Q 01/05

In which comic did Peter Parker first appear?

A) The Amazing Spider-Man #1

B) Strange Tales #110

C) Amazing Fantasy #15

D) Tales to Astonish #27

Answer · why

C) Amazing Fantasy #15

Lee and Ditko introduced Peter Parker in the August 1962 anthology issue.

Q 02/05

Where in New York City was Peter Parker raised?

A) Brooklyn

B) Hell's Kitchen

C) Queens

D) The Bronx

Answer · why

C) Queens

He grew up there with Aunt May and Uncle Ben after his parents died.

Q 03/05

In which comic did Iron Man first appear?

A) Strange Tales #101

B) Tales of Suspense #39

C) Iron Man #1

D) Journey into Mystery #83

Answer · why

B) Tales of Suspense #39

Lee, Lieber, Heck and Kirby introduced him in 1962; his own title came in 1968.

Q 04/05

Who created Steve Rogers, the star-spangled hero of 1940?

A) Bill Everett and Carl Burgos

B) Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

C) Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

D) Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

Answer · why

C) Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

He debuted in Captain America Comics #1, published in December 1940 by Timely, a year before Pearl Harbor.

Q 05/05

Why was Steve Rogers initially rejected by the US Army?

A) He was too young

B) Flat feet

C) Physical unfitness

D) Poor eyesight

Answer · why

C) Physical unfitness

The frail Rogers was enhanced to peak human perfection by an experimental super-soldier serum.