FFF Results Post #260—Politicians
On Friday, CR readers were asked to "Name Five Politicians From The Comics." This is how they responded.
Tom Spurgeon
1. Joe Quimby
2. Foggy Nelson
3. Lacey Davenport
4. Simple J. Malarkey
5. Lord Julius
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1. Luba (Love and Rockets)
2. Nezu (Akira)
3. Phoncible P. Bone (Bone)
4. Superman (Action Comics Annual #3 and various imaginary storylines)
5. Richard Nixon (Watchmen)
1. Senator Barrows
2. Joseph McCartaway
3. Senator Jack S. Phogbound
4. Governor Rodney Richpigge
5. Senator Lucias Bedfellow
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Justin J. Major
1. Dr. Vulko (Aquaman)
2. Senator Boggle (Gasoline Alley)
3. Marte Allon (Legion of Superheroes)
4. Sen. Creed Phillips (The Flash)
5. Richard Milhous Nixon (Watchmen/Futurama)
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Jim Wheelock
1. Senator Harrington Byrd
2. Prez
3. John F. Kennedy (Action Comics #309, Herbie)
4. King Kull
5. Bobman and Teddy (The Great Society Comic Book)
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Chris Duffy
1. Mr. O'Malley
2. Prez
3. Howard the Duck
4. Nelson Rockefeller (from Squadron Supreme's earth)
5. Charlie Brown (ran for class president)
1. Yagyū Retsudō
2. The Mayor of Townsville
3. Phoncible P. "Phoney" Bone
4. The Little King
5. James Norcross a.k.a Super President
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Christopher Keels
* Mayor C.K. Blitz (American Flagg)
* Mayor Dalgang (Spring 1982)
* Senator Rebel Ralston (former Howling Commando; shown to be a senator by the '80s)
* Counclman Randolph Winston Cherryh (Miller's DD)
* President Ken Wind / Garrett (Elektra Assassin)
1. Prez Rickard (might as well list the obvious one first)
2. Sen. H. Warren Craddock (The Avengers, sp. the Kree-Skrull War)
3. U.S. President William Martin (Thriller)
4. California Gov. Ronald Reagan (Brother Power, the Geek- he ordered BP to be shot into space!)
5. U.S. President Super-Hip! (Adv. of Bob Hope #100)
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Max Fischer
1. The Friend
2. Lord Hebi
3. King Blozo
4. King Cold (father of Frieza)
5. "Bird" Bowers
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Mark Coale
1. Boss Rupert Thorne
2. Gephetto (Fables)
3. Sideshow Bob
4. Ellan Dolan
5. Nelson Rockefeller (Serpent Crown version)
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Eric Newsom
1. Mayor Myra Fermin of Hub City
2. Mayor Luba of Palomar
3. Mayor Hamilton Hill of Gotham City (especially in animated series episodes that feature Clock King)
4. Rep. Barbara Gordon (D-NJ) [That last part is just a guess]
5. United Planets President R.J. Brande
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Chad Nevett
1. The Smiler
2. Tartleton Sweeney
3. Bob Heller
4. James Longmarch
5. The Beast
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William Burns
* J. Jonah Jameson
* Prez Rickard
* Senator Snort
* Randolph Cherryh
* Barbara Gordon
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Rob Cave
* Senator Robert Kelly
* Barack Obama
* Dan Quayle
* Lex Luthor
* Cerebus
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I'm happy to have Five For Friday back. I will, however, be that much more likely to delete an entry if when I read it I feel it doesn't answer the question directly or if it's formatted in a difficult way. The former constraint is necessary to keep people from making more and more self-indulgent "riffs" on the questions; the latter is necessary to keep my sanity. No personal acrimony on my part is ever intended: I just delete and move on. I have even less time and energy for arguing about it, so unless some obvious, actual injustice was done I'll delete your e-mail, block your address and get back to work. I appreciate everyone's participation and patience.
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topic suggested by Stergios Botzakis, PhD, thanks, Dr. Botzakis
