{"id":1129,"date":"2026-10-25T10:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2026-10-25T10:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:15:25","slug":"minor-super-villain-1006-x-atlantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=1129","title":{"rendered":"MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 1006: X-ATLANTIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Miracle Comics 004, 1941)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bullet Bob Dunn is a fellow who we don’t actually know a lot about, but whatever he did to earn the nickname “Bullet” it was also the sort of thing to attract the attention of eccentric professors like Krug here, who has a vehicle called the “Under-Sea Projectile” and a location to take it to but evidently no desire to go there himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob on the other had doesn’t even bother to change out of his suit before setting out (though he does appear to have put on a fresh tie), and sure enough Professor Krug was right and he soon finds himself in the stylish undersea cave city of New Atlantis.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The “New” in New Atlantis is a bit of a stretch, as the city has exited since the original Atlantis<\/a> sank 8000 years earlier. The telepathic inhabitants live harmoniously under the rule of King Sarx but simultaneously chafe under the heel of an unknown tyrant who resides in a forbidden temple called the Hall of Aeons. Just what this tyranny amounts to is not explored – perhaps it’s just the knowledge that someone could be pulling the strings if they wanted to – but whatever it involves, Bob, spurred on by a budding romance with New Atlantean Princess Tellura, decides to infiltrate the Hall of Aeons and put a stop to it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Once inside, Bob and Tellura discover a creepy mummy that Bob immediately starts messing with only to quickly learn why it’s a bad idea to mess with creepy mummies: they might wake up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enter X-Atlantis! This 8000-plus year-old Ancient Atlantean telepath has slept in the Hall of Aeons since the fall of Old Atlantis and is now ready to spread his wings and exert his will on the surface world. Is “the “X-Atlantis” really meant to be his name, or is it being used like “Ex Libris” on a bookplate? Unclear! All we know for sure is that now that X-Atlantis is awake he is going to use his mental might to take over the world, and that he is the kind of villain who rewards the person who inadvertently helped him by chucking them in his dungeon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But whatever X-Atlantis’ plans are or were, they did not<\/em> include double checking the blueprints for his dungeon to make sure that it didn’t include a secret exit, and before you can say “Under-Sea Projectile” Bob has made his way back to his ship and trashed the Hall of Aeons, X-Atlantis included. New Atlantis, and the world, are saved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I wish that there was more of this guy? Kind of, but I also recognize that his insane single page lore-dump might have been the best possible presentation of the man. He has definitely earned a place among the ranks of the most uniquely-named comic book characters if nothing else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Miracle Comics 004, 1941) Bullet Bob Dunn is a fellow who we don’t actually know a lot about, but whatever he did to earn the nickname “Bullet” it was also the sort of thing to attract the attention of eccentric professors like Krug here, who has a vehicle called the “Under-Sea Projectile” and a location to take it to but evidently no desire to go there himself. Bob on the other had doesn’t even bother to change out of his…<\/p>\n

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