Edwin Paine (Earth-21)

"I've got some pain. I... I can afford to spare some pain to open the door, or whatever. I'll do it."

- Edwin Paine to Charles Rowland

Edwin Paine is an occult detective, the partner of Charles Rowland, and a member of the Dead Boy Detective Agency.

Powers

 * Ghost Physiology: After Paine passed away, his persistence to stay on Earth transformed him into a living spirit, with his spiritual form possessing supernatural abilities.
 * Intangibility: Without a physical body, Paine is able to phase through solid matter.
 * Immortality: As Paine is in the status between alive and deceased, he is essentially immortal and unable to truly die.

Abilities

 * Occult Knowledge: According to Crystal Palace, Paine has an extensive working knowledge of dead creatures that are capable of entering human bodies.