Super-Brain

The Super-Brain was an extra-terrestrial scientist who came to Earth some time before the 1940s. He set out to conquer the planet, but he didn’t have the resources or manpower to pull it off. He allied himself with the Axis powers, who were more than happy to fund him in exchange for his help with their own imperial ambitions. He worked directly under Hitler for the first two issues, but he seemed to have shifted his allegiance to Japan by Ranger Comics #4. He came up with several plans (both covert and overt) to destroy America, but he was stopped at every turn by Rangers of Freedom and Ranger Girl. Super-Brain managed to survive, until Mysta turned up at least. When Mysta defeated Mars, Super-Brain took advantage of the Earth’s weakened state. He engineered a fungus-like bio-weapon that could grow around any object, spreading at an exponential rate. Inorganic materials were gradually corroded, while organic materials were turned into an explosive gas. Most of the planet’s population was killed off in the initial attack. Super-Brain hunted down the survivors and used a new version of his brain-washing technology to turn them into compliant “zombies.” When Mysta arrived to survey the planet, the criminal mastermind captured her, but she managed to free herself and all of the other imprisoned humans. Together, they drove Super-Brain off. Before the alien genius could escape, Mysta shot him with the fungus-emitting gun. After all the centuries of scheming and plotting, Super-Brain died by his own weapon. Super-Brain possessed significant telekinetic and telepathic abilities, which he could further boost through technology of his own invention, to the point where he could simultaneously influence large portions of the population in all major American cities. Aside from the green moss bio-weapon mentioned earlier, he invented a serum that granted temporary immortality, a submersible island base, two-way video communicators, and other devices. His large head made it hard for him to walk, so he remained in a wheelchair, but he could walk with the aid of telekinesis when necessary. During the 1940s, he used a regular wheelchair characteristic of the time period, but by the Mysta adventures, he operated from a more futuristic, self-propelled wheelchair. His minions included the Black Axeman, “Scarface,” and Bela. Scarface was a thinly veiled Al Capone. The comic mentioned that he was the “biggest operator” in Chicago, and, of course, “Scarface” was the real-life Al Capone’s nickname.