Religion: not determined yet
Name: Major Yoku
First Appearance: Special War Series #4 (Nov. 1965): "Introducing Rip Jagger... Judomaster!"
Creators: Joe Gill, Frank McLaughlin
Number of Appearances: 1
Teams/Affiliations: The Imperial Japanese Army
Enemy of: Judomaster, Bushiri, Al Cole, The Sensei
Occupation: military officer
Location: unnamed island, Pacific Ocean
Birth Place: Japan
Race: Asian
Gender: male
Note: led forces that killed Judomaster's fellow U.S. soldiers
Major Yoku led the Japanese forces that wiped out American forces on a Japanese island. Sgt. Rip Jagger was one of the American troops on this island killed by Yoku's forces. Jagger was rescued by mysterious native islanders led by a Sensei who trained him. This led to be him becoming the costumed martial artist hero "Judomaster."
So... Major Yoku's ruthless campaign indirectly led to Rip Jagger becoming Judomaster.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://ripjaggerdojo.blogspot.com/2010/01/judomaster-reports-1.html
- http://darkmark6.tripod.com/charlton_index.html