Appearing in "Crime and Circuses"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Circus of Crime
- ⏴ Ringmaster (Maynard Tiboldt) ⏵
- ⏴ Clown (Elliot Franklin) ⏵
- ⏴ The Great Gambonnos (Ernesto & Luigi Gambonno) ⏵
- ⏴ Bruto the Strong Man (Bruce Olafsen) ⏵
- ⏴ Princess Python (Zelda DuBois) ⏵
- Precious (Princess Python's snake)
- ⏴ Live Wire (Rance Preston) ⏵
Other Characters:
- Cannonball (Jack Pulver) (Only in recap)
- Blackwing (Joseph Manfredi) (Only in recap)
- Fantastic Four (Only in recap)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only in recap)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Only in recap)
- Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin) (Only in recap)
- Psycho-Man (Only in recap)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Only in recap)
- Daily Bugle (Named only)
- Serpent Squad (Mentioned)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Mentioned in narration)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Ringmaster's Hat
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Only in recap)
- Daredevil's Suit and Billy Club (Only in recap)
Synopsis for "Crime and Circuses"
Continued from last issue... With Power Man and Black Goliath under the power of the Circus of Crime, Claire Temple and D.W. Griffith work together to free them. After a number of failed attempts, Claire manages to knock Luke out of his trance with a blow to the head.
The revived Luke then battles the Circus of Crime, frees Black Goliath from their control and the two heroes make short work of the Ringmaster and his minions. D.W. turns Ringmaster's own mind control hat against him and his cronies, leaving them in a trance like state for the police to round up.
After the battle, Black Goliath concedes that his relationship with Claire is over, and Claire and Luke are reunited and decide to return to New York together.
Notes
- A number of times in this issue Bill Foster is erroneously referred to as Bill Temple.
- No letters page is published this issue.
- Although Luigi Gambonno is Italian, he calls Luke "señor" and Claire "señorita", which are Spanish -not Italian- words.