Comments on: Can You Make the Diagnosis?

By: Your Obedient Serpent

Your Obedient Serpent — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:14:42 +0000

I think “glowing and smoldering eyes” should have been included in the symptoms on #5.

I mean, I got it anyway, but, you know — when I was working in the ER, that’s something even us patient transporters would have noticed.

By: Dr Archeville

Dr Archeville — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:10:57 +0000

> Though honestly, I have no idea how Xavier lost his hair. I
> just assumed it was standard male-pattern baldness. Did
> he lose his hair all at once as well? And if so, was Superboy
> around?

All of the things I’ve read addressing when he went bald say that it happened while in college. And most of the comics dealing with his past say he attended college at an age when most folks were still in high school (one ish of EXCALIBUR says he graduated w/ honors from Harvard at 16).

Doubt Superboy had a hand (lung?) in it, though Wanda may’ve accelerated it.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:51:09 +0000

Heh, I only got a few of them, but it was fun playing Super Hero Doctor! I’d love to see more of these!

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:27:44 +0000

Ahhh. That makes more sense. Though honestly, I have no idea how Xavier lost his hair. I just assumed it was standard male-pattern baldness. Did he lose his hair all at once as well? And if so, was Superboy around?

By: Dr Archeville

Dr Archeville — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:19:45 +0000

>> While Xavier had the headache (which seems to be
>> common in mutants developing their powers), he was
>> lacking the eye symptoms that Cyclops experienced.

That’s no.5. I was referring to no.3 (bald Luthor).

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:01:58 +0000

Harvey,

those would be the “bilateral maleolar protuebrances.”

By: Harvey

Harvey — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:44:36 +0000

The physical exam was unremarkable, except that the patient has little wings on his ankles. Ahem…

By: fluffy

fluffy — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:52:46 +0000

I totally nailed #5 (and figured it was Cyclops). Then I looked at the thought bubble. Holy crap is that some long-winded, calm, and thorough exposition for someone whose eyes are burning. When I’m having a migraine all I can think is “AAAAAAAAAARRGH makeitstopmakeitstopmakeitstop.”

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:01:00 +0000

While Xavier had the headache (which seems to be common in mutants developing their powers), he was lacking the eye symptoms that Cyclops experienced.

By: Dr Archeville

Dr Archeville — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:13:58 +0000

#3 could also describe Charles Xavier, I believe (though in that case it’d be “emergence of a mutant power”)