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MINOR SUPER-HERO 052: ZARDI, THE ETERNAL MAN

MINOR SUPER-HERO 052: ZARDI, THE ETERNAL MAN

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(Amazing-Man Comics 011, 1940) Zardi, Prince of Zandipore, the Eternal Man. The immortal guy is a fun character type that is usually assigned to villains, presumably because someone with endless knowledge and resources will prove a challenge to even the most seasoned of heroes. Plus they can have inscrutable long-range goals! In Zardi’s case, he just wants to have a good rest (reasonable as he is upwards of 15 000 years old) but will rouse himself to combat evil using…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 474: KING OF THE USA

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 474: KING OF THE USA

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(Amazing-Man Comics 020, 1941) The King of the USA, not unlike the Emperor of America before him, is a weirdo megalomaniac who lives in a hole, with the major difference being that while the Emperor was of course known for being surrounded by hunks the King lives alone. Note that this means that he personally scurried up to this office boy and delivered his own unhinged manifesto. If the King of the USA did have a few hunks around then…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 473: THE HEAD

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 473: THE HEAD

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(Amazing-Man Comics 019, 1941) The Head is a spy chief notable a) because he is also a US Senator but mostly because b) his plan seems to revolve around it being unremarkable for him to be carrying a big ol’ watermelon around. In his defense, it seems to be working pretty well until Minimidget rides in on a carrier pigeon and spoils everything.

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 472: THE GREAT QUESTION

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 472: THE GREAT QUESTION

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(Amazing-Man Comics 005, 1939) The Great Question is a member of the Council of Seven, the mysterious body of scientists and mystics who trained and orphan boy into John Aman aka the Amazing-Man. The inner dynamics of the Council of Seven can be a bit hard to parse but early on it seems like the Great Question is if not in charge at least an unofficial leader. Later, as he has more and more conflict with Amazing-Man that role is…

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GENERIC COSTUMED VILLAIN ROUND-UP 009

GENERIC COSTUMED VILLAIN ROUND-UP 009

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GENERIC! COSTUMED! VILLAINS! It’s not much of a costume but this dude named Marmi does manage to use a trained cobra to steal a huge ruby before the Radio Squad gets him, which is a feat. (More Fun Comics 072, 1941) It’s possible that this fellow was meant to have a name but he never managed to say it over the Green Mask’s relentless mocking of his costume. He’s munitions magnate August Mincer, who has no obvious ties to Nazism…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 471: THE MASTER MIND

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 471: THE MASTER MIND

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(Amazing-Man Comics 018, 1940) Mighty Man here encounters the Master Mind by following a group of clearly mind controlled criminal types to his secret lair and from there to what turns out to be an assassination attempt on an ex-cop and his daughter. It turns out that the Master Mind is a victim of my least favourite fictional trope that is also a thing that happens frequently in real life: cops shooting fleeing suspects in the back. This fellow actually…

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MAD AND CRIMINAL SCIENTIST ROUND-UP 005

MAD AND CRIMINAL SCIENTIST ROUND-UP 005

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Just a little crypto-fascist saboteur named Dr Vee who battled Dynamic Man but I like his name and I like his style. His sartorial style. Not the fascism. (Mystic v1 002, 1940) Lemo here has a mechanical mole-style tank and reckons he can take over the world with it after almost destroying one (1) circus tent. It’s a good thing he was blown up by one of Marvel’s many Herculeses before he could get too far and get disappointed. (Mystic…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 470: THE FIEND

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 470: THE FIEND

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(Amazing-Man Comics 014, 1940) Before we get into the Fiend I just want to highlight this guy. He is about to have a world-record bad day at work. The reason that his day is so terrible is that he has just introduced guest speaker Professor Zuraw who, it turns out, is completely insane. Zuraw turns the radio station’s antenna into a death ray broadcaster, killing millions, and not only does our friend the announcer end up dead but any account…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 469: THE GREAT ONE

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 469: THE GREAT ONE

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(Amazing-Man Comics 013, 1940) The Great One is a real testament to the fact that style is far more important than substance when it comes to super-villainy. On a purely objective level the Great One is average at best, with an entry-level costume and a scheme that was old back in the days of the pulps. But it’s the style that makes the villain, and if the Great One has anything , it’s style. The Great One’s scheme involves using…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 468: THE GHOST

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 468: THE GHOST

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(Amazing-Man Comics 013, 1940) In Amazing-Man Comics 010 Minimidget and Ritty accidentally get shot to the Belgian Congo on a guy’s homemade rocket (as you do) and the subsequent issues have been a series of trials and tribulations as they make their way back home. The Ghost is another one of those, but a fun one – not racist at all, for one thing! I may not have much regard for pilot-heroes but air pirates are another matter, and that’s…

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