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Continuing from this thread .

Current Question:

What hero's origin involves receiving the gift of a "robot brain" from a dying alien in a crashed flying saucer?

Hints:

This is a character from a short-lived series from the early 50s created by Wally Wood whose name is Captain "X", where "X" stands for a broad concept.

It is not Captain Cyborg, Captain Comet, Captain Universe, Captain Canuck, Captain Robot, or Captain Thunder, or Captain Freedom.

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Captain Future?


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Not Captain Future, though Captain Future is awesome!

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Captain Scarlet?

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Nope, it's not a name with a color.

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Captain UFO?


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Captain Caveman... oh wait.

Captain... Science?

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Captain Unknown ?

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Captain Atomic

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IB has it right!

It's Captain Science!

The groovy origin of Captain Science:

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^^Note this is over nine years before the debut of Hal Jordan.

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Far out!

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Like, way far.

Not as flashy as Hal Jordan's, but cool nonetheless!

Who is "key-chain"?

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Clue - it's a nickname given to a Justice Leaguer.

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Snapper Carr?


Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!
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Hawkman?

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Green Lantern?

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Wonder Woman

(I'm thinking she lassoed the Key, and Atom or someone called her that. Just guessing.)

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I was thinking GL maybe because he might have been carrying everyone else

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Nope.

Another hint: it's based on that Leaguer's real name.

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Dr. Light--as given to her by Wally!

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You got it, Cobie laugh That was a nice bonding moment between those two heroes.

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Agreed! nod

In a similar vain--most characters refer to the Hulk's alter ego as Bruce. But one person used to regularly call him 'Bobby'. Who & Why?

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Here's a wild guess - was it Bruce's grandfather, who called him that because his real name was Robert and he'd call him Bobby when he was a kid?

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Wrong character but exactly the right reason!

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