Guy Boothby
publication date: Saturday, December 15, 2018 (part of Winter 2019)
category: Literature
clue: This Australian author invented a diabolical doctor villain (no relation to Tesla) and a long-lived magical mummy.
explanation: Boothby's characters included Dr. Nikola, the villain of several novels, and Ptahmes, a mummy in Pharos the Egyptian. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates

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