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Man, the "Who Is It?" this time did a number on me. Even after reading the fifth clue, and going and looking up the Bond film in question, I still stared at the name for a long moment trying to put a face to the name. Then I remembered the second Damage Control series, and it all clicked.

I'd say "Jean DeWolff", although some of that is undoubtedly colored by an extremely well-written death story; ditto to Captain Stacy.

Who is It: It's Thunderball. Clue 5 gave it away (Huge Bond Fan here)

Well, since John didn't say it, the character is Thunderball. The third clue gave me a hunch, and the fifth clinched it.

Best cop in the Marvel U? The options are thin, but I'm going to have to echo Jean DeWolff, just for the fact that no other cops were really that memorable to me.

How's this for a Harvey Bullock cover?

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I read those first few Marvel Team Ups with her recently, and yes, Jean DeWolff is great.

Past that, uh.. Rigger Ruiz from Code: Blue?

I don't know.

Changing my answer to Charlotte Jones, after Jean DeWolff that is. Captain Stacy is pretty great too though.

Rafe Scare from Powerman and Iron Fist? He was a cool cop. And he didn't need a death scene to make him cool.

As for the covers, I'm going with food. They all have food on them.

Regarding the covers, I'll say that all the issues feature the editor of the book inside.

Tork, from Power Man & Iron Fist and Priest's Black Panther run. Funny, and good with a shotgun.

No-one's mentioned Misty Knight?
She was a M.U. cop.

Does Monica Rambeau still count as a cop? Failing that, is Charlotte Jones still alive?

Come to that, I remember Tom Corsi being pretty nifty in his very few appearances in Generation X.

However, the absolute best cop in the Marvel universe is Dai Thomas.

I would have never guessed that the guy kneeling down on that Detective cover was Harvey Bullock. Shows you what Weight Watchers and a shave will do for a guy :p

I would have never guessed that the guy kneeling down on that Detective cover was Harvey Bullock. Shows you what Weight Watchers and a shave will do for a guy :p

Yeah, it really doesn't look like him at ALL, but I figure it pretty much has to be him, as he was in the comic and who else COULD it be?

What do the covers have in common? Easy peasy:

1. There's a fur in the closet of #1.

2. The "Furry Arms" Hotel on #2.

3. Julius Schwartz? Closet furry. Everyone knows he used to go around with Gardner Fox and Mort Weisinger dressed as the Three Mouseketeers.

Mine would probably be the one-off issue of Detective Comics that Chuck Dixon wrote spotlighting Bullock.

The one they turned into an episode of the cartoon? "A Bullet for Bullock," or somesuch? Yeah.

Yeah, it really doesn’t look like him at ALL, but I figure it pretty much has to be him, as he was in the comic and who else COULD it be?

Joe Potato? Heheh.

Anyway, the best cop in the Marvel Universe is Marcus Stone, leader of Code: BLUE, the madman who faced off alone against Ulik. Twice.

And the best cop in the DCU is either Terrible Turpin, or Lady Cop. Ha.

Who is the coolest police officer in the Marvel Universe?

Mother Majowski of Code: Blue.

I liked the TAS Bullock better than the more churlish comics version, but I agree that he is a great character overall. It's a shame that Rucka apparently had a hate-on for him, because he was otherwise perfectly suited for GOTHAM CENTRAL. GC was a strange bird: a Gotham-cop title without the two iconic Gotham cops, Harvey Bullock and Jim Gordon. Montoya wasn't a big enough "star" and Maggie Sawyer wasn't "Gotham" enough, but it still lasted 30-some issues. If I were DC, I'd find someone of Bru's and Rucka's caliber to relaunch the title, this time adding Gordon, Bullock, and maybe some lesser "names" like Jason Bard. Hell, transfer in some more outsiders like Lady Cop, John Jones (as a detective, not JLAer), or one of Starman's O'Dares.

Wow, DC's cops really overshadow Marvel's. I'd like to say Misty Knight, but she's more superhero than cop, so that's cheating. So a toss-up between Jean DeWolff and Tom Corsi. Though I guess technically, Nova counts too. Wait, I take it all back! Best cop in the Marvel Universe? Hero Cop of 9/11. MARVEL SAYS SO!

It's funny, I really though this week's Cover Theme would be guessed right away.

I've got some guesses regarding the cover game:
- They all feature someone "giving" something to someone else (chocolates, cake, firey death)
- They all feature the last appearance of someone?
- They all have more than one story

or maybe:
- They all have prices!
- They all have logos!
- They all feature a man (or in the case of Capt. Carrot, a male)!
- They all are approved by the CCA!
- They all are DC comics!
- They all are in this "Snark Free Corner" column!

LOL...Lothor took my idea.

EVERY time I see the warnings before the Covers game I feel like making a smart ass reply.

It would seem to have to have something to do with Scott Shaw! drawing one cover and (I would guess) Elliot S! Maggin being one of the people pictured on the other, but Sheldon Mayer has no exclamation point in his name, so I'm stumped.

everyone thinks Jean Dewolff is the coolest cop in the Marvel Universe. They're right!

Will nailed it with 'Hero Hater' Dai Thomas.
Great character.

As for Bullock, loved him in B:TAS, and quite enjoyed his short stint in 'Gotham Central' where it was interesting to see the weird mythic resonance he had around him.
Neat.

Cover challenge: They all represent celebratory occasions: Valentine's Day, Easter, and (Julie Schwartz's) birthday.

Cop in the MU: Sadly, it's tough to think of any recurring police characters. I was fond of Jean DeWolffe and Kris Keating, but they were both written out. I forgot about Rafe Scare, though. I did always like him.

My favorite Bullock story was probably the Doug Moench spotlight on the character that appeared somewhere around Detective 540.

That would be Detective 549, actually.

Doug Moench's run on Batman is sorely underrated.

Another, only slightly less snarky guess for cover theme game: they all represent the last cover of each series to feature speech baloons?