Answer: Chik-Fil-A
Cows have been central to the marketing at Chick-Fil-A for years, with cows encouraging people to eat more chicken. Starting in 2010, the restaurant chain created a comic book series based on cow heroes.
For the record, the cow superheroes were Untippable, Cowborg (a cybernetic cow), The Amazing Swatter, Cold Cuts, Kowrate, Leatherneck, Speed Steer/Gristle Missle, Decibell, Cowmeleon, Little Big Hoof and Two-Percent.
Chick-Fil-A began as the Dwarf Grill in 1946 before being rebranded with its current name in 1967. The company is based in suburban Atlanta. In 2018, the company had revenues of over $10 billion, making it one of the largest fast food chains in the United States.
From Quiz: Cows in Comic Books
Answer: Martha Kent
Originally part of the costume designed by Martha Kent, the red cape has become part of the Superman image though it was originally done for sensible and practical reasons that were more to do with the creation of the original comic than anything in the story itself. To reinforce the idea that Superman could fly, the cape was used to give an appearance of motion; simple as that. The fluttering cape was better able to convey the idea of flight instead of, say, leaping or falling in each panel. The cape was also originally meant to hide his Clark Kent clothing, but that never really ended up being a major feature.
From Quiz: Let Them Wear Capes!
Answer: Methodist
'Action Comics' #850 of August 2007 establishes Clark's religious roots in Methodism.
Scientology was incorporated in 1953, whereas Superman was created in 1933 and first published in 1938.
From Quiz: Superhero Spirituality
Answer: Beagle Boys
The Beagle Boys first appeared in "Walt Disney Comics & Stories" #134 (November, 1951), "Terror of The Beagle Boys". Despite having top billing, by virtue of being included in the title, they didn't appear until the final frame, nor did they have any lines, but it is implied that the Boys had been around for some time.
The Beagles first encounter Scrooge McDuck in 1880 on a Mississippi Riverboat. At the time the gang consisted of Blackheart Beagle, the grandfather of the current gang of boys, and his three sons. The boys have all been to prison and their convict numbers are variations of the digits 176. The only exception to this is Blackheart whose number was 186-802. In the "Ducktales" series there are seven main Beagles; Bigtime, Burger, Bouncer, Baggy, Bankjob, Bebop and Babyface. (Alliteration gone mad - they all start with 'B'). There are quite a few other Beagles who make cameo appearances in the series and the majority of these also have names that start with the letter 'B'.
From Quiz: Two To Three Time Toons
Answer: Garth Ennis
Though the vast majority of the stories deal with events set during World War II, there's been stories set during the Spanish Civil War and the 1973's Middle East war. Garth Ennis is known for "Hellblazer", "The Boys", "Preacher", "Hitman" and "Punisher Max".
From Quiz: Comic Book Randomness!
Answer: National Lampoon
Trots and Bonnie first appeared in the November, 1972 issue of "National Lampoon" and drawn by Shary Flenniken, who was also an editor for the magazine. The strip ran in "National Lampoon" until 1990.
From Quiz: Who Published Me? Part III
Answer: DC Comics
Deadshot first appeared in "Batman" #59 in 1950, seemingly as a new crime-fighter in Gotham City, but readily exposed as another bad guy out to get The Dark Knight.
From Quiz: Who Published Me? Part II
Answer: Eastern Color Printing
In 1933, a premium not sold on newsstands, "Famous Funnies, A Carnival of Comics" was printed by Eastern Color Printing and put out by Delacort, but found only in Woolworth's department stores. When Delacort (later known as Dell) declined to continue printing the title, an Easter Color printing salesman, Max Gaines took it upon himself to issue "Famous Funnies" #1 in 1934. Max Gaines would later become the notorious publisher of EC Comics.
From Quiz: Who Published Me? Part I
Answer: Charlie Brown
The 'Beetle Bailey' comic series is set in a US army camp and features the capers of a soldier Beetle Bailey. The series was created by Mort Walker and was first published on 4 September 1950 by Kings Feature Syndicate. Sergeant Snorkel or Sarge is Beetle's boss who always picks on Beetle. General Halftrack is the head of Camp Swampy and Miss Buxley is the lovely secretary of the General who has a soft corner for Beetle. Other popular characters in the series include Killer, Zero, Otto and Lt. Fuzz. Charlie Brown is a character from the 'Peanuts' series.
From Quiz: Assorted Comic Book Characters - 3
Answer: Snoopy
'Peanuts' is a comic series created by Charles Schulz and published by United Features Syndicate on 2 October 1950. It features Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy. The series was one of the most popular newspaper strips. The series ended on February 13, 2000, a day after Schulz's death.
From Quiz: Assorted Comic Book Characters - 2
Answer: Jon
'Garfield' is a comic series featuring a cat Garfield and its owner Jon Arbuckle. The series was created by Jim Davis in 19 June 1978 and published by United Features Syndicate. It is one of the most widely syndicated comic strips and is featured in the Guinness Book of World Records. Odie is the dog in Jon's house, Mrs. Feeny is the neighbour whom Garfield likes to irritate and Pooky is a stuffed bear, a favourite of Garfield.
From Quiz: Assorted Comic Book Characters - 1
Answer: Spark Plug
Barney Google, was an American comic strip created in 1919 by Billy De Beck. The strip ran until the 1950s. It inspired a popular song, "Barney Google with the Goo Goo Googly Eyes" and apparently a popular search engine.
From Quiz: Vintage Comic Strips
Answer: The Incredible Hulk #181
Wolverine's "official" first appearance was a cameo in "The Incredible Hulk" #180. His first full appearance came with issue #181 valued today at around $1250.
From Quiz: Comic Book Firsts
Answer: Blue Beetle
The Blue Beetle has had quite a few comic book incarnations, beginning back in "Mystery Men Comics" #1 published in 1939 by Fox Comics. The Silver Age version of the character regained prominence in the eighties as a part of the humorous version of the Justice League. The character's newest incarnation premiered during the events of the Infinite Crisis, after Ted Kord was murdered.
From Quiz: Comic Book Secret Identities
Answer: Brian Braddock
Brian Braddock is the older twin brother of Elizabeth (later, Psylocke) and younger sibling to elder brother, Jaime. Unknown to his children, their father was actually a native to the other-dimensional Otherworld and agent of its ruler, Merlin. Their father created an elaborate organic computer beneath their mansion, calling it Mastermind, to monitor their children in hopes that one of them would become this dimension's version of the hero Captain Britain. Montgomery Falsworth grew up to become a British nobleman. After situations still not fully revealed, Falsworth became a government operative (okay, "spy") during the first World War. His superiors decided to create a guise that would strike terror in enemy hearts as well as rally troops-- by having Falsworth appear as a personification of the British national flag. Brian Falsworth shared a cell with a German scientist who tried to recreate the super-soldier formula that created the hero Captain America, but would not let his experiment fall into Nazi hands. Instead, he gave the only sample to Falsworth, who drank the solution and became physically enhanced. Joseph Chapman was born of a more lower class parentage in London. Chapman, an art student, became involved with the original Union Jack's plan to team up with Captain America to defeat the vampire Baron Blood. With Falsworth's sudden death, it was up to Chapman to pose as Union Jack.
From Quiz: Miscellaneous Comic Knowledge!
Answer: Rob Liefeld
'Doom's IV' was a comic created by Rob Liefeld that is very similar to the 'Fantastic 4' at Marvel Comics.
From Quiz: Challenging Quiz On Image Comics Titles
Answer: The Crypt of Terror
'Tales From The Crypt' was originally titled 'The Crypt of Terror'. This comic book series was published by Entertaining Comics, or EC, in the 1950s. EC was known for its horror, crime, and science fiction comics, which often featured graphic violence and gore. 'Tales From The Crypt' was one of EC's most popular titles, and it spawned a TV series and several movies. However, EC's comics were also controversial, and they were the subject of a Senate hearing in 1954 that led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority.
From Quiz: Entertaining Comics Part One
Answer: Razorback
Check the issue number 15 of Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-man for this one.
From Quiz: Bad Comic Ideas and Characters
Answer: Mask across her eyes
Bat Cow has a large bat like mask on her face. The cow was rescued from a slaughterhouse by Batman and Robin, and is now part of their menagerie at Wayne Manor. She also has a large star marking.
Bat Cow was created by DC illustrators in "Batman Incorporated" Vol 2 #1, which was released in July 2012. Bat Cow is a member of the League of Super Pets, and is also known as the Battling Bovine.
From Quiz: Cows in Comic Books
Answer: Deadpool
Deadpool's first appearance is in Marvel Comics "The New Mutants" edition 98, which was published in February, 1991. He immediately drew comparisons with Deathstroke from DC Comics' "Teen Titans".
In the comic version Wade Wilson is a young man dying of cancer who is recruited into a programme called "Weapon X" which may offer him a way of defeating his cancer. The programme gives his body the ability to regenerate tissue and organs that have been damaged or destroyed, at an accelerated rate. It also endows him with super agility, heightens his endurance and significantly lengthens his lifespan. Being an expert with the sword and a range of martial arts he now becomes the ultimate assassin.
Deadpool has a range of other attributes and there have also been a number of different versions of him, too many to be detailed here.
In another case of alliteration gone mad Wade Winston Wilson is portrayed in the X-Men Origins movie by Ryan Rodney Reynolds. There was also a "Wolverine and the X-Men" television series planned where Deadpool would have been voiced by Nolan North but the series did not proceed.
Further information on Deadpool can be gleaned from Marvel.com.
From Quiz: Two To Three Time Toons
Answer: Marvel Comics
Glory first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #140 in 1975, meeting Peter in the hallway of his apartment building in the Chelsea area of Manhattan. She was the longest-serving assistant to Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson before he became the Mayor of New York City
From Quiz: Who Published Me? Part III
Answer: Charlton Comics
Premiering in 1953, "Atomic Mouse" ran for 54 issues and was drawn by Al Fago. In 2001, the character was revived by Shanda Fantasy Arts. Charlton Comics started publishing in 1946 and continued up to 1985 with DC Comics thereafter acquiring the rights to some of their characters. Steve Ditko was a heavy contributor to many of the titles they published.
From Quiz: Who Published Me? Part II
Answer: DC Comics
Created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, Samuel "Slam" Bradley made his first appearance in "Detective Comics" #1 in 1937. A long running strip behind Batman, Slam Bradley's last appearance for many years was in "Detective Comics" #152. Since 1981, he has been a recurring character in the DC Comics Universe.
From Quiz: Who Published Me? Part I
Answer: Amazing Spider-Man #300
Though he appeared in both "Amazing Spider-Man" numbers 298 and 299 briefly, Venom's first full appearance was in issue #300. Since that first appearance, he has developed into one of Spiderman's arch-enemies. "Daredevil" #181 features the death of Elektra.
From Quiz: Mixed Comic Book Trivia From a Confused Mind
Answer: Ruff
'Dennis the Menace' by Hank Ketcham features the antics of a five year old boy always upto mischief. Ruff is the name of his dog, Hot Dog is the cat featured in the series, Joey is the best pal of Dennis and Mr. Wilson is the next door neighbour who is the target of Dennis's mischief. The popular series was first published in newspapers by Fantagraphic books on 12 March 1951.
From Quiz: Assorted Comic Book Characters - 3
Answer: Regina
'Richie Rich' is a comic series by Harvey comics, first published in the comic book 'Little Dot' issue number 1 dated September 1953. It features the stories of Richie Rich, the richest kid in the world. Richie's father is Richard Rich, his mother is Regina Rich and he has a dog appropriately named Dollar. Some other popular characters in the series include his girlfriend Gloria, his cousin Reggie, the butler Cadbury, robot maid Irona and Professor Keenbean the inventor. Vanessa is Reggie's mother and Noovo is Richie's aunt.
From Quiz: Assorted Comic Book Characters - 2
Answer: Snowy
Beau Peep is a French legionary in Africa. This comic series was created by Roger Kettle and Andrew Christine and first published in 2 November 1978 in the British paper 'Daily Star'. Beau has joined the legion to escape from his girlfriend, the ugly Doris. Dennis is his stupid pal, Egon is the unhygienic chef and The Nomad is a popular egoistic character who tries to defeat Beau, but fails. Snowy is a character (dog) from the "Tintin" series.
From Quiz: Assorted Comic Book Characters - 1
Answer: Joe Palooka
Joe Palooka was an American strip about a heavyweight boxer, created by cartoonist Ham Fisher. Fisher committed suicide in 1955 and the strip was then drawn by Tony DiPreta, with Morris Weiss doing the writing. DiPreta drew the strip for 31 years until it was counted out on November 24, 1984.
From Quiz: Vintage Comic Strips
Answer: Amazing Fantasy #15
Spidey's first appearance in "Amazing Fantasy" #15 is worth around $40,000 today.
From Quiz: Comic Book Firsts
Answer: Whitney Frost
Whitney Frost also used the costumed identity of Madame Masque.
From Quiz: Comic Book Secret Identities
Answer: The Fantastic Four
Spidey and the FF teamed up (and fought each other -- twice!) in this interesting story written by "X-Men" scribe Chris Claremont and drawn by "Daredevil" writer/artist Frank Miller.
From Quiz: Comic Books: The 100th Issue
Answer: Superman
Superman is called "The Man Of Steel" because of his massive strength. He can lift trucks, railway coaches, and can even fly.
From Quiz: Comic Mania
Answer: Will O' The Wisp
Jackson Arvad, the chief scientist for electromagnetic research at the Brand Corporation, was turned into the energy being called Will O' the Wisp during an accident at his laboratory. After escaping from the lab, where his employer, James Melvin, left him to die, he contacted Dr. Jonas Harrow, in order to be cured of his deteriorating condition. Harrow, implanted a receptor onto his skull, which on the surface would allow Wisp to maintain his physical integrity, but really would allow Harrow to control the energy being.
From Quiz: Miscellaneous Comic Knowledge!
Answer: Whilce Poratcio
Whilce Portacio created this comic about a team of humans with symbiotic armor that fought vampires.
From Quiz: Challenging Quiz On Image Comics Titles
Answer: Maxwell
William M. Gaines, the subject of this question, was the publisher of Entertaining Comics, or EC, during the 1950s. His father, Maxwell Gaines, was also a prominent figure in the comic book industry, having founded All-American Publications, which later merged with National Comics to become DC Comics. Interestingly, Maxwell Gaines was responsible for creating the first comic book that featured all-original material, rather than just reprints of newspaper comic strips. He also played a key role in the development of the superhero genre, having helped to create characters such as The Flash and Green Lantern.
From Quiz: Entertaining Comics Part One
Answer: Neal Adams
Adams' work on 'Deadman', 'Batman' and 'the X-men' were considered milestones in comic art.
From Quiz: Comic Artists That Made History
Answer: Dr. Doom's Mask
Check out Byrne's FF run for that silly story
From Quiz: Bad Comic Ideas and Characters
Answer: Wanda and Pietro Maximoff
Bova started out as a cow, but was turned into a cow/human hybrid by the High Evolutionary. The cow went to Wundagore Mountain in Sokovia, where she raised the Maximoff twins (AKA Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver).
Bova was created by Marvel illustrators Roy Thomas and Rich Buckler. She made her first appearance in "Giant-Size Avengers" #1, which came out in August 1974. Bova is also known as the Old Woman on the Hill and Bessie.
Uriel and Eimin are the Apocalypse Twins from "Uncanny Avengers" (2013-14). Thor and Loki are part of Norse mythology and part of the "Thor" series. Sue and Johnny Storm are members of the Fantastic Four.
From Quiz: Cows in Comic Books
