{"id":3761,"date":"2024-02-11T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=3761"},"modified":"2026-09-27T18:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:12:10","slug":"minor-super-villain-449-dr-leech-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=3761","title":{"rendered":"MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 449: DR LEECH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Mystery Men Comics 028, 1941)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjYXhwHg-KBkH7HauMTb5e2XZQv7bnzUug3IlsZKmPGajnSWlEgL5SoIL1iG2SZdRGv3DTIDDpJIraxZU7iuRhOrB4LL-HhRIvqg4SmNh0zoYHhAyveGqzn2piXLXKxZbY34KME07Kbj0eXVFD5LQFlx6_iblSpE7p5XWCsnN172KYKQdDo9xxSbQRWIebI\/w640-h390\/449a%20dr%20leech%20mys%20men%20028%201941.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"504\" data-original-width=\"828\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjYXhwHg-KBkH7HauMTb5e2XZQv7bnzUug3IlsZKmPGajnSWlEgL5SoIL1iG2SZdRGv3DTIDDpJIraxZU7iuRhOrB4LL-HhRIvqg4SmNh0zoYHhAyveGqzn2piXLXKxZbY34KME07Kbj0eXVFD5LQFlx6_iblSpE7p5XWCsnN172KYKQdDo9xxSbQRWIebI\/w640-h390\/449a%20dr%20leech%20mys%20men%20028%201941.JPG\" title=\"dr leech\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In addition to being a member in good standing of the Name Sounds Like It&#8217;s a Thematic Choice But Isn&#8217;t Club, Dr Leech is a charter member of the The Protagonist Just Wandered into My Place of Work Instead of Having to Do Any Detective Work to Find Me Society. When the Green Mask intercepts a clearly mind controlled bank robber he hauls him into the nearest doctor&#8217;s office, which turns out to be Dr Leech&#8217;s (possibly helped out by the fact that Leech seems to order his thralls to run directly to him with the loot).<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjdzOJ1dpmkPqQISU7L891qFUnbf0GI3p5xLHs81zsxDe_1PrOoSJ2PGzEruZSNrxDVEROh5oYaiEKtt00uDSYw1lcTIRDgsMeJj7l0U8uvYOEjbPi-a7s48CtpNCM3u1WV_jY3C_FDIg-udX3o_ExF5RfJ_1tWNLayId75MG14lk3CzX9jeD2I2UPB1xN-\/w640-h306\/449b%20dr%20leech%20mys%20men%20028%201941.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"531\" data-original-width=\"1107\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjdzOJ1dpmkPqQISU7L891qFUnbf0GI3p5xLHs81zsxDe_1PrOoSJ2PGzEruZSNrxDVEROh5oYaiEKtt00uDSYw1lcTIRDgsMeJj7l0U8uvYOEjbPi-a7s48CtpNCM3u1WV_jY3C_FDIg-udX3o_ExF5RfJ_1tWNLayId75MG14lk3CzX9jeD2I2UPB1xN-\/w640-h306\/449b%20dr%20leech%20mys%20men%20028%201941.JPG\" title=\"dr leech\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Mind control is insidious enough, but it turns out that Leech is using a drug called Hystodine with an unfortunate side effect &#8211; it causes his victims to become suicidal as it wears off. Talk about a jerk, am I right? Don&#8217;t worry though: he gets his.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Mystery Men Comics 028, 1941) In addition to being a member in good standing of the Name Sounds Like It&#8217;s a Thematic Choice But Isn&#8217;t Club, Dr Leech is a charter member of the The Protagonist Just Wandered into My Place of Work Instead of Having to Do Any Detective Work to Find Me Society. 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