Golden Age Mr. Terrific (Terry Sloane) - 1st appeared Sensation Comics #1 (1942)
Michael Holt - 1st appearance in Spectre #54 (June 1997) / was also in the New52
Kingdom Come / Earth-22 version of Mr. Terrific - 1st appearance in Kingdom Come #1
Liberty Files version of Terry Sloane - 1st appearance in JSA: The Liberty Files #2 (March 2000)
Other (please explain in a separate post)
NOTE: I originally started this thread/poll back in July of 2017.
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With 81 people having already voted,* Michael Holt (1st appearance: Spectre #54, June 1997) = 49 votes
* Terry Sloane (the Golden Age Mr. Terrific) = 28 votes
* Liberty Files version of Terry Sloane = 2 votes
* Kingdom Come/Earth-22 version of Mr. Terrific = 1 vote
* "other" = 1 vote
I first saw the Golden Age Mister Terrific in reprints in the 1970's.
My first and absolute favorite is Michael Holt, especially recently with him being a big part of the multiverse/sci-fi adventurer.
"It's fun and it's cool, so that's all that matters. It's what comics are for, Duh."
Words to live by.
Terry was my introduction through the JSA.
Michael was the character that caught my imagination though.
"My name is Wally West. I'm the fastest man alive!"
I'll try being nicer if you try being smarter.
Michael Holt.
I can't recall when i was first exposed to him but the moment the character made the greatest impression upon me was when i saw him in a toy line. I found the characters name corny and the characters design to be interesting and slightly off putting initially but the characters background and potential made me over look that issue. I've come to like the character now.
I've said this before but some characters are designed in such a way that if they *don't* succeed it's clearly the fault of the writers and IP owners (Booster Gold and Cyborg come to mind) and other characters, like Mister Terrific and Animal Man, really have no reason to be as compelling as they are save for a writer with a vision.
Don't complain. Create.
Terry Sloane was my first Mr. T, back in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 171.
NOTE: I originally started this thread/poll back in July of 2017.
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With 89 people having voted,* Michael Holt (1st appearance: Spectre #54, June 1997) = 52 votes
* Terry Sloane (the Golden Age Mr. Terrific) = 33 votes
* Liberty Files version of Terry Sloane = 2 votes
* Kingdom Come/Earth-22 version of Mr. Terrific = 1 vote
* "other" = 1 vote
Terry, through the annual JLA/JSA team-ups!
I still think there’s SO much that could be done with this character, though I know that will never happen....DC seems intent on making it seem as if Michael Holt is, was, and will be the one and only Mister Terrific!