Final Comic Book Review
25. When she first meets Superman in the 1978 film, Lois Lane exclaims, "You've got me?!...
"Whos got you?"
2. Retcon
(Roy Thomas) shortened form of retroactive continuity
10. Image
10
4. What was the cover price of the golden age comic books?
10 Cents
23. In the cartoon, at what time each night does Superman wreak havoc on the Japanese?
11pm
13. Comic books cost more in the fall of 1961; what was the new price?
12 Cents
9. DC
26
8. Marvel Market
39
6. Superman appeared on the cover of Action Comics #1. How many issues were published before he was shown on the cover
5
5. How many pages were in the first comic books?
64
11. Star Wars has
80 different covers each $4.99 48 pages (2015)
6. Digital Comic sales have stayed at about
90 Million a Year
13. As Bruce Wayne sits in his home declaring that "Criminals are a superstitious , cowardly lot..." what happens?
A bat flies through the window
24. Complete the Quote "Look! Up in the sky! It's...
A bird, it's a plane, no its Superman!
11. In what comic book did Superman first appear?
Action Comics #1
6. What comic book writers first notable work appeared in The Sage of The Swamp Thing?
Alan Moore
8. The writer of Watchmen and V for Vendetta is
Alan Moore
11. In addition to DC Comics, what other division of the company published comic books in the 1940's
All American Comics
7. Which change of title/genre did not occur?
All American Comics became All-American Crime Busters
22. What happened to all the kryptonite when Julius Schwartz took over Superman?
All turned to Iron
16. Captain Pureheart
Archie Comics
14. Name the two men who created Batman
Bob Kane and Bill Finger
16. Robin The Boy Wonder
Bob Kane and Bill Finger
15. Name one of the drivers of the comic book mobile?
Bob Rozakis
9. In the late 1940's and early 1950's, what did come civic groups urge children to do?
Burn comic books
23. Who punched Adolf Hitler on the cover of his first comic book?
Captain America
23. What character did DC Comics claim was a copyright infringement of Superman?
Captain Marvel
21. What superhero could not say his name aloud because it would change him back to his everyday identity?
Captain Marvel Jr
18. William M Marston and Maxwell C Gains created Wonder Women. What nom de plume did they use to sign their work?
Charles Moulton
20. Captain Atom
Charlton Comics
23. What were Diamond, Capital City and Heroes World known for?
Comic Distribution
14. What was designed by publishers to show parents that their comics were safe for children?
Comics Code Authority
10. WHich of the following was NOT a new comic book publisher in the 1980's?
Comics Unlimited
18. Frank Miller
Created Sin City
6. Lec Gleason and Bill Gains are both known for publishing comic books of which genre?
Crime
3. Lev Gleason was the publisher of the first crime comic. What was its title?
Crime Does Not Pay
10. In the summer of 1961 which company dominated the superhero comic market
DC
17. Johnny Thunder & Black Lightning
DC Comics
8. Frank Miller first gained notoriety when he became the regular artist on what comic?
Daredevil
4. The first official Marvel graphic novel was...
Death of Captain Marvel
15. Donald Duck
Dell Comics
19. Frankenstein
Dell Comics
5. After Marvel decided to distribute it's books, which distributor signed exclusive deals with DC and Image?
Diamond
1. What did Maxwell Gains not do?
Die in a Motorcycle Accident
7. August , 2009 $4 billion
Disney bought Marvel
19. Gil Kane
Drew the graphic novel Black Mark
3. How did Peter Parker get his powers?
Exposure to cosmic rays-Bitten by a radioactive spider
2. The first comic book, a collection of newspaper strip reprints was
Famous Funnies
19. Captain Marvel
Fawcett Comics
18. Phil Seuling
Founded Seagate Distributors
23. What was notable about the first issue of Batman: Legends of The Dark Knight?
Four different covers
12. After the revision of the Comic COde in 1971, Marvel produced comic books starring two famous literary characters:
Frankenstein and Dracula
22. Who was the author of Seduction of The Innocent?
Fredric Wertham
4. Which was not published by National Allied Publications in the 1930's?
Fun Adventure Comics
10. Which was not banned by the comics code authority?
Ghosts
22. What did the CGC start doing in 1999?
Guarantee Comic Book Authenticity
9. In the first superman story, the Man of Steel has to speak to the governor. What superfeat did he have to perform to get into the governor's bedroom?
Had to use super strength to break down the governor's bed room door
18. Fighting American
Harvey Comics
8. When Carmine Infantino took over as head of DC Comics, what major change did he make?
He replaced editors who were writers with editors who were artists
12. While testifying to the U.S Senate, what did Bill Gaines say would have been in bad taste to show on the cover of Crime Suspenstories
Holding the head of the decapitated body higher to see the blood dripping form the head, and moving the body closer so you can see the missing head
7. The lead character in the first Marvel based movie was...
Howard The Duck
6. For which company did Jim Shooter NOT work in the Dark Age?
Image
1. Which of the following is the primary reason for the increase in the price of comic books in the 1970s?
Increases in the cost of paper and printing
7. Which of the following was NOT editor in chief at Marvel comics during the 1970s?
Jack Kirby
2. "The Great One Is Coming" referred to what event at the beginning of the Bronze Age?
Jack Kirby coming to DC from Marvel
18. Slam Bradley
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
22. What writer/artist team sued DC Comics for control of their creations?
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
7. Name the two men who created Superman
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
2. Who was NOT a member of the "Marvel Bullpen"
Joe Simon
6. The creators of the first romance comics were...
Joe Simon & Jack Kirby
16. Name the two men who created Captain America.
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
20. Bucky Barnes
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
1. Which of the following was NOT one of the founders of Image Comics
John Byrne
2. Who was lured away from Marvel to revamp Superman?
John Byrne
24. What DC Comics "go to guy" was tasked with bringing back the original wonder women?
Julius Schwartz
9. What did Frederic Wertham claim was caused by reading comic books
Juvenile Delinquency
1. Which of the following did Jack Kirby NOT do?
Leave Timely to work for MLJ Comics
25. What dark age calamity did Aquaman suffer?
Losing his arm to Priannas
14. What was the longest running comic book title that EC Comics published
MAD!
15. Art Spiegelman created what many outside comics consider the first graphic novel; name it?
MAUS (Mouse)
12. What about Archie Comics
MLJ Comics
16. Archie
MLJ Comics
15. What did Bill Gaines do to MAD when he stopped publishing comic books?
Made a Magazine
21. What major move did Julius Schwartz make to Clark Kent when he took over editing Superman?
Made him a news reporter
5. Which was not a New Creation of Jack Kirby's during his Bronze Age Time at DC
Manhunter
18. Sub
Mariner -Timely Comics
7. Which of the following was not involved in a lawsuit with DC?
Martin Goodman
17. Doctor Strange
Marvel Comics
17. Diana Prince
Max Gaines and William Marston
3. Between 1974 and 1985 the price of a 32 page comic book...
More than tripled
15. Who was the longtime editor of the Superman comics that retired in 1970?
Mort Weisinger
14. What event was first held in 1964 and was later taken over by Phil Seuling?
NYC Comic Con
10. The three largest comic book publishers in the industry all got their start in the Golden Age. By what name was DC originally known as
National Allied Publication
23. Name one of the core 4 villians from the Batman TV Show
Penguin, Riddler, Joker
3. Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson published the first comic book featuring new material rather then comic strip reprints. What was different about this magazine compared to today's comic books?
Physically double the size of a regular comic book
20. Christopher Reeve
Played the man of Steel in the movies
16. Michael Uslan
Produced the Batman Movies
7. Which of the following was not one of the features in early issues of Showcase
Public Defenders
17. What was Captain America doing on the cover of his debut cover?
Punching Hitler
16. Jenette Kahn
Replaced Carmine Infantino as DC Publishers
17. Roy Thomas
Replaced Stan Lee as Marvel Editor and Chief
20. Billy Batson becomes Captain Marvel by saying what?
SHAZAM
25. What could Captain Marvel Junior never do?
Say His Name
14. What did phil seuling and Jonni levas do in the 1970s that changed the way people bought comic books?
Seagate Distributors
21. What was the name of Fredric Wertham expose of the comic book industry
Seduction of The Innocent
24. What was the big change brought about by the revamp of Wonder Women?
She became a spy and they took out her costume
8. Prior to Superman's debut, his creators produced other works for DC name them.
Spy, Slam Bradley, Fedrel Man
9. Milestone Media published comic books and primarily featured
Superheroes of Color
24. What genre had the largest percentage of titles in 1941 and the lowest ten years later?
Superheros
2. What two genres dominated the comic book market at the end of World War II?
Superheros and Humor
5. DC leading in
TV shows
11. Which of the following was NOT one of the first "Fanboys" to work in the comics industry?
Ted P Skimmer
24. How was it decided that Robin would die in "A Death in the Family"?
Telephone Call
13. What two words did the comics code ban from use in the titles of comic books?
Terror , Horror
9. What happens when Marvel produced a three issue story that involved Spiderman dealing with a friends Addiction?
The Comics Code Authority rejected the issues
15. Bearing a great similarity to The Shadow of the pulp magazines, what masked character appeared in Detective Comics before the debut of Batman?
The Crimson Avenger
2. What costumed character appeared in Detective Comics before Batman?
The Crimson Avenger
12. What superhero title did Stan Lee and Jack Kirby create in the summer of 1961?
The Fantastic Four
21. Name a comic book superhero who appeared in a live action TV show in the 1990s?
The Flash
12. Which superhero became the villain Parallax in the Dark Ages?
The Green Lantern
13. The blizzard of 1978 is blamed for what major comic book event?
The Implosion
21. In the World War ll cartoon, who was holding Clark and Lois prisoner?
The Japanese
19. What none comic book invention was Marston responsible for?
The Lie Detector
5. Though superman is recognized as the first costumed hero to appear in comic books, what superhero appeared in newspaper
The Phantom
8. The Superhero who lost his star spot to Archie was
The Shield
8. Which her appeared in comics published by MLJ
The Shield
4. Which Marvel heroes burst out of their clothes when they transform?
The Thing and The Hulk
1. The first comic strip, which appeared in The New York Times, was
The Yellow Kid
22. What did Bob Overstreet first publish in the 1970
The comic book pricing guide
13. Whos was "Charles Moulton"
The nom de plume name for William M. Marston
5. Which of the following changed in the late 1940's.?
The page count of comic books
9. What made Charlton Comics different from other comic book publishers?
They print their comics on their own presses
10. What did comic book publishers do to protect themselves in the 1950's
They set up a self-censorship organization
5. Jack Kirby returned to Atlas (Marvel) in 1959. What event opened up a position for him?
They were bought out and became part of larger corporations
6. What event did DC and Marvel have in common in the late 1960s?
They were bought out and became part of larger corporations
11. What about Marvel Comics
Timely Comics
3. Reboot
To discard all continuity in as established series in order to recreate its characters timeline and back story from the beginning
10. Which of the following was NOT a company bought by Marvel in the 1990's
Toy Biz
14. After the event above, what company bought marvel?
Toy Biz
25. Superman's opening line on his TV show?
Truth, Justice and American Way
4. Which was not a sources of characters who appeared in comic books in the late 1940s
Tv Shows
12. Before what Govt body did Bill Gaines testify in?
US Senate
3. Which was NOT a subsidiary line of DC Comics
Valiant Comics
11. Which was NOT a "Sale feature" of Image Comics?
Villains with large teeth and larger schemes
17. Jim Shooter
Was fired by three different publishers
13. How did marvel comics "bottom out" in 1996?
Went Bankrupt
4. A Contract with God was the first graphic novel written and drawn by what creator whose career began in the golden age?
Will Eisner
19. Sheena Queen of The Jungle
Will Eisner and Jerry Iger
22. Name the two men who packaged comic book stories for a variety of publishers during the Golden Age?
Will Igar, Jerry Eisner)
1. Which of the following characters did Julius Schwartz NOT revamp during the silver age?
Wonder Women
21. Name a comic book superhero who appeared in a love action TV show in the 1970's
Wonder Women, Hulk
20. Neil Gaiman
Wrote Sandman
19. Jim Lee
Wrote/ drew the 8 million copy selling X-Men #1
3. In addition to black, what other color of ink was used on the very first comic strip (giving it its name)
Yellow
1. Revamp is an...
act of improving the form structure of appearance of something
11. Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams introduced "relevance"
dealing with the current real world events in which comic book?-Green Lantern and Green Arrow
4. Marvel is Leading in
movies
20. In 1951, what genre of comics has the smallest market share
superheros
5. Image Comics made
the walking dead
