Hi cyberdog.
Do you remember the 4 animals?
Rhino, Adwark, Gorilla and Elephant?
Just take a look at this
Click to the ANIMAL MAN I think animal man is in the game because 3 of the 4 animals are in that picture
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And here are the words from the crossword:
Now, Lets, Read, line, See, Free, Rage, Klose, Story, Evolve,Crime, Odd, Rain, Island, Sea, Sweden/Eden, Spear, DNA, Love, Victim, Bait, Venom, Turn, Around, Fool, Finish, Her, Dead , Tear, Lied, Help, Freeze, Sleep, Deep, Dream, Teleport, And, Evict, Grow, Age, Dark, Cave, Ant, Rat, Life,Tree, Home, Cat, Net, Tod, Rot, Dot, Won, Ace, Kombat, Mode, One, Arcade, Peer, Two, Online, Perspective, Bleed, Vegas, Wii, Slim.
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Also the word venom matches with poison ivy
And freeze to Mr. freeze.