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[MilkyJoe]

Gaf, I've been trying to find a comic book that I once had when I was a kid. It stood out in my mind because of how inappropriate it was for me to be given at then time.

In a nutshell it was about a guy that would fight crime with his eyes closed. He would wear an bag, if you will, over his entire head, I think it was red, so he couldn't see. He was very acrobatic and would jump and swing from the rafters of factories and buildings.

The comic I received was incredibly gory, I was about 8 or 9 at the time, maybe mid to late 80s, there was a crime boss hiding out in a slaughter house and he came in via a sky light and offed the mobsters one by one using all the nasty ways a slaughter house can offer.

What were my parents thinking?

Anyway.... Anyone got any ideas? I'm usually a wiz with Google, but I'm coming up empty.

PS I'm in the UK.

 

[Slayven]

I want to say it was daredevil. Cause it sounds like daredevil.

 

[Chariot]

... I know this is probably be far too obvious, but... have you tried Daredevil?

 

[MilkyJoe]

I want to say it was daredevil. Cause it sounds like daredevil.

Was Daredevil that much of a murderer? I'm sure he could see though, just chose to do his work blindfolded.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I think... that's Daredevil.

 

[akira28]

its not daredevil.

 

[youbastards]

The comic I received was incredibly gory, I was about 8 or 9 at the time, maybe mid to late 80s, there was a crime boss hiding out in a slaughter house and he came in via a sky light and offed the mobsters one by one using all the nasty ways a slaughter house can offer.

I want to say it was daredevil. Cause it sounds like daredevil.

... I know this is probably be far too obvious, but... have you tried Daredevil?

Doesn't sound like Daredevil to me, you guys must be DC fans.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Perhaps?

 

[Disgraced]

He would wear an bag, if you will, over his entire head, I think it was red, so he couldn't see. He was very acrobatic and would jump and swing from the rafters of factories and buildings.

 

[Ponn]

Sounds like Frank Miller high on a tuesday.

 

[akira28]

Perhaps?

the UK had the greatest comics sometimes. Terrible for children, but too late for that.


edit: a time frame would be helpful though. what year did you get this book, how old were you?

 

[MilkyJoe]

Perhaps?

No he was a regular built guy

Bag was material, with a drawstring I think.

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

You mean Chainsaw Vigilante? He's from The Tick. Although I don't think that's a bag, just more of a piece of cardboard.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Gaf, I've been trying to find a comic book that I once had when I was a kid. It stood out in my mind because of how inappropriate it was for me to be given at then time.

In a nutshell it was about a guy that would fight crime with his eyes closed. He would wear an bag, if you will, over his entire head, I think it was red, so he couldn't see. He was very acrobatic and would jump and swing from the rafters of factories and buildings.

The comic I received was incredibly gory, I was about 8 or 9 at the time, maybe mid to late 80s, there was a crime boss hiding out in a slaughter house and he came in via a sky light and offed the mobsters one by one using all the nasty ways a slaughter house can offer.

What were my parents thinking?

Anyway.... Anyone got any ideas? I'm usually a wiz with Google, but I'm coming up empty.

PS I'm in the UK.

Was he the star of his own comic? It wasn't a bit character like marvel's Blind Justice?

I'm guessing you don't remember if it was an american comic or an english one?

 

[Chuckl3s]

In all seriousness...

Hooded Justice from Watchmen.

 

[MilkyJoe]

Was he the star of his own comic? It wasn't a bit character like Blind Justice?

I'm guessing you don't remember if it was an american comic or an english one?

Definitely his own comic. Yes I can't remember if it was British or American written, but was set in the US for sure.

 

[kess]

????

 

[MilkyJoe]

You mean Chainsaw Vigilante? He's from The Tick. Although I don't think that's a bag, just more of a piece of cardboard.

Nope 100% I regular guy, no chainsaws, not Daredevil and wore a material bag over his head so he couldn't see. 90% sure he chose to fight blind.

 

[Disgraced]

Doctor Mid-Nite never had an ultra-violent run, did he? Though I know for sure he isn't blind by choice—cowl isn't red either. But his uniform is.

 

[MilkyJoe]

Doctor Mid-Night never had an ultra-violent run, did he? Though I know for she he isn't blind by choice—cowl isn't red either. But his uniform is.

This character wore normal clothes, with a red hood.

 

[Disgraced]

This character wore normal clothes, with a red hood.

Um.

Red Hood?

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Um.

Red Hood?

In the eighties red hood was just a joker origin.

 

[MilkyJoe]

Um.

Red Hood?

Like that, but no eyes. Dude made himself blind.

 

[Disgraced]

In the eighties red hood was just a joker origin.

I know. Also wore a red mask, with no eye holes, and regular clothes. Just sounded a lot like JT lol.

 

[Sojgat]

Black Hood maybe?

 

[Chariot]

Doesn't sound like Daredevil to me, you guys must be DC fans.

I dunno, the 80s were long ago. All kind of stuff happened over the long cause of heroes in DC and Marvel. A quick peek on Wikipedia told me that this was Frank Miller's time. And I know what Frank Miller did to Batman.

 

[Imbarkus]

The Red Herring?

 

[Disgraced]

Black Hood maybe?

According to Wikipedia he did have his own brief series in the '80s.

In these stories, The Black Hood's second incarnation, Thomas "Kip" Burland, was given the secret identity by his uncle, the "first" Black Hood, who revealed that the family had in fact used the pseudonym throughout history. This version is less flamboyantly costumed, preferring to wear the mask with regular biker leathers, rides a high performance motorcycle and is typically armed with a custom designed Pepper-box pistol with multiple functions. This Black Hood appeared in three issues of his own title (June–October 1983) [...]

Dressed in street clothes, too.

 

[Vice]

I dunno, the 80s were long ago. All kind of stuff happened over the long cause of heroes in DC and Marvel. A quick peek on Wikipedia told me that this was Frank Miller's time. And I know what Frank Miller did to Batman.

Ironically, Miller also defined Daredevil from the 70s on. A lot of his stuff is good.