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| “ | So! Nika has made him promise to "Do Good" as he do quaintly puts it! Well- I shall correct that! Aman shall do always as I command him - He cannot escape my telepathic influence!!! | „ |
| ~ The Great Question planning to use John Aman as his pawn. |
The Great Question, later known as Mister Que, is the main antagonist of the golden-age superhero comic series Amazing-Man series by Centaur Comics.
He is the archenemy of John Aman, the titular superhero. The Question is a Tibetan monk, once a member of The Council of Seven and a former mentor of John Aman. However, while the other monks were benevolent, The Great Question sought to use Aman for his own evil agenda and tries to mentally control him in the first few issues until the hero became immune to his powers.
The Question is also a criminal mastermind who runs his own crime syndicate that seemingly spans across the globe. He eventually became an ally of the Nazis, aiding them in their attempts to conquer the world and destroy the American Government. He also has a rivalry with fellow member of the Council, a monk named Nika.
History[]
Most of the Great Question's origins is a mystery, even his real name is unknown. However, what is known that he is a member of the Council of Seven, a group of mystical Tibetan monks that live in the Himalayas. The Great Question along with many other members of the Council adopted John Aman when he was a boy, and raised him as one of their own, training him into adulthood into a great hero. However, The Great Question became corrupted, and hungers for power, and wanted to use Aman and his new abilities for his own evil ambitions instead of using his powers for good as Nika instructed Aman to do.
In secret, he created a global crime syndicate with help of his brilliant mind and psychic powers, gaining immense power and becoming a powerful figure in the criminal underworld. He would try to take control of Aman's mind and body, succeeding twice at certain points such as when he took over Aman's body and kill a criminal just to hold a girl hostage, and when he tries to save Aman from German forces (for pragmatic reasons though). When Amazing-Man exposes his evil to the Council, he swore revenge on him and all he cares about in retaliation, and escapes to conduct his illegal business across the globe. His business ranging from weapons trafficking, attempted to blow up San Francisco so America can go to war with European countries, thefts, and all sorts of corruption. He would even go so far as creating a whole race of underground monsters to aid him in his plans of kidnapping several police officers and rob banks, only to drown them all in his attempt to kill Amazing-Man, the cops, and everyone else just out of spite.
Most of the time, he would successfully kidnap Amazing-Man and his new companion, Zona Henderson, the latter of whom he often targets knowing how close she and Amazing-Man are. During one incident, he threatens to slit her ear to ear to make him comply to his demands.
Eventually, he would join the Nazis, rename himself "Mister Que", aiding them in their plots for world domination. He and Hitler would lead an unsuccessful invasion of London. Only they were foiled by Amazing-Man, and now has a companion, Zona's little brother Tommy AKA the Amazing-Kid. This doesn't stop the Great Question, as he later on creates the "Purple Flame" to cause widespread destruction across America killing off their most important figures, even trying to kill swathe of people at Washington just to destroy the entire US government. Another plot of his was when he disguised himself as a terrorist named "Vulture", who kidnaps American draftees to brainwash into digging a tunnel to New York so he can lead his Nazi horde to kill everyone inside. Amazing-Kid was among his captors, who helps Amazing-Man in foiling Question's evil plot. The Question flees as both his plans to destroy New York and blowing up all the brainwashed slaves were foiled, he returns one last time to lead an army to bombard the US with.
He went off to destroy Hawaii, firebombing the state before moving off to San Francisco in another attempt to destroy it, but is yet again foiled by Amazing-Man and his allies. The Great Question often flees from getting caught by the heroes, thanks to his mystical powers such as teleportation. As such, he is never caught nor gets to suffer any sort of consequences for his actions.
Other Versions[]
Genesis Universe/Protectors Universe[]
- Main article: Great Question (Genesis Universe)
He appears as the overall the main antagonists of the Genesis Universe also known as The Protectors Universe, being the main antagonist of The Protectors comic series and the overarching antagonist of its tie in spin offs such as The Ferret and Air Man.
Gallant Comics[]
- Main article: Great Question (Gallant Comics)
The Great Question appears as the overarching antagonist of John Aman the Amazing-Man six issues series. There, he is the leader of the Thousand and One/1001 and is behind the events of the series such as Cadmus's kidnapping of Zoe Henderson. All to lure in Amazing-Man into a trap.
Liberty Brigade[]
The Great Question would appear as one of the main villains of the graphic novel crossover, the Liberty Brigade, centering on several superheroes from the Golden Age (mainly those who are in the public domain) fighting off the Axis Powers in the final days of WWII. He would be part of Hitler's new team of supervillains known as the Death Lords, comprising of the world's most infamous archvillains: The Claw, Deathless Brain, The Clown, Mastermind, and Misery. Together, they hatch a plot to assassinate President Theodore Roosevelt so the Nazis may win the Second World War.
Hack/Slash[]
The Great Question appeared in a crossover of the Hack/Slash series, where he would be part of yet another supervillain team comprising of several public domain criminal masterminds such as Dr. Mortal, Dr. Dracula, The Puzzler, and Bull Jackson. They defeated Fantomah, a Fletcher Hank character, and stole her godlike power for themselves.
Personality[]
The Question himself is a devious, diabolical criminal mastermind with high ambitions and aspirations for world conquest. He is a power-hungry megalomaniac willing to commit horrible crimes, do whatever it takes to achieve ultimate power and control, even betraying his fellow council members for his own agenda.
The Question is also a greedy opportunist, as when he learns a pair of criminals are holding a girl hostage for millions of dollars, the Question decided to possess Aman and murder the criminal leader so he could take control of the operation so the money could be used for his organization. He also takes the opportunity of Aman abusing his power to lure him back to the council so he could control John again for his agenda.
Once John Aman became immune of his powers and had him banished from the Council, he became motivated on getting revenge on him whenever he has the chance too even using his close friends and allies as hostages if he tries interfering with his plans. Often tried to lure in Amazing Man into a deadly trap to kill him, even taking his close friend Zona Henderson to use her as bait for his traps. Despite that however, he doesn't underestimate his arch-enemy nor his friend Zona, as he acknowledges Zona as a intelligent woman who could out-wit his minions, so he warned them to be wary of her. He tries to persuade Aman to join in his plans for world conquest in more than one occasion, but it's obvious that Aman is a powerful man, and The Great Question wants him as nothing more than a pawn.
As the series progresses he also shows how psychopathic and sadistic he can be especially with schemes such as trying to blow San Francisco just to have America go to war with Europe, threatening torture of love ones to get what he wants, committing mass murders and assassinations, or kidnapping Native Americans off the streets to strap them in rockets to be killed as part of his cruel "experiments". His sociopathic disregard for all life can be best shown when he created a whole species of sapient monsters to help him rob banks but when the Amazing Man got in the way, he tries to drown him and all the cops he kidnapped which killed his monster creations much to the Question's apathy. The Great Question holds no care for his minions either, he's not above having them kill if they try to expose his plans (usually due to Aman interrogating them), or became a liability to him. He also constantly insults his minions for failure or incompetence, even threaten to slay one for letting Zona escape.
He demonstrates arrogance and cases of having an ego, thinking his power is greater than Aman despite not underestimating him. He becomes slightly smugger as the series goes on, finding confidence that his schemes would work adding an arrogant grin to it when things goes his way. His arrogance also tends to have him belittle others for their incompetence or lack of skills, often acting condescending. He also shows willingness to work with individuals such as Hitler and his fascist party in their schemes to conquer the world, conducting horrible plans that usually results in wide-scale mass murders this further cementing himself as a monster. He also seems to have lost interest in trying to get revenge on Amazing Man, becoming much more invested in conquering the United States along with the rest of the world.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Great Question is a skilled sorcerer and diabolical mastermind. As Amazing Man's former mentor, he is highly skilled himself in many fields of magic and science.
Powers[]
- Telepathy: He is capable of using his powers to temporarily mind controlling Amazing Man as when he did so in the second issue of the comic. He also came communicate him in his mind even in far especially when he is in Tibet.
- Teleportation: He's capable of using a magic spell to teleport himself from anywhere he pleases, usually uses it as a means to escape from danger. He is able to teleport too far out distances, as when he is capable of teleporting to Tibet from an island far away from it.
- Pyromancy: He created the Purple Flame which he uses to kill off multiple high-ranking officials and scientists. Capable of creating explosion that destroys entire buildings and bridges.
- Hypnotism/Mind Control: Capable of corrupting and possessing the mind of Aman with his telepathic powers, unlocking the hero's darker side which turns him evil temporarily. However this doesn't last long, due to John Aman being purged of all his evil.
Abilities[]
- Genius-level intellect: He's a highly skilled sorcerer who has taught Amazing Man many things throughout his life. He is a multilingual, and has displayed capabilities of creating gadgets and machinery (including those for war). He at one point constructed a giant robot he use to battle Amazing-Man, created a criminal empire of his own, and showed capabilities of engineering his own species of lifeforms to help him kidnap police officers and rob banks.
- Combat: To a minor extent, he demonstrated he can use self-defense techniques as he did when a hypnotized minion of his tried to kill him.
- Mastery of Disguises: At one point, disguised himself as a Nazi spy named the Vulture. Using a realistic mask that tricked Amazing Man as if he were a different person without the hero ever realizing it.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- He was created by Bill Everett.
- The Great Question is currently in the public domain, for anyone to use freely alongside his nemesis Amazing-Man.
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- The Great Question in Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki.
- The Great Question in Pure Evil Wiki.