Gay Ghost first appeared 1942's Sensatn Comics #1. Nazi spi attack Ireland, Charl is killed, and Keh subsequently posss Charl' body to kill the Nazis and n away wh Deborah Wallace to fight crime Ameri as the Gay Ghost. The Gay Ghost had some problematic story elements - Keh famoly pretend to be Charl stead of reveal his te inty to Deborah Wallace, for one - but his name beme dated wh a as the lloquial meang of the world "gay" changed.
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The Gay Ghost only appeared semi-regularly until 1945, but years later, reprts were orred by DC (pecially sce Sensatn Comics was an anthology seri that featured Wonr Woman) - and arrived on shelv wh a small change. Language, however, is ever-changg; while DC attempted to mornize the Gay Ghost's name, the ics of the Silver Age were rife wh lloquiums that morn dienc now fd awkward. The Gay Ghost's last appearance was Animal Man #25 1990.