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February 7, 2010


FFF Results Post #196—He-Dudes

On Friday, CR readers were asked to name five of their favorite comics strong guys. This is how they responded.

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Tom Spurgeon

1. The Thing
2. The Hulk
3. Stuck-At-10-Feet-Tall Goliath
4. Gorgo
5. Judah Maccabee

*****

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Robin McConnell

Mazzucchelli's Big Man
Panter's Jimbo
Walt Wallet
Burn's El Borbah
Ware's Superman

*****

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Evan Dorkin

1. The Thing
2. Popeye
3. Captain Marvel
4. Reid Fleming
5. Herbie Popnecker

*****

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John Vest

1. The Thing
2. Thor
3. El Borbah
4. Iron (of the Metal Men)
5. Axus The Great


*****

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Uriel A. Duran

1) Superman
2) Popeye
3) Lobo
4) Obelix
5) The Perhapanauts' Big

*****

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Michael DeForge

The Thing
Powerhouse Pepper
Terrax the Tamer
Flex Mentallo
Roger the Homunculus

*****

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Paul Karasik

Tabu
Yank Wilson
Space Smith
Big Red McLane
and, of course, Stardust the Super Wizard

*****

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Stephen Weiner

The Thing
Ulik
Hellboy
Thor
The Hulk

*****

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Michael Grabowski

1. Spider-man when he lifted that machinery
2. The Hulk in those first 6 issues
3. Big Man
4. Superduperman
5. Moose

*****

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Rob Clough

1. Goliath (Clint Barton)
2. Strong Guy (of X-Factor)
3. Dennis "D-Man" Dunphy
4. Doc Samson
5. Hank McCoy (pre furry-version)

*****

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Grant Goggans

1. The Thing
2. Bobo Benetti
3. Willie Garvin
4. Hercules
5. Ultra Boy

*****

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Russell Lissau

1. Mr. Incredible
2. Colossus
3. Superman
4. The Hulk
5. Apollo

*****

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James Langdell

1. Kilowog
2. Unus The Untouchable
3. Goliath (the Clint Barton version)
4. Swamp Thing
5. Blockbuster

*****

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Will Pfeifer

1. Flex Mentallo
2. Golden Age Superman
3. Ben Grimm
4. Spider-Man, specifically when he lifted that giant piece of machinery
5. Moose

*****

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Jamil Thomas

Luke Cage
Sonny Sumo
Flex Mentallo
Captain Marvel (the one with the strength of Hercules)
Benjamin Jacob Grimm

*****

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Scott Dunbier

1) Popeye
2) Tom Strong
3) Moose
4) Blockbuster
5) Parker

*****

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Paul Stock

1) Tarzan
2) Doc Savage
3) Guido (Strong Guy) in one of the mutant books. Never actually read one, but I really like the name.
4) Superman (simply because he can crush coal to make diamonds).
5) All time favourite: Wonder Wart Hog

*****

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Philip Rippke

1. Flex Mentallo
2. Ox
3. Major Bummer
4. Devlin Waugh
5. Orion

*****

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Cameron Bogue

1. Drax the Destroyer
2. The Thing
3. Hercules (Marvel)
4. Colossus
5. Joey Finklebarr

*****

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Josh Fitzpatrick

1) Monolith (Elementals)
2) Colossus (X-Men)
3) Bane (Secret Six)
4) Titan (Justice Machine)
5) Fuji (Stormwatch)

*****

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Aidan Brin (Age 5

1. The Thing
2. The Thing
3. The Thing
4. The Thing
5. The Hulk

sent in by J.G. Brin

*****

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Bill Matheny

1. Popeye
2. Captain Marvel
3. 70's era Luke Cage
4. SuperGoof
5. The Bi-Beast - Between the name and design, I always laugh when I see this "thing".

*****

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Ali Kokmen

#1. The Red Basher (from Scott McCloud's DESTROY!!)
#2. The Thing
#3. Hercules (Marvel's version, especially as done by Bob Layton)
#4. Mongul
#5. Superman

*****

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Andrew Mansell

1. Popeye
2. The All-Star Superman
3. Kirby-Lee Mighty Thor
4. Destruction from Sandman
5. The Beast (Fables or X-Men, I'm flexible)

*****

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Sean T. Collins

The Hulk
Bizarro
Marv
Conquest
Bane

*****

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Justin J. Major

1. Ferro Lad (Legion of Superheroes)
2. Colossus (The Uncanny X-Men)
3. Iron (The Metal Men)
4. Robotman (Doom Patrol)
5. Robot (the All-Star Squadron)

*****

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William Burns

1. Tom Strong
2. Incredible Hercules
3. Thor
4. Mr. Hyde, LOEG version
5. Hellboy

*****

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Stergios Botzakis

1. Incredible Hercules
2. The Thing
3. Joe Fixit
4. Mr. Monster
5. Ultra Boy

*****

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Tom Bondurant

1. Superman
2. Luther Ironheart
3. Mr. Hyde (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
4. The Thing
5. The "Dr. Banner" Hulk

*****

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Mark Coale

1. Hercules (Marvel version)
2. The Ox
3. Sebestian Shaw
4. Strong Man (Mighty Heroes)
5. Flex Mentallo

*****

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Eric Knisley

1. The Destroyer
2. The Wrecker
3. The Rhino
4. What the hell, the Thing
5. What the heller, the Hulk

*****

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David Welsh

1. Chad from "Bleach"
2. Wonder Man during the early days of his acting career
3. Armstrong from "Fullmetal Alchemist"
4. Luke Cage in Gerber's "Defenders"
5. Strong Guy

*****

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Scott O. Brown

1) Flex Mentallo
2) Bluto
3) Superman
4) Ursa Major
5) The Spleen

*****

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Chad Nevett

1. Thor
2. Martian Manhunter
3. Marv
4. Mr. Majestic
5. Drax the Destroyer

*****
*****
 
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