Moolah The Mystic

MOOLAH THE MYSTIC

Real Name: Unrevealed

Class: Human

Occupation: Entrepreneur

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Far East

First Appearance: My Greatest Adventure I #8 (March, 1956)

Powers: Moolah was learned in the history of Egyptian culture and a fine entrepreneur.

History: (Showcase #6) - Moolah's back hurt, and he felt he was getting too old for the board of nails routine. His friend the merchant Pasha sold him a contour chair of nails so he'd be more comfortable.

(Showcase #7) - Moolah met the sideshow's new attraction, a tattooed man, who told Moolah he was going to get rich covering his body with tattoos advertising numerous sponsors.

(Showcase #11) - Moolah took a tourist to the pyramid of Tut-Ankah, telling him that ghostly voices were heard at night when no one was around. The tourist wanted to see what spirits were behind the noises, and convinced Moolah to wrap him up like a mummy and leave him in the pyramid overnight. In the middle of the night the tourist hopped out screaming, not because he'd seen ghosts, but because he had a horrendous itch and needed to be unwrapped.

(Challengers of the Unknown I #4) - Moolah was asked why he only used his flying caret within the walls of his home, and after grumbling about the modern world Moolah said he'd been told he'd need a pilot's license if he wanted to use his carpet outdoors.

(Challengers of the Unknown #5) - Moolah told his friend Ahmid about a day where nothing went right; the rope in the Indian rope trick went limp, the cobra refused to dance for him, and the bed of nails he used was too sharp.

(Challengers of the Unknown I #6) - Moolah took his date out on a picnic, and when she protested that the weather called for rain, he said his crystal ball predicted clear skies. It started raining and she told Moolah to save his predictions for paying customers.

(Challengers of the Unknown I #7) - Moolah set up his bed of nails trick for the tourists, but he was having an off day and couldn't take the pain, so he put an 'Out of Order' sign on himself.

(Challengers of the Unknown I #14) - It was a sunny day, and Moolah decided to go dishing after seeing himself catch quite a haul in his crystal ball. He did indeed catch a bunch of fish, but was fined $25 because it wasn't fishing season yet, and Moolah wished he'd watched his crystal ball a bit longer.

(Doom Patrol I #116) - Moolah showed a tourist around an Egyptian tomb, and freaked him out with ghostly sound effects when a mummy was displayed. Moolah admitted the sounds were a fake meant to entertain tourists, so the tourist snarkily paid him in fake money.

(Doom Patrol I #117) - Moolah showed a tourist around Egyptian ruins, and the tourist found that nothing was free, not even the hat check. Moolah gleefully informed him that his friend who ran the ruins learned his business model from a trip to America.

Comments: Created by Henry Boltinoff.

Moolah the Mystic was one of DC's many one-page gag strips from their earlier days of publication.