Sunday, January 21, 2024

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 430: THE DEVIL

(Mystery Men Comics 007, 1940) 

I can't help but love this guy: yes he's a cheap extortionist who gives himself a scary name to enhance his death threats but he goes to the trouble of dressing up in a devil outfit even while sneaking around so that nobody can see him. And since he's the antagonist of a Wing Turner story and Wing Turner is a pilot-detective, the Devil is flying around in a fighter plane dressed in little horns and red briefs (and appears to be barefoot, which must be uncomfortable if flying a plane involves working any pedals). There's just something about a costumed pilot that is wildly endearing.

The Devil of course turns out to be Baldy Barry, a regular extortionist who jumps into a lava pit rather than be caught. Over the top for an extortion charge I reckon, but at least he was on brand to the end.

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