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The Question alias Charles Victor Szasz or Vic Sage (in Germany also known as " Das Schemen ") is a fictional character from the US American DC comics . Question is one of the more philosophical heroes. After the events of the miniseries 52 in the wake of the Infinite Crisis , Victor Sages protégée Renee Montoya followed him after his death from lung cancer in the identity of or (now) the Question.

The character of Question first appeared in Blue Beetle # 1 (June 1967) and was designed by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko and was originally a character from the Charlton Comics . After the publisher failed to get its massive economic problems under control, DC Comics bought the rights to a number of popular Charlton Comics heroes, including Question, in 1983 and integrated them in 1985 in the wake of the parallel earths crisis (Original: Crisis in Infinite Earths ) into the DC Multiverse (Earth Four) and thus into the DC Universe .

Question had several guest appearances, including in the series Azrael and Batman and from 1987 to 1990 also his own series with a total of 36 issues. In 2005 a 6-part mini-series appeared in which he went to Metropolis .

On July 11, 2019, Jeff Lemire announced that the mini-series The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage will be released under the DC Comics imprint DC Black Label .

Fictional character biography

Victor Sage was a journalist in Hub City, a city as dangerous and depraved as Gotham City . Because of his blunt and aggressive reporting, he quickly made himself unpopular in circles of the underworld. He came through his former professor, Aristotle Rodor, a scientist named Dr. Arby Twain on the trail. Together with Rodor, he had invented an artificial skin that was bound by gas, the so-called pseudoderm , which could have been used as a dressing material. Unexpectedly, however, this artificial skin was extremely toxic as soon as it came into contact with open wounds. Both researchers decided to abandon the project. But Rodor found something terrifying: Dr. Twain planned to sell his invention illegally to third world countries, regardless of the possible consequences. Looking for a way to stop the doctor without revealing his identity, Rodor proposed to Sage to wear a mask made of pseudoderm. So the journalist was finally able to stop Twain.

Sage decided to continue using his new identity in the future. Rodor therefore optimized the gas so that it changed the color of Victor's hair and clothes. With that, The Question was born, which from then on fought against crime and corruption in his city.

In the comic series "52" dies Victor Sage and Renee Montoya, a character who was created for the Batman cartoon series in 1992 and has been a supporting character in the Batman comics since then, took over this role.

Skills and costume

Question has no super powers, but is an excellent hand-to-hand fighter who has been trained in numerous martial arts. He is highly intelligent and a brilliant detective with an analytical mindset.

As a question, Victor wore a blue coat with a black tie, vest and gloves and a white shirt. The miniseries released in 2005 shows him in a brown, shorter coat. Characteristic for all costumes is the fedora in the respective coat color. The mask makes his face appear without contours. The gas used to attach the mask changed his hair color from red as Victor to black as Question.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} About The Question in the ComicBookDataBase (English); Accessed: March 21, 2011.
2. ↑ Final Crisis No. 3, Recognize Evil, pp. 2-3.
3. ↑ Final Crisis No. 1, Death of a War God, pp. 12-13.
4. ↑ The Charlton Comic History ( Memento of the original from August 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English); Accessed: March 21, 2011. 
5. ↑ Crisis on Infinite Earths, No. 6, 3 Erden 3 Tode, pp. 12-15.