Questions tagged [dc]
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Is the sleeping man in Superman/Spider-Man #1 Jimmy Olsen / Carnage story a reference to something in DC or Marvel Comics?
In the DC-Marvel crossover comic Superman/Spider-Man #1 (2026), specifically in the "Jimmy con Carnage" story, Jimmy Olsen finds himself working at the Daily Bugle. In the panel where J. ...
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What comics follow up on the Riddler's character change after his encounter with Lex Luthor in The Riddler: Year of the Villain?
In the one-shot The Riddler: Year of the Villain (2019), Apex Lex (empowered Lex Luthor handing out "gifts" to villains) visits Edward Nygma, the Riddler. Lex critiques the Riddler, claiming ...
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When was Krypton first depicted as a rigidly stratified caste society?
I recently read the first few issues of Absolute Superman (2024), which portrays Krypton as a society rigidly divided by caste, with the Science League at the top of the hierarchy and the Labor Guild ...
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Why is Carter Hall urging Teth-Adam to control his power as if Teth-Adam lacks control?
In Black Adam (2022), Carter Hall strikes Sabbac and vanishes, leaving his helmet as Hawkmen
swarm him, while Teth-Adam grabs Sabbac’s head to remove the crown:
Carter Hall (to Teth-Adam): You can ...
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What did Carter Hall mean by "some issues to settle" with Teth-Adam?
In Black Adam (2022), Carter Hall scolds Teth-Adam for nearly killing captives, but Teth-Adam argues they’re alive only because Carter saved them. He explains he waited for Carter, got the information,...
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Who is Ishmael Gregor referring to with "them" in his threat to Teth-Adam?
In Black Adam (2022), Ishmael Gregor declares the crown was stolen long ago by wizards
but still holds immense power if used. His mocking laughter fuels
Teth-Adam’s growing anger at the taunting ...
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Seeking the name and plot details of an old Superman/Batman radio serial
This morning on "The Big Broadcast" (February 1, 2026) I heard one episode of a radio program from 1946, featuring Superman, Batman and Robin investigating a series of bank robberies ...
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Comic book issue with a scene in which people were protesting outside a large building against movies being made with synthetic or virtual actors
I want to find out, and hopefully buy, an issue of what I think was of a Justice League comic book, published in the late eighties or early nineties.
In it, there was a panel where there was a large ...
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Superman comic where a boy imitating him blocks his powers
I’m trying to find a certain issue number. The story is a boy playing pretending to be Superman using his powers. What happens is when the boy uses his powers then Superman can’t use it. I remember ...
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What other factors prevented casualties during the bridge collapse?
This scene occurs in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), immediately after the Shazam team successfully saves people from the collapsing Ben Franklin Bridge. During the news report, the reporter credits ...
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What does Mary mean by "Again?" in Shazam! Fury of the Gods?
In a scene from Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), where the foster siblings are at home, Billy and Freddy listen to emergency reports about the Ben Franklin Bridge on police scanners. Freddy describes ...
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Is Secret Origins Vol. 2 #13 Dick Grayson on the same Earth/continuity as Vol. 2 #50 Dick Grayson?
Isn’t Dick Grayson in the comic Secret Origins Vol. 2 #13 Earth-One ?
I went searching Secret Origins Vol. 2 #13 and it tells me that Dick Grayson from that issue was his Earth-One counterpart, yet ...
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How does the anti-proton river work in "Superman," and why don't the Raptors get destroyed by it?
In Superman (2025), Mr. Terrific explains that the anti-proton river in Lex Luthor's pocket universe "will tear [them] apart in seconds."
Mr. Terrific: Whoah! An anti-proton river.
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DC crossover from the 70s or 80s: Aliens try to steal the Earth, the Spectre moves it back to the right position
As a child, I read a DC crossover comic. Here is what I remember:
Aliens are trying to move the Earth towards their home. Mankind is to be sold or used as slaves, because human hands with their ...
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The Art behind Bruce Wayne’s visual design
When Bill Finger and Bob Kane first introduced Bruce Wayne in detective comics 27, was he visually inspired by any actor like Clark Kent was by Harold Lloyd or Joker with Conrad Veidt ?
If he was ...
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