Crimson Cowl (Justine Hammer)
| Crimson Cowl | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Thunderbolts #3 (June 1997) |
| Created by |
Kurt Busiek Mark Bagley |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Justine Hammer |
| Team affiliations | Masters of Evil |
| Abilities | Adept athlete and unarmed combatant Shrewd businesswoman and negotiator Wears a prehensile cloak that grants: Flight Shapeshifting Teleportation |
The Crimson Cowl (Justine Hammer) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has appeared in books in particular those featuring Thunderbolts and Iron Man, for whom she has served as a recurring adversary. Justine was the second villain to use the alias Crimson Cowl, Ultron having been the first. Edwin Jarvis was framed as the first Crimson Cowl by Ultron. Dallas Riordan was framed as the second by Justine.
The character debut in Thunderbolts #3 (June 1997) and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.
Justine claims to be the daughter of industrialist and super villain financier Justin Hammer. Despite being the daughter of one of the richest men in the world, Justine's life was not one of privilege. Justin never approved of his daughter and Justine was always trying to prove her worthiness. Justine eventually decided to follow in her father's footsteps and use the supervillain community to accumulate power for herself.
Shortly after the Avengers and the Fantastic Four seemingly died in battle with Onslaught, Justine donned the costume and name of the Crimson Cowl, an identity once used by Ultron, and like Ultron, she formed a new group of super villains called the Masters of Evil. Working for HYDRA, they hoped to win the favor of the New York City crime families. All of this enraged the members of the new superhero team the Thunderbolts because they were actually another faction of the Masters of Evil led by Baron Zemo aka Citizen V. Helmut Zemo's father Heinrich was the original founder of the Masters of Evil and Helmut himself had once led the Masters in their siege on Avengers' mansion. As such the legacy of the Masters was important to Helmut and it angered him to see them now reduced to being hired mercenaries. When the Thunderbolts faced the Masters of Evil in battle she and her team escaped due to the blinding flash that accompanies the Crimson Cowl's teleportation effect. When next they fought Crimson Cowl escaped again.
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