460 – Super Villain Trio

In Action Comics #151 (October 1950), Superman has his first official villain team-up: Mr. Mxyztplk recruits Luthor and the Prankster to take on Superman. The trio employ “plastic proxies”, basically simulated humans to fool Superman.

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232 – The Toyman

Toyman makes his bland debut as the newest Superman villain in Action Comics #64 (July 1943). In a world that already has The Joker and The Prankster, it seems like a pretty gimmicky idea, but whatever. The only real memory of Toyman I have from my youth is from the phenomenal Alan Moore 2-issue story […]

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196 – Prankster: Creepy AF

In June 1942, Superman gains a new supervillain in his roster: The Prankster. Looking like a creepy human representation of a vaudeville style ventriloquist dummy, complete with half-lidded eyes, he plagues Superman with practical joke-themed crimes.

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