Who Is Kent Thurston? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Kent Thurston is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 48 comic issue appearances. Kent Thurston, the first Invisible Hood, fought crime during World War II. For a short time, he changed his name to Invisible Justice. Invisible Hood was a member of the Freedom Fighters, and died at the hands of the Mist and the Icicle.

Who is Kent Thurston?

This page is for the original Invisible Hood, Kent Thurston For the current Invisible Hood, Ken Thurston, see the Invisible Hood page. Origin The first Invisible Hood Wishing to fight crime, former private detective Kent Thurston donned a crimson robe and a mask to fight crime under the alias the Invisible Hood. He would secretly aid Police Inspector Bill Blake, who was a friend of Thurston’s. When Professor Hans Van Dorn, a master chemist who developed a formula for invisibility, was kidnapped, the Invisible Hood investigated. He found Van Dorn kidnapped by gangster Garrick Spade. The Hood snuck in, and Van Dorn sprayed the Hood’s crimson robe with his invisibility formula, which gave the Hood the upper hand against Spade’s gang. The Hood escaped, contacted the F.B.I., and then rescued Van Dorn. The Hood continued to use his invisible cloak in his fight on crime.

Key facts

Kent Thurston is of human origin and first appeared in "Smash Comics". The character is published by DC Comics. With 48 recorded issue appearances, Kent Thurston ranks among the most featured characters in comics.