Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Hero (?) of the Week- Damon Hellstrom

From Wiki-  Daimon Hellstrom was born in the fictional town of Greentown, Massachusetts. He is the son of Satan and a mortal woman named Victoria Wingate (his father was later retconned into a demon named Marduk Kurios).[12] Daimon and his younger sister, Satana, were trained by their father in the art of magic, tapping into the power granted them by their dark heritage. However, while Satana embraced her heritage, Daimon clung to his humanity.[13] When their mother discovered who her husband really was, she was driven insane. Daimon and Satana were separated and put in different homes after their mother was institutionalized and their father banished back to Hell. Daimon grew up in a Jesuit-run orphanage, never hearing a word from his father or sister. He became a professor of anthropology at St. Louis University. He then set himself up as an occult investigator and defender of humanity, battling dark arcane forces — primarily those of his father — under the name of the "Son of Satan", as a demonologist and exorcist.  In his first appearance, Daimon battled Satan and the Witch-Woman alongside the Ghost Rider.[14] Soon after that, he began a long association with the Defenders by helping them battle Asmodeus (the leader of the Sons of Satannish) and Satannish himself.[15] He also helped the Defenders battle the third incarnation of the Sons of the Serpent.[16] Later, alongside the Human Torch, he battled Dryminextes.[17] He then encountered Satana for the first time as an adult.[18] Alongside the Thing, he battled Kthara.[19] Alongside the Ghost Rider again, he battled the Challenger.[20] Hellstrom next battled the Possessor.[21] and now back to me!

I read a few of the comic books with Damon in them, but as I am not a huge horror/demon buff, I never paid much attention to him or his sister.  I got the Marvel Showcase black and white book with his earliest stories, and like other horror influenced comics, they lacked direction, just a vague "battle with my father" sort of outline.  Naturally, a horror hero was a popular attempt, but they have never done that well overall, at least in that time frame.  Naturally after fiddy years, he has changed.  Still, he works for this season of super-scary stuff!
 

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