How well do you know your DC

[knightreaver]

These 18 characters made their debut in 1940. Can you list the names of all 18. ( And no cheating, so no online searches. you gotta use your own DC knowledge. )

[UltimateDC]

All right, i'll give it a shot:

Captain Marvel (and Billy Batson)
Robin
Catwoman
Hugo Strange
Clayface?
Minion?
Hawkwoman
Bulleteer
Some guy who kinda looks like Rorschach
The Joker
A black character in the 1940's? That's weird.
Spectre
Hawkman
The Atom
Dr. Sivana
Congo Bill
Jay Garrick
Hourman

How'd I do?

-UDC

[HoM]

Captain Marvel, Robin, Catwoman, Hugo Strange, Clayface I, Blockbuster? Hawkgirl, Bulletman, not sure on the red head, Joker, Ibis, Spectre, Hawkman, Atom, Sviana, Congo Bill, The Flash I, Hourman I…

[Brandon]

What's uh... *ahem*

What's Hawkgirl doing with her hand?

[ryokowerx]

Mar 29, 2009 4:01:34 GMT -5 UltimateDC said:

A black character in the 1940's? That's weird.

Not quite. Remember, color back then was before the computer coloring we have now. He's got a turban on so that would probably make him an Egyptian character of some sort (and the mummy case in the background is a good hint too).

And I'm not guessing 'cause I don't know.

[HoM]

Mar 29, 2009 8:43:15 GMT -5 Brandon said:

What's uh... *ahem*

What's Hawkgirl doing with her hand?

Threatening....

[lissilambe]

Captain Marvel/Billy Batson, Robin/Dick Grayson, Catwoman/Selina Kyle, Professor Hugo Strange, Clayface I/Basil Karlo, Oom the Mighty, Hawkgirl/Shiera Sanders, Bulletman/James Barr, Alexei Luthor, Joker, Ibis the Invincible, Spectre/James Corrigan, Hawkman/Carter Hall, Atom/Al Pratt, Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana, Congo Bill, Flash I/Jay Garrick, Hourman I/Rex "Tick Tock" Tyer

[HoM]

Alexei!! I remember reading him in Superman Family, I think it was. "Mr & Mrs Superman".

And yes, Don, you're a show off

[knightreaver]

Kinda figured Don would be the one to get them all right. Well done.

[>>Riz!]

haha
well done Don.
I thought that Alexei Luthor was Guy Gardner, Oom the Mighty looked like Blockbuster to me and the first Clayface I had no idea. But the others I knew. I'm not that bad, huh?

[knightreaver]

These 7 characters and one team made their debut in 1941. Who are they? ( ok this one is almost too easy but 1941 was a good year for new characters in my eyes. )

[impulseallen]

The Blackhawks
AQUAMAN!
Superwoman? Or someone...?
Dr. Midnite
Penguin
Green Arrow
A random hawk...?

[knightreaver]

E for effort. and you missed one character. you named 6. there are 7. other then the team pic.

[Zoom]

Blackhawks, Aquaman, Mrs. Liberty?, Midnite, Penguin, Green Arrow, and of course who could forget A Random Hawk.

owo

[UltimateDC]

The Blackhawks
Wonder Woman
Lady Liberty?
Dr. Mid-Nite
The Penguin
Green Arrow
Some kind of bird

That's all I got.

-UDC

[>>Riz!]

Okay let's see...
The Blackhawks
Aquaman
Miss America(? I have no idea, I knew it once, a long time ago. But I forgot it)
Dr Mid-Nite and Hootie(? I think that was his name. Archie was the new one, right?)
The Penguin
Green Arrow
and an Eagle?

[knightreaver]

K Riz is the closest, and the only one to guess Hootie as the seventh character. And yes it is Miss America. and the Eagle is a Hawk. A red tailed hawk to be exact by the name of Big Red. So am I the only one who remembers Big Red, Hawkmans trustful sidekick from the All Flash Comics.

[knightreaver]

These 11 characters and 1 team debuted in 1942. ( ya see a trend here. lol) This one is pretty easy except for maybe two of them, which even I was stumped by. So good luck.

[UltimateDC]

Round three! FIGHT!

A dude with a sword
Liberty Belle
Wildcat
Mr. Terrific I
Mr. Yellow Cape
Dude with a ring
Kids with guns
Judomaster
Starman
Two-Face
Wonder Woman
Another Wonder Woman

-UDC

[>>Riz!]

(I don't know the) swordsman (?)
Liberty Bell
Wildcat
Mr. Terrific
Thunder-man (?)
TNT (or was it Dyna-myte ?)
Happy Company (?)
Manhunter
Starman
Twoface
Wonder Woman
Zaza the Mystic (?)

[knightreaver]

oh wow. I think i will leave this one going until Don checks it out. cuz you two are way off course.

[lissilambe]

Okay, welll, if I've been called out, then I'll give it a go.

And for the record, on the previous one, the hawk escaped me too. I thought he looked familiar (as Hawks go, I mean...I recognized the art and the portion of the panel), but couldn't place him. Stupid bird.

For the new one:
The Gay Ghost
LIberty Belle/Libby Lawrence
Wildcat/Ted Grant
Mister Terrific/Terry Sloane
Air Wave I (real name escapes me at the moment)
Dan the Dyna-Mite/Daniel Dunbar
The Boy Commandos!
Manhunter 1-a/Paul Kirk (I mention 1-a because the other Manhunter was out so close to this guy, the one from Quality, whose name escapes me at the moment)
Starman I/Ted Knight
Two-Face/Harvey Dent (possibly Kent in his first appearance, I forget)
Wonder Woman/Princess Diana
honestly not sure on this last one, but I'm going out on a limb and say Di's mom, Queen Hippolyta (it might also be...whathername...Mala, I think or something...but Golden Age Wonder Woman is a weak area for me)

Take care
Don

[HoM]

Mar 30, 2009 14:10:32 GMT -5 lissilambe said:

The Gay Ghost

*cough*

[lissilambe]

What? I didn't create him. That was his original title. He was switched to the Grim Ghost (I believe) in the Seventies sometime, because of the change in connotation for "gay" but..that's who he was, nearly seven decades ago.

Take care
Don

[knightreaver]

And Don does it again. Well done. And yes thats Harvey Kent as two face. Gotta admit Bro you know your DC.

[knightreaver]

These 7 debuted between 1943 to 1946. ( And yes i am that bored, things I do to pass the time of day. )

[UltimateDC]

Alfred Pennyworth
Cheetah
Cavalier?
Crazy Quilt
Solomon Grundy (Born on a Monday)
Vandal Savage
The Monster Society of Evil (w/Black Adam front and center)

-UDC

[knightreaver]

Ok that was an easy year. well done.

[knightreaver]

These 5 debuted in 1948. Which seemed to be the year that DC started to focus on the old west.

[HoM]

Frankenstein, Nighthawk, Riddler, Jor-El aaand... I know this... gah...