The Question #34, Page 8
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The geekery-level of this post is remarkably high. You’ve been warned.
Now. Let’s talk about Victor Sage. Until recently, he’s been a reporter in the DC Universe. When the stories were too big to ignore, he donned a faceless mask and fought corruption as The Question. He’s been a favorite hero of mine for almost 20 years.
Lately, he’s experienced a resurgence in popularity due to his heavy participation in the Cadmus Project story arc on the dearly missed JLU series on Cartoon Network. The television portrayal was close to the mark, if maybe a little more Mulder than originally written.
In DC’s weekly 52 (previously mentioned), Victor Sage returns to the DCU spotlight and takes on a rather reluctant apprentice named Rene Montoya. Over many issues, we’ve learned that Vic (who goes by Charlie, his first name, in the series) is training Montoya not as a partner, but rather as his replacement. Sadly, Sage has cancer and has been declining steadilly.
In this week’s issue of 52 (#33), a cancer-stricken Charlie experiences a fit of delirium. (Scans from this issue can be found at the Scans_Daily LiveJournal community.)
In his confusion, he mistakes Montoya for a lost love named Myra, then a trusted friend named Tot. Also, he says something about advice his mother gave him, telling him to leave Hub City.
All of his delusions can be traced back to the last few issues of his debut DC series from the late 80s. This set of scans from The Question #34 shows what is probably the last in-costume fight of that series (others followed) and a dream-like encounter with Vic’s lost mother.
Tomorrow, I’ll be posting some scans from the last issue of the series.
We’ll learn about Myra. And snow.
(If you only know The Question from JLU, the scans might be a bit brutal. Though really, whether on the page or on the screen, Sage can’t seem to go for too long without being bruised.)
