Anthony (character)
{{Infobox comics character
|character_name = Anthony
|real_name =
|publisher = Raj Comics
|debut =
|creators =
|alliances = P.O.E.M.
|previous_alliances =
|partners = Venu, Saja, Inspector later DCP Itihaas
|powers = * Superhuman strength
- Superhuman speed
- Superhuman stamina
- Superhuman durability
- Superhuman agility
- Superhuman invulnerability
- Superhuman regenerative healing factor
- Longevity/Immortality
- Enhanced senses
- Resistance to telepathy
- Hellfire creation
- Teleportation
|alter ego = Anthony Gonsalves
The Dead
Zinda Murda}}
Anthony is a Raj comics character.{{cite book |author1=Kaur, Raminder |author2=Eqbal, Saif |title=Adventure Comics and Youth Cultures in India |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1138358683 |pages=109–110 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hndyDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT109 |accessdate=4 September 2019}}{{cite book |last1=Pinto |first1=Jerry |title=The Greatest Show on Earth: Writings on Bollywood |date=2018 |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=9789353052393 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NYpoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT341 |accessdate=26 September 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Remembering Anthony Gonsalves |url=https://www.india-seminar.com/2004/543/543%20naresh%20fernandes.htm |accessdate=26 September 2019}} The character and the plot is inspired by The Crow, created by James O'Barr.
Origin
Anthony was a great singer and his album "Crow Sangeet" (Crow Music) became very popular all over the world. He was murdered by jealousy and later resurrected by nature itself. Now he is undead and as long as his soul is out of his body, his corpse lies motionless, but his corpse was possessed several times by numerous enemies including Count Dracula.
Plot summary
The late Anthony Gonsalvez, a young music enthusiast, composed an original album entitled "Crow Music". This album became very popular, much to the dismay of his competitors. He was tortured to death by his rivals. He is fondly remembered by his wife Julia and daughter Maria and his pet crow Prince still sits on his tombstone to mourn his death.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eashportsbook.com/origin-of-raj-comics-superhero-anthony/|title=Origin story of Anthony|last=|first=|date=26 November 2018|website=eashportsbook.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126221542/https://www.eashportsbook.com/origin-of-raj-comics-superhero-anthony/|archive-date=26 November 2018|access-date=|url-status=dead}}
Whenever innocent people are subjected to injustice, Prince cries out, loud and shrill, in the graveyard. The air trembles, the clouds thunder, lightning flashes, and the dead man Anthony rises out of his grave to render the justice.
Powers and abilities
Anthony can make use of cold fire, also called as hellfire, as a lethal weapon against his enemies. Though he cannot be hurt in any possible human way, after his death he became hydrophobic. On his second resurrection, this limit of his was removed. Anthony regenerates each time after he kills his enemy, and until then his corpse remains mutilated. He has superhuman strength as of Shakti, Nagraj and other superhumans of the Raj Comics universe. Psychic powers like telepathy do not affect him at all. He can teleport at any place on his wish.
Family, friends and allies
- Julie (wife)
- Maria (daughter)
- Prince Crow
- Inspector/DCP Itihaas
- Venu AKA Saza
- John (Maria's husband)
Enemies
- Bhanja
- Bhairav Nath
- Prof. Jaandaal
- khuler baba
- Gajanan
- baban
- lashkhor
- Obo
- pisaach
- Jeevan data
- koyla
- kala doctor
- Murda supari
- Kaga
- Dr Bharati
- Yamraj
- Justice kaal
- Death stone
- Vulture gang
- operator
- Deadly
- Dyne
- Dozer gang
References
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Category:Raj Comics superheroes