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The Question was a Steve Ditko creation who symbolized Ditko's Objectivist beliefs. 1 / 9

One of these concepts was that you were either good or evil. There was no inbetween. 2 / 9

Thus, when a criminal offers to split his loot if the Question lets him go, it's laughable to the hero. 3 / 9

Eventually, Ditko would get edited by others who wanted to tone down his work. 4 / 9

In Blue Beetle #4, Ditko was scripted by writer Steve Skeates. 5 / 9

At the end of the story, the Question is attacked by two crooks who instead fall into a sewer themselves. 6 / 9

The Question refuses to save them, but notes that he'll call the cops to see if they turn up. 7 / 9

This was very dark for 1967, but the calling the cops toned it down a bit. 8 / 9

People have believed that line was forced on Ditko, but that was all him. He knew to avoid the Comics Code. 9 / 9