Guy Gorham, Wizard Of Science

Referred to as the Wizard Of Science, Guy Gorham was a competent man stock character. Featured in the first two issues of Great Comics this Doc Savage doppelganger was created by Bud Webster. The "world's greatest chemist" took it upon himself to set up hidden cameras in the labs of rival scientists like the wicked Dr. Moluk, making it appear that Guy had the forethought to somehow sneak surveillance gear in possible future inventor threats that might make the next Frankenstein monster. Guy and his partner Zarita tune into Moluk's lair to find the mad genius making his own shake 'n bake sea monkeys that rapidly evolve into large dragons. After watching this, Guy rushes over to Moluk and lets his fists do the talking as he fights the evil doctor and his assistant Scorpo, only to have the dragons sicked on him, even though Guys is able to manhandle the ravenous reptiles single-handedly. The brawny but brainy hero tricks the dragons into eating some bad bacteria which frees them from Moluk's control, and Guy has the creatures make a buffet of their former master. Guy's final chapter sees his lab infiltrated by a masked man forcing Zarita to hand over the specs for a special formula. Guy and Zarita discover a couple being bitten by vampire bats which are only part of a series of animal attacks going throughout the city. The science wizard tracks down the nasty biologist Mauser who planned to use the mutated bats to create an army of vampires. Mauser and his henchmen Klaus wore clashing yellow helmets to hide their true intentions, but that doesn't stop Guy from being a part-time dick and nailing the crooks. Guy Gorham is a knockoff of action-scientists previously hailed in pulp fiction novels, even though he manages to add being a detective as well as a monster hunter to his resume.

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