boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) (05/22/84)
Well, in the latest X-MEN, Forge says that the zap gun *hadn't* been tested. Be
that as it may, I agree with <I'm sorry, I forget the name> that there are ob-
viously some heroes/villains that it simply won't work on (Hell, what would hap-
pen if there were no superheroes to stop Dr. Doom?!). Forge admits that his is
only a very crude imitation of Rom's Neutralizer, and even Rom's couldn't zap
away the Hulk's powers!
As far as the "mutant detector" goes, well, as I believe I said before,
Forge obviously *wasn't* able to detect that Raven was a mutant (unless he was
not kidding about himself being a mutant and his presence masked hers). As far
as scanning genetic structure from a distance, I can't say that it's any less
outrageous than any other gadgets that exist in the comic book universes.
--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC Maynard, MA)
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