Comic Book Twenty Questions: Revenge of the Fumble Fingers!

[Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)]

Oh, guys, I'm so sorry.

I was answering questions on my tablet tonight instead of my laptop, and as I thought I was posting the answers, I hit something that said I wanted to delete the whole thread. And since it was waiting on me to post, and I wasn't used to doing this on the tablet, I clicked OK. And then it stalled, I realized what I'd done, and hit Cancel! Cancel! as often as I could...but it was too late. The thread was gone -- not just the post, but the entire thread -- and I don't see any way of bringing it back. I'm going to email Ning's support team to see if there's any way of retrieving it, but I think it's gone. 

In the meantime, all I can do is apologize profusely. Using my laptop, before I do any more damage. I'm so sorry, guys. Believe me when I say I'm mortified.

I'll recap the questions I've been asked down below, so we can proceed, but hopefully I'll get word from Ning on whether anything can be done in the next day or so. 

Rob

OK, since Luke had the foresight to keep a copy of the rules handy, I can reproduce them here...in bold!

I thought this game might work. The player holding the chair selects a character. The challenge for the other players is to guess who the character is. They get twenty questions.

 

All questions have to have to be framed so as to allow the answer "Yes" or "No". The chair can give extra information if he or she chooses, and frame an appropriate response if neither answer fits.

 

Players may only ask a fifth consecutive question if four hours have passed since their last one. (Since the guess, not the answer.) The first player to guess the answer takes the chair.

 

Only characters that have made at least two appearances are eligible. So Franklin Storm is, but not Tomazooma. Only characters that first appeared in US comic books are eligible. So not Captain Britain, Dick Tracy, Tarzan, Thor.

 

(revisions made to rules)

[Luke Blanchard]

My fourth question: Did this character first appear in Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man or Sgt. Fury?

[Philip Portelli]

4) No, Yes and No.

Luke Blanchard said:

My fourth question: Did this character first appear in Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man or Sgt. Fury?

[Richard Mantle]

I'll go with...Are they a hero?

Are they male?

Do they have powers?

[Philip Portelli]

5) No

6) Yes

7) Not at first

Richard Mantle said:

I'll go with...Are they a hero?

Are they male?

Do they have powers?

[Luke Blanchard]

Did the character first appear in an issue John Buscema worked on?

[Philip Portelli]

8) No

Luke Blanchard said:

Did the character first appear in an issue John Buscema worked on?

[Luke Blanchard]

Did the character first appear in an issue Steve Ditko worked on?

[Philip Portelli]

9) No

Luke Blanchard said:

Did the character first appear in an issue Steve Ditko worked on?

[Luke Blanchard]

Is the character Silvermane or Man-Mountain Marco?

[Philip Portelli]

Correct, it's our favorite Maggia thug, MAN MOUNTAIN MARKO who debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #73 (Ju'69). He was just a big, beefy brawler at first but later he got actual super-strength and durability which was a good thing since he got beat up a lot!

Man, I thought I picked a hard one!

The chair is yours, Luke!

[Luke Blanchard]

Thanks, Philip. The answer to q.7 narrowed it down.

Next: A Silver Age also-ran.

[Philip Portelli]

Was the character from DC?