When Jean Dupre’s mother married an old man whose ranch was sitting on major radium deposits, she expected to be rich once he died. However, the ranch owner left the ranch to his daughter, Marie. In order to scare Marie away from the ranch, Jean Dupre created a story about a giant king of the black bats who would one day descend from his cave and kill all the locals. Dupre then dressed up in a black bat costume to make the legend come to life. However, his plan went awry when Sgt. Jim Reynolds of the mounted police came to investigate the sightings of the Black Bat. In the Black Bat suit, Jean could glide on air like a real bat. He was a better fighter than Sgt. Reynolds of the mounted police, beating him twice. He was also able to carry Marie almost as fast as Reynolds could run. He made his headquarters in a deep series of caves in the mountains of the Canadian north-west.
| Alias Black Bat |
| Real Names/Alt Names Jean Dupre |
| Characteristics Villain, Quality Universe, Bat-themed, Winged, Flight, World War II Era |
| Creators/Key Contributors Art Pinajian |
| First Appearance Feature Comics #43 (April 1941) |
| First Publisher Quality [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Feature Comics #43 |
| Sample Read Feature Comics [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description When Jean Dupre’s mother married an old man whose ranch was sitting on major radium deposits, she expected to be rich once he died. However, the ranch owner left the ranch to his daughter, Marie. In order to scare Marie away from the ranch, Jean Dupre created a story about a giant king of the black bats who would one day descend from his cave and kill all the locals. Dupre then dressed up in a black bat costume to make the legend come to life. However, his plan went awry when Sgt. Jim Reynolds of the mounted police came to investigate the sightings of the Black Bat. In the Black Bat suit, Jean could glide on air like a real bat. He was a better fighter than Sgt. Reynolds of the mounted police, beating him twice. He was also able to carry Marie almost as fast as Reynolds could run. He made his headquarters in a deep series of caves in the mountains of the Canadian north-west. |
| Source Black Bat (Quality) – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
