Comics Trivia

1. One of the most popular DC Comic characters is without a doubt "Batman", who in reality is millionaire Bruce Wayne. What tragedy befell young Bruce and ultimately influenced his decision to become a crime fighter?

From Quiz Comic Book Characters Guess Who

Answer: His parents were murdered

The murder of his parents, the prominent Gotham socialite, Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha right in front him caused Bruce to become "The Caped Crusader".

From Quiz Grin and Bear It

Answer: George Maurice Lichtenstein

George was born in 1905 and his first cartoon was published in "Judge" magazine when he was just sixteen years old. This was no small feat as at the time the magazine was very popular and had sales in excess of 100,000 copies an issue.

From Quiz Mixing My Favourite Comics - "The Beanztopandy"

Answer: "The Topper"

"Beryl the Peril" is the brainchild of Scottish cartoonist, David Law, who is also responsible for the creation of "Dennis the Menace". She appeared in the very first issue of the "The Topper" comic, (back in 1953), and like Dennis, she too is known for her penchant for causing mischief. When "The Topper" and "The Beezer" merged in 1990, "Beryl the Peril" continued to appear, and when "The Beezer and Topper" came to an end, (in 1993), she became part of "The Dandy". Moreover, in 2008, David Law's daughter, Rosemary Moffat, publicly revealed that it was she who inspired Law to create this mischievous character. For although she looked nothing like "Beryl the Peril", her tomboy antics as a child provided her father with an abundance of material for his comic strip.

From Quiz Amalgam Comics

Answer: Access

Axel Asher is Access, a human with the ability to travel between the DC and Marvel universes. He can also combine characters from both universes at will.

From Quiz When Marvel and DC Cross Paths

Answer: Wolverine & Logan

Writer Roger Slifer and penciller Keith Giffen seemed to be going for a minor in-joke, but Lobo actually became quite popular in his own right, and wound up appearing in multiple mini-series, and even earning a regular series at DC.

From Quiz British Super-Heroes from the 40s and 50s

Answer: Streamline

Streamline made his first appearance in 1947's "Streamline Comics" #1. Scientist Keenan King innoculated himself with Elixir X to become one of Britain's many fastest men alive.

From Quiz Jim Aparo - Definitive 'Batman' Artist of the 70s

Answer: Stern Wheeler

Neither Jim nor Ralph received any kind of payment for "Stern Wheeler", the idea being that the exposure their work received in the newspaper would be more valuable than a paycheck. Unfortunately, the strip was never picked up by a syndicate, and Jim went to work for another Connecticut-based company, Charlton Comics (Ralph moved on into the field of television production). Spotlight Comics reprinted the first "Stern Wheeler" storyline in a 1986 comic book.

From Quiz More British Comics and Their Characters

Answer: Dandy

Korky ruled the front page of the the "Dandy" between 1937 and 1984. In the end he was pushed off by that other regular Desperate Dan. Korky's nephew called Copycat appeared in a comic called "Magic".

From Quiz British Comics and Their Characters

Answer: Pilot of the Future

Dan's full name was Daniel MacGregor Dare and he first appeared in "Eagle" on the 14th April, 1950. Dan's chief was Sir Hubert Guest. His companion was Spaceman Class I Albert Digby, and his enemy was the Mekon of Venus. The original artist was Frank Hampson.

From Quiz DC Marvel 2K3

Answer: Kilowog

Sinestro was no Green Lantern by that point; Sinestro was on a one time deal with the Guardians to stop Jordan. In a true cowboy fashion, Hal Jordan was on his way to absorb all the power of the battery when he was confronted by his old teacher/friend/ally Kilowog. Armed with an unbeatable will along with numerous other GL rings, Hal eventually killed Kilowog by blasting him with a high intensity energy beam that dissolved him!

From Quiz The Works of Jhonen Vasquez

Answer: 777

Ironically, 777 is 'heaven's number'. In Johnny's own words, 'Does this look like heaven'?

From Quiz Classic Comic Heroes

Answer: Belt

From Quiz Comic's Bad Guys

Answer: Magneto

Often times, the Master of Magnetism has lead numerous groups of evil mutants on his quest, but been bested by former friend Charles Xavier and his followers, the X-Men. He has been portrayed in the 'X-Men' films by veteran actor Sir Ian McKellan.

From Quiz Comic Book Characters Guess Who

Answer: Kal-El

Before the distant planet Krypton exploded Jor-El placed his only child and son Ka-El in a spacecraft which eventually landed on Earth. Adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent he eventually discovered that he had special powers.

From Quiz Grin and Bear It

Answer: The Gargoyle

During his time on the magazine, George was known as Maurice Lichty. He graduated from Michigan in 1929. Other famous alumni who worked on "The Gargoyle" over the years include playwright Arthur Miller and Marvel comics writer/editor Allen Milgrom.

From Quiz Amalgam Comics

Answer: Dark Claw

Dark Claw is a combination of Batman and Wolverine, who battles the Hyena, an amalgamation of The Joker and Sabretooth. Logan Wayne is a do-nothing playboy by day, using that persona to mask his nighttime crusading.

From Quiz British Super-Heroes from the 40s and 50s

Answer: Maxwell the Mighty

Maxwell the Mighty made his debut in the first (and only) issue of Hotspur Publishing's "Prang Comic". Maxwell was also known for his odd and sometimes out-of-place exclamations, such as yelling "Jemima!" while wrestling a giant snake. He often helped out his landlady, Mrs. Reed and his secretary, Miss Dent.

From Quiz Jim Aparo - Definitive 'Batman' Artist of the 70s

Answer: The Prankster

"The Prankster" fought crime with toys and gag items, which seemed to confound the high-tech workings of the fascist society ruled by the tyrant Bane. The feature was well-done and ahead of its time, but only made a single 8-page appearance, in the final issue of Charlton's "Thunderbolt". Denny O'Neil co-created the character, and scripted the story under his pseudonym of Sergius O'Shaugnessy.

From Quiz More British Comics and Their Characters

Answer: Lady Penelope

"Lady Penelope", the comic, ran from 1966-69. The character's full name was Lady Penelope Creighton Ward. She was chauffered through her adventures by reformed burglar "The Nose" Parker, who became popular enough to have his own strip "The Perils of Parker".

From Quiz British Comics and Their Characters

Answer: In two pigtails tied with ribbons.

Beryl first appeared in "Topper" in 1953. The artist was David Law and Beryl was introduced with the lines, "She's nearly always in disgrace - This tomboy with the funny face."

From Quiz DC Marvel 2K3

Answer: 3 cows

The Vision was shot down by 3 cows that turned out to be Skrulls. Injured, he went back to the mansion to get help and the rest was history as Iron Man, Thor , and Cap stepped up the battle lines!

From Quiz General Comic Trivia, Marvel and DC

Answer: Department H

Department H also ran Alpha Flight and other superhuman groups in Canada.

From Quiz The Works of Jhonen Vasquez

Answer: Keef

Things get ugly for Keef when he refuses to leave Zim alone.

From Quiz Classic Comic Heroes

Answer: Marvel

Supposedly printed using a bit of blood from each of the members of Kiss...however it was merely a publicity stunt.

From Quiz Grin and Bear It

Answer: Chicago Daily Times

At the time, in 1929, the paper was the "Chicago Daily Times". It had started out as the "Evening Journal" in the 1840s, and is still published today as the "Chicago Sun-Times".

From Quiz Mixing My Favourite Comics - "The Beanztopandy"

Answer: Cow pie

Drawn by Dudley D. Watkins, "Desperate Dan" appeared in the very first issue of "The Dandy" comic, dated 4th December 1937. Initially he was portrayed as a lawbreaker, but this changed over time, and eventually he became a hero of sorts. A native of Cactusville, "Desperate Dan" was incredibly strong and robust, and was known for his love of cow pie. Indeed up until 1996, the humble cow pie had featured in most of "Desperate Dan's" comic strips. However, due to the outbreak of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) that was sweeping Britain, "Desperate Dan" was forced to forgo his favourite treat for a while, and gorge himself on fish and vegetables instead.

From Quiz Amalgam Comics

Answer: Lightning

Amazon was a combination of Wonder Woman and Storm. She had a lasso made of lightning that forced anybody in its grasp to speak the truth. Amazon could mentally prevent this lasso from electrocuting its targets.

From Quiz British Super-Heroes from the 40s and 50s

Answer: Quicksilver

Quicksilver (no relation to the heroes of the same name from Marvel Comics and Quality/DC Comics) was one of the first heroes to be environmentally-friendly. He was the "protector of wild life", and he acted as that in his first adventure in "The Round Up" (1948), in which Quicksilver saved the wild stallion, Shadow, from the clutches of Coffin Reilly and his gang.

From Quiz More British Comics and Their Characters

Answer: Keyhole Kate

Keyhole Kate first appeared in the "Dandy" from 1937-55. She emerged again in "Sparky" from 1965-74. The advertising slogan went as follows: "Keyhole Kaye' a little sneak....See her on this page every week!" Keyhole Kate's favourite reading matter was "Keyhole Topics" by O. Howie Peeps.

From Quiz British Comics and Their Characters

Answer: Bessie Bunter

Bessie also appeared in "June" from 1964-74 and in "Tammy" from 1974-81.Cliff House School was the setting, with its headmistress Miss Stackpole. Bessie shared her study, but not her cream buns, with skinny Mary Moldsworth.

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