Comic Book Six Degrees

[Brian Cronin]

Here's a favorite of mine (that I tried to prop up for sooo long after the thread had run its course :D).

Simply put, by shared appearance in a comic book, link two characters to each other within six degrees.

I will begin:

Turok

to

Blok (from Legion of Superheroes).

Begin! And once you make a connection, supply a new one of your own!

-Brian

[Paul McEnery]

Here's a favorite of mine (that I tried to prop up for sooo long after the thread had run its course :D).

Simply put, by shared appearance in a comic book, link two characters to each other within six degrees.

I will begin:

Turok

to

Blok (from Legion of Superheroes).

Begin!

-Brian

Turok is a first-person shooter.

Jim Shooter thinks about nobody but himself -- he's a first-person shooter too!

And he wrote the Legion.

And Blok is in the Legion.







(Well, okay, Shooter published Turok, too, but how much fun is that? None, that's how much.)

[Brian Cronin]

Shared appearances with characters in a comic book, just like how Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is shared appearances with actors in a movie.

So Turok appeared in a comic with Character A, who appeared in a comic with Character B, who appeared in a comic with Character C, who appeared in a comic with Blok.

Stuff like that.

Behind the scenes would be too quick. :)

-Brian

[Paul McEnery]

Shared appearances with characters in a comic book, just like how Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is shared appearances with actors in a movie.

So Turok appeared in a comic with Character A, who appeared in a comic with Character B, who appeared in a comic with Character C, who appeared in a comic with Blok.

Stuff like that.

Behind the scenes would be too quick. :)

-Brian
As is demonstrated. :D

You know what I miss. Your pop culture things that I could never get more than three right on.

[Valmore]

You know what I miss. Your pop culture things that I could never get more than three right on.

I was toying with possibly starting some of those up myself, since I miss those as well.

[Wesley Dodds]

1. Turok was in Unity with X-O Manowar

2. X-O Manowar met Iron Man in Heavy Metal

3. Iron Man met Superman in JLA/Avengers

4. In Legion of Superheroes 37 Blok was in the same issue as Superboy.

[Wesley Dodds]

Now from Mankiller (marvel villain)

to Astoria (from Cerebus)

[Brian Cronin]

1. Mankiller fought Spider-Man

2. Spider-Man teamed up with Batman

3. Batman teamed up with Spawn

4. Spawn and Cerebus met

5. Astoria and Cerebus know each other.

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

Mankiller appeared in Thunderbolts with Baron Zemo,
Who is the former arch-foe of Captain America,
Whose shield appeared, thrust forth from behind bars in an issue of Spawn co-starring Cerebus the Aardvark,
former husband of Astoria.

k'dunk ching.

[Brian Cronin]

Dean from Liberty Meadows

to

Frankie from The Goon

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

Dean from Liberty Meadows

to

Frankie from The Goon

-Brian

Damn! I need to re-read my Liberty Meadows back issues!

[Sir Tim Drake]

On the Classic Comics board, we did a version of this game which involved creators rather than characters. It was called "Six Degrees of Archie Goodwin." Unfortunately that thread seems to have been lost.

[Pól Rua]

Dean from Liberty Meadows

to

Frankie from The Goon

Okay... this is gonna involve a massive stretch here.
And there's no way I can do it in six.

Dean knows Frank.
Frank's Death is the Death from Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, who is also the Death from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
Bill and Ted's favourite superhero is Fight-Man (as seen in Bill and Ted's Excellent Comic Book by Evan Dorkin... out now in TPB! *plays weedly weedly air guitar*)
Who once teamed up with (which is to say, was targeted for assassination by) Agent X.
Agent X used to hang out with Taskmaster.
Who fought the Avengers.
Who currently include Spider-Man as an active member.
Spider-Man met Batman in Marvel vs DC (amongst others).
Batman teamed with Hellboy in Batman/Starman/Hellboy.
Hellboy was named 'Rosie' by Frankie.

[Pól Rua]

Of course, Brandy (who knows Dean, duh!) was accosted at a comics convention by a nerd dressed as Batman.
Who teamed up with Hellboy.
Yadda yadda Frankie.

But dressed as probably doesn't count.

[Brian Cronin]

I'm sorry, Pol, if it was too hard!

I will answer it and make a new one!

1. Dean knows Brandy
2. Who visited the PvP crew in an issue of PvP
3. Who met Savage Dragon in an issue of PvP
4. Who teamed up with Hellboy in an issue of Savage Dragon
5. Who met Frankie in an issue of Goon

-Brian

[Brian Cronin]

Jim Starlin's Dreadstar to the Marvel villain Dreadnought.

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

I'm sorry, Pol, if it was too hard!

I will answer it and make a new one!

1. Dean knows Brandy
2. Who visited the PvP crew in an issue of PvP
3. Who met Savage Dragon in an issue of PvP
4. Who teamed up with Hellboy in an issue of Savage Dragon
5. Who met Frankie in an issue of Goon

-Brian

GAH!
Completely forgot about the PvP/Savage Dragon crossover!
Me am dumb.

I'm pretty sure Brandy (or at least a Cho-drawn brunette with a Beltsville T-shirt) in one of Cho's Marvel Knights Spider-Man issues, too... but I'd have to check to be sure.

[Pól Rua]

Jim Starlin's Dreadstar to the Marvel villain Dreadnought.

-Brian

Dreadstar met Nexus in First Comics' Crossroads.
Nexus met Magnus Robot Fighter in the Dark Horse Magnus/Nexus Crossover.
Magnus fought the Predator in Dark Horses Magnus/Predator Crossover.
Predator fought Batman several times.
Batman met Captain America in Stern and Byrne's excellent Batman/Cap crossover.
Cap fought the Dreadnought.

Come on! Someone's gotta be able to do it quicker'n that one.

[Brian Cronin]

It was within six!

So you get to pick the next one!

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

In keeping with my theme...
Detective Chimp to Mojo Jojo.

[Brian Cronin]

Damn you!

I can do it easily with cartoons, but I am going to stick to comic books!

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

Keen! :D



___________________________
Pól.

[Brian Cronin]

Not so keen if I can't figure out how. ;)

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

I suspect I can't.

[Spackling Compound]

In keeping with my theme...
Detective Chimp to Mojo Jojo.
Detective Chimp was associated with The Spectre in the IC crossover.
The Spectre was a key player in Kingdom Come where Space Ghost appeared in a panel.
Space Ghost was in a promo for Toon Network with Mojo Jojo.


Eh?

[Pól Rua]

Get down!
*high fives spack*
Now you nominate one!

[Brian Cronin]

I couldn't remember, so I actually went one step further, and checked with Powerpuff Girl editor, Joan Hilty, and she told me that the Powerpuff Girls have never met any other character during their series. :(

In THAT case, I'd have to go cartoons, which would be

1. Mojo Jojo fights the Powerpuff Girls
2. Who met Bugs Bunny (in the cartoon)
3. Who met Superman (in the recent Superman/Bugs Bunny comic)
4. Who met Detective Chimp (in Shadowpact #1, most recently).

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

I couldn't remember, so I actually went one step further, and checked with Powerpuff Girl editor, Joan Hilty, and she told me that the Powerpuff Girls have never met any other character during their series. :(

You are SUCH an industry insider!

[Ultraman Max]

The Powerpuff Girls were also in a Cartoon Network Promo ad that featured the Legion of Doom so that could've gone:

Detective Chimp fought against the Spectre in Day of Vengence

The Spectre works with the JSA who fight Solomon Grundy

Solomon Grundy was in the Legion of Doom who appear on a commercial with the Powerpuff Girls

The Powerpuff Girls fight Mojo Jojo

[Brian Cronin]

New one!

Adam Warlock to Nexus

-Brian

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Adam Warlock messed up saving the world, and so Spiderman had to.

Spiderman and Superman have met a couple of times.

Superman had a crossover with Savage Dragon (two actually).

Madman appeared in the pages of Savage Dragon.

Madman had a crossover with Nexus.

(and I've never read a single issue I referenced there).

How'd I do?

[Brian Cronin]

Works for me!

So you pick one now!

-Brian

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

I'm assuming I got the last one...

Prime to Beanish (from Bean World).

[Brian Cronin]

You know who is involved!!! Erik Larsen is so helpful!

1. Beanish to Destroyer Duck during that Total Eclipse crossover
2. Destroyer Duck fought Savage Dragon
3. who fought Superman
4. who met Spider-Man
5. Who teamed up with Prime!

-Brian

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Damn that eclipse crossover!

I thought there was only one way to do it - Larsen free!

(actually two. but still Larsen free).

[Brian Cronin]

The Tick to Rex "Tick-Tock" Tyler.

Would it be more interesting if we did this Kevin Bacon style and picked one character that everyone has to link to?

Like, maybe, because, like Kevin Bacon, everyone is somehow linked to him, how about Savage Dragon?

-Brian

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

1. The Tick met Cyblade in Shi/Cyblade The battle for independents.*

2. Cyblade met Grifter in the 'Killer Instincts' crossover.

3.Grifter has met Gen13 in many a sad Wildstorm crossover.

4. Gen13 had a crossover with Superman.

5. Superman had a chat with Starman (Jack Knight) right after his dad's death.

6. Starman then went back in time and hooked up with Rex Tyler for an adventure.

*Someone may want to double check this, as my memory is hazy.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Savage Dragon to Barbie.

[Ultraman Max]

1. Savage Dragon met Superman

2. Superman hangs with Batman

3. Batman flirts with Catwoman

4. Catwoman's costume was worn by/liscened to Barbie

or

1. Dragon met Superman

2. Superman met Spider-man

3. Spider-man was used in a subscription ad that also brought up Marvel's new liscensed property, Barbie.... I think

[Mike Smash!]

Groo and Bat-Mite

[Loren]

Groo and Bat-Mite

1. Groo had a cameo in an issue of "Usagi Yojimbo."

2. Usagi's met the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

3. The Ninja Turtles met Archie (http://www.retrojunk.com/details_articles/258/).

4. Archie met the Punisher.

5. The Punisher's met Batman.

6. Batman has met Bat-Mite.

I'll throw it open to someone else to pick the next pair.

[Gaz]

Morpheus (Sandman) to Christian Walker (Powers)

This one is pretty easy... I can think of at least two obvious ways.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Morpheus (Sandman) to Christian Walker (Powers)

This one is pretty easy... I can think of at least two obvious ways.

1. Morpheus got the pouch of sand from John Constantine.

2. John Constatine was there at the Crisis of Infinite Earths with Superman (well Supermen - there were several).

3. Superman met Gen13 when they were on a field trip to Metropolis.

4. Gen13 are led by John Lynch, who also appeares in sleeper.

5. Lynch's undercover operative in Sleeper is friends with Triple X-Ray.

6. Triple X-Ray appeared in the first Powers arc, as one of the many villians saying he didn't know what the graffiti meant.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

X to Xavier.

[Brian Cronin]

1. X crossed over with Ghost

2. Ghost crossed over with Hellboy

3. Hellboy crossed over with Savage Dragon

4. Savage Dragon with Superman

5. Superman and Mr. Fantastic

6. Mr. Fantastic is in the Illuminati with Xavier.

-Brian

[Brian Cronin]

ALF to Blind Alfred (Deadpool supporting character)

-Brian

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

1. X crossed over with Ghost

2. Ghost crossed over with Hellboy

3. Hellboy crossed over with Savage Dragon

4. Savage Dragon with Superman

5. Superman and Mr. Fantastic

6. Mr. Fantastic is in the Illuminati with Xavier.

-Brian

Savage Dragon strikes again!

[Brian Cronin]

I'll admit, I just like using him for these. :) It's just so funny how much "in the thick of it" he is. :)

-Brian

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

I'll admit, I just like using him for these. :) It's just so funny how much "in the thick of it" he is. :)

-Brian

I thought you must of - I'm pretty sure you could have dodged him for the last one.

Who is 'Blind Alfred'?

[Iangould]

I'll admit, I just like using him for these. :) It's just so funny how much "in the thick of it" he is. :)

-Brian

If there's ever an AIDS epidemic affecting superheroes we'll know who the Patient Zero is.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

If there's ever an AIDS epidemic affecting superheroes we'll know who the Patient Zero is.
Just don't let Judd Winnick near him and we should be safe.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

1.Alf issue 45 had Wolverine on the cover.

2. Wolverine was part of the weapon x program.

4. Deadpool was also involved with the weapon x program.

5.Blind Alfred is a Deadpool supporting character.

Tim Hunter to Franklin Richards, anyone?

[Brian Cronin]

1. Tim Hunter hung out with Zatanna

2. Who was on a team with Superman

3. Who teamed up with Mr. Fantastic

4. Who is Franklin's dad.

Betty Banner to Red Razors (Mark Millar's series).

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

Betty Banner to Red Razors (Mark Millar's series).

-Brian

Betty Banner was married to Bruce 'The Hulk' Banner.
Who met Batman in Batman vs The Hulk.
Who met Judge Dredd in 'Judgement on Gotham'.
Who met Red Razors in the second RR series.

John Carter of Mars to Michael Jon Carter (a.k.a. Booster Gold)

[Sean Whitmore]

John Carter of Mars to Michael Jon Carter (a.k.a. Booster Gold)


This'll probably stink, but:

John Carter fought the Tripod Martians in LOEG
The Tripod Martians came to earth to fight the League
The League's Mina Murray once fought Dracula
Dracula fought Superman in Superman #180
Superman fought Booster Gold in Action Comics #594


SEAN

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

This'll probably stink, but:

John Carter fought the Tripod Martians in LOEG
The Tripod Martians came to earth to fight the League
The League's Mina Murray once fought Dracula
Dracula fought Superman in Superman #180
Superman fought Booster Gold in Action Comics #594


SEAN


ooooooh.

Close.

You've got to give one now.

[Sean Whitmore]

Nexus to Mogo, the living planet Green Lantern.


SEAN

[DubipR]

I'll give it a shot.

Nexus had a crossover with Madman
Madman crossovered with Superman
Superman teamed up with Hal Jordan
Hal Jordan is a guardian along with Mogo.

Christian Walker (Powers) to Saturn Girl

[Forefinger]

Christian Walker (Powers) to Saturn Girl
Savage Dragon strikes again!

Dragon appeared in one panel of Powers when Walker was interviewing people about the murder of Retro Girl.

Dragon had a crossover with Superman where he made fun of him for wearing his underwear outside his pants.

Superman has of course met Saturn Girl. Probably most recently in Superman/Batman.

[Forefinger]

Man, I killed the thread.

How about this: Ultimate Reed Richards to Starboy, from LoSH.

[Brian Cronin]

Tricky, because of the whole "No Crossovers" thing the Ultimates books have going.

1. Okay, Ultimate Reed to the Ultimates (Ultimate Extinction)
2. The Ultimates met Freddy Prinze, Jr.
3. Who has appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
4. Who teamed up with Spider-Man
5. Who met Superman
6. Who met Starboy of the Legion of Superheroes!

Booyah!

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

Now you do one! Come oooonnnn!!!

[Brian Cronin]

Blue Bolt to Black Bolt

-Brian

[Forefinger]

Tricky, because of the whole "No Crossovers" thing the Ultimates books have going.

1. Okay, Ultimate Reed to the Ultimates (Ultimate Extinction)
2. The Ultimates met Freddy Prinze, Jr.
3. Who has appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
4. Who teamed up with Spider-Man
5. Who met Superman
6. Who met Starboy of the Legion of Superheroes!

Booyah!

-Brian
Damn. Good one. Ultimate Reed spoke to 616 Reed via some extra dimensional thingie one time. That, and the rest of the normal bridging would have taken it there as well. I bow down to your geekness!

[Brian Cronin]

Damn. Good one. Ultimate Reed spoke to 616 Reed via some extra dimensional thingie one time. That, and the rest of the normal bridging would have taken it there as well. I bow down to your geekness!

That's the problem. That WASN'T 616 Reed. It was a different reality that the evil Reed just made to LOOK like it was 616.

And without that, there is no other comic book superhero to tie them in with, because they haven't HAD a tie in with anyone else!

Luckily, I recalled Mr. Prinze.

-Brian

[Forefinger]

That's the problem. That WASN'T 616 Reed. It was a different reality that the evil Reed just made to LOOK like it was 616.

And without that, there is no other comic book superhero to tie them in with, because they haven't HAD a tie in with anyone else!

Luckily, I recalled Mr. Prinze.

-Brian
Oh well, that's what I get for trying......


BTW, I had to search online to find out who Blue Bolt was. Again, I bow down to your geekness.

[Iangould]

Are we talking Golden Age Blue Bolt or modern age Blue Bolt (from Roy Thomas' "Captain Thunder")?

[Iangould]

Okay this is shaky but here goes:

The Golden Age Blue bolt created by Jack Kirby appeared in blue bolt comcis along with Basil Wolverton's Spacehawk. (In Blue Bolt #108, Blue Bolt actually teamed up with Spacehawk.)

The creators of the late lamented Roachmill comic did a new Spacehawk story in issue two of the Dark Horse Spacehawk series which I THINKhad a Roachmill cameo.

roachmill appeared in the Dark Horse Fifth annversary Special which also featured an Aliens story.

Superman has fought Aliens.

Superman has met virtually every Marvel character at one time or another, definitely including Spiderman who has met Black Bolt.

Americomics has reprinted Blue Bolt stories and may have included Blue Bolt in their group of revived forties heroes. If so, that provides another possible link.

[Iangould]

Okay, Americomics "Men of Mystery" 35 reprints both a Blue Bolt story and an Ibis the Invicible story. Amongst many others, Ibis has met Captain Marvel who appeared in Marvel Versus DC (I think). If not he's had multiple meetings with mainstream DC characters who've met Marvel characters who've met Black Bolt.

Blue Bolt to Black Bolt twice - neither one by way of Dragon.

[Forefinger]

I say that you have the bases covered, pick another one eh?

[fly on the wall]

New one!

Adam Warlock to Nexus

-Brian

Oh I know this one!

Adam Warlock has long luxuriant golden hair which he shampoos with Nexus.

Do I win a prize?

[Iangould]

The Young Allies to The Green Team.

[Iangould]

No, takers?

How about Devil Dinosaur to Dinosaurs For Hire?

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

The Young Allies to The Green Team.

1. The Young Allies Had Bucky As A Member.

2. Bucky Knew Captain America

3. Who Currently lives with Spiderman

4. Spiderman appeared in the mob protesting the G.A.P that the Green Team had funded in their first adventure.

(Thanks to Asmith for that one)

Jack B. Quick (ABC Comics) to Jack The Ripper.

[Iangould]

1. Jack B. Quick has met Tom Strong in the final issues of Promethea.

2. Tom met Tom Strange and the other "Terra Obscura" characters including the Black Terror. The Terra Obscura characters being public domain characters from the Golden Age.

3. The Black Terror appeared in Total Eclipse as did The Heap.

4. The Heap appeared in Spawn.

5. Spawn crossed-over with Batman (maybe it's the influence of the "Lost Girls" thread but that sure sounds dirty.)

6. Batman fought Jack the Ripper in "Gotham BY Gaslight"

[Gaz]

OK, Ian, your turn.

[Iangould]

Not sure this is even possible and its highly obscure but Crimson Comet, Australian Golden Age winged superhero to Red Raven, American Golden Age winged superhero

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

1. Jack B. Quick has met Tom Strong in the final issues of Promethea.

2. Tom met Tom Strange and the other "Terra Obscura" characters including the Black Terror. The Terra Obscura characters being public domain characters from the Golden Age.

3. The Black Terror appeared in Total Eclipse as did The Heap.

4. The Heap appeared in Spawn.

5. Spawn crossed-over with Batman (maybe it's the influence of the "Lost Girls" thread but that sure sounds dirty.)

6. Batman fought Jack the Ripper in "Gotham BY Gaslight"

There was a way to do that and never have left the works of Alan Moore, but anyway...

[Pól Rua]

Not sure this is even possible and its highly obscure but Crimson Comet, Australian Golden Age winged superhero to Red Raven, American Golden Age winged superhero

Okie dokie.
Crimson Comet (in his secret ID as Ralph Rivers) was administrative head of Aussie Superteam The Southern Squadron.
The Southern Squadron teamed up with Boris the Bear.
Boris met the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The Turtles appeared in the Dave Sim scripted issue of Spawn along with Captain America.
Cap met Red Raven during 'The Invaders'.

(there's another one involving The Badger, who also teamed up with the Squadron, but I couldn't get it in under 6 issues, and the Squadron also made an appearance in Munden's Bar, which'll get you all sorts of links...)

Okie doke.

Axwell Tiberius to Sam Simeon.

[Iangould]

There was a way to do that and never have left the works of Alan Moore, but anyway...


Of course:

Aleister Crowley appears in From Hell as a creepy school boy.

He appeared in Promethea.

I'm 99% certain Jack and Promethea met during the final End of the World story but if not they still link via Tom Strong.

Alternately, thanks to the insane Easter Eggs in Top 10, especially the one where they travel between dimensions you can probably link via that.

In fact you can - because Doc McCoy appears in the background of one panel in that Top 10 story and Jack the Ripper appeared in Star Trek.

[Iangould]

Axwell Tiberius to Sam Simeon:

1. Axwell (Monkeyman) appeared in Hellboy: Seed of Destrction.

2. Hellboy teamed up with Starman

3. Starman has met Batman

4. Batman has met the Flash

5. The Flash has fought Gorilla Grodd

6. Gorilla Grodd is the grandfather of Sam Simeon - the ape half of "angel and the Ape".

[Justin Davis]

Axwell Tiberius to Sam Simeon:

1. Axwell (Monkeyman) appeared in Hellboy: Seed of Destrction.

2. Hellboy teamed up with Starman

3. Starman has met Batman

4. Batman has met the Flash

5. The Flash has fought Gorilla Grodd

6. Gorilla Grodd is the grandfather of Sam Simeon - the ape half of "angel and the Ape".

Provide a new one!

[Iangould]

Popeye to The Goon.

[Pól Rua]

Can't be done just using comics.
However, Popeye's first cartoon appearance by the Fleisher Bros. was in a Betty Boop short.
Betty appeared with Bugs Bunny in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'.
Bugs co-starred with Superman in the Superman/Bugs Bunny miniseries.
Supes and Batman were the 'World's Finest' Team.
Batman met Hellboy in the Batman, Starman, Hellboy Team-Up.
And of course, the Goon and Hellboy teamed up.

*phew* just scraped it in.

Um.

Godzilla to Optimus Prime.

[Iangould]

Is that with or without allowing the Godzilla series from Marvel? Because with it it becomes ludicrously easy?

[Justin Davis]

Damn, I have it except I can't think of any DC or Marvel characters besides Transformers that crossed over with GI Joe.

Also, it's more than six degrees. So, I really don't have it at all.

[Justin Davis]

Yeah, if it's Marvel Godzilla, then it's really easy. I can do it in three that way.

[Pól Rua]

Any Godzilla except GINO (Godzilla in name only).

[Iangould]

Damn, I have it except I can't think of any DC or Marvel characters besides Transformers that crossed over with GI Joe.

Also, it's more than six degrees. So, I really don't have it at all.

Well. at a stretch, isn't Cobra Commander cloned from the DNA of Adolf Hitler (amongst others)?

It may not be the same version of Hitler as in the MU but its no more of a stretch than stuff like counting DCU Batman and gotham By Gaslight Batman as a single character.

[Justin Davis]

Any Godzilla except GINO (Godzilla in name only).

Godzilla to Fantastic Four in his Marvel book.
FF to Spider-Man in tons of books.
Spider-Man met Optimus Prime in Marvel's Transformers book.

[Justin Davis]

Forgot to put up the next challenge.

Neil Gaiman's Sandman to Night Nurse.

[Iangould]

Godzille (Dark Horse) to Optimus Prime.

1. Godzilla fought "Hero Zero" in the imaginatively named "Godzilla Versus Hero Zero" (He also fought Charles Barkley who I think appeared in comics with Bugs Bunny who's met Superman).

2. Hero Zero was in the Comics Greatest World series with Ghost

3. Ghost met Batgirl in Batgirl/Ghost

4. Batgirl to Batman

5. Batman to Spiderman

6. Spiderman to Optimus (and is it just me but does "Optimus Prime" sound like one of the names they rejected before settling on "viagra")

[StoneGold]

Forgot to put up the next challenge.

Neil Gaiman's Sandman to Night Nurse.
I don't remember if Sandman ever crossed directly over with Batman. I just don't. So I might be throwing in an extra step. But Sandman to Wes Dodds to Batman to DareDevil to Night Nurse.

[Iangould]

Forgot to put up the next challenge.

Neil Gaiman's Sandman to Night Nurse.

1. Sandman to Hector Hall of Infinity Inc who appeared in the Gaiman Sandman's comic

2. Hector to Batman

3. Batman to Spiderman

4, Spiderman to Nightcrawler

5. Nightcrawler to Christine Palmer, Linda Carter Night Nurse's room-mate who has (apparently) appeared in Nightcrawler's own comic.

6. Christine to Linda.

[Iangould]

Forbush Man to Stanley and his Monster

[Justin Davis]

I really hope it's okay that I'm using the net to find some links here. If not, then just ignore this.

Forbush Man to Stanley and his Monster

Forbush Man to Juggernaut
Juggernaut to Captain America
Captain America to Batman
Batman to Green Arrow
Green Arrow to Stanley and his Monster

How about trying Harvey Pekar to the Golden Age Flash?

[Iangould]

1. Harvey Pekar appeared on the Letterman show and wrote about it in various comics.

2. Letterman appeared in an issue of Marvel Team-Up with Spiderman.

3. Spiderman to Batman.

4. Batman to Jay Garrick.

[PatrickG]

I'll supply one I love for its obscurity.

Mirage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Archie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (Bonus points if you can point out why this does NOT violate any internal logic.)

[Sean Whitmore]

Mirage Ninja Turtles to Savage Dragon
Savage Dragon to Superman
Superman knows Batman
Batman fought the Punisher
Punisher to Archie (Punisher vs Archie)
Archie to the Archie Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meet Archie...can't believe I actually owned that at one time)

Can anyone do it in less than six? :D


SEAN

[PatrickG]

I can, obviously.

I'll give a hint.

You don't need DC Comics at all as a step.

[Justin Davis]

I can, obviously.

I'll give a hint.

You don't need DC Comics at all as a step.

Mirage Ninja Turtles to Savage Dragon
Savage Dragon to Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four to the Punisher
Punisher to Archie (Punisher vs Archie)
Archie to the Archie Ninja Turtles

Is that right? I can't think of a specific time when the Fantastic Four met Punisher, but I'm sure it had to have happened at some point. Maybe.

EDIT: D'OH! I was thinking of the Superman/Fantastic Four crossover. Oops.

[Forefinger]

Mirage Ninja Turtles to Savage Dragon
Savage Dragon to Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four to the Punisher
Punisher to Archie (Punisher vs Archie)
Archie to the Archie Ninja Turtles

Is that right? I can't think of a specific time when the Fantastic Four met Punisher, but I'm sure it had to have happened at some point. Maybe.

EDIT: D'OH! I was thinking of the Superman/Fantastic Four crossover. Oops.
When did Dragon meet the Fantastic Four? In one of those crazy panels with all kinds of Marvel and DC heroes thrown in there?

[Nate C.]

I'll supply one I love for its obscurity.

Mirage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Archie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (Bonus points if you can point out why this does NOT violate any internal logic.)

Using Leatherface, you could do it in one step. (He's the only Archie/cartoon created character to be picked up in Mirage continuity.)

[Gaz]

OK, so, who's next?

[Nate C.]

Let me try one.

The Pope to the Carebears (and no, I don't know if this can even be done.)

[Forefinger]

Let me try one.

The Pope to the Carebears (and no, I don't know if this can even be done.)
I'm guessing not since no one has tried this. Did Battle Pope ever meet the Warrior Nun? If so she met Witchblade, who met the JLA, several JLA members have met Spiderman, Spiderman was in a Carebears comic if I'm remembering correctly.

It's probably crap, but I'm trying to keep the game going. Someone pick another one eh?

[Spackling Compound]

I'm guessing not since no one has tried this. Did Battle Pope ever meet the Warrior Nun? If so she met Witchblade, who met the JLA, several JLA members have met Spiderman, Spiderman was in a Carebears comic if I'm remembering correctly.

It's probably crap, but I'm trying to keep the game going. Someone pick another one eh?
Good enough...but here's my shot at it:

Pope John Paul II was in his own Marvel Comic which had him meeting Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan fought Captain America (for real!) in a comic, Captain America has met Spiderman, Spiderman has met SpiderHam and SpiderHam was in a CareBears comic.

[Forefinger]

Good enough...but here's my shot at it:

Pope John Paul II was in his own Marvel Comic which had him meeting Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan fought Captain America (for real!) in a comic, Captain America has met Spiderman, Spiderman has met SpiderHam and SpiderHam was in a CareBears comic.
Doh! I forgot about The Spectacular Spider-Ham!

Good shot. Give us another eh?

[literally exaggerated]

How about:

Elijah Snow (Planetary) to the Roach (Cerebus)

[Forefinger]

How about:

Elijah Snow (Planetary) to the Roach (Cerebus)
Elijah Snow met Batman, who met Spawn, who met Cerebus, who (I'm assuming) has met the Roach?

[Michael P]

Elijah met Batman (several of him) in Platnetary/Batman.
Batman met the Spawn.
Spawn met Cerebus.
Cerebus knows Roach.

Edit: Damn, beaten by the finger.

[Forefinger]

Elijah met Batman (several of him) in Platnetary/Batman.
Batman met the Spawn.
Spawn met Cerebus.
Cerebus knows Roach.

Edit: Damn, beaten by the finger.
I think it counts as a JINX!

You have to pick the next one eh?

[Brian Cronin]

Okay, Michael has forfeited his right (after 5 months ;)).

So here's my pick!

Katchoo from Strangers in Paradise

to

Kangaroo (Spider-Man villain).

-Brian

[Pól Rua]

Katchoo and Francine were both in Gen 13 issue 13.
Gen 13 have teamed up Superman in Superman/Gen 13 (Oddly enough).
Superman met Spider-Man in the first Marvel DC crossover.
And Spidey's kicked the Kangaroo's tail on any number of occasions.

Murphy Fudd (Marv parody with a speech impediment from James A. Owen's 'Starchild') to Big Fwankie (Marv parody with a speech impediment from Paul Grist's 'Kane')

[dancj]

Murphy Fudd (Marv parody with a speech impediment from James A. Owen's 'Starchild') to Big Fwankie (Marv parody with a speech impediment from Paul Grist's 'Kane')
That looks way hard. Has Kane ever crossed over with any other comic? And I've never heard of James A Owen or Starchild

[dancj]

I guess the lack of a response means it was too hard (or no-one was interested), so if no-one minds I'll suggest another to get the game going again....

Cerebus and Gnort

[Gingold]

Cerebus and Gnort

Cerebus met Spawn

Spawn met Batman

Batman and Gnort were both in the JLI together



Muhmammed Ali to Badger

[Aaron King]

Ali to Superman
Superman to Madman
Madman to Nexus
Nexus to Badger

[Aaron King]

Scott McCloud to Kamandi

The twist is, you cannot use all the panels that appeared in McCloud's books. McCloud as himself has appeared in at least one other comic that I'm aware of.