Artistic License by Joe Singleton

First I have a collection of infamous bad-guys I call:

Here we have some of the arch-villains of the Golden Age. The mysterious Wotan, the mental marvel, Brainwave, the reincarnated nemesis of Hawkman, Professor Hastor (complete with sacrificial glass knife), the swamp-born creature known as Solomon Grundy, the Mist hovering over the head of the Ultra-Humanite, followed by the immortal Vandal Savage, the mad scientist Ian Karkull, and the dapper Shade.

Next, another collection of villains, of somewhat lesser note. The Fiddler, whose music can control mens' minds, the triple-jointed Ragdoll, the Thinker in his "Thinking Cap", the Icicle, with his freeze-ray, Per Degaton, the perennial schemer and the bad sport himself, Sportsmaster.

And, the last four, the Wizard with his magic wand and traditional magician's garb, Tigress, the sometime cat-burglar, Harlequin and her illusion-casting spectacles she was always more interested in catching Green Lantern's eye than in crime, and the emotion-molding Psycho Pirate.

Well, there you have it, for the Golden Age. Astute comic fans will notice I designed my own costume for Harlequin, I've always liked her as a character, but she never worked visually, for me. I tried to keep the rest as close to their Golden Age, traditional look as I could. After all, that's part of their charm.

Until next time...


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