| The Monster Society of Evil | |
|---|---|
 Mister Mind showing a picture of Captain Marvel to his Monster Society of Evil. On the left from the top: Oggar, Mister Atom and Doctor Sivana. On the right from the top: Ibac, Black Adam, and King Kull. The first page of the 1980–1981 The Monster Society Strikes Back story arc. Art by Don Newton and Dave Hunt, lettering by Todd Klein, colors by Adrienne Roy, from World's Finest #264. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fawcett Comics (1943–1945) DC Comics (1973–present) |
| First appearance | Cameo: Captain Marvel Adventures #22 (March 1943) Full appearance: Captain Marvel Adventures #26 (August 1943) |
| Created by | Otto Binder C. C. Beck |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | None |
| Member(s) | Mister Mind Captain Nazi Ibac Doctor Sivana Black Adam King Kull Oggar Mister Atom |
The Monster Society of Evil is a supervillain team created by Otto Binder and C. C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. It is led by Mister Mind against their mutual enemy Captain Marvel. The team is significant as one of the first supervillain teams in comics to contain villains that a superhero had fought previously; prior to this, supervillain teams were composed of villains created just for that storyline.[1] In fact, the Monster Society consists of every major enemy Captain Marvel had ever faced.[2]
The Monster Society of Evil made its debut in Captain Marvel Adventures #22, and the resulting "Monster Society of Evil" story arc continued for two years in Captain Marvel Adventures, ending with issue #46 (May 1945).
- ^ Conroy, Mike (2004), 500 Comic Book Villains, Barron's, ISBN 0-7641-2908-2, OCLC 56915138
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 397. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.