tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post3698528118384475160..comments2024-03-18T17:34:56.486-04:00Comments on Four-Color Shadows: Dr. Mortal-Bert Whitman-1940Bookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-35457246964370317012012-04-21T17:44:41.594-04:002012-04-21T17:44:41.594-04:00Awesome! It's...like Anton Arcane envisioned b...Awesome! It's...like Anton Arcane envisioned by Fletcher Hanks. A plan for world domination* undone by pitchforks! A depressed-looking villain with a name that suggests fragility! Fight scenes that are fifty percent text! A boundless supply of lion entrails**! Steam cabinet! SALVO!<br /><br />*I assume. Or did he just have "careful plans" to randomly knock off a handful of local hicks?<br />**Again, assumed. Perhaps not so awesome.BillyWitchDoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311279565432013472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-64825222948366432692012-04-21T06:33:59.419-04:002012-04-21T06:33:59.419-04:00I've not seen all the canonical stories of Dr ...I've not seen all the canonical stories of Dr Mortal, but <em>every</em> one of those stories that I <em>have</em> seen, he turned men (or their earthly remains) into <i>Brutish Monsters at His Command</i>. There weren't always farmers to set things right, but someone did, except for the part about ensuring that Dr Mortal proved himself well-named.<br /><br />In his final canonical appearance (<i>Weird</i> #16), Dr Mortal was plugged by an officer of the law, who declared “Mortal's a goner!” Marlene expressed her doubts.Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com