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Hmmm! this tickles my mind but...

Is this that series about the heroes who disappeared into a pretend world to save it? Black something?

I was talking to someone about this series earlier today. First time it's came up in years. TMNT?

That's the one!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in issue 2, featured the Rextab Building. It was a dead ringer for the Baxter Building and was, I believe, destroyed in the same issue.

Early TMNT featured thinly-veiled marvel references. The TMNT name itself parodies some of the tropes that Marvel was cashing in on, and it riffed somewhat on Frank Miller's Daredevil run. The most obvious and long-lasting riff was naming the rival ninja clan the "Foot", mirroring DD's "Hand".

There were probably more Marvel references, riffs and parodies that I've forgotten in those early Eastman/Laird issues. I can attest to their quality being superior to the kids' franchise it became.

Time for a thoth Trivia turn!!!

I remember reading somewhere that the Turtles' origin was directly tied into Daredevil's.

nice Q, Lardy! nice guessing thothy

Absolutely true. In the very first issue of TMNT we learn that a truck almost knocked down a blind man who was saved at the last moment by a young man. For his troubles the unnamed young man was struck across the eyes by a canister of radioactive material from the truck. The canister then bounced off to splatter over 4 pet turtles and voila we have the origin of Daredevil and TMNT.

Ouch. No good deed goes unpunished.

I'd forgotten about that, but it was totally depicted that way! Gotta re-read that old original TMNT trade soon!

I read the opening issues last year, and it stands up really well. Suddenly everyone was releasing things like the Octogenarian Cyborg Dentist Ocelots . My introduction to it was through the RPG, which was also a really good system.


TMNT started in 1984. The following year what creature was part of the title:-

[BLANK] Police

Fish

Got it in one Chaim. Fish Police. It's not one I've read, but it got pretty decent advertisement space in some magazines that's stayed with me.

Over to you!

What super-hero had the super-power to give birth to large groups of quick-aging, short-lived super-beings?

Mother of Champions?

Correct, Mother of Champions from the Great Ten, China's super-hero team. I'm betting she eats a lot of Wheaties.

I remember reading about her. That was... interesting.

Which Justice League member had their book collection shipped when the team moved headquarters?

Zatanna?

Martian Manhunter?

no to both

Ralph Dibny?

Doctor Light?

still no to both

Kimiyo is closest in terms of the era

Oberon?

Rocket Red?

Guy Gardner's self help books?