(Target Comics v1 009, 1940)
Braino, a circus mentalist with sufficient actual psychic power to control the minds of animals, is looking to take over the circus that he works for and is make a play to do so while the circus train has been stranded by a storm and is being helped out by the boys of Boystate. This isn't a bad idea - take advantage of the chaos and confusion to bump off the boss and then swoop in to lead the circus in the aftermath! Classic stuff!
The problem with this plan is that it doesn't quite work on Braino's first attempt and rather than bide his time and wait for another opportunity down the road, he just keeps on trying, to the point that he is just walking up to Cristo the gorilla here and giving him mental orders while the entirety of Boystate watches him. It's a sufficient level of hubris that Braino should be grateful to have only ended up with a sock on the jaw from the Captain, rather than, say, getting mauled to death by an enraged ape.
Braino also marks our 800th minor super-villain! A huge honour for a terrible little man!
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