Haines was blackmailed for over 9 years by a man named Sanders who performed as Sandu, the Leopard Man. Haines couldn't take it any more and decided to kill Sanders, using the leopard claws on his costume. He then took the costume to disguise himself and set Sander's pet free to make his death look like an accident. He was shot in a sting set up by police investigator Sally O'Neil, when he tried to murder her using the Leopard Man costume.

*National Comics #67
Category:Villains
Category:1948 Debuts
Category:Comic Book Characters
Category:Quality Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Alice Kirkpatrick - Creator
Category:Leopard Themed Characters

The Leopard Man

Haines was blackmailed for over 9 years by a man named Sanders who performed as Sandu, the Leopard Man. Haines couldn't take it any more and decided to kill Sanders, using the leopard claws on his costume. He then took the costume to disguise himself and set Sander's pet free to make his death look like an accident. He was shot in a sting set up by police investigator Sally O'Neil, when he tried to murder her using the Leopard Man costume.

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