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Gat Benson

Gat Benson

Gat Benson was the leader of a mob. He had many run ins with Jim Corrigan and ultimately killed him, turning him into the Spectre.

Name:
Gat Benson
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
  • Gats Benson
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
  • Leadership
First issue:
More Fun Comics (1936) #52 "The Spectre!"
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Character History

 The death of Corrigan
The death of Corrigan

Gat was a mobster who was being leaned on hard by Jim Corrigan. Jim was trying to shut him down, so Gat got Louis Snipe to trick him into an ambush. Once captured, Gat put Jim in a barrel of cement and tossed him in the wharf. Jim died and came back as the Spectre and killed Gat.

Issues

June 1987

December 1992

February 1993

April 1997

August 2004

Volumes

1986

1992

1999

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