Midnight

Chemist Travis Hunter hadn’t planned on becoming a crime-fighter. His invention of “midnight mist,” a chemical gas able to efficiently block out light, was an accidental discovery. Travis first intended to show it off at a Halloween party, dressing up in a dark suit with a cloak and wide-brimmed hat, along with a compact gas mask fitted with infrared lenses that allowed him to see through the mist.
The partygoers heard Orson Wells and the Mercury Theatre broadcast of “War of the Worlds” and, like many that night, mistook it for evidence of an actual alien invasion. Their fears were confirmed when Martians showed up to take seize everyone’s valuables! Travis slipped away under the cover of darkness and confronted the Martians as the mysterious Midnight. He showed they were nothing more than thugs dressed up in costumes, taking advantage of the broadcast to carry out their crimes.
Once he saw the potential of his discovery, Travis chose to continue using it as Midnight, fighting against organized crime in Freedom City. The more he saw, the deeper his dedication to justice became, and Midnight quickly became known as the scourge of the underworld. Travis Hunter dedicated himself to police work and forensics in his daylight hours, spending his evenings wielding his famous “night gun” and wearing his featureless mask. Midnight’s muffled and filtered voice struck fear into the hearts of criminals and saboteurs everywhere as it emerged from the shadows, just before it seemed to reach out and engulf them in darkness.
Midnight served with The Liberty League from the team’s formation until its dissolution, although he tended to keep to himself and revealed fairly little to his teammates. Midnight was among those who refused to retire following the HUAC hearings. He continued to operate as Midnight even as the Freedom City Police Department branded him a vigilante.
Months after the disbanding of the Liberty League, Midnight vanished from the public eye, never to be seen again.