{"id":2953,"date":"2024-03-05T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2026-09-27T17:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:30:12","slug":"minor-super-villain-468-the-ghost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=2953","title":{"rendered":"MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 468: THE GHOST"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Amazing-Man Comics 013, 1940)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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In Amazing-Man Comics<\/i> 010 Minimidget and Ritty accidentally get shot to the Belgian Congo on a guy’s homemade rocket (as you do) and the subsequent issues have been a series of trials and tribulations as they make their way back home. The Ghost is another one of those, but a fun one – not racist at all, for one thing!<\/p>\n

I may not have much regard for pilot-heroes but air pirates are another matter, and that’s just what the Ghost is, complete with all the good good accessories: custom planes with little ghosts painted on them, a hidden airfield, costumed henchmen dressed in a less-cool version of his own costume, a bombastic attitude… he’s the complete package for a one-off villain. The only sour note is his name – the Ghost is a perfectly fine name on its own but several people refer to him as a “sky way robber” and the Skyway Robber is a much<\/i> better name for an air pirate.<\/p>\n

(it’s hard to tell with the state of search engines nowadays but it seems like “the Skyway Robber” has only been used as a name for a card in Magic: the Gathering<\/i>. A shame!)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The Ghost dies somewhat ignominiously when his plane is tripped. That’s life as a comic book villain, I guess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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