GC1BHTY - WSQ 36 SCC Sir Lancelot's Got Issues

GC1BHTY - WSQ 36 SCC Sir Lancelot's Got Issues

By:  Lander & Lancelot

1. Here is the puzzle.

Lancelot has issues, comic book issues. This cache listing starts out at the parking area of the Dickson Family Cemetery, and your research of the clues will take you to the final location.

You are looking for:

N 44° 46.ABC, W 088° 20.XYZ

AC = One of the family members populating this cemetery shares the same first name of the famous commissioner of the Batman comic books and movies. Take his death year and subtract from his birth year.

B = Classic Illustrated - Arabian Nights, issue number

X2 = First appearance of The Spectre, issue number

Y = First appearance of the Silver Age Flash, issue number

Z = First appearance of Doctor Octopus, issue number

Additional Hints:

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2.  Find the Batman Commissioner's first name.

Use Wikipedia to find the first name of the famous commissioner of the Batman comic series.  Here is a link:

Wikipedia - the Commissioner

The commissioners name was Jim Gordon.

3. Locate the Dickson Family Cemetery, and solve AB.

To locate the cemetery, the first thing you need to know is approximately where the Dickson Family Cemetery is located.  Since the final cache location must be within two miles of the posted coordinates (N 44° 46.788, W 088° 20.564), you can start by entering these coordinates into Google Maps.  Here is a link:

Google Maps

The posted coordinates are close to the town of Advance, WI.

Now do a Google search to find out what county Advance, WI is in.  Here is a link to Google:

Google

The town of Advance is in Shawano County, WI.

Next, you will use the 'Find A Grave' cemetery search to locate the Dickson Family Cemetery in Shawano County, WI.  Only enter 'Dickson' as the cemetery name, since you don't know the exact name of the cemetery.  Here is a link:

Find A Grave - cemetery search

"Dickson Family Cemetery" will be listed.  Click on the link and do a First Name search for Jim and/or James.  You will get three listing for James Dickson, with one who has the nickname "Jim" listed.  Since that seems like the most logical listing, try that one first.

"Jim" Dickson, Sr. - (1858-1931)

AC = death year - birth year = 1931 - 1858) = 73

AC = 73

4. Find the Arabian Nights issue number.

Using Wikipedia, find the Arabian Nights issue number.  Here is a link:

Wikipedia - Arabian Nights

B = Classic Illustrated - Arabian Nights, issue number = 8

B = 8

5. Find 'The Spectre' information.

Using Wikipedia, find The Spectre issue number.  Here is a link:

Wikipedia - The Spectre

According to Wikipedia, "The character first appeared in a next-issue ad in More Fun Comics #51 (Jan. 1940) and received his first story the following month, #52 (Feb. 1940)."  Therefore, the first issue with a feature story is number 52.

X2 = First appearance of The Spectre, issue number = 52

X = 5

6. Find Silver Age Flash information.

Using Google, search for the Silver Age Flash issue number.  Here is a link:

Silver Age Flash

Y = First appearance of the Silver Age Flash, issue number = 4

Y = 4

6. Find Doctor Octopus information.

Using Google, search for the Doctor Octopus issue number.  Here is a link:

Doctor Octopus

Z = First appearance of Doctor Octopus, issue number = 3

Z = 3

7. Put the solved coordinates together.

N 44° 46.ABC, W 088° 20.XYZ

AC = 73
B = 8
X = 5
Y = 4
Z = 3

   N 44° 46.783, W 088° 20.543   

8. Verify the solved coordinates.

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