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PROBLEMATIC ROUND-UP 007

PROBLEMATIC ROUND-UP 007

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Damn their problematic hides! Rango:  A former Vaudeville magician who employs a magical gem and some rubberoid mask blackface to establish himself as medicine man/bandit chief in Africa, Rango aka Harrigan is ultimately unmasked by Yarko the Great. (Wonderworld Comics 015, 1940)  Unnamed Witch Doctor:  This unnamed Haitian witch doctor has a very unusual scheme: blind entire American cities with a floating vision of some of his men and then loot those same cities of all of their diamonds. Why…

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CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 007

CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 007

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The right shoulder: unsung victim of the comics pages.  Captain Battle:  Captain Battle gets a fashionable bullet-creased skull on the docks of San Francisco. (Captain Battle Comics 001, 1941)  the Cloak: Being shot in the left shoulder is the inciting incident that leads Jeff Cardiff to adopt the Cloak identity in the first place. (Big Shot Comics 015, 1941) the Face: Shot in the right shoulder (Big Shot Comics 011, 1941) Shot in the right shoulder again. (Big Shot Comics 018,…

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CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 006

CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 006

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Why of why do they keep on hurting our boys? Meteor: Silver Streak’s partner Meteor is shot in the back by a Nazi, but it’s okay: the bullet only “nicked” his back. (Silver Streak Comics 016, 1941) Electro: Professor Zog, the brains behind Electro, is shot in the left arm. (Marvel Mystery Comics 016, 1941) the Sandman: The Sandman has a very rough 1940, starting with a shot to the right shoulder… (Adventure Comics 047, 1940) … then a shot…

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ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 031

ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 031

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Great value for your alien and so forth dollar today: seven for the price of four! the Nameless Ones:  “The Bingham Boys” was a short-lived feature about twin brothers Billy and Bobby Bingham and their dipshit friend Specs inserting themselves into the life of adventurer Dusty Travis. I their first appearance, the trio tag along on what turns out to be a flight to Mato Grosso, Brazil to search for a clue to the fate of lost Atlantis, for some…

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ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 030

ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 030

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Luvverly aliens and so forth for ye today, guv. the Freaks:  Silver Streak, investigating a series of mysterious murders, follows a lead to the aptly-named Fantasy Isle in the Pacific Ocean.  The inhabitants of Fantasy Isle probably don’t refer to themselves as “the Freaks” but as that is the only thing that they are called in-story I suppose that we must go with it. They are a heterogeneous collection of humanoid who have isolated themselves from the world, presumably due to…

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CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 005

CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 005

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More wounds for the Catalogue of Wounds! Ace of Space: Shot in the left arm during an attempted skyjacking. (Feature Comics 041, 1941) the Black Hood: As part of Kip Burland’s journey to masked vigilantism he gets shot all to hell and back by the Skull’s minions. The shots we can see happening are all hitting him in the torso, and according to his hermit mentor there were at least eight of them. Sheesh. (Top-Notch Comics 009, 1940) Chic Carter:…

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ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 029

ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 029

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The wonders of the cosmos! Spiny Scalemen:  The Spiny Scalemen are yet another group of gross-looking underwater humanoids who threaten the mostly peaceful nation of Amloza, and what’s worse, they’re doing it as part of a Nazi plot to take over the city and use it as a naval base. Thankfully Mogg the Fish-Man and only competent citizen of Amloza realizes that city walls are a bit of a useless affectation in an underwater environment and destroys the Scalemen by…

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ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 028

ALIENS AND SO FORTH ROUND-UP 028

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Dudes come in all kinds of shapes nowadays. Walrus Men: We first encounter the Walrus Men in Champ Comics 013 when the newly-reformed Neptina goes to them to ask for help in reclaiming the throne of Amloza from her sister Mhersa, only to discover that the friendly Prince Eon has been overthrown and that the Walrus Men are now ruled by the expansionist tyrant King Walro. Not that Walro is unopposed in his rule, as there are still Eon loyalists willing…

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CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 004

CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 004

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More wounds for the wound god! American Ace: Minor Marvel adventure hero Parry Wade, aka the American Ace, is riddled through the torso and crashes his plane after a dogfight. He gets better. (Marvel Mystery Comics v1 003, 1940) Black X: Shot in the left shoulder by agents of Vlamir Koran, then nearly dies of exposure while seeking aid. (Smash Comics 001, 1939) Black X’s aide Batu gets shot in the left shoulder on his next mission, while Black X…

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CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 003

CATALOGUE OF WOUNDS 003

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It’s a dangerous ol’ job, heroing. Thus, the Catalogue of Wounds! Green Lantern: While tied up in a burning house, Green Lantern must thrust his hands into the flames to escape. (All American Comics 031, 1941) Hawkgirl:  Hawkgirl is shot in the back by an agent of Mister X while acting as a Hawkman decoy on her very first outing in costume (All-Star Comics 005, 1941) Hawkman: Shot in the left shoulder by Alexander the Great. (Flash Comics 002, 1940)…

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