Sunday, July 08, 2007

Silver Age Comic Trivia III

What Spider-Man villain did Dr Karl Stragg switch bodies with after they broke out of jail together?

Yesterday's Answer: Mockingbird, a recorded voice, disguised so as to make it impossible to determine even its gender, brought six unrelated men and women together as the Secret Six. Mockingbird knew a life-changing secret about each member of the group that allowed the mysterious figure to blackmail each of them into going on group missions to thwart various criminal endeavours. The Secret Six was made up of people with special abilities, chosen to complement each other. There were four men - August Durant (scientific genius), Carlo DiRienzi (escape artist/sleight of hand master), Mike "Tiger Force" Tempest (superb brawler) and King Savage (topnotch stunt man) - and two women - Lili Deneuve (master of disguise) and Kim "Crimson " Dawn (top martial artist). At the time the series was cancelled (after just 7 issues) it was still unknown which member of the group was actually Mockingbird (a storyline decades later claimed it was Durant but skepticism remains as to whether that had been the original plan or not). While clearly inspired by the popular Mission: Impossible TV series of the time, it was still a unique experience that had fans scratching their heads and placing their bets.

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