The Quarter Bin: PhD, DDS, MD? Get me a Doctor!

Martinex1: Welcome all!  Check out the latest selection on the ever-evolving BitBA spinner rack.   Today we are examining the heroes, villains, and guest stars that have pursued their higher education.   We have surgically selected a bevy of covers featuring 'doctors' of all sorts.   We have Dr. Strange, Dr. Doom, and Dr. Fate of course.   But we also have Doctor Spektor and Dr. 13 in Ghosts plus some others you may have never seen.  My favorite happens to be a DC character - Dr. Mid-Nite; I have always enjoyed his costume and powers; he was one of the first characters I was introduced to in kindergarten.

Make your four picks and tell us why you selected those.   And to help out the less educated, let us know if you recommend any books strongly or if you would avoid the story like the plague.  Give us a prescription for comic book exploration and adventure, and we will take the medicine because there is nothing sweeter than a good comic book that we've not read before.

Cheers!

Update: Here are some additions based on the suggestions our great team of commenters have mentioned.   We have Doc Samson, Doc Magnus, Doc Savage, and Dr. Sivana (who I managed to skip on both the "bald" post and the "doctor" post this week.  He is the Rodney Dangerfield of the villain set for BitBA.   Thanks all.

Chew The Fat: Hulks and Other Things!

Martinex1: On the last day of HULK WEEK, let's discuss the influence the Hulk has had on other characters.   Obviously, the Hulk himself was the result and culmination of literary precedents like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. Are there others, and how did Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Peter David and others modify the approach? 

"Man or monster," is an ongoing theme in comics.    Discuss the various creatures, monsters, tragic characters, and even villains that share Hulk's predicament in some way, shape, or form.  Discuss the influence of the Hulk on these creations and vice versa.  Take a look at the below covers for just a small sample of similar beings, whether heroes or adversaries, aliens or ancients.   Who were the best and who were the worst?  What about other Marvel and DC heroes; did even the handsome and sublime have Hulk-like tendencies?


Also, since it is the last day in this gamma irradiated adventure, feel free to bring up any other topic related to the Hulk that you would like to discuss.  Concepts, artists, writers, storylines, and pop culture are all fair game.   Consider today's Chew the Fat to be an open forum on all things Hulk!


Bring it on BITBA brothers and sisters - there is still much to smash in the next 24 hours!