On an email group for my old friends, quizzes have been very popular of ate, so I set the following. Might as well run it here, in case anyone fancies taking a crack at it - but that circle of friends was made through comics fandom and is written to challenge that very knowledgeable bunch, so I think these will be tough for non-specialists. No answers on the thread please, to allow others to have a go. Send them to me by email instead! Since there is nothing to win, I hope you'll be honest about which you knew and which you looked up.
1. Who drew the issues of Magnus, Robot Fighter that Russ Manning didn't?
2. What were the Human Torch and Sub-Mariner fighting about in Human Torch 3 (1940)?
3. Who debuted in Forbidden Worlds #73?
4. Before Alan Moore, who was the only writer listed by Overstreet?
5. Which reasonably notable Superhero debuted in Action #1, besides Superman?
6. What was Popeye's first line, in response to Castor Oyl's "Are you a sailor?"?
7. By what name is the character Mike S. Donovan better known?
8. Why did Green Lantern 171 read strangely?
9. Who first drew Sgt Rock?
10. Who guest-starred in Sgt Fury #3?
11. Whose full forenames are Ponce de Leon Montgomery County Alabama Georgia Beauregard?
12. Who debuted in Adventure Comics #210?
13. What's the name of Li'l Abner's pig?
14. What's Groo's dog called?
15. What was Alfred's first name from Detective #96 until Batman #214?
16. Which superheroes debuted in More Fun #73?
17. What was the Fighting American's secret identity?
18. Who created Ma Hunkle?
19. Who was the only artist other than Leo Baxendale in Wham! #1 in 1964?
20. Who created Lord Snooty?
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 21 March 2004 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)