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6/15/2021 8:15 am  #721


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1 is correct.
6 is incorrect though not far removed from that storyline.
10 is correct, under their Independent imprint.
20 is technically true, though the earliest issues were part of an actual A-1 Comics series. The one I'm thinking of had over 1000 issues with their numbering.
24 is incorrect.


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6/15/2021 9:01 am  #722


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20. Four Color

 

6/15/2021 5:44 pm  #723


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Four Color is correct.


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6/16/2021 4:51 am  #724


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Remaining answers:

2. What are the two Negan one-shots?
Here's Negan! and, last year, Negan Lives

3. What comic featured the adventures of the 1990-1991 TV Flash?
Flash TV Special

5. What mystery in 1980s Mighty Crusaders was never resolved due to the series' cancellation?
One member of the team was spying on them to the FBI.

6. Which controversial storyline in Cerebus the Aardvark referred to women as the void?
Reads

7. In his origin story, who was 711's best friend?
Jacob Horn

16. This short lived superhero from the 1990s had powers linked to her menstrual cycle (arguably as bad a concept as q.12).
Ms. PMS

18. Rotor Blitz is a German comics name for whom?
The Flash (I bought a German comic book price guide in Munich in 2002 and that name stood out as a really good superhero name in its own right).

22. What did the last All Winners Comics series (beyond the 2009 special) become after #1?
All Western Winners

24. What was the first comics company to publish comics based on the Caption Action toy?
National (i.e. DC)

25. What is Obelisk's occupation?
Menhir delivery man


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6/16/2021 5:36 am  #725


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More random questions:

1. Which non-comics magazine published a Michonne story (later reprinted in at least one actual comic)?
2. Which of the DC Greatest ____ Stories Ever Told volumes included a story from a Kellogg's cereal insert?
3. Who was the publisher of Captain Nice and how many issues were there?
4. What was the subject of Classic Comics #1?
5. Who was the subject of "Four Color" Series I #1 (there was a short lived "Four Colour" before the longer version.
6. Who teamed up in Charlton Bullseye (second series) #1?
7. Which superhero was introduced in DC Comics Presents Annual #1?
8. What issue number did DC have for various titles for an event set in the far future?
9. Who wrote the Batman/Hulk team-up and which title did it appear in?
10. A running gag in the letter pages of Groo the Wanderer was repeating the definition of what?
11. What was the first issue only of Marvel's swimsuit magazine called (more text pieces than the later occasional series)?
12. Aside from their own titles, what series was also part of the 1950s revival of Captain America, Human Torch, and sub-Mariner?
13. Willi Wacker is a German comics name for which comic strip character?
14. How many issues were there of Cancelled Comics Cavalcade and what is the real world "event" that caused this series' existence now called?
15. Which Spire Christian Comics cover had a character say "You could cut be up in a thousand pieces! And every piece will say I love you!"
16. Which Robert E. Howard character did Dracula once encounter?
17. Which superhero appeared in Archie's Mad House?
18. Who wrote and drew "The Lighter Side of..." for Mad?
19. Who pencilled Camelot 3000?
20. What was 711's "calling card"?
21. Prior to their appearance in a sequel or prequel, Star Wars comics had a completely different looking version of which character?
22. Richie Rich alumni Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón reunited for these two one-shots covering in non-fictional format different aspects of an actual event.
23. Who published the Starriors mini-series?
24. Which 1950s comics character later joined SHIELD (and what was their first appearance)?
25. Who is the Just'a Lotta animals version of the Flash?
 


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6/16/2021 6:25 am  #726


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Andy E. Nystrom wrote:

4. What was the subject of Classic Comics #1?
8. What issue number did DC have for various titles for an event set in the far future?
10. A running gag in the letter pages of Groo the Wanderer was repeating the definition of what?
12. Aside from their own titles, what series was also part of the 1950s revival of Captain America, Human Torch, and sub-Mariner?
14. How many issues were there of Cancelled Comics Cavalcade and what is the real world "event" that caused this series' existence now called?
16. Which Robert E. Howard character did Dracula once encounter?
18. Who wrote and drew "The Lighter Side of..." for Mad?
19. Who pencilled Camelot 3000?
21. Prior to their appearance in a sequel or prequel, Star Wars comics had a completely different looking version of which character?
23. Who published the Starriors mini-series?
24. Which 1950s comics character later joined SHIELD (and what was their first appearance)?
 

4. Three Musketeers?
8. 1,000,000
10. mulch?
12. Men's Adventure, Young Men
14. DC Implosion
16. Solomon Kane
18. Al Jafee?
19. Brian Bolland
21. Jabba the Hutt
23. Star?
24. Jimmy Woo, Yellow Claw #1

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6/16/2021 6:34 am  #727


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6 Captain Atom, Nightshade, Blue Beetle
 

 

6/16/2021 6:35 am  #728


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9. DC Comics Presents?

 

6/16/2021 6:43 am  #729


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4 and 8 are correct.
10 is close enough (mulching)
14 is correct so far; that just leaves number of issues\
16 is correct.
18 is incorrect.
19 and 21 are correct
23 I can't give you because you mentioned the Star line but you're close.
24 is correct
6 is mostly correct but while all three might have been in it (can't recall 40 years after I read it), one of them wasn't one of the two official co-stars
9 is incorrect.


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6/16/2021 5:53 pm  #730


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18. Dave Berg?
23. Marvel

 

6/16/2021 6:21 pm  #731


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Both are correct.


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6/17/2021 8:26 am  #732


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1. Playboy
2. Joker
15. the Cross and the Switchblade
17. Captain Sprocket

 

6/17/2021 8:42 am  #733


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Those are correct.

That leaves:
3. Who was the publisher of Captain Nice and how many issues were there?
5. Who was the subject of "Four Color" Series I #1 (there was a short lived "Four Colour" before the longer version.
6. Who teamed up in Charlton Bullseye (second series) #1? [of Blue Beetle, Nightshade, and Question one should be omitted]
7. Which superhero was introduced in DC Comics Presents Annual #1?
9. Who wrote the Batman/Hulk team-up and which title did it appear in?
11. What was the first issue only of Marvel's swimsuit magazine called (more text pieces than the later occasional series)?
13. Willi Wacker is a German comics name for which comic strip character?
14. How many issues were there of Cancelled Comics Cavalcade?
20. What was 711's "calling card"?
22. Richie Rich alumni Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón reunited for these two one-shots covering in non-fictional format different aspects of an actual event.
25. Who is the Just'a Lotta animals version of the Flash?


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6/17/2021 10:43 am  #734


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11. Marvel Illustrated Swimsuit Special?

 

6/17/2021 11:23 am  #735


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6 Blue Beetle and Question. I'd been thinking of Americomics Special #1: Sentinels of Justice when I said Captain Atom, Nightshade and Blue Beetle.

 

6/17/2021 5:53 pm  #736


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Both of those two are correct.


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6/22/2021 4:10 am  #737


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Calling a day on the following:
3. Who was the publisher of Captain Nice and how many issues were there?
5. Who was the subject of "Four Color" Series I #1 (there was a short lived "Four Colour" before the longer version.
7. Which superhero was introduced in DC Comics Presents Annual #1?
9. Who wrote the Batman/Hulk team-up and which title did it appear in?
13. Willi Wacker is a German comics name for which comic strip character?
14. How many issues were there of Cancelled Comics Cavalcade?
20. What was 711's "calling card"?
22. Richie Rich alumni Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón reunited for these two one-shots covering in non-fictional format different aspects of an actual event.
25. Who is the Just'a Lotta animals version of the Flash?


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6/22/2021 2:06 pm  #738


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7. the Lex Luthor of Eath-3
14. 2

 

6/22/2021 5:27 pm  #739


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7 is close enough (he went by the full first name of Alexander). 14 is correct.


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6/23/2021 1:18 am  #740


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25. The Crash?
 

 

6/23/2021 5:01 am  #741


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25 is correct. Remaining answers:

3. Who was the publisher of Captain Nice and how many issues were there?
Gold Key; 1

5. Who was the subject of "Four Color" Series I #1 (there was a short lived "Four Colour" before the longer version.
Dick Tracy

9. Who wrote the Batman/Hulk team-up and which title did it appear in?
Len Wein; DC Special Series

13. Willi Wacker is a German comics name for which comic strip character?
Andy Capp

20. What was 711's "calling card"?
small mirrors with bars overlaid so they can see what they what they'll look like in prison

22. Richie Rich alumni Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón reunited for these two one-shots covering in non-fictional format different aspects of an actual event.
9-11 Commission Report and After 9-11. Both of them very well made and informative. If I was a teacher I'd allow them to be cited in papers.


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6/23/2021 5:58 am  #742


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No theme again.

1. Who is the Just\a Lotta Animals version of Green Lantern?
2. At the end of Archie Meets the Punisher, who wanted to go after a Jughead lookalike?
3. What comics company published Phantom Lady in the 1950s?
4. In one Green Lantern story written by Alan Moore, One Green Lantern told another about a third. Name all three.
5. In the mission where the Earth-2 Batman and Catwoman fell in love, why did Batman recruit her?
6. Who had a Who's Who style profile in Son of Ambush Bug?
7. Who wrote the B&W Destroyer magazine series for Marvel?
8. What was the first appearance of Captain Nazi?
9. Who were the writer and penciller of The 'Nam #1?
10.  Who published 1984 and what was it eventually renamed?
11. Who did Reuben Flagg play on a softcore porn show?
12. While largely subsequently ignored, which mini-series attempted to link most superheroes' powers to The Source?
13. This giveaway series with a different (and well known) lead nearly every issue lasted 100s of issues
14, This 12-issue DC series had a different writer every issue despite being part of the same story.
15. This story by Will Eisner is considered by some to be the first graphic novel.
16. Which villain inadvertently contributed to the forming of the Liberty Legion?
17. Greyshirt mostly if not always appeared in which title?
18. Who drew the original Weapon X/Wolverine origin story and in which series did it appear in?
19. Which mini-series involved a fake diary framing Reed Richards for creating the Fantastic Four on purpose?
20. Who is Clayton Wilson better known as?
21. Which writer/artist created Megaton Man?
22. Which writer/artist created normalman?
23. What were DC's editorial pages in the late 1970s and who drew short strips for them?
24. Which character forced Marvel to have to give Harlan Ellison free copies of all their comics for the rest of his life?
25. Who is Richie Rich's comedian friend?
 


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6/23/2021 6:04 am  #743


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16 Red Skull
18 Barry Windsor Smith in Marvel Comics Presents
21 Don Simpson

 

6/23/2021 6:39 am  #744


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Andy E. Nystrom wrote:

9. Who were the writer and penciller of The 'Nam #1?
14, This 12-issue DC series had a different writer every issue despite being part of the same story.
15. This story by Will Eisner is considered by some to be the first graphic novel.
19. Which mini-series involved a fake diary framing Reed Richards for creating the Fantastic Four on purpose?
22. Which writer/artist created normalman?
 

9. Doug Murray and Michael Golden?
14. DC Challenge?
15. A Contract with God?
19. Conspiracy?
22. Jim Valentino

 

6/23/2021 12:43 pm  #745


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 1. Green Lambkin
 7. Cheeks the Wonder Toy
12. Genesis

 

6/23/2021 5:21 pm  #746


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I think 7 is actually 6 but incorrect either way. Cheeks neither had a profile nor was he the writer of the Destroyer. 19 is also incorrect. The rest are correct.


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6/23/2021 5:32 pm  #747


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2. Wolverine
10. Warren; 1994
11. Mark Thrust
17. Tomorrow Stories
19. Fantastic Four vs X-Men
20. Force
25. Jackie Jokers

 

6/23/2021 8:17 pm  #748


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Those are all correct.

That leaves:
3. What comics company published Phantom Lady in the 1950s?
4. In one Green Lantern story written by Alan Moore, one Green Lantern told another about a third. Name all three.
5. In the mission where the Earth-2 Batman and Catwoman fell in love, why did Batman recruit her?
6. Who had a Who's Who style profile in Son of Ambush Bug?
7. Who wrote the B&W Destroyer magazine series for Marvel?
8. What was the first appearance of Captain Nazi?
13. This giveaway series with a different (and well known) lead nearly every issue lasted 100s of issues
23. What were DC's editorial pages in the late 1970s and who drew short strips for them?
24. Which character forced Marvel to have to give Harlan Ellison free copies of all their comics for the rest of his life?

 


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6/24/2021 12:27 pm  #749


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23. DC Currents, Fred Hembeck

 

6/24/2021 5:03 pm  #750


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6. Arg!yle
8. Master Comics #23
23. the Daily Planet

 

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