Crimson Cowl

The Crimson Cowl is the name of several characters in the Marvel Universe.

Crimson Cowl (Edwin Jarvis)

Main Article: Edwin Jarvis

Edwin Jarvis was an ordinary human and ally to the Avengers until he was captured and mind controlled by the villainous Ultron. Ultron organized the second incarnation of the Masters of Evil under the guise of the Crimson Cowl and battled Pym and his teammates in the Avengers. To make things more complicated for the Avengers, he put their butler Edwin Jarvis under mind control and fooled the Avengers and his teammates into believing that Jarvis was the Crimson Cowl, and to keep this trick from being exposed, he let the brainwashed Jarvis, dressed as the Cowl unmask him, so that it would appear that Jarvis was using a robot stand-in to appear alongside the Cowl. When the Masters of Evil defeated the Avengers and strapped them to missiles, the Crimson Cowl decided that Jarvis had done his part, and un-hypnotized him. Jarvis, remembering what had happened during his time as a mind-controlled puppet, begged the Crimson Cowl to not kill the Avengers. In response, Ultron unmasked himself as the Crimson Cowl, revealing to everyone in the room that he was sentient and was indeed the mastermind behind the Avengers' defeat. Getting rid of his Crimson Cowl guise, Ultron ordered his teammates to kill Jarvis, and moved to a nearby building to watch his enemies be destroyed. Thankfully, Jarvis was rescued by Black Knight, who managed to free the Avengers and defeat the Masters of Evil. His plan ruined, Ultron swore revenge on the Avengers. (Avengers v1 #55)

Crimson Cowl (Justine Hammer)

Main Article: Justine Hammer

Justine Hammer is the daughter of the criminal financier Justin Hammer. For years she was forced by her father to prove herself and earn her right to be among the elite. She became the Crimson Cowl and formed the Masters Of Evil to succeed where her father had failed and use the superhuman community to accumulate physical power and influence in the world. Her first team consisted of Klaw, Tiger Shark, Flying Tiger, Man-Killer, and a new Cyclone and were first seen fighting Black Widow. When the Thunderbolts, who were all former Masters of Evil themselves, heard someone else was using their name they rushed out to confront these usurpers. Justine hired out her Masters of Evil to a HYDRA who was looking to take charge of the New York underworld. The Masters of Evil were sent to confiscate the contents of a warehouse from a mob boss who wouldn't submit to the new leadership. However when the Thunderbolts showed up she knew that their objective was unattainable so Justine teleported her team away in a flash of light. (Thunderbolts v1 #3)

Crimson Cowl (Dallas Riordan)

Main Article: Dallas Riordan

Notes

• The concept of the Crimson Cowl was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema where it made its first appearance in Avengers v1 #54 (July, 1968).

Appearances

• Avengers v1: (1968)
• Thunderbolts v1:

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry

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