Unfortunately, Susan Kent had the bad manners to bring along a couple of her recurring villains: Dr. Riddle and The Weeper!!
And, of course, with a name like the Dr. Riddle...
As for the Weeper?
From Mary Marvel #8 (1946)
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Riddle Me This, Mary Marvel!!
It's Mary Batson's high school graduation--and look who's come to congratulate her!
Yup, good old Bulletgirl herself!!
Unfortunately, Susan Kent had the bad manners to bring along a couple of her recurring villains: Dr. Riddle and The Weeper!!
Well, Susan is caught in an easily escapable death trap, but Mary Marvel rescues her (this will be a continuing theme).
And, of course, with a name like the Dr. Riddle...
Mary Marvel has a goofy scientist and an intelligent worm for enemies--so when she derides the Dr. Riddler as silly, well, she should know!
Well, after lots of thwarted schemes, ridiculously easy riddles, Bulletgirl getting captured while Mary rescues her, and finally Bulletgirl getting knocked out before the big crime, Mary finally gets into the spirit of things:
Now that's my kind of riddle!!
As for the Weeper?
Yes...yes, she is.
Bulletgirl was captured and knocked out 7 times on the way home...
From Mary Marvel #8 (1946)
Unfortunately, Susan Kent had the bad manners to bring along a couple of her recurring villains: Dr. Riddle and The Weeper!!
And, of course, with a name like the Dr. Riddle...
As for the Weeper?
From Mary Marvel #8 (1946)
Wait, what's the answer to the riddle? (All I got is, "In their underwear," but that can't be right.)
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is... it is a good thing she is wearing that helmet.
ReplyDeleteNot having read the issue, is the answer to the riddle some kind of mental hospital?
ReplyDeleteThis issue, with Dr. Riddle, came out in 1946. The Riddler first appeared in 1948. Hmm...
Bill--Luthor is correct--the answer was an old, abandoned asylum outside of town.
ReplyDeleteLuthor--FWIW, Dr. Riddle debuted in Bulletman #5 (1942). So he did have a few years on good old Eddie Nygma. Then again, I doubt Dr. Riddle was the first with the "leaving riddling clues" shtick, either...