Number 2417: Black X and the suicide bombers

Black X, master of espionage, decides to resign after falling in love with Madam Doom. Apparently he is so besotted he ignores the fact that Madam Doom’s name describes her. Madam Doom has developed a suicide bomb which works by drinking a liquid, causing the drinker to go out in a big explosion. It is less trouble...no bulky dynamite vests for Madam Doom.

Black X is a spy whose job is known to his enemies. When he meets Madam Doom in a nightclub she asks, “...is it true that you have resigned from the espionage?” Instead of asking where she got her information Black X dances with her.

Will Eisner created Black X, and according to the Grand Comics Database he scripted the story. It looks like one of his Spirit stories, but GCD credits artist Dan Zolnerowich with pencils and inks.

“The Legion of Living Bombs” is from Smash Comics #14 (1940).

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