Planet of the Capes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Batman

Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, Batman debuted in comics in 1939. It wasn't until 1968 that Batman first appeared in animation when he was featured in episodes of "Superman".

Over the years more than a dozen actors have played the character in animation.

Answer: Superman

The Man of Steel was created in Ohio by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster in 1933. However he wouldn't appear in a published comic until 1938, which is the date he is officially considered to have been created.

He moved into animation in 1941 when Max Fleischer animated him in seventeen shorts that were aired at movie theaters.

Bud Collyer was the voice actor at the time.

Answer: Space Ghost

Space Ghost was created in the mid-1960s for Hannah Barbera animation. He was a mainstay of the shows of that era then mostly went away. At the time he was a serious superhero figure.

The character was brought back in 1994 as a jocular talk show host.

In 2011, the character was reintroduced as a serious crime fighter in a comic book series from DC Comics.

Answer: No

Not only did the character not wear a cape, he didn't have his own animated television show in the 1990s either.

The character, was however featured in other character's shows and as part of various "Justice League" shows.

Answer: Martian Manhunter

The Martian Manhunter is almost always portrayed as the last surviving member of his race.

He travelled to Earth and used his powers to fit in, eventually becoming a crime fighter as well.

His animation appearances are normally in ensemble casts, rarely as the main character of an episode.

Answer: The Fantastic Four

There have been several "Fantastic Four" animated films since they were created by Stan Lee in the 1960s.

Sue Storm is most often portrayed as the girlfriend or wife of Reed Richards and sister of Johnny Storm, two of her team mates.

She typically has the powers of invisibility, astral projection and force field creation.

Answer: False

The character, one of the younger team members in 1992's "X-Men" the animated series, typically wore a yellow trenchcoat. During that series she was never shown with a cape.

The character has a fascination with Wolverine during the series, much the same as the Rogue character had in the live-action movies based around the franchise.

Answer: Powergirl

Gamora, Catwoman and The Phoenix have all rarely if ever worn a cape during their animated appearances. All three typically have more skintight outfits. Catwoman and Gamora both started out as criminals turned hero.

Powergirl typically is portrayed as having strength and flight similar to Superman, and a yellow cape to offset her white outfit as well.

Answer: Barbara Gordon

The Barbara Gordon version of Batgirl is the police commissioner's daughter. This is the most common version of the character in both animation and comics.

Gordon succeeds where her father has failed, she uncovers Batman's secret identity and ends up one of his teammates during the run of the series.

Answer: Storm

During "X-Men" 1992, Beast wasn't even always portrayed as wearing a shirt, since he was hairy all over.

In the same series Wolverine and Cyclops traditionally wore the standard X-Men garb.

Storm, on the other hand, wore a white jumpsuit with a long cape.