Religion: Communist
Name: Mr. Hooks
Classification: supporting character
First Appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel: The Punisher: Intruder (Sep. 1989): "The Intruder"
Creators: Mike Baron, Bill Reinhold
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: Colonel Ross Whittaker, Global Security Inc.
Defended or Helped by: The Punisher
Occupation: attorney
Gender: male
Note: black; alleged Communist ties; Attorney General candidate
Mr. Hooks, an Africa-American candidate for U.S. Attorney General, was targeted for assassination by Global Security, Inc. because they thought he had Communist ties. Such ties were never proven. This ardently anti-Communist group was stopped before they could carry out the assassination.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/whittake.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/hooht.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/glgn.htm
- https://www.comics.org/issue/345305/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=80796