Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Spaceopoly The NON-LEGION comics trivia thread!!! Round two

Yup. After I posted it, I thought this would be an easy one.

What do the heroes Doc Fission, Poltergeist, Go-Go and Marionette have in common?

Were they Micronauts?

Nope.

They were heroes from the "Silver Age Giant Special" (or whatever it was called)featuring DIAL-H for Hero. I think Flash was Go-Go...?

That's correct, KK. They were Justice League members given new identities by the H-Dial.

Who owned Kane Chemicals?


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Kathy Kane? (not Kate Kane the current Batwoman)

It was not Kathy Kane.

Nor was it Bette Kane, but I suspect that the company was headquartered in Gotham.

I looked it up. But I'll give someone else a chance to answer it.

The Joker?

It was not the Joker.

Bob Kane?

Not Bob Kane, but a good guess. Bob Kane created characters that had a stake in Kane Chemicals.

I'm thinking some old Gangster style Batman villains maybe? Rupert Thorne? (I think that was the name of one of them.)

Ah! Rupert Thorne. Makes me harken back to the wistful days of Silver St. Cloud. How I miss her.

But, no. The person in question would be a protagonist.

Alfred Pennyworth?

Alan Scott?

No, to both.

Kane Chemicals most likely has been absorbed by Gotham City's largest corporation by now, which comes to it naturally.


Quis, feel free to answer or give a hint.

Martha Wayne

Kane Chemicals was owned by Roddy Kane, and Martha Kane Wayne (no, really) was his heir. I assume he predeceased her, or the Batman origin would have gone a little differently. The Kanes and the Waynes were the two wealthiest families in Gotham, so it wasn't just a love match.

I was looking for Martha Wayne, but Roddy Kane would have worked.

Thanks, Coby, it's yours.

So, wait... does that make Kathy Kane Bruce's cousin or something? That'll sure put a new spin on all those 50s Batwoman stories!

^Yes, it means they are somehow related.

Hm. I'll think of a question tonight and post...