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In essays on the subject of centricity, I've most often used the image of a geometrical circle, which, as I explained here,  owes someth...

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Monday, November 21, 2022

DEPARTMENT OF COMICS CURIOSITIES #11

 Never mind all the fuss about whether or not the Joker has a boner... here's a villain whose name now means "an oral sex act."



On a more analytical note, Mister Scarlet's foe "The Hummer" can be considered an example of a "freakish flesh" villain for the same reason as two Dick Tracy villains, Mumbles and Gargles, because he makes weird sounds rather than having anything unusual about his physical appearance.