Who Is Black Terror? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Black Terror is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of Robert Benton, with over 361 comic issue appearances. Golden Age character published by Standard Comics, Eclipse, AC Comics, America's Best Comics and Dynamite Entertainment. Black Terror has been described as a Superman-Batman-Punisher hybrid. He has been a member of Project SuperPowers and now Masks both published by Dynamite Entertainment.

Who is Black Terror?

Origin (Pines Publishing 1941-1946) At first Bob Benton was a normal pharmacist working on an experiment with his assistant, Tim Roland, to make a tonic that could, as Bob put it, help "run down people." While working on the experiment Tim accidentally adds formic acid. After getting mad at Tim for adding the wrong chemical, Bob inhaled some of the resulting "Formic Ethers" and gained super strength and invulnerability. Seeing the potential of his newly acquired powers, Bob decided to do something he'd always day-dreamed about: use his strength to fight crime and evil. It is then that he became the nemesis of evil, The Black Terror. Believing that Bob may need help to wage his war on crime, Tim took it upon himself to take the Formic Ethers and develop the same powers as the Black Terror. Together they were known as the Terror Twins and went on to fight threats both domestic and foreign throughout World War II. Powers (Standard Comics) Superhuman Strength: Due again to the Formic Ethers he and Tim created. Superhuman Durability: Due again to the Formic Ethers he and Tim created.

Key facts

Black Terror is of human origin and first appeared in "Nemesis of Evil". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 361 recorded issue appearances, Black Terror ranks among the most featured characters in comics.