# The Non-Superhero Comic Book Trivia Thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448 "2006-04-27T14:31:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/21 "2006-04-27T17:41:31Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > A white lightning bolt. > > (I knew 2 others that have already been answered… not a good showing overall for me.) Correct (or you could have just said it’s Captain Marvel’s logo) Have a question? ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/22 "2006-04-27T17:54:36Z")
Bosda: > [@](#): > > OBJECTION! There are 3 coaches, including the girls’. Really? I only ever remember seeing Miss Grundy in sweats occasionally acting as a girls’ coach. If that’s who you mean, then I say objection overruled: coaching is not her primary function. If there’s some other character with that designated job, I plead ignorance. Tengu got the two I was thinking of (though I think the white one’s name is spelled with a K). ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/23 "2006-04-27T18:09:39Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > (though I think the white one’s name is spelled with a K). You are correct - I was going by memory (and it’s been a long time since I’ve read Archie), and ‘corrected’ the spelling in my brain. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/24 "2006-04-27T20:58:30Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > Correct (or you could have just said it’s Captain Marvel’s logo) > > Have a question? sure! 1. What shape is the nemesis of Amy Smootster? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/25 "2006-04-27T21:19:52Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > 1. Reuben Flagg was a member of what law enforcement agency? > 2. What was Lewis Prothero’s job title? > 3. Who is Star Hawkins’ robot secretary? 1. Plexus Rangers 2. Voice of Fate (at least in the comic as opposed to the movie) 3. Was it Ilsa? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/26 "2006-04-27T21:22:01Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Frontal Assault! > 3) YO JOE! In issue #1 of GI Joe, the Joe Team had how many members? Bonus points–name them. Extra bonus–there was an additional “member” added as a joke, who never appeared again. Who was he named for? I recall 13 members: Hawk Snake Eyes Scarlett Stalker Grunt Flash Zap Breaker Short-Fuse Steeler Clutch Rock ‘n’ Roll Grand Slam ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/27 "2006-04-27T22:03:08Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I recall 13 members: > Hawk > Snake Eyes > Scarlett > Stalker > Grunt > Flash > Zap > Breaker > Short-Fuse > Steeler > Clutch > Rock ‘n’ Roll > Grand Slam CORRECT! With Bonus Points! The answer to the extra bonus question is “Shooter”, a clever way to get Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter’s name in the comic. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/28 "2006-04-27T22:50:16Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > CORRECT! With Bonus Points! For what it’s worth, I did that from memory, having sold my complete run of G.I. Joe comics on eBay last year. Yes, it helped with a couple months’ rent, in case you were wondering. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/29 "2006-04-28T00:01:39Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > 1. Plexus Rangers > 2. Voice of Fate (at least in the comic as opposed to the movie) > 3. Was it Ilsa? 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Ilda, but it was nswered earlier in the thread. You’re up for some questions BBVL ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/30 "2006-04-28T03:46:45Z")
1. In _Hellboy_, the title character is summoned to earth during “Project Ragnarok” and taken into a church by which people? 2. Dr. Alec Holland, of _Swamp Thing_, is called by which name in “House of Secrets”? 3. Morpheus is the lord of the Dreaming in _Sandman_. What’s the full name of the Dreaming’s janitor? 4. What was the name of _Hellblazer_’s John Constantine’s short-lived rock band? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/31 "2006-04-28T12:25:38Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > 1. Morpheus is the lord of the Dreaming in _Sandman_. What’s the full name of the Dreaming’s janitor? I SHOULD know two of the other three, but ol’ Mervyn Pumpkinhead is the only one I’m not blanking on. What happened to Shiro Iwa Jr High, Grade 9, Class B? (Designation from official English translation of the comics book. A literal translation, or the novel may differ, and I can’t remember the movie for the life of me, ATM.) ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/32 "2006-04-28T14:37:08Z")
1. Alec Olson 2. Mucous Membrane? My questions: 1. Who was the partner (for most of his adventures) of Tommy Tomorrow? 2. Who was the leader of Night Force, and what kind of pet did he or she have? ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/33 "2006-04-28T15:05:08Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > I SHOULD know two of the other three, but ol’ Mervyn Pumpkinhead is the only one I’m not blanking on. > > What happened to Shiro Iwa Jr High, Grade 9, Class B? (Designation from official English translation of the comics book. A literal translation, or the novel may differ, and I can’t remember the movie for the life of me, ATM.) Designating this question #34 They were shipped off to participate in Battle Royale. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/34 "2006-04-28T15:20:41Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > Designating this question #34 > > They were shipped off to participate in Battle Royale. Bingo ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/35 "2006-04-28T15:26:35Z")
1. Baron Winters lead the Night Force. His pet was a leopard (or maybe an ocelot, anyways, it was yellow with black spots). NOTE: Calling a moratorium on two-part and multi-part questions. They just kill trivia threads dead. For example, I’ve read enough Enemy Ace to know that he flies a red Fokker triplane, but I haven’t read every Enemy Ace story ever published, which is it what you’d need to do to remember the occasion when he flew something else. This is a broad, general topic. My questions: 1. DC brought back 40s funny animal Peter Porkchop to become which member of the Zoo Crew? 2. What is Odin Quincannon’s nickname? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/36 "2006-04-28T15:36:03Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > 1. DC brought back 40s funny animal Peter Porkchop to become which member of the Zoo Crew? Pig Iron. (Awful iffy inclusion in this thread, innit? Granted he wasn’t a superhero in the '40s, but…) 1. What was Johnny the Homicidal Maniac looking for when he first met Squee? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/37 "2006-04-28T15:57:42Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > I SHOULD know two of the other three, but ol’ Mervyn Pumpkinhead is the only one I’m not blanking on. 😃 I loved that character. **cmkeller** gets my two cookies (from the Progenitor question) for numbers 29 and 31. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/38 "2006-04-28T16:11:55Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > 1. Baron Winters lead the Night Force. His pet was a leopard (or maybe an ocelot, anyways, it was yellow with black spots). > > NOTE: Calling a moratorium on two-part and multi-part questions. They just kill trivia threads dead. For example, I’ve read enough Enemy Ace to know that he flies a red Fokker triplane, but I haven’t read every Enemy Ace story ever published, which is it what you’d need to do to remember the occasion when he flew something else. This is a broad, general topic. Half-right. But Enemy Ace’s latest appearance in print establishes the second. In a particularly impressive way. > [@](#): > > My questions: > > 1. DC brought back 40s funny animal Peter Porkchop to become which member of the Zoo Crew? 35)Super-Swine? (Doesn’t this violate the “no supers” rule?) ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/39 "2006-04-28T18:54:02Z")
I’ll ask one. Tommy Tomorrow, in an alternate future, became known by what name? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-superhero-comic-book-trivia-thread/354448/40 "2006-04-28T18:55:46Z")
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