Who Is Twilight? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Twilight is a Hillman comic book character, the alter ego of Terry Gardner, with over 10 comic issue appearances. Ex-private detective Terry Gardner becomes the costumed vigilante Twilight with the aide of a talking parrot Snoopy.

Who is Twilight?

History Twilight was an ex-Gumshoe (private detective) named Terry Gardner who was serving his country as a Gunnery sergeant in the Marines . In his first adventure, he rescued a fortune-telling parrot, Snoopy , which had overheard a plot to kill a foreign minister. The killers were attempting to eliminate the parrot because he was "squawking" about the plan. The parrot gave Gardner a fortune card which read, " At twilight you will be master... ," leading him to don a strange animal-like outfit, complete with a "T" on the chest, from a nearby costume shop. Disguised as "Twilight," Gardner was able to capture the killers. Twilight possessed no superhuman powers, but was an expert fighter. He was assisted in his crimefighting efforts by the parrot from his first adventure, Snoopy.

Key facts

Twilight is of human origin and first appeared in "The Boy King and The Giant". The character is published by Hillman. With 10 recorded issue appearances, Twilight ranks among the most featured characters in comics.