Mikado (comics) pattern, and the Question tracked him down. Their conversation touched Dr. Spaulding deeply, and he injected himself with a poison intended for the Question. By the time the Question had recovered from the Mikado's opiate injection, the Mikado had disappeared completely. He has not appeared since then. The Mikado's name was taken from that of the Gilbert & Sullivan opera of the same name, and his chant is a line of a song sung by The Mikado, the Emperor of Japan, in Act II. The name of his alter ego was taken from the Groucho Marx character, Captain Spaulding. Marx
The Hot Mikado (1939 production) (1908–1954). Thirteen days after "The Hot Mikado" opened at the Broadhurst, "The Swing Mikado" – which had been running in New York since March 1, 1939, at the New Yorker Theatre on West 54th Street (the current site of Studio 54) – moved right across the street to the 44th Street Theatre. According to "The New York Times": The 1939–1940 New York World's Fair production of "The Hot Mikado" lasted for two seasons and was reportedly one of the most popular attractions at the fair. The show was produced on a large scale there, employing 150 actors. A summer-stock revival,