Scarlett Dalton is a young woman living in Salem, Massachusetts, in the year of 1683. Preparing to wed a man named Hugh Merritt, Scarlett goes to a curio shop to buy him a present. She finds a figurine of a monk-like man, which she thinks matches Hugh’s liking of anything unusual. Back home, a spirit identical in appearance to the figure appears, telling her to not be afraid, and that the figurine grants her remarkable abilities. The spirit reveals to her other sinister spirits floating around, but reassures her that the figurine protects her. In a vision, or a trip to the past, she sees a man who was the subject of an ongoing murder case murdered by natives. Upon her return to her own time period, Scarlett testifies in the murder trial. Asked how she knows about the killing, her father comes to her rescue with an explanation, telling the court she discovered the body while walking in the woods. She shows the statue to Hugh, who scoffs at her tale. He demands she show him something remarkable. She offers some drawings of airplanes and other items from a future era. He scoffs at her imagination. She takes him to the future, which terrifies him. He demands they return. The villagers are shocked to see them appear out of thin air. Hugh, still shaken, blames Scarlett. She is summarily executed for witchcraft. Scarlett can travel through time, fly, and perform many other remarkable abilities, as long as she has the figurine with her. Scarlett can also see the future and the past.
First Appearance Adventures into the Unknown #5 (June 1949)
First Publisher American Comics Group / ACG [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Adventures into the Unknown #5
Sample Read Adventures Into the Unknown [DCM] [CB+]
Description Scarlett Dalton is a young woman living in Salem, Massachusetts, in the year of 1683. Preparing to wed a man named Hugh Merritt, Scarlett goes to a curio shop to buy him a present. She finds a figurine of a monk-like man, which she thinks matches Hugh’s liking of anything unusual. Back home, a spirit identical in appearance to the figure appears, telling her to not be afraid, and that the figurine grants her remarkable abilities. The spirit reveals to her other sinister spirits floating around, but reassures her that the figurine protects her. In a vision, or a trip to the past, she sees a man who was the subject of an ongoing murder case murdered by natives. Upon her return to her own time period, Scarlett testifies in the murder trial. Asked how she knows about the killing, her father comes to her rescue with an explanation, telling the court she discovered the body while walking in the woods. She shows the statue to Hugh, who scoffs at her tale. He demands she show him something remarkable. She offers some drawings of airplanes and other items from a future era. He scoffs at her imagination. She takes him to the future, which terrifies him. He demands they return. The villagers are shocked to see them appear out of thin air. Hugh, still shaken, blames Scarlett. She is summarily executed for witchcraft. Scarlett can travel through time, fly, and perform many other remarkable abilities, as long as she has the figurine with her. Scarlett can also see the future and the past.
