| Mosconians | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Pep Comics #4 (May 1940) |
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Original Publisher |
MLJ |
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Created by |
Harry Shorten and Irv Novick |
Origin[]
When the Wizard realized the seriousness of a terrorist threat from the the Mosconians, he contacted the F.B.I., who in turn contacted the Shield.
The spies planned several sabotage plots against the U.S. Government, one in Pearl Harbor, another at West Point, and even an attempt of blowing up Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The Mosconian's were also briefly successful in capturing the Shield too.
When the Wizard had a "vision" to head north to Canada, he found the Mosconian's headquarters and confronted the "Master Mind" behind the attacks. Once unmasked, it was revealed that it was the Mosconian's National Ambassador to the United States who was waging war against America.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Pep Comics #4-5
- Top-Notch Comics #5-7
Notes[]
- The Mosconians hold the distinction of being comic's first villains to appear in a superhero crossover because, although the Sub-Mariner meeting the Human Torch in Marvel Mystery Comics #8 is commonly believed to be the first crossover in American comic books, MLJ's teaming up of the Wizard and the Shield in Pep Comics #4 came out the month prior.