[David Johnston2]

Alan Moore tells me that V is for Vendetta. Vendetta was Murder Incorporated's most dangerous and capable killer who got in on the costumed villain racket early until he was eventually brought to justice...from the hospital he was left in by a vigilante who didn't...quite...kill him. He stayed in prison until he managed to offer his exceptional talents as a killer to the United States military and they took him up on the offer, using him as a OSS agent until he goes after Masque de Fer, who apparently kills him. It is a mystery whether the Vendetta who goes back into work as a contract killer later is the same guy, back from the dead or just a copycat.

His "powers" during the war consist of nothing more than really good gun fu (able to effectively use two guns at once), excellent night vision, a supernatural sense for danger, and an odd ability to make his face unseeable as long as he's wearing a hat.