The Comics Covers Game III

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Round three. =)

The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Was this issue published on or before 1985?

Edit: And I'm not sure how you took down all the Batgirl chronological lists of appearances on the net today but well played sir. I swear that every Barbara Gordon list out there is dead, broken or blank today.

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Crazy

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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1. This issue was published in or before 1985.

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Does the series this issue is from a Batman focused book?

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Crazy

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Nada.

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Questions and Answers
1. This issue was first published in or before 1985.
2. This series is not a Batman title.

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Did the series that this issue was from have at least 50 issues in its run?

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Flash 275-Nice one since it wasn't actually Barbara Gordon and was instead Iris West in costume. And I totally thought that was a gorilla hand and jungle foliage in the slice.

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Yep. The Flash 275 (the death of Iris Allen), July, 1979. Dick Giordano. =)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Sentinel --- 1

2:

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Is this a Marvel book? (Not at all sure what I'm looking at here other than a purple boot)

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=)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Sentinel --- 1

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1. This is not a Marvel book.

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Is this a DC book?

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=)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Sentinel --- 1

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1. This is not a Marvel book.
2. This is not a DC book.

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Is it a Dark Horse Book?

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Was this issue published in the last 10 years?

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=)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Sentinel --- 1

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1. This is not a Marvel book.
2. This is not a DC book. Actually, it was published by DC, but it was published under an imprint that DC didn't originally own. My apologies for that mix-up.
3. This is not a Dark Horse book.
4. This issue was first published in or between 2002 and 2012.

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Cliffhanger?

(most likely not, didn't have much come out in that timeframe)

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=)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Sentinel --- 1

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1. This is not a Marvel book.
2. This is not a DC book. Actually, it was published by DC, but it was published under an imprint that DC didn't originally own. My apologies for that mix-up.
3. This is not a Dark Horse book.
4. This issue was first published in or between 2002 and 2012.
5. This issue was not published under the Cliffhanger imprint.

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Was this a Wildstorm book?

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Was it published after 1/1/2007?

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=)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Sentinel --- 1

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1. This is not a Marvel book.
2. This is not a DC book. Actually, it was published by DC, but it was published under an imprint that DC didn't originally own. My apologies for that mix-up.
3. This is not a Dark Horse book.
4. This issue was first published in or between 2002 and 2012.
5. This issue was not published under the Cliffhanger imprint.
6. This is a Wildstorm book, but it was published under a Wildstorm imprint.
7. This issue was first published before 2007.

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Does its title sort alphabetically after "MAA"? Tongue

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Tom Strong's Terrific Tales issue #2

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Art Adams and Baron Davis. Point for BumblebeeZ3. =)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Sentinel --- 1
BumblebeeZ3 --- 1

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Was it Published by DC?

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=)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

Scores
Sentinel --- 1
BumblebeeZ3 --- 1

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1. It is a DC Comic.

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Action Comics Annual #6
an Elseworlds one

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BumblebeeZ3 takes the lead. =)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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BumblebeeZ3 --- 2
Sentinel --- 1

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lol, calling Google Goggle shenanigans on that last one, for sure.

Is this a Marvel book?

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Incredible Hulk 258

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Incredible Hulk 258

Edit: NERTZ!

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The Clone Ranger just barely beats Sentinel to it: The Incredible Hulk 258, Frank Miller and Al Milgrom. =)

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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BumblebeeZ3 --- 2
Sentinel --- 1
The Clone Ranger --- 1

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Is this a DC comic?

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YAY! One that Google Goggles couldn't find. Good job, Jon.

Is this from an independent publisher whose name starts between A and M?

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I thought the girl's face looked rather Byrne-ish, and I was right.

Doomsday +1 #5, Charlton Comics, March 1976.

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Yep, point for the Clone Ranger. =)

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YAY! One that Google Goggles couldn't find. Good job, Jon.

I'd never heard of Google Goggles before. Neat. ;b

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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The Clone Ranger --- 2
BumblebeeZ3 --- 2
Sentinel --- 1

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Bongo Comics Presents Futurama Comics #8

I am not very busy at work today. Smile

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I was trying to be tricky with that one. ;p

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

Scores
The Clone Ranger --- 3
BumblebeeZ3 --- 2
Sentinel --- 1

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No Google goggles here, just vine swinging and a lucky find spurred by a misremembering.

Was it published by Marvel?

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West Coast Avengers 23- love that issue

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West Coast Avengers 23- love that issue

Me too. I love that whole arc but the showdown between Mockingbird and Phantom Rider is especially heavy, considering.

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No Google goggles here, just vine swinging and a lucky find spurred by a misremembering.

Google Goggles kind of takes the fun out of the game, I think. :b

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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The Clone Ranger --- 3
BumblebeeZ3 --- 2
Sentinel --- 2

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Was it published by DC?

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What happened to Mockingbird? She was big for a few months after her return and now nothing. I loved how they were having the Phantom Rider bit still reverberating and then they just drop it.

Is the large dark object in the picture a finger?

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Aliens (Vol. 2) #2?
http://darkhorse.wikia.com/wiki/File:Aliens_Vol_2_2.jpg

The painted cover is the giveaway for me. The whole miniseries featured really cool painted covers.

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Atrium's on the board - Aliens ('89-'90 series), Denis Beauvais. =)

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What happened to Mockingbird? She was big for a few months after her return and now nothing. I loved how they were having the Phantom Rider bit still reverberating and then they just drop it.

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Mockingbird had killed the Phantom Rider, and I totally supported that decision. But her husband, Hawkeye, was an Avenger, and Avengers don't kill. In the end it not only put their marriage on the rocks, it put their team on the rocks. Unique stuff for the Avengers...at a time when Marvel was consciously cutting back on "unique," a move that would drive out their big-name creators, lead the company to bankruptcy, and drag down the entire industry.

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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The Clone Ranger --- 3
BumblebeeZ3 --- 2
Sentinel --- 2
AtriumXP --- 1

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I was hip to most of that except for the cutting out unique tanking the company. What I was referring to was Mockingbird is back on the Avengers in modern continuity. And I don't want to derail the thread so only read if interested.

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She was one of the Skrull prisoners since right after she and Hawkeye planned to divorce because of the Phantom Rider issue. She's returned to earth and Hawkeye thinks everything will be great with them again and then she drops the bombshell that she never wanted to reconcile prior to Hawkeye thinking she died and isn't wanting to be back to being a married couple. Hawkeye says fine and plans to get back with her, then Mockingbird gets her powers enhanced to save her life and then pretty well falls off the radar.

But back to the game. Is this an Archie comic?

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Not Archie, Vertigo. My Faith In Frankie #1.

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Point for the Clone Ranger. =)

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I was hip to most of that except for the cutting out unique tanking the company. What I was referring to was Mockingbird is back on the Avengers in modern continuity. And I don't want to derail the thread so only read if interested.
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She was one of the Skrull prisoners since right after she and Hawkeye planned to divorce because of the Phantom Rider issue. She's returned to earth and Hawkeye thinks everything will be great with them again and then she drops the bombshell that she never wanted to reconcile prior to Hawkeye thinking she died and isn't wanting to be back to being a married couple. Hawkeye says fine and plans to get back with her, then Mockingbird gets her powers enhanced to save her life and then pretty well falls off the radar.

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I haven't read new comics in quite a while, but from what I can find via Google - so take this with a grain of salt - it looks like Hawkeye & Mockingbird got canned (January 2011) not too long before Hawkeye hooked up with Jessica Drew. So Mockingbird may have just gotten swept under the rug for the time being while that story develops. I don't doubt that somebody at Marvel's got some plans for Mockingbird, though, 'cause her death was pretty significant and so I can't see her being brought back if somebody didn't.

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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The Clone Ranger --- 4
BumblebeeZ3 --- 2
Sentinel --- 2
AtriumXP --- 1

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Out of semi tradition and because I have no clue-Is it a DC book?

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Was it published by Marvel?

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The rules are simple: I'll post a small excerpt from a comic book cover. Each time I update, each player gets to ask one "yes or no" question ("Is this a Marvel or Fawcett comic?", "Was the comic published in or before 1990?", etc. - any question that can be answered with "yes" or "no") and make one guess as to both the name of the series and issue number of the comic. There's no set schedule for updates; I'll just update when I have time. First player to five points wins the round.

And a note: the Grand Comic Database is an incredibly wonderful resource. =)

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Scores
The Clone Ranger --- 4
BumblebeeZ3 --- 2
Sentinel --- 2
AtriumXP --- 1

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1. It's not a DC comic.
2. It is a Marvel comic.

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is that Pat Broderick art?

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