Dontrell “Cockroach” Hamilton (September 16, 1975) This Day In Comics
First appearing in Power Man #28 (September 16, 1975), Dontrell “Cockroach” Hamilton
Dontrell Hamilton grew up in Harlem. As a child, Dontrell was frightened by the night’s noise and would gradually become accustomed to them and the cockroaches that infested his home. Since then, he has developed an affinity for cockroaches and “Cheese Snipz.”
Dontrell “Cockroach” Hamilton turned to a life of crime and became a mob enforcer for Ray “Piranha” Jones. Both of them bought information from Harry Wentworth that detailed about the Adonis Chemical Company’s shipments lethal bacteriological agent. Power Man was hired to find out who Harry Wentworth sold the information to. He arrived just as Dontrell was in the process of killing Harry Wentworth. After a fierce battle with Power Man, Dontrell used his gun “Josh” to blast Harry Wentworth and shoot Power Man enough to dislocate his shoulder. Dontrell Hamilton has no superpowers but is a skilled marksman. Although he started out with his six-barreled shotgun that he built named “Josh,” Dontrell started to use advanced piece of artillery
