{"id":442,"date":"2022-08-13T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T20:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=442"},"modified":"2026-09-27T15:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T18:38:39","slug":"minor-super-villain-111-the-spectre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=442","title":{"rendered":"MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 111: THE SPECTRE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(More Fun 061,1940)<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiX2e8owMt1b0zbmyxgFXtnAVTo050cOxqoV-5nYfmIGm0FTkLwIE_kk_rs-Qe33JFhIqnFQCbhz9uY8YSBLn34hcGP7b0O4dEcdDwvggM3T-ZLjBGtbi97aPgfoWwEXvncJSWIiqPsn8o9HUpEdaMA7g23h7aZiSn22Qljxzi0jBJyVSkf9TftWPBoJg\/s16000\/95.%20the%20Spectre.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"328\" data-original-width=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiX2e8owMt1b0zbmyxgFXtnAVTo050cOxqoV-5nYfmIGm0FTkLwIE_kk_rs-Qe33JFhIqnFQCbhz9uY8YSBLn34hcGP7b0O4dEcdDwvggM3T-ZLjBGtbi97aPgfoWwEXvncJSWIiqPsn8o9HUpEdaMA7g23h7aZiSn22Qljxzi0jBJyVSkf9TftWPBoJg\/s16000\/95.%20the%20Spectre.JPG\" title=\"the Spectre\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f1419;white-space: pre-wrap\">Impersonating and framing a super-hero is not an uncommon thing to do, but Gustav Gilroy took the added step of adopting his target&#8217;s identity as his own in his campaign of turning his enemies to gold via chemical-laced free gum samples.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjM-bdwdJo6TMxmu2oozV9yF4OnEFrlDEWcCXlrqjdue8tK5hrvQ6GX-Mxr1GITU7EPF_gVy-FzgCgm4YdeTcWSHbBeLSAzaAWLd6xMroouAJ-OG0Ek_ASeAWGjTTRwbTCJb8NTo6laUuUa7BA__N1FeovXaICs1SrflR9nv_P5ideLDdLjIJ7YAisf7A\/w640-h228\/95a.%20the%20Spectre.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"338\" data-original-width=\"947\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjM-bdwdJo6TMxmu2oozV9yF4OnEFrlDEWcCXlrqjdue8tK5hrvQ6GX-Mxr1GITU7EPF_gVy-FzgCgm4YdeTcWSHbBeLSAzaAWLd6xMroouAJ-OG0Ek_ASeAWGjTTRwbTCJb8NTo6laUuUa7BA__N1FeovXaICs1SrflR9nv_P5ideLDdLjIJ7YAisf7A\/w640-h228\/95a.%20the%20Spectre.JPG\" title=\"the spectre\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f1419;white-space: pre-wrap\">Gilroy also faced the Spectre in the first year of his career and so didn&#8217;t really comprehend just how bad his choice of scapegoat was &#8211; the only surprising thing about his end is that he was ultimately turned to gold by his own hand rather than that of the earth-bound ghost himself.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(More Fun 061,1940) Impersonating and framing a super-hero is not an uncommon thing to do, but Gustav Gilroy took the added step of adopting his target&#8217;s identity as his own in his campaign of turning his enemies to gold via chemical-laced free gum samples. 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