 In the comic's continuity, Agustin Guerrero was the first to hold the title of El Gato Negro in the 1950s, creating the pseudonym in order to form a successful career in lucha libre.His motives soon changed however, as he decided to use his talents to fight the criminal element that plagued South Texas.Agustin later retired the alter ego in the late '60s, only for his grandson to adopt it three decades later.