Deadman is Boston Brand. He is a superhero.He was a circus trapeze artist who performed under the name Deadman, a stage persona including a red costume and white corpse makeup. When Brand is murdered during a trapeze performance by a mysterious assailant known only as the Hook, his spirit is given the power to possess any living being by a Hindu goddess named Rama Kushna, in order to search for his murderer and obtain justice.Brand got the idea for his costume from Johnny Grayson, father of Dick Grayson.