The Invisible Hood
Created by Art Gordon??
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Left: His original mumu. Right: 
Now
to sneak around Hogwarts...
From Smash #15 (1940)
The Green Lizard, from Smash #4.
Called by Inspector Bill Blake because Kent "knew a lot about sapphires" to investigate a stolen Indian necklace. Thurston donned a red cloak and mask to become the Invisible Hood. Used a gas gun to "convince" someone to cooperate (Smash Comics #1)
Kent was bothered that he was invisible in name only. He'd taken the name because no one knew his identity, but he really wished he could be invisible for real. As fate would have it, when he turned on the radio, he learned of a new phosphorescent chemical created by Professor Hans Van Horn which caused invisibility. The news got Van Horn kidnapped and the Invisible Hood leapt to action. He secretly located the professor, who'd prepared enough of the chemical to coat Thurston's uniform. An hour later, he was invisible for real! Sadly, the professor died in the crossfire of the battle, leaving the Invisible Hood in sole possession of his creation. (#2)
not afraid to use his fists in civilian guise as well
pursued an extortionist called the Green Lizard . Kent once a private detective . used a gun (#4)
vengeful racketeer Judge Hyde. the hood forced him to parachute from a plane. (#5)
Worked closely with U.S. Navy commander Stone
helps friend John Steele #7
Voodoo Master who operated from within an island castle. The Invisible Hood fixed hi8mi permanently, with a sword through the chest! (#8)
the Green Ghost, a similarly garbed villain. when unmasked, he discovered that there were in fact two of them working as a team. (#11)
Ah Sin, the Golden Dragon. (#13)
On a tropical island in the south Pacific, he encountered other invisible opponents. In fact it was a ruse by men bent on acquiring valuable gas deposit. How surprised they were to encounter a "real" ghost! (#14)
his friend, Professor James, who'd discovered an ancient Egyptian artifact which could create anti-gravity, stolen by Doctor Robb. Now a strange rash of trains and planes floating off into nowhere (#16)
evil Dr. Moku and his Scarlet Death, whose powerful light experiments made the Hood visible (#18)
Legacies
Thurston had been presumed dead after his Pearl Harbor mission with the original Freedom Fighters, but he somehow survived until 1974 when he was murdered by the Mist. Speaking with the Mist, the Shade recounted in his journal: "As I recall, it was the Invisible Hood you killed. He'd semi-retired by then. Moved to Austin, Texas. And...um...wasn't it '74?" (Starman v.2 #2)
Kent Thurston II makes a prophetic statement.
From Uncle Sam & the F. F. v.1 #5 (2007). Art by Daniel Acuña.
Prior to that, Kent Thurston did produce a family of some kind. His young grandson, Tyson Gilford (Blindside) was a member of the group called Relative Heroes.
Another grandson, also named Kent Thurston II, joined the Freedom Fighters with and was killed by the traitorous Ray (III). (Uncle Sam #5, 2006)
Notes
There are a lot of source which confuse the name of this hero with the name of his strip. In it's first issue, Smash #1, it was titled "Hooded Justice" and starred the Invisible Hood. With its second issue, the title changed to "Invisible Justice," though the hero himself was still—and always would be—called "Invisible Hood."
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