THE WRAITH
(The Dread
Avenger)
Creator:
Frank Dirscherl
Paul
Sanderson (First Wraith)
Michael
Reeve (Second Wraith)
Leena
Patterson (Lover of Michael Reeve)
Max
Horton (Aid to The Wraith)
Judy
Hess (Lover of Paul Sanderson)
Jonathan
Simpson (Butler & Aid to Sanderson)
Robert
Lathan (Crime Lord, Metro City)
Charley
Grieco (2nd In Command to Lathan)
General
Abdelkrim (African Military Gang Lord)
Paul Sanderson, of Metro, is a
spoiled rich kid reaching for attention from his mother and father and can’t
find it. As an adult he sets out to travel the world looking for his place in
it. Almost dying in the African desert, he is saved by a native who tells him
there is an ancient prophesy about a white man coming who will save the world,
and Paul is the fulfillment of that prophesy. He is taken to a mountaintop
where an old man trains him for his coming place in history as the Wraith. But
it goes deeper than this. If Paul dies, he is to pass on the power to someone
else.
That power is passed on to the
second Wraith, Michael Reeve, a Metro police officer.
The outfit is comfortable, as
well as protective. It’s reinforced with Kevlar and tear resistant. If it
doesn’t stop a bullet, it will slow it down, and is resistant to most blades.
The cape is tougher and will reflect anything but high-powered bullets. His
belt has pouched that hold all manner of objects, including gas grenades and
other essentials needed in his warfare with the underworld. The cowl resembled
the mask Zorro wore, made of heavy duty rubber with a knot at the back.
There
has only been the prose origin story published to-date, though evidently
several comic books published featuring the character of The Wraith.
“Sanderson of Metro” (Trinity Comics) Oct 25, 2017
(With Bobby Nash)
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