Q 01/05

In which comic did Aquaman make his debut in November 1941?

A) Action Comics #1

B) More Fun Comics #73

C) Detective Comics #27

D) Adventure Comics #103

Answer · why

B) More Fun Comics #73

He was a backup feature created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger.

Q 02/05

Aquaman is the son of the queen of Atlantis and a human with what job?

A) Fisherman

B) Marine biologist

C) Lighthouse keeper

D) Navy captain

Answer · why

C) Lighthouse keeper

Tom Curry and Atlanna's boy also goes by the Atlantean name Orin.

Q 03/05

What is Aquaman's civilian name?

A) Orm Marius

B) David Kane

C) Garth Tempest

D) Arthur Curry

Answer · why

D) Arthur Curry

Others to carry the title include Joseph Curry, Jackson Hyde and a wartime hero named Adam Waterman.

Q 04/05

During the Silver Age, Aquaman was a founding member of which team?

A) The Teen Titans

B) The Justice League

C) The Justice Society

D) The Doom Patrol

Answer · why

B) The Justice League

In the mid-1980s he briefly disbanded and reformed the League with new bylaws.

Q 05/05

In his earliest stories, how did Aquaman communicate with sea creatures?

A) By telepathy across any distance

B) Through a magic conch shell he carried

C) By speaking their language, if they were near

D) He could not; he only rode them

Answer · why

C) By speaking their language, if they were near

The range was about 20 yards; full telepathy came later and became the butt of a thousand jokes.

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