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  1. What is the name of Aquaman's half-brother?
    Orm, or Ocean Master.

  2. What is his wife's name, and what is her power?
    Mera; she can solidify water.

  3. What gave Bruce Wayne the inspiration to become Batman?
    Two versions:
    A) After his parents were killed, young Bruce discovered the Batcave beneath their mansion and was frightened by the bats that lived there;
    or
    B) After his first crime-fighting experience, he returned to Wayne Manor bruised and bleeding. As he rested, a giant bat crashed through his window and landed on a bust of his father.

  4. Who wrote the introduction to issue #400 of "Batman"?
    Stephen King.

  5. What is Catwoman's real name?
    Selena Kyle.

  6. What was the name of the project that turnedSteve Rogers into a superhero?
    Project Rebirth.

  7. What race was Captain Marvel? How did he die?
    Kree; from cancer.

  8. Who were the original members of the Defenders?
    Dr. Strange, the Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner.

  9. Name all of the Freedom Fighters.
    Black Condor, Uncle Sam, Doll Man, the Ray, the Human Bomb, and the Phantom Lady.

  10. What is the oath of the Green Lantern?
    "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight, let all who worship evil's might, beware my power-- Green Lantern's light!"

  11. What planet is Hawkman from?
    Thanagar.

  12. What was Swamp Thing's name before his transformation?
    Dr. Alec Holland.

  13. Name all of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
    Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo.

  14. Where is "Warlord" set?
    A land inside the Earth (exact name of said land missing).

  15. What city is the Shadow from?
    Shambala.

  16. Who were the original members of X-Factor?
    Cyclops, X-Man, Marvel Girl, the Beast, Phoenix, Angel

  17. With what device did the Fantastic Four drive Galactus away from the Earth?
    The Ultimate Nullifier.

  18. How did the Silver Surfer eventually get past the barrier that surrounded Earth?
    The Fantastic Four flew him out beyond the barrier in a spaceship. Then, he converted his board into energy. It passed through the barrier, and then he recreated his board.

  19. What super-villain taught the new Captain America all of the old one's moves?
    The Taskmaster.

  20. Who is Cerebus?
    A warrior aardvark.

  21. What is Nexus' real name?
    Horatio Hellpop.

  22. What company almost ran the two largest comic book-producing companies?
    Time Warner.

  23. What did issue #600 of "Superman" celebrate?
    His 50th anniversary. (NOTE: It was actually issue #600 of "Action.")

  24. Who did Bruce Wayne perfect his detection skills under?
    Henri Ducard.

  25. What was the original comic book description of Superman's powers?
    He could leap an eighth of a mile, hurdle a 20-story building, raise tremendous weights, could outrun a locomotive, and nothing short of a bursting shell could penetrate his skin.

  26. Has Steve Rogers ever directly killed anyone as Captain America? And if so, in what issue and how?
    Yes; he killed a terrorist in issue #321 with a machine gun.