Plastic Man returned to help the JLA against the Royal Flush Gang. When Vixen had the 2 team up, Kimiyo commented on how she deserved more competent company - prompting an angry response from Plas.
They had each other's mutual respect by the end of the story, though.
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Most people know that the last name of Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred is Pennyworth. But that wasn't his original last name. What was the last name of the Earth 2 Alfred?
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In the “first” fight between Superman and Captain Marvel, it was actually an alternate Cap that was not from Earth-S and that we’ve never seen before or since to my knowledge. Answer any two of the following:
What was his hero name?
What was his secret identity?
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen What gave him his powers?
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Oh, I think I know this. It was also an alternate Superman.
It was Captain Marbles aka the unknown monster. His alter ego was Billy Spafon, boy reporter. And his power came from the magical word SHAZOOM. Standing for: Strength; Health; Aptitude; Zeal; Ox, power of; Ox, power of another; and Money.
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Stuporman vs Captain Marbles may indeed have come first, but I'm thinking of the fight between the actual Superman of Earth-One and a non-spoof alternate Cap, in a story published by DC in one of Supes's own magazines.
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I think I know the answer to one of your questions: Captain Thunder?
Can't remember his secret identity or what gave him his powers, though.
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It was indeed Capt Thunder, which as many know, was Capt Marvel's name in Whiz #1, which was only printed as an ashcan edition.
HWW gets an honorary mention but Kent managed not only the minimum, but everything he said was right.
I was going to ask which Earth he was from, but in those days they generally weren't mentioned except in lettercols and fandom, so it wouldn't have been a fair question. It's listed somewhere as Earth-T (for Thunder) but I like the Marvel Family Page's designation of Earth-F (for Fauxcett!) much better.
He changed by rubbing his belt bucket while saying Thunder. Sha-boom was indeed the sound of the explosion that transformed him.
Take it away Mr Shakespeare, Sir!
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