The Masters of Evil is a name for a number of fictional supervillain teams that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of the team appeared in The Avengers #6 (July 1964), with the lineup continually changing over the years.
Famous quotes containing the words masters of, masters and/or evil:
“Weak, tea-drinking, effeminate, ineffectualmasters of India, robbers of South Africa, bedevillers of all Europe.”
—Christina Stead (19021983)
“The eye-balls were seared with a milky mucus;
The madness of a dying soul
Was written on her face
But the multitude saw why she wore the bandage.”
—Edgar Lee Masters (18691950)
“And now, dear little children, who may this story read,
To idle, silly, flattering words, I pray you neer give heed;
Unto an evil counselor close heart, and ear, and eye,
And take a lesson from this tale of the Spider and the Fly.”
—Mary Howitt (17991888)