From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Send in the clones: Legion Problems
Keywords: Don't Forget the Chaos...
Date: 11 Oct 92 03:42:58 GMT
Organization: Johns Hopkins University CS Dept.

In article <1992Oct10.182341.19596@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> ctatro@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Christopher D Tatro) writes:
>     Next problem, how do you clone two invulnerable people without their
>knowledge?
>...
>    "Clone Bank?" Get real!

Actually, this answers your question.  They took the cells from the clone bank,
thus solving the problem of how to get cells from someone invulnerable.  (To
get cells _into_ the clone bank, Lar Gand, et. al. took the cell samples
themselves.)

The clone bank itself is from the 1960's stories, and isn't new.

>     Where the hell did the proper memories come from that both SW6 and the
>"Old Fogies" apparently share?  I'm sorry but they used any cloning materials
>for spare parts, why would they have brain scans lying around?

Because the writers don't know science.  As far as they're concerned, they
don't _need_ brain scans.  Any references to brain scans you may have found are
fans' desparate attempt to make sense out of nonsense, not real plot elements.

>If they did ,
>why didn't Insane Lad (aka. Braniac 5 in his artistic period (remember
>Omega?))[how can we forget, they've shown him half a dozen times in the New
>Series already! Omega is Coming!! -kristoff] clone his dead friends or indeed,
>everyone to make them fight themselves (Holy Marvel Batman!!!)  Also, the
>younger Brainy should either be insane now or right on the verge.  OOOPS.

Actually, no.  The clones were from the period around Adventure #349 (they
goofed on Matter-Eater Lad's weight, which otherwise would contraindicate
that).  This was _long_ before Omega.  Besides, it was finally revealed
Stargrave was responsible for that.

>     Now, perhaps the biggest problem of them all...Superboy!!!
>(possible spoiler in the next paragraph.  If you never think about the story
>line, that is.)
>     Sorry, got carried away there, anyone else having a problem with a new
>history to "remember?"  By the way, Inside sources at DC say Kent is really
>Superboy from a renewed pocket universe with a mindblock preventing him from
>using certain powers, but I'm sure you knew that already.  Supposidly, it will
>be revealed in Issue 50.  Kent will, in the next few issues, get hit with a new
>mind block or will be possesed by that which possesed Dawnstar(Bounty).  The
>thing will know he is Superboy but not tell anyone(like it would bother) and as
>Brainy(s) works to drive it out, he comes across the mind blocks and restores
>his memory.  Pretty nifty Huh? (Holy Reflecto Batman!!)

I have heard nothing about this.  It was a _joke_ that he looked like a super-
powered Clark Kent; he's not Superboy.  I think your sources are bad.

>     OK, the real biggest problem: Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel/Mono Maid.
>If SW6 was cloned, why is she only a Duo?

Rumor has it that she can indeed split into three.

>Valor Boy(Mon-El! we will remember!)
>also seems non-plussed by a lack of Shady,

Shadow Lass first appeared in Adventure #365, after the time that the clones
came from.
--
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