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Carl Burgess
The costumed hero known as the Falcon who was active during the 1940's was really assistant district attorney Carl Burgess. Not much is known of his past, or his rationale for becoming a costumed vigilante. In his first recorded appearance he was part of the prosecution that was attempting to prove Big Jim Peterson, a crooked politician, was guilty of grafting. Pearson's men would kidnap Paul Bankhead in the hopes of ransoming him off to get enough money to spring their employer. However, Burgess, as the Falcon would foil this plot and free Bankhead. Back in his civilian guise, Burgess would win his case, and Peterson would be found guilty of his crimes.[1]
When a series of murders connected to the "curses" of Dr. Ashok Sunga, the Falcon would learn that Sunga was really killing them through packages carrying his "Wands of Death". When the packages would be opened a deadly static electric charge would kill the person opening it. Confronting Sunga with one of his deadly packages, the Falcon would toss it at the crook, who would die at the hands of his own creation.[2] Later, when a bunch of crooks connected to a mobster named Bo Shustack have been arrested. Carl Burgess is suspicious to learn that they are all insistent that they speak to criminal lawyer James Butterworth. As the Falcon he would learn that Butterworth is being paid by Shustack, and learning Shustack's location, prevents them from digging their way into a bank vault, turning them over to the authorities.[3]

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- 4 appearance(s) of Carl Burgess (Earth-616)
- 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Carl Burgess (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Carl Burgess (Earth-616)
- 8 image(s) of Carl Burgess (Earth-616)
- 1 victim(s) killed by Carl Burgess (Earth-616)