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The Angel is a Fictional Superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe , created by writer-artist Paul Gustavson during the 1930s-'40s Golden Age Of Comic Books . He First Appeared in '' Marvel Comics #1'' (Oct. 1939), the first publication of Marvel predecessor Timely Comics . This character is distinct from Marvel's X-Men hero Archangel , originally called the Angel and created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963. The Angel, like Batman , was a non-superpowered detective who nonetheless wore a superhero costume, though distinctly he wore no mask to conceal his identity as independently wealthy Thomas Halloway. He later received an apparently Supernatural ability to fly/glide. The Angel was the next-most-popular Timely character after the "big three" of the Human Torch , the Sub-Mariner and Captain America , with more than 100 Golden Age appearances — starting in that initial Marvel title (which changed its name to ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' with issue #2), up through #79 (Dec. 1946); as the sole backup feature in ''Sub-Mariner Comics'' #1-21 (Spring 1941 - Fall 1946); and in occasional appearances in ''Mystic Comics'' and ''Daring Comics''. Gustavson cited Leslie Charteris ' Pulp-novel detective, Simon Templar , the "Saint", as a model for the Angel. The Angel remains active as an older character who was revealed in '' USAgent '' #3 (Aug. 1993) as the primary force behind the murderous vigilante group Scourges Of The Underworld , which had assassinated a large number of lesser supervillains and archcriminals. Due to continuity differences between that appearance and a previous set of appearances, a brother of Thomas Halloway has been Retconned as one of two men who had assumed the identity of The Angel. A Simulacrum of the Angel was temporaily created from the mind of Rick Jones , along with those of the Blazing Skull , the Fin , the Patriot , and the Golden Age Vision , to aid the superhero team the Avengers during the Kree-Skrull War , in ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1, #97 (Mach 1972). REPRINTS
::"And the Case of the Armless Tiger Man", by Paul Gustavson and Allen Bellman : ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #26 (Dec. 1941)
::"Quarantine for Murder", by Ron Garn and Gustav "Gus" Schrotter : ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #42 (April 1943) REFERENCES
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