Penciller: Gene Colan
Inker: Mike Gustovich
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Letterer: David Cody Weiss
Review: Will Dubbeld
Pulp, as you all know, is a favored genre of mine.
From The Spider to Burroughsian science fiction, Howard’s barbarian to Indiana Jones, Pulp heroes, villains, tropes, and even stereotypes run rampant through my imagination.
Comic books and Pulps share several strands of DNA, and unsurprisingly, many early comics were essentially Pulps in a different format.
Therein lies the Crimson Avenger.
Birthed in between The Shadow and Batman, DCs Crimson Avenger is your archetypal Pulp vigilante, complete with domino mask and an Asian chauffeur.
Despite holding the honor of DCs premier masked vigilante, the Crimson Avenger is heavily steeped in stereotypical story beats.
To be fair, he’s essentially the Green Hornet with a dash of The Shadow.
