Saturday, November 5, 2022

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 199: THE CRAB

(Crack Comics 013, 1941)


The Crab here is a prime example of the gang boss who goes just over the top enough - and has a good enough moniker - to make the jump to full super-villain.

His plan - hold the city to ransom for 5 million bucks, then blow up the first ambush the cops set for him to show he means business - is sufficiently out there, and he adds some flourishes like taunting the police via skywriting, but the thing that really does it is his signature: 


It's a little crab, oh my god

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