Captain America Comics #53
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Robe of Evil," a 1946 issue of Captain America Comics, the small-time hood Snatch, humiliated and beaten by his boss, stumbles upon a mysterious robe from a costume shop—claimed to be a replica of the legendary Robe of Evil. When he dons it, he transforms: no longer fearful, he gains strength and invulnerability, his voice shifting with newfound confidence, before turning on his former boss and seizing control of the mob. Art by Clem Weisbecker with inks by Al Gabriele, and a cover by Alex Schomburg, this issue blends pulp menace with early superhero mythos in a tale of power, identity, and the cost of vengeance.
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A small-time hood named Snatch is beaten by his gangster boss for abandoning his lookout post when confronted by Cap and Bucky. Snatch swears vengeance and when he gets his chance he swipes a package outside a costume shop which the costumer claims is a replica of the legendary Robe of Evil. When Snatch puts on the robe he no longer feels cowardly and gains strength and invulnerability. He even has different speech patterns that disappear after he removes the robe. He returns to his boss, kills him, and takes over his mob.
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