DC RPG: THE HERO POINTS PODCAST, Episode 03 – Introductory Adventure Modules

The third episode of our HERO POINTS podcast is now available — the show that tackles role-playing games set in the DC Universe! This time around Shag and Siskoid chat about favorite introductory adventure modules! We recap and discuss Mayfair Games “Project Prometheus” and “The Doomsday Program”. Finally, we wrap up the show with your Listener Feedback!

Find the third episode of DC RPG: THE HERO POINTS PODCAST on iTunes. Each episode is released as part of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST feed. While you’re on iTunes, please drop us a review. Alternatively, you may download the podcast by right-clicking here, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (86 MB).

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• Send us an e-mail: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net
• Check our Tumblr for scans from these modules: fireandwaterpodcast.tumblr.com
• Visit Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery: siskoid.blogspot.com
• Listen to Lonely Hearts Romance Comics Podcast: lonelyheartspodcast.wordpress.com
• Tour The Aquaman Shrine: www.aquamanshrine.net
• Check out other episodes of: DC RPG: The Hero Points Podcast
• or leave a comment below!

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DC RPG: THE HERO POINTS PODCAST, Episode 02 – The Atlas of the DC Universe

The second episode of our HERO POINTS podcast is now available — the show that tackles role-playing games set in the DC Universe! This time around Shag and Siskoid chat about The Atlas of the DC Universe, from Mayfair Games released in 1990. First, we interview comics legend and author of the Atlas, Paul Kupperberg. Then, we provide an overview of the Atlas pointing out some favorite bits. Finally, we wrap up the show with your Listener Feedback!

Find the second episode of DC RPG: THE HERO POINTS PODCAST on iTunes. Each episode is released as part of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST feed. While you’re on iTunes, please drop us a review. Alternatively, you may download the podcast by right-clicking here, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (55 MB).

Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content?

• Send us an e-mail: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net
• Check our Tumblr for 15+ pages from the Atlas: fireandwaterpodcast.tumblr.com
• Visit Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery: siskoid.blogspot.com
• Drop by Paul Kupperberg’s website: paulkupperberg.com
• Order The Charlton Arrow: morttodd.com/charlton.html
• Tour The Aquaman Shrine: www.aquamanshrine.net
• Writeups.org: WriteUps.org
• DC Heroes Yahoo Group: groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dc-heroes
• Siskoid’s own DC Heroes write-ups (circa 2001): siskoid.com/RPG/DCHeroes
• Online Atlas of the DC Universe: karridian.net/dcatlas.html
• Listen to DC RPG: The Hero Points Podcast, Episode 1
• or leave a comment below!

Just to whet your appetite, here is a map of the United States indicating where all the fictitious cities are in the DCU! Click the image to enlarge. For lots more pages from this book, be sure to check out our Tumblr site: FireAndWaterPodcast.Tumblr.com!

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While doing research for the new DC RPG: THE HERO POINTS PODCAST (you do know about the new podcast, right?), Siskoid informed me that for many years Dragon Magazine featured a one-page “Daily Planet Gaming Supplement” for the DC Heroes RPG. I had no idea! Turns out there was a Firestorm entry in 1988!!! How cool is this?!?! Click below to enlarge.

What fascinates me about this entry is that its focused on the “Blank Slate” Firestorm! Hooray! Essentially Mayfair took the stats for the classic Firestorm (first edition RPG rules, as that was the only edition at the time), and made some minor alterations to accommodate the new incarnation. See below a breakdown of the major changes from the classic Nuclear Man.

• Miscellaneous Limitation: A third personality controls the Firestorm body, rather than Ronnie or Mikhail.
• Minor Irrational Attraction: Confusion about the world.  This is to represent the “blank slate” nature of the new Firestorm personality. It’s worded strangely, but I understand the spirit of the item.
• Lowered Intelligence by 2 ratings, to represent the loss of Professor Stein.
• Added Starbolt power. This is probably just a correction as it should have been included with the original Firestorm.
• Finally, added Bio-Energy Blast power, limited to contact with the ground to create miniature exploding volcanoes. This was a power Firestorm inherited from Pozhar (as demonstrated below).

I’m thrilled to find the “Blank Slate” Firestorm getting some respect in the RPG! Years later Mayfair published a Who’s Who companion for 2nd edition which indicated the classic and “Blank Slate” versions of Firestorm had identical abilities. So not true!!! That never sat well with me. This version above accounts for the differences pretty well. For other Firestorm stats, please see below.

• Classic Firestorm [1st & 2nd edition stats]: includes erroneous statement that the classic and “Blank Slate” Firestorm had identical abilities and powers.
• Elemental Firestorm [2nd edition stats]: includes three different versions of his stats.

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The inaugural episode of our HERO POINTS podcast is now available — the show that tackles role-playing games set in the DC Universe! This episode Shag and co-host Siskoid (of Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery) chat about DC HEROES ROLE-PLAYING GAME, the first edition box set from Mayfair Games released in 1985. Future episodes will be released occasionally and will examine various products from DC’s long history of role-playing games.

Find the first episode of DC RPG: THE HERO POINTS PODCAST on iTunes. Each episode will be released as part of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST feed. While you’re on iTunes, please drop us a review. Alternatively, you may download the podcast by right-clicking here, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (54 MB).

Have a question or comment? Send us an e-mail at: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net

Share your memories of this game (or superhero role-playing in general) here in the comments, at SISKOID’S BLOG OF GEEKERY, or THE AQUAMAN SHRINE!

Be sure to visit Writeups.org for an impressive collection of character stats developed by the DC-Heroes Yahoo Group. Also, be sure to check out Siskoid’s own DC Heroes write-ups (circa 2001)!

Just to whet your appetite, here is what’s inside the DC Heroes Role-Playing Game first edition box set! For lots more images from this set and the game, be sure to check out our Tumblr site: FireandWaterPodcast.Tumblr.com!

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]]> http://firestormfan.com/2013/09/09/hero-points-01/feed/ 17 The Fire and Water Podcast proudly presents a new addition to our family of podcasts … DC RPG: THE HERO POINTS PODCAST! The inaugural episode of our HERO POINTS podcast is now available — the show that tackles role-playing games set in the DC Universe!... The Fire and Water Podcast proudly presents a new addition to our family of podcasts … DC RPG: THE HERO POINTS PODCAST! The inaugural episode of our HERO POINTS podcast is now available — the show that tackles role-playing games set in the DC Universe! This episode Shag and co-host Siskoid (of Siskoid’s Blog of […] » RPGs http://firestormfan.com/2012/05/10/multiplex-rpg/ http://firestormfan.com/2012/05/10/multiplex-rpg/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 10:30:08 +0000 http://firestormfan.com/?p=6092 Last week Green Ronin Publishing released the newest book for the DC Adventures role-playing game — DC Adventures Heroes & Villains, Vol. 2!  This particular volume includes RPG statistics for everyone’s favorite fissioning dastardly dog, Multiplex! Dude, I love this character! Sometimes he’s clever, sometimes he’s ridiculous, but he always makes a great foil for Firestorm! Seriously, he was Firestorm’s first supervillain and they share an origin. He’s essentially a “dark mirror” of Firestorm. That’s a formula for the perfect arch-nemesis!

Below you’ll find the statistics for Multiplex from Green Ronin’s DC Adventures Heroes & Villains, Vol. 2:

I love this book! It’s over 300 full-color pages packed with information and beautiful illustrations culled from years of DC comics. It should be noted that statistics included are based upon the pre-Flashpoint DC Universe. For me this book is a melding of two great worlds – DC Comics and Mutants & Masterminds. I’ve been an avid reader of DC Comics for over 25 years, I’ve previously role-played the Mayfair Games’ DC Heroes RPG & West End Games’ DC Universe RPG, and finally I role-played the Mutants & Masterminds system for about three years. So for me DC Comics and Mutants & Masterminds are two great tastes that taste great together!

Here is the description of the book from the Green Ronin website:

The DC Universe features a dazzling array of characters who have thrilled readers for generations. The two-volume Heroes & Villains set details more than 500 of those characters for use in your DC Adventures games, all featuring character stats fully compatible with the award-winning Mutants & Masterminds RPG. Vol. 2 picks up where Vol. 1 left off, covering characters from the League of Assassins and Legion of Super-Heroes to Zatanna and Zauriel. With Heroes & Villains in-hand, you will never lack for characters to use in your game, from heroic guest-stars and villainous foes to heroes suitable as ready-to-play characters. You’ll also have a comprehensive guide for modeling your own DC characters based on existing examples along with a collection of animals and monsters useful for mimics and shapechangers. It’s the comprehensive guide to the heroes and villains of the DC Universe no fan should be without!

Order your own copy from your local comic book shop! Alternatively, order a copy through the Green Ronin Publishing online catalog. The website still says “Pre-Order”, but the book has been released.

If you’re in the mood for more Multiplex (and really, who isn’t), check out these links to previous FIRESTORM FAN posts:

• Multiplex RPG stats from Mayfair Games’ DC Heroes Role-Playing Game
• Multiplex in Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe – 1986
• Multiplex in the Firestorm/Blue Devil crossover from 1986

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Here is the description of the book from the Green Ronin website:

The DC Universe features a dazzling array of characters who have thrilled readers for generations. Now they come to life for tabletop gaming in DC ADVENTURES Heroes & Villains. Vol. I covers characters A–K, from Abra Kadabra and Adam Strange through Kid Flash and Kobra. Each entry comes complete with DC ADVENTURES game information, character details, and a full-color illustration from one of DC Comics’ best artists. Heroes & Villains also includes entries on various teams, from the Justice League and Justice Society to the Injustice Gang and the Fearsome Five. With Heroes & Villains in-hand, you have a tremendous wealth of material for your DC ADVENTURES games, all usable with the award-winning Mutants & Masterminds game system!

Below you’ll find the statistics for Firestorm (as he was at the conclusion of Blackest Night).

Pretty cool!  They didn’t get all the details about the first Elemental Firestorm exactly correct, but this coverage is otherwise fantastic! In addition to Firestorm, the book also includes statistics for Firehawk and Killer Frost! Beyond Firestorm-related characters, this book includes other favorites of mine, such as: Aquaman, Blue Devil, Doctor Fate, Flash (all of them!), the JSA, Animal Man, Kyle Rayner, Hawkman (and Hawkgirl & Hawkwoman!), Blue Beetle (all of them!), and so many more! All of the entries are pre-Flashpoint, so you get a look at the characters just before The New 52 began.

I gotta tell you, this is a really gorgeous book! It’s 320 full-color pages packed with information and beautiful illustrations culled from years of DC comics. For me this book is a melding of two great worlds – DC Comics and Mutants & Masterminds. I’ve been an avid reader of DC Comics for over 25 years, and I roleplayed using the Mutants & Masterminds system for about three years and really enjoyed it.

Order your own copy from your local comic book shop! Alternatively, order a copy through the Green Ronin Publishing online catalog. Now I can’t wait for the next book, DC Adventures Heroes & Villains, Vol. II due in January!

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One of the tools I’ve used over the years was the 1993 Mayfair Games role-playing supplement to Who’s Who in the DC Universe.  Each supplement page included a complete list of comic book appearances for that specific character.  Seriously, a COMPLETE list up to the date of publication.  It’s amazing!  Below you’ll find the Firestorm list of appearances through 1993 from the supplement.

What a great resource!  Think Firestorm’s listing is long and overly-detailed? You should see Superman’s list of appearances!  It’s insane!

The Firestorm listing above was extremely helpful in my back issue hunting.  In fact, I managed to pick up every appearance of Firestorm on this list, with the exception of one comic. For whatever reason, I was never able to find a copy of BLASTERS SPECIAL #1.  I know, BLASTERS, really?  This INVASION spin-off was not exactly a top-seller, but I still was unable to find a copy… until a few months ago!  I was trolling through some fifty-cent bins and stumbled across my own personal Holy Grail of Firestorm back issue finds – BLASTERS SPECIAL #1!  I couldn’t believe it!  My long journey of seeking Firestorm back issues was finally at an end.  With an amazing amount of satisfaction, I plunked down my two quarters for this comic.

After nearly 20 years hunting this comic, it was finally in my hands!  I anxiously flipped through the book looking for my favorite Nuclear Man.  Surely if I’ve waited this long for the comic, Karma should deliver an amazing Firestorm appearance.  Doesn’t that seem cosmically fair?

I finished flipping through the comic, but failed to find Firestorm.  Huh?  I tried again.  After a second more thorough examination, I found Firestorm in the comic!  Yup, he appeared in exactly one panel.  That’s right, just one.  And he didn’t even have a speaking part.  Just some guy stuffed in the corner of a mediocre splash page.  What a disappointment!  To save you match-heads the effort of digging up BLASTERS yourself, below is the one panel Firestorm appears in.  Click the image to enlarge.

Geez.  After a nearly twenty year search, that’s it?  Such a disappointment.  The burden of being a completist is a heavy one.

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THE BELLE REVE SOURCEBOOK – FIRST EDITION – 1988

Both Multiplex and Plastique’s entries come from the Belle Reve Sourcebook, dedicated to the Suicide Squad.  There are psychological notes in each entry that pertain to the Squad and help flesh out the character for the reader.

Multiplex has always been one of my favorite Firestorm rogues.  The main reason for my love of the character is probably nostalgia.  Firestorm vol I #2 was one of the earliest Firestorm comics I purchased.   I must have read that comic one hundred times.  Another reason for my enjoyment of the character is the shared origin with Firestorm.  Both born from the same nuclear accident, Multiplex was Firestorm’s opposite number – Firestorm is the fusion of two people; Multiplex is fission of a single person into many.  Finally, I can’t help but love that Multiplex’s duplication power is limited to his own personal mass.  The more duploids he creates, the smaller they become.  Love that!  Don’t get me wrong, I recognize the cheese factor in Multiplex, but I simply don’t care.  He’s a classic Silver Age villain.

I hope we get to see this villain again as Firestorm begins new solo adventures.  Now that we’ve learned Firestorm contains the spark that started the Big Bang, I wonder what that means for Multiplex since he gained his powers in the same explosion.  Hmmm…  I smell a potential retcon coming!

Plastique is a fan favorite rogue, but for reasons that escape me.  Sure she’s super-hot and got naked in her first appearance.  Beyond that, did any of her actions really rate being a top rogue for Firestorm?  She did appear fairly early in the Fury of Firestorm run, so she qualifies as one of Firestorm’s oldest rogues.  I’m not saying I don’t like the character, I just don’t personally consider her a “go to” villain for ole match-head.

NEGLECTED ROGUES

It’s a shame we never got statistics for other Firestorm rogues such as Typhoon, Hyena, the Enforcer, Tokamak, Zuggernaut, and Shadowstorm.  Stats were published for some other related characters, but I didn’t get a chance to feature them here during Mayfairstivus this year.  Black Bison appeared in the first edition box set.  Parasite had a Mayfair Who’s Who supplement page.  Finally, Naiad had a Mayfair Who’s Who supplement page that varied from the newsletter we presented during Mayfairstivus.  Perhaps we’ll look at these in some future posts.

MAYFAIRSTIVUS

Don’t forget, the Mayfairstivus celebration was spread across numerous blogs.  Below is a complete list of all the blog entries in the Mayfairstivus crossover.  Be sure to check out these fantastic posts!  If any further posts are published, I’ll update this list.

• Jericho 1989 Mayfair Games Card – THE ANTI-DIDIO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

• Aquaman 1989 – Mayfairstivus: – THE AQUAMAN SHRINE

• Booster Gold Character Card – BOOSTERRIFIC

• Booster Gold Stats – A Mayfairstivus for the Rest of Us! Day 2 – BOOSTERRIFIC

• Booster Gold Modules – A Mayfairstivus for the Rest of Us! Day 3 – BOOSTERRIFIC

• Skeets – A Mayfairstivus for the Rest of Us! Day 6 – BOOSTERRIFIC

• Equipment – A Mayfairstivus for the Rest of Us! Day 7 – BOOSTERIFFIC

• Time Sphere – A Mayfairstivus for the Rest of Us! Day 8 – BOOSTERIFFIC

• The Question 1989 Mayfair RPG Game Card – COMICS MAKE ME HAPPY!

• Batman 1989 Mayfair RPG Game Card – COMICS MAKE ME HAPPY!

• Plastic Man 1989 Mayfair Games Card – THE CONTINUITY BLOG

• Bronze Tiger 1989 Character Card – DC BLOODLINES

• Captain Marvel 1989 Character Card – DC BLOODLINES

• John Constantine- Hellblazer 1989 Character Card – DC BLOODLINES

• The Huntress 1989 Character Card – DC BLOODLINES

• Sergeant Rock 1989 Character Card – DC BLOODLINES

• Blackhawk 1989 Character Card – DC BLOODLINES

• Jonah Hex 1989 Character Card – DC BLOODLINES

• Power Girl 1989 Character Card – DC BLOODLINES

• The Creeper 1989 Character Card – DC BLOODLINES

• The Cheetah 1989 Character Card – DIANA PRINCE: WONDER WOMAN

• Troia 1989 Character Card – DIANA PRINCE: WONDER WOMAN

• Wonder Woman 1989 Character Card – DIANA PRINCE: WONDER WOMAN

• Changeling – Mayfairstivus – DOOM PATROL: MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #80

• Remembering the Game – Mayfairstivus Day 1 – FIRESTORM FAN

• Firestorm – Mayfairstivus Day 2 – FIRESTORM FAN

• Elemental Firestorm – Mayfairstivus Day 3 – FIRESTORM FAN

• An Element of Danger Module – Mayfairstivus Day 6 – FIRESTORM FAN

• The New Thinker and Brimstone – Mayfairstivus Day 7 – FIRESTORM FAN

• Weasel, Mindboggler, Stalnoivolk and Zastrow – Mayfairstivus Day 8 – FIRESTORM FAN

• Multiplex and Plastique – Mayfairstivus – FIRESTORM FAN

• Flash in the DC Heroes RPG – FLASH: SPEED FORCE

• Captains Cold & Boomerang in the 1989 DC Heroes RPG – FLASH: SPEED FORCE

• Black Canary, Big Barda & Starfire – Get Your Mayfairstivus On – GIRLS GONE GEEK

• Catwoman, Raven & Black Adam – Our Mayfairstivus Finale – GIRLS GONE GEEK

• Green Lantern Corps – Mayfairstivus – GREEN LANTERN: THE INDIGO TRIBE

• Hawkman! – HAWKMAN: BEING CARTER HALL

• Dale Gunn in the 1990 Justice League Sourcebook – JUSTICE LEAGUE DETROIT

• Vixen 1989 Character Card – JUSTICE LEAGUE DETROIT

• Elongated Man 1989 Character Card – JUSTICE LEAGUE DETROIT

• Vibe in the 1990 Justice League Sourcebook (Deceased) – JUSTICE LEAGUE DETROIT

• Steel in the 1990 Justice League Sourcebook (Deceased) – JUSTICE LEAGUE DETROIT

• Despero’s 1990 The Justice League Sourcebook Entry – MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE IDOL-HEAD OF DIABOLU

• Darkseid the Destroyer Character Card – MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE IDOL-HEAD OF DIABOLU

• Manhunter (Mark Shaw) Character Card – MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE IDOL-HEAD OF DIABOLU

• The Sandman Character Card – MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE IDOL-HEAD OF DIABOLU

• Despero: Who’s Who in the DC Universe #2 (September 1990) – MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE IDOL-HEAD OF DIABOLU

• Martian Manhunter 1989 Character Card – MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE IDOL-HEAD OF DIABOLU

• DC Heroes RPG – Mayfairstivus Day 1– ONCE UPON A GEEK

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Edition – Mayfairstivus Day 2 – ONCE UPON A GEEK

• Doctor Fate – Mayfairstivus Day 3 – ONCE UPON A GEEK

• Animal Man – Mayfairstivus Day 6 – ONCE UPON A GEEK

• Starman (Will Payton) – Mayfairstivus Day 7 – ONCE UPON A GEEK

• Mayfairstivus – Be Part of the Legend – ONCE UPON A GEEK

• Doctor Light 1989 Character Card – POWER OF THE ATOM

• The Atom 1989 Character Card – POWER OF THE ATOM

• Captain Atom 1989 Character Card – POWER OF THE ATOM

• Ivy Town, Connecticut: 1990 The Atlas of the DC Universe – POWER OF THE ATOM

• Reign of the Superman #49: DC Heroes’ Supermen – SISKOID’S BLOG OF GEEKERY

• Celebrating The Mayfair DC Heroes Role Playing Game – SUPERGIRL COMIC BOX COMMENTARY

• Supergirl In The DC Heroes Game (featuring the Legion) – Mayfairstivus Post 2 – SUPERGIRL COMIC BOX COMMENTARY

• Brainy and More Supergirl Stuff – Mayfairstivus Post 3 – SUPERGIRL COMIC BOX COMMENTARY

Thanks for helping us celebrate Mayfairstivus.   If you want to see more Mayfair-related posts in the future, let me know in the comments!

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Before I jump into today’s statistics, I wanted to mention two of the lovely ladies of Firestorm – Firehawk and Killer Frost.  In case you missed it, both of these characters RPG statistics were covered prior to the Mayfairstivus event.  I didn’t want anyone to think I was neglecting two critical characters in the Firestorm mythos. Below you’ll find links to those entries, plus one more for Firestorm himself.

• Firehawk’s stats from Mayfair’s Who’s Who supplement
• Killer Frost’s stats from the 1989 edition of DC Heroes
• Firestorm in Mayfair’s Who’s Who supplement

Now, on with today’s rogues…

THE BELLE REVE SOURCEBOOK – FIRST EDITION – 1988

Both Weasel and Mindboggler’s entries come from the Belle Reve Sourcebook, dedicated to the Suicide Squad.  There are psychological notes in each entry that pertain to the Squad and help flesh out the character for the reader.

I don’t have a tremendous amount to say about the Weasel.  He was an adequate rogue, but felt somewhat like a Hyena stand-in.  I thought resurrecting him in Blackest Night was an interesting choice.

Mindboggler was never one of my favorite rogues.  I liked what was done with her later in Suicide Squad, but her Firestorm appearances didn’t blow me away.  Illusion and mind control powers are not my preferred power set for villains.  Typically superhero struggles are a physical affair.  Often when mental powers enter the mix, it fails to translate for the reader.  That is not always the case, but more often than not.  My opinion is also probably tied to her appearance.  While punk was popular in the 1980s, I’m not sure this is what it looked like.

THE ATLAS OF THE DC UNIVERSE – SECOND EDITION – 1990

Both Zastrow and Stalnoivolk’s (Steel Wolf) entries come from Mayfair’s Atlas of the DC Universe.  I always liked Stalnoivolk.  He was sort of like a Soviet Captain America with the face of Joseph Stalin.  He wasn’t a super villain, he was just a super-powered soldier that followed orders.  Zastrow was just plain creepy.  Great character and interesting to read about, but creepy.

MAYFAIRSTIVUS

Don’t forget, the Mayfairstivus celebration continues at the following blogs!  We’re winding down, but check out these blogs through the end of Hanukkah.

• The Anti-Didio League of America
• The Aquaman Shrine
• Booster Gold: BOO$TERRIFIC
• Comics Make Me Happy!
• The Continuity Blog
• DC Bloodlines
• Diana Prince as The New Wonder Woman
• Doom Patrol: My Greatest Adventure #80
• Flash: Speed Force
• Girls Gone Geek
• Green Lantern: The Indigo Tribe
• Hawkman: Being Carter Hall
• Justice League Detroit
• Martian Manhunter: The Idol-Head of Diabolu
• Once Upon a Geek
• Power of the Atom
• Subject: The Suicide Squad (Task Force X)
• Supergirl Comic Box Commentary

Come back tomorrow when we put a bow on this celebration!  We’ll wrap up our Mayfairstivus coverage with Multiplex and Plastique!

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Below you’ll find the DC Comics Who’s Who entry from 1991 that includes Cliff Carmichael as the new Thinker (he’s the one in the top left hand corner).  Back when Cliff was bothering Ronnie Raymond on a regular basis, he wasn’t yet a cyberpunk maniac.  That didn’t happen until Cliff was exiting the Firestorm series and moving over to the Suicide Squad series.  One of the best never-seen moments must have been when they shaved off Carmichael’s mutton chops.  I’m sure the Suicide Squad had some mutton chop threshold that Captain Boomerang was already exceeding.

Cliff never faced Firestorm as the Thinker during his time with the Suicide Squad.  Cliff returned over a decade later in his Thinker persona to battle the Jason Rusch Firestorm.  This was during Firestorm vol. III #11-13, when Jason was merged with a sort of matrix-ghost of Ronnie Raymond.

Below you can read the Suicide Squad Who’s Who entry, including the bits about the new Thinker.  Click the image below to enlarge.

Below you’ll find the Mayfair Games’ DC Heroes Who’s Who corresponding entry for the Suicide Squad (including Cliff Carmichael’s RPG statistics).  Click the images below to enlarge.

Next up you’ll find the first edition stats for Brimstone from 1988!  While Brimstone began as a world-wide threat during the Legends mini-series, he quickly seemed to become a Firestorm villain.  In fact, Brimstone fought the first three incarnations of Firestorm.  The Ronnie Raymond/Professor Stein original Firestorm battled Brimstone during Legends.  A while later the “Blank Slate” Firestorm battled Brimstone in his own series.  Finally the Elemental Firestorm battled Brimstone in Firestorm #100.

MAYFAIRSTIVUS

Don’t forget, the Mayfairstivus celebration continues at the following blogs!  Be sure to check them out throughout the Mayfairstivus celebration (Dec. 1-9).

• The Anti-Didio League of America
• The Aquaman Shrine
• Booster Gold: BOO$TERRIFIC
• Comics Make Me Happy!
• The Continuity Blog
• DC Bloodlines
• Diana Prince as The New Wonder Woman
• Doom Patrol: My Greatest Adventure #80
• Flash: Speed Force
• Girls Gone Geek
• Green Lantern: The Indigo Tribe
• Hawkman: Being Carter Hall
• Justice League Detroit
• Martian Manhunter: The Idol-Head of Diabolu
• Once Upon a Geek
• Power of the Atom
• Subject: The Suicide Squad (Task Force X)
• Supergirl Comic Box Commentary

Come back tomorrow when we look at the RPG statistics for the Weasel, Mindboggler, and Stalnoivolk!

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