The Green Hornet
Kato's masked employer
The Green Hornet is a masked vigilante character from American entertainment, originating in a 1936 radio serial.
The hero poses as a criminal while secretly fighting crime, aided by his martial-arts-expert sidekick Kato.
The franchise spawned comic books, film serials, a 1960s television series, and a 2011 film: The Green Hornet was basically Batman before Batman.
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- masked heroDisguised defender of justice
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- crime fighterOne who combats lawbreaking
- maskFace-worn concealment
martial arts master · Bruce Lee · radio · radio drama · serial · superhero · crime · pulp · noir · 1960s · sting · insect · buzzing · fedora · trenchcoat · newspaper publisher · newspaper · justice
- radio dramaradio play, radio serial, radio scripts, radio broadcast, radio mystery
- Pulp HeroesThe Shadow, The Phantom, Nick Carter
- serialsserial, serials, series, periodicals, magazines
The Green Hornetvillain
Wicked story antagonist
The Joker · supervillain · Lex Luthor · Doctor Doom · Magneto
The Green HornetSuperman
Metropolis's flying defender
Captain America · Wonder Woman · Dick Tracy · Flash Gordon · lawman
The Green HornetBatman
Gotham's masked vigilante
Superman · Spider-Man · The Avengers · Justice League · cultural icon
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