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Free Comic Book Day Threatened by Rogue Villain
Police Taunted With Crime Spree ‘Bafflers’
Authorities are holding their breath (and trying not to laugh) after receiving a series of threats from a self-proclaimed ‘super villain’. Area City Police released a statement confirming that a series of ridiculously easy to guess riddles were sent to the station by an individual, identifying himself only as the Baffle Master. The riddles revealed plans to rob a number of local comic stores on Saturday May 3, which happens to fall on the annual holiday for super hero lovers everywhere; Free Comic Book Day.
Examples of the riddles included:
"Take a s’more minus the chocolate and Marshmallow
what you have left is where you’ll find this fellow.
In case you’ve never been camping it’s the cracker that is graham
Announcing my crime spree and stealing their comics is my plan.
I challenge the police of this city to solve this conundrum
then you’ll know my plans and have a chance to undone them."
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