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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 1003: THE CHIEF

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 1003: THE CHIEF

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(Lightning Comics v2 001, 1941) The Chief is that most low-tier of costumed criminals: the masked manager of an underground casino. And not a particularly well-hidden casino either, seeing as Detective Danny “the Raven” Dartin just kind of stumbles upon its existence one night while eating in the beanery that is its front business, and Dartin’s boss Chief Lash leads a raid on the place almost simultaneously. I guess that’s why he wears the mask. Here we must explore the limits of…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 975: THE SMILER

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 975: THE SMILER

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(Fight Comics 016, 1941)  The Smiler! A grody-looking gang boss with a permanent crooked smile thanks to a facial scar! I can’t actually figure out where this scar is actually supposed to be – I suppose that it must be there, but the Smiler’s face is so covered in seams and divots that it doesn’t stand out. The Smiler is such a ruthless and dastardly crook that he accepts a commission from Nazi agent Blitz to steal the engine-killing ray…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 967: THE FANG

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 967: THE FANG

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(Fantastic Comics 017, 1941) The Fang is a recurring villain in the mould of his Fox Features contemporaries the Rook and the Beast: you can knock him down and seemingly kill him as much as you want but he’s just going to keep on coming back to do more crimes. When he first appears, the Fang’s major goal is to acquire the Burma Emerald from its caretaker Princess Kava, in order to decipher the secret of invisibility that has been…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 954: THE GROOM

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 954: THE GROOM

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(Daring Mystery Comics 008, 1942) The Groom is but a simple gang boss who dresses up in a bridegroom’s outfit complete with top hat while doing crimes. While he absolutely gets his ass handed to him by comedy characters Rudy the Robot and his creator the Li’l Professor I simply must hand it to a crook with such commitment to a theme.  Categorized in: Accessories (Minions – Gangsters), Family (Grooms), Locations (New York)