The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate superheroes and supervillains in the DC Comics Universe. The character debuted in 1938 and is notable as the first masked hero in DC Comics.
The first Crimson Avenger, Lee Walter Travis, first appeared in Detective Comics #20 (October 1938). He is also known as a founding member of DC's second depicted superhero team, Seven Soldiers of Victory.
Fictional character biography
Lee Walter Travis
The Crimson Avenger and his sidekick Wing first appeared in the DC Comics anthology series Detective Comics in issue #20.[1]