Thursday, December 4, 2025

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 893: THE HUMMER

(Wow Comics 004, 1941)


The Hummer, "the deadliest killer on Earth" has just gotten out of jail and is out for revenge on those responsible for sending him away in the first place, starting with Taylor, the prosecutor.



Like so many of his peers in the murder community, the Hummer has an affectation: he hums while he kills, and also while preparing to kill and after he kills. He hums all the time. It's a bit of a liability, to be honest, as anyone who knows about him is able to keep an ear out for trouble. He's also a classic super-villain Bad Boss who kills his henchmen when they fail him.

Where many revenge killers are obsessive enough to stick to their predetermined list come hell or high water, the Hummer is of a more adaptive breed and dynamically expands it as he goes along, which is why Mr Scarlet and Pinky are marked for death. While this is evidence of a more flexible view of the world, I can't help but assume that it will lead to a never-ending vengeance quest as everyone who impedes the Hummer in any way is themselves marked for death.


One of the original targets on the list is Brian "Mr Scarlet" Butler's secretary Miss Wade, who was working for previous victim Taylor at the time that the Hummer was put away, This is an astonishingly petty grudge to hold, and also provides Mr Scarlet and Pinky with just that much more motivation to take the Hummer down. 

Revenge Killer Score: 1/10+

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 893: THE HUMMER

(Wow Comics 004, 1941) The Hummer, "the deadliest killer on Earth" has just gotten out of jail and is out for revenge on those res...