{"id":1003,"date":"2024-08-21T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T19:03:05","slug":"minor-super-villain-593-the-invincible-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=1003","title":{"rendered":"MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 593: THE INVINCIBLE FIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Exciting Comics 006, 1940)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The Invincible Five (good name!) are a mysterious group of hooded men who have been kidnapping skilled mechanics across the US in order to construct a fleet of vehicles known as Submaplanes.<\/p>\n

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If you guessed that a Submaplane was either a submarine capable of flight or and airplane capable of operating underwater then give yourself a pat on the back because it is the former. Submaplanes also have some sort of electric forcefield, an electric ray cannon and appear to be remote controlled from a central location.<\/p>\n

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Having seemingly done away with John “Son of the Gods” Thesson, whom they view as their only credible opposition, the Invincible Five proceed with their master plan: world conquest through intimidation and mass destruction. Various governments are given the opportunity to surrender peacefully then given the business when they refuse.<\/p>\n

(side note: these are some good hoods on the Invincible Five. The simple faces sketched on the front are a nice change from all of those regular-style hoods we usually see)<\/p>\n

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Unsurprisingly, the leader of the Invincible Five is Burton, the sour-faced industrialist who turns up to advise FDR to surrender. Presumably at least some of his companions are also in on the scheme.<\/p>\n

It turns out that it was a good idea to try to kill John Thesson, because he ends up single-handedly taking down the entire operation by the simple expedient of punching people and things until the Submaplanes are grounded and the Invincible Five are in hand. Remember: if the only thing that stands between you and complete world domination is one person and you’re pretty sure that they’re dead: double check.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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