{"id":4645,"date":"2025-06-10T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=4645"},"modified":"2026-09-27T18:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:49:05","slug":"minor-super-villain-804-the-mad-scientist-of-hells-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=4645","title":{"rendered":"MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 804: THE MAD SCIENTIST OF HELL&#8217;S KITCHEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(The Flame 003, 1940)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjei6xdXT_Qw24YGe_00O7oZN0pT-uZiAchzeDRwfeXMROXQ8R0UJ3DeJnIxlfU_orVluzHmvHuFrn9PJYKWnMbMEa41zkjER3uO2GclQepsUX6s3ZJAsKcNj_cvYNFd9btsBz3UymmYPJYA_KUJQ_WOP8BnScjKoNS8dD4J8xJqXBDKnoPLRZAyR6Ltphr\/w640-h444\/804a%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1378\" data-original-width=\"1986\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjei6xdXT_Qw24YGe_00O7oZN0pT-uZiAchzeDRwfeXMROXQ8R0UJ3DeJnIxlfU_orVluzHmvHuFrn9PJYKWnMbMEa41zkjER3uO2GclQepsUX6s3ZJAsKcNj_cvYNFd9btsBz3UymmYPJYA_KUJQ_WOP8BnScjKoNS8dD4J8xJqXBDKnoPLRZAyR6Ltphr\/w640-h444\/804a%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" title=\"the Mad Scientist of Hell&apos;s Kitchen\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPewpi5j_sGZ-kqOJv8Qn8-LJ5IBZ6q1NfpSacPYxASjbwVp5pE-qTpFfYKF_fTVk9FYnq1i5M6PVri_4GEEadOtW6snLAKyvHosND1EYU47ptqEbdITgDKqQ0PT9PcOBFAm1_4b4hf8J3bz0ZMay7nkyN4ileJAJOzYdkQajREkp_irUtjs8OK38A6qMw\/w640-h444\/804b%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1375\" data-original-width=\"1986\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPewpi5j_sGZ-kqOJv8Qn8-LJ5IBZ6q1NfpSacPYxASjbwVp5pE-qTpFfYKF_fTVk9FYnq1i5M6PVri_4GEEadOtW6snLAKyvHosND1EYU47ptqEbdITgDKqQ0PT9PcOBFAm1_4b4hf8J3bz0ZMay7nkyN4ileJAJOzYdkQajREkp_irUtjs8OK38A6qMw\/w640-h444\/804b%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" title=\"the Mad Scientist of Hell&apos;s Kitchen\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Mad Scientist of Hell&#8217;s Kitchen is a, you guessed it, mad scientist who has developed one of the classic serums, giving him the option to turn into a huge and super strong ape-man with a simple injection. Of note is the fact that this is not a Jekyll and Hyde situation, as the Mad Scientist and his alter ego the Beast appear to be merely physically and not mentally distinct. Also of note: though the Beast is described as &#8220;shaggy&#8221; at least once, he appears to in fact be completely hairless.<\/p>\n<p>After the Beast murders the eminent surgeon Doctor Brown, the Flame takes the time to check in on Brown&#8217;s only known enemy, the Mad Scientist of Hell&#8217;s Kitchen, and spots the Beast emerging from his warehouse\/laboratory.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhgJ6MwM02JFlldMYelHNKNZoS8cUrvLL4SZEkfCq8G1j-NFqptYCJTXC1hkPF44m2Dtw1I4CtgvpG99r24j8JnSMPSMz0D6KVWYeylcs_h-ByNuFJ0Hev2Ma_nmg3LY_m1Ukv-QD_Q8zXdvbsQszhW5xPRRRJXslrrqaSqY8aPCYtv_vrAyVU-15skknRk\/w640-h446\/804c%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1393\" data-original-width=\"1999\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhgJ6MwM02JFlldMYelHNKNZoS8cUrvLL4SZEkfCq8G1j-NFqptYCJTXC1hkPF44m2Dtw1I4CtgvpG99r24j8JnSMPSMz0D6KVWYeylcs_h-ByNuFJ0Hev2Ma_nmg3LY_m1Ukv-QD_Q8zXdvbsQszhW5xPRRRJXslrrqaSqY8aPCYtv_vrAyVU-15skknRk\/w640-h446\/804c%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" title=\"the Mad Scientist of Hell&apos;s Kitchen\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj0c0rjvxB6Ep1YOSIxavMaKsvycoPkafi1zdxBfJty_O6D86ZnLfM2-ZkaHZovr6rsAd1eoTNH55D9LUFOvnhO4EE15f7dq-tmDDiX7QLYUJNczRxRtEQDP_wNv1pLO_BoqQIwMQx6EDX0UZNBRfhcH7vDe0zJd-4TVc3e7RtAj_tu0UDBMd_knPnCJ2Cr\/w640-h448\/804d%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1390\" data-original-width=\"1990\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj0c0rjvxB6Ep1YOSIxavMaKsvycoPkafi1zdxBfJty_O6D86ZnLfM2-ZkaHZovr6rsAd1eoTNH55D9LUFOvnhO4EE15f7dq-tmDDiX7QLYUJNczRxRtEQDP_wNv1pLO_BoqQIwMQx6EDX0UZNBRfhcH7vDe0zJd-4TVc3e7RtAj_tu0UDBMd_knPnCJ2Cr\/w640-h448\/804d%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" title=\"the Mad Scientist of Hell&apos;s Kitchen\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Though the Beast hands the Flame&#8217;s ass to him and then goes out and kidnaps a young woman while Our Hero lies senseless in the gutter, he picks himself up, dusts himself off and continues the investigation. The Mad Scientist of Hell&#8217;s Kitchen does a really phenomenal job of deflecting the Flame&#8217;s immediate suspicion with his &#8220;I&#8217;m the only one here and I&#8217;m certainly no beast&#8221; routine, but then goes and spoils it all by injecting Beast Serum and transforming into the creature directly in front of a window.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjE_w26c3vPTF_36YqTtPNUZFkIXiHRij-DUn_mtyAs4b9ddBRyQOq8reqqj90Hza4_OWE4yX4obQhaMS-FeBjxdCluONmHesKXtok1y2cfc7OeaqQ9YamNqNVPRUONRvnSgHs4p3TB_y2kqtXsnVdG3_oBfymUsgto9l-Ko-e4nF-MMz7iJQ9w1hS0nLtv\/w640-h438\/804e%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1378\" data-original-width=\"2011\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjE_w26c3vPTF_36YqTtPNUZFkIXiHRij-DUn_mtyAs4b9ddBRyQOq8reqqj90Hza4_OWE4yX4obQhaMS-FeBjxdCluONmHesKXtok1y2cfc7OeaqQ9YamNqNVPRUONRvnSgHs4p3TB_y2kqtXsnVdG3_oBfymUsgto9l-Ko-e4nF-MMz7iJQ9w1hS0nLtv\/w640-h438\/804e%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" title=\"the Mad Scientist of Hell&apos;s Kitchen\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>(just a little demonstration of both the Beast&#8217;s level of super strength and the Reverse C panel structure, popular in the early Golden age and always infuriating)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhBlr1m3gfsluKdRyjIIRVvfExQFh9_I3AxRe4g87rA7Qg1VeEWo7dXRd-n9q8J_EmBPnxlHNowmeWIpePMeC-Y4pmX3BBYi7ghtVJbtSprcKFQVezw8uqoWUpGCmnuvVbMH4xOaowK7-S9xNpUGrxy3fs3VWxIlRC-Y-GunqkvnoVK6z8bcasJ43iwxOEv\/w640-h440\/804f%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1393\" data-original-width=\"2022\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhBlr1m3gfsluKdRyjIIRVvfExQFh9_I3AxRe4g87rA7Qg1VeEWo7dXRd-n9q8J_EmBPnxlHNowmeWIpePMeC-Y4pmX3BBYi7ghtVJbtSprcKFQVezw8uqoWUpGCmnuvVbMH4xOaowK7-S9xNpUGrxy3fs3VWxIlRC-Y-GunqkvnoVK6z8bcasJ43iwxOEv\/w640-h440\/804f%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" title=\"the Mad Scientist of Hell&apos;s Kitchen\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4saa3maue_Lj6bAyKJQaeV41pLqOUH8BANIjjpNtyFVTOec-g8o82MjiwBmJzqQN4yDgah_Iwx1Xg_daLxOKHMljNhxZNvobQNeFQvCWKevUDw76kToSiKntj2GEK0zxcnwtCO-G9wwjQx5iJ2aGhw_tKJihyphenhyphendfxLoNWOhS0Z_FpTYCOswo90x8cuB30o\/w640-h214\/804g%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"676\" data-original-width=\"2014\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4saa3maue_Lj6bAyKJQaeV41pLqOUH8BANIjjpNtyFVTOec-g8o82MjiwBmJzqQN4yDgah_Iwx1Xg_daLxOKHMljNhxZNvobQNeFQvCWKevUDw76kToSiKntj2GEK0zxcnwtCO-G9wwjQx5iJ2aGhw_tKJihyphenhyphendfxLoNWOhS0Z_FpTYCOswo90x8cuB30o\/w640-h214\/804g%20the%20mad%20scientist%20of%20hell&apos;s%20kitchen%20the%20flame%20003%201940.jpg\" title=\"the Mad Scientist of Hell&apos;s Kitchen\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Ultimately, though the Beast proves tough enough to shrug off the Flame&#8217;s fists, and walks away from a collapsing building, he isn&#8217;t quite invulnerable enough to resist the force of an extremely tall bit of public art. Once caged, the Beast quickly reverts to the form of the Mad Scientist of Hell&#8217;s Kitchen and the city is once again safe for its doctors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(The Flame 003, 1940) The Mad Scientist of Hell&#8217;s Kitchen is a, you guessed it, mad scientist who has developed one of the classic serums, giving him the option to turn into a huge and super strong ape-man with a simple injection. Of note is the fact that this is not a Jekyll and Hyde [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2297,8,3,506,2296,23,20,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5","category-beast","category-flame","category-fox-features","category-mad-science","category-mad-scientist-of-hells-kitchen","category-minor-super-villain","category-murderer","category-the"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4645"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4646,"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4645\/revisions\/4646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}