# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1528

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30544 "2014-10-25T21:13:39Z")

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Comic book characters able to exceed the speed of light:

1. The Flash
2. Superman
3. Silver Surfer
4. The Spectre
5. The Doctor
6. Prof. Zoom, the Reverse-Flash

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30545 "2014-10-25T22:51:46Z")

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Comic book characters able to exceed the speed of light:

1. The Flash
2. Superman
3. Silver Surfer
4. The Spectre
5. The Doctor
6. Prof. Zoom, the Reverse-Flash
7. Captain Marvel

Not the Shazam one or the alien one. I’m talking about [the one](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Rambeau) who later changed her name to Photon.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30546 "2014-10-26T03:55:44Z")

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Comic book characters able to exceed the speed of light:

1. The Flash
2. Superman
3. Silver Surfer
4. The Spectre
5. The Doctor
6. Prof. Zoom, the Reverse-Flash
7. Captain Marvel
8. Galactus

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30547 "2014-10-26T13:51:03Z")

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Comic book characters able to exceed the speed of light:

1. The Flash
2. Superman
3. Silver Surfer
4. The Spectre
5. The Doctor
6. Prof. Zoom, the Reverse-Flash
7. Captain Marvel
8. Galactus
9. Amazo

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30548 "2014-10-26T18:59:20Z")

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Comic book characters able to exceed the speed of light:

1. The Flash
2. Superman
3. Silver Surfer
4. The Spectre
5. The Doctor
6. Prof. Zoom, the Reverse-Flash
7. Captain Marvel
8. Galactus
9. Amazo
10. Phoenix

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30549 "2014-10-26T19:26:18Z")

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Comic book characters able to exceed the speed of light:

1. The Flash
2. Superman
3. Silver Surfer
4. The Spectre
5. The Doctor
6. Prof. Zoom, the Reverse-Flash
7. Captain Marvel
8. Galactus
9. Amazo
10. Phoenix
11. Doctor Manhattan

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30550 "2014-10-26T20:22:43Z")

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Comic book characters able to exceed the speed of light:

1. The Flash
2. Superman
3. Silver Surfer
4. The Spectre
5. The Doctor
6. Prof. Zoom, the Reverse-Flash
7. Captain Marvel
8. Galactus
9. Amazo
10. Phoenix
11. Doctor Manhattan
12. Zod

If Superman can, so can Zod

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30551 "2014-10-26T22:28:34Z")

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Comic book characters able to exceed the speed of light:

1. The Flash
2. Superman
3. Silver Surfer
4. The Spectre
5. The Doctor
6. Prof. Zoom, the Reverse-Flash
7. Captain Marvel
8. Galactus
9. Amazo
10. Phoenix
11. Doctor Manhattan
12. Zod
13. Supergirl

New! Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30552 "2014-10-26T22:32:27Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30553 "2014-10-26T22:33:50Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30554 "2014-10-26T22:53:20Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30555 "2014-10-26T22:58:24Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff
5. John Agar

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30556 "2014-10-26T23:48:23Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff
5. John Agar
6. Robert Englund

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30557 "2014-10-27T00:01:54Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff
5. John Agar
6. Robert Englund
7. Lon Chaney, Jr.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30558 "2014-10-27T00:39:31Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff
5. John Agar
6. Robert Englund
7. Peter Lorre

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30559 "2014-10-27T00:45:34Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff
5. John Agar
6. Robert Englund
7. Peter Lorre
8. Peter Cushing

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30560 "2014-10-27T02:01:40Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff
5. John Agar
6. Robert Englund
7. Peter Lorre
8. Peter Cushing
9. Jamie Lee Curtis

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30561 "2014-10-27T03:48:11Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff
5. John Agar
6. Robert Englund
7. Peter Lorre
8. Peter Cushing
9. Jamie Lee Curtis
10. John Carradine

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30562 "2014-10-27T04:28:02Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff
5. John Agar
6. Robert Englund
7. Peter Lorre
8. Peter Cushing
9. Jamie Lee Curtis
10. John Carradine
11. Janet Leigh

Like mother, like daughter.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30563 "2014-10-27T06:27:57Z")

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Horror Movie Stars

1. Bela Lugosi
2. Vincent Price
3. Christopher Lee
4. Boris Karloff
5. John Agar
6. Robert Englund
7. Peter Lorre
8. Peter Cushing
9. Jamie Lee Curtis
10. John Carradine
11. Janet Leigh
12. Brinke Stevens

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