One of a number of rich, handsome, heroic, layabouts who fought evil...
...because they had the wealth and spare time to do so!
This never-reprinted story from Centaur's Amazing Mystery Funnies V2N09 (1939) was conceived, written and illustrated by Tarpe Mills, one of the few female creatives working in comics before World War II put most of the male writers and artists in military service.
Tarpe's imagination also produced the The Purple Zombie, the original Cat-Man, and, most famously, Miss Fury.
Such "gentleman adventurers" as Barry Finn were popular in literature and media of the period.
Examples include The Saint, Lord Peter Wimsey, The Falcon, Boston Blackie, and Bulldog Drummond.
His nemesis, Zaroff (named after the villain of The Most Dangerous Game, but a scientist, not a hunter) constantly did typical mad scientist stuff which Finn would always thwart.
The brash young hero kicked butt for eight chapters, none of which has been seen since their original publication.
It may be time to change that...
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Sensational Sundays 1944-1949
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