The Panther was a mad man who escaped from an insane asylum. His face had been severely disfigured in an unspecified incident, and he preferred a panther mask to that of his wounded face, which remained wrapped in bandages. After the Panther was implicated in several killings, he was hunted by detective Ace Powers. The Panther nearly killed Powers with his claws in their first battle, but Powers survived and tracked him down to an old apartment building. In the ensuing battle, the building caught on fire and the Panther fell to the pavement below. Believed to be dead, the Panther was taken to a morgue, but it turned out that the armor in his suit saved his life. He escaped from the morgue, and freed three more men from the asylum, on the condition that they help him kill Powers and bury him under a cabin in the woods. He gave each of the men a panther costume identical to his own. With his friends distracting Powers, the Panther managed to knock the detective out and bring him to the cabin. However, Powers regained consciousness and defeated all four Panther Men, throwing them in the grave that they had dug for him. When Powers returned to the cabin with the police, he discovered that the Panther Men were gone. Not only that, in the grave where he had left them was now a door to an underground lair. In the lair, Powers discovered that the Panther had been captured by the Spook and sentenced to die under a swinging pendulum blade. It is unclear if the Panther died here, as his armor may have saved him. The Panther was clever and very athletic, with a fierce fighting style. His panther suit had steel armor plates to protect him from injury. He also wore “rending claws”, which were also, presumably, made from steel. The Panther also carried daggers and was very proficient in throwing them. He used other weapons as necessary for his purposes.
Description The Panther was a mad man who escaped from an insane asylum. His face had been severely disfigured in an unspecified incident, and he preferred a panther mask to that of his wounded face, which remained wrapped in bandages. After the Panther was implicated in several killings, he was hunted by detective Ace Powers. The Panther nearly killed Powers with his claws in their first battle, but Powers survived and tracked him down to an old apartment building. In the ensuing battle, the building caught on fire and the Panther fell to the pavement below. Believed to be dead, the Panther was taken to a morgue, but it turned out that the armor in his suit saved his life. He escaped from the morgue, and freed three more men from the asylum, on the condition that they help him kill Powers and bury him under a cabin in the woods. He gave each of the men a panther costume identical to his own. With his friends distracting Powers, the Panther managed to knock the detective out and bring him to the cabin. However, Powers regained consciousness and defeated all four Panther Men, throwing them in the grave that they had dug for him. When Powers returned to the cabin with the police, he discovered that the Panther Men were gone. Not only that, in the grave where he had left them was now a door to an underground lair. In the lair, Powers discovered that the Panther had been captured by the Spook and sentenced to die under a swinging pendulum blade. It is unclear if the Panther died here, as his armor may have saved him. The Panther was clever and very athletic, with a fierce fighting style. His panther suit had steel armor plates to protect him from injury. He also wore “rending claws”, which were also, presumably, made from steel. The Panther also carried daggers and was very proficient in throwing them. He used other weapons as necessary for his purposes.
