{"id":2649,"date":"2023-06-22T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=2649"},"modified":"2026-09-27T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:13:55","slug":"generic-costumed-villain-round-up-005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=2649","title":{"rendered":"GENERIC COSTUMED VILLAIN ROUND-UP 005"},"content":{"rendered":"

They’re back! They’re insufficiently interesting! They’re costumed! For the fifth time! <\/p>\n

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This fella is just a regular degular Nazi spy, but I like his confidence, even if Super Spy G-5 does wrangle him almost instantly. (Hit Comics 015, 1941)<\/p>\n

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These fellas are a rare example of subway<\/i> pirates, who derail and loot in the New York underground. My delight in this is dampened somewhat by their habit of carrying off ladies for unspoken but surely unpleasant reasons – happily the Human Torch gets ’em pretty quickly. (Marvel Mystery Comics v1 013, 1940)<\/p>\n

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This here fellow is another Nazi, operating out of London. His plan to simultaneously turn the US against England by pinning the murder of a movie star on an Englishman and also enrich himself by making that Englishman his wealthy cousin is overturned by reporter ‘Headline’ Hunter. I do appreciate how grotesque his weird mask makes him look. <\/p>\n

If I was feeling a bit more generous some of these guys would get entries of their own under the name the Leader, but low-effort Nazi spies can be happy with a tag and go screw. (Captain America Comics 007, 1941)<\/p>\n

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This trio of bank robbers might not have made the cut if they weren’t constantly hamming it up like this while battling Father Time. Mike, Mugsy, Other Guy: welcome to the club. (Captain America Comics 008, 1941)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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