| Deadman | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Deadman_(DC_Comics).jpg) Deadman as depicted on the cover of The Deadman Collection (2001). Art by Neal Adams. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Strange Adventures #205 (October 1967) |
| Created by | Arnold Drake (writer) Carmine Infantino (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Boston Brand |
| Species | Ghost |
| Team affiliations | Justice League Dark Seven Soldiers of Victory Sentinels of Magic Justice League |
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Deadman (Boston Brand) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 (October 1967), and was created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Carmine Infantino.[1]
The character is depicted as an acrobat who was murdered by an unknown assailant, and then granted power by a Hindu deity to remain a disembodied spirit who can temporarily take possession of any living being in order to fight evil forces.
- ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). "Deadman". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.