Q 01/05

In which comic book did Batman make his debut in 1939?

A) Detective Comics #27

B) Action Comics #1

C) All-Star Comics #3

D) Showcase #4

Answer · why

A) Detective Comics #27

Detective Comics #27 carried only Bob Kane's name: he had sold the Bat-Man to the editor without mentioning Bill Finger, who wrote that first story an...

Q 02/05

What were the first names of Bruce Wayne's murdered parents?

A) Thomas and Martha

B) Richard and Mary

C) John and Elizabeth

D) James and Sarah

Answer · why

A) Thomas and Martha

Thomas and Martha Wayne died when a mugger grabbed for Martha's pearl necklace and shot them both in front of their young son.

Q 03/05

Batman famously refuses to use which kind of weapon?

A) Guns

B) Swords

C) Explosives

D) Crossbows

Answer · why

A) Guns

Guns have been off-limits since 1940: after a few early stories showed Batman firing a pistol, editor Whitney Ellsworth ruled that he would never agai...

Q 04/05

The Joker first appeared in which 1940 comic book issue?

A) Detective Comics #30

B) Batman #1

C) Action Comics #25

D) World's Finest Comics #1

Answer · why

B) Batman #1

Batman #1 was meant to kill the Joker off: he is stabbed in his second story there, until editor Whitney Ellsworth had a panel added to show that he h...

Q 05/05

Who serves as Bruce Wayne's loyal butler, confidante, and surrogate father figure?

A) Lucius Fox

B) Alfred Pennyworth

C) Edwin Jarvis

D) Harvey Bullock

Answer · why

B) Alfred Pennyworth

Alfred Pennyworth arrived in 1943 as a bumbling would-be detective played for laughs; later retellings made him the guardian who raised Bruce after th...