He has even ordered Mickey himself to act as a criminal in order to frame him. He is a skillful hypnotist, and occasionally uses this skill to force others to do his bidding. His relative wealth allows him to finance his ambitious plans. He prefers pulling strings rather than being directly involved.ĭuring his career, he steals large amounts of money and invests them in business. While still being a criminal, he usually operates as the mastermind behind gangs rather than as a common crook. This convention has since been followed by many artists, including Murry. Comic book historian Joe Torcivia notes Armstrong was the first to draw the character with a mouth, making him look like a shadow instead of someone under a black cloak. He next turned up in the mid-1970s in two issues of Super Goof written by Mark Evanier and drawn by Roger Armstrong. This was followed by a comic book series of seven issues (1964 to 1966) devoted to the Blot and his crimes. In the United States, after a long absence, he was revived in the serial "The Return of The Phantom Blot" (drawn by Paul Murry) that ran in issues 284-287 (May–August 1964) of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. The first re-appearance was in the Italian story Topolino e il doppio segreto di Macchia Nera, written by Guido Martina and drawn by Romano Scarpa, published in 1955 in issues 116-119 of Topolino, the main Italian Disney magazine. Many artists and writers have furthered the Phantom Blot throughout the years. Most later stories featuring the villain don't unmask him, in order to give him a more mysterious character. The Phantom Blot's gaunt face and thin mustaches were sometimes rumored to be based on the features of Walt Disney. In the end, Blot is captured and unmasked. The strange crime and the motive behind it resembles closely the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Six Napoleons. The only thing he steals is cameras of a special type and he smashes them open on the spot. Detective Casey, however, calls this new criminal a looney. According to O'Hara, he is the smartest thief they've ever met. In this story, Chief O'Hara hires Mickey to capture this new criminal who calls himself The Blot. The Phantom Blot made his first appearance in Mickey Mouse Outwits The Phantom Blot.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |