Created by:

Joe Blair & Paul Reinman

Real Name:

Frank Verrano

Joined Mighty Crusaders:

In an untold story prior to Archie’s Weird Mysteries #3

First Appearance:

Zip #10, January 1941

Origin:

Inferno is reformed criminal and a circus fire-breather who fights crime by breathing fire from his mouth; he can burn his way through steel doors and walls and can melt bullets before they reach him. Inferno fights crime, as the circus worker, moving from town to town, and then later as a private eye.

History:

Inferno was a Circus Fire-Breather gone bad. After an encounter with Steel Sterling. Inferno sees the light and becomes a force for good, becoming a crime fighter.

Powers & Weapons:

Inferno can breath fire from his mouth; he can burn his way through steel doors and walls and can melt bullets before they reach him.

Checklist:

MLJ Comics:
Zip Comics 10-13
Blue Ribbon Comics 13-19

Mighty & Radio Comics:
Mighty Crusaders 4 (1st Silver Age app. 5/66)
Mighty Comics 50

Red Circle & Archie Comics:

Archie’s Weird Mysteries 3, 14

Red Circle:

Fox 3-5