A Villain a Day

A Villain a Day is the fifth Ben 10 comic published in the Cartoon Network Action Pack series, published by DC and Cartoon Network. This comic appears in issue 9 of the series.
Ben is faced with not just one, but many villains all week long!
==Plot==
In 'Littleville, USA', Gwen, and Max watch as Ben (now transformed into Ripjaws) loses a battle against a villain -'Hy Voltage', while Gwen comments how improbable it is that they keep routinely coming across these super-villains in these every-day average towns.
Later that day, while watching the news report on the incident, and waiting to get the Rustbucket repaired, the team learn that a wave of villains have been terrorizing the town, including villains; 'Knightmare', 'Air-Walker', 'Gimmick Guy', and 'Cyclotron'.
The mechanic, Ricky, tells the three that it would usually take him three days to get the parts, though he may be able to cobble something together sooner.
While walking through town, the Tennyson's come across a villain called 'Urban Gorilla' robbing a bank. As Ben fights the villain as Wildmutt, he discovers through his extra-human senses that it's a man in a suit, one that he has a distinct memory of. Though the villain's able to escape before they can apprehend him.
Following this, back at the RV, Upgrade confronts Ricky, claiming that all the town's villains had been left-handed like he is, and that one used the same phrase 'Geezamarazz' as he had done previously.
As the engineer runs for his guns in the backroom, Ben is able to morph onto and upgrade them, now able to clock him in the face with a punch, knocking Ricky out. Victorious, Ben remarks that the town wasn't 'big enough for the twenty of them'.
==Characters==
*Ben Tennyson
*Gwen Tennyson
*Max Tennyson
===Villains===
*Ricky the Mechanic
**Hy Voltage
**Knightmare (on TV)
**Air-Walker (on TV)
**Gimmick Guy (on TV)
**Cyclotron (on TV)
**Urban Gorilla
===Aliens Used===
*Ripjaws
*Wildmutt
*Upgrade
==Allusions==
*The name 'Urban Gorilla' may be referencing the Hawkwind song of the same name.
*The entire issue is full of "Dial H for Hero" references.
**It's set in Littleville, the town the Dial H for Hero comics took place. Often shown to be in Colorado or Wyoming.
**Ricky multiple times says "Geezamatazz", a similar catchphrase to Robby Reed's "Sockamagee".
**Ricky's modus operandi of turning into numerous supervillains reflects Ben's powers (given that the Omnitrix is functionally very similar to the Hero Dial), but also that of Robby Reed and some of his villains, like "Daffy the Great". 
***Ricky's appearance is also similar to that of Robby Reed's, and the two share the common interest of tinkering and experimenting.
**The TV Station showing the supervillains' antics is "GNN", a DC mainstay standing for "Gotham News Network".
==Errors==
*Ben's shirt has a stripe on its back while looking at the TV in Ricky's garage.
*The text for Ben and Max's conversation are in the wrong speech bubbles, when it shows Ben saying "Makes sense, are you sure?", and Max saying "That was no Gorilla though.".
*The sides of Upgrade's Omnitrix symbol are light green.
**Upgrade's thumb is completely white while punching, as opposed to it usually being black on the back of it.
==References==
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