sentences:  Two separate accounts of the Crimson Avenger's origins have been printed which complement each other in some areas, but contradict in others.The first origin story appeared in "Secret Origins" #5 (Aug 1986), and was written by Roy Thomas, with art by Gene Colan.Taking place in late October 1938, it depicts Lee Walter Travis, the young publisher of the "Globe-Leader", a paper devoted to progressive causes.