I name two comic book characters. You then have to connect the two using only shared appearances in comic books (official appearances in comics only - no cameos like Terry Austin sneaking Popeye into the background of a panel and no outside comic book appearances, like cartoons and the like). You have to do so using less than six comics total. Covers and pin-ups do not count - only actual appearances in the same comic book story (so it doesn't count if they each appeared in separate stories inside the same anthology). Mythological characters and real people (by the way, unless a fake name is used for a real person, like Ronald Raygun or whatever, you can use the person even if they are not officially named in the comic) are unique to their own comic book appearances (so DC's Thor is different than Marvel's Thor, DC's Ronald Reagan is different from Marvel's Ronald Reagan, etc.). But a licensed character is the same in all of their various comic book companies (so the Marvel Red Sonja is the same as the Dynamite Red Sonja) and approved appearances by a real person can go across comic book companies, as well (so, for instance, you can use Marv Wolfman from his Teen Titans appearance to connect with Marv Wolfman in his Fantastic Four appearance). Approval tends to be the key (except for public figures, of course).
Every week, whoever connects the two characters in the least amount of turns gets to pick the next week's match- (in the event of a tie, the winner is chosen randomly). Last week was Mockingbird (August Durant) to Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse). Lots of you used Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 as a connection and I believed it. But then I got out my copy and you know what, Durant just is not in that comic book. The sites that say he is just goofed. Eric Henry was the only person to go to the History of the DC Universe Book Two for his connection, so he got it in two. Here is how Eric connected the two...
Mockingbird (August Durant) was in History of the DC Universe Book Two with Superman
Superman was in JLA/Avengers #3 with Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse)
Going forward, I'd be interested in hearing what you folks think about disqualifying the History of the DC Universe in the future because of the iffy nature of whether it is a comic book story or not. Let me know what you think!
Eric's challenge is...
G.I. Robot to Dynamo Joe
E-mail me your answers at bcronin@comicbookresources.com. Do NOT post your answers in the comments section!
Whoever connects the two characters in the least amount of comics gets to pick the connection for next time around (I'll pick a random winner in the event of a tie)!
Remember, only authorized appearances in comic books count (for instance, Wolverine in Gen13 #13 and all Marvel characters in Savage Dragon/Destroyer Duck do not count)!