Superhero Final Exam
What iconic phrase is associated with Spider-Man?
"With great power comes great responsibility."
the first successful newspaper in England appeared in what year:
1702
The Silver Age is widely regarded as ending in _____ when established leadership at DC and Marvel stepped down.
1970
William Hogarth produced what piece of six panel "moralizing art" (w/ pics and text captions) in 1732?
A Harlets progress
Flash
Ares
Which of the following terms were NOT found in the 1966 movie Batman:
Bat-Eraser
Which non DC character was the most popular during the Golden Age?
Captain Marvel
In the novel Watchmen the second group of costumed adventurers (the Crimebusters, in 1966) was formed by:
Captain Metropolis
Name the four "super-criminals" in the 1966 movie Batman:
Catwoman The Joker The Riddler Penguin
What were responsible for the renewed success of superhero comics during the Silver Age?
Changes in demographic Atomic anxiety New media and forms of expression
In class, we discussed Superman origin stories in which of the following media:
Comics, Films, Newspapers, Television, Radio
which of the following is not an example of pectoral representation
Cuneiform tablets
Wonder Woman
Diana
What is the hero name of each of the following Jonathan Osterman
Dr. Manhattan
the worlds oldest written hero tale, describing the adventures of the smei-divine king of Uruk was tittled?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Artist Bob Kane always shared equal credit with collaborator Bill Fingers for the creation and design of Batman.
False
Depictions of America's enemies during World War II were always fair, balanced and nuanced.
False
The creator of Superman got the term from the work of philosopher Arthur Rimbaud: "Also Sprach Zarathustra."
False (Fedderick..)
what Philip While novel introduced a character that could be the insperation for superman?
Gladiator
The death of Spiderman love interest _______ is widely regarded as the signature event of the Bronze Age.
Gwen Stacey
Joseph Campbell published what work in 1948 on the mythology of the hero?
Hero w/ 1000 faces
Superman is which greek mythological character?
Hurcules
Superman was the creation of two Jewish boys from Cleveland: Jerry _______ and Joe ________.
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
What comics character became black for one day to allow the comic to explore racial issues?
Louis Lane
Which comic company was the most in tune with the emerging psychedelic culture of the 1960's?
Marvel Comics
Daniel Dreiberg
Nite Owl
In the Spiderman film, the Green Goblin is really Norman ______.
Osborn
Adrian Veidt
Ozymandis
In the movie Watchmen the second group of costumed adventurers (the Watchmen, in 1966) was formed by _____.
Ozymandis
Aquaman
Poseidon
Name the English fold hero whose actions established him as an outlaw?
Robinhood
Walter Kovacs
Rorschach
What was the title of Dr. Frederic Wertham's 1954 book that challenged comic books?
Seduction of the innocent
Name one pulp hero who influenced the development of comic book superheroes:
Shadow or Doc Savage or Spider
Laurie Juspeczky
Silk Spectre
What three DC superheroes stayed in continuous publication from the Golden Age into the Silver Age?
Superman Wonder Woman Batman
Edward Morgan Blake
The Comedian
Who was the first African American superhero?
The Falcon
Most Marvel superheroes of the 1960's were accidental; how do the X-men differ from this?
They're born with powers
Millie the Model and Kid Colt Outlaw were published by which comic company in the years before the Silver Age?
Timely (aka. Marvel)
According to Andy Medhurst "Camp is set of attitudes, a gallery of snapshots, an inventory of postures, a modus vivendi, a shop-full of frocks, an arch of eyebrows, a great pink butterfly that just wont be pinned down."
True
Bob Kane's original design had the character wearing red tights, black trunks, a yellow utility belt and bird-like wings.
True
Frederic Wertham stated that Wonder Woman gave little girls "wrong ideas" about a woman's place in society.
True
The success of superhero comics was one factor that led to darker stories and better artwork.
True
In the Watchmen universe what country becomes America's 51st state?
Vietnam
In the Spiderman films MJ's (Mary Jane's) last name is ______.
Watson
the Katzenjammer kids was a comic strip that first introduced speech bubbles
false -
