Q 01/05

Who co-created the Riddler with artist Dick Sprang?

A) Bob Kane

B) Jerry Robinson

C) Bill Finger

D) Gardner Fox

Answer · why

C) Bill Finger

Finger, long uncredited, co-created Batman himself and much of the rogues gallery.

Q 02/05

In which issue did the Riddler make his debut?

A) Detective Comics #27

B) Detective Comics #168

C) Batman #171

D) Detective Comics #140

Answer · why

D) Detective Comics #140

That was October 1948, eight years after the Joker and Catwoman arrived in Batman #1.

Q 03/05

In what year did the Riddler first appear in print?

A) 1948

B) 1940

C) 1956

D) 1966

Answer · why

A) 1948

He debuted in October 1948, in the Golden Age, but only became a headline villain after the 1960s TV show.

Q 04/05

Which punctuation symbol is the Riddler's visual motif?

A) exclamation mark

B) ampersand

C) question mark

D) asterisk

Answer · why

C) question mark

It turns up in black, green or purple, on his suit, his staff and in the New 52 even his mohawk.

Q 05/05

What headwear does the Riddler commonly pair with his green suit?

A) top hat

B) bowler hat

C) fedora

D) beret

Answer · why

B) bowler hat

The suit-and-bowler look was invented for television and later imported back into the comics.