Sunday, September 15, 2013

“Bill the Boy Wonder” games

Several fun games based on Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman are at the official site (including curriculum guide) for the book (watch out for those many unofficial sites).


Below are two more. For the first one, you need your friends. The second one you can do solo.

Bill Finger game #1: Speed Search

Race your friends! Which of you will be the first to find every item below in Bill the Boy Wonder?

Simply print this page for every competitor to use as a checklist; as you find each item, cross it off:


  • a bronze scarab paperweight
  • grapes
  • a fish
  • a wooden human mannequin
  • an umbrella
  • a Spider-Man mask
  • a palette
  • the Scarecrow (villain)
  • a cane
  • the Empire State Building
  • a “help wanted” sign
  • a quill (feather pen)
  • a baseball hat
  • the moon 
  • BONUS: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (the creators of Superman)

Bill Finger game #2: Find Finger

For most of Bill Finger’s career, his fans did not know he existed. How could this be? His name was not in Batman comic books.

In this game, however, it is—sometimes.


In the jumbles below, can you find the words “Bill Finger” within the words “Batman comic book” with no missing letters?

Examples:

 
BLIABLIERTMANCGOMFICBONOK = Yes!

BEAITGMBANCNOMFICBROLLOK = No. There is a missing “I.”

Your turn! Is “Bill Finger” in any of these “Batman comic books”?

BBAITMLANLCFIOMGICBEOORK

BARTIMBANNICGOEMILLCBOFONK

BRATEMGANNCOIMFICLBOIOBK

BILATMANBLFRCOMIINCBOGEOK

BILFATBIMANNCEOGMICBROOLK 


Scroll down for answers.











Answers:

BBAITMLANLCFIOMGICBEOORK = No. There is a missing “N.”

BARTIMBANNICGOEMILLCBOFONK = Yes!

BRATEMGANNCOIMFICLBOIOBK = No. There is a missing “L.”

BILATMANBLFRCOMIINCBOGEOK = Yes!

BILFATBIMANNCEOGMICBROOLK = Yes!

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