Comic Book Questions

if i'm remembering this right, it was just after the end of secret invasion; and norman didn't outright take over stark industries, he just got all of stark's government contracts. when osborn killed the skrull queen and it was shown that iron man was off rescuing other superheroes instead of "saving the planet," stark industries stock dropped significantly. and then oscorp got all these big contracts, taking away almost all of stark industries' revenue. tony's personal fortune isn't tied up entirely in stark stock, but he definitely took a hit, whereas i'm sure osborn has remained the majority stockholder for his own company, because he's a narcissicist, and has probably multiplied his fortune at least tenfold.

Ultimate x man question

I've been reading all of the ultimate x men series and when it finishes it leaves a few threads hanging (unless I missed something).
One of them is that wolverine got given a wedding ring from someone he can't remember proving he was married once. The storyline is referred to lots but never finishes, and you never find out if it was true or a hoax or something.

Did anyone see anything I missed?

Originally posted by Disappear
if i'm remembering this right, it was just after the end of secret invasion; and norman didn't outright take over stark industries, he just got all of stark's government contracts. when osborn killed the skrull queen and it was shown that iron man was off rescuing other superheroes instead of "saving the planet," stark industries stock dropped significantly. and then oscorp got all these big contracts, taking away almost all of stark industries' revenue. tony's personal fortune isn't tied up entirely in stark stock, but he definitely took a hit, whereas i'm sure osborn has remained the majority stockholder for his own company, because he's a narcissicist, and has probably multiplied his fortune at least tenfold.

Also Osborn took everything of Tony's that was funded by SHIELD, which was quite a lot following the events of Invincible Iron Man #1-6 where Stark Industries lost loads due to factories etc being blown up by Ezekiel.

We know that Superman can squeeze coal into diamond by clenching his fist. If we gave him a forcefield ball with hydrogen inside, could he squeeze it enough to cause nuclear fusion?

Two questions:

1. What is the maximum range of Cyclops' eye beams?

2. What GL space sector was Krypton in?

Originally posted by Endless Mike
Two questions:

1. What is the maximum range of Cyclops' eye beams?

2. What GL space sector was Krypton in?

depends on the beam. the wide beams have less range due to being more spread out. narrow beams can travel at least a few hundred feet, possibly more.

originally it as something very far away but then i think they changed it to make it closer to 2814. it has to be within 50 light years anyway.

Probably a silly question, but oh well. Does Iron Man have a defense mechanism against Magneto? Obviously I would think Magneto could take possession of his suit, but I don't know if Iron Man can counter that.

Originally posted by Scythe
Probably a silly question, but oh well. Does Iron Man have a defense mechanism against Magneto? Obviously I would think Magneto could take possession of his suit, but I don't know if Iron Man can counter that.

Tony can shield his suit from magnetics, but if he's caught by suprize (like when the collective randomly displayed magnetism powers and tore the suit apart) he is vunerable.

Originally posted by AlmightyKfish
Tony can shield his suit from magnetics, but if he's caught by suprize (like when the collective randomly displayed magnetism powers and tore the suit apart) he is vunerable.

Ah, I see. Has he ever gone up against Magneto?

also, tony's suit contains incredibly small or nonexistant pieces of iron, cobalt or nickel; despite the name. he's long since upgraded to lighter metals with higher tensile strength, even venturing into composite fibers and things like that.

i can't remember a specific iron man/magneto fight occurring in the 616, but i'm cursed with remembering ultimatum and their brief interaction in that. magneto took control of tony's suit without resistance, same with cyclops' visor. it was stupid. maybe entirely possible, but stupid.

Originally posted by Mindship
We know that Superman can squeeze coal into diamond by clenching his fist. If we gave him a forcefield ball with hydrogen inside, could he squeeze it enough to cause nuclear fusion?

Originally posted by Mindship
We know that Superman can squeeze coal into diamond by clenching his fist. If we gave him a forcefield ball with hydrogen inside, could he squeeze it enough to cause nuclear fusion?

Originally posted by Mindship
I'll take the lack of response to this question as, "No. He can't." Cool. I was just wondering what his limit would be.

Originally posted by Disappear
also, tony's suit contains incredibly small or nonexistant pieces of iron, cobalt or nickel; despite the name. he's long since upgraded to lighter metals with higher tensile strength, even venturing into composite fibers and things like that.

i can't remember a specific iron man/magneto fight occurring in the 616, but i'm cursed with remembering ultimatum and their brief interaction in that. magneto took control of tony's suit without resistance, same with cyclops' visor. it was stupid. maybe entirely possible, but stupid.

Oh, yeah. Thanks. It would make sense for him to make a lightweight suit, didn't know much of that, thankks again.

Originally posted by Badabing
Supes may also be able to cause fusion in a fissile material such as plutonium.

I just find it fun sometimes speculating on the less obvious implications of superpowers.

* I had read this years ago in a book about interestellar travel: why relativistic starships would need some type of field protection against space dust and particles in their path.

Originally posted by Scythe
Probably a silly question, but oh well. Does Iron Man have a defense mechanism against Magneto? Obviously I would think Magneto could take possession of his suit, but I don't know if Iron Man can counter that.

1. http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4073/againstmagneto1fy9.jpg
2. http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/3586/againstmagneto2li7.jpg

Taken from Iron Man thread. Props to Blair Wind.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
1. http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4073/againstmagneto1fy9.jpg
2. http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/3586/againstmagneto2li7.jpg

Taken from Iron Man thread. Props to Blair Wind.

Ah, I thought he'd do something like that, thanks a lot.

Why does Avenger's Tower have those big, pointy black spikes now?

it's the sentry's 'watchtower;' housing cloc, the computerized "butler" that alerts him of impending disasters around the world, and his wife and dog.

Originally posted by Disappear
it's the sentry's 'watchtower;' housing cloc, the computerized "butler" that alerts him of impending disasters around the world, and his wife and dog.

Sentry's? Hmm, weird. I have to check out where this was established, I've been wanting to for some time now. What issue and comic? Was it New Avengers?

early new avengers. don't know the issue number, but it's been rather well-established for a while