Monday, February 5, 2018

Bring on the Bad Guys: Coach Randall

Real name: Randall
A.K.A.:
First Appearance: Action Comics I#4 (September 1938)
Abilities: Football coach 
Quotes: "I'm determined to win at any cost!"
Worst Act: Rigging football games 
Created by: Jerry Sigel (writer) and Joe Shuster (pencils/inks)


Still in Superman's first year, and here's another plot that I've seen elsewhere. Coach Randall, football coach for Dale University, conspires to rig the upcoming game against their rival Cordell University by putting some ringers on the team. 

So Superman decides the only way to handle this is to switch places with Cordell benchwarmer Tommy Burke and play in the game. 

Rigging the big game seemed to be a thing in the 30's, as I've seen a few plots with this, including the Marx Brothers' Horse Feathers


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