Q 01/05

Which Batman co-creator did DC only begin to credit officially in 2015?

A) Bill Finger

B) Jerry Robinson

C) Gardner Fox

D) Sheldon Moldoff

Answer · why

A) Bill Finger

He suggested the cowl, cape and gloves that replaced Bob Kane's red tights and bat wings, yet went uncredited for over 75 years.

Q 02/05

In which issue did the first Robin, Dick Grayson, make his debut?

A) Detective Comics #27

B) Detective Comics #38

C) Batman #1 (Spring 1940)

D) All Star Comics #3

Answer · why

B) Detective Comics #38

Robin arrived about a year after Batman himself, in April 1940, because the writers felt Batman needed someone to talk to.

Q 03/05

Besides creating Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston is credited with inventing what?

A) A frozen-food process

B) A crossword puzzle grid

C) An early lie detector

D) A hearing-aid battery

Answer · why

C) An early lie detector

His systolic blood pressure test became one component of the modern polygraph, and he later appeared in Gillette razor ads with a lie-detector theme.

Q 04/05

Why did Martin Goodman insist on a team of artists to rush Captain America #1 to print?

A) He feared Kirby would be drafted mid-issue

B) He feared the paper supply would be rationed

C) He feared DC would sue over the shield design

D) He feared Hitler might die before it went on sale

Answer · why

D) He feared Hitler might die before it went on sale

The book was explicitly anti-Nazi before the United States entered the war, and its whole premise depended on its real-life villain still being around...

Q 05/05

Black Panther made his first appearance in which 1966 issue?

A) Fantastic Four #52

B) The Avengers #52

C) Tales of Suspense #52

D) Strange Tales #52

Answer · why

A) Fantastic Four #52

T'Challa arrived as a guest star in Marvel's flagship team book, cover-dated July 1966, well before he got a title of his own.