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Voice (Nedor)

The Voice was one of the few recurring arch enemies of The Black Terror. A mysterious hooded figure who specialized in chemical warfare, but dabbled with other bizarre weaponry, like a gun which shoots incapacitating bubbles. His body was, in his own words, “not made of flesh and blood,” as a side effect from a gas he was exposed to during the second world war (although it is implied that he did not make the gas responsible for his condition). As a result, he was strong enough to overpower The Black Terror in a one-on-one fight (although he was easily beaten when taken by surprise). He first encountered his arch enemy after testing his gas on several innocents living in the small town of Elkwater, Nevada. The mysterious murders resulting from these tests prompted one of the victim’s neighbors to seek help from his old friend Bob Benton. When Bob and Tim investigated as The Black Terror and Kid Terror, they discovered that The Voice planned to murder the entire town, so that he could build factories for manufacturing his weapons, with the eventual intention of conquering the entire United States of America. After being captured and nearly killed by The Voice’s latest deadly gas, the Terrors eventually turned the tables on the Voice, ironically killing his entire gang with the very same gas they had intended for the Elkwood citizens. The Voice eluded death (the only one of his original gang to do so), but was quickly beaten and captured by The Black Terror. Later, The Voice found his efforts foiled by the competing forces of his old enemies and Red Ann, a female vigilante seeking revenge against the Voice for murdering her husband Bart. Oddly enough, despite the Voice’s defeat and capture at the end of their first encounter, the Black Terror is still unaware of his true identity at the beginning of the second, implying that the Voice actually escaped the authorities between stories before he could be unmasked. Eventually he was revealed to be Red Ann’s best friend Trent, and that he had killed Bart in the hopes he could pursue Ann romantically.
Alias The Voice (Nedor)
Real Names/Alt Names Trent
Characteristics Villain, Standard Universe, World War II Era, Orphan Work
Creators/Key Contributors Ed Moritz, Unknown
First Appearance Black Terror #11 (August 1945)
First Publisher Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Black Terror #11, 24
Sample Read The Black Terror (Nedor) [DCM] [CB+]
Description The Voice was one of the few recurring arch enemies of The Black Terror. A mysterious hooded figure who specialized in chemical warfare, but dabbled with other bizarre weaponry, like a gun which shoots incapacitating bubbles. His body was, in his own words, “not made of flesh and blood,” as a side effect from a gas he was exposed to during the second world war (although it is implied that he did not make the gas responsible for his condition). As a result, he was strong enough to overpower The Black Terror in a one-on-one fight (although he was easily beaten when taken by surprise). He first encountered his arch enemy after testing his gas on several innocents living in the small town of Elkwater, Nevada. The mysterious murders resulting from these tests prompted one of the victim’s neighbors to seek help from his old friend Bob Benton. When Bob and Tim investigated as The Black Terror and Kid Terror, they discovered that The Voice planned to murder the entire town, so that he could build factories for manufacturing his weapons, with the eventual intention of conquering the entire United States of America. After being captured and nearly killed by The Voice’s latest deadly gas, the Terrors eventually turned the tables on the Voice, ironically killing his entire gang with the very same gas they had intended for the Elkwood citizens. The Voice eluded death (the only one of his original gang to do so), but was quickly beaten and captured by The Black Terror. Later, The Voice found his efforts foiled by the competing forces of his old enemies and Red Ann, a female vigilante seeking revenge against the Voice for murdering her husband Bart. Oddly enough, despite the Voice’s defeat and capture at the end of their first encounter, the Black Terror is still unaware of his true identity at the beginning of the second, implying that the Voice actually escaped the authorities between stories before he could be unmasked. Eventually he was revealed to be Red Ann’s best friend Trent, and that he had killed Bart in the hopes he could pursue Ann romantically.
Source Voice (Nedor) – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Black Terror #11 (August 1945) | Ed Moritz
Black Terror #11 (August 1945) | Ed Moritz