Green Hornet

Daniel Reid was born 1835 in Houston, Texas the first born of Britton Reid and Estelle Cross. His Father was a ranchman and part owner of shipping line. John Reid was born in 1844. Estelle Cross Reid died in 1850 after giving birth to a fifth child and the third daughter. Reid taught his boys all he could about ranching but kept a promise to his wife and sent Daniel east for his education.

Daniel Reid became a Texas Ranger and got his younger brother John a job there as well. A posse of six members of the Texas Ranger Division, led by Captain Dan Reid, pursued a band of outlaws led by Bartholomew "Butch" Cavendish, but were betrayed by a civilian guide named Collins, who was secretly working with Cavendish, and led the unsuspecting rangers into an ambush at the canyon known as Bryant's Gap. Later, a Native American named Tonto stumbled onto the grisly scene. He discovered one of the rangers, Captain Reid's younger brother, John, barely alive, and he nursed the man to health. Tonto recognized the lone survivor as the man who had saved his life when they both were children.

Tonto gave John a ring and the name Kemo Sabe, which he said means "trusty scout". John Reid then told Tonto that he intended to hunt down Cavendish and his men and to bring them to justice. To conceal his identity and honor his fallen brother, John fashioned a black Domino Mask using cloth from his late brother's vest. To aid in the deception, Tonto dug a sixth grave and placed at its head a cross bearing John Reid's name so that Cavendish and his gang would believe that all the Rangers had been killed.

It was Tonto who gave the Lone Ranger his name, it was Tonto, who made the mask out of Dan Reid’s vest, Weeks later when John and Tonto heard of a fabulous wild stallion in a nearby valley. After saving the magnificent animal from a frenzied bison, they nursed the horse back to health. John won the animal's trust and, at Tonto's suggestion, named him "Silver." Tonto also did much of the investigative work that was the backbone of most Lone Ranger adventures.

Reid continued fighting for justice as the Lone Ranger even after the Cavendish gang was captured.
John Reid did not confine himself to Texas but became dedicated to the pursuit of justice no matter where it took him. He funded his career and replenished his supply of bullets from an inherited silver mine.

Around the time when John was becoming the Lone Ranger, Dan's wife Mary Scott was informed of her husband's death. She felt that it was important to claim his legacy and so began a trip to Texas with her infant son Daniel. The wagon train carrying them is attacked by Apaches. Dan jr. was found and cared for by a woman named Frisbie for the next several years.

Around 1880 young Dan Reid, Jr. was found alive and well. Dan was sent back to live with his mother's family and receive an education. Yet he also received extra instructions from John Reid, who knew that injustice would always need to be righted by a hero.
John Reid's career as the Lone Ranger lasted about twenty years before he was seriously wounded. This occurred during one of his first encounters with the John Bly gang around 1886.

After he retired his nephew Daniel Reid took on the role for a few years. During this time he met Amy Striker who lived near the Reid homestead in Texas. Daniel Reid was the Lone Ranger for approximately ten years. After John Reid retired, Tonto worked with Dan Reid as Tonto .

Oddly enough the transfer of the Lone Ranger’s identity is echoed in both the Radio and Television adventures of the Lone Ranger. On the Lone Ranger radio show, in 1941, the Lone Ranger lay critically wounded as he slowly recovered his voice grew stronger but it was different than before that is because another actor had assumed the role, taking the place of Earl Graser, long time voice of the Lone Ranger who had died in a car accident.

During the Lone Ranger television series, Clayton Moore was mysteriously replaced without adequate reason for one year.

Dan Reid retired from his career as the Lone Ranger in 1896 after wrapping up the Black Arrow war. He married Amy Striker.

Using money from the silver mine, Dan established the Daily Sentinel Newspaper in Detroit.

Dan's son named Britton or Britt Reid was born in 1906. He would become a reporter for his father's newspaper.

In 1935, while a foreign correspondent based in Japan, Britt Reid saved the life of a man who went by Ikano Kato who became his life long friend.

In 1936, disgusted by the wave of outlawery in the nation and in Century City in particular, Dan Reid inspired by his Uncle and Father's careers as the Lone Ranger, became the vigilante Green Hornet aided by Kato.

Lee Walter Travis was a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War, and soon became the young editor and then publisher of the Globe Leader, an competitor of the Daily Planet with its own spinning Globe, The Globe Leader was a paper devoted to progressive causes, such as the support of war victims in China. A hard-working and forward-thinking publisher, Travis nevertheless seemed devoted only to selling newspapers and his place in the social set, qualities which did not go unnoticed by fellow journalist Claudia Barker, who was interviewing Travis for Downtowner magazine, and Wing How, Travis' valet and chauffeur. Wing in particular was guardedly vocal about his distaste for wealthy Americans' predilection for solving problems, like the war in Asia, with parties and charity events.

That would change with a costume ball being held at the Van Gilder estate on the evening of Halloween. Clad in a "highway robber" costume ordered by his secretary, Lee Travis made his first appearance as the Crimson Avenger on the night of the 1938 Martian invasion. He leaped in to prevent muggings during the chaos One group was attempting to rob the Van Gilder party of funds raised for Chinese war victims. In the ensuing melee, Claudia Barker was shot while one of the criminals tried to steal her gold lighter.

During Britain’s Ingsoc years, the Crimson Avenger is reported to have made contact with two agents going by Allan Quatermain and Mina Murray.

In 1950, Travis attended the rally in Washington, D.C. where all costumed superheroes were to appear by Presidential decree to show their loyalty. During the rally, Joan Dale(Miss America) publicly exposed Tex Thompson as being the Ultra-Humanite and attempted to also expose Dynaman as being Adolf Hitler in Daniel Dunbar’s body when the Ultra-Humanite had Robert Crane (Robotman) silence her by murdering her in public. Rex Tyler(Hourman) took over for Joan Dale in the exposure of both Thompson and Dunbar, causing Dynaman to show his true colors and to attack the various superheroes present before his defeat.

In 1953, The Green Hornet brought down a mayoral candidate who was secretly a Communist. This won him the support of the HUAC.

In 1957, Lee Travis, along with the Seven Soldiers of Victory, went missing and were presumed dead during a battle with the Hand and their creation, Nebula Man.

In 1963, Eccentric inventor Albert Elwood adopted the guise of the presumed dead hero the Crimson Avenger and attempted to help Superman, Batman and Robin thwart the robberies of the Octopus Gang. After the requisite identity confusion when one of the gang members assumed the Crimson Avenger's identity, Elwood did help the heroes capture the gang, and retired right afterward. He had many sophisticated gadgets, but his efforts often proved counterproductive. Deciding that he would instead be his own man, Albert Elwood took the new identity of Don Fitzcarraldo and became known as the Blue Morpho, gaining a sidekick in the large martial artist Kano.He would catapult himself into stardom by saving the famous Team Venture from their enemy Scaramantula. While the two remained good friends, Jonas Venture began to blackmail the Blue Morpho into carrying out deeds for him or risk showing his wife a sextape.

The Blue Morpho would make his appearance as a character in Comics depicting the exploits of Team Venture. Similarly, the Green Hornet had a show based off his exploits. There was also a similar show featy.acter of the Brown Hornet.acter of the Brown Hornet,

In 1966, Britt Reid's nephew, Britt Reid II, became the second Green Hornet and Ikano Kato's son Hayashi became the new Kato. The two had many missions together during this time, even teaming up occasionally with Batman(Dick Grayson) and Robin(Bruce Wayne Jr). They also helped to put away mobster Arlan Mitchell.

In 1976, Albert Elwood, also known as Don Fitzcarraldo or the Blue Morpho allegedly died in a plane crash with his wife. Only their son, Malcolm Fitzcarraldo was spared. He would grow up to become the supervillain the Monarch. Jonas Venture rebuilt the Blue Morpho as a cyborg, but threw it in a dumpster when he almost killed his son. The villain Dr.Zed discovered the cyborg and reprogrammed him as the cyborg Vendata.

In 1977, Hayashi Kato made his first Hollywood connections.

In 1979, Britt Reid II retired as the second Green Hornet after suffering a heart attack.

In 1981, Hayashi Kato became a movie star in California.

Lee Travis would find himself in 1981 from 1957, following the battle with Nebula Man transporting him. He found himself diagnosed with an incurable, deadly disease, Lee Travis feared he would die unremembered as a hero, seeing as how he had been forgotten since his death. Seeing a freighter flashing SOS with its lights in the harbor, he lept into action in costume. Saving a small boy on the way, the Crimson Avenger reached the ship, which was carrying some highly explosive volatile chemicals, and was being hijacked by criminals. The ensuing battle caused a fire. Since he was dying soon away, Travis insisted that the captain and crew leave and then piloted the ship out into the harbor himself, saving the city from the explosion. When asked what happened, the captain did not know who had saved him, so Travis' fear apparently came true. But elsewhere in the City, the mother of the little boy he saved would remember, and so would the son, and his children. This promise was kept as the young boy would be become a Demonic hero calling himself King Crimson, basing his appearance of the Crimson Avenger's Seven Soldiers costume. The name could also be an allusion to the demonic entity, who granted the boy these powers, the Crimson King, also known as the Red King.

In 1986, Alan Reid, nephew of Britt Reid II, became the third Green Hornet and Hayashi Kato returned to work as his partner. Alan was killed on his first mission and Kato blamed himself.

In 1989, Britt Reid, the first Green Hornet, was killed. Paul Reid, brother of Alan, became the fourth Green Hornet to avenge his death. Mishi Kato, half-sister of Hayashi and daughter of Ikano, became the new Kato.

In 1990, Hayashi Kato travelled to China on a solo mission. Hayashi would also become Paul's partner as Kato.

In Mid 1991,Mishi Kato returned as the vigilante Crimson Wasp to battle the villain Johnny Dollar.

In 1992, The third Black Beauty was destroyed and Paul commissioned the building of the fourth Black Beauty. Hayashi Kato went on another solo mission. In November, the Crimson Wasp killed Johnny Dollar. Hayashi retired and his nephew Kono (grandson of Ikano). Became the new Kato.

Jill Carlyle as Crimson Avenger II

Jill Carlyle used to study law but when she became a lawyer she lost a case in which the defendant was clearly guilty. Jill obtained a pair of Colt pistols originally owned by the first Crimson Avenger(Lee Travis) and used them to exact vengeance upon the criminal. These guns were cursed such that, if the possessor used them out of revenge, he or she would be cursed to track and kill those who had taken innocent life. As part of the curse, an ever-bleeding bullet hole appeared on her chest.

Upon gaining a new assignment, she mentally relived the death of the victim, and then was teleported to their place of burial. She then gained the memory and skills of those whose deaths she was avenging. Her guns never missed, never ran out of ammunition, and had no triggers. The bullets were capable of penetrating any substance, and could wound invulnerable heroes such as Supeman and Power Girl, as well as crack the armored shell of Captain Atom. The guns seemingly had a mind of their own, as she spoke of having to restrain them from shooting those who came between her and her target. Her intangibility did not function against her own weapons or other magical forces. Unless the curse was lifted, she was seemingly immortal. She once attempts to kill herself with her own weapons, but this merely results in ending her current "assignment" and delivering her to the next one. Jill showed up briefly to fight an out of control General Eiling but was quickly defeated.

Jill was a member of the Justice Society of America, where her mission is to avenge the death of Lee Travis, revealing that the explosion that killed him was caused by the Ultra-Humanite. She returned later tracking down Wildcat for framing a man called Charles Durham for a crime he didn't commit, only to learn that Wildcat only framed Durham after he killed his brother, sister-in-law and nephew after his brother killed his fiancee. Since the D.A. didn't have anything on Durham, he was going to go free after killing an entire family, driving Wildcat to plant evidence implicating him in the death of his fiancee. With this revelation that she was not always contacted by the spirits of the innocent, the Crimson Avenger attempted suicide by shooting herself in the head with both guns, but this only terminated her current 'contract', leaving her resolved to try and find another way to end her curse.

Though attacked by the Spectre, the Crimson Avenger was sent to Blackgate Prison, fighting escaping inmates during the worldwide super villain breakout the Society engineered. The Crimson Avenger later appeared, alongside the current Vigilante and Wild Dog, on a rooftop in the great Battle of Metropolis in 2005, raining bullets down on the Trigger Twins, the Madmen and Spellbinder. She was later seen gunning down the super villain known as Catalyst after Prometheus sent random super-criminals to attack the world's heroes in order to distract them from his master plan.

The Green Hornet family tradition evidently lasted until 2080.​