Who Is The Invisible Man? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Invisible Man is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Leonard Gade, with over 9 comic issue appearances. Golden Age hero with the ability to turn himself invisible.

Who is The Invisible Man?

Origin Leonard Gade was a selfless man who devoted his life and scientific knowledge to creating inventions for the good of mankind, rather than use them for personal gain. This would earn the ire of rival scientist, George Sporvan, who hired an assassin to kill him. The assassin attempted to kill Gade by pushing him into his chemical furnace, but instead of burning alive the combination of chemicals caused Gade to turn invisible. Realizing that exposure to specific vibrations would cause him to turn invisible and visible at will, Gade decided to get revenge against his would-be killers. Tracking the assassin back to Sporvan's office, Gade attacked Sporvan and his men invisibly. Briefly revealing himself, Gade was able to trick Sporvan into shooting one of his accomplices. Afterwards, while fleeing the police, Sporvan deduced that Gade would return to his lab and so rushed ahead of him in order to wait for him. Sporvan proved to be correct, and although he at first succeeded in rendering Gade visible again, it wasn't long before the vengeful scientist was able to turn himself invisible once more.

Key facts

The Invisible Man is of human origin and first appeared in "The Plot Against America; The Stolen Weapon; The Sabotage Ring; Against the Blackhawk; Blue Blaze; Murderer's Mistake; The Laboratory on Wheels; The Origin of Dr. Gade; Zara of the Jungle; Dakor the Magician". The character is published by Marvel. With 9 recorded issue appearances, The Invisible Man ranks among the most featured characters in comics.