The Lamplighter

The Lamplighter © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: Inactive Earliest Appearance: 1930s Base of Operations: Romeyn Falls/Astro City Personal Data InfoDump Appearances (in Publication Order): Wizard Presents: Kurt Busiek's Astro City #1/2 Event Timeline 1940s/ALT     Alt headline Who is the Lamplighter. The Lamplighter A night-prowling, American Revolution costumed hero of the World War II era. History The Lamplighter Statutes allow superheroes to testify in criminal, but not civil, trials without having to reveal their secret identities. They were presumably named after the Lamplighter, implying that he was the first superhero to do the very thing the statutes allow. Observations The Lamplighter retired in 1959, as the newer guard of heroes of the 1950s started stepping into the spotlight. Speculations, Theories He may have served in the Pacific theater during WWII.(Note the Life Cover says "Super heroics' in the South Pacific," which could imply dual meanings.)