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Jess Nevins (2:15 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

Who was the first *costumed* super-villain that Superman fought?

BG: That would be the Archer as seen in Superman in Action Comics Archives Vol. 1.

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J-P Chicago (2:15 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

Do the questions have to be DC mainstream characters or may it be some of the appropriated characters from Fawcett, Quality, Charlton, et al?

BG: Sure. I'm game.

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Mason (3:08 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

In the DC/Vertigo Sandman series, which supporting character began life in the Dreaming as Dream's first raven?

BG: Matthew Cable, Abigail's husband.

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Mason (7:40 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

Nope. It was Lucien, Dream's librarian.

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Mason (7:49 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

In issue 68, it is revealed that Lucien's existence in the Dreaming began as serving the role of Dream's first raven.

BG: Absolutely correct. You are our second prize winner.

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Peter David (3:12 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

In what city and state did Miss Teschmacher's mother live (prompting her to get Superman's promise to save her?)

PAD

BG: Newark, if I recall.

BG: Just looked it up. Its Hackensack so Peter wins out first prize.

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Peter David (3:44 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

"But Lex...my mother lives in Hackensack..."

Lex checks his watch and then sadly shakes his head. I love that moment.

PAD

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Chuck Williams (3:28 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

How about non-DCU subjects--things like the Funny Stuff characters, non-continuity mini-/maxi-series of the 80s, etc.?

BG: Absolutely, gimme a try.

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Marc Alan Fishman (4:28 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

Which Green Lantern was able to create fully sentient constructs, and what were their names?

BG: We're talking about Kyle Rayner when he created Oblivion, which was the focal point of the Circle of Fire event.

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Howard Margolin (4:39 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

What was the name of the villain responsible for Supergirl's on-again off-again super-powers?

BG: We're talking Lesla-Lar, the Kandorian lookalike. Which allows me to plug the forthcoming Essential Superman Encyclopedia, written with Martin Pasko, and coming from DelRey in October.

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Coin (7:30 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

OK, this should be easy, but what the hey.....what would this chemical be better known as in the DC Universe?

sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide

:)

BG: Why are people posing questions about kryptonite to the co-author of The Essential Superman Encyclopedia? Silly people.

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Coin (2:50 PM on Sat Jul 31, 2010)

To be fair, I did say it should be easy! :D

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Marc Alan Fishman (7:35 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

Just in case I can ask more than one question: How did Scandal receive her trademark fist blade?

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Elie (8:24 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

The Order of St. Dumas was responsible for a number of scientific innovations in the last thousand years. However, there was one field of "science" that they went to a great trouble to disprove and keep the secret to themselves. Which field of science was this?

BG: Okay, this one stumped me and I should know this but don't, so you're our third and final winner.

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Greg Hatcher (9:08 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

Whose coming and eventual end was foretold by Sonnabend the prophet, and who proved him wrong?

BG: Again with the Superman questions although this one was borderline too obscure.

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Peter S. Svensson (10:33 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

Which three Earths (officially named in a DC comics, possessing their own native superheroes) did the Justice League of America never visit prior to the Crisis on Infinite Earths?

BG: Pre-Crisis the number of parallel worlds in existence was infinite so even though they only named three the JLA of Earth-1 never visited, there were actually countless unvisited worlds.

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Eric Recla (10:59 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

Who did Per Degaton work as an assistant for?

BG: Per Degaton worked for Prof. Zee who is not to be confused with SUperman's foe, Mr. Z.

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Chuck Williams (11:22 PM on Fri Jul 30, 2010)

Many characters from DC's "funny animal" anthologies appeared in cameos and minor roles (and one starring role) in the original Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew! series--which two of those characters re-appeared as antagonists, and what where their respective villainous identities?

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Miles Vorkosigan (11:33 AM on Sat Jul 31, 2010)

Okay, Bob. Non-Superman question for ya.

In Phil Foglio's Angel and the Ape 4-parter, how did they beat Grodd?

Miles

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Miles Vorkosigan (9:53 PM on Sat Jul 31, 2010)

Sam used an Oan teaching robot to plant a hypnotic suggestion in Grodd's brain. Everytime he got angry, he was compelled pig out on junk food. Grodd attacking the police and eating all their donuts was a joy to behold.

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hawk (4:44 PM on Sat Jul 31, 2010)

which dc character has the most variation of their costume? this includes the tv shows, comic books, and toy line costumes. omg this is hard and if you look it up it will take forever. believe me

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