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King Killer

When Dr. Link and Dr. Blink set out to create the most powerful criminal mastermind of all time, they could not decide which of them should be the subject of the experiment, so they found another weakling to conduct the experiment on. The result was King Killer, a man with the brains of 50 of the worst criminals of the time. The operation, which left a scar down the middle of his head, made King Killer bigger, stronger, smarter, and possessed of uncontrollable rage. King Killer quickly turned on his creators and set out to create a gang that would take over the entire United States. His first step was getting Congress to turn the small county of Rex into an independent state, which would be a haven to the country’s worst criminals, with King Killer crowning himself the “King of Crime.” He fought the hero Uncle Sam on a number of occasions, but usually ended up behind bars. King Killer stood about 7 feet tall and possessed superhuman strength, sufficient to bend railroad tracks around Uncle Sam, to rip trees, fire hydrants, and lampposts out of the ground and use them as weapons, and even lift the corner of a house. He also seemed to possess superhuman durability, sufficient to get up after being punched through a steel wall (and several comic book panel borders). He carried a variety of weapons. He formed a “Kingdom of Crime” before he was incarcerated.
Alias King Killer
Real Names/Alt Names Unknown
Characteristics Villain, Criminal Mastermind, Quality Universe, World War II Era
Creators/Key Contributors Will Eisner
First Appearance Uncle Sam Quarterly #1 (Autumn 1941)
First Publisher Quality [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Uncle Sam Quarterly #1-3
Sample Read Uncle Sam Quarterly [DCM] [CB+]
Description When Dr. Link and Dr. Blink set out to create the most powerful criminal mastermind of all time, they could not decide which of them should be the subject of the experiment, so they found another weakling to conduct the experiment on. The result was King Killer, a man with the brains of 50 of the worst criminals of the time. The operation, which left a scar down the middle of his head, made King Killer bigger, stronger, smarter, and possessed of uncontrollable rage. King Killer quickly turned on his creators and set out to create a gang that would take over the entire United States. His first step was getting Congress to turn the small county of Rex into an independent state, which would be a haven to the country’s worst criminals, with King Killer crowning himself the “King of Crime.” He fought the hero Uncle Sam on a number of occasions, but usually ended up behind bars. King Killer stood about 7 feet tall and possessed superhuman strength, sufficient to bend railroad tracks around Uncle Sam, to rip trees, fire hydrants, and lampposts out of the ground and use them as weapons, and even lift the corner of a house. He also seemed to possess superhuman durability, sufficient to get up after being punched through a steel wall (and several comic book panel borders). He carried a variety of weapons. He formed a “Kingdom of Crime” before he was incarcerated.
Source King Killer – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Uncle Sam Quarterly #1 (Autumn 1941) | Will Eisner
Uncle Sam Quarterly #1 (Autumn 1941) | Will Eisner