HARRY GOTHAM

Real Name: Harry Gotham

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: politician of some sort

Affiliations: Dr. Darkos Edge

Enemies: Church of the Dark Father, Ruth Cummins, Satana

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Crusader for the Righteous

Base of Operations: Los Angeles, California

First Appearance: Vampire Tales#3 (February, 1974)

Powers/Abilities: None. Gotham opposed Satan worship and anything else which offended his morality, although he appeared to be doing so primarily to further his own career.

History:
(Vampire Tales#3) - Gotham spoke out against Ruth Cummins and others in the Church of the Dark Father, whipping a nearby crowd into a mob mentality directed at destroying the cultists. The sudden appearance of Satana halted the potential attack and dispersed the crowd. Gotham next contacted Darkos Edge, offering him $20, 000 to kill Satana. After Edge failed, Satana confronted Gotham in his office. His terrified pleas for mercy and offers of payment fell on deaf ears as Satana descended on him, sucking the life out of him, quite literally.

Comments: Created by Gerry Conway and Esteban Maroto.

CLARIFICATIONS:

Darkos's "Dark Church" has no KNOWN connection to:

• DARK CHURCH - see CHURCH of SATAN--Tomb of Dracula I#45
• CHURCH of ASGARD (Lloyd Cullen, Willie Lawson (Loki), Lars +Trent Skoglund)
      - established after Thor had Asgardians begin to be directly involved with earth and solve problems
      CHURCH of THOR, CULT of THOR--Thor II#54
• CHURCH of the DAMNED - see CHURCH of SATAN--Tomb of Dracula I#45
• CHURCH of the DARK FATHER (Ruth Cummins, Gloria Hefford) - Satanists
      --Vampire Tales#3
• CHURCH of HUMANITY (General Vicar, Prefects, Supreme Pontiff, false pope)
      - empowered and directed Mr. Clean, destroyed X-Ranch, sought to bring about false Rapture to topple the Catholic Church
      --[Uncanny X-Men#395], (named) 397, (seen) 399
• CHURCH of the IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT 2099 - --Punisher 2099# ?
• CHURCH of LUCIFER (A’ishah, Anton Devine) - network for occult groups, currently based out Fire Lake
      --Hellstorm#13
• CHURCH of SATAN (Anton Lupeski, Domini ) - demonic cult, taken over by Dracula as a source of followers, actual church destroyed by Dracula after the death of Janus
      -Dark Church, Cult of Satan, Church of the Damned--Tomb of Dracula I#45
• CHURCH of the SAVED (Byron Gresham, Rev (Sammy Smith), Vickie White, Homer, Keena, Louis) - religious cult, relocated to Smithtown, Dutch Guiana shortly before dissolving
      --Punisher II#4
• CHURCH of THOR 2099 (father Jennifer D'Angelo, pilgrim Mosely Wilson, odinson Moco Buchanon) --
• CHURCH of YINSEN (Tiger Mynn, Yinsen/sentient Iron Man armor) - framed Sun Tao, stole SKIN from Crew Askew
      -SONS of YINSEN--Iron Man III#46
• other Churches

Dr. Darkos Edge

The head of the enigmatic and Ambiguous "Dark Church," he was commissioned by Harry Gotham to assassinate Satana. Edge and an assistant tracked Satana to the apartment of Ruth Cummins, where she was staying. Satana confronted her attackers, unafraid, but Ruth unwittingly tried to protect Satana and took a fatal blow to the head from Edge's assistant in the process. Satana then snapped the man's wrist and broke his neck with a single punch. She next cornered Edge and planted a big fat kiss on him, draining his soul in the process.

--Vampire Tales#3

First Posted: 09/22/2003
Last updated: 09/22/2003

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