C-MGDN04 (Jan 23, 1996)
Puzzle
“Canadian’s Head seen in #232.”
#53 Trivia | 3 Words
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: Who are from Canada? Cryptids, and...?
Clue 2: Volume of Batman.
Clue 3: Who's the head of Demon in Batman #232?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Ra’s Al Ghul
Explanation: In Batman Vol 1 #232, Ra’s Al Ghul appears as the head of the Brotherhood of the Demon.
Summary of Receipt
53 breaks into their base and edits the pictures taken by the amateur cryptid hunters such that they don't look remotely credible anymore. He also figures out that the 'Necromancer' (the rogue coffee slinger) was once a member of their group - the Flathead Amateur Cryptozoology Society - and stole an encrypted folder called 'Member Information' that he asks 62 to check out. He also decides to show up to help 26 and 71 out.
Transcript
RECEIPT #004
FILED UNDER: CAFE-MGDN
DATE: 1/23/96
EMPLOYEE #53
And that’s why they call me the Blur! Well, they also call me the Shutter and the Shill-but, sometimes the best course of action is a good old-fashioned blurring. And trust me, I messed up those negatives bad. Well, “negatives,” of course, these nerds were using digital, so I had to use a little Photoshop to get the job done. This new layer thing is nice! Chuck a few of those on, add in some of the local wildlife taken with the same exposure, and bing, bang, boom—the least credible cryptid photos I’ve ever personally seen. They are borderline modern art. It’s a moose. It’s clearly a moose. And I did my best to make sure any of the original photos’ data was overwritten.
And I figured, while the cats are away, the mouse might as well play, right? I mean, breaking and entering is already a fairly serious crime, so I should make the most of it. Those guys clearly knew more about this Necromancer than they were letting on. And I’m guessing, based on a few of the emails I’ve read, that’s because this Necromancer was once a member of their cryptozoology group. Even in the emails, though, these guys are being very cagey about details (or just hopelessly nerdy) and only refer to him as “the reviled one” or “the dark one.” Seems like they had some sort of falling out.
Though, this could be good news! I mean, think about how dangerous a Necromancer could really be if they were once a part of the Flathead Amateur Cryptozoology Society. Then again, at least this dark one had the brains to leave. I’m guessing there is more information about the reviled one in this folder titled “MEMBER INFORMATION,” but it’s encrypted. I’ll give them this, at least the password wasn’t 1111 or 1234. I’ll keep trying, though, and maybe see if Tech Support can break into it. I copied most of their files onto my hard drive in case we need them later. But for now, I think with this done, I’ll go meet up with Flower and the Old Man in Equality.