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#HOW TO PUT IN A BACKWARDS TIE IN FINALE 2014.5 SERIES#

It’s almost as if he came up with a cool super-villain name and then worked backwards from there. He uses flaming, specially weighted bowling pins which he also uses as projectiles. Of all of the Death-Throws Tenpin has the most ridiculous specialism of all. Orville Block was the next to take up the mantle of Oddball but has only seen a couple of comic book appearances. Who would have thought such skills wouldn’t be useful in a ‘battle to the death’ environment. The first Oddball, Elton Healey, is unfortunately no longer with us as he was killed in a blood sport tournament. Surprisingly two different people decided it was a good idea to juggle balls in the air to commit crime. This character has probably the most expansive back story and the persona has been used by two different people. Things like acid balls, smoke balls and the like. Now this name makes much more sense as Oddball’s specialism was in various kinds of dangerous balls which he would juggles. Quite why the name Knickknack was chosen for this character remains unclear as it doesn’t relate to his ‘ability’, a better name would have been Juggly McKnifeface. Knickknack’s specialism on the juggling front was bladed weapons such as knives, cleavers and, most extravagantly of all, chainsaws. She doesn’t seem to have fully embraced the evil lifestyle as she has been shown on several occasions to be quick to surrender or simple run away when a fight isn’t going her way. Bombshell looks exactly as you expect from her name, an attractive blonde. However they have failed to make a lasting impact on the Marvel universe.īombshell was a female juggler who used anti-personnel weapons like bombs and grenades. Despite their obvious limitations as a team they did try and pull off some quite high levels crimes such as attacking civilians on Tower Bridge and arranging a jail break. Over time they have also battled Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Union Jack and Sabra. The team consisted of five members named Bombshell, Knickknack, Oddball, Ringleader and Tenpin. They didn’t have super strength or could make themselves invisible or bend reality to their will, nope they could just throw multiple things in the air at the same time. Yes, that’s right, the main thing they had going for them was they could juggle pretty good. This time we will be looking at the jugging themed villain group Death-Throws.įirst appearing as villains for Captain America in May 1986 Death-Throws were a group of villains who committed crime by using their juggling skills.

#HOW TO PUT IN A BACKWARDS TIE IN FINALE 2014.5 SERIES#

In this first part of a, hopefully, ongoing series I will be looking at villains who fit into the latter category. Get it wrong and they are doomed to ridicule and being lost in the ether of time. Get it right and the villain can sharpen the hero of the story, taking them on a journey and pushing them to the limit. The role of a villain is a difficult balance to get right for comic book writers as they have to be threatening but also defeat-able. Each one capable of being a pop culture icon for the ages or being entirely forgettable. The same can be said for comic book villains. On the other hand they can also weave ridiculous, over the top plots with poor drawings which makes you question how a human being could come up with such a thing.

Comic books have the potential to be masterful story telling devices, able to uniquely marry up powerful words with deep imagery.

How to put in a backwards tie in finale 2014.5