Real names: Grstad, Kimbra
First appearance: The Flash I#119 2/2 (Mar. 1961)
Abilities: Hypnotism
Worst act: Slavery, kidnapping
Quote: "Your job is to build my new residence!"
Created by: John Bromme (script), Carmine Infantino (pencils), Joe Giella (inks)
More of an Elongated Man tale, but the Flash does feature pretty heavily. Ralph and Sue have just gotten hitched, so naturally they want to spend their honeymoon in the Caribbean. Things go fine, at least until Ralph vanishes while skindiving.
One message later, and the Flash is on the case!
It's aliens, of course. The Flash finds Ralph but he's been brainwashed to forget who he is, thankfully he recovers in time to help the Flash repell the invaders.
Not awful, but it does seem like an awfully large amount of aliens setting up shop on Earth, plus their goal? Building houses.
Yeah, seems they'd rather kidnap and brainwash humans rather than pick up a trowel. I'm sure there is a metaphor in there somewhere.
No comments:
Post a Comment