The Silhouette

Real Name: Jamie Murphy
Background: Jamie Murphy was a merchant seaman and two-fisted brawler with a reputation from Singapore to San Francisco. One foggy night in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, he came upon a group of men in dark robes attacking an old Chinese man. Full of bravado and rotgut, Jamie leapt into the fray, but he was no match for them. They fought like demons!
Jamie found himself floating in a lightless void. The old man who he had tried to rescue appeared and told Jamie that he was dead. But Jamie's brave intervention was enough to let the old men defeat the assassins in black robes. The old man explained to Jamie that he had been killed by assassins from a group devoted to the worship of Kali, the goddess of evil. But the old man was a wizard, and with potent sorcery, he could return Jamie's spirit to his body.
Now Jamie he possessed strange powers. He could become a sort of living shadow, and move in the night without trace.
For saving his life, Jamie pledged himself to the service of the wizard. In his secret identity as the Silhouette , he became a terror to evildoers worldwide. Later, he was recruited by Captain Fortune for the Victory Squadron.
Jamie's daughter Valerie later became a crimefighter in Las Vegas.
Group Affiliation: The Victory Squadron
Status: Unknown
Powers: The Silhouette could make himself as intangible as a ghost, and move as silently and unobtrusively as a shadow.
Skills: The Silhouette was a tough brawler. Long years of service also made him an expert sailor and amateur linguist.
Creator: Jim LoPiano
First Appearance: STAR-SPANGLED COMICS #13
Category:Characters
Category:Heroes
Category:Golden Age