I just noticed the post count in the old thread. Hence that thread is now closed and this brand new spiffy thread is open in its place.
What was the name of the orphanage that Supergirl lived in when she first came to Earth?
Posted by Xben on :
Midvale orphanage?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Yup. I knew it would be an easy question. You're up!
Posted by Xben on :
Who was DC's then-currently published biggest player (most would agree, anyway) who made absolutely no appearances in Crisis on Infinite Earths?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Swamp Thing?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Swampy was at least mentioned, and probably did appear.
I assume you mean the main mini, as opposed to x-overs/tie-ins?
Arak, Son of Thunder.
Posted by Xben on :
I do mean the main miniseries only. This character did feature in tie-ins.
I'm pretty sure Swamp Thing does put in an appearance. I don't know about Arak, but the character I've got in mind is certainly a "bigger player" in the DC world than Arak is.
A hint is that this character is still published regularly today.
Posted by Reboot on :
Hal Bloody Jordan, yes?
Posted by Xben on :
Yeah, that's it. Hal Jordan doesn't show up in a single panel of Crisis on Infinite Earths. John Stewart was the current Green Lantern at the time, but I still found that strange.
Posted by Reboot on :
Maybe Marv Wolfman just saw sense?
ANYway...
What was the colour scheme of Warren Worthington III's first in-continuity costume?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Black and yellow, like the other original X-Men.
Posted by Reboot on :
*loud siren*
Nope, you fell straight into the heffalump trap. Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
What, you can't seriously be referring to that white sheet he used in his origin story (when he tried out his wings to rescue someone from a fire) as a "costume", can you?
Posted by Reboot on :
No
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I'll guess red & yellow
Posted by Reboot on :
Nearly...
quote:Q: What was the colour scheme of Warren Worthington III's first in-continuity costume?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
green and yellow
Posted by Reboot on :
No
Posted by Reboot on :
Okay, clue: I'm looking for THREE colours, not two.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
red, white & blue?
Posted by Reboot on :
Nope.
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Red, blue and yellow?
Posted by Reboot on :
Ngggghhh... I'll give you it. I was looking for red, *black* and yellow, but the colouring when Neal Adams dug it out for a couple of issues ([Uncanny] X-Men #60-62) often made the black look blue, as was the way of things back then.
It originally came from the Origins backups of Uncanny #55-56 (Chaim stopped an issue early ), where he had a short-lived and fairly catastrophic turn as "the Avenging Angel".
[X-Men: Evolution revisited the concept later, giving him a black-and-red masked costume.]
Anyway, Drake gets the next question.
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Cool. I had seen the Adams version, but not the earlier one. (makes me wonder what he had in that big pouch on his belt)
NEXT QUESTION (two-parter): Which villains did Iron Man encounter during the storylines that introduced his stealth armor and space armor, respectively?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
I remember this being the Armor Wars story.
Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man (Gremlin).
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
No to both. This was before armor wars. Two different storylines.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Really? I could have sworn I remember the stealth armor being created specifically so he could get into Russia without detection to get to CD's and TM's armors.
Ah well. Memory ain't what it once was.
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Hint: The stealth armor was introduced in "Invincible Iron Man" #152. The space armor was introduced in "Invincible Iron Man" #142.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Did some research (not an Iron MAn fan)
Iron Man fought the Living Laser when he used his stealth armor. And a guess of Sunturion (Arthur Dearborn) for the Space armor. (I couldn't find a villian listed for 142)
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Correcto-o-mundo! (although he had switched from stealth to regular armor by the time he fought Living Laser) Those were some of my favorite stories from one of my favorite runs on a title.(back when Iron Man wasn't a jackass)
Your go!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
What goddesses gave Mary Marvel her powers?
Posted by Arm Fall Off Boy on :
Selena Hippolyta Ariadne Aurora Minerva
Zephyrus (Z) is actually a male and therefore, not a goddess. Your opinions may vary.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
yup, go ahead.
Posted by Arm Fall Off Boy on :
In the Aquaman era of Adventure Comics, Aqualad was said to bear a unique resemblence to a former king of Atlantis due to what unusual feature?
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Third nipple?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
His golden hair so fine?
Just re-read the question. of course I know AquaLAD does not have golden hair.
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Posted by SharkLad on :
purple eyes?
Posted by Arm Fall Off Boy on :
SharkLad has it! How ironic... and aquatic!
Posted by SharkLad on :
Sweet!
This four-legged phenom bumped Alan Scott from his own book back in the late 40's ...
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Circa 1980, the JLA revealed to Green Arrow their secret origin. It involved 1950's paranoia, White Martians, and a host of old-time heroes that I had never heard of (Including, I believe, some guy that switched places with a gorilla...!) IIRC, there was a Rex, the Wonder Dog long before Wendy and Marvin. I don't know if he/she had anything to do with Scott, but that's my guess.
Posted by SharkLad on :
very, very close ...
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
(Aside to Krypton Kid, the guy who could switch bodies with a gorilla was/is Congo Bill and in gorilla form known as Congorilla)
Answer guess: Trigger?
Posted by SharkLad on :
sorry, counselor ...
Posted by KryptonKid on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: (Aside to Krypton Kid, the guy who could switch bodies with a gorilla was/is Congo Bill and in gorilla form known as Congorilla)
Answer guess: Trigger?
Thanks, Quis. Sounds like an early Legion reject, eh? "Congorilla Kid...."
Posted by SharkLad on :
and the answer is ... Streak the Wonder Dog ...
KryptonKid was pretty darn close, so ...
KK, next question to you ...
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Posted by KryptonKid on :
I got it with "Congarilla Kid"?!!! I wish my instructors were so generous.
Name three sidekicks of the Law's Legionnaires.
(thanks Quis!)
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Actually the correct answer to Shark Lad's question was Streak the Wonder Dog. He gave it to you for your answer of Rex the Wonder Dog.
As to your question, I am assuming you mean sidkicks to members and not the group as a whole.
Wing, sidekick to the Crimson Avenger Sir Butch, sidekick to the Shining Knight Stuff, sidekick to Vigilante
Posted by KryptonKid on :
It's yours, Quis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
hmmm.....
Who were the members of the Inferior Five?
Posted by Matthew E on :
Merryman, Awkwardman, Dumb Bunny, the Blimp and the White Feather.
Whose first line of dialogue in his/her first appearance in comics is, "All right! Wake up, you zero!"
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Nick Fury?
Posted by Matthew E on :
Nope. DC character, if that helps.
Posted by Blacula on :
Sgt Rock?
Posted by Matthew E on :
Nope. Further hint: the character was not born on Earth.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Kilowog?
Posted by Matthew E on :
Nope. Female character. (The quote was "you zero," not "you poozer.")
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Sticking with the Green Lanterns: Katma Tui
Posted by Matthew E on :
Still no. Nothing to do with Green Lanterns.
(I am predicting that the next guess will be Maxima. Not Maxima.)
Posted by Reboot on :
Amanda Waller?
Posted by Matthew E on :
Nope. She was born on Earth, though, wasn't she? Let me recompile the hints, and add a new one:
- DC character - female - not born on Earth - nothing to do with Green Lanterns (which is not to say she's never met any; I'm sure she has) - introduced in the early '70s
eliminated: Amanda Waller, Maxima, Katma Tui, Kilowog, Sgt Rock, Nick Fury
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Beautiful Dreamer of the Forever People?
Posted by Matthew E on :
No. Getting closer, though.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Big Barda?
Posted by Matthew E on :
Yes. Go ahead.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
DC published two comic books featuring two famous funny men. Who were these funny men?
Posted by Matthew E on :
Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I should have asked a more obscure question. Jerry Lewis & Bob Hope had their own DC comic. I believe that Jerry Lewis is in continuity having interacted with Supermanand others.
Posted by Matthew E on :
Ah, but! That was pre-Crisis, right? So Jerry Lewis has been retconned out. I wonder if anyone's broken it to him.
What college did Mike Doonesbury attend?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Walden College
Posted by Matthew E on :
Yup.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
OK pre-crisis, who was the orginal owner of Ace, the Bathound?
Posted by Korbal on :
John Wilker
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Correct. Your question
Posted by Korbal on :
What actor has played Superman, Lex Luthor, and Perry White?
Posted by Korbal on :
Some hints:
1) Although the actor has since died under tragic circumstances, the show remains in production to this very day.
2) Catherine O'Hara, Macauley Culkin, Sinbad
3) As Batman is to "Master of Disguise," So Aquaman is to "Joe Dirt"...
Posted by Stealth on :
Phil Hartman?
Posted by Korbal on :
quote:Originally posted by Korbal: What actor has played Superman, Lex Luthor, and Perry White?
Correct Stealth!
The late great Phil Hartman played Superman in a JLA 'Flying' Saturday Night Live! sketch with O'Hara.
Lex Luthor with Culkin in 'Young Superboy.'
Perry White in the "Death of Superman" with Sinbad as Black Lightning, Dana Carvey as Batman, and David Spade as Aquaman.
You're up next!
Posted by Stealth on :
In the final two seasons of Super Friends, Adam West replaced Olan Soule as the voice of Batman, but Soule remained on the show in a different role, as a character who first appeared in on the printed page in 1978. What was this role?
Posted by Blacula on :
The only regular character on the Super Friends whose first appearance was in 1978 that I can think of is...
Firestorm.
Posted by Xben on :
Specifically, he played Dr. Martin Stein
Posted by Stealth on :
Xben has it.
The other component of Firestorm, Ronnie Raymond, was played by Mark L. Taylor.
Posted by Xben on :
What is the name of the heroic alter ego of Asa Martin?
Posted by Blacula on :
Samaritan.
Posted by Xben on :
Yep.
Posted by Blacula on :
And I just noticed that it's an anagram too! Clever.
OK, I might have asked this question in one of these threads before but what the hey -
Which Flash villain is related to a prominent detective in the DCU?
(Bonus points for naming the detective.)
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Gorilla Grodd is the grandfather Sam Simeon (of Angel and the Ape).
Posted by Blacula on :
Correctamundo. Your question CMK.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Name the members of Old Justice.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I remember Merry the girl with 1000 gimmicks and the Blue Boys. I think there was someone else.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
There were others, and the Blue Boys weren't amongst them.
Posted by Reboot on :
Neptune Perkins Merry, Girl of 1000 Gimmicks Cyclone Twins Doiby Dickles Dan the Dyna-Mite Thorndike (ex-Minuteman)
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
That's the lot of them. You go, Reboot.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Posted by Reboot on :
Ah. Sorry, got out the habit of checking this a while back...
Who was the fifth member of the Fantastic Four?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
She-Hulk?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Spider-man?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Medusa?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
I think Quislet has it, but I'll guess...Crystal?
Posted by Reboot on :
Lance has it (Crystal was the fifth member, replacing Sue towards the latter end of her first pregnancy and for a bit after Franklin was born.)
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Wow...how about that. Funny thing is, I either asked, or maybe just thought about asking, this same question a few years ago when I was rereading my FF collection. I felt silly that I couldn't remember the answer. OK, new question...
In the Avengers comic, it was stated that a particular supervillain was capable of beating Bobby Fischer at chess. He even used a chess board to escape prison. (The supervillain, not Fischer.) Which villain was it?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
OK, a hint..his first name is Bentley.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Taskmaster?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Nope...here's a big hint. He was leader of the group that tried to recruit Captain Ultra.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Wizard, then.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Thank you, Chaim. Yes, it was the Wizard. You're up!
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Who was/were the villain(s) in the last JLA-JSA team-up before the Crisis on Infinite Earths killed that annual tradition?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Was it the Crime Syndicate (again)?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
No.
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Was that the one with Darkseid?
Posted by Blacula on :
Was it that really awful one (by Kurt Busiek I think) about some telepathic 'Family' or something. I don't remember much about it other than it sucked and Supergirl guest-starred.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Was it the villains 3? Rast, Ghast ,amd Abanther somebody? You know, the 3 demons?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Not the Demons 3 (Abnegazar, Rath and Gast), they were in the JLA-JSA-Legion crossover, a good number of years before the last, and not, Darkseid, who was in the JLA-JSA-(boy, this will be a surprise)New Gods crossover, which was also not remotely the last.
Blacula is close - that one was second-to-last. There was one more the following year.
Hint: Infinity, Inc. was the guest starring team. I believe the story crossed over into an issue of their book as well.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
The Injustice Society?
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Rumplestilskin?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope, and nope ha ha.
(Hmm, that's one guy we haven't seen in Fables yet.)
Posted by Blacula on :
Was it Commander Steel? I seem to remember him going villainous for a moment there and he could probably connect all three of those teams.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Yep, Commander Steel was the villain, and Mekanique was in it with him.
Your turn, Blacula.
Posted by Blacula on :
Sticking with the JSA theme -
Who was their first member to resign?
[ December 31, 2009, 08:14 PM: Message edited by: Blacula ]
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Wonder Woman?
[ January 02, 2010, 01:03 PM: Message edited by: KryptonKid ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Flash (Jay Garrick)
Posted by Blacula on :
Flash it was. Your Q Q.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
What was the name of the village the Doom Patrol sacrificed themselves for and in what state was it?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Happy Harbor, Rhode Island
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Nope, that was where the JLA first had their headquarters.
Posted by Blacula on :
Fire Island, New York? And don't we thank them for it! ;-)
Otherwise, it was somewhere in New England... Maine maybe?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
You are half right with Maine. Now what is the name of the village?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
I could swear that Happy Harbor was at least at some point in the past referenced as the location of the Doom Patrol's last (snort) stand as well as being the site of the JLA cave. But that could be retcons, or I could be completely wrong.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Hint on the name: It would be appropriate for a Massachusetts seaside village too
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Codsville? (I'm pretty sure I'm not joking)
Posted by Blacula on :
quote:Originally posted by Chaim Mattis Keller: I could swear that Happy Harbor was at least at some point in the past referenced as the location of the Doom Patrol's last (snort) stand as well as being the site of the JLA cave. But that could be retcons, or I could be completely wrong.
The Doom Patrol used the old JLA HQ on Happy Harbor as their own HQ for awhile. That could be what you're thinking of CMK.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Just out of curiousity - after all the retcons and relaunches, did any of the Doom Patrol actually stay dead? If not, how did they survive?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Sorry I took so long to confirm. Yes, it was Codsville, Maine.
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Which hero had an eye-patch wearing, ram-headed buddy?
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Hint: the ram-headed buddy's name was(is) Quark...
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Maybe I should reword the question thusly: Which mulleted, Marvel mutant hero with four fingers on each hand from another dimension had an eye-patch wearing, ram-headed buddy in his debut mini-series drawn by Art Adams?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Well, clearly you're referring to Longshot, but I never did read his debut miniseries, I only know him from X-Men.
I was originally going to guess Dr. Strange, because he had a buddy named Rintrah with a ram's head, though I did't recall him having an eyepatch.
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Why yes, it's of course Longshot! Too bad you missed the mini. It was quite good,(and the only time Longshot seemed interesting to me) and a great debut from Adams.
You're up Chaim!
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Which modern-day super-hero teamed up with the Viking Prince in his (the Viking Prince's) native time?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Batman?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
The Shining Knight?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
No again.
Hint: the hero in question is actually a heroINE.
Posted by Korbal on :
Black Canary
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
She's the one, yes. A very off-beat story in Birds of Prey.
Posted by Korbal on :
What villain caused Bruce Wayne to adopt the alternate identity of Starman?
Posted by Blacula on :
Blockbuster?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Scarecrow?
If it is the story I am thinking of, Bruce became "Starman" because he became afraid of bats
Posted by Korbal on :
Hint: The story inspired James Robinson's "Starman of 1951" plotline...
Posted by Reboot on :
Professor Milo
Posted by Korbal on :
Correct, your question is next...
Posted by Reboot on :
Which Marvel superhero, when listing some of his names and epithets, made sure to include "My father called me son." and "My mother called me darling" amongst them?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Iron Man?
Posted by Reboot on :
Nope
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Thor! I just reread the Walt Simonsin issues over the summer. I think I'm right (but actually not 100% sure).
Posted by Reboot on :
Cobalt has it (if we forgive his typo of "Simonson" ). From Thor #379, just after "Fin Fang Foom" reveals himself as Jörmungand, Thor reveals himself. The relevant bit of his speech is:
quote:"Only a fool has no fear, Serpent, and I am no fool. But I have many names, Serpent, even as you.
Vingthor the Hurler, Longbeard's son, have I been called. Hrodr's foeman too.
In Tyr's ancestral home, wisest Hymir knew my name as Veur; unhappy Hrungnir's playmate some have called me.
East of Evigar in Gianthome they whisper Hloridoi's name.
My father called me son. My mother called me darling.
And beneath the vaults of heaven, I am THOR ODINSON, the Thunderer, JÖRMUNGAND'S FEAR!
Away you go, Cob.
Posted by Reboot on :
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Which Detective Comics star attempted to join the Cluesters, a club of the World's Greatest Detectives?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Alfred?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Good guess but nope
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Batwoman?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nope
Posted by Blacula on :
Elongated Man?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No again!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
J'onn J'onzz the Martian Manhunter?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I think I got a good one. Still no...
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Roy Raymond?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Getting closer! I'll give a hint (though its kind of getting there via process of elimination). It's pre-1960.
Posted by Blacula on :
Slam Bradley? (Or was he Action Comics?)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Close, but not quite there yet. Slam was indeed in Detective Comics from #1 to the 1950's (he was replaced by Roy Raymond).
I can see why you might think he was in Action though because he was created by Siegel & Schuster.
Posted by Lardi on :
I think he starred in Detective, but his M.O. wouldn't fit: the original Vigilante?
EDIT: D'oh! Vigilante had a feature in Action, not Detective, so WRONG!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Yeah, Vigilante was in Action. He's one of my all-time favorite characters that I've only ever read very little of (the original).
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Which Detective Comics star attempted to join the Cluesters, a club of the World's Greatest Detectives?
I'm going to guess the obvious - Batman
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No, but a good guess nonetheless
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Crimson Avenger?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Getting closer! But not yet. Another hint: he came after the Crimson Avenger.
Posted by Reboot on :
Golden Age Robotman?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
You got it! Whew. I was wondering if maybe I'd gone *too* obscure. The Golden Age Robotman indeed was the Detective Comics star who once attempted to join the Cluesters. The story sounded like something irregular for him to do and regular for many of the series other stars so I figured it'd be a nice tricky question.
Robotman, like Johnny Quick, was one of the final Golden Age stars to linger on into the 1950's before being cancelled. A few more years and he might just have survived into the Silver Age.
You're up, 'Boot.
Posted by Reboot on :
Trying something different here - find the connection between these characters:
Robert Bruce Banner, Wendell Vaughn, Warren Worthington, Barbara Gordon.
[As a mild hint, what I'm thinking of doesn't only apply to these four, they're just examples of the phenomenon]
Posted by Ferro Man on :
They were all played by Yvonne Craig?
They all dated someone named Candy?
But seriously... they all had apendages removed from their body and then restored?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
They all had their names changed when they appeared in other media?
Posted by Reboot on :
Nope and nope.
And to save anyone from having to flick back a page:
quote:Originally posted by Reboot: Trying something different here - find the connection between these characters:
Robert Bruce Banner, Wendell Vaughn, Warren Worthington, Barbara Gordon.
[As a mild hint, what I'm thinking of doesn't only apply to these four, they're just examples of the phenomenon]
Another character who'd fit the set would be Johnny Blaze.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Let's see if I can put this in words: They are all examples of characters who took on the "mantle" / " moniker" of an identity that was once used by someone else (not replacing them purposely as often the characters don't realize someone else used it prior); they then become the definitive version of that identity. Matt Murdock would fit in this group.
Posted by Reboot on :
(double post)
Posted by Reboot on :
Definitely close enough - for the record, I had it phrased as "characters who took on the codename of an earlier-by-publication character in the same universe, but who had nothing to do with their predecessor". The only real difference is that I wouldn't have counted Matt Murdock (since the GA Daredevil was from another publisher, and I'm not aware of a Timely/Atlas/Marvel DD created beforehand).
The previous Hulk, Quasar, Angel, Bat-Girl and Ghost Rider in question were later known as Xemnu the Titan, Neutron* (of the Imperial Guard), the Scourge of the Underworld (currently appearing as the GA Angel in Marvels Project), Flamebird and the Phantom Rider respectively. [*There was also a one-shot Iron Man villain called Quasar who has never appeared again.]
Your go Cobalt.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Awesome. I actually thought about that question in a work meeting yesterday. I'll follow the same style. Name the similiarity of the below characters other than they are Golden Age heroes published by companies that would become DC comics:
Tex Thompson / Green Lantern (Alan Scott) / Johnny Quick / Lt. Bob Neal
Posted by Blacula on :
They all had fat, male, comedic sidekicks?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
That was quick! You got it!
Posted by Blacula on :
^^^ Only because I was recently thinking about Etta Candy's transformation from chubby, comedic "woot-woot" girl of the 1940s into the fit, take-charge, FBI-agent of modern Wonder Woman stories and that got me wondering about what happened to all the other fat supporting characters of that era.
Now I have to think of a question for you guys and dolls...
[ February 13, 2010, 09:26 AM: Message edited by: Blacula ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I'm going to answer now and avoid the rush.
Weird War issue #43
That's my answer and I am sticking to it.
Posted by Blacula on :
Someone will probably get this one in a heart-beat but anyway...
Whose arch-enemy is Roberto Rastapopoulos?
[ February 13, 2010, 09:54 PM: Message edited by: Blacula ]
Posted by Blacula on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: I'm going to answer now and avoid the rush.
Weird War issue #43
That's my answer and I am sticking to it.
How did you know Quis? My back-up question was going to be -
What comic's cover had a weird spectral skeleton playing chess with figurines representing GIs and Nazis?
[ February 13, 2010, 10:09 AM: Message edited by: Blacula ]
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
You know, I recognize the name because I have been checking out stuff on Don Marstons Toonipedia. So I know the genre the answer is from but I couldn't answer honestly without looking it up.
Posted by Reboot on :
It be Tintin.
Posted by Blacula on :
Tintin it be.
You're up Reboot.
Posted by Reboot on :
Give me the names of all the Livewires who got names, please.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The reason I haven't replied is I can't tell if this question is for the DC Universe various characters or the Marvel series which I know nothing about.
If it is the DC one: Garth Ranzz, Ayla Ranzz, Leslie Willis.
But since this is the Non-Legion comics trivia thead, I assume its the Marvel one you're asking about...in which case...I'd have to cheat.
Posted by Reboot on :
Tell you what - I meant the Marvel series, but since no-one's come forward after a couple of days with so much as a guess, I'll just give it to you since the question IS a bit vague in retrospect, and you gave an answer which fits the question as-asked.
For the record, the answer I was looking for was "Social Butterfly, Hollowpoint Ninja, Gothic Lolita, Cornfed, Stem Cell and Homebrew."
[Oh, and I recommend people buy the digest if they can get hold of it.]
Away you go.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
In the Golden Age a commonly used back-up was "Just Imagine..." in which a scenario was presented to the readers about something science-fiction or adventure related that might happen in the future. For instance: "Just Imagine the Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow". In the 1950's, this feature was reprinted in many of the science-fiction anthologies of the day.
Who are the two legendary comic book creators that developed this feature together?
Posted by Korbal on :
quote:Originally posted by Reboot: Tell you what - I meant the Marvel series, but since no-one's come forward after a couple of days with so much as a guess, I'll just give it to you since the question IS a bit vague in retrospect, and you gave an answer which fits the question as-asked.
For the record, the answer I was looking for was "Social Butterfly, Hollowpoint Ninja, Gothic Lolita, Cornfed, Stem Cell and Homebrew."
[Oh, and I recommend people buy the digest if they can get hold of it.] Away you go.
Plus there was a minor Marvel villain who appeared in the early 60's--a cowboy with an electrified lasso...
Posted by Xben on :
As a total wild guess, I'm going to guess Ed Hamilton and Julius Schwartz
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
That's a great guess but unfortunately not the answer. It definitely feels like a Schwartz type feature, doesn't it?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Seeing as you said this was a Golden Age feature, I'll guess Siegel & Shuster.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Its not but I figured that would be the first guess.
As a hint because I haven't gotten too many guesses, its the Late Golden Age...
Posted by stuorstew on :
Simon and Kirby?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
You got it! It was indeed a Simon & Kirby feature, one of many they created for DC. It was also one of the very last they did at DC before moving away from the Company for a decade, going on to Harvey and Prize comics.
You're up!
Posted by stuorstew on :
Which short-lived hero had enemies known as The Cosmic Clown, King Mambo and Boss Glitter?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Heckler--of all of Legion World, either Lash or I would get that immediately.
You rock for the question! Check out the Heckler #7 thread in Gym'lls!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
In the 50's, Madagascar was a very exotic place to comic book writers. DC had two protagonists of the decade visit there: Adam Strange and which one even earlier in the decade?
Posted by Lardi on :
Total guess: Congo Bill?
Posted by Blacula on :
Well I've been to Madagascar but it was in the 2000s not the 1950s. So I'll say... the Sea Devils?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Both really good guesses, but not correct...
Posted by dedman on :
Hawkman?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No sir!
Posted by Reboot on :
J'Onn J'Onzz?
Posted by Lardi on :
Did J'Onn exist in the early '50s?
Was it Batman?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: In the 50's, Madagascar was a very exotic place to comic book writers. DC had two protagonists of the decade visit there: Adam Strange and which one even earlier in the decade?
I'll guess Jimmy Olsen
Posted by KryptonKid on :
The Doom Patrol?
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Lardi: Did J'Onn exist in the early '50s?
Debuted in 1955, IIRC. That's just about enough wiggle room.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
None of you got it yet...here's a hint: he's not a costumed superhero
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
King Faraday?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nicely done Quis! It's indeed King Faraday from his very brief early 50's series Danger Trail.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Who is Professor Carter Nichols?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Is he the dude who teleported J'Onn J'Onzz to Earth?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Longtime Batman supporting character of the Golden Age, 1950's, and early silver age. Usually he would send Batman and Robin through time (Batman was a sci-fi book then).
He's shown up a handful of times since th mid-60's.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Cobalt Kid has it. Prof. Nichols originally (and for most of his appearances) would use hypnotism to send Batman & Robin back in time. How hypnotism does this, I don't know.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The first atomic bomb blast depicted in a DC Comic was in what protagonists story?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Tommy Tomorrow?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Good guess, but no...
Posted by Blacula on :
I think there's a famous cover of Superman filming one from the sky with one of those old roll cameras so I'll say - him.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
That's it! Superman is an obvious yet correct answer (as opposed to my ultra-obscure ones from before). Its one of the classic Superman covers (Action Comics #101):
You're up Blacula!
Posted by Blacula on :
Who Killed Mindi Mayer?
Posted by Korbal on :
Wasn't it an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol? Someone named Skeeter attacked her already dead corpse...
Posted by Blacula on :
Was it accidental or was it suicide? I seem to remember the issue being a bit vague on that point.
Anyhoo, you got the answer I was looking for which was - herself.
You're up, Planet of the Lightning Beasts.
Posted by Korbal on :
What North American country existed on Earth Two but not Earth One?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Atlantis?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Quebec
Posted by Korbal on :
Stuorstew gets it! The next question is yours
Posted by stuorstew on :
Who delivered Crystal and Quicksilvers baby?
Posted by Blacula on :
Medusa?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Thing? (Reed seemed to easy)
Posted by stuorstew on :
The answer I was looking for was Reed but Medusa was there too so I wil give it to Blacula.
Your go.
Posted by Blacula on :
Can't believe I got a Marvel question right!?! Totally lucky guess!
Okey-dokes, what do the DC characters...
Superman Batman & Robin Captain Marvel Blackhawk Vigilante Spy Smasher Congo Bill and Hop Harrigan
...have in common?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
They all had movie serials in the Golden Age Posted by Blacula on :
Indeed they did. Has anyone ever seen one of them? I'd love to know what a Congo Bill or Vigilante movie was like.
Your Q CK.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Never seen any of them but would love to!
My Q: what classic Silver Age villain actually first started out as a villain for the (FF version) Human Torch?
Posted by Reboot on :
The Wingless Wizard, as I recall.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
As I reread my question I see I left out a major piece of what I really meant to ask (which Spidey villain). The Torch actually had several silver age villains who have gone on elsewhere over the decades since.
But the Wizard was the very first so I'll give it to Reboot!
Posted by Reboot on :
Who did you mean, out of curiosity?
The funny thing is that, although the Wizard's stayed a primarily FF villain, he's now associated with Reed rather than Johnny.
Anyhoo, the complete Etrigan transformation poetry, if you please (I know there's been a few slight variations, I'm not too bothered about which one as long as it isn't the really short version).
[ March 11, 2010, 07:05 AM: Message edited by: Reboot ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I assume you mean something other than "Gone, gone form of man. Arise the demon Etrigan".
I looked it up, so I'll give others that might know it time to answer.
Posted by Blacula on :
Double, double toil and trouble Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: I assume you mean something other than "Gone, gone form of man. Arise the demon Etrigan".
Not so much "other than" as "more than".
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Change, change, o form of man, Release the might from fleshy mire, Boil the blood in heart of fire, Gone, gone, the form of man, Rise, the Demon Etrigan
--from memory on a phone. I know Kirby like few others
'Boot--what I originally meant was the Beetle, who first battled the Torch before becoming a longtime Spider-Man villain.
Posted by Reboot on :
So close - you missed out one line... (well, technically two, but the other one is virtually never mentioned since it doesn't really rhyme and I'm not going to insist on it).
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Lol - and I was so impressed with myself! But yeah, it didn't quite feel right when I wrote it out. Now I'm curious to know what the line is.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
According to wikipedia:
The poem that releases Etrigan is:
“ Yarva Demonicus Etrigan. Change, change the form of man. Free the prince forever damned. Free the might from fleshy mire. Boil the blood in heart of fire. Gone, gone the form of man, Rise the demon Etrigan! ”
Jason Blood's first transformation into the Demon occurs when reading the inscription on the surface of a stone tomb:
“ Change! Change, O form of man! Release the might from fleshy mire! Boil the blood in heart of fire! Gone! Gone! -- the form of man -- Rise, the Demon Etrigan!!"
(Demon no. 1 August/September 1972 p. 22)
Posted by Reboot on :
I'll give it to you [and tell you the missing line(s)] if no-one gets it by this time tomorrow Posted by Reboot on :
Obviously, I had completely missed Quis' post/the 18th page last night when I posted that.
I was looking for the version with the "Free the Prince forever damned" line, but if there's an actual "important" version without it though, then Cobalt gets it anyway.
Away you go Cobalt.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
When Fawcett Comics went out of business, DC Comics took over one of their ongoing titles and continued its numbering. What was that title?
Posted by Korbal on :
Blackhawk?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
That was Quality Comics, which came not long after...
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Hopalong Cassidy?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Quis has it! Out of curiosity--was this something you knew beforehand or just a guess? It's a cool little piece of trivia.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
It was an educated guess. I went to a site that listed all of Fawcett's Golden Age Titles. I knew they closed down in the 50's (or late 40's) and that westerns were popular then.
Now for my question...
Who did Superman save from being executed in his first story?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Evelyn Curry
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Could you have at least waited 5 minutes to give the correct answer?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I've read that story like 15 times in the Superman Archives.
Keeping with that Superman theme: Superman was immensely popular in the Golden Age and his logo often appeared in other DC stories even if he did not. What DC character wore a version of the Superman costume throughout an entire story in the Golden Age?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Lois Lane
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nope--here's a hint: its not from a Superman story
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Sandman?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
nope...
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Spike? (of Sugar and...)
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
I've read that story like 15 times in the Superman Archives.
Keeping with that Superman theme: Superman was immensely popular in the Golden Age and his logo often appeared in other DC stories even if he did not. What DC character wore a version of the Superman costume throughout an entire story in the Golden Age?
hint: its not from a Superman story
Doiby Dickles?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Both great guesses but incorrect. You're on the right track though. This might or might not help but I can say the character is not a "superhero".
Posted by Blacula on :
Bob Hope? Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I believe Bob Hope didn't get his own DC comic until the 1950's, so not technically the Golden Age.
This series began in the Golden Age and ended by the time the Golden Age was over. (Non superhero, DC series)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
So this one isn't getting that many replies
Here's a hint: the character was part of a team of protagonists (that were not really superheroes). *That* should narrow it down Posted by Korbal on :
Scrapper of the Newsboy Legion?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No but very close
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Gabby?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No, but at this rate you'll have it by the end of the day
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Er, I don't want this thread to die because I posted a really hard question. Should I wait another day and reveal the answer?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Big Words?
(Not because it would be in character, but by virtue of being the only Newsboy I remember!)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nope.
Here's my last hint: its not one of the Newsboy Legion. But its really close.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Brooklyn of the Boy Comandos?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
You got it! (And we're back to reading each other's minds )
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
What was the name of Tom "Pieface" Kalmaku's girlfriend/wife?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Tegra
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
That's her name.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Who is the Canadian representative in the Global Guardians?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Centrix - though I'm not sure if he's ever made it into an actual DC story yet...
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
He didn't, but you still got his name right.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Who was Bruce Wayne's next ongoing and recurring major love interest after Julie Madison?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Linda Page?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
You've got it!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Linda Page was featured in the first Batman serial. That serial also introduced one fundamental aspect of the Batman mythology, and significantly changed another one. Name those two aspects.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Batman is revealed to live in Gotham City, not New York.
And...the Batcave?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Batman's home was identified as Gotham City in Batman #4, so that's not one of them.
The Batcave was, however, introduced in the Batman serial.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hm. Alfred is changed from fat, goofy type to a slender, more deductive type?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
That's it!
Following the success of the serial, Alfred was changed to resemble the actor William Austin, whom he has been modelled after ever since!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
It took me a few minutes for it to dawn on me. IIRC, Alfred became quite popular after the serial and that's when he became an ongoing back-up feature in Batman.
My question (in keeping with the theme):
The Superman Radio serial "The Adventures of Superman", in which Batman had several guest-starring appearances, established an important element in Golden Age continuity that eventually became part of canon thanks to later stories.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Kryptonite?
Posted by Blacula on :
Jor-el?
Posted by stuorstew on :
The Daily Planet?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All good guesses but not quite. One clue I can provide is to direct you to the specific way I asked the question, making note of who was on the show...
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Hmmm...did "World's Finest" originate there? Or knowing each other's secret identities?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I'll take the double-response as one and tell you that you are indeed correct!
World's Finest was already a comic book by then but Batman and Superman had separate features and had only ever teamed up on the covers and briefly in one JSA story (with the rest of the JSA). So "kinda".
But it is indeed how Superman and Batman learn each other's identities. It's noteworthy that Superman first learns Batman's; later on, Batman learns Superman's (in another storyline). Though World's Finest would later present origins of the Superman/Batman team, the serial would become canon via even later World's Finest stories, and therefore, this both in spirit and in continuity introduced the concept that the two icons knew each other's identities.
You're up, Lardy!
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Yay! I suck at trivia, so it figures I would get one that was a pure guess! Anyhoo, I'm sure this one will be gotten pretty quickly as there are so many knowledgeable fans out there. This one's been on my mind a lot lately, so I'll turn it into a trivia question:
In the Silver Age of DC there was a character named Ardala Ardora who represented a surprising duality for one of DC's more nefarious characters. Who was she? And in her final appearance, what other significant milestone occurred for the character she was associated with (as advertised on the cover)?
[ March 31, 2010, 09:59 AM: Message edited by: Officer Taylor ]
Posted by Blacula on :
Ardala totally looks like an anagram but I can't quite see who it might be of.
I'll randomly guess - Adam Strange and say the milestone was that he proposed to Alanna.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
That's not it, Blacula, though the actual answer has a certain similarity to yours. Nope, it's not an anagram. And Ardala Ardora was definitely a female character and not a pseudonym for another character. So when I said "duality", that wasn't my intent. I'll give another clue tonight if no one gets it.
[ March 31, 2010, 10:00 AM: Message edited by: Officer Taylor ]
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Crikey! I got her name wrong--it's Ardora! I'm so sorry--must've been that Buck Rogers kick I was on with Dev the other night! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Ardora was the kind-of love interest for Lex Luthor in the Silver Age--and because of her, he helps save her home planet. This is a very important story begins it completes the full progression of totally evil Lex of the Golden Age to increasingly more complex Lex of the Silver Age to tragic and almost heroic Lex of the late Silver Age.
Am I right? Forget the planet's name...
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
She was more than his love interest, Cobester--he married Ardora and she bore him a son, Lex Luthor, Jr! The planet was called Lexor, ironically. So Lex had a home-away-from-home where he was viewed as a hero!
However, the latter part of this question is still unanswered:
quote:Originally posted by Officer Taylor: And in her final appearance, what other significant milestone occurred for the character she was associated with (as advertised on the cover)?
Obviously, the milestone refers to Luthor. The thing I refer to is unrelated to the deaths of Ardora and Lex, Jr. that occur inside the book's pages.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
He finally ditches that prison outfit he'd been wearing for years? In favor of his 70s action suit?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: He finally ditches that prison outfit he'd been wearing for years? In favor of his 70s action suit?
<so close>
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
He goes from flabby to muscular?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Ugh! Would it help if I mentioned there's another villain on the cover, too?
Posted by Blacula on :
He meets robot-Brainiac for the first time?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: He meets robot-Brainiac for the first time?
Aw, close enough! The death of Ardora (and Lex, Jr. and all of Lexor) occurred in Action Comics #544. Here's the cover:
As you can see, this 45th Anniversary issue featured makeovers for Luthor and Brainiac. For Luthor it was the first appearance of his (in?)famous warsuit. For Brainiac, it was the first appearance of his robotic permutation.
Both characters starred in separate stories with Superman featuring their new designs. The Luthor story revisited Lexor for the first time since it appeared nearly 20 years prior in two 2-parters in Action 318-319 and Superman 167-168.
In Action 544, Lex is defeated by Superman one too many times and decides to return to Lexor where he's discovered that Ardora has bore him a child. He decides to retire from Earth once and for all, but a series of tragic events ends all of that. For a complete summary of what I feel is a remarkable comic and storyline for Luthor, look here. There are links to an Ardora article and summaries of the earlier stories to click on.
This was one of my favorite side-stories from the Silver Age and one I'd like to see revisited in some way. It certainly gave some depth in my mind to the S.A. Luthor. Interesting that Lexor was forgotten for nearly two decades prior to 544 in an era and comic book family that was known for building up that kind of mythology.
It had been a detail that had been bothering me for awhile. I read 544 long ago (but no longer have) and probably a reprint of one of the Silver Age stories, but I finally researched it when I saw my question was up. I coulda sworn Ardora was another "LL" though. Oh, well!
I'm giving the next one to Cobie because his answer was the most correct. Take it away, Cobester!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
A relatively easy one: DC has had a plethora of detective series throughout its long history. Which detective exclusively solved mysteries involving the ocean?
Posted by Korbal on :
Captain Compass?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Yessir! You got it!
Posted by Korbal on :
Why were Joker, Penguin, and Riddler once given access to the Flying Batcave?
Posted by Blacula on :
There was a Flying Batcave?
Because they had tricked Batman into thinking they had reformed?
Posted by Korbal on :
Hint:It involved the fearsome Bat-Hulk!
Posted by Blacula on :
Because they were the only ones who could stop the Bat-Hulk?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
It was the only way to save their lives from a super-angry Bat-Hulk?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Because the Flying Batcave was a diversion.
Posted by Korbal on :
Cobie is close, it could be stated that the three villains were under duress while operating the Flying Batcave...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
They were also Hulked out?
Posted by stuorstew on :
They were assisting Bat Hulk rob a bank
Posted by Korbal on :
It's been over a week, so I'll supply a new question. After Joker, Penguin, and Riddler exposed Batman to the mysterious gas which tuned him into Bat-Hulk, they were summarily drafted into his gang, and were allowed the use of the Flying Batcave to transport their new "Boss" about his Gotham City crime spree because it was the only Bat-vehicle capable of conveying his mammoth bulk.
New Question: Which long-time Batman ally managed to ultimately free Batman of the Bat-Hulk form by killing him?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Metamorpho?
Posted by Blacula on :
Superman
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Plastic Man?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Jim Gordon
Posted by Korbal on :
stuorstew is corect! Although reverting Bat-Hulk back to normal apparently killed him, the realization that Joker, Penguin, and Riddler were still around to menace Gotham City was enough to bring Batman back to life--much to Metamorpho's relief. This wacky tale was from THE BRAVE & THE BOLD #68....
Posted by stuorstew on :
Who's Goldfish are called Slim and Wandsworth?
Posted by Blacula on :
Plastic Man?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Not Plastic Man.
Thinking about it this may be a bit random so a bit of a clue. Even though this person is not a Legion character they did, surprisingly, appear in one issue at a very bad time for everybody.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Doc Magnus?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Booster Gold?
Posted by stuorstew on :
No not Doc Magnus or Booster Gold
Another clue is they mostly appeared in their more famous brothers series before branching out to a few solo mini series of their own. Their appearance in the Legion came at the end of Keith Giffens stay.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Death, of the Endless?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Correct
Her fish make an appearance during the High Cost of Living series
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Who was Gaard?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Wasn't he an awfully designed hockey-esque cosmic character who fought the Thing in FF in the 70's?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
More specifically, he was Johnny Storm of an alternate Earth.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
^Ah, I didn't remember that. If that's the case, I think Lance should have it...
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
That's correct, Lance. And yes, he looked exactly like a hockey goalie - and by wild coincidence, the object the Thing needed to get past him (and into the "goal") was shaped like a hockey puck.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Well, thanks, even though Cobie got everything except the name. The Johnny Storm of that earth, by the way, was officially reported killed in Vietnam. Yet there he was, guarding a nexus with a hockey stick. Anyway, onward...
Who had a coffee mug that said "Best Chest in the West?"
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Starfire?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
No, but it was a female DC character.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Um...Power Girl?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
I knew someone would guess that, but no. It was a fellow Justice League memeber, though.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Fire? (Wanted to say Hawkman !)
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Yes! Fire did indeed have such a coffee mug, no doubt drawn at the whim of the artist.
You're up, KK!
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Oh, my. That was truly a wild guess.
Who gave up being a super hero because of the Yellow Mask Mob?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Hint: This super hero was a member of a well-known team; however, the terms "super", hero", & "member" are questionable.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Red Tornado I?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Yes! I have that info from a recent JSA Christmas story, but I have no idea when it was established that Ma Hunkle had to reveal and give up her Red Tornado identity to testify against the Yellow Mask Gang.
Go, Sir Eryk.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Who is Klarn of the Bear Tribe?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Vandal Savage?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope.
Posted by Blacula on :
Ooooh this rings a bell but I'm not sure from where...
Immortal Man?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Yep!
And Happy Birthday!
Posted by Blacula on :
Thanks.
OK, this is a pretty easy one -
Which comic character is the seventh son of a seventh son, born at 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, the seventh day of the week, the seventh day of the seventh month in 1917?
Posted by Korbal on :
JSA's Johnny Thunder?
Posted by Blacula on :
Say, you got it right Korbal!
Posted by Korbal on :
What DC Comics title was the Joker once seen reading in an episode of "Batman: The Animated Series?"
Posted by Blacula on :
Kamandi?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Detective Comics?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Ambush Bug?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Tiny Titans?
Posted by Korbal on :
Hint: At the time the episode aired (early 90's) the title had been cancelled for over two decades, and has virtually zero chance for revival.
Posted by Blacula on :
Sugar & Spike?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Inferior Five?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Secret Society of Supervillains?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Captain Carrot?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Adventures of Bob Hope?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Jerry Lewis?
Posted by Korbal on :
Kent gets it! While presiding over Batman's "Trial," Judge Joker was seen perusing an issue of JERRY LEWIS.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
great! new Q soon...
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
okay, then.
What comic book character was heir to Howard Hughes' fortune, but didn't believe it and threw away the will?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Reuben Flagg?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope, but you're in correct territory in thinking of 80s independents.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Cerebus the Aardvark?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope. Dave Sim used many real people as characters during the series, but never Hughes.
But like Cerebus, it was a series that had no change of creative teams during it's run.
Posted by stuorstew on :
Nexus?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope.
Hint: This series starred a solo character, and was a spin-off from a team book of which he was not a member.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I'm almost sure I'm wrong but the Rocketeer?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope. but Hughes was a cast member, if I recall correctly, so good guess.
another hint: while the series it spun off of was super-hero sci-fi, this series was very real-world (except for the costume).
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Witchblade?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope. it was an 80s series, but may have blurred slightly into the 90s.
and a male lead.
Posted by Blacula on :
Mage?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Badger?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope and nope.
hint: it was published by a company that was prominent in the 80s, but no one has guessed a single title from yet.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Okay, Miner's guess of the Badger rules out First Comics. I'm really at a loss--but I'll keep guessing!
Zot!?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Paul the Samurai?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope and nope. Cobie is at the right publishing company, though.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Crossfire! Damn, I should have known that, because I know it was a spin-off of DnAgents. I totally didn't even think of it until the Eclipse Comics hint though.
Of course, for the life of me I couldn't tell you when the Howard Hughes thing came into play.
I'll wait for Kent to confirm because I'm not 100% sure, but I'm fairly certain.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
(I'm also a fan of Evanier the person, even if I've only ever read about half of his output; I read his columns ever week in CBG for my entire teenage years when he was a columnist).
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Crossfire it is! Great and underrated run, Evanier/Spiegel.
go, DaddyDes!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
During Marvel's Silver Age, the Circus of Crime fought almost every Marvel hero. Princess Python was a staple of these battles with her awesome look and exotic beauty. Which Marvel hero did Princess Python basically fall in love with, as seen on not just one, but two seperate occassions?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Dardevil?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Thor?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
OM has it. Princess Python totally had the hots for Thor and within one storyline was about to quit the Circus and go legit for him. Too bad she was just a mortal...and he was a Prince of the Golden Realm!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
OK, here we go:
Who invented the Crime-Caster?
Posted by Blacula on :
The Riddler?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Brainiac?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Amos Fortune?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Joker
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Weather Wizard?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
No, no, no, no, and no.
You all have the right comic book universe, however.
Posted by Kent on :
that narrows it down.
the Calculator?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Crazy Quilt
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
No x 2.
The character in question is a superhero.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Sandman
Posted by Kent on :
Superman
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Wonder Woman
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Nada, Nyet, Nein.
KryptonKid is heading in the right direction.
Posted by Blacula on :
Dr Fate?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Adam Strange
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Batman?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
No to all.
Think of folks not from Earth-1.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Batman's from Earth-2!
Starman?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
The Wizard?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
No and no.
You are looking in the right place now.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Mr. Terrific!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hourman
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Cobie has it.
In Justice League of America #64 Hourman is showing the other JSAers his Crime-Caster - a computer which fortells criminal activity - when they are interrupted by that whiniest of androids, the Red Tornado.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Obviously it was a shot in the dark but I couldn't tell if your clue that Sandman was close had to with a fellow Golden Ager or someone actually in Adventure Comics with Sandman. Looks like it was the latter!
Question shortly, as I know have to think of something that won't be solved in 10 seconds. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nevermind, I've got one I've always wanted to ask on this thread:
Which DC Comics protagonist was the very first EVER in company history to feature the concept of an ape being implanted with a human brain?
Posted by Kent on :
actual surgery, or just mind transfers?
Congorilla is my guess, for the later.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I'm going to guess Batman.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Wonder Woman is my guess.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent: actual surgery, or just mind transfers?
Congorilla is my guess, for the later.
I've never actually read it, mind you, since it's quite an 'early' DC Comic. But I'm fairly certain its not a 'mind transfer' but an actual physical surgery based on the descriptions I've read on the story.
So far, all guesses wrong.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Nevermind, I've got one I've always wanted to ask on this thread:
Which DC Comics protagonist was the very first EVER in company history to feature the concept of an ape being implanted with a human brain?
Robotman?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Doctor Occult?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Genious Jones?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All wrong but great guessses!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Jimmy Olsen?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Slam Bradley?
Posted by Kent on :
Flash?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Shining Knight?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nope to all!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man?
Posted by Blacula on :
Zatara?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hmm... I like Miner's answer!
I'll try... The Spectre!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Dr. Fate?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Green Lantern?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No yet, but I will say all of Miner's answers have been closer than any of the others.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Tex Thompson?
Posted by Blacula on :
The King?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No & No!
(If I keep saying "good guess!" I'll sound like a broken record).
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Johnny Thunder?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Gotta be wrong because it's too obvious: Ultra-Humanite?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Oh, duh, you said "protagonist". Sorry!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Plus the U-H isn't in the gorilla body till the 70s, as I recall.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Crimson Avenger
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Plus the U-H isn't in the gorilla body till the 70s, as I recall.
Well, to be fair, the question isn't worded in such a way as to say it's Golden or Silver Age. Coulda been 70s or later in that context.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
He does say later its an "early" DC comic, which even to a kid like Des, presumably means before the 70s!
And the Gorilla Boss of Gotham City is well before the Ultra-Humanite.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Ah, there's the rub! I was, of course, referring back to the original question.
Must be because I'm still so distraught over poor USALUS and Miner's callous treatment of him... Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Reading hints is often useful in trivia! Though I've been trying to figure out what Miner's suggestions have in common, and I can't think of anything!
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Miner's guesses as of Cobie's reply:
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Doctor Occult?
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Slam Bradley?
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man?
I'm guessing not the Gary Concord one, but the other two?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Reading hints is often useful in trivia! Though I've been trying to figure out what Miner's suggestions have in common, and I can't think of anything!
Until Johnny Thunder, I would say "comparatively obscure and early Golden Age" characters is the theme.
Oh, and USALUS was a punk.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Oh, and USALUS was a punk.
Couldn't resist stomping on his memory again, could you? BASTARD! Posted by Officer Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner:
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Reading hints is often useful in trivia! Though I've been trying to figure out what Miner's suggestions have in common, and I can't think of anything!
Until Johnny Thunder, I would say "comparatively obscure and early Golden Age" characters is the theme.
So...who?
Roy Raymond?
Vigilante?
Tommy Tomorrow?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I was thinking that... but also thought I out obscured them all with Genius Jones!
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Hm. Guess Cobie went to bed, huh? If I guessed right, it could be over a week 'til I post a new question as I'm going to leave for vacation tomorrow!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Officer Taylor: Hm. Guess Cobie went to bed, huh? If I guessed right, it could be over a week 'til I post a new question as I'm going to leave for vacation tomorrow!
Look on the bright side. It's unlikely to be Ultra-Humanite, and your 3-in-1 guess above can always be disqualified (if you meant it as an actual guess, that is). No worries.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Oh, is it one guess per post? Or no guesses until after your first has been debunked?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Officer Taylor: Oh, is it one guess per post? Or no guesses until after your first has been debunked?
Pretty much.
One guess per post. Wait until the asker has said yay or nay before guessing again.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Is Thora here to flog me? Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
No.
We suspect you would not see that as punishment.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Did I say it would be punishment?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I was wondering if you were going to be away for your vacation, Lardy. Enjoy!
As for all the guesses, none of you have it yet. I think if I gave even one more clue the answer would be got really quickly.
Miner's replies have something in common though that the real answer also has. It's not a major thing but I think its a enough to be a theme.
I will say the answer is well before the 70's and before the Gorilla Boss of Gotham City. Never forget that I specialize in all eras of comic book history. Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Which DC Comics protagonist was the very first EVER in company history to feature the concept of an ape being implanted with a human brain?
Guesses so far (Miner's guesses in bold):
Congorilla Batman Wonder Woman Robotman Doctor Occult Genius Jones Jimmy Olsen Slam Bradley Flash Shining Knight Gary Concord the Ultra-Man Zatara The Spectre Dr. Fate Green Lantern Tex Thompson The King Johnny Thunder Ultra-Humanite Roy Raymond Vigilante Tommy Tomorrow
[ May 22, 2010, 09:59 PM: Message edited by: Eryk Davis Ester ]
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
And confirmed as pre-'53, which is the date of the Gorilla Boss story.
Posted by Blacula on :
Well no one's said
Superman
yet. So I will.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Otie's third guess, should we count it, was Tommy Tomorrow and not Johnny Thunder again, which was another guess of mine.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Fixed. I wasn't sure if Cobie meant to include Johnny Thunder as having the "thing in common" (though, if so, I'd guess it was "does not wear a proper super-hero costume").
Posted by Blacula on :
But... but... my guesses of the King and Zatara don't wear proper super-hero costumes... and I didn't get singled out for my brilliant guess-work... /cries/
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hmm... I actually just came across a possible answer (from '41), but I don't see what it has in common with the characters in question.
But... unless Cobie is being really misleading in his question and hints, this can't actually be the answer.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Curious to the guess! I'm def not being misleading though. This is actually a really cool bit of trivia I know.
It's not Supes but that's always a good guess.
Blacula, the King had a mystery man mask, correct? Anyway, not *all* of your guesss had the same thing in common with Miner's so I didn't want to tell you which ones had the same theme to make things easier.
One of you will get it shortly I think.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Well, someone needs to get the ball rolling again, so:
Scoop Scanlon
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
There's actually a character called Gorilla with a Human Brain, who was featured in the original Blue Beetle (which, of course, wasn't actually a DC publication).
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Anyway, I'll guess Speed Saunders.
Posted by Blacula on :
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Well, someone needs to get the ball rolling again, so:
Scoop Scanlon
Wait - Scoop Scanlon is the main character in the back-up tale in this week's DC Legacies. Are you telling me he's a real character from DC's history?
My mind = blown! I have to go back and re-read that story with fresh eyes now.
Posted by Blacula on :
As for another guess, I'm throwing darts in the dark now -
Hop Harrigan.
Posted by Blacula on :
P.S. Just looked up Scoop and found this little page about him -
Seems he might be in the public domain now?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Anyway, I'll guess Speed Saunders.
And Eryk has it! Speed Saunders it is and the story in question is from August 1937 in Detective Comics #6, well before the creation of Batman and most of the DCU as we know it. "The Mystery of the Lost Ape", I'm quite certain is the first time a DC character deals with an ape with a human brain, as in the last year I have become quite knowledgeable about Golden Age history (I wanted to say "first time in comics" which it just might be, but I'm not 100% confident with that).
You'll note this story is well before the creation of Blue Beetle at Fox Feature Publications either.
I thought about saying "it's a non-superhero" character but that might give it away too easily, but the theme I was shooting for in Miner's guesses was indeed "not a proper superhero uniform".
I also almost said "he's still active in the DCU today" which I also thought would make things too easy.
BTW, Speed Saunders is one of the more awesome pre-superhero protagonists in DC history. This awesome website by Mike Grost gives a great explanation on him and is what got me interested in the character in the first place.
You're up, Eryk!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Wow! My randomly selecting an early DC non-superhero worked!
Okay, next question.
In both the original Transformers cartoon and the original Transformers comic book, an Autobot spaceship (the Ark) crashlands on Earth roughly 4 million years ago. Which characters were on the crew of the comic book ship but not the cartoon ship when it crashed?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Constructicons? My Transformers knowledge is pretty limited...
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
You're kind of on the right track, but pointed in the wrong direction. Posted by Fanfic Lass on :
I know everything about the TV series, but next to nothing about the comic book. Still, I'll take a guess:
The Dinobots?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Dinobots are correct.
In the comic, as I recall, the Dinobots are actually created from Autobot crewmembers shortly after the ship's crash in response to Shockwave's coming to Earth to investigate.
In the cartoon, of course, they are built from scratch in the present time, inspired by the fossilized remains of Earth dinosaurs discovered in the volcano in which the ship had crashed.
Posted by Fanfic Lass on :
Yay me!
I'll have a question up within the next few hours.
Posted by Fanfic Lass on :
Okay. In honor of the original Crimson Avenger's kick-ass appearance in DCU: Legacies #1, my question is: What was the original Crimson Avengers full real name?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Lee Walter Travis
Posted by Fanfic Lass on :
And Quis got the right answer. Is that a record for this thread? The floor is yours, Quis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
From The Tick, what is Arthur's sister's name?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Dot?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Posted by KryptonKid on :
quote:Originally posted by KryptonKid: Jennifer?
(I am not familiar with The Tick, but I thought "Arthur" might have a "Guinevere"
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Outdoor Miner is correct. Arthur's sister's name is Dot.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I thought it was either that or Doris. Some D-name.
This should be fairly straightforward.
Hearkening back to a previous question in a way:Name the comic (including issue number)considered to have kicked off the wave of Silver Age gorilla covers.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Strange Adventures #8 just prior to Captain Comet. This is among my "must find & buy for the collection" comics that I do not own but have promised to one day get.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Done in one. Nice job.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Thank you, sir! To be fair, that's one of those random bits of trivia I know off the top of my head.
Here's one that could end up being harder than usual unless someone immediately knows it. Following the 'repetitive imagery on covers' trend such as gorillas at DC in the 1950's/Silver Age instituted by Irwin Donenfeld, what DC Comic book had both a dinosaur *and* an atomic bomb going off on the cover? It's truly one of the awesome covers of that era. I don't need the issue #, just which series it was.
Posted by Blacula on :
Weird War Tales?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
My Greatest Adventure?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Both good replies; Weird War Tales came later, at the close of the 60's/1970's, so I think by then the method of putting specific things on covers to draw in young readers had changed dramatically (less gorillas, dinosaurs, atomic bombs, etc.).
Don't have it yet...
Posted by Kent on :
Mystery in Space?
Posted by Blacula on :
Seven Soldiers of Victory?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Action Comics?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All no's!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Thank you, sir! To be fair, that's one of those random bits of trivia I know off the top of my head.
Here's one that could end up being harder than usual unless someone immediately knows it. Following the 'repetitive imagery on covers' trend such as gorillas at DC in the 1950's/Silver Age instituted by Irwin Donenfeld, what DC Comic book had both a dinosaur *and* an atomic bomb going off on the cover? It's truly one of the awesome covers of that era. I don't need the issue #, just which series it was.
Sugar & Spike?
No, real guess now: Wonder Woman
Posted by Blacula on :
Rex the Wonder Dog?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Tomahawk?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Blacula has it! Take a look below at this awesome cover! In searching for an image of the cover I discovered Rex actually kills the Tyrannosaurus Rex with the atomic bomb--WOW!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I love the fact that Rex is so mega-kewl, he doesn't even need googles to shield his eyes from that atomic blast!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
How do you top Rex beating back a wolf? A grizzly bear, naturally. How do you top that? A FREAKING TYRANNOSAURUS REX!!!
How does he stop him? Knock him off a cliff? Trick him into falling through ice? EXPLODE AN ATOMIC BOMB ON HIM!
Posted by Blacula on :
Gosh. And there I was thinking my Rex the Wonder Dog guess would get laughed at.
Though I did spend a few minutes looking through the Rex covers at the GCD a few months ago so maybe I'd subconciously remembered this one?
Back later with a question.
Posted by Blacula on :
OK - Which DC villain has (or used to have) a significant chess-playing motif and which two heroes have been prominently depicted playing against him/her?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Despero
[I forgot to answer both parts of the question and am therefore disqualified]
[ May 26, 2010, 06:32 AM: Message edited by: KryptonKid ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Despero. I remember the Flash playing against him. I am going to guess Booster GOld as the other hero.
Posted by stuorstew on :
Despero. Flash and Martian Manhunter
Posted by Blacula on :
Stuorstew has it. Despero played against the Flash in the classic JLofA #1 and then against the Martian Manhunter many years later in JLofA #s 177 & 178.
Posted by stuorstew on :
Wow! I did not expect to get that right, I would like to thank Quislet Esq. for their answer which gave me the Flash as I was going to say Batman and Martian Manhunter even though I was sure Batman was wrong.
Which superhero was born with the curse of Kordax?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Aquaman
Posted by stuorstew on :
Yep your go
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Love that rich Peter David Aquaman mythology!
The Superman daily comic strip of the 1940's would often feature various characters hanging out at "Joe's Joint" a local bar for roughnecks that was a 'wink' at the readers in reference to series artist Joe Schuster.
Who were the first two characters ever seen visiting Joe's Joint? Here's a big hint: the first time it was seen was not in the Superman daily strip but in a earlier DC Comic Book (not strip).
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Dr. Occult and Rose?
Posted by Kent on :
Slam Bradley and Shorty Morgan?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Kent has it and quickly too! You guys are too good at this--both your answers were natural, being Siegel & Schuster's earliest series. They were known to reuse places and people from their various series.
Posted by Kent on :
What aviator fought a master villain called The Doom in a miniseries set in a retro-futuristic 1930s?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Enemy Ace?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Blackhawk?
Posted by Kent on :
nope and nope. wrong company.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
The Rocketeer?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Airboy?
Posted by Kent on :
nope and nope. still wrong companies.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Phantom Eagle?
Posted by Kent on :
nope. you were in a better timeframe with your last guess.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Terry and the Pirates?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent: nope. you were in a better timeframe with your last guess.
I can't tell if you mean the timeframe the series was published in or if you meant something else.
Captain Midnight?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Smilin' Jack?
Posted by Kent on :
nope, nope and nope.
published, Cobie. the mini in question was published in the 1980s.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Air Raiders?
Posted by Kent on :
nyet. this character had no cross-marketing with merchandise or other media, and aside from the 80s mini only appeared again in a later anthology title.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I admit I've been thinking about this for kind of awhile. I'm pretty stumped and have just about one last guess.
The Aerialist? Matt Wagner / Dark Horse character that eventually appeared in Dark Horse Presents. I'm unsure if he was 80's or early 90's and if he had his own mini first.
Posted by Kent on :
nope, not the Aerialist. but DHP was the anthology sequel I referred to.
The original mini was not Dark Horse, tho.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Crash Ryan?
Posted by Kent on :
Crash Ryan it is!!!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Well, I had to get it sooner or later
An easier one b/c I'm in a rush: "One of the reasons Lev Gleason Publications is most famous for its Golden Age comic books is because it's main star was Daredevil, the Golden Age superhero who preceeded Marvel's Silver Age star. What other Lev Gleason Golden Age superhero had a moniker that would be co-opted by a Marvel Silver Age star?"
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Hm. Total guess here: Spider-man?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Mister Fantastic?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
The Wasp
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Miner has it. I had a feeling he'd know it...
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I almost went with Silver Streak before remembering that she isn't really Silver Age.
Back in a bit with a question.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
OK, this should be another quick one.
Who was Starman II?
Posted by Kent on :
in terms of publication, Batman was, in Detective #247 (1957)
The Bat-Starman of that issue was apparently the inspiration for Robinson's Starman II of 1951 (David Knight).
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
^Nailed it. Can't add anything.
Oh, other than this random tidbit: if we're counting recent Jonah Hex continuity, the 2nd character to call himself Starman in the DCU might actually be Ted Knight. (But I suspect Kent's answer is right, and agree with it).
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I would only add that Charles McNider was Starman II in Robinson's book before David Knight took over. Either he or Bats would have worked for me.
Nice job, Kent. You're up.
Posted by Kent on :
all right, then.
continuing my theme of aviators...
what DC hero had a skilled bush pilot for a girlfriend/assistant, and her last name was Valliere?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
B'wana Beast?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Posted by KryptonKid on :
quote:Originally posted by KryptonKid: Congorilla?
Posted by Kent on :
not B'wana Beat or Congorilla.
wrong continent.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Shining Knight?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent: all right, then.
continuing my theme of aviators...
what DC hero had a skilled bush pilot for a girlfriend/assistant, and her last name was Valliere?
Blackhawk?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Vigilante?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Roy Raymond?
Posted by Kent on :
no, no, no and no.
Miner is on the right track with an alliterative name, and not someone with a codename.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
J'onn J'onnz?
Posted by Kent on :
nope. before his time.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Tex Thompson?
Posted by Kent on :
nope. the person in question never had a codename, as far as I am aware.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Scoop Scanlon
Posted by Kent on :
nyet. (wow! hadn't heard of him before!)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Lance Larkin?
(I'm positive--positive I tell you, that it isn't Hop Harrigan. But if I keep getting them wrong, I'll eventually guess Hop anyway). Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I'll guess it then. Hop Harrigan?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Clip Carson?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Cave Carson?
Posted by Kent on :
no, no, no and no.
but two of you have the right initials.
Posted by Korbal on :
"Speed" Saunders?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Captain Compass
Posted by Kent on :
no and no
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Cliff Cornwall?
Posted by Kent on :
and Cobie wins again!
Lys Valliere was the gf in question.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Jillikers! Now if only I knew exactly who Cliff Cornwall was.
My question:
In the 1950's, outside of the Superman mythos (including the LSH) and Blackhawk, which DC featured series had the largest supporting cast of characters?
Posted by Blacula on :
Green Lantern? It had all of the GLC.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Batman? Sounds too easy a guess, so I bet that's not it.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: Green Lantern? It had all of the GLC.
GLC did not join the cast until the 1960's.
Not Batman.
Posted by Blacula on :
^ Ohhh that's right.
Hmmm - Wonder Woman?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Easy Company?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I had to count and make sure before I asked, but no, not Easy Company yet. In the 1950's, there was really only Rock and a few introduced like Ice Cream Soldier. By 1960, Easy Company would explode with characters.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I'll say it's Aquaman and that you're counting all the sea creatures he summons.
Posted by Kent on :
Wonder Woman: all those Amazons, gods and military people.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Blacula already guessed Wonder Woman, but Cobie didn't say yea or nay.
King Faraday?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
WW during the 50's had actually lost several of its great supporting characters from the 1940's and would not regain them until the end of the 50's/early 60's. It really became a weird title. So I'm pretty sure the cast was down.
Aquaman - I'm not counting the undersea animals. So its basically Topo.
Not King Faraday either
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Johnny Thunder?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Martian Manhunter?
Police + Martians?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Viking Prince?
Posted by Kent on :
Shining Knight?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Flash?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Crap. I just thought of two really good answers.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Sugar and Spike?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Jeepers! I'm feeling really good about one of my answers! It seems so obvious to me now, I bet someone else gets it before morning!
Of course, I'm probably totally wrong!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
None of you got it yet!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Okay, my next guess:
Tommy Tomorrow!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Very good guess! But not quite. So far, you're the closest with Easy Company and Tommy Tomorrow. You're also on the right track with those for another reason (that's a hint ).
Posted by Kent on :
Captain Comet?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent: Captain Comet?
That's the other one I was thinking of!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not Captain Comet either!
Posted by Kent on :
if it wasn't for Cobie's hint, I was going to choose a Western hero next!
Posted by Kent on :
no? damn. thought I had it.
Posted by Kent on :
Knights of the Galaxy?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not them either, but I did have to check to make sure.
My hint definitely was not meant to disclude western heroes! Rather, I'll make it even stronger: the series takes place in a time other than the then-present.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Tomahawk?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Tomahawk is one of my all-time favorite DC properties. I would love for a Tomahawk series (by Darwyn Cooke of course!). It's also the best guess so far--but not quite!
In the 1950's, Tomahawk basically just had Dan and then George Washington & other historical figures. In the 60's he'd gain a larger cast of characters who recurred.
Posted by Kent on :
Silent Knight?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
You got it. Silent Knight not only had his own cast, but the various Knights of the Round Table, plus Merlin, plus others would show up from time to time.
I would have actually accepted another answer, because I'm pretty sure Matt Savage, Trail Boss, also had the same amount of supporting characters. That series is different from other westerns because it had so many supporting characters.
I don't know exactly how many each had but know they had more than any other except probably Superman and Blackhawk, though I honestly don't know about Blackhawk which is why I eliminated them from the guessing.
You're up, Kent!
Posted by Kent on :
wow. I was about to give up, too. I figured the round Table should up the ante, but didn't know what you might have up your sleeve...
anyway...
new Q: What superheroine was called "the stark madonna of the quantum age" by the series' title character?
Posted by stuorstew on :
It sounds Kirbyish to me so I want to say Beautiful Dreamer but there was not a title character so. Big Barda?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nightshade?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Jenny Sparks?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Mantis?
Posted by Blacula on :
Dhalua Strong?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Veronica Lodge?
Posted by Kent on :
No times six.
Blacula has the correct writer in mind, though.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Voodoo?
Posted by Kent on :
nope.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Miraclewoman?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Suprema?
Posted by Kent on :
KryptonKid has it!
Miraclewoman.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Who built Nameless (aka Beautiful)?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Tin.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Wow, I think Chaim nailed it out of the gate, but just for shits & giggles: Dr. Magnus?
Posted by Kent on :
I agree with Cobie, who also stole my 2nd choice.
I will add that Platinum Man rebuilt her in early-80s Brave & Bold.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Gee, Kent, I had totally forgotten about that. Wasn't it kinda like the 3-boot Reflecto-Dream Girl gig? Sicko stuff, as I recall...
CMK, new rule: You have to wait 30 seconds before making me look like a hack!
It's yours. Throw me a softball. (I'm dying to use my "Veronica Lodge" answer!)
[ June 09, 2010, 02:00 PM: Message edited by: KryptonKid ]
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Sorry, but it's been so long since I had answered a question, I got over-eager.
Softball, eh? Here's one: In the baseball game between a team of heroes and a team of villains, who were the managers of each team?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I just read this for the first time last year (my wife's brother bought it for me) if you're talking about DC Super Stars #10.
It might be quirky & silly, but its great fun and absolutely a story I'd recommend to any kid.
Huntress & Sportsmaster?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Correct. A fun read, indeed. I can still name the entire lineups, though I mostly don't remember who played which position.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
What character was originally meant as a back-up for Shade the Changing Man but ended up in a one-off story in Detective Comics and who was the creator?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
The Odd Man by Steve Ditko
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nailed it. Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Who is Joe Tracy?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Dick Tracy's son?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Dick Tracy's Dad?
Posted by Kent on :
the guy who trained Al Pratt?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Nope, Nope, & Nope
Al Pratt was trained by Joe Morgan.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Guy who worked with Hawkman at the museum?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Yes. He was the Midway City Museum's publicist. I don't think he appeared in too many stories.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Whiz Comics, in which Captain Marvel first appeared, was not going to be the name of that title originally.
What was the name of Whiz Comics supposed to have been and why was it changed?
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Marvel Comics (or Captain Marvel comics), maybe, because of copyright issues? (same reason they or DC can't publish a series about Billy Batson and the rest using "Marvel")
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Well, *one* of the original titles was Flash Comics, and DC may have beaten them to that one, so that's what I'll go with.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Wonder Woman: It was changed because being the title character is much too dangerous for a girl.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Well, *one* of the original titles was Flash Comics, and DC may have beaten them to that one, so that's what I'll go with.
Miner's got it. Flash Comics was the first title they wanted to use but DC beat them to the punch by I believe only a few days.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
What group do Molo, Sikki, and Miguel belong to?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Er... the Sea Devils?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Solution?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Eryk is almost there.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Jeepers! My random guess of a DC Team with members whose names I don't know almost payed off!
Er... I'm assuming it must be another Silver Age DC Sea-based team, but I can't think of any!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Is it SeaLab 2021 from Cartoon Network? Did they ever have a comic book?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Well, I looked it up. They are part of the International Sea Devils.
I really think Eryk should get the next question.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I was going to move in a completely different direction, and guess the Secret Six (who come pretty close after the Sea Devils alphabetically!).
Anyway, I've been wanting to ask this question for awhile, so I'll take it:
What DC Comics character is named for a prominent 19th century philosopher?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Olaf of the Blackhawks?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Clark Kent named for Immanuel Kant?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope and nope!
Posted by Kent on :
John Stewart, after John Stuart Mill?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Darwin Jones?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Darwin Jones?
Hmm... probably would count, though not the example I was thinking of, which is much more blatant.
Kent is getting very close.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I know, that famous 19th century philosopher, Pieface.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hector Hammond after L. James Hammond?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Kent is still closest.
Hint: The character in question has a codename that might be mistaken for his real name.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Johnny Double?
Jonathan Sebastian is his real name, so after Johann Sebastian von Drey?
I might be stretching here. Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope.
Though you're kind of close in a much different way than Kent.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
New clue:
The character makes an appearance in New Frontier.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Johnny Thunder (western hero)
Posted by Blacula on :
King Faraday?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
And Cobie is right.
Johnny Thunder's real name is John Stuart Mill Tane.
Now, why would a Western hero be named after a British philosopher? It actually makes a bit of sense, given that a) John Tane was born in a Mormon settlement, b) Tane's mother was a schoolteacher, and c) John Stuart Mill's On Liberty contains a few paragraphs condemning the persecution of Mormons.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Oh wow, I didn't check in for awhile and didn't realize I finally got it right! Naturally, my New Frontier knowledge helped me out.
My question:
Superman was the first protagonist at DC to have a recurring nemesis in his feature, which was the Ultra-Humanite. Who was the second protagonist to have a nemesis who recurred (meaning an enemy who returned for a 2nd appearance), and to show off how smart you really are, who was that nemesis?
[ June 30, 2010, 11:46 AM: Message edited by: Cobalt Kid ]
Posted by Blacula on :
^ Do you mean 'who was that nemesis' since the first part of the question is already asking us who the protagonist was?
The Golden Age is not my forte so wild stab in the dark - Crimson Avenger and the Dummy?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I'm sure this is too obvious to be correct, but...Batman and Joker?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Batman and the Mad Monk?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Batman & Penguin
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: ^ Do you mean 'who was that nemesis' since the first part of the question is already asking us who the protagonist was?
The Golden Age is not my forte so wild stab in the dark - Crimson Avenger and the Dummy?
Yes. I must still be hungover from last Friday.
So far: all wrong. Great guesses though!
You'll notice my questions are usually the Golden Age stuff since you guys are too freaking good and answer all my other questions in like 2 minutes. Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Um...Flash and the Shade?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Batman and Hugo Strange?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Wonder Woman and Ares?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Batman and Doctor Death
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Captain America and the Red Skull?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid:I Batman and Doctor Death
I think SK's got it, unless there's a recurring Sandman villain or something.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Captain America and the Red Skull?
Though Cobie isn't completely explicit in his question, I think he meant DC characters, Quis:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
Superman was the first protagonist at DC to have a recurring nemesis in his feature, which was the Ultra-Humanite. Who was the second protagonist to have a nemesis who recurred (meaning an enemy who returned for a 2nd appearance), and to show off how smart you really are, who was that nemesis?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Anyway, Captain America and the Red Skull weren't introduced until '41, well after many of the other guesses!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I agree, by the way, that Sarky's probably right, after researching Doctor Death. Even though he only appeared in consecutive issues of Detective Comics (29 & 30) before disappearing for over 40 years, DD qualifies as having had a second appearance. Unless Cobie has someone else who trumps this.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hmm... I thought there were couple of issue between DD's appearances. It's been awhile since I've read the Batman Archives, but I'm sure he's the first recurring Batman villain, and appeared before most of DC's other heroes, so he sounds likely.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
DD was indeed Batman's first re-occurring enemy.
Detective #27: Batman's first appearance. #28: The jewel thieves story. #29-30: Doctor Death. #31-32: The Monk and Dala.
[ June 30, 2010, 05:15 PM: Message edited by: Sarcasm Kid ]
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I *knew* the Monk was really early!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I've had Batman Archives Vol.1 since I was 12.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hm. I guess SK has it right but in my mind, that is all actually one story in Detective #29 and #30, so that wasn't actually what I had in mind, since #30 picks up right after #29 where Batman learns Dr. Death may still be alive. But some time has elapsed between the two stories, so I guess you could say it is two different, stand alone stories.
So I guess, SK wins! Which means that actually, this predates the Ultra-Humanite's 2nd appearance of Oct 1939, making Dr. Death the actual first recurring villain.
The character I had in mind was Tex Thompson. His major nemesis in the Golden Age was the Gorrah, who was like one of Indiana Jones enemies. The Gorrah appeared early on (Action #3?) but then also recurred in the very same issue of Action that the Ultra-Humanite recurred, #17 in Oct 1939, so he's only after the U-H by technicality since he's later in the issue.
But I'll give it to SK! Well done and great memory of the early Batman stories!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Thank you.
My question:
In Kingdom Come, a number of characters had been modeled after real life people.
Who were... 666 and the Joker's Daughter modeled after?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Shirley Manson of Garbage and Trent Renzor of Nine Inch Nails?
(I wanted to say Marilyn Manson but I kind of remember 666 being more rugged looking).
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Nope. Sorry.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I'll give you a hint.
They are husband and wife, but they aren't a creative team together.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Brian Azzarello and Jill Thompson?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Ding ding ding!
Your turn.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
OK, another Kingdom Come question:
Name two pop groups who make cameo appearances in the series.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
The Village People and the Monkees.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Yep.
Back to you, SK.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
In the JLA Elseworlds Act of God, four heroes who had lost their powers, after rigorous training from Batman, took up new codenames.
Who were the four heroes and what were their new names?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Okay... since that question is too difficult, new one:
Which comic company published a six issue Nightmare on Elm Street series?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Avatar?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Older.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Marvel?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
No...
Another hint: This company also published adaptions of three Anne Rice novels.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Innovation. I have the first issue somewhere.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I have the first three.
And you are correct, suh. You're next.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Okay, without looking...who did the art for that series. He is well known today.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Tony Harris
Posted by Dev Em on :
Yep.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
During Wonder Woman's mod days she went up against a trio of kinky women villains who were supposedly kinky lesbians, in order to protect an innocent runaway in a story that was a twisted allegory of Cinderella.
What was the name of the group, their individual names, and the name of the girl who was their slave.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
"Them" which consisted of Top Hat, Moose Momma, and Pinto. The girl they made their slave was Cathy Perkins was who was a Wonder Woman supporting character for a very brief period of time during this era.
I like this era a lot in a 'glad it's not happening now but fun to read then' way.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Correct. And over to you.
Although to be snippy, it's THEM!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
A blind fortune teller named Nita once fell in love with which apparition in the 1960's?
Hint: he's a character with a long history at his comic book company.
Further hints would give it away.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Casper the Friendly Ghost?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Spectre?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Deadman?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No to all!
Posted by Red Arrow on :
Eclipso
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Gentleman Ghost
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Lardy has it! The Gentleman Ghost is the character in one of the final issues of Hawkman's Silver Age title.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
WTF, really? That was a total guess!
I'll have to think up one! Posted by Chief Taylor on :
What longtime love interest of a DC hero was said to have her look based on the features of one Norma Jean Mortenson, a.k.a. Marilyn Monroe? (though a cursory glance might argue one of her distinctive features seemed contrary to the character's)
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Sue Dibny?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Iris West?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Both of those are wrong. It's significant to note she was based on Norma Jean specifically.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Carol Ferris?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Nope. The character precedes these guesses and precedes "Marilyn Monroe". She's probably not as prominent as these other guesses anymore, though she still appears and was pretty significant for awhile again around 20 years ago.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Vicki Vale?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Quis has it! Vicki debuted way back in '48 and is said to be prominent in Batman comics until '63. She appeared sporadically thereafter (notably in the early '80s) until Tim Burton's Batman film returned her to prominence when played by Kim Basinger. She appeared in the Grant/Breyfogle run for a while around that time and still appears here and there. I was surprised that articles point out her being modeled after Marilyn, especially because Vicki traditionally has red hair.
Your go, Quis!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Hmmm... a question... a question...
What were the names of the Lieutenant Marvels?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
I can picture them. I think one of them was Tall Marvel.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Tall Marvel, Fat Marvel, and Hillbilly Marvel?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
That's them. Although I think it was just Hill Marvel. Because they were known as Tall Billy Fat Billy and Hill Billy, Not Hillibilly Billy
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
What character gained immense size and strength due his mother overdosing on vitamin pills?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nuklon?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Sounds like a Golden Age character. Don't know which one though.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not Nuklon!
Posted by Red Arrow on :
Star Spangled-Kid/Skyman?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Iron Munro?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope and nope!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Joe Hercules?
Posted by Kent on :
Flex Mentallo?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope and Nope!
Hint: This explanation for the character's attributes actually originated somewhere other than comics. As far as I know, no alternative explanation was given in the characters numerous comic appearances.
Posted by Red Arrow on :
The Green Hornet
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Bluto?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: What character gained immense size and strength due his mother overdosing on vitamin pills?
Doc Savage?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Good guesses all, but none of them are right!
Posted by Kent on :
Kingpin?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not the Kingpin!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Popeye?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not Popeye!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
And I thought my questions were esoteric.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hint #2:
The character in question has been featured in both his own cartoon and a live-action movie within the past twenty-five years.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: What character gained immense size and strength due his mother overdosing on vitamin pills?
quote:Hint: This explanation for the character's attributes actually originated somewhere other than comics. As far as I know, no alternative explanation was given in the characters numerous comic appearances.
quote: Hint #2:
The character in question has been featured in both his own cartoon and a live-action movie within the past twenty-five years.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
...working on it.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Godzilla?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Well, I did a Gooogle search of "Live action movies cartoon characters' and one thing that popped up is...
Baby Huey
Posted by Kent on :
Scooby Doo?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Li'l Abner?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Well, I did a Gooogle search of "Live action movies cartoon characters' and one thing that popped up is...
Baby Huey was, of course, the star of a number of Harvey Comics.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Who had a companion named Stactic?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
What, Static or Stactic?
Posted by Red Arrow on :
Airwave
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Red Arrow is correct even though I mis-spelt Static
Posted by Red Arrow on :
Who's comic book outsold Superman in the '50s?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Captain Marvel?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Donald Duck?
Posted by Red Arrow on :
Captain Marvel is the correct answer. Too bad the lawsuit and anti-comic book sentiment caused Fawcett to get out of the super-hero business. Outdoor Miner is up.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Real Fact Comics #6 is famous for being the first appearance of Tommy Tomorrow. It's also famous for having a letter column appearance by someone who would become an award-winning science fiction author. Name that author.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Gene Roddenberry? Did I spell it right?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Total guess since it's the first name that popped into my head: Ray Bradbury?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
No and no.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Philip K. Dick?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Larry Niven?
Posted by Blacula on :
Isaac Asimov
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
No to all.
Hint: He's had some comic book work published recently.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Stephen King? (more of a horror guy, than a sci-fi guy...)
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Okay, so he must be old enough to have had a letter published in a comic in the late forties (which means probably born at least before 1940), but presumably he's still alive if he's had comic work published recently.
Hmm... everyone I can think of seems to be either too young or dead.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
There's another good candidate who's name escaped me when I guessed King, but I have to wait 'til OM confirms or denies, dammit! I think my next guess is right, but I'm afraid someone else will get it first! Posted by Blacula on :
Harlan Ellison?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Sorry guessed without checking the previous answers
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: Harlan Ellison?
That's who I was gonna guess but couldn't remember his name offhand for some reason! I bet that one's right! Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Indeed it is correct.
Ellison recently had a story published in The Spirit.
Great job, Blacula. You're up!
Posted by Blacula on :
Yay!
What DC character originally went by the craptacular name Slagger for their first one or two appearances?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Isaiah Crockett, a.k.a. Slagger, Joto, and Hotspot.
Posted by Kent on :
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: No to all.
Hint: He's had some comic book work published recently.
that threw me off, since I read his to exclude his older comics work from the 80s.
Posted by Blacula on :
You got it Sarcasm Kid!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Well I AM A Titans fan...
In Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham, what was the name of Selina's maid and confidante, her 'Alfred'.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Harriet?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
No, she wasn't old. She was young, and blonde.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Why couldn't someone who is young and blonde be named Harriet? Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Because I know he was thinking of Aunt Harriet.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Agatha
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Try looking up alternate versions of Catwoman on wikipedia.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Nah, that would be cheating!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Okay, then here's a hint...
It starts with a B. The kind of name you'd expect a model to have.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Brunhilda?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
No...
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
But the first two letters are right.
Posted by Kent on :
Brianna?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
No...
Posted by Kent on :
Britney?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
GOD no.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Six letters.
Posted by Kent on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: GOD no.
Brigid?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
No...
Another hint: A babbling...
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Fountain?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Brooke?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Replace that last letter.
Posted by Kent on :
Brooks?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Ding-ding-ding we have a WINNAH!
Brooks, Selina's sassy blonde maid and confidante.
In the aftermath of a pre-Crisis superhero battle with Qward, not all the aggressors went home - some stayed on Earth as deserters/refugees, pacifists once their boss was defeated.
In what country did they settle?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Australia?
Posted by Red Arrow on :
The Soviet Union?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Qurac?
Posted by Kent on :
Quis has it!
DC Comics Presents.... #8, I think.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Thinking of a question.
Grrrrrr! It is hard to come up with a good question. How about: I'm thinking of a superhero, guess which one? Nah! too easy. How About: What is Clark Kent's secret identity? Nah! too hard.
At one point Hal Jordan dated a woman named Kari Limbo. Who else did Kari Limbo date?
[ July 13, 2010, 08:39 PM: Message edited by: Quislet, Esq. ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
for question
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Guy Gardner?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Yes. It was Guy. *sigh* Could you have at least waited another minute?
Posted by Kent on :
it was a pretty easy Q.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
If it makes you feel better, I didn't know the answer.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I just took a guess, to be honest.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
OK, easy one because I'm on vacation and don't know how often I'll be around:
Name the first Howling Commando to get killed.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Junior Juniper
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Done in one.
Congrats, HWW! You're up.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Another possibly easy one:
Which DC hero once worked as a traveling toy salesman?
Posted by Kent on :
Hal Jordan!
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Toldja it was easy!
Your turn, Kent.
Posted by Kent on :
On what hero's parallel Earth was it always 1965?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Spider Ham?
Posted by Kent on :
nope. wrong company.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Zot!
Posted by Kent on :
Correct!
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Which "super-hero" got his start by assassinating his own father?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Catman.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Nope. As Kent said, wrong company.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Judge Dredd?
Posted by Kent on :
Spawn?
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
That Wesley guy from "Wanted?"
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
All very good guesses, but no.
The character I'm thinking of has had at least three different publishers over the last 30 years and launched the careers of a well-known writer and a well-known artist.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Supreme?
Posted by Kent on :
Conan?
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
I didn't realize that this question would be this hard. The writer went on to Flash, the artist to Space Ghost.
Posted by Kent on :
Nexus?
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!
Nexus, a.k.a. Horatio Hellpop, received dreams of murderers he was supposed to kill. The first such murderer was his own father.
Your turn, Kent.
Posted by Kent on :
I never got into Nexus. Always thought it was over-rated. Good art, though. And on my very 1st San D trip back in '86, I rode the airport shuttle with Steve Rude.
lemme think up a good Q.
Posted by Kent on :
What comic book character had two members of Charlemagne's court as two of his three most important supporting characters?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Um... Arak?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Um... Arak?
That would be my guess.
Posted by Kent on :
and here I thought Arak was long-forgotten.
go, Sarky!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
... what was the name of a band featured in an issue of Showcase?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Are you talking about The Flips?
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent: I never got into Nexus. Always thought it was over-rated. Good art, though. And on my very 1st San D trip back in '86, I rode the airport shuttle with Steve Rude.
Some people loved Nexus, others (as I've discovered on LW) did not. I thought it was brilliant.
I would have loved to have been on that shuttle, if only to tell Rude how much I appreciated Nexus.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Nope.
One of the members appeared in a comic by Tom Grummett.
Posted by Kent on :
Crash Test Dummies?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Nope.
Another DC comic by Grummett.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Maniaks?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Bingo, bubbe!
Your turn.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I remembered the Woody Allen cover, but had to google it to get the name of the band. I had no idea any of them had appeared since.
New question tomorrow.
[ July 25, 2010, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: Eryk Davis Ester ]
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Wait... I just came up with one.
What comic character shares a first name (not a codename or nickname) with one of the books of the Pentateuch?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Is this strictly a comic book character or one who originated in other media, Edie? (or is that too big of a hint to deliver?)
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
This may be a bit of a hint, but...
The character originated in comics, but has been featured in other media as well.
[ July 25, 2010, 10:41 PM: Message edited by: Eryk Davis Ester ]
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I don't feel right posting my guess here because I cheated (used the web), but I'll PM it to you just to see if it's correct...
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Edie's question's still open, guys--start guessin', already!
Posted by Kent on :
I'm at a complete loss.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hint: The character in question is most famously known by a name derived from a military hero.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hint:
This character is sometimes associated with one of the three main political parties in Finland.
Posted by Xben on :
Absolutely no idea.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hint:
The fact that there are *three* major political parties in Finland is a pretty big clue.
Posted by Kent on :
gee, that narrows it down. Posted by He Who Wanders on :
If I read the clue correctly, the character's first name is Leviticus. But I have no idea who such a character might be. Could the character go by Levi or some other derivative? (I'm not asking Eryk for confirmation; I'm just throwing out ideas to see if they stick.)
Posted by Kent on :
I guess the 'three' reference could signify the book of Numbers, if that helps anyone else.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hmm... maybe the implication isn't as obvious as I thought.
Three major political parties in Finland. The character is associated with one of them. Now what you should be asking yourself is...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Blackhawk?
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Eryk: It's funny to read your unfinished question followed by your sig at the bottom.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Blackhawk's first name was Bart, IIRC.
I know nothing about the political parties of Finland and a quick check to Wikipedia produced no associations.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not Blackhawk.
I'll spell it out. The character is part of a famous trio.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Summarizing clues so far:
The character is part of famous trio, which are well-known enough in Finland to be used to symbolize the political parties there; and he is most famously known by a name derived from a famous military figure, though his real first name is that of one of the books of the Pentateuch.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Bluto/Brutus?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope, though there's a character closely connected to the answer who dresses a bit like Bluto and his nemesis.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
This is a total guess, and I have no idea where the Bible comes into this, but.....Dewey Duck.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The correct answer is indeed Deuteronomy Duck, better known as "Dewey", of Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
The character's full name was first revealed on Carl Barks' Duck Family Tree (which I believe was first published in the 80s?).
The name "Dewey" also derives from Admiral Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manilla.
The Duck family is freakishly popular in Scandanavia (a fact which apparently isn't as well-known as I thought), which is part of why the three main Finnish political parties are sometimes referred to as "Huey, Dewey, and Louie", in reference from the fact that they are indistinguishable except for the colors associated with them (red, green, and blue, like the ducks).
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
I thought the answer might be Donald Duck-related, but all I could think of was Scrooge McDuck. Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I'd never seen that Family Tree, so I had no idea about Dewey's full name.
After I finished wracking my brain trying to think of famous trios from mythology, I figured that any political references were likely to be sarcastic. That's when it came to me, since I recall the Duck nephews being used similarly when I was a kid. I knew who Huey was named for; Louie didn't seem to work in context.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I figured people would hone in on "Leviticus" and "Levi" as the most obvious book that would work as a name.
This was my second question in a row about cartoon ducks, so I was hoping the pattern didn't give me away.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
For the record, I got the answer correctly earlier in the thread but told Edie to not count it in a PM because I stumbled on it so clumsily. First of all I had never heard of the "Pentateuch" before, so I looked that up. Then, I just typed in "Deuteronomy" on Wikipedia, and "Duck" popped up on the scroll-down. A click revealed an article on Donald's nephews and listed Dewey's full name. (For some reason I can't explain, I immediately gravitated to Deuteronomy over Leviticus. Maybe somewhere in the bowels of my subconscious I'd heard Dewey's full name at some point--no idea!)
There's no rule that I've seen about using these methods to get an answer here, but it just seemed such a waste of a perfectly good question, especially when I had no inclination whatsoever from the start. I often use Wikipedia for questions here, but only to fact-check certain guesses I've had, for example to make sure Character-X debuted in the '40s and such.
I'm glad Edie got the mileage he deserved out of the question...and I look forward to whatever puzzle Miner throws at us!
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Wow, I thought for sure it was some scientist character named "Numbers" (like "Big Words" from the Newsboy Legion) but had no idea where I might find him.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
One of the reasons I excluded nicknames is because I was sure there would be a character who goes by "Numbers", even though I couldn't think of any.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Something tells me that this question won't be quite the mind-bender that the previous one was, but it's all I've got at the moment:
Who once overcame a challenge by using the ability to feel colors?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Daredevil?
Posted by Power Boy on :
Captain Comet?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Superman?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Green Lantern?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Power Boy: Captain Comet?
The legend himself.
Did it in Strange Adventures #10. He had one attempt to find the one white ball in a jar otherwise filled with black ones, so he used his ability to feel colors physically. As you do.
You're up, Power Boy.
Posted by Power Boy on :
HA!! i never win these things.
Which character is originally from Meta ?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Shade, the Changing Man?
Posted by Power Boy on :
boooo!!!!
you are correct.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I'll think on this one for a while and get back to y'all later with a question.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Okay, here's a decent question that continues the Vertigo theme a bit:
In the Vertigo series Sandman Mystery Theatre, Wesley Dodds encountered several other Golden Age heroes throughout the series either in or out of costume. Among the ones to appear were future fellow JSAers Starman, Hourman, Wildcat (as Ted Grant), Spectre (as Jim Corrigan) and Doctor Mid-Nite (as Charles McNider).
Name the two other Golden Age costumed heroes who appeared during the course of the series. (Please, no internet research of the series itself or thumbing through the actual issues in the spirit of the game!)
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Sandy Hawkins ad Blackhawk.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Okay, here's a decent question that continues the Vertigo theme a bit:
In the Vertigo series Sandman Mystery Theatre, Wesley Dodds encountered several other Golden Age heroes throughout the series either in or out of costume. Among the ones to appear were future fellow JSAers Starman, Hourman, Wildcat (as Ted Grant), Spectre (as Jim Corrigan) and Doctor Mid-Nite (as Charles McNider).
Name the two other Golden Age costumed heroes who appeared during the course of the series. (Please, no internet research of the series itself or thumbing through the actual issues in the spirit of the game!)
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Sandy Hawkins ad Blackhawk.
Sandy may or may not have appeared, but I'm pretty sure he never appeared in costume unless it was in a dream sequence. Blackhawk, however, is one-half of the answer! Just need the other half....
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Oh, the Flash was mentioned.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
No! Damn it, the Crimson Avenger. Is this allowed?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: No! Damn it, the Crimson Avenger. Is this allowed?
I'll allow it, since you didn't formally submit the Flash as a guess (even though he wasn't mentioned). Blackhawk and Crimson Avenger are correct!
I guess I had the (mis?)fortune of having a fellow SMT fan online just as I posted the question. I was hopin' for a teensy bit of mileage outta this one...
Your go, Sarky.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I'm sorry.
Okay, in one of the X-Men comics, before Scarlet Witch depowered nearly everyone, what was the name of Gambit's squad of students at the Xavier Institute?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
The Ragin' Cajuns?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
No.
Bear in mind you can use wikipedia.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Hm. Wikipedia's inconclusive, but among his listed affiliations are the Crimson Pirates. Is that it?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
^Is this correct, Sarky?
Posted by Power Boy on :
reavers?
Posted by Power Boy on :
marauders rather. unless it's reavers. Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Try the List of X-Men page. Even then you might not find it.
Posted by BatBoy on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Try the List of X-Men page. Even then you might not find it.
Not to be, ahem, too sarcastic, but what a great clue...
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I know, I know, but believe me, that list is long. And confusing. And long.
Posted by Cobaltus on :
Chevaliers
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
THANK YOU.
Your turn, Cobalticus.
Posted by Cobaltus on :
The Chameleon is a longtime classic Spider-Man villain whose origins stem from the Silver Age (and in fact, he was the first super-villain Spider-Man ever battled). However, in the Silver Age he actually was not solely a Spider-Man villain like he has generally been considered in the last 30 years. The Chameleon battled superheroes in two other Marvel strips in the Silver Age; one with his sometime ally Kraven the Hunter, and one on his own. Which two strips did he appear in outside of Spider-Man; which one solo and which one with Kraven?
Posted by Reboot on :
Tales of Suspense (Iron Man strip) with Kraven, and Tales to Astonish (Hulk strip) without Sergei.
Posted by Cobaltus on :
Wow, nailed it! Well done 'Boot!
The Iron Man one is one of the more "hidden ones" in that you wouldn't know it from the cover.
Posted by Reboot on :
I actually had that info to hand for something entirely unrelated, funnily enough .
Anyway, tangentially sticking in the same sort of period - a fairly obscure Hulk character played a major part in the ending of Incredible Hulk v2, the series which had originally been Tales to Astonish. What was his name, and which issues of Tales to Astonish did he originally appear in?
Posted by Cobaltus on :
Amphibion? He battled the Hulk in Astonish #73-74 on the Watcher's Home-world in a pretty cool story. He also showed up in the final issues of the post-PAD Hulk series, but as an ally IIRC. I remember groovy Javier Pulido art and a Joe Casey story that was good for Joe Casey (but in those days post-PAD, I was pretty bummed). That story I think also took place on the Watcher's Home-world.
Posted by Reboot on :
Well, name-wise I was looking for "Qnax" (the name he was going by in the Casey/Pulido end-of-IHv2 story), but since you have the right character with an earlier name, I think I'll let it pass
Away ya go.
Posted by Cobaltus on :
Who was the first Marvel character Nick Fury met from another series (chronologically by publication date).
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Reed Richards?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Tony Stark?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Bruce Banner?
Posted by Kent on :
Captain America?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Ben Grimm?
Posted by Cobaltus on :
Miner had it right off the bat. A young Captain Reed Richards shows in #3 in Fury's war comic where we see he fought in WWII and was a part of the intelligence / spy department.
It's actually one of the best Reed scenes ever IMO.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
One doubts that's still in continuity, cool a bit as it is.
Back in a few with a question.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
OK,
Name the villain who was slated to be a member of the original Secret Society of Super Villains (and was advertised as such), but ended up never appearing in the book.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Joker?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Lex Luthor?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
No to both.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Hm. I know I've heard this at some point, and I'm pretty sure it's not someone obscure. I refuse to research it on the 'net , though. At the same time I'm not very up on my SSoSV, having never read the series. I'll keep guessing.
Grodd?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Grodd was a major player in the SSOSV.
It is definitely not someone obscure, as you say.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Darkseid?
Posted by BatBoy on :
Catwoman?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Darkseid was another major player in the early issues of the book.
The answer is Catwoman. I don't think DC ever explained why she was pulled from the book.
You're up, BB.
Posted by BatBoy on :
When she worked for HYDRA, the goal of Spider-Woman's first mission was to ...
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
...kill a defecting Hydra agent?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
...find, kill or subdue the High Evolutionary?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Kill Nick Fury?
Posted by BatBoy on :
Cobie got it ...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
In the middle of the Silver Age DC had no less than 7 Romance Titles. Of the 7, four were originally published by DC, and three were originally published by other comic book companies but later bought out by DC.
Name the three originally published by other comic book companies and which companies originally published them.
Posted by Blacula on :
Random guesses -
Young Romance (Charlton) Young Love (Fawcett) Strange Love (Charlton)
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Dude. No shot unless I websearch it! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Blacula, while you're heading in the right direction and some of your answers are correct in title, none of them are correct in publisher.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Dude. No shot unless I websearch it!
I feel like this question can go on for all eternity, so I actually won't mind if you websearch it.
You see, there is no easy way to find this information on the internet...you'll have to actually do some real research.
<--- Posted by Blacula on :
OK (with a bit of help from Wikipedia) -
Young Romance (Crestwood/Prize Comics) Young Love (Crestwood/Prize Comics) Heart Throbs/Love Stories (Quality Comics)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Correct! When DC purchased Quality Comics, Heart Throbs was one of four titles they continued to publish, making it 5 romance titles. Years later in the mid Silver Age, they purchased the two most successful romance titles of all (created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon), Young Love and Young Romance, making their total number of romance titles a whopping 7.
Posted by Blacula on :
OK I'm gonna cheat a bit here and ask a Legion question (only because I've had one in mind for a little while but I never know any of the answers in that tough thread ) -
What do the following Legionnaires have in common that their teammates don't have?
Bouncing Boy Ferro Lad Phantom Girl Chemical King Shadow Lass and Karate Kid
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
They each have a "secret origin"?
Posted by Blacula on :
Yessireebob! They were the only Legionnaires to recieve a solo story in the Secret Origins title.
(I think that's what you meant right, EDE?)
Anyhoo, next qestion to you.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I actually wasn't certain if they were all actually featured in the Secret Origins title, but I knew several of them were, and I thought you might be including the Adventure Era "Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy" story. But then I looked it up and realized BB was indeed feature in SO.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Next question:
Spurs Jackson and his posse finally caught up with what hombre in their final apperance?
Note: Googling "Spurs Jackson" will probably reveal the answer to this pretty quickly, or at least major clues, so I'd prefer you avoid it for the time being.
Posted by Blacula on :
Without looking it up -
Jonah Hex seems too obvious, though the posse/hombre thing could be a red herring, but I'll just go ahead and randomly guess...
Bat Lash.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I'll bite. Jonah Hex?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Johnny Thunder
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope.
Clarification: Spurs Jackson is actually the hero of the series. In his final appearance, he and his band of vigilantes finally managed a showdown with a notorious desperado that he had been pursuing.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
uh...Billy the Kid?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope. It is indeed a real life villain, however!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Jesse James?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I googled Spurs Jackson and got a whole lot of hits about an athlete named Steve Jackson. I did finally googled Spurs Jackson comic bookd and found the answer. I will let others try to guess the answer.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Doc Holliday?
Posted by Kent on :
Pancho Villa?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nobody's got it so far! (I actually thought Cobie would know this!)
Spurs was the star of a genre-bending title published by Charlton in the 1950s!
[ August 13, 2010, 03:40 PM: Message edited by: Eryk Davis Ester ]
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Genre-bending? Hmmm...
Blackbeard?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
If Spurs is the Charleton character I think he is, I at least can go in the right direction, though I honestly have no idea.
Hitler?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
And Cobie has it!
Spurs Jackson was the star of the short-lived Space Western Comics!
After several issues of fighting Nazis on Mars, he finally tracked Hitler down on an asteroid for their final showdown!
Posted by Blacula on :
^ What a cool sounding comic!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
It's one of those comics that I'm kind of scared to ever actually read, because it just sounds so cool, the actual product can't possibly live up to its coolness potential! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Once you said Charlton & genre-bending, I remembered the awesome space-western title they had, though I couldn’t for the life of me remember the name was ‘Spurs Jackson’ before. It was a sci-fi / western story but I remember the Nazis were involved a little. Hitler was a guess, but an informed one. Hitler surprisingly (or maybe not so much) shows up in science-fiction a lot in the 1950’s.
I've never read it either but know of it because Charlton is a company my father and I always loved. It really sounds like an awesome comic! I humbly suggest DC ask Darwyn Cooke to revamp it!
Which western hero’s recurring motif was to smash a musical instrument over their enemy’s head, month-in and month-out?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I'm assuming the answer isn't "El Kabong"? Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
That was going to be my guess. Wait EDE is guessing that it isn't EL Kabong. So I can still guess that it is El Kabong aka Quickdraw McGraw. I guess El Kabong.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
In either case, it isn't El Kablong. So, er, I guess EDE is right, though he doesn't answer the question. Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Perhaps, a wee hint, Count Cobula?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The problem with a hint is once I give one, you'll get it instantly.
So I'll try to be vague: it's a DC character.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Uh. Johnny Thunder?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nope!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Hopalong Cassidy?
Posted by Kent on :
The Vigilante?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Don Caballero?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nope to all!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Bat Lash?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Roving Ranger?
Posted by Kent on :
Cinnamon?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Still all No's!
New Hint: He's never appeared post-Crisis.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Rodeo Rick?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not yet (but you're getting pretty close).
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Cowboy Marshal?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Wyoming Kid?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Which western hero’s recurring motif was to smash a musical instrument over their enemy’s head, month-in and month-out?
Hint given: DC Character and has not appeared post-crisis
No clue for even a guess from me
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:
No clue for even a guess from me
Hell, I'm just looking up random DC/Western characters on the 'net! I'll bet Edie is as well! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Well in that case, you'll get to him eventually! Luckily for me, he definitely is too obscure for a wikipedia page! Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Uh...Pow-Wow Smith?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
El Papagayo?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Did he ever have a feature before Hex? If so, I totally have got to find that!
(He's not the answer)
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Tejano?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not Tejano.
I want to point you in the right direction further but honestly, there isn't much more of a hint I can give. There are a few websites I know of that can get you the name of the character.
By the Silver Age, his feature was long over.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Chuck Dawson?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I really want you to get this now. Another hint: the character never appeared on a cover in his history.
Posted by Blacula on :
El Castigo?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I really want you to get this now. Another hint: the character never appeared on a cover in his history.
This is my last shot, and it's probably wrong as I've exhausted the (probably incomplete) list I've been using. Seems like he's too obscure, whoever he is. This last one is technically a DC character, but (I think) was only ever published by Fawcett:
Golden Arrow (Roger Parsons)?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No to both. So at this point I will give a clue that should really make this easier. Part of his name refers to music, indicating the way he would smash his instrument on someones head every issue.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Man, I've no clue! Except maybe "Banjo" was part of his name? Sounds like an appropriate motif somehow! Was there a Banjo Bill?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Well, it doesn't seem to be any of the features from DC's major Western titles, so I'm at a loss, too.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Jeepers! You guys had me doubting myself, so I went back and double-checked and no one has gotten it.
I say doubting myself because this character did indeed have his own feature in one of DC's major western titles in the era between Golden Age and Silver Age! This ongoing feature ran about 8 pages!
(There was no Banjo Bill--but there SHOULD HAVE BEEN!)
I guess one more round of guesses and then I just ask another more obscure, harder question?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
So it wasn't even a banjo?
Oh well...when I start making up characters, it's time for me to bow out! It was fun, though!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Here's the page I used for reference, btw. Pretty sure your dude's not on there.
Silly Wikias!
[ August 20, 2010, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: Chief Taylor ]
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Well, there's a few people that haven't been guessed, but unless I'm missing something obvious, no one is jumping out at me as the answer.
So, I'll try... Foley of the Fighting 5th?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not Foley, who is also a unique feature. I feel like you're on the cusp.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Well, I've looked at every issue of All-Star Western and Western Comics on the GCD, and I'm not coming up with it.
I give up.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
There's one more western title from DC in the 50's that started as a superhero title and became a war title. Therein lies your answer.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
And the answer is Minstrel Maverick.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Yessir.
Running in All-American Western (previously All-American Comics starring Green Lantern, the Atom and others, and later All-American Men at War starring Gunner & Sarge), Minstrel Maverick was a little known back-up feature with very little written about him on the Internet these days.
He's got a groovy write up somewhere online, I'll link to it when I'm not on my phone.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I'd completely forgotten about All-American Western, but once I looked at it, it popped right out! Posted by Chief Taylor on :
He's actually on that list I linked as "Hank Hayes (New Earth)"! Damn, that Wikia site's a MESS! The "New Earth" part implies he's appeared or been referenced in current 'official' post-IC DC continuity as that site works. Didn't even click on it because Cobie said he's pre-Silver Age or what-not. Oh, wellz....
(Is it possible he's made a cameo in Jonah Hex's current book at some point to get the "New Earth" designation?)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I'm pretty sure the wikipedia site is wrong. I've been aware of Minstrel Maverick for several years as one of those obscure characters I'm fascinated by. So I would have noticed if he showed up in Hex (which would have only been as a background cameo) and I even checked James Robinson's Starman for a possible mention of him. He's about as obscure as they get!
I don't own any comics with him in them, but I want to! (As far as I know, he only ever appeared in All-American Western).
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Next Question:
What character received powers as part of a bet between Prince Highness and Prince Lowness as to whether an honest person would be corrupted by power?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
I don't own any comics with him in them, but I want to! (As far as I know, he only ever appeared in All-American Western).
I can confirm he didn't appear in either All-Star Western or Western Comics! Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
The Terrific Whatzit
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
That's right. Your turn, Miner.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
That was one of the few questions on this thread that I not only knew, but I knew that I knew, if you know what I mean.
The murder of Fred Thorpe launched the career of which crimefighter?
Posted by Blacula on :
Oooh I feel like I should know this one -
Robotman (the original)?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
One of my favorites: Detective Chimp.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
The mighty Chimp is correct.
Good job, Cobes. Over to you.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
When the X-Men became a reprint title / went on hiatus at the end of the Silver Age, they would sporadically guest star in various Marvel series (notably the Hulk and Marvel Team-Up). Of course, The Beast would have a solo feature in Amazing Adventures and join the Avengers.
What other member of the X-Men besides Beast had solo adventures in the interim between the Silver Age and the All-New, All-Different era? And because it's pretty easy to just guess the 6 possible answers: which legendary comic book creator randomly was the writer?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Ps- for extreme bragging rights, bonus to anyone who knows which titles the stories appeared in.
Posted by Blacula on :
Not a Marvel reader so random guess time -
Angel by Bob Kane Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
That's a really excellent guess! Not totally correct though!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Angel with... er... Jerry Siegel?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
And actually that is quite correct! And I can tell you and Blacula felt they indeed very random but in doing so gave the two best guesses possible!
Of all people, legendary Jerry Siegel came to Marvel after his final falling out with DC at the close of the Silver Age. But his stay was brief in the fullest extent of the word: he wrote exactly 4 back-up stories. I wish I knew more about why he came to Marvel and then why he didn't stay (though by 1970 he was getting older).
Of all things, three of those back-ups were original stories featuring the Angel after X-Men was on hiatus. The first two appeared in Ka-Zar, which was a 3 issue reprint stories of Ka-Zar's first adventures in Daredevil, Spider-Man and X-Men. Weirdly enough, these reprints had original material back-ups first of Hercules and then of the Angel (pre-dating the Beast's solo stories, perhaps as Marvel thought the famous Golden Age name might draw in readers?). Even weirder, Ka-Zar actually was having new adventures in Astonishing Tales as a co-lead rather than the Ka-Zar comic.
The last Siegel Angel story ended up as a back-up in Marvel Tales, the long-running Spider-Man reprint series, where it may have been the only original material in the title's 20+ year history. The move was because Ka-Zar had only been in enough stories to justify 3 reprint issues.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I knew Siegel had done work for other companies at the end of the sixties/early seventies, and I was thinking he'd done a bit of Marvel, but, beyond that, it was pretty much a guess!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
By my count, Columbia Pictures produced serials based on four DC comics characters. They also produced one based on a fifth character who was later owned by DC comics.
Name those five characters.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Uh...Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Blackhawk and Wonder Woman?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Batman, Superman, Blackhawk, Congo Bill, & Vigilante (I did look up the last two. I orginally was going to put in Captain Marvel)
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Quis has it.
Fawcett serials, such as Captain Marvel and Spy-Smasher, were released by Republic.
There was no Wonder Woman serial.
Posted by Blacula on :
I think I asked almost that same question in this thread about 30 pages ago EDE! Shame on you for not memorizing every question already in here.
P.S. From memory - didn't Hop Harrigan also get a Columbia serial?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Yes, Hop Harrigan's serial was also produced by Columbia. For a time, Hop was All-American Comics most popular property besides Mutt & Jeff!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hmm... must've completely missed him when I was looking at the list! I knew Hop had a successful radio show.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
What was Robotman's original code name in Doom Patrol?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Automaton, but I believe he was only called that on the cover, not in the issue.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I just got the Doom Patrol showcase. He is also called Automaton by the Chief inside the second issue.
Your question Cobie.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Very interesting! I've never read the DP stories when it was still My Greatest Adventure.
"General Mills" was a character who showed up in which DC star's series in the Silver Age?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Wonder Woman?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Metamorpho?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Green Lantern?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Jerry Lewis?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All good guesses but none are correct!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Martian Manhunter?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Very interesting! I've never read the DP stories when it was still My Greatest Adventure.
"General Mills" was a character who showed up in which DC star's series in the Silver Age?
Where you said star singular, I'm pretty sure this is not right, but I'll guess it just the same. The Inferior Five
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nope to both!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Binky?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Superman?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Jimmy Olsen?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Wonder Woman?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Wonder Woman?
I already done struck out with that one, Quizno.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Still all no's.
If it helps, General Mills only appeared one time in the history of DC. Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor:
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Wonder Woman?
I already done struck out with that one, Quizno.
so you have. Maybe it will be correct now that I've used my reality warping powers.
To be on the safe side though, I'll also guess Sgt Rock
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Still all no's.
If it helps, General Mills only appeared one time in the history of DC.
Yeah, that helps....
Uh. Batman?
Posted by Blacula on :
Aquaman?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Flash?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Still no, but a hint: this star wasn't really a "super" hero.
Posted by Reboot on :
Jonah Hex?
Posted by Reboot on :
(razzimfrazzimdamdoubleposts) Posted by Xben on :
Unknown Soldier?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Good guesses, and another hint will narrow it down: it was not a western or war hero.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
All the hints together:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: "General Mills" was a character who showed up in which DC star's series in the Silver Age?
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: General Mills only appeared one time in the history of DC.
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: this star wasn't really a "super" hero.
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: it was not a western or war hero.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
King Faraday?
Posted by rouge on :
Kamandi?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Lois Lane?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nay!
New clue: he had a trusty female sidekick / love interest.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Rip Hunter?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
uh...Cave Carson?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Atomic Knight?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Brother Power the Geek?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All no's but you're all getting awfully close! This 'star' appeared in a comic book that existed before he was created and existed after his final story in the Silver Age!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Tommy Tomorrow?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Star Hawkins?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Space Cabbie?
Posted by Kent on :
Adam Strange?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Doctor Occult?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Jeepers! Still all no's!
Final hint: the protagonist was indeed a contemporary of the rest of the DCU during the Silver Age.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Roy Raymond?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Slam Bradley?
Posted by Kent on :
Captain Comet?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Space Ranger?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Leapin' Jeepers! Not yet but someone is bound to get this Silver Age star sooner or later at this rate! It's not that big a SECRET.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Mark Merlin?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Got it. Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Next question:
A copy of the Bay Psalm Book plays an important role in the first appearance of what character?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Soloman Kane?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope! It's a character who originates in comics (not in the pulps, like Kane!)
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Mark Merlin?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope!
Repeating question for new page:
A copy of the Bay Psalm Book plays an important role in the first appearance of what character?
It's not Solomon Kane or Mark Merlin!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Doctor Occult?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not Doctor Occult!
Posted by Blacula on :
Doctor 13?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope!
Posted by Blacula on :
Madame Xanadu?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not Madame Xanadu!
Posted by stuorstew on :
Martian Manhunter?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not ol' J'Onn J'Onzz!
Posted by Blacula on :
Dial H-for-Hero?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Tomahawk?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Bat Lash?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Lots of interesting guesses, but so far all wrong!
Hint: The story contains as editor's note mentioning the fact that a copy of the Bay Psalm Book was sold in 1947 for $151,000!*
*Which seems to contradict the Wikipedia article, but I found references to this elsewhere on the Web!
Posted by Blacula on :
The Phantom?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Nope!
Repeating question for new page:
A copy of the Bay Psalm Book plays an important role in the first appearance of what character?
It's not Solomon Kane or Mark Merlin!
Hint: The story contains as editor's note mentioning the fact that a copy of the Bay Psalm Book was sold in 1947 for $151,000!*
the Creeper?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not the Creeper!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Ralph Dibny?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope, not the ol' Elongated Man!
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Flash (Barry Allen)?
Posted by rouge on :
Rip Hunter
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Daredevil?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Good guesses, but all of them wrong!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
King Faraday?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Captain Compass
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Black Canary
Posted by Kent on :
the Black Pirate?
Posted by Kent on :
recap: guesses so far:
Bat Lash
Black Canary
Black Pirate
Captain Compass
the Creeper
Daredevil
Dial H-for-Hero
Doctor 13
Doctor Occult
Elongated Man
Flash
King Faraday
Madame Xanadu
Mark Merlin
Martian Manhunter
The Phantom
Rip Hunter
Soloman Kane
Tomahawk
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Wow! That's a diverse list of guesses, but still none are correct!
Hint: The character in question delivers (or attempts to deliver) the book in question to another prominent character, only to discover said character has apparently been murdered!
Posted by Kent on :
Roy Raymond?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Batgirl?
Posted by Kent on :
RECAP:
The question and hints:
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Next question:
A copy of the Bay Psalm Book plays an important role in the first appearance of what character?
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Hint: The story contains as editor's note mentioning the fact that a copy of the Bay Psalm Book was sold in 1947 for $151,000!*
*Which seems to contradict the Wikipedia article, but I found references to this elsewhere on the Web!
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Hint: The character in question delivers (or attempts to deliver) the book in question to another prominent character, only to discover said character has apparently been murdered!
prior, wrong guesses:
quote:Originally posted by Kent: Bat Lash
Black Canary
Black Pirate
Captain Compass
the Creeper
Daredevil
Dial H-for-Hero
Doctor 13
Doctor Occult
Elongated Man
Flash
King Faraday
Madame Xanadu
Mark Merlin
Martian Manhunter
The Phantom
Rip Hunter
Soloman Kane
Tomahawk
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Batgirl?
Quis has it!
Librarian Barbara Gordon, who frequently uses her contacts to acquire rare books for her friend Bruce Wayne, is delivering said book when she sees Killer Moth's men murder Bruce Wayne (which actually turns out to be a lifelike dummy)! This leads to her second time going into action (the previous one involved her foiling Killer Moth's previous attempt on Bruce Wayne's life while on her way to a masquerade party).
My next clue was going to be that books by authors named "Infantino" and "Greene" also appear in the story.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Who escaped from Seagate Prison?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Luke Cage
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
yup. Someday I am going to think up a great trivia question.
Posted by stuorstew on :
As far as I am concerned any question I can answer is a great question,
Which series tells the adventures of Barbara Thorson?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Defenders?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Runaways?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Red Sonja?
Posted by Kent on :
Dreamwalker?
Posted by Blacula on :
Witchblade?
Posted by stuorstew on :
No not any of those.
More accurately it was a mini series
Posted by Blacula on :
Cinammon (the modern version)?
Posted by stuorstew on :
No not Cinammon
Posted by stuorstew on :
quote:Originally posted by stuorstew: As far as I am concerned any question I can answer is a great question,
Which series tells the adventures of Barbara Thorson?
For the new page
Posted by Kent on :
well, I gave up, so I looked it up. I'd have never guessed it.
Posted by Blacula on :
Psst... Kent - give us a clue.
I'm drawing a blank on a mini-series starring a female lead that isn't well-known.
Ummm... Nevada?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Sorry not Nevada either
I am not sure I can give any clues other than it rhymes with 'My Real Clients'
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Valkrye
Posted by stuorstew on :
Sorry not Valkrye
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I didn't see the above.
I kill Giants?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Yes that is right
Sorry about that I thought it would better known than it it. If you have not read it though I would certainly recommend it as it is excellent.
Your go.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I'd heard good things about it, and I'm a fan of Joe Kelly when he can really cut loose and do precisely what he wants to do.
New question in honor of the beginning of college football: which two superheroes played college football together prior to their superhero careers?
Posted by Fanfic Lass on :
Ben Grimm and Ronnie Raymond?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Ben Grimm & Jay Garrick
Ronnie Raymond, although he did play football, was in High School when he became Firestorm.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No to each but I'll clarify: these two were actually teammates in continuity (in other words, ipso facto in same universe).
Posted by Blacula on :
Guy Gardner and Clark Kent?
Posted by Korbal on :
Guy Gardner and John Henry Irons
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Korbal has it. In the 90's when both were pretty popular, we learned they were old pals from college.
Posted by Korbal on :
What Smallville resident shares the same name as a member of the Avengers?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Well Scott Lang (the second Ant-man) was an Avenger and both Lana Lang and her father Lewis Lang were Smallville residents.
Posted by Korbal on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Well Scott Lang (the second Ant-man) was an Avenger and both Lana Lang and her father Lewis Lang were Smallville residents.
First and last name.
Posted by Xben on :
I am going to guess that Chief Parker had a relative called Peter...
Posted by Kent on :
Pete Ross?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Steve Rogers
Posted by Korbal on :
Hint:The issue in which this character appears also contains the debut story of a future Legionnaire...
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Total guess: Robert "Bob" Reynolds (the Sentry)?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Don Mace?
Posted by Reboot on :
[double post - ignore/delete] Posted by Reboot on :
William Baker?
Posted by Korbal on :
Of the latest guesses, Cobie definitely comes closest.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Would that be Don Blake then? Thor's alter ego
Posted by Korbal on :
Yep, In SUPERBOY #195 Clark's blind classmate Don Blake (an interesting character in his own right) helped solve "The Rock And Roll Riddle of Smallville." Often wondered if Marvel prohibited DC from ever allowing Superboy's blind friend from ever appearing again. Your turn, Quis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
What town is now known as "Four Heroes"?
Posted by Blacula on :
Codsville, Maine?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Yup, that is it. Codsville was the town of 14 that the Doom Patrol sacrificed themselves for.
Posted by Blacula on :
I don't know how I knew that but it just felt right.
Which DC supporting character's introduction story was an homage to the Biblical story of the Three Wise Men?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Well, it isn't Lois Lane or Commissioner Gordon.
Wild Guess Etta Candy
Posted by Blacula on :
Nope. But it is one of the chief supporting characters of a JLA member.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Hmmm...this is ringing a bell, but I can't put my finger on it. Sounds like a baby...Aquababy?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
That makes sense Chief. I'm not sure if it the right answer. But I bet Blacula knows the right answer Posted by Blacula on :
Indeed I do.
CT is kinda sorta on the right-ish track but it's not Aquababy.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Traya, Red Tornado's adopted daughter.
Posted by Blacula on :
Jackpot!
Did you look that up Quis or did my clues give it away?
Here's Traya making the cover in her very first appearance -
That glowing orb she's holding was one of the gifts that three wise aliens were carrying through space, following a star to the birth of someone important... before something or other zapped them and made them drop all their gifts on Earth, giving the random people (and animals) who found those gifts weird powers.
Oh, the 70s - they don't make comics like that anymore!
Over to you Quis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I've taken all this time to think up a question and not because I forgot about it. I also have a bridge for sale.
What Superhero was raised by Australian aborigines?
Posted by Kent on :
Tasmanian Devil?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Flux from the Doom Force special?
Posted by Blacula on :
My next question was going to be about the issue this character first appeared in!
Ultraa!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Tasmanian Devil is a good guess, but incorrect. Flux is not the correct answer either.
It is Ultraa, Earth-Prime's first superhero.
Posted by Kent on :
that's right! forgot about him.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
According to what I read when double checking my memory, after Crisis his orgin got retconned. He is now from Maxima's home planet.
Posted by Blacula on :
(Since it will take too long to dig up that issue of JLA to ask the question I was intending to next, I'll save that one for later and ask a different one instead.)
Everyone knows DC is a suit-happy company and that once upon a time there was some legal friction between the Superman and Captain Marvel properties.
But did you know that in the 70s they also sued the Filmation cartoon company to make them stop airing two cartoons about characters that they deemed to be too similar to two of DC's own characters.
Please name those two DC characters (and super-bonus points if you also know the names of the cartoons that were pulled).
Posted by Xben on :
I'll guess that one is Shazam (like the Shazan genie)? No idea who the other one is, but I'll make a wild guess and say...Elasti-Girl.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Would it be the Atom and Plastic Man Man? The Filmation characters were Microwoman and Superstretch, part of the Tarzan and the Super 7 show.
Posted by Blacula on :
You are on the right track Quis and one of your answers is correct -
DC did indeed sue Filmation and get them to pull the Superstretch cartoon because of its lead character's alleged similarity to Plastic Man... but Microwoman wasn't part of the suit. I guess being female made her different enough to the Atom for the DC men in suits.
So that leaves one more character for someone to get...
Posted by Blacula on :
By the way - not Shazam or Elasti-Girl.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Well in looking up to make sure I got the names of Superstretch and microwoman correct, I was reminded of Manta & Moray whose origin is very similar if not exact as for Aquaman and Dolphin respectively. I would say that DC sued on Manta rather than Moray as Dolphin is such a minor character in comparison to Aquaman.
Posted by Blacula on :
And that was the other one. Manta was too similar to Aquaman for the DC suits to allow.
Over to you Quis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I suppose asking which character of the Super 7 Marvel sued over would just be giving the question back to Blacula.
Who was the director of the Midway Museum before Katar Hol?
Posted by Blacula on :
Mavis Trent?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Nope, she was the museum's diorama artist.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Hint: as far as I know the former director has never had an on panel scene.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
no guesses?
Posted by Blacula on :
I think an obscure Hawkman (non)supporting character who's never actually appeared on panel and maybe had at most two mentions in a comic from about 50 years ago might be too tough even for a DC Trivia Buff like me, Quis.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Was it Ed Emmet?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Yes it was. Commissioner Emmett's brother. COmmissioner Emmett tells the Hawks that his brother is retiring as director so Katar can take his place.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
I had to do a bit of research for that one. I found it under wikipedia's listing on Midway City.
Another question as soon as I think of one...
Posted by Lance's realm on :
OK, here we go...sort of a Fantastic Four question...
Who was John Harkness?
Posted by Kent on :
Agatha's father?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Nope...
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
If memory serves, this was an alias Steve Englehart once used, but I can't recall why.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Thank you so much for getting me off the hook, Miner. Yes, that is correct. SE didn't like some of the editorial decisions, and he used "John Harkness" on work that he wanted distanced from him. Take it good sir...
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
You are most welcome.
I'll need some time to think something up. Be back tomorrow...
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Was that really Steve, or was it a ghost name for some staffer who was told to wrap up Steve's storylines?
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Chaim Mattis Keller: Was that really Steve, or was it a ghost name for some staffer who was told to wrap up Steve's storylines?
In DC's and Marvel's continuities, who killed Hitler?
(Space Hitler doesn't count)
Posted by Blacula on :
Hmmm interesting question -
No idea for Marvel so random guess - Red Skull? DC - not sure but maybe - The Unknown Soldier?
Posted by Xben on :
Does elseworlds count? If so, than Liberty Belle counts. Otherwise, Unknown Solder is a good guess. For Marvel, I'll guess Bucky.
Posted by Reboot on :
Marvel was definitely Original Human Torch.
DC... Spectre?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Human Torch and Unknown Soldier.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
And Eryk puts it together.
I thought the Torch would be the easy one since this came up in the first issue of the current Invaders mini, so I was a little surprised when Unknown Soldier cropped up first.
Over to Eryk.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I knew Unknown Solder. It was 'boot's confidence in the Human Torch that allowed me to get it.
Posted by Xben on :
I've no problem with Eryk having it, but Bucky (aka Captain America) did claim a while ago to having killed Hitler.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
New Question:
Shark Norton and the Wizard once tried a similar tactic to outwit their respective enemies in an issue of Adventure. What ploy did they use?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Tried to turn their pets against them?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
That would've been fun, but no!
Hint:
Shark Norton was an enemy of Aquaman, and the Wizard was an enemy of Green Arrow.
Posted by Blacula on :
Turned the world against blond-haired, blue-eyed alpha males? Posted by Korbal on :
The switched M.O.s--Wizard tried sea crimes and Shark tried land crimes, which forced Green Arrow to dive into the sea, and Aquaman to adapt to land, with their crimefighting tactics.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
That's it!
In addition to the second appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Adventure #267 features a memorable set of stories in which Green Arrow and Aquaman switch environments in order to catch these crooks.
One wonders why they didn't just let Aquaman capture the Wizard and Green Arrow capture Shark Norton, however.
Your turn, Korbal!
Posted by Korbal on :
Krypto and Ace are fairly well-known, but what are the cats owned by Clark Kent and Bruce wayne named?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Selina Kyle and Catherine "Cat" Grant? Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: I knew Unknown Solder. It was 'boot's confidence in the Human Torch that allowed me to get it.
PS - the Unknown Soldier killed Hitler in the final issue of his series and I HIGHLY reccomend anyone who ever has the chance to check the story out. It's crazy! And creepy as hell!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I've never read it, but I knew it was a classic issue!
Posted by Korbal on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Selina Kyle and Catherine "Cat" Grant?
Nope, actual felines who resided in the homes of their alter egos.
Hints: The Kents' cat shares a name with a famous animated boy from the future.
The Wayne Manor cat's name is also point of time during the day, and a member of the JSA...
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Astro & Midnight?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Elroy & Midnight?
Posted by Korbal on :
Lance got it, and is up next.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
OK, I am having trouble coming up with a good question, so will ask an easy one.
Where was Hank McCoy working when he discovered the formula that turned him blue and furry?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Roxxon?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Brand Corporation?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
That's it, CMK. You're up!
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Which members of the Justice League briefly entered the wacky world of Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol?
Posted by Reboot on :
Wally-Flash, Elongated Man and Blue Beetle in JLE #32.
[ October 14, 2010, 11:43 AM: Message edited by: Reboot ]
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Hmm...I only remembered it being Wally and Ralph. Still, your turn, Reboot!
Posted by Reboot on :
Ralph and Ted wandered off together, which led J'Onn to send Wally after them, leading to the exchange:
J'Onn: "Blast it. How long does it take to fetch them back?" Christine: "Fetch... who back?" J'Onn: "I sent Wally to bring back Ted and Ralph." Christine: "You sent Wally..." J'Onn: "Oh my god. What have I done?" Christine: "How long have you been having these lapses of reason, J'Onn?" J'Onn: "Ever since I joined this group
ANYway...
When Orion had the Anti-Life Equation, who stopped him and how?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
I loved that era of the Justice League!
Posted by Blacula on :
^ Me too. Everyone remembers JLA/JLI as being great but JLE was where it really rocked IMO. Funny AND exciting AND full of great characterisation. I miss the team of Wally, Ralph, Sue, Rex, Kara, Dmitri, Nathaniel (and the rest) a lot more than I did the Bea, Tora, Ted, Micheal one.
Anyway, back to the question - I have no idea, so random guess... Superman, by throwing him through the sun?
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I'm guessing as well since it's been an age since I've read the series and my issues are boxed away somewhere.
Lightray, by pointing out what a tool Orion was.
Posted by Reboot on :
No and no - both Supes & Lightray were fully in his thrall.
[To save anyone having to flick back a page, the question is "When Orion had the Anti-Life Equation, who stopped him and how?" ]
Posted by Blacula on :
Darkseid... by stealing it for himself?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Scott Free?
Posted by Reboot on :
I need a "How", remember Posted by Blacula on :
Scott Free by... tricking him into giving it up?
Posted by Reboot on :
No (indeed, he still had the ALE in the following arc...)
Posted by Reboot on :
Okay, clearly no-one's going to get the full thing (and shame on you all for not having read Simonson's Orion!), so I'll give it to CMK for getting the character.
The answer was "Mr Miracle (Scott Free), who was immune to the ALE because he possessed it himself" (there were extra frills, including a Darkseid/Metron Black Racer robot that Scott used the costume and one-way Boom Tube generator from, but that was the key point).
Chaim, you're up...
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Who was the first host of the Spectre?
Posted by Kent on :
Jim Corrigan seems the obvious choice.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
That's in publication time. But who, in DC history, was the first host of the Spectre?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Abel?
Posted by Blacula on :
Cain?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope, neither.
Posted by Blacula on :
A caveman?
Posted by Blacula on :
Now that I think about it... more specifically - Vandal Savage?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
No.
The answer is in the John Ostrander Spectre series. Said host became corrupted and became a Spectre villain.
Can't say more without giving it away entirely.
Posted by Blacula on :
OK - I've never read the Ostrander Spectre series so I'll stop making random guesses now. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Eclipso
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
No, not Eclipso.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
OK, doesn't look like anyone's going to get this. The answer is Asmodus, or his original name, Chakara.
New question: What new name was taken by the villainess Mindboggler after the death of her body?
Posted by Xben on :
Was it Djinn?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Very close. She was sort of the successor to Djinn in the Jihad, but her code name was in fact different.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Ifrit? (or somesuch)
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
That's the one, Chief. Your turn.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Nice! I'm surprised I remembered that one so quickly as I haven't read those old Suicide Squads in a long time!
Here's one I've been itching to ask for awhile but haven't won a question in so long that I've had to hold on to it:
Amid all the advance publicity for the new AMC series The Walking Dead, it's been leaked that there's at least one small Easter Egg for fans of Robert Kirkman who created the comic the series it's based upon. One of the characters will sport a t-shirt bearing the symbol of another character Kirkman has worked on. Which character is it?
This can either be incredibly easy or incredibly difficult, depending on whether you've read the same articles I have and/or whether you're intimately familiar with Kirkman's work. Good luck!
Posted by Blacula on :
The Invincible lead character? Is he called Invincible?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
He is called "Invincible", but that's not the correct answer. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Haunt?
Posted by Blacula on :
The Astounding Wolf Man?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Nope and nope. Hint: This character has appeared in Invincible.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Atom Eve?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Brit?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Nope and nope. It wouldn't be unusual for Invincible himself to wear a t-shirt of this character or, like, have a poster on the wall.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Omni Man?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Not Omni Man. To recap:
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Here's one I've been itching to ask for awhile but haven't won a question in so long that I've had to hold on to it:
Amid all the advance publicity for the new AMC series The Walking Dead, it's been leaked that there's at least one small Easter Egg for fans of Robert Kirkman who created the comic the series it's based upon. One of the characters will sport a t-shirt bearing the symbol of another character Kirkman has worked on. Which character is it?
This can either be incredibly easy or incredibly difficult, depending on whether you've read the same articles I have and/or whether you're intimately familiar with Kirkman's work. Good luck!
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Hint: This character has appeared in Invincible.
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: It wouldn't be unusual for Invincible himself to wear a t-shirt of this character or, like, have a poster on the wall.
Also, Kirkman co-created this character with Invincible artist Cory Walker, and the character has had a series of regularly (though far-apart) scheduled backup features.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Science Dog.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Science Dog.
That would be the correct answer! Did ya catch the t-shirt cameo tonight? And what made the answer click for you?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Here is the source article, btw. Timely question, eh? Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Oh, and to explain Science Dog a bit...he's a comic book character (a comic within the comic) in Invincible's universe, kind of like Radioactive Man is a character that Bart Simpson reads about. Invincible had a poster of Science Dog in his room in the early issues. Every 25 issues, Kirkman and Walker do a Science Dog backup story, all of which will soon be collected in a one-shot.
So far, Science Dog doesn't actually 'exist' in Invincible's universe as anything other than a comic book character, though in one issue, an alien took Science Dog's form after reading Invincible's mind and thinking he would find the form non-threatening.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Science Dog.
That would be the correct answer! Did ya catch the t-shirt cameo tonight? And what made the answer click for you?
Once you gave the Corey Walker hint, I knew immediately because I know that much being a fan of Kirkman. But I then kicked myself for not realizing it sooner.
My question: if you count accidental occurrences and very brief stints, who were the 2nd and 3rd people to take up the Iron Man armor?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Total guess: Happy and Pepper?
Posted by Reboot on :
Happy Hogan & Eddie March
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Reboot nailed it. Posted by Reboot on :
Well, gee, if only I could think in whose post I recently was reminded of that...
Anyhoo...
What dinner did L-Ron propose that led J'Onn to tell the "metallic simpleton" in disgust that he was a vegetarian?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Ya know, as much as I have read that run of the Justice League, I woulda thought I had it memorized. I'll take a guess though:
roast wildebeest?
or maybe
Booster's behind?
Posted by Reboot on :
Neither
Okay, clue: The scene is from "Breakdowns". That should narrow it down (slightly ).
And being as this is a new page, the question was:
quote:What dinner did L-Ron propose that led J'Onn to tell the "metallic simpleton" in disgust that he was a vegetarian?
[ November 02, 2010, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: Reboot ]
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Ummm..was it duck?
Posted by Power Boy 06 on :
G'nort?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hm. Calamari (from the tentacle dude from the Extremists)?
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Lance's realm: Ummm..was it duck?
Basically. Very fresh duck
Your go LR.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Wow...I remembered a completely different scene where a duck hunter takes out Despero. Still, I'm not proud so I'll take it.
Ok, off we go:
When Iris Allen was murdered, who was the initial suspect?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Top?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Pied Piper?
Posted by Lance's realm on :
Nope - the Top was quite dead by then, and the Pied Piper wasn't ever a suspect.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Captain Boomerang. This one I feel more confident about.
Posted by Kent on :
Clive Yorkin, if I recall/spell his name right. a convict who gained energy draining powers, but was reduced to an animalistic intelligence.
Posted by Lance's realm on :
That's it Kent. Clive Yorkin was the energy vampire crazy dude. You're up!
Posted by Kent on :
that was a great run, and all too easily forgotten since Iris' later return. The psychic, Melanie, was a cool character from that era.
I'll post a new Q soon.
[ November 06, 2010, 02:54 PM: Message edited by: Kent Hell Pmyes Elf ]
Posted by Kent Hell Pmyes Elf on :
okay...
Who killed Hal Jordan's father?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Uh, Carl Ferris, sort of, by putting pressure on him to land the plane safely? (He crashed.) Or you could say that Hal's father killed himself by refusing to bail out? I think that's right, unless there was a pre-Geoff Johns explanation.
Posted by Kent Hell Pmyes Elf on :
there is. neither of those is what I'm looking for.
Posted by Kent Hell Pmyes Elf on :
hint: the story in question appeared in DC Comics Presents. Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Hell Pmyes Elf: okay...
Who killed Hal Jordan's father?
Mongul?
Posted by Kent LASH on :
nope. it was an earthly person.
Posted by Chief Tay-LASH on :
Hector Hammond?
Posted by Reboot on :
Mercy? Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
John Stewart?
Posted by Kent LASH on :
no, no and no (and I had to look up who Mercy was)
OM has the first initial correct.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Is this a trick question and you're referring to Air Wave rather than Green Lantern? In that case, the killer's name was Joe Parsons.
Posted by Blacula on :
^ Good catch CMK. I bet you're right!
Posted by Kent LASH on :
Chaim has it!
The recent Air Wave (son of the golden age AW, the father I referred to being killed) was also named Hal Jordan.
The story of Larry Jordan's death was from the "Whatever Happened to..." back-up stories in DCCP. #40, I believe.
There was no way to hint that this was a trick Q without giving it away. Next clue would have been no GL costumes/rings in the story at all.
go, Chaim!
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
What mini-series featured Orion, Starfire and Enemy Ace fighting side by side?
Posted by Kent LASH on :
sounds like original Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Perhaps it sounds like it, but it ain't it.
Posted by Reboot on :
Cosmic Odyssey?
quote:Originally posted by Kent LASH: no, no and no (and I had to look up who Mercy was)
It was a joke about "mercy-killing" him, being Hal Jordan's dad'n'all Posted by Kent LASH on :
ah. heh.
Posted by Blacula on :
Armageddon: Inferno - which was a kind of follow-up to Armageddon: 2001 and Armageddon: The Alien Agenda and was really awful.
Though it is notable for bringing the JSA out of that weird dimension they were in for most of the 80s & 90s and restoring them to the present day DCU.
Posted by Kent LASH on :
that's what I was going to guess next, blac. I recall Enemy Ace was listed as a participant. I won't be surprised if you nailed it...
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Blacula did indeed nail it - Armageddon: Inferno is where this improbable (and Lobo as well) team-up took place.
Posted by Blacula on :
This storyline is significant in JLA history. Why?
Is it the last story arc before the formation of the "Detroit" League?
Posted by Blacula on :
No. There were still two more stories in the book before the Detroit League took over - the Martian invasion one (which is what caused Aquaman to disband the original team) and a JLA/JSA cross-over.
Posted by KryptonLash on :
It was the first with none of the Big Seven (the original members)?
Posted by Blacula on :
^ Correct! Seems amazing that it took 225 issues to finally get a JLA story that let the later members take the stage solo for a while.
Your question KryptonLash.
Posted by KryptonLash on :
I had stopped reading JLA by that point, so I just deduced the answer from the covers.
I'll be lash later to pose a question.
Posted by KryptonLash on :
Lasher, that same day...
Cassandra Sandsmark's step-mother has three brothers. Name them.
(Keep it simple.)
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Zeus, Ares, Poseidon?
Posted by KryptonLash on :
You have 2 out of 3, CMK.
Posted by QuisLASH, Esq. on :
Changing my answer
Zeus, Poseidon, Hades
Posted by KryptonLash on :
Changing my answer to correct.
Ares was one of the few children Zeus had with his actual wife, making Ares Wonder Girl's half-brother.
It's Quis' quiz.
Posted by QuisLASH, Esq. on :
A lot of DC's Silver Age titles started in Showcase. What three DC titles started in the original run of The Brave and The Bold?
Posted by Blacula on :
1. Justice League of America is the obvious one. 2. Teen Titans did too (I think). Random guess - 3. Sea Devils?
Posted by QuisLASH, Esq. on :
Two correct, one wrong.
Posted by Kent LASH on :
Teen Titans Sea Devils Inferior Five
Posted by QuisLASH, Esq. on :
One correct two wrong
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
JLA Teen Titans Inferior Five
Posted by QuisLASH, Esq. on :
Two correct one wrong
Posted by Lucifer07 on :
JLA Teen Titans Suicide Squad
[ November 13, 2010, 09:12 PM: Message edited by: Lucifer07 ]
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
JLA Teen Titans Metamorpho
Posted by QuisLASH, Esq. on :
Lucifer07, you got 2 correct and one wrong. Although there was eventually a Suicide Squad book, the Suicide Squad that appeared in the Brave & the Bold never got their own title.
EDE, you got all three correct.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
JLA Teen Titans Hawkman
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Chaim, Eryk got the question correct.Plus Hawkman started in Showcase, not Brave & Bold.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Huh, how did I miss that? (the fact that you declared EDE right)
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I didn't think Metamorpho had started in Showcase, but I couldn't remember if it was B&B or not. I'll have to think of a new question...
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
What villain once tried to force Olympic athlete Lacinia Nitocris to marry him?
Posted by LSH's realm on :
Yellow Claw?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Maxie Zeus
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Chaim has it.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
I well remember that story from Batman and the Outsiders during the 1984 Summer Olympics.
So, on a somewhat related subject - which DC super-hero and super-villains competed against each other at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney?
Posted by Blacula on :
Hmmm. The only Olympics related DC story I know of is an Infinity Inc one from the 80s. Actually, there was a Young Justice one too right? I'll guess that one and say Arrowette and... Tigress? (In archery of course.)
Posted by ActorLad on :
Arrowette & Artemis that's the daughter of Tigress & Sportsmaster in archery!
Posted by Blacula on :
^ Isn't Artemis her real name and Tigress her 'stage' name?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Arrowette and Artemis are correct, but there were two other villains who competed (possibly one was only a coach, I don't remember for certain) in that archery competition as well.
Posted by Blacula on :
The only other villainous archer I can think of is Merlyn so I'll say him and... Sportsmaster?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
I'll give it to you, Blacula - Merlyn was there, and the other was his protege, called Turk. (no Sportsmaster) Since I'm not certain that Turk ever appeared after that story, I won't hold you to remembering him to award you the next question.
Posted by Blacula on :
Which two heroes has Cassandra Craft been shown to be friendly with?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Phantom Stranger and Doctor Thirteen?
Posted by Blacula on :
I thought after I posted that question that I really should have known a bit more about the character than I do.
I was thinking of Phantom Stranger and Zatanna since she's a supporting character (ex-girlfriend) of his and she popped up a few times in Zatanna's Seven Soldiers mini but there's every chance she was also shown to be friends with Doctor Thirteen in Phantom Stranger's old book (which I've never read) or even Superman since according to Wikipedia she popped up a few times in his titles too.
So I'll just give it to you EDE.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I remembered her being in Phantom Stranger (from when I read the Showcase), but I actually couldn't remember if she overlapped with Dr. Thirteen or not. Zatanna would probably have been my next guess, though.
Next question:
Which two Bat-villains were cast for the 60s TV series, but never appeared on it?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Guessing Kite Man and Calendar Man
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Good guesses, but neither is right!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Next question:
Which two Bat-villains were cast for the 60s TV series, but never appeared on it?
Posted by Korbal on :
Killer Moth only appeared in the 15 minute "Batgirl" pilot made to introduce Yvonne Craig does he count?
Posted by Blacula on :
Interesting question - I'll say Cavalier and Mad Hatter.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Mad Hatter did in fact appear on the series, and so is incorrect, as is Cavalier.
Killer Moth is one of the two I was looking for.
Posted by Blacula on :
It's been so long since I've seen that show I can't remember which characters appeared on it - next guess Killer Moth and... Two Face?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: It's been so long since I've seen that show I can't remember which characters appeared on it - next guess Killer Moth and... Two Face?
And that would be it. In addition to the aforementioned filmed but never aired scenes of Killer Moth, Two-Face was planned for a fourth season appearance before the show was cancelled. The actor who was to play him: none other than Clint Eastwood!
I'm actually wondering if this had any influence on the creation of Jonah Hex, whose unscarred half of his face was originally modelled after Eastwood.
Posted by Blacula on :
Wow - wouldn't that have been weird to see. I just can't imagine Clint Eastwood acting all (intentionally) hammy and over the top like he would need to be in that show. Would have been great to see a live-action version of one of my favourite Bat-villains years before the awful Tommy Lee Jones one though.
Hmmmm question...?
OK - Which prominent DCU villain first appeared as just one of a bunch of apparently throw-away villains (the rest of whom never appeared again) with names like Bazooka, Scorcher, Slasher, Spear and Tanker?
Posted by Chief Tay-LSH on :
Not sure if he counts as "prominent", but...Shrapnel?
Posted by KryptonLSH on :
Bane?
Posted by Blacula on :
Good guesses but "no" to both.
More prominent than Shrapnel.
Bane did first appear as the leader of some henchmen with weird names like Bird and Trogg (from memory) but my mystery villain was just one of the group, not their leader.
Posted by Korbal on :
Cheshire?
Posted by superboymddjr on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: Wow - wouldn't that have been weird to see. I just can't imagine Clint Eastwood acting all (intentionally) hammy and over the top like he would need to be in that show. Would have been great to see a live-action version of one of my favourite Bat-villains years before the awful Tommy Lee Jones one though.
Hmmmm question...?
OK - Which prominent DCU villain first appeared as just one of a bunch of apparently throw-away villains (the rest of whom never appeared again) with names like Bazooka, Scorcher, Slasher, Spear and Tanker?
Tanker? I think it s "Tank".....as his "tank" armor was easily dismantled by Wonder Girl...Spear - actually I think it was "Tusk"?
Vigilante appeared but I am not sure if you considered him as a villain...as he was the one who took them all out. except one....which is already mentioned.... Posted by Blacula on :
^ I got the 'Tanker' name from a DC Wiki site so I'm not sure if it was really that name or 'Tank'. I don't have reason to doubt them though since they got the rest right - including 'Spear' which I am 1000% sure is the correct name (not 'Tusk') since I have been writing a fan-fiction in my head for years that sees his return.
And the other mystery villain is obviously Cheshire.
Over to Korbal.
Posted by Korbal on :
Once he got within range of Kryptonite-X, what specific action did Streaky the Supercat perform before he received super powers?
Posted by KryptonLSH on :
Caught a mouse?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Korbal: Once he got within range of Kryptonite-X, what specific action did Streaky the Supercat perform before he received super powers?
He sniffed it to see if it was edible.
Posted by Korbal on :
Quis is right--after the nugget became entangled in a ball of string, Streaky had to sniff it before the effects manifested, therefore kryptonite actually has an aroma!
[ November 24, 2010, 11:00 PM: Message edited by: Korbal ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
hmmmmmm.........
I could ask which Teen Titan once dressed as Marie Antoinette, but my posting in another thread would give it away.
Which superhero worked as a toy salesman for a while?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Hal Jordan
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Yup. After I posted it, I thought this would be an easy one.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
What do the heroes Doc Fission, Poltergeist, Go-Go and Marionette have in common?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Were they Micronauts?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
They were heroes from the "Silver Age Giant Special" (or whatever it was called)featuring DIAL-H for Hero. I think Flash was Go-Go...?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
That's correct, KK. They were Justice League members given new identities by the H-Dial.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Who owned Kane Chemicals?
(DCUniverse)
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Kathy Kane? (not Kate Kane the current Batwoman)
Posted by KryptonKid on :
It was not Kathy Kane.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Nor was it Bette Kane, but I suspect that the company was headquartered in Gotham.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I looked it up. But I'll give someone else a chance to answer it.
Posted by Blacula on :
The Joker?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
It was not the Joker.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Bob Kane?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Not Bob Kane, but a good guess. Bob Kane created characters that had a stake in Kane Chemicals.
Posted by Blacula on :
I'm thinking some old Gangster style Batman villains maybe? Rupert Thorne? (I think that was the name of one of them.)
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Ah! Rupert Thorne. Makes me harken back to the wistful days of Silver St. Cloud. How I miss her.
But, no. The person in question would be a protagonist.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Alfred Pennyworth?
Posted by Hrista Spjóti on :
Alan Scott?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
No, to both.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Kane Chemicals most likely has been absorbed by Gotham City's largest corporation by now, which comes to it naturally.
Quis, feel free to answer or give a hint.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Martha Wayne
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Kane Chemicals was owned by Roddy Kane, and Martha Kane Wayne (no, really) was his heir. I assume he predeceased her, or the Batman origin would have gone a little differently. The Kanes and the Waynes were the two wealthiest families in Gotham, so it wasn't just a love match.
I was looking for Martha Wayne, but Roddy Kane would have worked.
Thanks, Coby, it's yours.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
So, wait... does that make Kathy Kane Bruce's cousin or something? That'll sure put a new spin on all those 50s Batwoman stories!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
^Yes, it means they are somehow related.
Hm. I'll think of a question tonight and post...
Posted by Blacula on :
Grant Morrison will apparently be addressing the familial relations between all the Kanes and Waynes of Gotham in Batman Incorporated in a few months.
I think in the storyline guest-starring El Gaucho and Batwoman (natch).
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
On the covers of World Finest, only one protagonist ever appeared other than Superman, Batman & Robin prior to the Silver Age. Who was it?
Note: to give a sense of the time frame, I'm getting at "prior to Batwoman".
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hmm... Zatara?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nope!
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Vigilante?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Jimmy Olsen?
Posted by Blacula on :
Commissioner Gordon?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Sargon the Sorceror?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Green Arrow?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Lois Lane?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Lois wouldnt count in my mind, an neither would Jimmy. In all if these stories in WF, they are only supporting characters.
All good gueses but no one has it yet!
Posted by Blacula on :
Aquaman?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Supergirl
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Crimson Avenger?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Wonder Woman?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Well looking on Coverbrowser.com, Issue #10 also has the Boy Comandos, Green Arrow, and Star Spangled Kid & Stripsey.
Then Batwoman appeared on covers for issues 90, 104, 117
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Boy Commandos were going to my next guess!
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Lance's realm did guess Green Arrow already
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
We haven't had confirmation by Cobalt Kid, but I would say that after reviewing the covers, we have a definitive answer. I am passing the question on to lane's realm as he correctly guessed Green Arrow who was on an early cover.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Oh, wow...sorry. Ok, guess I'll give the next question to get things moving. Cobie, what was the answer you had in mind, anyway?
Now, my question: The villain Korvac was involved with the daughter of what super-villain? Bonus geek points if you remember her name without researching it!
Posted by Xben on :
Was it...the Collector? I don't recall her actual name. April? Constance?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Xben, it was indeed the Collector, so the next question is yours. Her name, btw, was Corina.
Posted by Xben on :
Three part question here, but if you know one you are likely to know them all...
At one point the JLA fought an iconic enemy from another universe. The end result was that that enemy was imprisoned in the source wall. The victory came thanks to a last-minute distraction from an impressive shot by a member who had apparently just recently joined, having left another team that it seems the JLA were at the time in the habit of teaming up with.
1. Who was the iconic villain? 2. Who was the recently joined JLA member who was key to the villain's defeat? 3. Who was the other team the JLA would at the time apparently regularly team up with?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: We haven't had confirmation by Cobalt Kid, but I would say that after reviewing the covers, we have a definitive answer. I am passing the question on to lane's realm as he correctly guessed Green Arrow who was on an early cover.
Sorry guys, I haven't been able to log in for a few days. Glad you were able to confirm.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
1. Doctor Doom 2. Hawkeye 3. Avengers
At the same time, in the Marvel Universe, the Avengers had just fought Brainiac.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Xben, I am gonna take a guess here.
1) Aquarius 2) Black Canary 3) the Justice Society
Posted by lancesrealm on :
CMK, you aound pretty confident about your answer. My question is, when did all this happen? I don't remember the JLA ever teaming up with the Avengers.
Posted by Karl Earl Nick Tain on :
@lance:
wasn't there the Perez JLA/Avengers mini, that finally came to fruition decades after the original project cancelation? I never read it, but it would be a neat twist to allude to prior x-overs, which would make sense.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
lance, it happened in the 2003 JLA/Avengers mini-series that was written by Kurt Busiek and drawn by George Perez. Specifically, it was the opening scene of issue # 3.
Posted by Xben on :
CMK is of course correct, even down to the location within the miniseries.
In the story, there is an alternate universe that is briefly created in which the Avengers and the JLA have a history of teaming up across the dimensional void (ala pre-crisis JLA/JSA). At one point the JLA had defeated Dr. Doom thanks to a lucky shot by Hawkeye who had joined the JLA permanently and was in a relationship with Black Canary! I don't know if something like that could have been any good, but reading it made me feel like I'd have liked to have read those stories in real life.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Who shot Snow White?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Goldilocks?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
That is correct. I am referring, for those who didn't understand, to an early storyline in the Fables series.
Yours, stu
Posted by stuorstew on :
Which hero has sisters called Neela, Stella and Angie?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
'Mazing Man?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Nope
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Adam from Godland?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Yep your go
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
What supporting character is best known for always saying: "You follow me?"
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Wong (from Doctor Strange)?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Axel from The Walking Dead. Click Here For A SpoilerR.I.P. Posted by KryptonKid on :
The Spectre's pet clam, Bubbles?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Lardy has it! And anyone who isn't reading the Walking Dead and didn't guess that--jeepers, you're so lucky! You get to go discover the majesty of it for the first time! Get goin'!
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Oops--forgot to check. I'll think of a question and come back later... Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Jasmine, Bethany, Danny, Jack & Nathan. Who are they?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
power rangers?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Lardy: Jasmine, Bethany, Danny, Jack & Nathan. Who are they?
quote:Originally posted by KryptonKid: power rangers?
Nope. At least not to my knowledge, anyway! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The kids from Captain Planet? I can't recall if they had a group name...
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
the filers of your last five restraining orders?
but seriously... the names of the Gen 13 crew?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: the filers of your last five restraining orders?
LOL! LOL! If that's it, you should get a real prize!
Posted by Xben on :
Are they the Next Men?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
quote:Originally posted by Xben: Are they the Next Men?
Funny answers, guys, but Xben has it. More exactly, though, they are John Byrne's Next Men (as opposed to Frank Miller's ____:p). And after about a seventeen-year hiatus, Byrne is finally continuing their adventures over at IDW in a series that debuted last month.
I'm currently rereading the original series to get caught up before I start reading the new one. I must say it's holding up really well. I figure the Byrne-haters will find some reason or other to hate it or to never give it a chance, but it's one've the best things he's ever done amidst his fine body of work. Look for some write-ups in Gym'll's soon!
Yer up, Xben!
Posted by Xben on :
According to Kathy Sutton, who apparently armed the family of the JLA/superhero community after the death of Sue Dibney?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Batman?
Posted by Xben on :
Not Batman
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I kind of thought not, but felt I had to try that answer.
I was also thinking Lex Luthor, but that would require him knowing the identities of the JLA members.
I'm going to guess Checkmate.
Posted by Red Arrow on :
quote:Originally posted by Xben: According to Kathy Sutton, who apparently armed the family of the JLA/superhero community after the death of Sue Dibney?
Big Barda of course!
Posted by Xben on :
Red Arrow has it, which is appropriate since it comes from the same storyline that turned Roy Harper into "Red Arrow" - The Tornado's Path.
The quote says something like, "After Clark died, we got organized. After Sue, we got armed...by Barda." This comes as Kathy blasts a deranged Amazo (I think) with some kind of Kirby-esque power rod.
Posted by Red Arrow on :
Who is the son of the Red Party's leader in "Metropolis"?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Kal-El?
Posted by Xben on :
I'm pretty sure this isn't a DC Universe "Metropolis", and as such I have no idea.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
I was thinking of Roy Thomas' "Superman's Metropolis," a rather tepid Elseworlds combining Supes and Fritz Lang.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Hmph! My curiousity got the better of me and I looked it up.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I looked it up too. And given that it has been 7 days since the question was asked.
Rokuro Makube is the son of the Red Party's leader.
Posted by Xben on :
It sounds like you're pretty confident, Quis. Do we need to wait for confirmation before asking a new questions?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
What character was published by Dell, Gold Key, Valiant, and Dark Horse?
Posted by Exnihil on :
Turok?
Posted by Xben on :
Tarzan?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
It was Turok.
Posted by Exnihil on :
Which DC comics character went about 70 years without a non-reprint appearance in a DC comic, although he did have original stories published by two other comic companies?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
The Spirit?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Scribbly?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Plastic Man?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Doctor Occult? Though I'd think he'd be more like 50 years...
Posted by Exnihil on :
The Spirit and Plastic Man wouldn't have appeared in DC Comics early enough to hit the "about 70" years mark.
Doctor Occult, as EDE mentioned, had only a 47 year gap between appearances, and I don't believe was ever published by another company under that name (he had one story appear in Centaur Comics, but under the name, "Doctor Mystic")
Scribbly is a pretty good guess, as he did appear in comics put out by Dell and EC, but his DC gap is even shorter, a mere 36 years from the last issue of his eponymous title to his appearance in Crisis.
The character I'm going for has a gap of either 71 or 68 years depending on whether a given story actually features him (I'm not entirely certain), that's why I'm going with the "about 70" verbiage.
As a hint, I will say that his first appearance has been reprinted in a couple of high-profile instances.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
original Daily Star editor George Taylor?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I'll try... Chuck Dawson?
Posted by Exnihil on :
quote: Which DC comics character went about 70 years without a non-reprint appearance in a DC comic, although he did have original stories published by two other comic companies?
quote: The character I'm going for has a gap of either 71 or 68 years depending on whether a given story actually features him (I'm not entirely certain), that's why I'm going with the "about 70" verbiage.
As a hint, I will say that his first appearance has been reprinted in a couple of high-profile instances.
George Taylor had a gap of 37 years and, to the best of my knowledge, never appeared in another company's comics
Chuck Dawson, once he went away, never did come back... BUT... I will say that the reprint comics which later contained Chuck also contained the character in question.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Scoop Scanlon?
Posted by Exnihil on :
That's the one.
Scoop Scanlon ran in the first 13 issues of Action Comics up until summer of '39, not reappearing in DC outside of a reprint until last year in the first issue of DC Universe: Legacies (with the possible exception of a Batman story in Worlds Finest in 1942, though it's bit dubious as to whether that was the same guy).
Where he did appear, however, was in the pages of the comics of two other publishers (Et-Es-Go and Holyoke) in new stories by his creator Bill Ely. Apparently when Ely left DC he just "took" Scanlon with him. I would have thought that DC would have frowned on that, but maybe there was an agreement, or maybe it was just under their radar.
In any case, as of last year, he's back as a DC character. Maybe we'll see him again in another 70 years.
Next question to EDE.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
What Star City-based villain once built a machine to eliminate 90% of the human population?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Eden Corps?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope.
(Or at least I hope they didn't try the same plot. Anyway I'm looking for a single individual rather than a group.)
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Count Vertigo?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope.
Hint: This question was somewhat inspired by Ex's question, in that the character in question is notable for having re-appeared after a long absense, though not nearly as long as Scoop Scanlon!
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Clock King?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not the Clock King!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hint: This character was absent for roughly twenty-five years before making a re-appearance in the last few years!
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Vengence?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I don't even know who that is, so no!
Posted by KryptonKid on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: What Star City-based villain once built a machine to eliminate 90% of the human population?
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Hint: This question was somewhat inspired by Ex's question, in that the character in question is notable for having re-appeared after a long absense, though not nearly as long as Scoop Scanlon!
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Hint: This character was absent for roughly twenty-five years before making a re-appearance in the last few years!
Shado?
[ January 25, 2011, 09:27 PM: Message edited by: KryptonKid ]
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope!
Hint: While the character was based in Star City, it's not someone you would immediately think of as a Green Arrow villain!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Okay, let's try this hint:
The character was created by Kurt Busiek.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
The Construct?
Posted by Blacula on :
Paragon? If so, where has he re-appeared?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: Paragon? If so, where has he re-appeared?
Apparently he's appeared during the past couple of years in Superman titles (according to Wikipedia), and, yes, he's the right answer!
Paragon's original storyline involved trying to exterminate the roughly 90% of the worlds population that he considered inferior, so that only the top tier of humanity would survive and breed a superior race of humans, or something like that.
He was based in Star City (Black Canary first encounters him, but Clark and Hal are also visiting Ollie there at the beginning of the story).
The issue featuring him was one of the most memorable JLA stories of my childhood. Always loved his outfit!
Posted by Blacula on :
That JLA issue with Paragon's first appearance is one of the faves from my childhood too EDE!
Who wouldn't want to know who Paragon is after a cover like that?
Great issue too. Cool to see Black Canary in such a prominent role and the opening (Clark, Ollie and Hal sitting around in their civies having a drink and a chat) blew my young mind. I thought all super-heroes did was run around saving people. I loved that human element Busiek added here!
Did Paragon really make his return in Superman recently though? I seem to remember reading Kurt saying he wasn't able to use him during his run. Would love to proved wrong though. Did Wikipedia say which issue he appeared in EDE? I want it!
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My question -
Which Batman villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Looks like he's at least in Superman #674 and #675, with kind of a crappy new outfit that lets him store powers he's absorbed.
Posted by Blacula on :
^ Cool! Thanks EDE! Great to see him again. Agreed on the outfit though. Where are the puffy sleeves?!?
I guess I was thinking of someone else that I was hoping to see return that I remember being disappointed to read that Kurt never got around to bringing back. Maybe it was Maxima?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
How brief? Are we talking about a one-issue cameo? I'm pretty sure both Two-Face and the Mad Hatter (IIRC) appeared in issue # 5 or so, when Dream goes to Doctor Destiny in Arkham Asylum to get his ruby.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Scarecrow.
Posted by Blacula on :
I can't quite remember exactly how many issues the character appeared in, but their appearances amounted to more than just a cameo in Arkham Asylum or something. It was closer to a supporting role in one of the storylines.
So, no - not Two-Face, Mad Hatter or Scarecrow.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Scarecrow had two appearances, on the longer side of cameo-length. hmm....
Some people equated the Rose Walker/Unity Kincaid plot as a Rose-and-the-Thorn variant aspect, but not only is that a stretch, I wouldn't count her as a Batman villain.
I'm truly stumped. Maybe you mean Dr. Destiny himself?
Posted by Blacula on :
Not Rose & Thorn or Dr. Destiny (who was a sort-of supporting character in that book but is more of a JLA villain).
This is a Batman-villain specifically - other than big group-fight cameo type things I can't think of an occasion where they've fought anyone else.
It's been a while since I read Sandman so I wasnt sure if other Batman-villains (like Scarecrow) might have made more than one cameo, which is why I purposely called this character's appearances a "brief supporting role" - to differentiate them. They weren't in the book very much, but they filled a role when they did.
This is actually a pretty interesting (and weird) bit of comics trivia IMO - and one of the many things I love about Gaiman's book.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Hugo Strange?
Posted by Blacula on :
P.S. A clue - they never appeared "in costume" in the book.
Posted by Blacula on :
Summing up -
Which Batman villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny or Hugo Strange.
Clues -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally where one).
[ January 28, 2011, 09:54 PM: Message edited by: Blacula ]
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
well, I've wracked my brain revisiting the entire Sandman run, so I guess it's on to choosing random Bat-villains.
Catwoman?
Posted by Exnihil on :
I heard recently that the "Funland" killer from Sandman popped up in the Bat Books. I don't read Batman, but is Funland a costumed baddie these days?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Random guess: Calendar Man!
Posted by Blacula on :
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer (whoever that is?) or Calendar Man
I'll give some more clues after a few more guesses.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Poison Ivy?
Posted by Xben on :
Riddler
Posted by Blacula on :
Summing up -
Which Batman-villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer (whoever that is?) Calendar Man Poison Ivy or Riddler
Clues -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally wear one).
New clue -
* Not only did they never appear 'in costume', no mention of their other identity or the fact that they are a villain (let alone a Batman-villain) was ever made. Thus, if you didn't know that X was the secret identity of Y, you probably wouldn't have known that this was a Batman-villain you were reading about.
[ January 28, 2011, 11:47 PM: Message edited by: Blacula ]
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
I suspected as much. since it probably isn't an obvious bat-villain, that only leaves several hundred to guess.
I'm out, until the next clue.
Posted by Blacula on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: I suspected as much. since it probably isn't an obvious bat-villain, that only leaves several hundred to guess.
I'm out, until the next clue.
^ Well it wouldn't have been a very interesting question if I'd just asked "Which member of Infinity Inc. had a major supporting role in Sandman?" would it?
Anyway, summing up -
Which Batman-villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer (whoever that is?) Calendar Man Poison Ivy or Riddler
Clues -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally wear one). * Not only did they never appear 'in costume', no mention of their other identity or the fact that they are a villain (let alone a Batman-villain) was ever made. Thus, if you didn't know that X was the secret identity of Y, you probably wouldn't have known that this was a Batman-villain you were reading about.
New clue -
* Before their appearance in Sandman, this character had been "dead" in the then-current DCU for a number of years. Ever since then they've been "alive", with no in-DCU continuity explanation why - leaving fans (and Wikipedia) to assume that they had been one of the sinners shown escaping from Hell when Lucifer abdicated his throne a few issues earlier.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I had an idea and did a little checking so...
Arthur Brown aka Cluemaster?
Posted by Blacula on :
Good guess but not Cluemaster either.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Penguin?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Calculator?
Posted by Blacula on :
Which Batman-villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer Calendar Man Poison Ivy Riddler Cluemaster Penguin or Calculator
Clues so far -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally wear one). * Not only did they never appear 'in costume', no mention of their other identity or the fact that they are a villain (let alone a Batman-villain) was ever made. Thus, if you didn't know that X was the secret identity of Y, you probably wouldn't have known that this was a Batman-villain you were reading about. * Before their appearance in Sandman, this character had been "dead" in the then-current DCU for a number of years. Ever since then they've been "alive", with no in-DCU continuity explanation why - leaving fans (and Wikipedia) to assume that they had been one of the sinners shown escaping from Hell when Lucifer abdicated his throne a few issues earlier.
Posted by Xben on :
Mr. Freeze
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Dr. Death
Posted by Exnihil on :
Gorilla Boss of Gotham?
(By the way, answering your earlier question, "Funland" was that fat serial killer from the "Doll's House' story-line that was obsessed with little girls)
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: Ever since then they've been "alive", with no in-DCU continuity explanation why - leaving fans (and Wikipedia) to assume that they had been one of the sinners shown escaping from Hell when Lucifer abdicated his throne a few issues earlier.
That means this appearance must take place after the "Seasons of Mists" storyline. I keep thinking maybe the appearance is in "A Game of You" or "World's End"....?
Posted by Blacula on :
Which Batman-villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer Calendar Man Poison Ivy Riddler Cluemaster Penguin Calculator Mr Freeze Dr. Death or Gorilla Boss of Gotham
Clues so far -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally wear one). * Not only did they never appear 'in costume', no mention of their other identity or the fact that they are a villain (let alone a Batman-villain) was ever made. Thus, if you didn't know that X was the secret identity of Y, you probably wouldn't have known that this was a Batman-villain you were reading about. * Before their appearance in Sandman, this character had been "dead" in the then-current DCU for a number of years. Ever since then they've been "alive", with no in-DCU continuity explanation why - leaving fans (and Wikipedia) to assume that they had been one of the sinners shown escaping from Hell when Lucifer abdicated his throne a few issues earlier.
New clue -
* This character first appeared in the 1970s.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Ah! I researched it and discovered the answer. Definitely on the fringes of Batman's rogues, but not super-duper obscure. I'll let the fun continue with one more clue: there have been multiple characters to go by the name.
(btw, the wikipedia article seems to contradict itself by saying that versions 1 & 3 participated in the same relatively recent story--I wonder if they both really did?)
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Clayface?
Posted by Blacula on :
Clayface is a good guess as it fits in with Lardy's clue (which was going to be my next one) but it's not the right answer.
Updating the question -
Which Batman-villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer Calendar Man Poison Ivy Riddler Cluemaster Penguin Calculator Mr Freeze Dr. Death Gorilla Boss of Gotham or Clayface
Clues so far -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally wear one). * Not only did they never appear 'in costume', no mention of their other identity or the fact that they are a villain (let alone a Batman-villain) was ever made. Thus, if you didn't know that X was the secret identity of Y, you probably wouldn't have known that this was a Batman-villain you were reading about. * Before their appearance in Sandman, this character had been "dead" in the then-current DCU for a number of years. Ever since then they've been "alive", with no in-DCU continuity explanation why - leaving fans (and Wikipedia) to assume that they had been one of the sinners shown escaping from Hell when Lucifer abdicated his throne a few issues earlier. * This character first appeared in the 1970s.
New clue -
* 3 different characters have fought Batman under this identity. The one who appeared in Sandman is the original (and current-again I think) wearer of the disguise.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Firebug?
Posted by Blacula on :
Which Batman-villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer Calendar Man Poison Ivy Riddler Cluemaster Penguin Calculator Mr Freeze Dr. Death Gorilla Boss of Gotham Clayface or Firebug
Clues so far -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally wear one). * Not only did they never appear 'in costume', no mention of their other identity or the fact that they are a villain (let alone a Batman-villain) was ever made. Thus, if you didn't know that X was the secret identity of Y, you probably wouldn't have known that this was a Batman-villain you were reading about. * Before their appearance in Sandman, this character had been "dead" in the then-current DCU for a number of years. Ever since then they've been "alive", with no in-DCU continuity explanation why - leaving fans (and Wikipedia) to assume that they had been one of the sinners shown escaping from Hell when Lucifer abdicated his throne a few issues earlier. * This character first appeared in the 1970s. * 3 different characters have fought Batman under this identity. The one who appeared in Sandman is the original (and current-again I think) wearer of the disguise.
New clue -
* Their appearance in Sandman was as someone's love interest.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Thessaly?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Blockbuster?
Posted by Blacula on :
Which Batman-villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer Calendar Man Poison Ivy Riddler Cluemaster Penguin Calculator Mr Freeze Dr. Death Gorilla Boss of Gotham Clayface Firebug Thessaly or Blockbuster
Clues so far -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally wear one). * Not only did they never appear 'in costume', no mention of their other identity or the fact that they are a villain (let alone a Batman-villain) was ever made. Thus, if you didn't know that X was the secret identity of Y, you probably wouldn't have known that this was a Batman-villain you were reading about. * Before their appearance in Sandman, this character had been "dead" in the then-current DCU for a number of years. Ever since then they've been "alive", with no in-DCU continuity explanation why - leaving fans (and Wikipedia) to assume that they had been one of the sinners shown escaping from Hell when Lucifer abdicated his throne a few issues earlier. * This character first appeared in the 1970s. * 3 different characters have fought Batman under this identity. The one who appeared in Sandman is the original (and current-again I think) wearer of the disguise. * Their appearance in Sandman was as someone's love interest.
New clue -
* Comics this character has appeared in include Detective Comics, Batman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Secret Origins, Birds of Prey, Young Justice, Identity Crisis, Salvation Run, Villains United, Who's Who, Underworld Unleashed, JLA, JSA, Superman/Batman, Secret Six, Gotham Central and, of course, Sandman.
Posted by Xben on :
The Spook
Posted by stuorstew on :
Dr Light?
Posted by Exnihil on :
Man-bat?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Blacula, even though this question has been going awhile, I love how you keep giving hints to keep the thread alive and moving! My hat is off to you, sir!
(I have no idea what the answer is, btw...)
Posted by Blacula on :
^ Thanks lancesrealm. Honestly, I wasn't expecting to have to leave all these clues, but people are taking longer to answer this question than I was expecting. And I'd hate to be the cause of Trivia Thread Death.
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Which Batman-villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer Calendar Man Poison Ivy Riddler Cluemaster Penguin Calculator Mr Freeze Dr. Death Gorilla Boss of Gotham Clayface Firebug Thessaly Blockbuster The Spook Dr. Light or Man-Bat
Clues so far -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally wear one). * Not only did they never appear 'in costume', no mention of their other identity or the fact that they are a villain (let alone a Batman-villain) was ever made. Thus, if you didn't know that X was the secret identity of Y, you probably wouldn't have known that this was a Batman-villain you were reading about. * Before their appearance in Sandman, this character had been "dead" in the then-current DCU for a number of years. Ever since then they've been "alive", with no in-DCU continuity explanation why - leaving fans (and Wikipedia) to assume that they had been one of the sinners shown escaping from Hell when Lucifer abdicated his throne a few issues earlier. * This character first appeared in the 1970s. * 3 different characters have fought Batman under this identity. The one who appeared in Sandman is the original (and current-again I think) wearer of the disguise. * Their appearance in Sandman was as someone's love interest. * Comics this character has appeared in include Detective Comics, Batman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Secret Origins, Birds of Prey, Young Justice, Identity Crisis, Salvation Run, Villains United, Who's Who, Underworld Unleashed, JLA, JSA, Superman/Batman, Secret Six, Gotham Central and, of course, Sandman.
New clue -
* Even though this character is traditionally a "villain" of Batman's, their goals/objectives are actually the same as his - but their modus operandi is what brings them into conflict with the Bat-family.
Posted by Future on :
Killer Moth?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Catman?
Posted by Xben on :
Found the answer through research as well. I don't think I've personally ever read a story where this character was the main villain, though I have heard of them. Mainly from one of those "Daily Planet" in-house ads back in the 1970's that focused on a story of Batman vs. this baddie.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Reaper?
Posted by Blacula on :
Which Batman-villain had a brief supporting role in Neil Gaiman's Sandman?
Not -
Two-Face Mad Hatter Scarecrow Rose & Thorn Dr. Destiny Hugo Strange Catwoman The "Funland" Killer Calendar Man Poison Ivy Riddler Cluemaster Penguin Calculator Mr Freeze Dr. Death Gorilla Boss of Gotham Clayface Firebug Thessaly Blockbuster The Spook Dr. Light Man-Bat Killer Moth Catman or Reaper
Instead of offering a new clue I'm going to amend some of the clues given so far -
* A specifically Batman-villain. * Their appearance in Sandman was more of a supporting role than a cameo (but not a very big one). THEY APPEARED IN THE KINDLY ONES STORYLINE. * Never appeared 'in costume' (though they do normally wear one). A RATHER GARISHLY-COLOURED ONE. * Not only did they never appear 'in costume', no mention of their other identity or the fact that they are a villain (let alone a Batman-villain) was ever made. Thus, if you didn't know that X was the secret identity of Y, you probably wouldn't have known that this was a Batman-villain you were reading about. * Before their appearance in Sandman, this character had been "dead" in the then-current DCU for a number of years. Ever since then they've been "alive", with no in-DCU continuity explanation why - leaving fans (and Wikipedia) to assume that they had been one of the sinners shown escaping from Hell when Lucifer abdicated his throne a few issues earlier. THEY HAD ORIGINALLY DIED AFTER DETONATING A BOMB STRAPPED TO THEIR BACK. * This character first appeared in the 1970s. AND IS VERY MUCH A 1970s TYPE OF CHARACTER. * 3 different characters have fought Batman under this identity. The one who appeared in Sandman is the original (and current-again I think) wearer of the disguise. THE SECOND ONE WAS KILLED BY CRISPUS ALLEN BEFORE HE BECAME THE SPECTRE. * Their appearance in Sandman was as someone's love interest. SPECIFICALLY, LYTA HALL'S (BRIEF) LOVE INTEREST. * Comics this character has appeared in include Detective Comics, Batman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Secret Origins, Birds of Prey, Young Justice, Identity Crisis, Salvation Run, Villains United, Who's Who, Underworld Unleashed, JLA, JSA, Superman/Batman, Secret Six, Gotham Central and, of course, Sandman. * Even though this character is traditionally a "villain" of Batman's, their goals/objectives are actually the same as his - but their modus operandi is what brings them into conflict with the Bat-family. THEY KILL DRUG DEALERS.
[ February 06, 2011, 08:30 PM: Message edited by: Blacula ]
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Sheesh. With those additional clues, I can certainly tell which character in Sandman you're referring to, but I have no idea what his costumed villain identity was.
Posted by Exnihil on :
Short of actually looking up the answer, I'll try one more educated guess. I remember in the Kindly Ones, Lyta was dating her boss, a guy named Eric (or Erik).
I don't know the details of this Batman villain other than the fact that he seems to fit the "opposite number" traits of your last clue, but, was it The Wrath?
(If that's not it, I think I'm out of guesses).
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Black Spider?
Posted by Blacula on :
Not The Wrath, Exnihil, but good guess.
But someone does finally put me out of my misery and get the answer (it was getting harder and harder to come up with those clues) -
Well done Kent! It was the Batman-villain Black Spider, otherwise known as Eric Needham, who briefly dated Lyta Hall at the end of Neil Gaiman's Sandman run!
(Did you work it out from the clues or did you have to look it up?)
Since his other identity was never mentioned, there's some debate as to whether Gaiman was actually using the Gerry Conway-created DCU character in his book - but it would be a pretty weird coincidence if there just happened to be TWO black guys of the same age and build and appearance named Eric Needham in DC comics.
I don't think Gaiman's ever explained the usage but since Sandman drew so heavily on 70s DC concepts (Kirby Sandman, Destiny, Cain & Abel, House of Mystery, etc.) it's obvious he was very familiar with that era and maybe just had a soft-spot for the Black Spider or something?
Whatever the case, most Black Spider/Eric Needham biographies now list his resurrection in Sandman as canon.
Here are his Wikipedia and Batman-Wikia entries for people wanting to know more about him -
He's a cool character that I'd like to see more of actually.
Now over to you Kent.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
I discovered the answer earlier by going through a list of minor Batman villains directed from the Batman entry on Wikipedia. I clicked on every one that originated in the '70s and found him in that manner. It was such a cool, tricky question that I wanted to see how far it would go. I hope we see more of the Black Spider soon!
Posted by Xben on :
I'd found it on that same wikipedia list, but I thought since I knew someone else had already researched it out, that it wasn't really for me to spoil. Well done, Kent.
Posted by Blacula on :
^ Thanks guys. I'm glad you resisted the temptation to spoil. It was fun posing a question about a topic that most people seemed familiar with but just couldn't get the right answer to.
I was definitely running out of ideas for clues though (I think I was only about 1 clue away from saying "His initials are B.S." ). And with Uni starting again next week I needed this question answered soon - which is why I amended the older clues to make them a lot easier to identify him.
I'd love to hear from Gaiman about why he chose to use that particular character in his story that way. I couldn't find any info online. Does anyone have Absolute Sandman? Is Black Spider mentioned in the annotations in there (if they have them?)? Or know of any Sandman annotation websites that might mention it?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: Not The Wrath, Exnihil, but good guess.
But someone does finally put me out of my misery and get the answer (it was getting harder and harder to come up with those clues) -
Well done Kent! It was the Batman-villain Black Spider, otherwise known as Eric Needham, who briefly dated Lyta Hall at the end of Neil Gaiman's Sandman run!
(Did you work it out from the clues or did you have to look it up?)
the revised clues did inspire an epiphany - the 70s descriptions and connecting it to Lyta's date. Black Spider had once been a bat-villain I'd really liked way back when, but had forgotten about until now.
So with that epiphany, I did a quick google to see that there had been more than one Black Spider, and see the name Eric Needham (which I wasn't 100% sure was the Sandman character I was thinking of. It sounded familiar, but I wasn't sure) made me comfortable guessing. I didn't look to see if all the other details fit.
great Q! and annoying in that I thought I knew all the Easter Eggs Neil threw at us, and had never heard of that one!
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
This site has good Sandman annotations, and does not recognize Eric as the Black Spider.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
The murder of Ben Williams inspired what hero to become a costumed vigilante?
(extra credit: who killed Ben Williams?)
Posted by Blacula on :
quote:Originally posted by Chaim Mattis Keller: This site has good Sandman annotations, and does not recognize Eric as the Black Spider.
Thanks CMK. Good site but the annotations didn't seem as exhaustive as they could have been for that book. Shame no mention of Black Spider - maybe they were just unaware? Would be good to hear what Gaiman has to say about it one day.
---
As for Kent's question, random guess - the Crimson Avenger?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope!
Posted by Xben on :
The Vigilante (another random guess)
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope! character in question came about long after CA and the original western Vigilante, but before more recent skimask Vigilantes.
Posted by stuorstew on :
Spider-Man?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nemesis.
And the killer of Ben Williams was Nemesis's brother (whose name I can't recall). This is from the B&B stories, if I'm right.
Posted by Xben on :
Sounds like Cobalt Kid is pretty confident - but it would have been funny if it'd turned out to be Spider-Man, and Ben Williams had been Uncle Ben's alternate real name from some story or something
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Cobie has it!
The B&B Nemesis run is an old fave of mine.
the bro was Craig Tresser, Tom (Nemesis)'s bro, who'd been brainwashed to assassinate his mentor. all 3 were government agents.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nemesis is a character I love from his Suicide Squad days so I was delighted when I learned his early stories were in B&B and got to read them.
Along similar lines, which hero was inspired by the death of Earl Clifford?
Posted by Blacula on :
Random guess - the Question.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No sir!
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Um. Green Hornet?
Posted by Xben on :
Commencing random guesses of characters I've heard of but know almost nothing about: Two-Gun Kid
Posted by Blacula on :
Lone Ranger?
Posted by Xben on :
There's something about the name "Earl Clifford" that just makes me think "Western" genre
Posted by stuorstew on :
Carrying on Xben's theory of Western characters I have heard of but know nothing about.
Bat Lash?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No one has it yet so here is a clue:
The character is firmly in the superhero genre. So the western guesses, while good, are in the wrong direction.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Ragman?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Wildcat?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Nemesis is a character I love from his Suicide Squad days so I was delighted when I learned his early stories were in B&B and got to read them.
Along similar lines, which hero was inspired by the death of Earl Clifford?
Posted by Xben on :
Sandman
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No one has it yet but I can say those Golden Agers had already come out of retirement when this hero debuted.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
out of retirement (70s)? or out of 'Valhalla?' (90s)
assuming the former...
Black Lightning?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Wow great guess Sean! Nailed it!
Black Lightning is from Nemesis' era so I wondered I'd you'd get it (I didn't give that clue but one might infer I was thinking along those lines).
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
wow, I didn't really expect to, with that! I was mostly just hoping for clarification re: JSA retirement.
New Q tomorrow.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
or earlier.
what costumed hero once killed an Interpol bureau chief?
Posted by Xben on :
Sounds like something that would have come from a Giffen-era JLE story.
How about...the Beefeater?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
nope! before JLI.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Manhunter?
I know I know this, but I'm drawing a blank.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: or earlier.
what costumed hero once killed an Interpol bureau chief?
Thorn (of Rose & Thorn)?
[ February 16, 2011, 06:18 PM: Message edited by: Quislet, Esq ]
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Cobie has it!
the classic Goodwin/Simonsen run in the mid-70s. Paul kirk killed the corrupt Damon Nostrand in self-defense.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Which superhero had both his look and moniker directly inspired by a real life person? (Meaning a real life person had a similar look and used the actual superhero moniker in some capacity, and famously enough where it is now widely know this person was the inspiration for the hero).
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Atom?
Posted by Power Boy on :
The Flash
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: The Atom?
Indeed! The golden age Atom was influenced heavily by the life story of Joe Greenstein, a Coney Island strongman known professionally as "the Mighty Atom", who was famously 4'11.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I know I've heard that before, but had forgotten until you asked the question.
Next question:
What classic costumed identity was adopted by Tom Benson after a war injury?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
HINT: This is a well-known super-hero identity which has been occupied by multiple people.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Phantom?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not the Phantom!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Jeepers! I should know it if its WWII unless it's a trick question. Nighthawk? (from the civil war?)
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope!
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Wouldn't that be Doc Mid-Nite in a non-DC story? He was kinda like Daredevil, blinded and relied on his other senses.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Jeepers! LL returns and kicks ass on the trivia question!
Yes, Tom Benson is the "Silver Age Dr. Mid-Nite", created in 1965 by letterhack Rick Norwood for his fanzine Five, with permission of Julie Schwartz (who had no plans to use the character). And, yes, he was apparently much more like Daredevil than the classic Dr. Mid-Nite, from what I gather.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Thank Eryk. But that means I get the next question. Hmmm. Let's try a non-superhero one (no, not The Walking Dead).
When Archie was first introduced in Pep Comics what was his nickname?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Chic (or Chick) I believe. At least that is what he wanted Betty to call him, but she stuck with Archie.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
And the narrator said "He hates Archie, so if you value life and limb, call him "Chick".
You got it Quis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I'll be thinking of a question and post one tomorrow
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Ok, in the MAD parody of the Superman comic (Superduperman), who was the Unknown Monster?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Stan Lee?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
nope. The Story was written in 1953, so Stan wasn't a threat to DC yet.
Posted by Exnihil on :
Captain Marbles?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Yes, Captain Marbles (aka Captain Marvel) was the Unknown Monster. SHAZOOM!
Posted by Exnihil on :
Wow... that was a complete shot in the dark. I've never even read that era of Mad, just read about it in articles and such.
Posted by Exnihil on :
Which Golden-Age DC hero appears on the cover of "The Big All-American Comic Book," but does not appear in a story contained within?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Total guess: Mr. Terrific?
Posted by Exnihil on :
Nope, Terry Sloane got "Fair Play" with an internal story (the only Mr. Terrific story I've ever read, actually) but another character did not.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The King?
Posted by Exnihil on :
Nope... no King appearance, inside or out.
The question again is,
Which Golden-Age DC hero appears on the cover of "The Big All-American Comic Book," but does not appear in a story contained within?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Sargon?
Posted by Exnihil on :
Bingo! That's the one. Sargon the Sorcerer is peeking out of the second row on the cover, but is nowhere to be found inside.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Wow...this was included in the DC Comics Rareties archive, which I have suddenly decided I really want.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Hey..turns out a local library has this. Cool!
Posted by Exnihil on :
I think you'll love it, Lance. Apart from the Big All-American, which is a great Golden Age sampler, it also contains the two issues of World's Fair Comics, which are a wonderful and, at times, bizarre look at the world of 1939. My wife got me that archive for Christmas a few years back and it's one of my favorites.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Will probably get it Saturday. Thanks for disrupting my weekend, Ex...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Golden Age was filled with anti-Nazi tales in which heroes battled Adolf Hitler analogues. The answer is one of the best.
Which golden age hero battled a Hitler analogue whose country was called Kampfland, (re: Deutschland + Mein Kampf).
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Supes?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not Supes, though this sounds like the quintessential Siegel wartime Superman story.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
The Spirit?
Posted by Xben on :
The American Crusader
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Captain Marvel?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All good gueses but incorrect!
Posted by Exnihil on :
Daredevil (the Lev Gleason version)?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Blackhawk?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Still no one has it. Clue: once the Golden Age series for this character ended in the Golden Age, he never starred in a solo series again (to this day).
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: The Golden Age was filled with anti-Nazi tales in which heroes battled Adolf Hitler analogues. The answer is one of the best.
Which golden age hero battled a Hitler analogue whose country was called Kampfland, (re: Deutschland + Mein Kampf).
Previous guesses (from the other page) include Superman, American Crusader, Spirit, & Captain Marvel.
Ibis the Invincible?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Spy-Smasher?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Both wrong but you're both on the right track (won't tell you why yet).
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I'll guess Bulletman then
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I'll guess Bulletman then
Posted by Xben on :
And I'll guess Minute-Man
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not a Fawcett character...
Posted by Xben on :
How about the original Blue Beetle then?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Captain X of the RAF?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Still no!
Another hint: Blue Beetle was on the right track too because the character in question was part of a publisher who is no longer in existence, yet the character is now owned by a very large existing publisher today.
Second hint: you have to really be a knowledgable comic book fan to know this character. In other words, a regular kid on the street who likes X-Men and Batman never heard of this character.
Posted by Exnihil on :
By eliminating Fawcett, it's got to be Quality, so... The Red Bee?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Very good guess! But not quite.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Marvel Man?
Posted by Xben on :
Bozo the Iron Man
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Red Torpedo?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Good guesses but no. It is a Quality character though. One that never was in the 70's Freedom Fighter series.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Captain Triumph?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Jester?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Madame Fatal?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The Invisible Hood?
Posted by Exnihil on :
Quicksilver (Max Mercury)?
Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
Midnight?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Red Bee?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Good guesses but not yet! The character in question appear in the All-Star Squadron series...
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Sorry, Red Bee was already guessed
Plastic Man
Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
Neon the Unknown?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Doll Man?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire: Neon the Unknown?
Neon the Unknown is correct!
I'll admit once I started trying to figure out how to give clues, I couldn't really zero in on one that didn't totally give it away.
"The Transatlantic Bridge" in Hit Comics #4 is one of the great anti-Nazi tales of the Golden Age! Like many of them, it was published before the US entered WWII.
Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
Wally Wood created two other Super teams besides the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, what were the team names.
[ March 03, 2011, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: Lone Wolf Legionnaire ]
Posted by Exnihil on :
I'm not sure if "created" is the right word for this, but are you counting the "All-Star Super Squad" (Earth 2-Robin, Powergirl, and Star Spangled Kid)?
Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
Sorry but not what I was looking for, These 2 non-DC teams were created by Wood before he was on All-Star Comics.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
One was Miracles, Inc., for Harvey Comics.
Don't know about the other.
Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
Thats one of the teams I was looking for EDE, and being as there can only be one winner,and I asked two questions heres the other.
Both groups began with the letter M, and both had only two appearances!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Who was the first "associate member" of the Justice Society of America?*
*not counting any retcons that may have occurred
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Johnny Thunder?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Wonder Woman?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
No to both!
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Flash?
Posted by Xben on :
Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel)
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Robin?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
All good guesses, but all wrong!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Superman?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Superman was one of the first two honorary members of the JSA, but was not described as an "associate member"!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Who was the first "associate member" of the Justice Society of America?*
*not counting any retcons that may have occurred
Guesses thus far include Johnny Thunder, Wonder Woman, Flash, Red Tornado I, Robin, and Superman!
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Yz?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
No, though Johnny Thunder did recommend this person for honorary membership.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
FDR?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hop Harrigan?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
You guys are getting closer!
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Audie Murphy?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not Audie Murphy!
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Hawkgirl?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope! Your last two guesses have been closer!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Shiera Saunders
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
^great minds I guess...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
MacArthur
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not MacArthur!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Jillikers!
Ike?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The JSAers may have liked Ike, but he isn't the answer!
HINT: This is someone who appears twice in the first two years of JSA stories!
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Churchill?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Black Canary?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Neither Chuchill not the Canary!
HINT: The role this person play in the JSA stories is to set them on particular cases.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
JE Hoover?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Bingo!
Technically, it's an unnamed "FBI Chief", but presumably it's supposed to be FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (and I believe Roy Thomas made it explicitly Hoover when retelling these early stories).
Hoover was made an "associate member" in All-Star Comics #9.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Inza Cramer (Dr. Fate's girlfriend/future wife)?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Who was Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson and what was his innovation?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Major is basically the founder of DC Comics (the National Periodical Publications portion of it), before Harry Donenfeld swindled him out of it. There is no one clear company he founded because it actually went through about 8 name changes everytime he went out of business, but "Detective Comics, Inc" is the one most know.
He was also a cartoonist himself. He oversaw the creation of More Fun Comics, (originally New Fun), Adventure Comics and Detective Comics.
He was purposely phased out by Donnenfeld and Liebowitz beginning DC's long legacy of dirty business.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: He was also a cartoonist himself. He oversaw the creation of More Fun Comics,
Which suggests that his major innovation was the creation of comic books with all original material, rather than just reprinting newspaper strips.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Ah yes, that too. The reason? He couldn't afford to pay the licenses fees. Which is also why every DC comic lost money until Action Comics #1, which changed everything.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Wow, Cobie, your encyclopedic knowledge of DC history blew me away. EDE got the innovation, so normally I probably would have given it to him, but Cobalt Kid's insight into the whole situation actually taught me something, which I love.
It is open to Eryk Davis Ester and Cobalt Kid, whomever gets a question up first.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Thanks! Comic book history, specifically DC's early days, is something fascinated by. (And Eryk is also quite knowledgable on the topic).
Here's one thats kind of related: More Fun Comics, the original DC series was cancelled in 1948-1949. It's believed this is not because of sales but because of what reason?
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
It just wasn't fun anymore? Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Actually the last few years of the comic featured such fun characters as Genius Jones and Jimminy and his Magic Book, both mega-fun!
Er... I have no idea what the answer to Cobie's question is, though!
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Here's one thats kind of related: More Fun Comics, the original DC series was cancelled in 1948-1949. It's believed this is not because of sales but because of what reason?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
It was part of a humor line that was cancelled?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Lardy: It just wasn't fun anymore?
A: I know that it featured Dr Occult, Spectre, and Dr Fate, and I believe the Spectre stories in particular were criticized for being too gruesome.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Well, in 1948 the Dominion of Newfoundland voted to join Canada. This lead to Queen Wilhelmina on the Netherlands to abdicate, supposedly for health reasons. After which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This coupled with the birth of Ozzy Osbourne lead to a ripple in the space/time continuum. The cancellation of More Fun Comics just had to happen after that.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hm, interesting but no.
Hint: the reason it was cancelled had nothing to do with the content; it's also the reason the title was not restarted for many decades (and indeed has never been).
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Did someone else have the title copyrighted?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Did Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson claim ownership of the name?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
[double post]
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I think it’s more a matter of ownership than copyright so I’m going to give it to Krypton Kid (though I realize its splitting hairs).
Here is an excerpt from a private “History of Comics” I’ve been working on, on and off for the last several years:
DC Comics’ beginnings mark one of the worst cases of greedy business screwing someone over. By December 1937, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, the true founder of DC Comics was in huge debt to Harry Donenfeld, who was his printer, distributer and co-owner of one of his two companies, Detective Comics, Inc. The Major had needed to go to Donenfeld and Liebowitz to stay in business because all of his titles (More Fun Comics, Adventure Comics and Detective Comics) were failing, because they were all-new characters without an existing audience. Donenfeld convinced him to stay in business since he was both his printer and distributer, and then became co-owners (as did Jack Liebowitz, his young business partner who did the books).
By now being co-owner plus his printer and distributer, Donenfeld had purposely created a way to squeeze the Major for as much as he could with the intent to put him out of business. Legend has it; Donenfeld encouraged the Major and his wife to go on a long vacation to rest up from dealing with finances. While away, Donenfeld used his and Jack Liebowitz’s shares of ownership of Detective Comics, Inc. to push the company into bankruptcy. A judge named Abe Mennen, one of Donenfeld's "Tammany Hall buddies" (who was politically connected to him via his old mobster connections like Frank Costello) fast-tracked Detective Comics, Inc through bankruptcy so a quick sale of all of its assets could be bought up by Donenfeld's Independent News (the distributer).
The Major returned to learn the offices had been moved and his name would be removed from all statements of ownership and mastheads. He would eventually settle with the powerful Donenfeld striking a deal in which Donenfeld now owned Nicholson Publishing Co. (which was the entity owning the Major’s shares of Detective Comics, Inc.) in return for ten year's royalties on the sales of More Fun Comics, which by stipulation had to stay in print during all that time. By September 1938, Harry Donenfeld is listed as sole owner of Detective Comics, Inc. For a brief of time during this transition (and gradually over the next few years), the consolidated companies would be called Detective Comics, though officially at this point that isn't really correct. It would be because of this, and the later "DC Bullet" that DC eventually became called "DC".
Donenfeld and Liebowitz, along with Paul Sampliner (the co-owner of Independent News) would soon consolidate all of these companies: Nicholson Publishing Co (More Fun Comics and New Adventure Comics), Detective Comics, Inc. (Detective Comics), Independent News (distributer) and Donny Press (printer) into one company. This company would be National Allied Publications, which is one-half of what will become DC Comics (the Superman/Batman half). For decades DC would often be referred to as "National”. As National Allied Publications went from success to success without him, Wheeler-Nicholson "gave up on the world of commerce thereafter and went back to writing war stories and critiques of the American military" in addition to straight "articles on politics and military history"; unfortunately he exits the story of comic books at this point.
More Fun Comics ended exactly 10 years later to the very month, despite at that time being a highly successful title starring “funny” characters and funny animals. Just in case, they didn’t want to pay the Major one single cent more than he was owed.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
It's bizarre that, given that they pretty much knew the title would be cancelled, they would start a new series (Jimminy and his Magic Book) just a few months before the title ended, and even have a leftover story that had to be printed later in World's Finest. That's the kind of poorly thought out planning I expect of the current DC, not the DC of the 1940s!
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I still say my answer is correct. Posted by KryptonKid on :
Who is Colonel Rumaan Harjavti?
[DCU]
[ March 08, 2011, 06:29 PM: Message edited by: KryptonKid ]
Posted by Blacula on :
Faulty memory guess - a dictator on Bialya that the Giffen/DeMatteis JLA/JLI went up against a couple of times? (I think he had a brother that replaced him after his death too.)
Posted by Xben on :
Or maybe someone associated with John Ostrander's Jihad?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
and...
Posted by KryptonKid on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: Faulty memory guess - a dictator on Bialya that the Giffen/DeMatteis JLA/JLI went up against a couple of times? (I think he had a brother that replaced him after his death too.)
Blacula Has it!
Posted by Blacula on :
Back in the 1970s the JLofA editors held a write-in contest with the fans to determine who the most popular members of the team were.
The first person to put all 14 members of the team in the correct order of most popular to least popular wins.
Here are the (then) members of the team in alphabetical order -
1. Aquaman 2. The Atom 3. Batman 4. Black Canary 5. Elongated Man 6. The Flash 7. Green Arrow 8. Green Lantern 9. Hawkgirl 10. Hawkman 11. Phantom Stranger 12. Red Tornado 13. Superman 14. Wonder Woman
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I'll try:
1. Batman 2. Superman 3. Green Lantern 4. Aquaman 5. Wonder Woman 6. Green Arrow 7. The Flash 8. Hawkman 9. Elongated Man 10. Black Canary 11. The Atom 12. Red Tornado 13. Hawkgirl 14. The Phantom Stranger
Posted by Xben on :
1. Superman 2. Batman 3. Flash 4. Green Lantern 5. Wonder Woman 6. Aquaman 7. Green Arrow 8. Black Canaray 9. Red Tornado 10. Hawkman 11. Elongated Man 12. Atom 13. Hawkgirl 14. Phantom Stranger
Posted by Blacula on :
(I'll start getting specific with the placements later if people are taking too long to get the answer but for now...)
EDE has 2 correct and Xben has 2 correct
(none of which are the same).
Posted by Xben on :
1. Superman 2. Aquaman 3. Batman 4. Flash 5. Green Lantern 6. Green Arrow 7. Wonder Woman 8. Hawkman 9. Red Tornado 10. Phantom Stranger 11. Hawkgirl 12. Black Canary 13. Elongated Man 14. Atom
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Wow. I remember this, but have no idea as to the correct order.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
1. Superman 2. Wonder Woman 3. Batman 4. Green Lantern 5. Flash 6. Aquaman 7. Green Arrow 8. Hawkman 9. Black Canary 10. Atom 11. Elongated Man 12. Red Tornado 13. Hawkgirl 14. Phantom Stranger
Posted by Blacula on :
Have a guess Rick. You'll probably find you remember more than you realise.
Xben - you have 4 correct (one of which is one of the ones you had right on your first list)
Quis - you have 1 correct (which isn't one of the 4 Xben got right)
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Jeepers! It's getting difficult to make a list that fits all the clues now!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I think this is consistent with everything we know.
1. Batman 2. Superman 3. Wonder Woman 4. Green Lantern 5. Green Arrow 6. Flash 7. Aquaman 8. Hawkman 9. Red Tornado 10. Phantom Stranger 11. Black Canary 12. Elongated Man 13. Hawkgirl 14. Atom
Posted by Blacula on :
EDE - you have 4 correct (2 of which are the same as Xben's).
Clue time - somewhat surprisingly to me, neither Superman nor Batman was the most popular JLA member back then, and nor was Phantom Stranger the least most popular member.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: I think this is consistent with everything we know.
Of course, now that I look back at it, it wasn't consistent with what we knew, though that actually works slightly to my advantage!
Posted by Future on :
1. Green Lantern 2. Flash 3. Superman 4. Batman 5. Green Arrow 6. Wonder Woman 7. Aquaman 8. Hawkman 9. Red Tornado 10. Black Canary 11. Atom 12. Elongated Man 13. Phantom Stranger 14. Hawkgirl
Posted by Xben on :
I have a hard time imagining Batman being so low, but I think this is consistent with what we know so far.
1 Green Lantern 2 Superman 3 Flash 4 Hawkman 5 Green Arrow 6 Aquaman 7 Wonder Woman 8 Batman 9. Red Tornado 10 Black Canary 11 Hawkgirl 12 Elongated Man 13 Phantom Stranger 14 Atom
Posted by Blacula on :
Future - you have 6 correct (3 of which are the same as EDE's).
Posted by Blacula on :
Xben - you also have 6 correct (3 of which are the same as Future's).
Posted by Future on :
Okay, after racking my brain for an hour these are my best predictions (so far):
01. Green Lantern 02. Superman 03. Flash 04. Batman 05. Green Arrow 06. Aquaman 07. Wonder Woman 08. Hawkman 09. Red Tornado 10. Atom 11. Black Canary 12. Phantom Stranger 13. Elongated Man 14. Hawkgirl
Posted by Xben on :
I know this can't be right, but I wanted to get another guess in.
1 Green Lantern 2 Superman 3 Hawkman 4 Aquaman 5 Green Arrow 6 Flash 7 Wonder Woman 8 Batman 9 Red Tornado 10 Hawkman 11 Elongated Man 12 Black Canary 13 Phantom Stranger 14 Atom
Posted by Blacula on :
Future - you have 12 of 14 correct (swap 2 names and you'd have it perfect).
Xben - you have 5 correct (all of which, Future also has correct).
Posted by Future on :
Swapping the two I felt could have been the most out of place, though I'm not positive about it.
01. Green Lantern 02. Superman 03. Flash 04. Batman 05. Green Arrow 06. Black Canary 07. Wonder Woman 08. Hawkman 09. Red Tornado 10. Atom 11. Aquaman 12. Phantom Stranger 13. Elongated Man 14. Hawkgirl
Posted by Xben on :
01. Green Lantern 02. Superman 03. Flash 04. Batman 05. Green Arrow 06. Aquaman 07. Wonder Woman 08. Hawkman 09. Red Tornado 10. Phantom Stranger 11. Black Canary 12. Atom 13. Elongated Man 14. Hawkgirl
Posted by Xben on :
No, that doesn't work. Does Future have it?
Posted by Blacula on :
quote:Originally posted by Future: 01. Green Lantern 02. Superman 03. Flash 04. Batman 05. Green Arrow 06. Black Canary 07. Wonder Woman 08. Hawkman 09. Red Tornado 10. Atom 11. Aquaman 12. Phantom Stranger 13. Elongated Man 14. Hawkgirl
You have it!
Some interesting things I find about that list -
- Green Lantern was hugely popular even back then (his total sccore of 685 was nearly a third more than the second-place character, Superman - who got 454). - Very surprised by Batman's place on the list (with 422 points). I really think the Tim Burton movie is what kicked this already quite popular character into the stratosphere. - Black Canary placed much higher than I would have thought, and her 327 points were significantly ahead of Wonder Woman's 278. It makes you wonder why DC never did more with this character back then, other than her regular appearances in this book and supporting Green Arrow whenever he had a back-up tale in something. - Phantom Stranger, who only had about 5 appearances in this book for the entirety of its run, beat both Elongated Man and Hawkgirl?! Weird. - Poor Aquaman charted quite lowly in comparison to the other founders (with 178 points), and was even beaten by Red Tornado! Why does this character just not connect with fans? I think he's a very interesting, multi-layered character with a wealth of potential.
Incidentally, the top 5 vote-getters from this poll were all the featured players in the issue this list was published in (with minor supporting roles from 6, 7 and 9 on the list too - not sure what happened to 8? Maybe he was off in space at the time?) and that story was the first introduction to the DCU of a certain (minor) JLA supporting character.
I might leave that person's identity for my next Trivia question though.
Over to you Future.
Posted by Xben on :
My whole logical process was thrown off at the beginning by a false conclusion on my part that Hawkman wasn't right for #8.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Good job, Future!
I had the same Hawkman problem, Xben.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Good job, Future!
I had the same Hawkman problem, Xben.
Posted by Future on :
I likewise wasn't sure about Hawkman's placement in the beginning, but the more clues/answers that came in the more it seemed correct by default.
Definitely interesting results. It's surprising that Black Canary beat out Wonder Woman but perhaps she was riding some popularity on Green Arrow's coat-tails? Green Lantern's rank surprised me too but thinking back on the era he stood out to me more than the other big 7, except maybe Batman and Superman (who were already mentioned as not ranking #1).
Randomly, great question Blacula. It's not everyone's cup of tea probably but I like working on puzzles & ordering like that.
Posted by Future on :
Let's shift gears to Marvel and all things X (as it was the first piece of trivia that came to my mind).
Which member of the New X-Men student body owes their codename to a fan's suggestion on a message board?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Elixir?
(Not that I can keep track of which ones would fall under being part of the "New X-Men student body" anymore... )
Posted by Future on :
Not Elixir, though that is the correct generation! I suppose "students" isn't quite accurate anymore (at least depending on the writer).
Hint #1: This character is still alive (sadly narrows the playing field more than it should for that era of kids)
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Future: Let's shift gears to Marvel and all things X (as it was the first piece of trivia that came to my mind).
Which member of the New X-Men student body owes their codename to a fan's suggestion on a message board?
Rockslide?
Posted by Blacula on :
Dust?
Posted by Future on :
Both good guesses, the latter two more close than Elixir as my next hint will explain:
Hint #2: This character appeared in both the New X-Men series as well as the Young X-Men series.
Randomly, on Quis' guess, I do believe Rockslide's last name was created by a fan first but not his codename. Not positive about that, but I seem to recall that tidbit.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Pixie?
Posted by Blacula on :
Wallflower?
Posted by Future on :
Pixie's a great guess, but not the answer. Don't believe she clocked much to any time in the Young X-Men series.
Wallflower isn't correct either. She has sadly passed on (barring resurrection crossovers, of course).
Let me rephrase my previous hint a little to help: The character was a member of both the New X-Men and the Young X-Men.
Hint #3: The character was created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir and debuted in the second volume of New Mutants. The codename in question was supplied after the character had debuted in publication.
Posted by Future on :
Another hint in the hopes to not kill the thread.
Hint #4: Despite being a member of both the New X-Men and Young X-Men, this character was not a founding member of either team.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Surge?
Posted by Future on :
Nope! Not Surge.
Hint #5: When the students were broken up into squads during the early New X-Men days, this character was on the team called Alpha Squadron mentored by Northstar.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Rubbermaid?
Posted by Future on :
Not Rubbermaid, either! She was RIP by the time Young X-Men rolled around.
Hint #6: The character originally wasn't supposed to live long enough to get a codename. The writers had originally intended to have the character commit suicide in a particular story arc, but editorial intervened and that aspect of the story was scrapped (resulting in delays for a few issues).
Posted by Blacula on :
Oh, despite never having read an issue of X-anything in my life, I think I remember reading that last anecdote somewhere. I can picture the character (I think) you're talking about - but I'm not sure of his/her name.
Is it Anatoli or something?
Posted by Future on :
Haha. Very close on the codename, Blacula, at least letters-wise! You're probably thinking of the right character.
Posted by Future on :
A little bump to see the question through, now that we're so close. Still looking for the exact codename.
quote:Originally posted by Future: Which member of the New X-Men student body owes their codename to a fan's suggestion on a message board?
The correct answer isn't: Elixir, Rockslide, Dust, Pixie, Wallflower, Surge, or Rubbermaid.
Hints - The character is still alive. - The character was a member of both the New X-Men and the Young X-Men. - The character was created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir and debuted in the second volume of New Mutants. - The character was not a founding member of either the New or Young X-Men. - The character was formerly on the training team Alpha Squadron mentored by Northstar. - The character was intended to commit suicide, but editorial intervened and the story was scrapped.
Hint #7: The character once lost an arm fighting in the dimension of Limbo. It's since grown back.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
well, I had looked it up. It is Anole.
Posted by Future on :
Anole's the answer! Before he was a main character in the new class of X-characters, he was simply Victor the green skinned lizard dude. Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir were active message boarders at the time with their fans and took Victor's codename from a fan's suggestion.
All yours, Quis.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Bump for quis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Ok, ok, ok, It's only been one day
Who is the biggest man in Tinytown?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Stumbo?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Yup, Stumbo the Giant lives in Tinytown.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Wow...that was from memory. I had to reach waaay back to my days of reading Harvey comics. Ok, new Q as soon as I think of it.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
OK, off we go...
In the Avengers, who infiltrated Zodiac by impersonating Scorpio?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Hawkeye?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
nope...
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Hank Pym?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
No. Here's a hint - the infiltrator was not an Avenger.
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
Nick Fury.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
That's it, HWL. Your question, sir!
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
In an unusual and unofficial crossover, which former Avenger guest-starred in an issue of JLA?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Wonder Man?
Posted by stuorstew on :
Nighthawk?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Mantis
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
Cobie has it.
One of Steve Englehart's JLA issues (# 142, if memory serves) features the Atom's encounter with a green-skinned woman named Willow who is running from alien baddies (or maybe it was the Construct - I'm doing this from memory), and who is pregnant. Willow says that she has only just returned to earth and that, although she had friends on earth, they wouldn't recognize her.
Englehart later acknowledged that this was his way of continuing the "Celestial Madonna" saga by transplanting Mantis to DC.
Posted by Reboot on :
Uh... Cobalt...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I had no idea I got it! Sorry guys!
The idea of Firestorm had a prototype in the form of what character?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Captain Atom?
Posted by Candlelight on :
The Human Torch?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Both no's!
Captain Atom has similiar powers but I'm thinking of an actual character that actually was a prototype for what would eventually become Firestorm.
Posted by Blacula on :
Captain Triumph?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not Capt. Triumph.
Hint: by "protoytpe" I'm referring to the aspects of Firestorm being honed & tested elsehwere prior to his creation...by one of his creators.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Shade the Changing Man?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Marvel's Captain Marvel, body-sharing/swapping with Rick Jones?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Starman? (the alien prince with blond hair and a staff)
Posted by lancesrealm on :
KK, that early run of Starman was a great read!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All good guesses but no!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Jeepers, I thought the earlier clue of the prototype being created by one of Firestorm's creators was a surefire way to get this answered!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Well, Firestorm's creators are Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. Nothing in either of their Wikipedia articles seemed likely. Must be someone pretty obscure. Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Well Cobie we need another hint or another question.
Posted by Blacula on :
It can only be...
Conmilwaygrom!
Posted by Power Boy on :
Johnny Thunder ?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
It's a Marvel character...
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Nova?
Posted by Power Boy on :
Firelord
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
PB has it! Conway's Firelord was a prototype for Firestorm in terms of look and grandiose powers, and he later took hat he thought were some of the memorable aspects and infused th into his creation of Firestorm!
Posted by Power Boy on :
yes!
BUT ! I'm horrible at coming up with these.
ok here goes:
What real person had to have their name changed because they shared it with a popular comic book character?
they were also partly the inspiration for the character.
Posted by Power Boy on :
it's the first and last name of a female character.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Kitty Pryde?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Madelyne Prior?
Posted by Power Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: Kitty Pryde?
got it! too easy?
she was a colleague of Byrne's at college, and he thought the name was cool. he got her permission to one day use it for a character.
the comics character was meant to look like an adolescent Sigourney Weaver, and had some of the personality of Louise Simonsen's daughter. created with Chris Claremont.
the real Kitty is now KD Pryde because she got too much attention ...
Madelyn Pryors hair style was based on Louise Simonsen's though. heh heh
Lardy's turn.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Okay, I'm thinking this one may perhaps be really easy:
Who was Sigurd Jarlson and what necessitated his creation?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Thor's secret identity when Odin removed the Don Blake enchantment. It was essentially Thor with glasses, Walt Simonson's tongue in cheek dig at Clark Kent.
"Sigurd" coming from the Norse Epic and Jarlson literally meaning "son of the King".
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Ugh. I knew you would get it, but I thought maybe you were offline for the night! Your go!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I just had to make sure I beat Reboot, whose currently reading Walt's Thor for the first time I think.
Mine: what Marvel Silver Age villain was an agent and pal with Fidel Castro?
Posted by Power Boy on :
Namor?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Baron Zemo?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nope!
Hint: he wears a full mask like Zemo.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Kang?
Posted by Power Boy on :
Doom?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Crimson Dynamo?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All no's.
He's definitely not on the same level of notoriety or threat as Doom, Kang and Zemo.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I think I can rule out Annihilus.
The Shocker?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not the Shocker.
This villain has no superpowers but has incredible abilities he acquired through training.
Posted by Power Boy on :
Batroc? (did he have a mask like that originally ... ?)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Not Batroc but this villain originated in the same title.
Posted by stuorstew on :
Paste Pot Pete?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Scarecrow?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Quis has it! It is indeed the Marvel Scarecrow!
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Quis?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Oh my. A question. Hmmmm.......
Robbie Reed H dialed into many superheroes. He once dialed into an established superhero. Which one did he become?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Plastic Man
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Yup. The question goes back to Cobalt Kid
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Marvel Team-Up #1 featured a character that was years later retconned into being someone else? Who was this character?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
ummm..Misty Knight?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Got it. Posted by lancesrealm on :
You're kidding...wow..didn't expect that...
Ok, new question soon.
Posted by Reboot on :
Y'know, your phrasing was off there Cobalt. You make it sound like it was ORIGINALLY Misty, then retconned into not-Misty [FTR, it was originally a random civvy, who became Misty]
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I just had to make sure I beat Reboot, whose currently reading Walt's Thor for the first time I think.
Not for the first time, no. Posted by lancesrealm on :
OK..who was Richie Rich's obnoxious cousin?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Reginald Van Dough
Posted by lancesrealm on :
That's it, Quis.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Technically, his cousin was "Reggie" and his uncle, Reggie's father, was "Reginald." Sort of how Richie's father was "Richard."
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Who was Boston Brand's employer?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
No Deadman fans?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Haley's circus? I think there was some kind of tie with Grayson's circus in some 70's stories, but I can't pull it up from memory.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
It was a circus, but not Haley's circus.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Hint: the owner of the circus was Lorna ____.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Doone?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Aw crap. I just saw a can of coffee of my wife's and remembered the name. Hill Bros. Circus i think it was.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Drop the Brothers. It was HIll's Circus.
Close enough so it is your question Rick
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Hmmm.
Okay... The origin of this character involves cement, water, and a body.
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
Concrete?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
The Spectre
Posted by Xben on :
Ooh, I don't know the answer to this question, but I like the style of it - ie "whose origin involves a ditch, a spy, and a jeep?" etc.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Dead on, quis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
This might be easy. Taking a page from Rick, who's origin tale involved spleunking and a diamond ring?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
The Atom (Ray Palmer)
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
See it was easy. You are up Chaim
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Give one of the names of the villain who fought the Flashes Jay, Barry and Wally before ultimately being stopped by John Fox, the Flash of the 27th Century (and later of the DC 1 Million era).
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
The Turtle?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Solaris the living sun?
Posted by Power Boy on :
professor Zoom - Reverse Flash
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Cobalt Blue?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Not Solaris, Professor Zoom or Cobalt Blue.
Hint: he also fought Bart Allen during his brief time as the Flash.
Posted by Power Boy on :
darnit, I was sure it was Zoom. Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Abra Kadabra?
Posted by Power Boy on :
the ... uh .... Weather Wizard ....
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope. Time for another hint: He only fought each Flash once, all those adventures (other than the Bart one) were in a single book. He took on a different alias in each "Flash generation." Give his real name, or any of the aliases.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
The non-reusable name guy?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Mota?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
I have no idea, so I'll guess...Mazdan?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
rickshaw has it, the guy's name was Manfred Mota. He fought Jay as "Atom Smasher", Barry as "Professor Fallout" and Wally as "Fusionn" and finally John Fox in the 27th century in the Flash 50th Anniversary Special.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Hmmm. Okay, I don't know when I'll have a chance to get back here and wouldn't want to hold up the game, so next poster that wants to can throw out a question.
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Ok - here's one:
Q: Which Moon Knight villain is an homage to "The Manchurian Candidate"?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Midnight?
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Nope. I doubt anyone's going to get it at this point, but it was the Black Spectre. (from the classic Meonch/Seinkewicz run)
Anyone who wants to ask a question should go for it. Posted by Reboot on :
Name at least three Barons Zemo Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Baron Zemo, Baron Zemo II, & Baron Zemo III Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: Baron Zemo, Baron Zemo II, & Baron Zemo III
There's a generally understood compact with these things that the answer isn't in the question in plaintext (Besides, that's not even the form they use - it's "(name), Nth Baron Zemo"!)
First name be the important thing.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I thought the would let you know I was joking with that answer. I knew that I didn't know any of them without resorting to Wikipedia.
Posted by Reboot on :
Yeah, I knew (hence my ), but I thought I'd nip it in the bud before it went any further Posted by Reboot on :
Okay, presuming everyone knows the main (last) two, for a third, you have two places to look - the Avengers/Thunderbolts mini for the first Baron, and the Zemo: Born Better mini for the rest Posted by Reboot on :
One last clue - every single one of them begins with "H"
Posted by Reboot on :
Anyone here from outta town? Anyone here from in-town? Anyone here?
Gee, tough crowd.
For the record, the full list is: 1) Harbin 2) Hademar 3) Heller 4) Herbert 5) Helmuth 6) Hackett 7) Hartwig 8) Hilliard 9) Hoffman 10) Hobart 11) Hermen 12) Heinrich 13) Helmut
Next question's open to whoever wants it.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Here's a relatively easy one to get things rolling:
Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) went on a desert road trip once. Which fellow female Justice Leaguer was her companion?
Choices:
Power Girl Wonder Woman Vixen Ice Maya
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Umm..I seem to remember her going with Ice. (I didn't even need the list. Unless I am remembering things that don't exist again.)
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
You got it lance! You're up.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Ok, another Justice League question...
In an early Amos Fortune appearance (I think it was his first appearance) he tried to curse the Justice Leaguers with bad luck. His plan almost worked - but there was one thing he didn't count on. What was it?
Posted by Reboot on :
The golden power of Twinkies™? Posted by lancesrealm on :
Ha! If comics were more like the Hostess ads, I'm sure that would be it...
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Ok, a hint..one of the members of the JLA was immune to Fortune's scheme...
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Robotics? Red Tornado? Not alive, so had no luck to influence?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Nah, this was way before Red Tornado joined the team. You are kind of on the right track, though, since the member in question was an alien.
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
I remember: Amos Fortune had gadgets that could stimulate "luck glands", inducing good luck or bad luck, but they didn't work on J'Onn J'Onzz because Martians don't have luck glands.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
That's it! Kinda funny that Superman had so-called luck glands, but oh well.
BRM, I think of you a lot. I live in Boone County and there is a company called Boone Ready Mix - they deal in cement. Frequently when I am out I see a cement mixer with a big BRM on it, and I can't help but think of you! Ha!
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
Yay! Forty years of reading Justice League have not been wasted!
I'll keep things simple with another "list" question:
Which of the following characters are descendants of Duckburg founder Cornelius Coot?
Elvira "Grandma" Duck Scrooge McDuck Gladstone Gander Gus Goose Huey Duck
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
hmm...
Grandma Duck Gladstone Gander Huey Duck
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
No.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
All except Gus?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Just Gus Goose
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
No, and no.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Elvira "Grandma" Duck Scrooge McDuck Huey Duck
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
No.
And you're getting colder.
So far, the first guess (from Invisible Brainiac) is the closest to the correct answer.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All of them?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Grandma Duck Gladstone Gander Huey Duck Gus Goose
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Jel-looooooooo?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I believe Ibby has it right, if I'm reading the online Duck family tree right.
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
Sorry for the delay, folks. Invisible Brainiac's second guess is indeed correct: all of the characters listed by me except Scrooge are descendants of Cornelius Coot. Elvira is Cornelius's granddaughter, Gladstone is her grandson, Huey is her great-grandson, and Gus is her brother's grandson.
Over to Invisible Brainiac.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Cool. And happy bday BRM!
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Hmm...so Gyro Gearloose isn't related to anyone?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Apologies for the delay too!
Hmmm, maybe Gyro is just considered part of the family without actually being part?
Alright, let's see... a fairly easy one.
JLI member Maya was close with Doctor Light and Power Girl during her stint. One day, Dr. Light was horrified to find that Maya had grown... what?
Posted by Blacula on :
Breasts?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Was she a plant girl? Was she growing stalks or something?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Hmmm..I just realized...both my answer and Blacula's could be correct if she were blossoming...
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
I'll guess additional arms (like a Hindu diety - Maya was Indian, wasn't she?)
Posted by lancesrealm on :
You around, IB?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Whoops. sorry guys, forgot about this thread. Wow, I sure stalled it for a while... feel free to PM me next time.
Nope, all these answers are wrong.
Hint: Maya didn't mutate. She was going through a natural phase.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Oh, and Blacula is on the right track.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Alright, guess this thread has stalled long enough.
Dr. Light noticed that Maya was growing TALLER.
Since Blacula was closest, I'll give it to him.
Posted by Blacula on :
I'll go out of my comfort zone and ask a rare Marvel question -
Which Marvel character was originally called the Huntress?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Mockingbird?
Posted by Blacula on :
Yes. There's an interesting article at CBR all about her history.
Back to you IB.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Wow. And that was a total shot in the dark! Or maybe I'd read that article and gotten amnesia, and that was the only thing I'd remembered.
Which 5 female Justice Leaguers once bonded during a slumber party?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Hmmmm....
Random guess: Fire, Ice, Power Girl, Wonder Woman, Dr. Light
Posted by Future on :
Can't recall such a story, though I can't wait to learn what issue that is to read it!
I'll add my own random guesses: Dr. Light, Power Girl, Crimson Fox, Maya, and... Sue Dibny?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Please remind me to give you the issue number later, Future It was a nice scene that gave some good insight into the 5 heroines.
Nope and nope, but both Quis and Future got SOME right. Good guess - you're looking at the right League eras.
Posted by Reboot on :
Fire, Ice, Power Girl, Crimson Fox, Sue Dibny?
Posted by Xben on :
Power Girl, Dr. Light, Wonder Woman, Fire, Maya?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Nope, and nope. Both of you got SOME right, though.
A few clues:
- all participants had powers - one heroine's identity was kept secret from the rest of the League - one heroine was insecure about her size - of the four guesses (Xben, Future, Reboot and Quis), all of you have the same number of guesses right
I'll be back to give more concrete clues if nobody gets it in a couple of days.
Posted by Xben on :
Power Girl Dr. Light Fire Crimson Fox Black Canary
Doesn't seem right, but just thought I'd guess again.
Posted by Future on :
Wonder Woman, Power Girl, Crimson Fox, Dr. Light, Silver Sorceress?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Xben's guess has the same number of correct answers as the four previous ones.
Future's guess has one more correct answer than all the other guesses do.
Posted by Future on :
Wonder Woman, Power Girl, Crimson Fox, Dr. Light, and Ice?
Posted by Xben on :
I'm guessing that that is correct...
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Indeed, Future is correct.
The story was in Justice League Quarterly 11; the 5 Leaguers had to protect the wife of a foreign dignitary, and the slumber party was their way of bonding (WW's idea). It had some good moments for all 5, especially Power Girl, who revealed she was concerned about her muscular body.
I have a .cbr of the issue I own, actually.
Future, you're up!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
I vaguely remember that story. I can clearly remember PG and Ice being in it and would have guessed Bea/Fire was there too. Interesting that she wasn't! Not too many stories having Ice without Fire. Wonder where Bea was? Posted by Xben on :
Who was there undercover? Crimson Fox?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Yeah, I was wondering where Fire was too.The issue was published after the death of Superman, which explains why Wonder Woman is there and Fire isn't (she would have been depowered at that point). But Ice would have resigned by then. Oh well, it was a nice story nonetheless.
And yes, Crimson Fox was the "undercover" one. The story revealed that none of the other Leaguers knew her secret identity. One funny moment was when Dr. Light tried to take control of the slumber party, and handed Fox a name tag with "Jennifer" written on it. To Fox's surprise, Kimiyo had made up a name for her to share.
To loosen Kimi up, the other four ambushed her with ping pong balls filled with powder.
Posted by Future on :
Yeah, I was surprised that one would be without the other (with Fire and Ice) but that's what all the hints and math suggested. The other hints helped me confirm Power Girl and Crimson Fox as well. I figured Fox had no identity back then to speak of because the twins were still rotating duties unless I have my chronology wrong.
Anyway!
Yorick Brown, alias Y! The Last Man, travels the country and even the man-free world mostly with three consistent traveling companions. Name them.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Ampersand the monkey, Dr. Mann and Agent 355.
Posted by Future on :
You got it, Lardy! Over to you.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Name the 6 characters with much DC history between them who joined John Constantine in a memorable seance, the purpose of which was to avert an apocalypse.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Hmm... I wonder if i'm thinking of the right situation.
Zatanna Zatara Sargon Doctor Fate Swamp Thing? Madame Xanadu?
Posted by Lard Lad on :
^ Ibby, some of those are right, and some are wrong.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Hint: 3 of the characters in Ibby's guess are correct, including the two who are blood relatives.
Posted by Future on :
Not familiar with the situation or genre as much, but I'll wager some guesses:
Zatanna Zatara Phantom Stranger Sargon Tim Hunter Etrigan
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Still only three are correct, but if you examine both guesses, the three are now obvious.
And this was way before Tim Hunter's time.
Posted by Future on :
Re-guessing with:
Dr. Occult Sargon Spectre Zatanna Zatara Felix Faust...?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Zatanna Zatara Sargon Dr. Occult Mr. E Baron Winters
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Neither of you is 100% correct. Quis is closer.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Great story Lardy! I see where you've gotten in your current reading project!
For a little back ground, this story occurred in Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run and culminated the long storyline that introduced John Constantine. Swampy, the Phantom Stranger, Etrigan, the Spectre, Dr. Fate and Deadman were all combatting a primal evil in Hell as Constantine's seance circle tried to aid them how they could but paid the prices that Cobie mentioned.
Great story! Your go, Cobester!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Dr. Occult was the only one I was unsure of. I should check on it, but I think this was the first time Occult appeared in a DC series since pre-Golden Age.
Something similar: according to the Phantom Stranger, who among the various DC magic-related franchises / properties is one whom magic holds no power over? And why?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Dr. Thirteen. Because he doesn't believe in magic.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nailed it.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
In the original Turok, Son of Stone series, who was Turok's companion?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
His brother Andar?
Posted by Blacula on :
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
You are correct IB. Sorry for the delay.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Thanks, Quis. No worries, if Blacula hadn't bumped this I would have forgotten as well.
What do the following have in common?
Doctor Light Dawnstar Killer Frost Wonder Woman Supergirl Black Canary Kole Katana Firebrand Starfire
Posted by Reboot on :
They're all female humanoids Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
All of them were recruited by the Monitor in Crisis?
Posted by KidChaos on :
Ummm, they all appeared in COIE?
Posted by KidChaos on :
Gah... You beat me
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: All of them were recruited by the Monitor in Crisis?
Quis is right - they were all "needed" by the Monitor during the Crisis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Which superhero's alter ego was almost named for a future movie star? (in other words, the movie star was not famous when this name was considered for the hero)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Damn, I know I know this! Total blank.
Clark Kent?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The original Green Lantern.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Eryk has it.
They were going to call Alan Scott "Alan Ladd" (get it? Alan Ladd - Aladdin - magic lamp) But thought it too silly.
Later there was the actor Alan Ladd.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
As I recall, several artists have actually modeled Alan Scott on the actor Alan Ladd as well.
Anyway, what hero's origin involves receiving the gift of a "robot brain" from a dying alien in a crashed flying saucer?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hint: this is short-lived series by a very famous comic creator with an alliterative name.
Posted by Xben on :
Is the creator Wally Wood? (I've no idea about the series)
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Yes, it is.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Okay, so the character's name consists of a rank + a broad concept.
Posted by Xben on :
Captain Cyborg!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
You're half right!
Posted by Xben on :
I'm guessing it's Captain something, and not Sgt. Cyborg!
(Although I think that that's a nifty name that suggests some cool story possibilities)
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Agreed about the awesomeness of "Sgt. Cyborg", but this character is a Captain.
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
Captain Comet?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not Captain Comet, but from a similar timeframe!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Captain Universe?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Nope!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Captain Canuck?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Not Captain Canuck!
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
FYI: This thread has exceeded 2000 posts. A mod should lock it and start a new one.
Posted by KryptonKid on :
![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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), where he had a short-lived and fairly catastrophic turn as "the Avenging Angel".
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(thanks Quis!)
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). From Thor #379, just after "Fin Fang Foom" reveals himself as Jörmungand, Thor reveals himself. The relevant bit of his speech is:
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But yeah, it didn't quite feel right when I wrote it out. Now I'm curious to know what the line is.
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![[Bouncing Boy - Animated]](graemlins/BouncingBoya.gif)
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