TEACHER

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Bagshiig Zaakh 

OCCUPATION: Professional criminal 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Extra-terrestial 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of the Altan Empire 

OTHER ALIASES: Teachmaster, the Science Pirate 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Planet Ovon 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Inter-Space Crime Syndicate 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Lightning Comics vol. 3 #1 (June 1942) 

HEIGHT: NA 

WEIGHT: NA 

EYES: Green 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

The Teachmaster, the Science Pirate, was a 37th Century mad scientist who specialized in brainwashing. He used to hook up his "students" to mind control devices. The Teachmaster brainwashed Space Patrol Captain John Blake into becoming a spy at the Dutch Harbor Spaceship Base on Pluto. Lash Lightning and Captain Blake's daughter Isobel came to Pluto to clear Blake's name. The Teachmaster sent his men to capture them and connected Lightning to a device that would use his own electricity to kill him. But Lightning survived and transformed Isobel into Lightning Girl. She got help from the Space Patrol in time while Lightning broke the Teachmaster's control over Captain Blake by showing him the image of his daughter. Together they defeated the invading forces, but sadly Captain Blake died, albeit heroically. However, the Teachmaster managed to escape... 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Bagshiig Zaakh was a scientific genius and great strategist. He himself designed the brainwashing machines that he later used on his victims. He belonged to the Akh race, originating from the planet Ovon (Altan Empire) and therefore was stronger and more resistant than the average human. Furthermore, the Akh are well-trained warriors from childhood, however Zaakh has never demonstrated one thing or another, preferring to be a pure mastermind, leaving direct action in the hands of his acolytes or his brainwashed puppets. 

COLOSSUS

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Richard Zenith 

OCCUPATION: Lab assistant, adventurer 

IDENTITY: Public 

CLASS: Human mutate 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of the Confederate Planets (CP) 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Sun City, Earth 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Inter-Space Crime Syndicate 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Colossus Comics #1 (1940) 

HEIGHT: 6' 4" 

WEIGHT: 225 lbs 

EYES: Black 

HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

In the 37th century, Richard Zenith was a member of the Space Patrol who, after being expelled from the Corps for misconduct, had landed a job as a second laboratory assistant to Dr. Albert Blitzman. Blitzman was working on a new formula to accelerate the growth of biological organisms. Zenith stole the formula and he tested it on himself, becoming a giant over 2000 feet tall. Zenith, unleashed and euphoric, decided that he would become a God-King and that he would rule, not only Earth and all Humankind, but the Confederate Planets. He marched over Urbania, Capital of the Confederacy, and threatened to destroy the city, unless he was officially declared Supreme Master of all the planets of the Confederacy. Luckily, Colossus was finally stopped thanks to the joint efforts of Dr. Blitzman, the Space Patrol, and Bryn Hale, Blitzman's other lab assistant. Hale's courage would be rewarded with his inclusion in the ranks of the Inter-Space Justice Syndicate. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Colossus could change the physical size of him by sheer force of will, alternately becoming stronger and more resilient as he increased in height. His suit was made up of translite and changed in size along with it. Zenith's military training had made him a skilled unarmed combatant. 

He was also trained in the use of firearms. Zenith had some experience in piloting small aircraft. 

GASTON

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: GASTON 

OCCUPATION: Cybernetic servant 

IDENTITY: NA 

CLASS: Android 

LEGAL STATUS: Property of Dr. Filchock 

OTHER ALIASES: NA 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Centaur City, USA  

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Inter-Space Crime Syndicate 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Liberty Scouts #2 (1941) 

HEIGHT: 7' 3" 

WEIGHT: 800 lbs 

EYES: Red 

HAIR: None 

HISTORY 

GASTON is a gigantic automaton created by Dr. Filchock to be his servant & bodyguard. Filchock was an unscrupulous scientist, who kidnapped people for his experiments, used them & then hid the corpses by passing them off as victims of forest fires. With GASTON's help, Filchock kidnapped Jim Martin, a temperamental fireman whom he subjected to a treatment that transformed his body into high-density plasma, much like the stuff of a star. Jim managed to break free, defeated GASTON & brought Filchock to justice. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

GASTON possesses inhuman strength, its armored form is practically indestructible, and its fusion engine makes it practically unstoppable. Basically its greatest weakness is that it depends almost entirely on the instructions of its master.  

INTER-SPACE CRIME SYNDICATE

HISTORY 

The 37th century is bright and hopeful at last, but the brighter a light, the darker its shadow... The Inter-Space Crime Syndicate is a secret society made up of the worst of the worst, true space scum willing to do anything to gain power and money. 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Weird Thrillers #2 (Winter 1951)