The Scorpion

Real Name: Professor Luther Bentley

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Archaeologist

Affiliations: Malcolm Archaeological Expedition

Enemies: Captain Marvel, Rahman Bar, Betty Wallace, Whitey Murphy

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unidentified U.S. city

First Appearance: Adventures of Captain Marvel (Republic, 1941)

Powers/Abilities: Cunning schemer.

History: Luther Bentley was part of an archaeological expedition to Egypt that discovered the Golden Scorpion, an ancient artifact capable of unleashing devastating beams of energy. To prevent its misuse the lenses that made the Golden Scorpion work were removed and distributed among the expedition members, but the ambitious Luther adopted the masked identity of the Scorpion to steal the lenses, even if it meant murdering his former colleagues. He was stopped by the hero Captain Marvel, whom the wizard Shazam had empowered to protect those threatened by the Golden Scorpion's curse.

Comments: Played by Harry Worth, with Gerald Mohr supplying his voice while in costume.

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