View Poll Results: Best Detective in the DC Universe (not named Batman and not previously Robin)

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  • Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)

    0 0%
  • Cameron Chase

    0 0%
  • Clark Kent (a.k.a. Superman)

    0 0%
  • Detective Chimp (Bobo)

    9 18.00%
  • Elongated Man (Ralph Dibney)

    19 38.00%
  • James Gordon

    2 4.00%
  • Jason Bard

    0 0%
  • Lois Lane

    1 2.00%
  • Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onnz)

    3 6.00%
  • The Question (Vic Sage / Charles Victor Szasz)

    12 24.00%
  • Riddler (Edward Nigma)

    3 6.00%
  • Roy Raymond

    1 2.00%
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  1. #1
    Uncanny Member MajorHoy's Avatar
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    Default Best Detective in the DC Universe (not named Batman and not previously Robin)

    A little while back there was the thread "Who is the best Detective in the DC Universe not named Batman?" (https://community.cbr.com/showthread...t-named-Batman).
    Quote Originally Posted by babyblob View Post
    So we all know batman is hands down the best Detective in the Dc Universe but who is the Best Detective not named Batman? So maybe the second best Detective in The Dc Universe.

    So, based on the responses to that thread (and also eliminating characters who have been Robin, like Dick Grayson), it looks like these may be some of the more popular candidates (in alphabetical order by first name):
    Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
    Cameron Chase
    Clark Kent (a.k.a. Superman)
    Detective Chimp (Bobo)
    Elongated Man (Ralph Dibney)
    James Gordon
    Jason Bard
    Lois Lane
    Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onnz)
    The Question (Vic Sage / Charles Victor Szasz)
    Riddler (Edward Nigma)
    Roy Raymond

    So, who would you chose as Best Detective in the DC Universe (not named Batman and not previously Robin)?
    Last edited by MajorHoy; 06-10-2022 at 01:36 PM.

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    Elongated Man. I'd actually prefer if Ralph were #1. Batman doesn't have to be the best at everything, but DC doesn't agree.
    Last edited by j9ac9k; 06-10-2022 at 01:38 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by j9ac9k View Post
    Elongated Man. I'd actually prefer if Ralph were #1. Batman doesn't have to be the best at everything, but DC doesn't agree.
    I'd be okay with Batman being #1 (I mean, he started in Detective Comics, after all), *if* it weren't for his occasional bouts of idiocy (like that recent story where he didn't figure out that it was Geo-Force all along... I mean, the guy literally left a miles-long tunnel as a clue, Bruce).

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    The Question

    Elongated Man

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    Why are Batgirl and Batwoman excluded?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRay View Post
    Why are Batgirl and Batwoman excluded?
    Well, nobody mentioned them that I remember in the thread where I got these names from.

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    I voted for Detective Chimp
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    I have seen Plastic Man described as a “master class detective”.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRay View Post
    I have seen Plastic Man described as a “master class detective”.
    That was probably Bendis confusing him with Elongated Man.

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    Detective Chimp. Because he's a chimpanzee. In a deerstalker. With a magnifying glass. What's not to love?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Factor View Post
    That was probably Bendis confusing him with Elongated Man.
    No.
    He had his own detective agency in the ‘80s.

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    No contest - Ralph all the way!
    Of the rest, it's Bobo and Vic - then everybody else.
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    At the moment, Elongated Man (Ralph Dibney) is clearly in the lead with nearly half of the votes (9 of 19) while The Question (Vic Sage / Charles Victor Szasz) is next with about a quarter of the votes (5 of 19).

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    Elongated Man (Ralph Dibney)

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    What? No love for Plas?!?!?!?!?!?
    Add on Eel!!!

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