Subject Matter
Genres:
humorous
Character(s):
The Inspector; The Commissioner; Electro the Elusive; bank teller; bank manager; Aersol O'Nostril (billionaire yacht owner - name-parody of Aristotle Onassis); yacht guests; yacht cook; jewelry store salesman
First Line:
"I had fallen asleep during the television news, telling of the new crook-and-electronic genius known as Electro the Elusive..."
Synopsis:
The Inspector pursues Electro the Elusive (no relation to the Spider-Man villain), who can transport himself through telephone, radio, television, security camera and electrical wires - into and out of any destination he chooses.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
6
Notes:
Dialogue and situations are "Maltese-ian"! Electro the Elusive is the type of villain Michael Maltese would have used for Snooper and Blabber (1959), or later when writing The Impossibles (1966).