“We Lords of Judgement have power only in the world of the dead!” When a recently-deceased spectre observes his body walking around in the world of the living, he brings the matter to the Lords of Judgement. One of the lords states that “whoever has appropriated your earthly body has violated the immutable laws of life and death!” Hiram Gehr is the individual who has appropriated the corpse. He is an inventor of a machine which rents out dead bodies through the “transmigration of souls” for use by rich elderly people. Jethroe Leach, a wealthy patron, rents the body the spectre observed walking around. The Lord of Judgement, disguised as three thugs, bring the body of a gangster named Hawk Quintin to Gehr. Leach returns for another spin in the corpse, but Gehr demands $5,000 for the privilege. Angry, Leach agrees, but once in the body, Leach beats Gehr up and threatens to turn him in. To get revenge and stop Leach from talking to the police, Gehr enters the body of Hawk Quintin. Gehr finds Leach in the stolen corpse and kills him. The police are nearby, and catch Gehr near his shop. They mistake Gehr for Quintin and shoot him dead, surprised to find he has three gunshots in him already. In the afterlife, the Lords of Judgement hold court, telling the terrified Gehr to “prepare for your doom!”
| Alias Lords of Judgement |
| Real Names/Alt Names N/A |
| Characteristics Fawcett Universe, Extra-Dimensional, Occult, Skeletal, Undead, Immortal, Atomic Age, Public Domain |
| Creators/Key Contributors Bob McCarty |
| First Appearance Beware! Terror Tales #7 (May 1953) |
| First Publisher Fawcett [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Beware! Terror Tales #7 |
| Sample Read Beware! Terror Tales [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description “We Lords of Judgement have power only in the world of the dead!” When a recently-deceased spectre observes his body walking around in the world of the living, he brings the matter to the Lords of Judgement. One of the lords states that “whoever has appropriated your earthly body has violated the immutable laws of life and death!” Hiram Gehr is the individual who has appropriated the corpse. He is an inventor of a machine which rents out dead bodies through the “transmigration of souls” for use by rich elderly people. Jethroe Leach, a wealthy patron, rents the body the spectre observed walking around. The Lord of Judgement, disguised as three thugs, bring the body of a gangster named Hawk Quintin to Gehr. Leach returns for another spin in the corpse, but Gehr demands $5,000 for the privilege. Angry, Leach agrees, but once in the body, Leach beats Gehr up and threatens to turn him in. To get revenge and stop Leach from talking to the police, Gehr enters the body of Hawk Quintin. Gehr finds Leach in the stolen corpse and kills him. The police are nearby, and catch Gehr near his shop. They mistake Gehr for Quintin and shoot him dead, surprised to find he has three gunshots in him already. In the afterlife, the Lords of Judgement hold court, telling the terrified Gehr to “prepare for your doom!” |
| Source Lords of Judgement – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
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