Final Comic Book Review
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
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
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
3. In addition to black, what other color of ink was used on the very first comic strip (giving it its name)
Yellow
20. In 1951, what genre of comics has the smallest market share
superheros
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
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
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
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
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
14. What was designed by publishers to show parents that their comics were safe for children?
Comics Code Authority
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
15. Donald Duck
Dell Comics
19. Frankenstein
Dell Comics
1. What did Maxwell Gains not do?
Die in a Motorcycle Accident
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
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
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
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
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
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
14. What was the longest running comic book title that EC Comics published
MAD!
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
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
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
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
20. Billy Batson becomes Captain Marvel by saying what?
SHAZAM
25. What could Captain Marvel Junior never do?
Say His Name
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
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
11. Which of the following was NOT one of the first "Fanboys" to work in the comics industry?
Ted P Skimmer
13. What two words did the comics code ban from use in the titles of comic books?
Terror , Horror
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. 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
