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Boppy Gates
Small-time pianist with an odd nickname in the "Melody of Hate" story of Charlton comic book Strange Suspense Stories #27 (Oct 1955). He's late for rehearsal at the Ruby Club with Paul Starr's band because "I was thrown into the river and left for drowned!" He announces he's out of the band and exit, much to the dismay of girlfriend and singer Avalon Ayres.
His pal, songwriter Neal Valentine, comes by when Paul is wondering where the hell his pianist, Boppy Gates, is. Then Boppy stumbles in, soaking wet, saying and The trio's singer, Avalon Ayres, is crazy about Boppy and totally distraught, so Neal volunteers to find out what's going on. They start by trying to find Boppy at his hotel.
Turns out Boppy and another musician, Riverboat Davis, were threatened by song publisher Harry Jefferson, the uncle of Neal's fiance. Somehow only Davis and Gates knew the truth that Jefferson stole the fortune left by his brother to finance his music business. Jill was about to find out since her 21st birthday was coming up. Valentine saves Jill from Jefferson just in time, and Jefferson confesses and prepares for jail.
