Saturday, March 23, 2024

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 478: BORGO

(Big 3 001, 1940)


Here's the thing about Borgo: they call him the Mirror Murderer in the opening blurb and then never do so again, even though he kills several people using mirrors. It's a good name and I'm sad that I can't justify using it so I'll keep this short.

Borgo's got one goal in life and that's to kill the five scientific James Brothers, seemingly because one of them fired him for stealing radium. Is it rational to kill five men for the entirely justified actions of one? No, but that's where super-villains come from, isn't it. 

He also has one of the better deathtraps of all time: a big drum that he straps Blue Beetle gal pal Joan Mason to the top of, with the goal of vibrating her to death.

And that's a wrap on Borgo.

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