Q 01/05

Which comic book issue featured the first appearance of Superman?

A) Detective Comics #1

B) Action Comics #1

C) Superman #1

D) All Star Comics #1

Answer · why

B) Action Comics #1

Superman debuted in Action Comics #1, cover-dated June 1938, after Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster had spent years failing to sell him to newspaper syndi...

Q 02/05

In his 1962 origin story, which teenager is bitten by a radioactive spider at a science exhibit?

A) Ben Reilly

B) Miles Morales

C) Peter Parker

D) Miguel O'Hara

Answer · why

C) Peter Parker

Peter Parker first cashed in on his powers as a TV novelty act and let a fleeing burglar run past him; the same man later killed his Uncle Ben, and th...

Q 03/05

In the MCU films, which fictional metal makes up the shield carried by Steve Rogers?

A) Vibranium

B) Adamantium

C) Uru

D) Carbonadium

Answer · why

A) Vibranium

Vibranium is what Howard Stark says the shield is made of in the films; in the comics it is a one-off alloy that even its own inventor could never rec...

Q 04/05

What planet is Superman originally from?

A) Thanagar

B) Apokolips

C) Tamaran

D) Krypton

Answer · why

D) Krypton

Superman comes from the planet Krypton; his parents Jor-El and Lara sent him to Earth as a baby shortly before Krypton's destruction.

Q 05/05

Which of these was one of the original five X-Men introduced in 1963?

A) Storm

B) Wolverine

C) Beast

D) Nightcrawler

Answer · why

C) Beast

Beast, Hank McCoy, joined Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel and Iceman in X-Men #1; he only grew his fur in 1972, after drinking a serum he had developed hi...