(Silver Streak Comics 010, 1941)
The Beau is a piratical figure who uses his uncanny resemblance to the heroic Pirate Prince to take over the latter's ship and make off with all the treasure he had gathered in order to buy slaves and set them free. Although his motivation seems to be 100% loot and 0% perpetuation of slavery I suppose that we must consider the impact of his theft on others and give him a few more Evil Points for his deeds.
The Beau makes the interesting decision to adopt a very adversarial and abusive relationship with the Pirate Prince's crew, rather than for instance, playing things cool and making up a believable lie about taking the treasure to be cleaned. They are therefore quite receptive when the real Pirate Prince, disguised as the Beau, shows up to challenge his rival to a duel to the death. In conclusion, a bad plan, poorly executed, but I like the name and you know I love a pirate.
Categorized in: Fraud (Heroic Impostors), Origin (Villains of the Past), Theft (Piracy)
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