Who Is Cloak? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Cloak is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Tyrone Johnson, with over 936 comic issue appearances. Tyrone Johnson is the "dark" half of the vigilante duo known as Cloak and Dagger. After a drug-related experiment awakened his powers, he became a living personification of darkness. Cloak is the Yin to his partner Dagger's Yang. Superheroes of the streets, Cloak and Dagger wage a war against dangerous drugs and drug-related crimes.

Who is Cloak?

Origin Tyrone Johnson grew up poor in the slums of South Boston. He was a stutterer, and at age 17 this affliction became more than an embarrassment when he couldn't speak up to save his best friend's life from a policeman's bullet. Overwhelmed with grief and guilt, Tyrone ran away from home. He ended up in New York City , haunting the Manhattan Port Authority Bus Terminal, desperate for food and searching for someone to rob. Instead, he found Tandy Bowen , another runaway, and ironically, prevented her from being robbed. Their strong friendship started here, with each trying to help the other. The pair were homeless, and despite Tyrone's reservations, they were lured to the laboratory of Simon Marshall . He was a chemist working for the Maggia , attempting to develop an addictive drug the crime family could sell.

Key facts

Cloak is of human origin and first appeared in "Cloak and Dagger!". The character is published by Marvel. With 936 recorded issue appearances, Cloak ranks among the most featured characters in comics.