# Which superhero most likely patronizes prostitutes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122 "2003-09-17T13:28:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122/41 "2003-09-19T01:06:43Z")
What made me suggest Captain Marvel was remembering his appearances in a couple of issues of the 1990s version of_Justice League America_, the funny one as I call it. They were playing his image for laughs with some of the JLA members wondering if his wholesome routine was legit since he acted completely oblivious to some things folks like Blue Beetle and Booster Gold said. ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122/42 "2003-09-19T01:22:48Z")
And **Biffy** , Guy Gardener was a smug, cocky, arrogant jerk who perpetually rubbed everyone the wrong way. If you’ve ever seen the movie _Slap Shot_, think of the character Morris, the foul mouthed player who constantly talked about sex. That’s who Guy always reminded me of. There was a storyline in the 90s where he received a head injury and for a time became the polar opposite of his regular self. Sweet, nice, innocent, almost childlike. The other characters were convinced it was an act for a while and he couldn’t understand why people still acted hostile to him. By the time the other JL members got used to him that way and let their guard down, he was changed back to his obnoxious self by another head injury, announced with a great “I’m Baaack…” cover. For several issues afterward the other characters clearly missed the other Guy and were trying to think of ways to change him back. ---
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122/43 "2003-09-19T02:55:13Z")
Who’s most likely to patronize prostitutes? Spider-Man is kind of condescending and sarcastic: “Hey, you, hooker, I wouldn’t have had to waste my time saving you if you made some better career choices!” … That is a very difficult pun to execute. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122/44 "2003-09-19T11:33:23Z")
_Groan_ 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122/45 "2003-09-19T12:40:51Z")
Well, _somebody_ needs to eat Matter-Eater Lad’s matter. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122/46 "2003-09-19T16:51:01Z")
Wonderwoman. * * * (3,000 years on an island of only women? Loses her superpowers if subdued by a man? C’mon…get outta the closet already, girl.) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122/47 "2003-09-19T17:34:43Z")
read the new Wonder Woman…you may be pleasantly surprised. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122/48 "2003-09-19T17:57:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by quietman1920 \* > \*\*Wonderwoman. > > * * * > > (3,000 years on an island of only women? Loses her superpowers if subdued by a man? C’mon…get outta the closet already, girl.) \*\* Diana isn’t 3000 years old. Most of the Amazons are, but she was only “born” around 28-32 years ago when her unborn soul started crying out to her mother and Hippolyta made a body out of clay. The goddesses then “injected” her soul into the clay and she came to life. You know, the thing about comics is, it’s one thing to read the stories, but when I try to tell somebody else what happens in them it just sounds so…silly. Won’t stop me from reading them, though. _Back to the OP_Major Disaster. Really. He’s in the JLA now, so he counts as a hero. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122/49 "2003-09-19T17:58:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by quietman1920 \* > \*\*Wonderwoman. > > * * * > > (3,000 years on an island of only women? Loses her superpowers if subdued by a man? C’mon…get outta the closet already, girl.) \*\* Diana isn’t 3000 years old. Most of the Amazons are, but she was only “born” around 28-32 years ago when her unborn soul started crying out to her mother and Hippolyta made a body out of clay. The goddesses then “injected” her soul into the clay and she came to life. You know, the thing about comics is, it’s one thing to read the stories, but when I try to tell somebody else what happens in them it just sounds so…silly. Won’t stop me from reading them, though. _Back to the OP_Major Disaster. Really. He’s in the JLA now, so he counts as a hero. Of course, given his powers, the prostitute might not like the outcome. So to speak. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superhero-most-likely-patronizes-prostitutes/202122.md?page=2)