GENERIC COSTUMED VILLAIN ROUND-UP 008

 

The Scar was a spymaster encountered and captured by adventurer Biff Bronson and maybe if he dressed like that all of the time he'd have an entry of his own but no, he had just left the opera. (More Fun Comics 067, 1941)

This bunch work for the villainous Count Parla and his pal Eddie in a classic case of "work your way into polite society in order to set up a big score". If there's a non-evil Count in comics I have yet to encounter him. Beaten up by Captain Desmo in a rare unhelmeted appearance. (More Fun Comics 069, 1941) 

This unnamed fellow got up to all kinds of hijinks on a train, including murder, espionage and impersonating a conductor. Seen here inadvertently unmasking a crossdressing thief - it was a very busy adventure for Captain Desmo. (More Fun Comics 070, 1941)

Johnny Quick's first outing features one of my favourite comic book things: a series of vignettes of prior cases to establish Johnny's bona fides vis-a-vis crimefighting. Two of the adventures in question involve what would almost certainly have been Minor Super-Villain entries if they were featured players, so here's to you, the Pharaoh's Mummy and the Murderous Musician (and the Money-Mad Miser, not pictured) (More Fun Comics 071, 1941)

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 151: THE GREAT REMEMBO

(All-Star Comics 001, 1940)

100% included here because I enjoy his name. A Vaudeville memory expert turned spy, captured by minor Golden Age adventure guy Biff Bronson.

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 097: THE WIZARD

(More Fun Comics 052-054, 1940)

The Wizard is the kind of guy you get in comics who develops a robot army and a few different types of rays, destructive and otherwise, and immediately turns around and takes over (what I assume to be) his home town. I do appreciate that he looks like someone who has been sitting in a basement or a cave soldering robot faces for twenty years, but it's no excuse for incivility.

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 057: THE MASTERMIND

(More Fun Comics 049-050, 1939)

Masked spy chief. After his first appearance is foiled by adventurer Biff Bronson he pulls one of the more major pivots in supercrime by opening one of those wax museums that doubles as a murder palace, where he himself is killed in a second encounter with Biff.