{"id":2938,"date":"2023-12-12T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=2938"},"modified":"2026-09-27T17:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:25:45","slug":"generic-costumed-villain-round-up-008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=2938","title":{"rendered":"GENERIC COSTUMED VILLAIN ROUND-UP 008"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Scar was a spymaster encountered and captured by adventurer Biff Bronson and maybe if he dressed like that all of the time he’d have an entry of his own but no, he had just left the opera. (More Fun Comics 067, 1941)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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This bunch work for the villainous Count Parla and his pal Eddie in a classic case of “work your way into polite society in order to set up a big score”. If there’s a non-evil Count in comics I have yet to encounter him. Beaten up by Captain Desmo in a rare unhelmeted appearance. (More Fun Comics 069, 1941) <\/p>\n

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This unnamed fellow got up to all kinds of hijinks on a train, including murder, espionage and impersonating a conductor. Seen here inadvertently unmasking a crossdressing thief – it was a very busy adventure for Captain Desmo. (More Fun Comics 070, 1941)<\/p>\n

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Johnny Quick’s first outing features one of my favourite comic book things: a series of vignettes of prior cases to establish Johnny’s bona fides<\/i> vis-a-vis crimefighting. Two of the adventures in question involve what would almost certainly have been Minor Super-Villain entries if they were featured players, so here’s to you, the Pharaoh’s Mummy and the Murderous Musician (and the Money-Mad Miser, not pictured) (More Fun Comics 071, 1941)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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