Faustus is a fictional character who appeared in stories published by Charlton Comics

Charlton Comics

Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name in 1944. It was based in Derby, Connecticut...

. Faustus first appeared in Captain Atom

Captain Atom

Captain Atom is a fictional comic book superhero that has existed in three basic incarnations. Created by writer Joe Gill and artist/co-writer Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Space Adventures #33 . Captain Atom was created for Charlton Comics but was later acquired by DC Comics and revised for...

Vol. 2, #89 (December 1967). The character was created by writer Dave Kaler and artist Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko

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Fictional character biography

Faustus is a black cat

Cat

The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...

 from Earth "somewhere in the far future". He journeys to the 20th century alongside a nameless federal agent from the future masquerading as a supervillain

Supervillain

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 known as 13 in order to prevent an experimental missile falling into the hands of The Ghost

The Ghost

-Literature:*The Ghost, the English-language translation of the Roman comedy play Mostellaria by Plautus*The Ghost, a character in the British novel Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann...

, an enemy of the superhero

Superhero

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 Captain Atom. After their mission is completed, Faustus and 13 return to the future.

Powers and abilities

Faustus has the ability to teleport and to manifest various weapons (ropes, umbrellas, sound bubbles) seemingly out of nowhere and as if by magic

Magic (fantasy)

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. Faustus appears to bring bad luck to individual humans who he turns his attention to.