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The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains: Oddball Criminals From Comic Book History
By Jon Morris
Elevator pitch: Where do bad guys come from? With comics from the golden to modern ages, argues Jon Morris, villains are often born of the political climates of their times. Tino the Terrible Teen (the “richest teenager in the world”) reflected a fear of 1970s youth subculture, while Reefer King played off the circa-’40s fear of…