Solo Villains

Though not as notorious as, say, the Super-Axis or Battle-Axis, most of these lonesome villains worked by themselves to further their own agenda, be it that of the Nazi regime or their own twisted aims. Many of these fellows were merely second stringers, and had a rather unremarkable criminal career.

However, a rare few of these terrors have managed to turn the world on its head. Global nightmares such as the Red Skull have not only caused unimaginable havoc in the Golden Age, but survive to do so in the present day! Known solo villains from this age include:

Agent Axis: this nefarious Axis agent was three separate men, all of whom were merged into a singular, terrible entity in a freak accident while in flight. Though granted three times the power of an ordinary man, he is also cursed with a fractured, querulous mind. Availability:

Asbestos Girl: a shrewd man-hater, the Asbestos Girl was driven to new heights of loathing by one man above all others: the Human Torch! Humiliating her time and again, the Torch has earned a singular place in the Asbestos Girl's blackened heart. Availability:

Brain Drain: a morally dubious scientist, Werner Schmidt was crushed by a falling space craft shortly after duplicating the American Super-Soldier Serum. Rebuilt by his masters in a robot body, he returned to curse the world as the bizarre Brain Drain! Availability:

the Cold Warrior: Professor Will Sinkovitz was a cryogenics expert that was duped by a Skrull operative into turning his impressive technology against the heroic 3-D man, as he was led to believe the red and green warrior was in fact a communist operative... Availability:

Gary Gaunt: criminologist by day and hooligan by night, Gary Gaunt was an ordinary man until, in a concussed daze, he drank an experimental formula that causes him to transform by night. While he seeks a cure for his malady, his inner monster aches to be free! Availability:

the Green Terror: emerging from the darkest depths of Africa, the strange post-human known only as the Green Terror is bent on extending his nigh-immortal lifespan ever further - even if it requires the consumption of vast quantities of human blood to do so! Availability:

Iron Cross: though opposed to the Nazis, Helmut Gruler was a German patriot who followed orders despite his reservations. After acquiring his Iron Cross armor, he began to hatch various plots to arrange the ruination of the Allies and their countless super heroes. Availability:

Komtur: Franz Gerhardt was a fanatic before the War, a firm believer in the tenets of the Teutonic Knights. Torn between faith and patriotic motives, he snapped, donned a suit of medieval armor, and rampaged as a reincarnation of Komtur, the Teutonic Knight! Availability:

Matsu: a mysterious Japanese spy and saboteur, Matsu serves his Emperor with a ruthless efficiency. His cool-headed cunning has seen him assigned to various operations in the continental United States, where he's faced off against several of that nation's heroes. Availability:

Tiger Man: his arms lost in a factory accident, Hertz began a regimen of exercise to master the use of his feet and teeth as replacements. Slowly growing unhinged, he tried to destroy all machinery he could find - and his government turned him loose in America! Availability:

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