The "You Don't Know Jack" Trivia Quiz

Editor's Note: On Saturday, July 22, 2000, the San Diego Comicon held its annual Fan vs. Pro Trivia Quiz, but this time the entire quiz was about all things Kirby. The organizers called on me to come up with the questions, and since they wanted five categories, I decided to break it up by the five main decades of Jack's career. I put out an appeal for questions to a few Kirby buddies, and contributions were received from Mike Gartland, Jean Depelley, Steve Robertson, and John Simpson, while quiz moderator James Hay added some of his own to complete the following Kirby Kwiz.

Frankly, I don't remember who won, but I—and the rest of the audience—was laughing so hard, it didn't really matter. It was a rollicking good time, made even more so by many of the incorrect answers both sides came up with!

For the record, the best quote of the quiz occurred when Mark Waid, a perennial contestant for the Pro team, decided to sit this year out. From the audience, Waid cried out, "I've never been so relaxed in my life during this quiz," to which the ever-quick Kurt Busiek responded, "And Mark, we've never been this far ahead."

1940s:
1. What was Kirby's first Timely (Marvel) work?
2. What was Kirby's first National (DC) work?
3. What's the name of Blue Bolt's feminine enemy?
4. When Mercury (from Red Raven Comics #1) was published in Captain America Comics, what was his name changed to?
5. What is the common link between the Golden Age Captain America's and the Hulk's supporting casts?
6. Who was Stuntman's love interest?
7. How many issues of Stuntman were published?
8. Name the five lead characters from the Boy Explorers.
9. How many tasks did the Boy Explorers set out to complete?
10. How many complete stories did Kirby do for the Charlie Chan comic book?
11. What is Manhunter's secret identity?
12. What were the nationalities of the Boy Commandos?
13. What was the first-name of Boy Commandos' French member?
14. In the Boy Commandoes Story in World's Finest #15 "Iss Ve Not Der Supermen?", the Nazi's ran a competition to find a Nazi Superman. Who won?

1950s:
1. How many issues of Bullseye were published by Charlton Comics?
2. Who massacred Bulleye's family?
3. What are the gang from Boys' Ranch doing in the last panel of their last story?
4. Who are the two secret identities of Fighting American?
5. What was the true identity of Fighting American's partner Speedboy?
6. Who were "The Crestwood Five" who appeared in a line-up on the cover of Justice Traps the Guilty #56?
7. How many Woods worked on Sky Masters? Name them.
8. Name the newspaper syndicate that bought Kirby's Sky Masters strip.
9. Other than Kirby, who inked Sky Masters after Wally Wood's departure?
10. Just as Sky Masters was ending, what was Jack beginning to draw?
11. Jack laid out a newspaper strip for an artist friend in the Fifties; name the strip and the artist.
12. In which 1960s title did the 3 Rocketeers make their comeback?
13. What is the title of the book Captain 3-D jumped out of in Captain 3-D #1?
14. Give the 3 Romance titles produced for Prize by Simon & Kirby in order of their debut.
15. What is Private Strong's other identity?
16. Name Jack's first silver-age super-hero team.
17. Name the four Challengers of the Unknown.
18. What was the title of the first Challengers of the Unknown story?

Another of several very strange "Killer Bee" drawings Kirby did for an entrepreneur in the 1980s.
© The Estate of Jack Kirby.

1960s:
1. What was Kirby's first series produced when he came back to Atlas/Marvel?
2. In which title and issue did Thor and Loki first clash?
3. What is Two-Gun Kid's real name?
4. In what issues did Kirby produce his two battles between the Torch and Spider-Man?
5. What happened to Ant-Man in Tales to Astonish #49?
6. What does S.H.I.E.L.D. stand for?
7. When did the Thing first revert back to Ben Grimm?
8. Which Golden Age hero came back in X-Men #10?
9. In a Fantastic Four Special #5 pin-up, Galactus is really absent-minded. What did he forget?
10. Which Kirby series appeared as a back-up in Thor after Tales of Asgard?
11. What was the last Kirby-penciled story inked by Ditko?
12. What was the only major hero series in Silver Age Marvel for which Jack drew no stories?
13. Name 10 of Kirby's "Atlas" monsters.
14. Where did The Leader steal the Asorbatron from?
15. Which of the following was not a Kirby collaboration from Tales to Astonish?: "I Found Monstrum", "I Discovered Gorgilla", "I Challenged Groot", "I Created Krang", "I Fought Throng".
16. Who was the Human Torch's first girlfriend?
17. What are the words inscribed on the top of Thor's hammer?
18. Nick Fury started life as a Dead-End kid. Whose guidance turned his life around?
19. Sgt. Fury #18 was titled "Killed in Action". Who was killed?
20. In what organization did Reed Richards serve in WWII?
21. Who sent The Thing a Beatle wig for a present?
22. Bull Brogan, Handsome Harry Philips, and Yogi Dakor were enhanced by Doctor Doom using what invention?
23. Charles Xavier debated Dr. Bolivar Trask on what network?
24. In the first appearance of the Super Skrull, The Thing is about to be featured on the evening news but is preempted by a commercial for what product?

1970s:
1. What was the secret identity of Kirby's 1970s Manhunter?
2. Give the magic spell transforming Jason Blood into Etrigan.
3. Which famous person is on the In the Days of the Mob #1 poster?
4. What's the name of Darkseid's mother?
5. What is the identity used by Orion on Earth?
6. Where did Kamandi get his name?
7. What was the first species of talking animal Kamandi encountered?
8. What's the name of OMAC's organization?
9. Where did Machine Man/X-51 first appear, and what was his original name?
10. Kirby only drew one piece of art for Marvel's Conan series; what was the piece and what other important character is in it?
11. Name the two humans who possessed and used the Anti-Life Equation during Kirby's original run on the Fourth World?
12. What was the name of Lonar's horse?
13. Who invented the Boom Tube?
14. The first story published in Spirit World revolved around what tragedy?

1980s:
1. On what series did Kirby finally get to draw Batman?
2. Who caused a breakout of cosmic diarrhea?
3. How many episodes of Thundarr were produced during Kirby's tenure at Ruby Spears?
4. Name the four inkers (not counting Kirby) who were involved on Jack's 1980s return to New Gods.
5. What was the name of the Fighting Fetus?
6. Who was Captain Victory's arch nemesis?
7. What characters made up the Fantastic Four when Jack was doing storyboards for their cartoon series?
8. Who was the furriest member of Thundarr the Barbarian's cast?
9. When Darkseid made a guest appearance in Captain Victory, what was he called?
10. What was Captain Victory's motto?
11. Name the dirtiest member of the Wonder Warriors.
12. Who was Silver Star's arch enemy?
13. This two-faced wizard was the only one to return in a second episode to plague Thundarr the Barbarian.

BONUS QUESTION: Name 10 Kirby inkers.

ANSWERS IN JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #32!

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