Who Is Purple Claw? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Purple Claw is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of Jonathan Weir , with over 42 comic issue appearances. It's not the man, it's the Claw, the Purple Claw... but the man helps

Who is Purple Claw?

History Toby Purple Claw The Purple Claw is an ancient purple metallic glove that grants it’s wearer certain powers and abilities as long as that person uses it to fight evil. One of the longest holders of the Purple Claw was Dr. Jonathan Weir of the U.S. Army Medical Corps who received the glove when he saved an African tribe from a plague. Doctor Weir then spent more than 10 years using the glove, and being used by it, to fight evil, usually of a supernatural nature. It is unknown who made the Purple Claw, what powers it, or how old it is. Since then, the character has fallen into public domain . AC Comics FemForce The Purple Claw resurfaced as one of the many Golden Age Comic Book superheroes who fell into public domain.

Key facts

Purple Claw is of other origin. The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 42 recorded issue appearances, Purple Claw ranks among the most featured characters in comics.