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This week, we're commemorating the launch of NEW HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE with trivia about the first generation of DC Comics. Catch it on <t:1750795200:F>!

vocal panther
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May (Dr.) Fate help me win

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what if every answer is hawkman

lethal orchid
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omg i can make it today :D

viscid star
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Same!

ancient galleon
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I'm so reading

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Ready

clever folio
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Samesies

analog root
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I don't know anything about the Golden Age, I'm just here to vibe

ancient galleon
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I know a bit

cinder quest
gilded lava
clever folio
ancient galleon
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very good shiny

dawn jewel
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My knowledge is very little or not accurate i only know things from supergirl, green arrow, dc legends of tomorrow and most batman things

viscid star
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Anyone here alive during the golden age?

dawn jewel
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The shows are not always accurate to the comics so im done for most likely

lethal rose
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the only dog i've got in this fight is green arrow, but i'm excited to see the questions!

brisk furnace
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Is Weird War Tales golden age or silver age?

charred comet
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Bronze

cinder quest
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silver/ bronze isn't it

agile gale
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Golden is 30s/40s.

cinder quest
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nope just bronze

fossil oak
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im alove

dim junco
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I know a bit about Superman from the SIlver Age and a bit of Wonder Woman, but that's about it. I need to read up on my Batmanology again.

cinder quest
dim junco
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I'm not au fait with the JSA either, really

fossil oak
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just took too hard of a nap

charred comet
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The Golden Age is usually considered to be 1938-c. 1954, without getitng into micro eras like the Atomic Age.

cursive jungle
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my parents weren't even born in the golden age im cooked

cinder quest
fossil oak
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wat

cinder quest
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other server

fossil oak
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oh

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theyre gonna have to wait

cinder quest
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there's no hub yet

ancient galleon
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everyone s unsername is so fancy rn

scenic ferry
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Howdy, all. It's 102 degrees Fahrenheit over here

dawn jewel
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Its all pretty colors

dim junco
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If you rank high enough you get the ✨fancy name✨

scenic ferry
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Let's all stay hydrated

cinder quest
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hub is here!!

fossil oak
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ok i votwed

ancient galleon
lethal rose
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it is so hot here rn i'm melting

gilded lava
cinder quest
ancient galleon
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stay cool

fossil oak
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no blue

cursive jungle
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its 111 degrees F here. IN CANADA!!

dim junco
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ok good I'm in the right

boreal grail
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Damn i just spawned

dawn jewel
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Its 29⁰C here 😭

fossil oak
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great im an arcin shill

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QUESTION #1

What was Golden Age Captain Marvel villain King Kull the king of?
unreal nest
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Trolls

ancient galleon
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Apes

charred comet
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the inner earth

fossil oak
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kull

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Kull

manic valley
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Kull Island

brisk furnace
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Beast-Men

agile gale
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Atlantis.

cinder quest
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the moon

lethal rose
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submen

boreal grail
cinder quest
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no isn't it

cursive jungle
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the beast men

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SCOREBOARD

The Qu [6]
Peter S. Svensson [5]
sova [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [3]
joshtheblueguy [2]
Grail [1]
native shoal
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Beasts

ancient galleon
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gg sova

viscid star
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Nice!! Immediately lost on that question, this is going to be fun!

lethal rose
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tyy

charred comet
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Man, I do not trust something from the 40s calling something a subman.

dawn jewel
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Good job!!

gilded lava
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Submen or sea-men? lol

fossil oak
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i did the math i've only read 6 golden age issues

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QUESTION #2

What did Golden Age sidekick Doiby Dickles usually call his crimefighting partner?
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Gertrude.

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Alan

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Green Lantern

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Skipper

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Pal

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Chum

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goitrude

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Doiby

native shoal
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buddy Alan

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what's he thinking

ancient galleon
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whatever it is its said with a thick boston accent

grizzled adder
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Lantrin

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Lan'trin

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viscid star
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HA! Nice!

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good job josh!

ancient galleon
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lol

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gg

lethal rose
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yay josh!

agile gale
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This is Gertrude erasure.

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SCOREBOARD

sova [1]
joshtheblueguy [1]
dim junco
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Well done!

charred comet
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Goitrude was his cab, for those curious.

cinder quest
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now you'll sadden peter

viscid star
gilded lava
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Nice job Josh, also nice to see a fellow Nightcrawler fan

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QUESTION #3

What deductive technique did a Golden Age Vandal Savage use to learn Alan Scott's secret identity?
unreal nest
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Maths

fossil oak
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the socratic method

ancient galleon
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He looked at who hangs out with Green Lantern

cursive jungle
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the art of observation

agile gale
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Listening to his voice on the radio?

manic valley
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observation and deduction

boreal grail
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Socratic method

analog root
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symbolic logic

dim junco
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I just ran through the types of reasoning in my head and just threw an answer out to see what sticks

native shoal
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Symbolic logic?

scenic ferry
brisk furnace
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The mere application of symbolic logic to the 6th degree

fossil oak
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isn't inductive the opposite of deductive

ancient galleon
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SCOREBOARD

sova [1]
joshtheblueguy [1]
DapperCuttlefish [1]
Peter S. Svensson [1]
ancient galleon
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shots fired

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the writer here

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QUESTION #4

Which Golden Age superhero comic was written and drawn by the same person?
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Plastic Man

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Sandman

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Johnny thunder

scenic ferry
ancient galleon
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The Spirit Will Eisner

cinder quest
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Jackie

viscid star
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NICE!!

fossil oak
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the meme

grizzled adder
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I typed Jack Cole and slapped my forehead

lethal rose
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1pc!!

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SCOREBOARD

sova [1]
joshtheblueguy [1]
DapperCuttlefish [1]
Peter S. Svensson [1]
ancient galleon
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Plas wins once again

fossil oak
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lmao

charred comet
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Wasn't Sandman. I only know that 'cuz his first artist died in WW2, probably the first semi-major comic creator to die.

ancient galleon
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1 pc

dim junco
agile gale
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Get the GA Plastic Man stories in DC Finest! They're great!

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QUESTION #5

Which three heroes were usually featured together on the covers of early issues of Comic Cavalcade?
cinder quest
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batman superman robin

brisk furnace
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Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Flash

unreal nest
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Batman superman robin

lethal rose
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wonder woman, flash, green lantern

viscid star
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Green Lantern, Wonder WOman, Flash

fossil oak
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flash wonder woman gl

agile gale
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wonder woman, green lantern and flash.

ancient galleon
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Spectre Green Lantern and Dr Fate

cursive jungle
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green lantern flash wonder woman

dim junco
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Pass

native shoal
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Wonder Woman, flash, green lantern

cinder quest
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cancelled comic cavalcade

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agile gale
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This was during the brand split where DC was two companies, National and All-American.

viscid star
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Nice! I can thank the Golden Age chat for finding out about that group

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SCOREBOARD

sova [1]
joshtheblueguy [1]
DapperCuttlefish [1]
InterdimensionalNerd [1]
ancient galleon
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The original trinity

fossil oak
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i could picture flash and ww but not gl lol

cinder quest
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Old favorite of mine

gilded lava
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1PC

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Great cover

ancient galleon
fossil oak
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i had the first two typed for an eternity

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QUESTION #6

What Golden Age artifact allowed Queen Hippolyta to view any place in any point in time?
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kid eternity

unreal nest
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Purple ray

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Magic sphere

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time mirror

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purple ray was healing

scenic ferry
cursive jungle
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the power of friendship

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Our first-timer takes the lead!

dim junco
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I knew it but didn't know the name

unreal nest
fossil oak
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of course it was magic sphere

native shoal
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Vision sphere?

lethal rose
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nice job!

ancient galleon
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woooohoo

viscid star
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Let's Go Peter!

ancient galleon
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great job

charred comet
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II just looked it up, trying to remember the name, and it wasn't even a sphere it was a mirror

cinder quest
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should've known

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [2]
sova [1]
joshtheblueguy [1]
DapperCuttlefish [1]
InterdimensionalNerd [1]
fossil oak
charred comet
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It really is

ancient galleon
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all acording to plan

scenic ferry
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QUESTION #7

What was the name of Green Arrow's original crime fighting vehicle?
lethal rose
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arrow plane

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arrow car

ancient galleon
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Arrow Car

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Arrowcar

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Arrowcar

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Arrowcar

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Arrow mobile

scenic ferry
native shoal
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Arrowmobile

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lmao

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ollie

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Wtf

lethal rose
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being a ga lover won today for me

viscid star
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HAHA! Nice!

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [2]
sova [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
DapperCuttlefish [1]
InterdimensionalNerd [1]
fossil oak
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he has whimsy okay

dim junco
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people in the 40s build different

cinder quest
agile gale
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golden age Green arrow - we have Batman at home.

cinder quest
brisk furnace
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It was also a boat

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But still not a plane

fossil oak
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car=plane
mirror=sphere

dim junco
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*Golden Age creator voice* BEHOLD, A PLANE! *points at car*

fossil oak
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girl math

charred comet
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GA Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger, who also created Johnny Quick and Aquaman. Notice anything about these three guys?

manic valley
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It's a bird. It'a a plane. No, it's just a car

ancient galleon
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blonde

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They survived the Golden Age purge in Adventure Comics.

lethal rose
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papp got fired from dc. a shame.

charred comet
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They're all basically ripoffs of other characters.

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lol

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lmao

dim junco
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who was ga a ripoff

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robin hood

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batman

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oh yeah him too

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Batman. The early stories were extremely Batman coded.

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Although GA was also largely taken from a novel that was popular at the time.

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QUESTION #8

After Batman, who was the second DC character to be licensed for a live action film serial?
native shoal
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Wonder Woman

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Superman

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Captain marvel

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Captain Marvel

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congo bill

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Green Lantern

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Spy Smasher

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sgt rock

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Hop Harrigan

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Swamp Thing

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who

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whomst..

unreal nest
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What a guy

charred comet
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Pilot character.

agile gale
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He was a pilot.

fossil oak
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that worked out well for hop

viscid star
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wow what a pull, nice!

charred comet
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Got brought back recently in a backup by Chris Cantwell.

gilded lava
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Who is Hop Harrigan?!

native shoal
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Wow, that’s a new one on me

unreal nest
grizzled adder
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I had no idea that serial existed. I'll have to hunt it down!

scenic ferry
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Star of All-American Comics #1!

scenic ferry
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You know. Hop Harrigan!

ancient galleon
cinder quest
manic valley
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The pilot?

cursive jungle
fossil oak
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can't believe the first dcu movie isnt hop harrigan

grizzled adder
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James Gunn has BIG plans for Hop Harrigan, TRUST ME

brisk furnace
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He was on the forgotten heroes once, I think

dim junco
scenic ferry
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He was kind of, like, a war pilot.

ancient galleon
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So like Blackhawks?

fossil oak
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many such cases

gilded lava
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Sounds like a character James Gunn would bring to the DCU. Maybe along with Sgt Rock

scenic ferry
charred comet
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Had one of his appearances colelcted in the DC Goes to War hardcover I read recently. It was not great.

agile gale
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No. His stories haven't aged well.

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [2]
sova [2]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
DapperCuttlefish [1]
cinder quest
unreal nest
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tbf i get it was probably very popular to make war films back then

cinder quest
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wonder why

fossil oak
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zack snyder comeback with hop harrigan movie

dim junco
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The intro is just a Star Wars intro crawl-like thing explaining who the heck Hop Harrigan is

manic valley
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QUESTION #9

Which DC war comic heroes were originally published by Quality Comics?
charred comet
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Blackhawks

grizzled adder
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blackhawks

scenic ferry
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Freedom fighters

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [2]
sova [2]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
DapperCuttlefish [1]
The Qu [1]
dim junco
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When I put a ? after my answer you know I'm really sure it's correct /j

cinder quest
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oh yeah that's why they were on earth x

viscid star
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That's what's up! Nice!

charred comet
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Now, the Blackahwks first appearance, which was also collected in that collection, was great.

gilded lava
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Dang Qu, doing trivia and playing RDR2 at the same time? Sweet

brisk furnace
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Blackhawks are underrated

charred comet
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GA Blackhawk was a mean sob.

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QUESTION #10

Which three heroes were the second wave to join the Justice Society of America in All-Star Comics?
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i read that as r2d2

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Dr. Midnight, Wildcat and Starman.

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Johnny thunder starman Dr midnite

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sandman atom mr terrific

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Doctor Mid-Nite, Starman, Johnny Thunder

manic valley
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Batman and Superman

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Cyclone, Atom Smasher, and Dr Hawkman?

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dr hawkkman

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Sadman, Doctor Mid-nite, Wonder Woman

scenic ferry
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paging dr. hawkman

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sadman

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Crap, I meant just Hawkman, lol

dim junco
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Man.

bitter talon
fossil oak
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next amalgam character dr hawkman. u dont know who the doctor part is

ancient galleon
gilded lava
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I was going to put Dr Fate, but I changed my mind, lol

dawn jewel
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Doctor Mid-Nite, Starman, and Hawkman?

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Johnny Thunder, Dr. Midnite, Starman

scenic ferry
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Hawkman has lived so many lives that he must have multiple doctorates

dim junco
cinder quest
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true

cursive jungle
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sandman hawkman starman

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might as well guess at this point

ancient galleon
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Almost aswered Iron Muntro, which might be correct but obviously not in the actual Golden Age

fossil oak
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are we obligated to say cyclone atom smasher hawkman

grizzled adder
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johnny thunder dr midnite starman

analog root
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atom, hawkman, hourman?

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Munro

lethal rose
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uhh mister terrific, wildcat, black canary

agile gale
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Dr. Midnite, wildcat, starman

grizzled adder
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oh darn Nerd already was thinking the same thing

fossil oak
soft halo
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Me, myself, and I

cinder quest
dim junco
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The people that joined then were the friends we made along the way

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since he's supermans replacement

fossil oak
ancient galleon
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wait Jon Kent or Pa Kent?

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pa

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amazed no one got this

scenic ferry
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I doubt Jon Kent knows who Iron Munro is

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lol

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kids these days'

charred comet
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BTW, found the novle GA was probably ripped off of. The Green Archer, by Edgar Wallace. It'd been made into a serial a year or two before GA first appearaed.

cinder quest
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wait he's gen alpha

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just masquerading as a zoomer

unreal nest
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Who is it then

ancient galleon
fossil oak
cinder quest
ancient galleon
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Didnt even chasnge the color

cinder quest
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when hub has been sufficiently disappointed in us

fossil oak
scenic ferry
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That's time! I was looking for Starman, Doctor Mid-Nite, and Wonder Woman!

fossil oak
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dr. owlman

ancient galleon
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oof so close

brisk furnace
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Oh right, Wonder Woman was their secretary right?

cinder quest
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that's what I said!

dim junco
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I got 1/3 at least 🤷

scenic ferry
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At first, correct

unreal nest
scenic ferry
gilded lava
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Holy crap, I should’ve just kept Dr, I would’ve been partly right

native shoal
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Ah of course!

grizzled adder
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I wasn't sure if she technically counted and choked

charred comet
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Johnny replaces Flash in issue 5.

cinder quest
fossil oak
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lmao

cinder quest
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I got zero right

charred comet
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But he's not part of a big replacement wave, he's just a single replacement.

scenic ferry
fossil oak
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arcin you jokester

dim junco
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He's just Arcin around

scenic ferry
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Arcin, I'm muting you for 5 minutes for wasting my time

ancient galleon
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I said 2/3 but used Sandman or Sadman as I called him

fossil oak
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deserved

cinder quest
lethal rose
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rip arcin

ancient galleon
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oof RIP Arcin

analog root
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in my mind the JSA just exist fully formed, I've never read any of their early stories

scenic ferry
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QUESTION #11

The prophecy of the Green Lantern was that it would flame green three times, for which purposes?
agile gale
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Life, death, power

lethal rose
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bring death, bring life, bring power

scenic ferry
charred comet
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First to give life, seocnd to bring death, then to bring power.

cursive jungle
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the power of friendship

native shoal
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Honer

fossil oak
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zamn

ancient galleon
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To vring life bring death and bring power

fossil oak
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vro

viscid star
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Wow very nice! Never heard of a GL prophecy before

dim junco
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Well done on that one!

scenic ferry
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Actually, it was in fact death, then life, then power. Point to Sova!

manic valley
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I knew that from Doomsday Clock

soft halo
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For power wisdom and courage

native shoal
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Man, I had barely thought of the answer before someone got it

dawn jewel
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To warn danger, give hope and bring justice

native shoal
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Bad spelling on my part.

viscid star
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OH SHOOT, a shakeup!

agile gale
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Fair.

lethal rose
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oh hey!

fossil oak
scenic ferry
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SCOREBOARD

sova [3]
Peter S. Svensson [2]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
DapperCuttlefish [1]
The Qu [1]
ancient galleon
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Sova is locked in

brisk furnace
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Yeah, it killed the chinese emperor, then cured the mental patient, then Alan Scott found it

native shoal
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👀

charred comet
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and somewhere in between some of those Terry and the Pirates had it.

dim junco
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QUESTION #12

Which heroic archer frequently appeared in Fawcett Comics with Captain Marvel?
cursive jungle
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hawkman

charred comet
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The Golden Archer

agile gale
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Golden Arrow

ancient galleon
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Huntsman

native shoal
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Green Arrow

unreal nest
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The arrowman

dawn jewel
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Golden Arrow

brisk furnace
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Golden Arrow

fossil oak
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these archers smh

scenic ferry
soft halo
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Hawkeye

fossil oak
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get different initials at least

scenic ferry
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SCOREBOARD

sova [3]
Peter S. Svensson [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
DapperCuttlefish [1]
The Qu [1]
charred comet
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Who was not only a Green Arrow ripoff, he also stole the Lone Ranger's gimmick- his arrows were dipped in gold.

ancient galleon
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I like to imagine its just ollie in yellow

viscid star
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Tight race, Peter with the comeback, nice!

dim junco
lethal rose
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ga tierlist

manic valley
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Wow, I am an Arrow fan and I have never heard of him

native shoal
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I sure miss playing trivia game!😃

analog root
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there are a weirdly high number of random archers kicking around

scenic ferry
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QUESTION #13

What was Jay Garrick studying when he was exposed to the chemicals that made him The Flash?
manic valley
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He even had his own comics

charred comet
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IIRC he had a claim or something as part of his origin.

fossil oak
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bougie yellow archer

analog root
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Hard water

manic valley
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Hard water

unreal nest
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Sports

scenic ferry
brisk furnace
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Hard water

viscid star
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Chemistry

native shoal
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Newspaper

charred comet
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Hard water, one of the best typos in comic history.

dawn jewel
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college chemistry

agile gale
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Chemistry

native shoal
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Hard water

dim junco
scenic ferry
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SCOREBOARD

sova [3]
Peter S. Svensson [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
DapperCuttlefish [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
The Qu [1]
ancient galleon
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Remember Flashes are all created by subpar lab safety

viscid star
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Hard Water? Interesting? Nice Qu!

ancient galleon
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stay save

unreal nest
fossil oak
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i knew that somehow

charred comet
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It was probably supposed to be heavy water, which is used in nuclear physics. Instad it ened up as hard water, which is mostly just used for booze making.

dim junco
analog root
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it's one of my favourite examples of superhero origins being whatever science was popular at the time

ancient galleon
analog root
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heavy water, forensic chemicals, particle accelerator explosion...

ancient galleon
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quantum

scenic ferry
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QUESTION #14

Although they wouldn't directly meet each other in the issue, what story first featured Batman and Superman in the same place at the same time?
fossil oak
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his weakness is water softeners

brisk furnace
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All Star Comics 7

lethal rose
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all star comics #7

manic valley
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All-Star Comics #7

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World's Fair Comics

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All-Star 5

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World’s Finest Comics

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World’s Finest

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More Fun Comics 5

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World's Finest #25

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World fair

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nice one

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World's Fairest

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is all star 7 their first crossover or what

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Nice!

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SCOREBOARD

sova [3]
Peter S. Svensson [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
DapperCuttlefish [2]
The Qu [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
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Yeah, that was basically issue 0 of World's Finest.

grizzled adder
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Where Superman also was first coined "The Man of Tomorrow", I think.

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i see

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That would be the prequel to Worlds Finest, Worlds Fairest

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oh wow tricky

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i did not have that key memorized

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arcin is back

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I'm recovered

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I'm rehabilitated

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hi arctin welcome to freedom

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kryptonian healing coma right

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I just hope they had a good time

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You know brownies were invented at the worlds fair

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Huh, the more you kinow.

dim junco
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no joke

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and people ask why comics are so hard to get into

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Ah no, I'm wrong. I forgot World's Best Comics #1

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gdi

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So yeah, that would be issue 0. My mistake

unreal nest
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so many superlatives

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World's Finest sounds so much better than Best.

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no one ever made "Regular comics"

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But do you need to have read World's OKest comics to be able to read World's Finest?

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QUESTION #13

Name three of DC's Golden Age "Funny Animal" characters with their own solo titles.
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Worlds dopes comics 1941

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Fox and Crow, and Peter Porkchop.

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Pig Iron, I dunno any other

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Fox and Crow, Peter Porkchop

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Captain Carrot, Peter Panda, Three Mouseketeers

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I think one may or may not be a dog

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dang, bat to it.

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pig iron is peter porkshop

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Crow and Fox, Wimpys Willow, Peter Porkchop

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capn carrot was bronzze

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who the hell are these

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Dodo frog, don’t have a third

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WOW there is a lot missing from infinite, lol

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peter panda peter porkchop pig iron

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Rex the Wonder Dog count then?

ancient galleon
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Raccoon Kids, Peter Porkchop, Peter Panda

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brought him back and gave him superpowers

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I’m sorry, but whenever I hear Peter the Panda, I think of Phineas and Ferb since I’m rewatching it right now

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initially he was just trying to avoid a wolf eating him I believe

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i do not know any of these guys

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Tawky tawny

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If this was about theatrical shorts i would know some

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Are we including Fawcett, for Hoppy?

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They made so many of these in the 1940s to cash in on Looney Toons ans Silly Symphonies

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i do not like looney toons

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SCOREBOARD

sova [3]
Peter S. Svensson [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
The Qu [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
ancient galleon
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daffy i cannot stand

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hes the best

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Question #16

Who was the original publisher of Blue Beetle?
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charlton

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Centaur Comics

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Charlton

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Fox

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fox comics

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Fox Comics

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Charlton

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Fox Feature Syndicate

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Fox comics and Holyoke

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Fox Feature Syndicate

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I was like "Oh I know this I KNOW THIS...!"

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wow

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Darn it!

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damn you, lag, I almost had it

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charlton did seem too obvious

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Charlton acquired Blue Beetle later. He bounced around a few publishers before landing at DC.

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This is also a Golden Age trivia, Charlton was Silver Age/Bronze Age.

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Y'all should look up Fox Features, the guy who ran it, Victor Fox, was a hoot. Complete lunatic.

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the more you know

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got lumped in with the other watchmen rejects i suppose

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I'm interested in trying the kooba

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [4]
sova [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
The Qu [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]

Pete takes the lead!

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oh yeah and this is the golden age before the scarab

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where he drank chemical z or sometihng

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I picked up a Blue Beetle history book at one point and it's hilarious how much of Dan's history is a series of weird scams

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He injected some super vitamin and wore chainmail.

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Yup, that was Fox.

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Also aprently called himself King of Comics

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QUESTION #17

After Wonder Woman, who was the second woman to have her own solo DC Comics series?
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black canary

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According to Jack Kiryb, who worked for him for while, he would sometimes just pace around the studio, ranting about how he was the king of comics. The artists thought he was crazy but were amused by him.

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Phantom Lady

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Miss America

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Supergirl

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she doesn't count

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Harley Quinn

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Black Canary

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Dale Evans.

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cinnamon

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Mary Marvel might count if we're including Fawcett.

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Dale Evans

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WHAT A PULL

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was she a real person

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damn she came up in western

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I only now this because of the western trivia which I wasn't even part of.

cursive jungle
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lol

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And yeah, she was a movie start at the time, the Queen of Westerns.

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [4]
sova [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
The Qu [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
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but cinnamon not that far off then

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Those western comics, making poor Roy Thomas cry...

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you know how Hollywood was back then

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QUESTION #18

Spearheaded by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, what is considered the first romance comic anthology?
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Young Romance

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Young Love

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Young Love

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Young Romance

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Young Romance #1

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Love comics

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Young romance

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [5]
sova [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
The Qu [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
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Caught in a young romance...

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Nice Peter!

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Only romance comic I've read is Young Heroes in Love, though I don't know if that really counts

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no

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u nerd

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I thought it was rara a-a-a-a

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QUESTION #19

Which of Superman's Action Comics costars got their own spin-off comic in the 1950s?
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hawkman

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Congo Bill

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Jimmy Olsen

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Zatar

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zatara

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jimmy olsen

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Congo Bill of course

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got his ape

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [5]
The Qu [4]
sova [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [1]
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50s prime ape time

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makes sense 50s was already getting bored of caped comics

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Oh yeah, I guess that was when he became Congorilla.

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Congorilla was the most ridiculous way of trying to keep him relevant.

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Ah yes Congo Bill, was totally about to say that

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We love gorillas don't we folks

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it's so weird to me that Congo Bill is a character who stuck around

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ape power

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ARE WE STILL GOIN?

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Can't believe Congorilla got killed off in Creature Commandos

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Comics were a real monkey business back then

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monkeys are not apes

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monkeys aren't apes

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Here's a riddle for you:

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QUESTION #20

If Barry Allen is considered the first hero of the Silver Age, then who would be the last heroes of the Golden Age?
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hawkman

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Martian Manhunter

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Black Canary

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Captain Comet

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Martian Manhunter

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Challengers of the the unknown

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the flash and green lantern

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Superman

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the frogmen

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MM only existed on Earth One but he did appear before Barry

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oh man

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I see what you did there!

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Nice

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what a great gotcha

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Nice Josh! Wait, what does that have to do with riddles?

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The Frogmen- Shark, Whale, and Sardine- starred in the Showcase issue right before Barry's debut.

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Where are they today hmm?

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the pilot starring OG Simpson?

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oh my god

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none of those are frogs

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HA, nice

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [5]
The Qu [4]
sova [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [2]
cinder quest
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I always think of Johnny Quest when it comes to Frogmen, be it GI Joe, OJ Simpson or Showcase.

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DC bring them back and make them team up with King Shark and Black Manta

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ancillary wing of the Sea Devils.

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thats why i kick children

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I was very confused reading Kirbys jimmy olsen and seeing a guy just named frogman

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so I had to look it up

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One day I'll do Venture Bros trivia. Just not here, probably

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in general

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doctor orhpeus my goat

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It's gotta be DC related, I'm afraid

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Just got to wait for the inevitable crossover.

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DARN, I thought that "probably" was a hint at a loophole, lol

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maybe dc will buy the rights

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They are both owned by WB...

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my golden age knowledge does not extend beyond Fawcett sadly, but I will stick around for the ride

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dc quiz about all characters dc have licenced, Star Trek, V, Doc Savage, The Shadow

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I think that's a discussion way above any of our paygrades

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Well Hank was Batman for an episode

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I'm something of a Quizboy

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my golden age knowledge doesnt extend beyond detective 38

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Or at least "The Bat"

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I've gotten to do Scooby-Doo trivia that way before

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me with more fun comics 73

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if they just made a new one

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STAR TREK TRIVIAAA

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shoot and we already have batman references in Venture Bros, just need to make the jump

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This was back in the message board days.

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I overthought the topic this week and read way more Genius Jones features than I needed to

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Star Trek and Venture Bros are the two things I couldn't be more prepared for after Transmetropolitan

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There's never enough Genius Jones.

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(I'm also just helplessly slow in this format lol)

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transmetropolitain is the new hawkman

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QUESTION #21

Which early 20th century entertainment magazine was the namesake of Whiz Comics and its signatury hero?
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hawkman

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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang

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Variety

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Whiz Kid

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Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang

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Movie Whiz

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Whizzed

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Whiz

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Whiz Bang

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Darn

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As immortalized by The Music Man

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i misread it

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Ya got trouble my friend

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why

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Whiz Comic being a companion to Captain Billy is so fiting

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you're always talking about musicals

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It came up in Captain Marvel trivia IIRC

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oh

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SCOREBOARD

Peter S. Svensson [5]
The Qu [5]
sova [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [2]

We got a tie at the top, and not many questions left!

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tie tie tie

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WE HAD CAPTAIN MARVEL TRIVIA???

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👔

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Tie please!!!

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I'm going to win this like the Justice Battalion won WWII in a single issue!

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AND I MISSED IT???

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I think? I've gotten to bring up Captain Billy's Whiz Bang before.

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and I dunno where else I would.

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QUESTION #22

Which angelic patron was responsible for Kid Eternity's powers?
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God

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Mr. Keeper

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Mr. Keeper.

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St Peter

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Shazam

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Michael

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Jesus

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First angel I could think of

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ooh

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SCOREBOARD

The Qu [6]
Peter S. Svensson [5]
sova [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
joshtheblueguy [2]
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Mr. Keeper my favourite bible character

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Wow nice Qu

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he's capn marvel jrs brother or something

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no tie

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Come on Peter for a tie!

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I think they were cousins. Freddy and Kit Freeman.

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only briefly in the Shazam 70s run

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yeah

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👔🚫

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no they were brothers

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I love that the recent JSA run resurrected the idea of Kid Eternity

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Oh, fair. I've not read all of the 70s run yet.

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Peter coming in with a very strong start here

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kit died in Freddy's place i think

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QUESTION #23

Which early teen humor comic was notable for changing genre entirely to a war comic, but keeping its main character, in its fifth issue?
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Boy Commandos

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Hawkman

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Archie

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one day it'll be hawkman

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Harvey Hits?

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Kid Comcis

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Newsboys legion

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Did sgt rock start as a teen humor comic?

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l

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Buzzy

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here's howie

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What a pull! Nice!

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here's howie, child soldier

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Good job.

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I assume the teenaged protag gets drafted?

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Sounds like a swell time

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Last question -- unless @agile gale gets this, we have a winner!

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Come on Peter!

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the audience and Kirby loved child soldiers

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peter pls

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cant blame them

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To be fair, Jack didn't when he came back from the war.

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Was the style at the time

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tbf a lot of people did serve at like 17

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QUESTION #24

Which early Quality Comics character was billed as "the blonde bombshell"?
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Phantom Lady

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Phantom Lady

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Miss America

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Torchy

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imagine its not a woman

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Good job Qu.

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phantom lady isnt blonde is she

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who is Torchy?

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SCOREBOARD

The Qu [6]
Peter S. Svensson [5]
sova [3]
DapperCuttlefish [3]
InterdimensionalNerd [3]
joshtheblueguy [2]
Grail [1]

And that makes @charred comet our winner! A valiant effort, all!

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Yeah, I just saw bombshell.

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Phantom Lady has black hair, yeah

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Congrats Qu! Nice run Peter! GG everyone and thanks for hosting a great game Hub, learned a lot!

bitter talon
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congrats

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Next month, we're kicking off a whole month of SUPERMAN TRIVIA!

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Yay! Good job y'all! Glad we got to do Golden Age trivia, I'd wanted JSA forwhile.

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YEAHHH

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GG Qu, valiant effort Peter

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SUPERMAN

bitter talon
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that was fun, I learned a lot

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Who?

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Congratulations Qu!! And good job everyone else!

dim junco
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good stuff!

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If anyone is going to SDCC, I help run the Trivia for Chocolate contest.

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SUPERMAN

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Test your skills!

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Good job everyone! This is a good time as always

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July 1st: Krypto the Superdog
July 8th: Live Action Superman Movies
July 15th: The Justice Gang (Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl, Metamorpho, Mr. Terrific)
July 22nd: LL
July 29th: The City of Metropolis

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this was so fun! I'm shocked I got any points at all

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YEAH

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HYPE

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Yes Krypto

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Heh, I'm right now preparing a History of Krypto youtube video...

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DARN, I will be traveling so will miss Krypto, but hopefully I can make it for the rest. Especially LL

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I like that!

grizzled adder
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And big congrats to Qu for winning and Peter for giving him a run for his money

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GUY GARDNER!!!!

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let's go

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Hell yeah, Metamorpho.

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No. Because Superpup is Bark Kent, not Krypto.

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touche

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