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Goris Barloff
 

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Name: Goris Barloff

Other Names: Ivan Barloff; "The Hunchback"

Classification: supporting character supporting character   based on a real person based on a real person  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: Captain America Comics #3 (May 1941): "The Hunchback of Hollywood and the Movie Murder"

Creators: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Bernie Klein, George Roussos

Number of Appearances: 1

Employer: Superstar Pictures

Defended or Helped by: Captain America, Bucky

Occupation: actor

Gender: male

Note: horror character actor; based on Boris Karloff

Goris Barloff (a character based on real-life classic horror movie star Boris Karloff) played the role of a hunchback in a film. When handsome actor Craig Talbot disguised himself as the "Hunchback of Hollywood" and went on a killing spree, Barloff was briefly suspected.


This character is in the following story which has been indexed by this website:
Captain America Comics #3 (May 1941): "The Hunchback of Hollywood and the Movie Murder"


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cje/mh/CA/40sCap.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/hunhuz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/twtz.htm
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Captain_America_Comics_Vol_1_3
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/1413/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=21695