Marvel Comics quiz

More questions about Marvel Comics

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1. 1 Easy

   Which hero was not a founding member of the Avengers?

   Answer: Captain America

   Why: Ant-Man proposed the team and the Wasp named it in 1963, and the latecomer was thawed out of the ice in issue four.

2. 2 Medium

   What is the real name of the hero called Star-Lord?

   Answer: Peter Quill

   Why: Peter Jason Quill debuted in Marvel Preview #4 in January 1976, the son of Earth’s Meredith Quill and the alien Spartoi prince J’son.

3. 3 Hard

   How long before the Black Panther Party did the hero debut?

   Answer: Three months

   Why: Marvel briefly renamed the hero Black Leopard to avoid political links with the Party, but the old name soon returned.

4. 4 Easy

   Which Marvel character served as the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth?

   Answer: Doctor Strange

   Why: Strange inherited the title in 1973 when the Ancient One died, then lent it to Doctor Doom in 2024's Blood Hunt, who refused to return it.

5. 5 Medium

   Why did Tony Stark paint his original grey armor bright gold?

   Answer: To look less frightening

   Why: His girlfriend Marion said gold would make him look like a knight in shining armor, and the repaint arrived in 1963.

6. 6 Hard

   Which DC character was Deadpool originally created as a parody of?

   Answer: Deathstroke

   Why: Fabian Nicieza named him Wade Wilson as an in-joke on Slade Wilson, though Rob Liefeld denies that was the inspiration.