Abner Kadaver was a killer-for-hire who had also worked as a TV horror host in Dick Tracy's city. Kadaver was a tall, gaunt man who typically dressed in a Gothic style, with a top hat and high-collared cape. He often carried a sword-cane. Kadaver wears a mask that gives his face a gruesome aspect (similar to Lon Chaney's appearance as the Phantom of the Opera).