WILD CARDS
LOGIC SUPERHEROES OF SHEPONKTON
We all know that Baskerton Bay has Photon Girl to protect it from criminal masterminds and nefarious extraterrestrials. On the other coast, Quantum Kid’s exploits in defense of Arcadia City are the stuff of epic. But nestled away in the Great Plains, the humble town of Sheponkton rejoices in no fewer than five superheroes who fight malefactors of all description within its environs.
The superpowers of flight, invulnerability, lightning bolts, ultra-speed, and ultra-strength assist Alphaman, Brawnette, Clobberer, Dynawoman, and Mr. Extremo in their righteous battles against the forces of evil. They have two superpowers apiece, and no two heroes have both of the same powers.
When not defending truth and justice, our heroes go by more ordinary names: Jason Jones, Karen Klein, Leonel Linares, Mustafa Morrison, and Nhi Ninh, as seemingly unremarkable Sheponktonites. But when trouble stirs, they don their superhero costumes, bright with blue, green, red, violet, white, and yellow, and thus bravely bedecked sally forth on yet another gripping adventure. Most of the heroes’ costumes have three colors; only Dynawoman’s has but two. It so happens that any pair of our heroes’ costumes have exactly one color in common.
From these clues, can
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