Real Mature, snell

It's not just me, right? Admit it--you see this cover:

And you think:

Damn, I'm a laugh riot.

Anyway, Golden Age doofus Captain Triumph has to face the terror of Mr. Pointer, a villain who can kill--just by pointing at you!!


Not just, people, either...



He killed a dog?!? Oh, man, now it's on!!

And how, exactly, does Mr. Pointer pull off these seemingly impossible murders?



That's right...a special glove that shoots out needle-sharp icicles made out of FROZEN POISON.

Dang, that's actually pretty cool.

Mr. Poison appeared in Crack Comics #61 (1949)

Manic Monday--Captain Triumph

Caleb recently wrote about some Golden Age heroes who need to be revived, and I've covered that idea a few times, myself. Well, what about Captain Triumph?!?

I mean, c'mon--look at that!! What a concept!! Magic birthmarks? Ghost twins?!? Invincible super powers?!? How can it go wrong??

Absorbed when DC acquired Quality Comics, Captain Triumph has had a handful of appearances in modern DC (including a Grant Morrison Animal Man), but now's the time to bring him back full time!

Bonus #1: A Golden Age reference to threesomes:

Bonus #2: Logic at its finest:

With a crack support staff like this, it's a mystery why Captain Triumph never made the leap to the Silver Age...

Panels from Crack Comics (seriously) #42 (1946), as reprinted in 100-Page Super Spectacular #18 (1973)