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Post by DocQuantum on Feb 2, 2018 0:59:48 GMT
Finally caught up on this story. Nice addition of a new Gambler. It was the Stretch O’Brien story by Martin that showed the Gambler down and out if I recall correctly.
Given the similarities between the Maverick and the Gambler, you could almost infer they were related, but I’d rather that not be the case.
I expect some crazy Bat-Mite hijinks to ensue any moment now!
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Post by starskyhutch76 on Feb 4, 2018 22:51:46 GMT
The original Gambler got it even worse in Infinity Inc where Roullette said he had killed himself.
Since no mention had ever been made of her father, I figured he might have followed in his father's footsteps somewhat. If her parents had been on the straight and narrow, she might have been less likely to start her own criminal career.
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Post by DocQuantum on Feb 4, 2018 22:59:32 GMT
Wasn’t Rebecca Sharpe calling herself Hazard, though?
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Post by starskyhutch76 on Feb 5, 2018 4:23:58 GMT
Yeah, I had her name mixed up with the villainess from Geoff John's JSA who claimed to be Mr Terrific's grandaughter.
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Post by DocQuantum on Apr 15, 2018 18:57:14 GMT
I don't know why I'd forgotten this, but Bat Lash has already met the Gambler! It happened in Bat Lash's first appearance: The Huntress: Aces and EightsThat story actually references the Gambler's earlier down-and-out in Las Vegas phase, and explains that Bat Lash was at least partly responsible for it! So Bat Lash would be able to spot a fake Gambler immediately, especially given that he fought the Gambler and nearly killed him, only for the Gambler to escape! Only the Gambler's gang was captured, not the leader himself. Thus I think some parts of this story will have to be edited and rewritten. Perhaps the original Gambler ended up dying of bullet wounds after his escape, since the last time he was seen a wounded Bat Lash was firing his gun after him. This new Gambler might be trying to cash in on the original's reputation, but Bat must see through that right away, and should be very wary. He might be targeted by Steven Sharpe's family, who'd be out for Bat Lash's blood!
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Post by lee on Nov 6, 2018 1:35:46 GMT
Part 6
Bat began to look around the casino for his friend and the Gambler. He finally spotted them as they were sitting down at a table. An attractive young brunette approached, obviously in response to some unseen signal from her boss, carrying a silver tray with an unopened deck of cards.
“Would you like something to drink?” Sharpe was asking Bat-Mite as Bat drew closer.
“Sounds good,” the imp said.
“Name your poison,” the Gambler said.
“I'm partial to the venom of the fiddleback spider,” Bat-Mite said in complete innocence.
Sharpe looked at him for a moment, then started to laugh. Bat-Mite joined in out of politeness, not quite sure what his host found funny.
“Two whiskeys,” Sharpe told the young woman. Turning his attention back to his guest, he nodded at the cards. “So, what game are you up for?”
“You ever played Oklahoma Deucies and Treys?” Bat-Mite asked.
“I don't believe so,” Sharpe replied. “How do you play?”
Bat wanted to intervene, but he couldn't overcome his curiosity.
Bat-Mite smiled. “Well, you need four players and each of them has a second, like in a duel. The main player receives seven cards while their second receives five. The seconds aren't allowed to look at their cards. When it is the main player's turn, he can exchange up to three cards with his second and still play, or up to five cards with the dealer, but that ends his turn. Either way, he will have no idea what cards he will receive. Twos and threes are wild, and if the player before you lays down a five or a seven, then any sixes you have can be wild as well. All bets are a minimum of a quarter.”
Sharpe was skeptical of the whole thing, but merely said, “We don't play anything here where you only bet a quarter.”
“Not a quarter,” Bat-Mite explained. “You have to bet one-quarter of whatever money you are playing with.”
“Sounds...interesting,” the Gambler said.
“Sounds like a bucket of malarkey to me,” Bat commented. “Montana tends to spread fertilizer like an Iowa farmer.”
“I assumed as much,” Sharpe said. “I was just curious as to how far he was going to take this.” He looked at “Montana”. “So, how do you win?”
“Well, the first player to lay down a full court—Ace down through ten—of one suit wins the round. His minimum bet remains at one quarter while everyone else now has a minimum bet of one half their money. Whoever wins the next round remains where he is while everyone else's minimum increases by another quarter.”
“Interesting, indeed,” the Gambler said, this time a bit more sincere.
“But still malarkey,” Bat added.
“Yep,” Bat-Mite replied, “just malarkey.”
As the three of them laughed, Bat got the feeling his little friend hadn't made the game up at all. He made a mental note to question the imp once they were back home.
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Post by johnreiter902 on Nov 6, 2018 13:17:02 GMT
This is great! I'm glad to see this continuing
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Post by dans on Nov 17, 2018 1:37:22 GMT
Holy Moley! Do you play that game at home?
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