The Invisible Man was a man called Griffin, an albino and scientist who had devoted himself to discovering the secret of invisibility by researching into optic density. His research is fruitful and he managed to invent a way to make the human body's refractive index the same as air so that it absorbs and reflects no light and thus becomes invisible.

Griffin decided to test his theory by using the procedure on himself, but while successfully turning him invisible the results were permanent which eventually drove Griffin insane. In order to make himself visible again, Griffin wore a stolen trench coat and hat, and wrapped his head in bandages. He also covered his eyes with large dark goggles.

Griffin later recruited Thomas Marvel, an unwitting tramp, to assist him as his first visible partner. Marvel was trusted to hold on to Griffin's scientific notebooks and stolen money. However, Marvel grows afraid of the Invisible Man and flees to Port Burdock with the notebooks and the money. There he seeks asylum from the Invisible Man by having the police protect him.

After being betrayed by Marvel, Griffin pursues him to Port Burdock and runs into Dr. Arthur Kemp, an old schoolmate. He attempted to enlist Kemp's aid but was betrayed when his old schoolmate decided to go to the police. So, Griffin vowing vengeance planned to murder Kemp and begin his "Reign of Terror". However, Kemp gets the people of Port Burdock to find and mob the Invisible Man. Griffin was then cornered and killed by navy workers. His invisibility drug wears off after death, and Griffin's body became visible once again.

It is later revealed that Marvel has secretly kept Griffin's notes and—with the help of the stolen money— becomes a successful businessman, running the "Invisible Man Inn". However, when not running his inn, Marvel tries to decipher the notes, hoping of one day recreating Griffin's work. However, because of Marvel's stupidity several pages were accidentally washed clean, and the remaining notes are erratically coded in Greek and Latin with Marvel has no comprehension of even the basic mathematical symbols he sees in the notes, making recreation of Griffin's work unlikely.

All published appearances of the Invisible Man from before Janurary 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

*The Invisible Man (1897)

*Superior Stories #1
*Fantastic Adventures #18
*Archie's Madhouse #29: The Invisible Man is shown attending the Academy of Monster Awards and having a windup doll sold alongside other classic monsters including the Sea Creature, the Mummy, Frankenstein's Monster, the Dracula, King Kong, Crazy Mole Man, and more.

*Have You Got Any Castles (1938)

*The Invisible Man Appears (1949)

* Scotch Magic Tape - Invisible Man (1978)

* The first names Jack and Hawley originate from the 1933 Universal Film and the ''League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'', respectively. Only the Invisible Man's last name of Griffin was revealed in the original novel.
* In the television series of the same name, which is a loose adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel, the titular character is given the name Dr. Peter Brady.
* The Scotch Magic Tape commercial is public domain because it was published in the United States between 1978 and March 1, 1989 without a copyright notice, [https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/search?page_number=1&query=%22Scotch%22&field_type=%22keyword%22&records_per_page=100&sort_field=%22representative_date%22&sort_order=%22asc%22&type_of_work=%22motion_picture%22&model=%22%22 and its copyright was not subsequently registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years].

*[http://www.comicvine.com/the-invisible-man/29-22209/ ComicVine]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin_(The_Invisible_Man) Wikipedia]
*[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hawley_Griffin_(Earth-ABC) DC Database]
*[https://fictional-characters-in-media.fandom.com/wiki/Invisible_Man Fictional Characters in Media Wiki]
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