The Chessmen aided Karno the Chessman in his schemes. In his cavernous subterranean lair, they obeyed his every order, up to and including kidnapping Dr. Fung and various others to turn into chess pieces. They wore red, bulletproof suits with green winged contraptions on their backs that allowed them to fly, and wielded several weapons, such as gas guns and disintegrater ray-guns.
Alias Moths |
Real Names/Alt Names Unknown |
Characteristics Henchman, Fox Feature Universe, Game-themed, Flight, World War II Era |
Creators/Key Contributors Bob Powell |
First Appearance Wonderworld Comics #9 (May 1940) |
First Publisher Fox Feature Syndicate [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Wonderworld Comics #9-10 |
Sample Read Wonderworld Comics [DCM] [CB+] |
Description The Chessmen aided Karno the Chessman in his schemes. In his cavernous subterranean lair, they obeyed his every order, up to and including kidnapping Dr. Fung and various others to turn into chess pieces. They wore red, bulletproof suits with green winged contraptions on their backs that allowed them to fly, and wielded several weapons, such as gas guns and disintegrater ray-guns. |
Source Moths – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |