The Vile Menagerie: SULKAR

Alter Ego: Abba Sulkar
Occupation: Spy
Group Affiliation: Vulture
Base of Operations: Taurus Mountains, Turkey
First Appearance: House of Mystery #161 (September, 1966)
Height: Approx. 5'8"
Eyes: Light
Hair: Brown

History:
Abba Sulkar was the leader of a Vulture base in Turkey. Among his operatives were the towering brutes Shtarker and Grosse, as well as the lovely double agent Marie Fouchere. Sulkar was tasked with kidnapping a pair of scientists to drain their brains for evil purposes. Without clear motivation, Sulkar had Fouchere use her past romantic history with international playboy Marco Xavier to lure him to Sulkar for the same treatment. Successful, Sulkar explained his actions to Vulture's leader, and despite being ordered by Mr. V to set the tape of Xavier's stolen memories aside for his personal viewing, Sulkar wanted any secrets Xavier held for himself. Discovering Xavier was secretly Vulture's great enemy, the super-heroic Manhunter from Mars, Sulkar set about killing the mindless "Marco Xavier" while he was vulnerable in human form. However, Marie Fouchere double-crossed Sulkar to free the Manhunter, and Sulkar was killed in the resulting confrontation.

Weapons:
Aside from his advanced hidden mountain base, Sulkar utilized a pair of novel weapons. He possessed a large computerized device that could project a ray capable of extracting all memories from a victim. Aside from basic motor skills and autonomic nervous function, the victims did not appear to possess any meaningful thought processes or capabilities. The stolen memories would then be recorded onto some form of magnetic tape before being processed for permanent record storage and retrieval. The memories could then be restored to the victim, if so desired. Next, stolen memories could be reviewed on a monitor screen to exploit the subject's knowledge. The Disintegrator Weapon was Sulkar's other key asset, capable of nigh-instantaneously rendering a human being into a small pile of ash. The weapon came in the form of a handheld pistol, bulky but still operable with one hand. While the weapon was utterly ineffective against the Manhunter from Mars, it made short work of Sulkar, when he accidentally fired upon his own person.

Quote: "Sorry Mr. V-- but this is my show-- and I shall play it my way!"

Created by Jack Miller and Joe Certa