Source: comicsalliance.com
7. The Gay Ghost
Obvious joke is obvious and I'm not making it.
The Gay Ghost was a back-up character in Sensation Comics in the early forties. He was an Earl in 18th century Ireland, until he was murdered by footpads (an olde term for street criminals that I love and will totally use forever now). He became a ghost, but only under the condition that he was bound to his castle until his true love, Deborah Wallace, visited him. In 1941, Deborah's last surviving descendant visited the castle, freeing the Gay Ghost at last. She brought along her fiancé, Charles Collins. As soon as the Ghost was freed, Charles was killed by Nazis, letting Gay Ghost take over his body.
He kicks a bunch of butt and fights Nazis throughout the forties. He later appears in Grant Morrison's amazing Animal Man run as a denizen of Limbo, which is where unused comic book characters go. He only appears to explain that he does not want to be brought back, since the meaning of his name has changed since the forties.
I legit can't believe I got through this whole thing without making a dumb joke.
I'm getting myself a cookie for that.
