Independent·Animal Man·#15·Copper Age·ID-2518188
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Richard Milhouse Jones

Abraham Sapien
TACTICAL VERDICT: Abe Sapien triumphs with an estimated 58% win probability. The primary decider was the stark differential in martial combat execution (85 vs 64).
Abe Sapien dictates early tempo, utilizing superior speed and reflexes (35 vs 17) to evade initial advances and land decisive precision strikes.
An apocalyptic kinetic collision rocks the arena as A-Bomb and Abe Sapien's signature arsenals collide in a deadlocked shockwave.
Exploiting an opening in the late exchanges, Abe Sapien's elite martial execution (85 Combat) overwhelms A-Bomb, landing the closing blow to claim the battle.
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Chaz Truog
Doug Hazlewood
Tatjana Wood
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Karen Berger
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On the Faroe Islands, Dane Dorrance and his companion Jóannes discuss their plans, and their expectations that they will be joined by Animal Man and Dolphin. A local named Ongur Nielsen, whom Jóannes describes as bad news, recognizes Dane as an American and threatens him with a broken bottle. Before the fight can get out of hand, Animal Man arrives, and stuns everyone with a sonic blast. Dane explains that he and Jóannes are attempting to stop an annual tradition for the Faroese people, where they slaughter schools of dolphins for fun, rather than for food. The slaughter has grown increasingly violent and sadistic, according to Dane. The next morning, Ongur and the Faroese people gather at the beach to begin the slaughter, while Dane, Animal Man, and Dolphin set their plan into motion. Animal Man and Dolphin swim under water and guide the dolphins away from Ongur and his men using ultrasound. Unfortunately, Ongur knows that the dolphins won't leave an injured member of their school behind, and so harpoons one of their number. Animal Man is enraged, and capsizes Ongur's boat. Meanwhile, as the dolphins approach the shore, the gathered Faroese people advance. However, Dane fires a machine gun into the water in front of them, establishing a perimeter. Still, Ongur rises from the water, grabbing a young dolphin by the tail and stabs it several times before Dane's eyes. Animal Man plucks Ongur from the water, and flies him high into the air over the ocean, and in anger, he drops him. Later, a dolphin, while resentful of Ongur and the other humans, saves his life because killing is not the dolphin way.
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The heroes are aided in their fight with the gorillas by the arrival of Frankenstein and his Patchwork Army. Buddy has a disturbing dream of the future. Arriving in Metropolis, where Arcane's stronghold is, they discover a captive Green Lantern.
Animal Man joins Dane Dorrance and Dolphin in protecting dolphins from hunters.
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Victor von Doom

Mr. Mxyzptlk
TACTICAL VERDICT: Abe Sapien triumphs with an estimated 58% win probability. The primary decider was the stark differential in martial combat execution (85 vs 64).
Abe Sapien dictates early tempo, utilizing superior speed and reflexes (35 vs 17) to evade initial advances and land decisive precision strikes.
An apocalyptic kinetic collision rocks the arena as A-Bomb and Abe Sapien's signature arsenals collide in a deadlocked shockwave.
Exploiting an opening in the late exchanges, Abe Sapien's elite martial execution (85 Combat) overwhelms A-Bomb, landing the closing blow to claim the battle.