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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 533: THORGA

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 533: THORGA

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(Fantastic Comics 001, 1939)  Thorga! Exiled from Western society because of his “mad plans”, he emerges from the mountains of Tibet with a high-tech army, intent on conquering Europe! Thorga! He fields a mighty airforce of advanced planes, a mechanized infantry of advanced tanks! Thorga! He is the first foe faced by Fox Features’ Samson and so his main role is as a demonstration of Samson’s power as he destroys not only the planes and tanks but the regular infantry…

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REAL PERSON ROUND-UP 002

REAL PERSON ROUND-UP 002

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How did these real people come to be trapped in the 2D realm? We may never know Adolf Hitler: This one is more tenuous but Blitz Krieg here is Fuehrer of the pseudo-Nazi Bundonian forces in America. He’s not not a Hitler analog. (Blue Ribbon Comics 006, 1940) This is Boris Thorax, first foe of Rex Dexter of Mars, who collaborates with the Moon People in order to take over the Earth of 2000 AD. Look at that hair: that’s…

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GENERIC COSTUMED VILLAIN ROUND-UP 010

GENERIC COSTUMED VILLAIN ROUND-UP 010

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The thing is that they have some but not all of the attributes of a super-villain. A sea-raider who uses a stolen acid gun to build a psychically-controlled army of skeleton men? If only he had a name or had a bit more swagger! Alas for him the Shark puts him down before he could do enough to elevate himself out of this gathering of also-rans. (Amazing-Man Comics 021, 1941) This gang of guys dressed as mailmen don’t give the…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 487: THE EEL

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 487: THE EEL

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(Big 3 006, 1941)  Our story opens with Samson investigating a series of mysterious deaths and ship disappearances in naval yards across the country. Cut to beloved Samson supporting character J. Rembrandt Speedball hilariously painting camouflage on a Navy cruiser. He is briefly distracted by horniness, and when he manages to get ahold of himself *pow*, the ship has vanished. Speedball is arrested as a spy and spends the rest of the issue failing to commit suicide in his cell…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 486: THE MONSTER

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 486: THE MONSTER

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(Big 3 006, 1941) The Monster, while an imposing figure engaged in some extremely villainous and questionable activities – kidnapping wealthy young women from some sort of summer camp – ultimately fails to satisfy. And here is exactly why: this is the kind of story that benefits from a bit of mystery: a red herring or two; a few suspects – but this George Benson guy not only is the singular suspect but has spent twenty-plus years saying things like…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 485: THE CONDOR

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 485: THE CONDOR

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(Big 3 005-006, 1941) As far as super-villains go, the Condor is a simple concept: the modern pirate. But the modern pirate is a classic character type! Murder on the high seas! Sneering braggadocio! Calling people swabs! And the Condor himself fits the role to a T. It doesn’t hurt that he’s such a well-designed character: who knew that a guy in a black suit would look so good as a pirate with the simple addition of a cape and…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 484: BARON SIVA

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 484: BARON SIVA

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(Big 3 004, 1941) Baron Siva is a regular-style science-type villain who attempts to conquer the US via a campaign of fear and espionage before being captured by Samson and David. Perhaps the most interesting thing about him are the things about him that go completely unaddressed: -the fact that his head is enormous -the fact that he has no ears -his weird transparent blouse -the fact that he possesses advanced technology like paralysis rays -is his surname just Siva…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 483: THE WEB

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 483: THE WEB

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(Big 3 004, 1941) As a Blue Beetle villain, the Web of course wants nothing more than to take over NYC York City and is particularly ruthless in his pursuit of that goal. He attacks essential services like power and water in order to sow confusion, while also attacking targets such as orphanages to spread terror. The Web also has an… intense relationship with his underlings. They seem to be some sort of BDSM cult? For lack of better terminology?…

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MAD AND CRIMINAL SCIENTIST ROUND-UP 006

MAD AND CRIMINAL SCIENTIST ROUND-UP 006

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It’s time for more mad and criminal scientists! Round ’em up! The fantastically-named Doctor Evecloud has a plan: shrink everyone else on the planet so that he, the only big person, will be in charge. As so often happens, one of his first guinea pigs is a super-hero, in this case the Shark. Things end poorly for Doctor Evecloud. (Amazing-Man Comics 016, 1940) This fellow is Dr Scowl and so far we’re sitting at 2/2 great scientist names. Dr Scowl…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 481: DE STRUCTO

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 481: DE STRUCTO

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(Big 3 002, 1940) De Structo (properly “Master-Mind” de Structo, but he’s only referred to in that way the once in-story) is a man with a dream, and that dream is to kill everyone in the US in a position of authority so that he can step in and take over society. To that end, he has his gang (grandiosely referred to as “Troopers”) distribute an “oxygen destroying ray” in vials (and here we’re going to have to assume that…

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