(Fantastic Comics 010, 1940)
Chong is basically just a pirate, but there are three things worth noting about him. The first is that his name is Chong in a comic book published in 1940 and he is not a horrendous Asian stereotype of one sort or another. It's a low bar and he cleared it with aplomb.
The second thing is Chong's weapon of choice, an enormous spiked wheel that rises out of the depths to wreck ships. It's not precisely a War Wheel but so far it's a close as we've seen and since the real thing doesn't actually debut until 1952. Is it the most efficient way to loot ships? No. Is it a huge spiked wheel? Yes.
The third thing is just how bad Chong is at killing Sub Saunders. Sub handily avoids the ersatz War Wheel, two goons and two explosions in quick succession and while, yes, not getting killed by villains is basically a hero's entire job they usually end up getting knocked around a little bit at least. Chong doesn't even manage to ruffle his foe's hair.
Even the appearance of Zobbo, Chong's amazing man-ape bodyguard, barely fazes Saunders. Chong is just that bad at his job.
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