OK, here is another game from the guy who brought you the original "What's that smell?" thread. Here's how it works: someone posts a quote that has appeared in a comic book, and everyone else gets to guess who said it. The point of this thread is to revisit some of the coolest and most famous lines in comic-bookdom.
Note: The quote should be solvable by anyone who is familiar with the character. An example of a bad quote would be: "Get behind me!" Seriously, anyone could have said this in many, many comics. A better quote would be: "Get behind me Lois! It's the evil Dr. MLash and his vibrating Gamma-gong!" The inclusion of Lois makes the speaker recognizable as Superman, or at least someone from the Superman mythos.
Finally, if no one get the quote within 1 week, ANYONE may jump in and post their own quote. (If no one has gotten in that time frame, no one is going to get it anyway.)
Ok, here we go, starting off with one of my favorites:
"By the zesty zither of Zeus!"
That's it, Chaim! The quote is from Hercules first battle with the Hulk way back in "Tales to Astonish." Give us a quote, CMK!
This may not be the exact quote, but I'm sure someone will be able to identify the speaker and the scene:
"Why do you narrate everything you do? Do you have a tape recorder in there?"
"Of course, every utterance made by Doom must be preserved for posterity!"
Don't remember the scene, but the line stuck with me.
That was the response (giveaway that it was Doctor Doom), but who said the quote itself?
I believe that question was asked by Arcade, during the confrontation between him and Doctor Doom in X-Man #145-147. A little matter of property rights, in which Arcade had set up one of his Murderworlds into a castle that Doctor Doom owned (but wasn't occupying at that time).
No to both.
Hint: It was a villain.
Ummm...I have no idea..was it Juggernaut?
IIRC the character's name was Klaw, a being of "living sound" in humanoid form.
And shame on you for making me remember something from
Secret Wars. (
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That's correct, BRM!
And there's no shame in remembering the original Secret Wars. The shame is if you have any serious memory of its ill-conceived, sloppily-crafted successor.
Hmmm ... this is tricky, coming up with something which isn't either totally obvious or terribly obscure ...
How about:
"My net worth is flashing before my eyes!"
I'd think it would be Booster Gold that said that, considering he had no problems initially with selling his image to advertisers?
It kind of sounds like the Thing from recently when he found out he was independently wealthy.
Here's a shot in the dark: Hiram Lodge, from Archie Comics.
No.
Hint: the quote comes from the most recent issue of the character's series.
Here's some more dialogue from the same story (the previously-quoted character has the first and last lines):
"*Whew!* I ... I feel like I could use a vacation after all that!"
"A vacation? You've never taken a vacation in your life!"
"I know ... but I have this strange yen to pay a visit to the green hills of Scotland!"
Yes!
The quotes are from "Return To Xanadu" by Don Rosa, just reprinted in Uncle $crooge 357.
Over to Quislet, Esq.
The reference to Scotland was the clincher for me. Hmm A comic book quote, eh?
"Keep ringing Doll-Boy! I know somebody's home! I can see him in there LAUGHING at us!"
OK, I'll guess...is it the Ray fromt he Freedom Fighters?
Nope, not Ray from the Freedom Fighters.
Hint: not from a superhero comic.
was it somebody from Fables.
Boy Blue to Pinochio?
Nope.
Hint: not a recent comic either
More quotes:
That's nothing! Look! Somebody put lollypops where feets belong! We better run before they blames us!
Uh! Uh! No funny face for me! I want people to know it's me who's dressed up so cute!
No, but you are on the right track.
And the quote again because we are on a new page:
"Keep ringing Doll-Boy! I know somebody's home! I can see him in there LAUGHING at us!"
Who do you think it is Sugar or Spike?
Mea culpa.
It would be Sugar, speaking to Spike.
That is correct. Sugar & Spike was a great series. That should be DC's next Archive edition.
Your quote, Seth.
"My love life is falling apart at the seams, and I'm shopping for pork rinds?"
No.
Hint(s): The pork rinds were for one of his team-mates.
And repeating the quote since we've gone to a new page: "My love life is falling apart at the seams, and I'm shopping for pork rinds?"
No guesses in four days... Do I reveal the answer, or wait a while longer?
Doesn't matter - according to the rules I set up, if no one gets it within a week, anyone can jump in and post a quote. Since your quote is over a week old, anyone - including you - can jump in and post a new one.
Well it was said by Bobby Drake, aka Iceman.
Someone post something?
Okay, here's an old one:
"There he is! Still slumbering, as he has done for ages... The largest living thing in all the world: the deadly Giganto!"
Calybos, I'm betting it's the Sub-Mariner that said that. Cause he called up a creature by that name (sort of a giant sperm whale with legs) to attack humanity, when he was tricked into believing the "surface dwellers" had destroyed Atlantis.
Correct. All the way back in Fantastic Four #6 it was.
Your turn, Seth.
"What happened to him? Is he dead? Naw...we couldn't be that lucky!"
Is that the Black Canary talking about Guy Gardner??
You got it!
Your turn, now...
Next quote:
"Mind you, I can't say much for the volume's condition. I mean, there's a hole in the jacket and the spine appears to be damaged."
The Joker, referring to his then-latest victim, Barbara Gordon.
Lucien from Sandman? (Although I suspect Seth has it)
Yep -- Seth's got it! Joker from "The Killing Joke" referring to Babs Gordon.
I suspected that was it, cause I got the clue from a fanfic I once read. Barbara was angsting about how she was only called on, and needed, as Oracle. So was that all she was now -- a reference book with a hole in the spine?
But here's the next quote (two speakers):
Speaker 1: Tell me... which is more precious? The can of tuna or the diamond necklace?
Speaker 2: Don't be absurd. The jewels, of course.
Speaker 1: Not here. You can't eat diamonds.
Since no-one's tried to guess yet... I'll say it's from DC Comics, in one of their late 90s crossovers.
Ah ha! The quote is over a week old - so by the rules of the game I am usurping! (Not to be too blunt, Seth, but if a quote is a week old and has had zero guesses, more hints are certainly called for. I hope I am saying this diplomatically enough.)
OK, here we go with another great quote! This one is kind of vague, so hints will follow.
"I thought becoming a costumed criminal would put me on easy street! I was wrong! My overhead is staggering!"
Originally posted by Lance's realm:
Ah ha! The quote is over a week old - so by the rules of the game I am usurping! (Not to be too blunt, Seth, but if a quote is a week old and has had zero guesses, more hints are certainly called for. I hope I am saying this diplomatically enough.)
Well I'd thought that bumping the thread too much was rude. If I have to keep giving hints about what I'd been lead to believe was a major storyline, it felt more like I was leading people around than having them think for themselves.
The answers for the quote were Penguin as the first speaker, and Catwoman as the second. The dialogue itself was from Catwoman #76, part of the "No Man's Land" storyline. I'd thought someone had read it? That and the next issue were a good summary of not only Catwoman's methods, but also her personality.
vague hint: it was Spiderman villain who said it.
bigger hint: the reason the villain's overhead was so high was because of a metal he liked.
even bigger hint: the metal was gold.
This villain apparently took his name from a story by Poe.
Oh I know it is Gold-something. Goldface is Green Lantern. Goldfinger is James Bonde.
Gold Bug?
The line (which made me chuckle out loud when I read it) is indeed the Goldbug. You're up, Quismaster!
Sorry for delaying this game.
OK both a Golden Age character and a Silver Age character said the following:
"...and I shall shed my light over dark evil.
For the dark things cannot stand the light ..."
I want the Silver Age character.
Golden Age was Alan Scott.
Silver... Charlie Vickers?
Golden Age is Alan Scott, but I wasn't asking for him.
Charlie Vickers is not correct.
Yup. They gave Tomar Alan's oath as an homage.
Ok, here we go....this character's first words were, "Hello girls!"
Hints coming if necessary...
Crackerjack from Astro City?
no..here's a hint....when she says this line, her face is hidden..as it is in her first few appearances...
Mary Jane Watson from Spider-Man
That's it, Xben! She was speaking to Liz Allen and Betty Brant several issues before we actually got to see her face! Take it!
"Fear hits me...like that other time...for the barest of instants. That last time had been enough to cause nightmarish, perception-distorting hallucinations. This time....I covered my eyes...dreading the failure as much as the visions I might see. What I saw...was a rooftop."
Sounds like Batman, doesn't it, especially in a story like "KnightsEnd" or something? But it isn't. First hint: You've got the right publisher
Neither Hal Jordan nor Rag Man.
The quote comes from a comic which was not a regular issue of a regular monthly series. In other words, it's from a mini-series, special, one-shot, annual, secret files, or something like that.
Here's another quote by the same character from the same title:
"The violence became distilled with a lanquid after-image--every movement precious--an artwork. The punk was as scared as I was. Lucky--he fired...and missed. With the flash of the gun blast frozen in its beauty. My lower back was treacle-soft. Colors bright--distracting--dazzling. The grain of the brickwork was beautiful. Body was like mercury. had to concentrate or I'd melt. Kept fighting--despite the spectrum flicker-flashes. I won--though I don't know how."
Edited by XBen to correct typo ("lower" instead of "lover")
Vigilante? (Adrian Chase)
Another quote, same character, same title, a bit more revealing:
"Forget it, Al...just bring him down"
OK, another couple of clues. First of all, this quote appeared in a mini-series, and an Elseworlds one at that (although I think I've heard rumours that when it was originally presented, it didn't have the "Elseworlds" stamp on it, but that this was added later, for the trade)
Then another quote, "No...brain and body...transformed simultaneously...had to be. And you...lucky you weren't the one...they killed poor [NAME DELETED] to do it."
Still by the same character, from the same series (this guy doesn't actually have a huge amount of dialogue in this series, so I'm beginning to run low!)
No more guesses? OK, two more quotes, getting more and more illuminating:
"It seems--the work continues. Work developing--redeveloping--the miracle. Again. Yet Again."
and "Nowadays they seem to lose out of habit. I beat the [name deleted]--as usual--delivering the knock-out punch just before I felt my powers ebb. So what happened? what terrible thing happened today? As the power left me, I looked at my timepiece. It was 4:31"
I'm figuring this has to be some version of Hourman (because of the remarks about time and the power ebbing). Because of the earlier reference to "Al", I'm thinking that's Al Pratt.
So this should be Rex Tyler, the original Hourman. Though what series these quotes are from, I have no idea?
Editing my answer since I think Seth does actually have the right character. The quotes are from The Golden Age (which indeed wasn't labelled as an Elseworld untilt eh trade came out) and at first I thoguht it was Manhunter, but I now think Seth is almost certainly right just because of the last quote which I didn't read properly.
Golden Age Hourman it is! Seth is up.
"How else am I to get you to treat me like a man of weight and substance unless I act as morally perturbed and angst-ridden as everyone else in this room?"
I think it's Beast. I'm not sure about that though.
Actually, that is the Beast speaking. Your quote, Bevis!
Cool. I was fairly sure it was an X-Men quote and it didn't sound likely to be anyone else. Educated guess I suppose.
New quote:
"Hey! Don't get smart! I can read those, you know! I dont know what they're called, but I can read them!"
No guesses? Full exchange from the first quite:
"@#$%%&!!"
"Hey! Don't get smart! I can read those, you know! I dont know what they're called, but I can read them!"
"@#$^@&*!!!"
"HEY!"
Nope. In fact it's not a superhero title at all.
Nope. It's one of the smaller mainstream press publishers. The title isn't actually an on-going but has had various mini-series (five I think to date plus some one shots). I'll post another quote tonight if no-one gets it before then.
E-man?
Nevermind, you did say it wasn't a superhero comic
New quote. This one will most likely give away the title which will then narrow down the possible speakers considerably. If no-one is reading said title I will be very disappointed and you'll all need to go and sit in the naughty corner.
"But what about that soupy condom Bleu got on her foot that one time?"
I'm off for a week and no-one seems to be forthcoming with an answer. It's Erin (and Victor) in Blue Monday: Painted Moon. I am shocked and ashamed that no-one seems to be reading Blue Monday. Shame on you.
Next quote goes to whomsoever should want it...
"Y'know, Shiera, tonight I'd like to drop all this 'Clark Kent' business and use my real name."
So, what is this "Blue Monday"? Is it a comic book?
I don't recall seeing it on DC or Marvel shelves.
No, no, and no. Quis is warm, as this character did have a spit-curl.
Superboy? (Connor version)
Zod, in JSA: The Unholy 3. Brilliant Elseworld if you can ever lay your hands on it.
Any Caly, 'Blue Monday' is published by Oni (who also publish 'Hopeless Savages' which is probably my other favourite comic). It's written and drawn by Chynna Clugston and is sort of American-Manga, except I don't like Manga at all and I love Blue Monday. Of course if you like Manga then you'll also like it so it's a win-win.
Correct, Bevis. Have a go!
Yay me! Let's try something a little easier this time...
"If only he hadn't taken... my utility belt..."
Well, the speaker *thinks* they're Batman. However, they're not.
Nope. Another quote from the same character and the same issue:
"Great Scott! I'm moving with superhuman speed!"
Superman
I don't have any idea what the story is, but it sounds like something you'd find in a Showcase, where Superman thinks he's Batman...
Nope, not Supes either. If no-one gets it before this evening I'll post another quote and a big hint.
Nope and nope. In fact not a member of the Super family at all.
One more quote from the same character from the same issue.
"You're telling ME to hurry?"
No correct answer in a little while and I'll give a clue that should give the answer away almost instantly.
Not really. At least, not at the time.
If that's not given it away it's the only character I can think of who has been a major team member in two different team books and been the title character in two completely different comics.
Still no-one? OK, same character but from the first issue of the title the other quotes come from (and if you don't at least get the title from this then so help you gods).
"No... we're young, but just us."
Would that be Bart Allen?
It would be. The first few quotes are from Young Justice #10 in which Impulse (for various reasons) thinks he's Batman which leads to the brilliant image of him with his hair slicked into Batman ears at one point. Heh heh.
Oh, and am I right in thinking that Bart is the only character to have been the title character in two completely different books (Impulse and now Flash) as well as a main character in two team books? I certainly can't think of anyone else...
Your go Quis.
You could argue that Kal-El was the title character of completely different books (Superboy and Superman) as well as a main character in multiple team books. In fact Kal-El must be the only character to appear in two books simultaneously under different code names.
Although Brin Londo came damn close when the Timber Wolf series happened so close to his "Furball" identity in Legion v.4.
Kyle Raynor has been the title character in both Green Lantern and Ion.
Was Guy Gardner ever the star of a Green Lantern title?
Solo star only of his own series.
He was co-GL for a couple issues around #120 and then again in the #190s of the 70s/80s run; and one of many #200+ GLC run.
Forgot about this.
"Three-thirty! I need a smoke!!"
Hint this character spoke these lines before (I assume) a majority of Legion Worlders were born. (My oblique way of saying this is a Golden Age character)
And the next line is "Boy, that feels good...football training or no train...oops!!"
Jay Garrick? (he was a football player)
Captain Amerinca? (back when it was cool to smoke...)
I am pretty sure this was Jay Garrick. He might be the only comic character who got his powers because of an accident while taking a smoke break...
It is Jay Garrick. You are up WWC
"Nice weather for fish, don't you think?
I'm SO in tune with the times!"
Well done Quis, got it in one.
It's from Detective Comics 476 - the one with the "Joker Fish"
Your turn.
That's where I thought it came from.
"C'mon in boys... I'm just in th' mood to give ya some trouble! Ya wanna wrassle?"
hmmm... hint time: This character was inspired to become a superhero after hearing about another superhero.
Further quote from the character: "Not Tomato"
Kind of sounds like it could be Wildcat.
Kind of sounds like it could, but it isn't.
Sound like Wildcat (Ted Grant) to me.
Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:
hmmm... hint time: This character was inspired to become a superhero after hearing about another superhero.
Further quote from the character: "Not Tomato"
Oooh, what a giveaway ... and no one else got it?!?
"Ma" Hunkel, the Golden Age Red Tornado!
It indeed was Ma Hunkle, the Red Tomato..er I mean Tornado.
You are up, Bicycle Repair Man.
Next:
S.1: "Well, thank yer 'boss' -- Mr. Hughes, for me ... I just wish things'd turned out different ...
S.2: "Mr. Who?"
S.1: "Hughes ... Howard Hughes! Y'know -- the big guy you work for!!"
Naming the comic this exchange is from is sufficient, but bonus points if you can name the speakers, and if you know who Speaker 2 really works for.
1: the Rocketeer
2: Betty Page
The Rocketeer is correct, but Betty's not even in the quoted scene.
Speaker 1 is "Peevy"; Speaker 2 is "Monk" Mayfair (who, of course, works for "Doc" Savage).
Over to Kent Shakespeare.
I remembered that HH figured into the Rocketeer story, but I couldn't remember Peevy's name, so I only named the two I could remember.
I'll post something tomorrow.
1: "I don't have busines with Mr. Kelly."
2: "Ah, but Frank Kelly has business with you."
hint: This was from a story that was later made into a movie.
"I don't know her. Never talked to her. Never will. Don't even know her name--our bit out there, it didn't make the papers. But she passes by on her way to school, every day. And I remember that day, twelve years ago. I remember that day. My name is Pete Donacek...I wear a uniform, too."
Obviously, I've given away the name of the character here. Guessing him would really be an obscure bit of trivia. The game here is to guess the series.
Yes, that's it. It's from the first story in the Local Heroes trade.
Sorry that I forgot about this.
"Hey, kid -- what's wrong? Don't you understand? I saved you -- -- you can't be --"
I'm pretty sure that was Spidey talking to the suddenly-deceased Gwen Stacy.
Judgment needed from Quislet--did I get it right?
Time is up on this one anyway, Calybos. Go ahead and take the next question.
Ack. I haven't had a chance to come up with one, been busy with other stuff.
Somebody else, please go ahead.
I've got one:
"Oh, and nice mustache! Hitler called. He said he wants his "look" back!!!"
Originally posted by Calybos:
Judgment needed from Quislet--did I get it right?
Sorry I forgot about this. You were correct.
Long time, no guesses. Here's an expanded version of the quote:
"No wonder no one reads your piece of crap paper, you egomaniac!!! Oh, and nice mustache! Hitler called. He said he wants his "look" back!!!"
obviously, the person is speaking to JJJ.
Hawkeye?
You are correct about JJJ, but the answer is not Hawkeye
I'll go with the obvious and say Spider-man
No to both.
This is sort of a hint: if you were to get really technical and pendantic, you couldn't/shouldn't say "J. Jonah Jameson" to describe who is being spoken to.
Second hint: the speaker is female.
Still no. Clarification on the first hint, above...simply saying "J. Jonah Jameson" isn't completely sufficient to answer who is being spoken to (and only one character is being spoken to).
Another hint: the speaker is not a costumed hero or villain in any way
No. Here's a big hint...the quote doesn't come from the mainstream Marvel universe
Sparrow (from Amalgam's Dark Claw)?
I don't know who Sparrow is, but that sounds like a code name? This character doesn't have a code name, or a costume, or any super powers. They are a very famous supporting character, whom you would think would never say this quote, but they did, because it was in the Ultimate universe, where the characterization makes more sense.
I'll throw one out tomorrow
Xbem, Sparrow was the combo of Jubilee and Robin in the Amalgam universe (a joint DC/Marvel effort, with "Bruce Wayne, Agent of SHIELD," "Iron Lantern," "Challengers of the Fantastic," and other gems).
New Quote:
"Sharon... so pretty ... you ...take my ...breath..."
BRM's got it -- those are Cap's last words
(as far as we know...)
(Lucky guess, based on the chatter in Gym'll's)
Next:
S1: "You hang with dolphins?"
S2: "Raised by them, actually."
S1: "Aw, shoot! Now I gotta be civil!"
What, no guesses?! I thought this one was easy! Even if one hasn't read the quoted story, a basic familiarity with the characters should allow one to deduce the answer.
Oh well, a hint then: DC
Is it Lobo and Dolphin? I can't imagine when they would have interacted...
Well, it's been over a week, so I will turn this over to Xben, who *was* close.
The correct answer is Lobo and Aquaman, from Peter David's run on Aquaman (which coincidentally included Dolphin as a supporting character).
Xben, come on down!
"Now we're in the locker room. Why, there are some lockers now! Here's a locker up close. Uh-oh! That looks like trouble! Bob was always such an imaginative boy."
No guesses as of yet, and I guess it is pretty obscure. I'd give more of the quote, but I'm actually away from the comic now for a few weeks.
Here are some hints: it's a DC book, a mini-series. This is a female character who is, as far as I know, making her only appearance ever in a comic. Interestingly, she is never actually seen in the comic, we just read her words.
To know who this character is, you kind of have to know who this "Bob" she refers to is.
Sorry this has been so stalled.
The answer is from the first Ambush Bug miniseries: Robert Loren Fleming's (the writer's) mother, who takes over scripting for a page or two.
Anyone else who wants to can go next.
Easy one
"After my rocket crashed on your world, the U.S. War Department took me in and asked me to create an atomic bomb. That was 2 years ago. It took me 10 minutes."
Brainiac 5, in the World War II/time flux issue?
Yup Brainiac Minus One from Legionaires 54.
The rest of the quote being "I am the Manhattan Project"
your serve...
I'll post something over the weekend.
"There’s a theory that for a human to be killed by a god is the best thing that could possibly happen to the human under consideration. It eliminates all questions of belief, while manifestly placing a human life at the service of a higher power. Where do you stand on this theory?"
Dammit, that's incredibly familiar but I can't quite place it. I think it might be from Sandman though. Or possiblt Lucifer. It certainly sounds like something Lucifer would say.
you're in the right ballpark.
Lucifer played a role in the storyline this comes from, but he was not in this scene.
I'm fairly certain it's from Sandman then. Is it Loki towards the end of the series somewhere?
Was it the Corinthian? (the guy with the mouths as eyes - was that his name?)
Bevis has it.
Right before he torches Lyta's friend Carla.
(Drake, while the Corinthian was not the speaker I quoted, you do accurately describe him)
Yay! I knew I recognised it.
New quote:
"Oh Jesus, Harvey! Is it you again? You trying to ruin my heels?"
No takers?
Another quote from the same character in the same book:
"Oh, what a senseless waste of human life".
Still no takers? I'm at work so don't have the comic to hand so a clue will have to do.
The quotes are both from the same OGN and are said by one of the most famous villains ever.
That clue pretty much confirms my suspicions: it's the Joker from Arkham Asylum, isn't it?
It is indeed. Any other quotes from him that I could have picked would either have been too vague or too much of a giveaway.
You're up.
Of course, he stole the second line from the "Cheese Shop" sketch ...
Moving on: I've been meaning to use this one, and today I finally got around to digging into my longboxes to get the exact wording:
"Why, look, Ted. It's a meeting of the new community leaders."
"OOH! A town meeting! Does we gits ta vote? I jes' loves ta vote!"
He did indeed.
No idea about the new quote though.
I recognize that! Now I just have to place it...
Bone?
Mmmmmmmmmaybe.
Can you identify the speakers?
And for bonus points, who are they talking about?
Ted the bug that looks like a leaf
...and the Dragon?
They are talking about Phoney Bone's ploy to manipulate the villagers, scaring them about dragons?
Well, you've got the important part right.
Speaker 1 is the Great Red Dragon, Speaker 2 is Ted the bug.
But the exchange is from BONE # 5, well before the "Dragonslayer" scam. They're talking about a squadron of Rat Creatures that were about to attack Fone Bone and Thorn.
Over to Kent Shakespeare.
Dang! now I have to think of something. be back tomorrow.
"No! No! No! Bad girl! Be nice or no dessert!"
okay, this one's probably too tough. One single hint: it's from an issue that hit the stands this past Wednesday.
If no one guesses by Monday, I'll choose another quote.
no one guessed.
So here's an easy one:
"Our devotion to each other was unexplainable."
Superman in the JLA/JSA crossover.
Who said the first one no one got?
Casey from "Strangers in Paradise" (final issue, #90, out earlier this month)
It was a very amusing scene, as the person she says it to is a veryt tough, amazonish assassin/ex-gangster.
I guess I need to find a quote.
"Bind me as tight as you can, girls, with the biggest ropes and chains you can find!"
Yup. That was Wonder Woman from the Golden Age.
Ah, good old bondage imagery...
Ok, here we go...
"Iris -- I love you -- and want you to marry me! I'll do anything to make you happy!"
OK, a hint...I took this quote from the Flash Showcase that just came out last month. I thought it was pretty cool, actually.
Nope - poor old dead Eobard didn't even appear in the Showcase. (Is he still dead?) It also wasn't Hal. You are sort of on the right track, Kent, because it was a villain who said it. Actually, it was one of the coolest baddies in Flash's rogues' gallery, and he had the best baddies of anyone. IMHO.
That's it, Quis. Len Snart had the hots for Iris. I thought I was being too subtle, but you picked up on my "coolest villain" hint. Take, it, Quis!
Here goes
"And now Super-Man I grow bored with this game. My time is too vauable."
that sounds like something from the Marvel No-Prize book. Dr. Doom?
Not Dr. Doom. It was a villian who said it.
Magneto? I don't know many Marvel villians...
Not Magneto
Hint time: it is a Marvel villian who has appeared on the big screen, like Dr. Doom and Magneto have.
Reposting the quote on a new page.
"And now Super-Man I grow bored with this game. My time is too vauable."
Sorry for taking so long to get back to this.
It was indeed Doc Ock who called Spider-Man "Super-Man".
"I was giving her babies."
no, but kind of in the right ballpark, coloration-wise.
no; wrong company. KK had the company right.
For some reason I pictured Vril Dox talking about Stealth.
nope.
the speaker originated and spends most of his time on Earth.
yep!
from Neil Gaiman's Black Orchid mini.
"Maybe it'd be better if you stayed in tonight. I mean, you're sixteen years old. You shouldn't be running around in a mask and cape."
Originally posted by KryptonKid:
"Maybe it'd be better if you stayed in tonight. I mean, you're sixteen years old. You shouldn't be running around in a mask and cape."
Commissioner Gordon?
Alfred? (only because I couldn't guess Commissioner Gordon)
No and no, but you are both on the right track.
Tim Drake's mother? (dunno her name)
None so far, but the speaker was a man.
Tim Drake's father Jack Drake I believe
That's the one, from Identity Crisis #5. Go, Quis.
OK here goes:
"Superman, I told you to call on me if ever you needed help -- and I'm glad you did! And I'll guard your secret identity as I guard the secrets of our nation!"
J Edgar Hoover!
Bwa, hah, hah
It was inded JFK.
And Superman's response was:
"I realize that, sir! I knew I wasn't risking my secret identity with you! After all, if I can't trust the President of the United States, who can I trust?"
You are up Kent.
PS: It was Wonder Woman who shared her secret and some stunning outfits with J. Edgar Hoover.
"What would you suggest kitling, a net?"
...since the character may be too oscure, I'll accept the name of the comic Book.
and if someone at least guesses (no one likes my questions!
) I'll offer lots of hints.
nope. looong before that.
Infinity Inc.?
Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare:
"What would you suggest kitling, a net?"
...since the character may be too oscure, I'll accept the name of the comic Book.
and if someone at least guesses (no one likes my questions! ) I'll offer lots of hints.
Pogo? And is the speaker Albert?
Quis is right in suggesting a series in which the vast majority of the cast is not human.
KK has the wrong genre, the wrong decade for the quote itself (although the original series' run did overlap with IInc), and the wrong company (at the time. A DC collection of that series and its folow-ups have been issued since).
Your clue rules out Captain Carrot.
Hmmm. Elfquest?
Elfquest it is.
The context was quite amusing, but one really had to have read it (issues 4 and 5 of the original run; generally the first-sequence TPB) to get it.
"Princess Diana and the Amazons aren't all evil! All those years you lied to me... trained me for a combat... groomed me to fight your war! A war you couldn't fight yourself!"
No guesses??? OK this was an obscure character from the 70s. If no one guesses by Monday, then anyone can post a new quote.
The answer was Nubia, Wonder Woman's black twin sister.
OK try this one:
"Please Clark! I've been scribbling 'sob stories' all day long! Don't ask me to dish out another one!"
Yup. Back in Action Comics #1. Although it was not her first line of dialog.
Whew! I'm glad I didn't go with my first guess, Bat-Mite.
"So I don't plan to be intimidated by a shield-flingin' whippersnapper...like you!"
Steve Rogers?
PS: I think Bat-Mite did use that line once. so you would have been correct either way
Close, but this was DC. A Cap. America wannabe appeared in this issue as the villain. There was a Bucky wannabe, too!
Says Uncle Sam to the Americommando
Correct! I happened in "Freedon Fighters" #8, 1977.
"Look...Zeus...Freyr...Indra...even Quetzalcoatl!Strange,my hand tingles when I touch this coin!"
Here's a hint the writer of this character also wrote the Legion.
No.
Jim Shooter was the writer of this character.
This character was a toy tie in.
Gil Kane drew this character also.
And he got his powers from the coins of mythical characters in this 4 issue series from the late 1960's
And the villian of this series was Dr.Evil and no it was not Austin Power's.
I think you have us stumped LWL.
"Captain Action"
(I was hoping someone else would get this, as I don't have a new quote ready. I'll try to pick something by tomorrow.)
I was going to say "Captain Numismatic", but I was too slow.
Captain Action is correct.
Next:
"Five billion quintuplatillion umptuplatillion multuplatillion impossibidillion fantasticatrillion dollars is worth trying to save!"
Correct!
Over to Amora the Enchantress.
"You were a noble warrior, terran. A man of spirit and mettle who did battle bravely against the Kree and...blood and fire -- you still breathe! Do the fates, then, relent in their cruel judgement? Am I not to be left alone to rule a dead world? You are fair of face and pleasing of form...a fitting consort perhaps..."
The character tis of the Marvel Universe, and of a different alien race than the Skrulls.
Another clue: the character did make her first appearance in an issue of the original Ms. Marvel series.
hmm..could it be Mystique?
Rogue? (doesn't sound like her, but one never knows)
Calybos, thou hast the correct answer.
Calybos seems to have disappeared, so anyone who has a quote can go ahead and post.
"But how about we do it now, and this will be the last time before we're married?"
wow! didn't expect to get that one.
"How do you baffle a vegetable?"
hint: the recipient of the question was a plant-based life form.
Hmmm, a LEGION reference, perchance? I think he was called Saptree, IIRC...?
OMG JOHN CONSTANTINE!
Aimed at Swamp Thing, after leading him around by the nose around America and buffing him up to save the world and zomg such a sweet scene.
I actually have this scan in my photobucket.
(The answer to the riddle?
1 2 )
Yes indeed! JC!
That was a running joke among my friends in the mid-late 80s,because we'd use in on our buddy Rob. He'd take the bait, but we wouldn't answer... so he'd just keep asking, "Well? How...? How?"
Go, Lurker Lass!
Okay, let's give this a go.
"In the real world... I'm the strongest man on earth."
