Martin goodman, head of marvel at the time, told spiderman creator stan lee that he thought the new hero was a rotten idea for a comic book hero. From thors age to starlords dad, test your knowledge of some of marvels most entertaining characters. Comic book characters can be interesting, and the real people behind them can be even more fascinating. Obscure allstars obscure golden age characters quality comics characters jla appendix cosmic teams appendix fawcett characters. Oct 26, 2016 on the show, he put together a team of relatively obscure characters all with bigger comic book profiles than rip hunter had, except for one character that was created for television to fight vandal savage, who, incidentally, was the same main villain of the forgotten heroes. His favorite bee was named michael and lived in red bees belt buckle. The book was taken seriously at the time, and was a minor bestseller that created quite a stir among alarmed parents.
Comic book facts 33 interesting facts about comic books. On the flintstones, what kind of dinosaur was dino. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Okay guys, youre really going to have to scour your brain to remember some of these. Cartoon trivia quiz questions with answers what was the last item shown on british tv before world war ii. They pursued this action because the toy company mego, which made licensed toys of dc characters. Okay, everyones heard of spiderman, the hulk, thor, dr. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtual. As seen here, final exam went through multiple incarnations and quite a bit of development hell before it was released the first incarnation, obscure. And nowadays, comic con is about all kinds of entertainment. The 20 most obscure superheroes that only true nerds will. In his 1954 book seduction of the innocent, germanamerican psychiatrist fredric wertham warned that comic books were a serious cause of juvenile delinquency. The mask, watchmen and hellboy, although not obscure.
Page 3 this category is for questions and answers related to simpsons obscure characters, as asked by users of. Final exam was originally designed as a sequel and, later, an interquel to the two obscure games, as seen under what could have been below saved from development hell. Luckily for the tv show, the dc universe is bursting at the seams with countless superheroes and characters that. Dcs legends of tomorrow is already known for bringing to the limelight some of the quirkier, more obscure characters in the dc universe. You know the characters, but you might not know their full names. Mixture of comics this category is for questions and answers related to comic books mixture, as asked by users of. The two characters were too similar for their own good, though walshs changes to grant wilsons costume were cool and less dramatic than lafarges. Undoubtedly, the most successful comic book movies have been those adapted from marvel and dc batman, iron man, superman, spiderman, the avengers etc but that doesnt mean lesser known adaptations cant be successful. Trivia quiz questions on comics such as spiderman etc. This edit will also create new pages on giant bomb for. Spiderman is without doubt one of marvels most famous, popular, and moneyspinning characters. It is reputed he got the original inspiration for his jet black hair with the curl hanging down in the middle of his forehead was inspired by captain.
Comic book guide answers questions about your favorite comic book characters, teams, locations, and objects. Teacup in wario land, syrup can unnerve and fool the evil. Stan lee planned on quitting the comic book industry until his wife joan told him to write the type of characters he wanted to for his last project. To see part 1, click here, and for part 2, click here. Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist eddie deezen. Dark aura, was to take place right after the end of the second game, with shannon as the main character. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. According to reports, more and more states are advocating for mandatory classes on obscure star wars trivia. Obscure is a survival horror game set in an american high school with such notable features as two player coop and the ability to combine items. From marvel clist heroes to sylvester stallones worst side kick, we look at 15 characters who are annoyingly useless. In true comic book fashion, however, a hero saved the day. Jul 30, 2014 the 1940s comic book superhero called red bee fought the nazis using trained bees. Theres an animal man story where animal man goes to limbo, which is full of comic book characters that have been forgotten.
Because everyone needs a favorite list of characters. Heres part three of my list of the most ridiculous and obscure characters from the marvel universe. Ive set out on search to find some of the most ridicu. Marvel has a crazy number of characters in their comic book library over 7,000 of them. After a number of additional spiderman guest appearances, they were given their own fourissue limited series, written by creator bill mantlo, penciled by rick leonardi, and inked by terry austin. Lokis first appearance in marvel comic books predates thors first appearance by about years.
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Powdered toast man, from the cartoon the ren and stimpy show, is officially a character in. So, when the sentinels were dropped in as an awesome easter egg. The most under appreciatedobscure comic book babes. Also, the comedic nature of the major bummer stories would complement the. Name these marvel heroes based on their alterego and a description of their powers. Cronin has teamed up with some of the top comic book writers and artists of today to present 100 trivia. Marvel comics and dc comics have coowned the trademark for the phrase super hero since 1981. Our online comics trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top comics quizzes. He never appears in the game, but he plays a critical role in helping the. The first comic book to be sold regularly and the first to be issued as a periodical was famous funnies, published by the dell publishing co at a price of 10c. Obscure comic book characters public group facebook.
But spidey was very close to being kicked in the wastepaper bin mere moments after making it off the drawing board. Dec 11, 2017 here are 33 interesting comic book facts. Apr 26, 2020 simpsons obscure characters interesting facts. For lists of characters in japanese comics, see category. It was released five years later, after the dissolution and reformation of its studio, and after being divorced from the obscure. For this reason it is widely considered both the beginning of the superhero genre and the most valuable comic book of all time.
This is a list of comic book sidekicks defined as a character who spends a significant amount of time as a superheros junior partner, or was officially acknowledged as the heros sidekick for some period of time. One of the most fan favourite villains of the xmen comic book world are the nefarious sentinels. These outlandish ideas should fit in nicely with legends of tomorrow, if the show ever got the budget to go with the scripts. Play sporcles virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. A comprehensive database of more than 72 comics quizzes online, test your knowledge with comics quiz questions. One such critic was fredric wertham, a child psychiatrist who believed that comic books were turning american youths into perverted juvenile delinquents. And nowadays, comiccon is about all kinds of entertainment.
They are ordered, though prone to occasional shifting. Freeze didnt really have any motivation or backstory. Apr 25, 2016 the shortlived comic book of the same name featured fantastical concepts like nazi trexes from a parallel dimension and a timedestroying alien. Excludes incredibly new introductions and the return of vertigo. Simpsons obscure characters interesting facts page 3. Archies jalopys name was ol betsy betty and archie were secret agents in a secret society called r. Throughout the golden age 1930s and 40s and the silver age 1950s and 60s of comic books, the industry had many critics. Alan gardener full name alan gardener date of birth february 29th, 1952 age 17 in 1969 gender male status deceased most likely occupation student in 1969before mutation aptitude na appearance obscure voice and diary alan gardener was a student of leafmore high in 1969 and he is only mentioned in obscure.
Obscure marvel comics characters 10 question trivia quiz, authored by endrspkr. Can you name all of these obscure disney characters. An alexa skill that answers questions about your favorite comic book characters and their universes. Ive been spending a lot of time going through the marvel library of characters, and there are. This obscure disney character quiz is so hard not even walt could get 1012. Development on final exam was first mentioned in early 2008. Did you know the comic book guy on the simpsons has a name. This quiz will test some fairly easy comic knowledge for the fans of the genre. Given the comics limited run and lack of exposure, a credible argument could be made that dark town is the most obscure comic book to. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live. Can you choose the universe in which each superhero appears. Obscure marvel comics characters quiz 10 questions. A supervillain exists in the world of marvel by the name of doctor bong which is based on bell theme. Basically a place to talk about and share obscure facts and forgotten heroes, villains, and.
So many of our favorite comic book characters very nearly werent what they are today. Few characters of marvel has been licensed as shehulk and rogue so that women can be allured to read comics. For the purposes of this list, it does not include animal companions like krypto or sandman s owls, or supervillain henchmen. Weve seen appearances by jonah hex and chronos, who arent exactly household names like batman or even bizarro. Well, we will, and well get to that other rocket, in this, our ten obscure marvel characters we think should be thrust to the forefront of their own comic. In the first game, her personality and appearance are heavily inspired by the final girl classic model of laurie strode or sidney prescott, being the more modest and less abrasive of the two female characters. We will never see the majority of these characters on the big screen.
Obscure archie comics trivia archive straight dope. There are two ways you can activate comic book guide. In response, comic book publishers voluntarily established the comics code authority to selfcensor their titles. From the earliest films such as snow white and pinocchio to the most recent like frozen and moana, disney characters have always had a way of being both magical and relatable.
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. Comic book letterers avoid words like clint and flick because during printing the letters can run together, making the words look like profanity. Whilst these hulking mutanthunting robots have long been a staple of the comic book realm, they were given even more time to shine in the muchloved xmen cartoon series of the 1990s. By the second, shes taken several levels of badass final girl.
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