Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #24

[iamrman]

Are you ready for the sheer unadulterated awesomeness of the Hypno-Hustler? Truly, he is Bill Mantlo's greatest creation!

Please, Spidey. None of your usual villains are anywhere near as funky as the Hypno-Hustler.

How did this guy not become a Dazzler villain?

Comments

[scorntx]

Fun fact: Hypno-Hustler was apparently considered as one of the potential suspects for ALL-NEW VENOM.
Clearly, too funky to be a Venom suspect.
(Well, that and his whole gimmick would probably clash with symbiotes. Meaning we are denied Ewing writing him... for now.)


Can't think of people being brainwashed by a disco without thinking of a certain Disney cartoon...
"Must... dance..."
"Can't... stop... dancing..."
"Mm, gotta boogie, oh yeah."

[iamrman]

Hypno-Hustler as a Venom host would he rad as Hell, logic be damned.

[scorntx]

In fairness, logic is not something any iteration of Venom has really required.

(see also: Venom Horse.)

[phantomfo]

You had me at "Funky Disco Venom."

[full_metal_ox]

This looks like a job for Hawkeye; Echo wasn’t yet available.

[cainofdreaming]

If Shriek can be a symbiote host then Hypno-Hustler can too.

[thanekos]

It really is just the " disco " aspect that's made such a joke of him - apart from that, he's a competent iteration of " musician villain with supporting hench-performers ".

[lbd_nytetrayn]

I like how Spidey has been through this song and dance enough that he's able to correctly call out what Double H is saying without even being able to hear it.

[zachbeacon]

Hypno-Hustler: Asking the question "what if the Ringmaster was even less subtle?"