Can you name the Superheroes from their debut issues??

Comic	Hero	Year
Action Comics #1		1938
Detective Comics #27		1939
Whiz Comics #2		1940
All-American Comics #16		1940
Detective Comics #38		1940
All Star Comics #8		1941
More Fun Comics #73		1941
Police Comics #1		1941
Detective Comics #225		1955
Amazing Fantasy #15		1962

Comic	Hero	Year
Journey into Mystery #83		1962
Tales of Suspense #39		1963
Fantastic Four #48		1966
House of Secrets #92		1971
Marvel Spotlight #5		1972
Tomb of Dracula #10		1973
The Incredible Hulk #181		1974
Amazing Spider-Man #129		1974
X-Men #266		1990
Adventures of Superman #500		1993

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Superhero Debuts Quiz

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Created by: PhilSandifer -
Published: June 27th, 2009
Category: Entertainment
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Tags: Superhero Quizzes, comic, hero, debut, issue

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	luulapants:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 04:50 GMT	0 points
	I'm kicking myself for missing Robin. I was surprised at some of the more obscure ones, though.

	John2:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 04:54 GMT	3 points
	Was the superhero created in 1993 made because it was the 500th Superman comic?

	sactoshc:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 05:00 GMT	-1 points
	1/21 was clear evidence that I have completely missed out on superhero comic culture even though I didn't think I did. Hmmmm...

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	Giants2082:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 05:19 GMT	0 points
	wow, blade was introduced in 1973? great quiz, i was so sure the all american comics #16 would be captain america...i was wrong lol

	Keit:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 05:42 GMT	5 points
	Good quiz. I was also sure Captain America would be in there somewhere.

	MalcolmStone:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 05:42 GMT	5 points
	Decent quiz, but Gambit's first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #266, and not Annual #14. I obviously missed that one. lol

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	Etheridge2:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 06:23 GMT	4 points
	SHAZAM should count for Whiz Comics #2 as well he is commonly known by both names..

	vigilante072:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 06:24 GMT	3 points
	I'm aware its already been said, but Gambit's first appearance was indeed, Uncanny X-Men #266

	Prepostosaurus:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 06:57 GMT	-1 points
	can't believe i missed silver surfer. ff #48-50 is some of kirby's best work.

	MRL:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 09:04 GMT	4 points
	@Keit: Captain America's first comic was "Captain America Comics" #1, so he would have been too obvious for the quiz.

	TheImpalerTMX:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 11:19 GMT	5 points
	@supernitro: I'm pretty sure there are a large segment of people who were into comic books long before they were ever into sex; they are called children. Nice try troll.

	cmock127:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 12:02 GMT	3 points
	Good quiz. As pointed out above, Gambit CAMEOED in Uncanny Annual 14, like Wolverine CAMEOED in Wolverine 180. Uncanny 266 is accepted as Gambit's first, like Hulk 181 is accepted for Wolverine. I also agree that Shazam should be accepted for Captain Marvel....and maybe Steel for John Henry Irons...

	beatrixkiddo:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 13:21 GMT	-1 points
	@movie dynamic. lol. his special skill is never degrading and killing the environment.

	PhilSandifer:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 13:59 GMT	4 points
	The Gambit one was added after the fact by the Sporcle editors - I've sent them an e-mail noting that it's not the generally accepted answer. @Jeremy I fought out the Shazam issue with Sporcle way back on their Superhero Secret Identities one, and they were unyielding - Shazam refers to the Wizard Shazam, and is the magic word said, but the character is Captain Marvel - his book is only called Shazam for trademark reasons. @MovieDynamic Plastic Man is a bit of a weird character - not one of the most popular DC characters sales-wise, but such a weird character that he's loved by a lot of creators, and keeps getting put onto the Justice League on those grounds. I haven't looked at results yet, but I expected him to be the least-got answer.

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	jzev:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 16:12 GMT	2 points
	@the william: you have got to be the most annoying person in the world. what the hell is wrong with you

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	imemine98:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 17:59 GMT	3 points
	I think credit should be given for Galactus also appearing in FF #48, no?

	Prepostosaurus:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 18:08 GMT	3 points
	@imemine98 galactus isn't superhero, so he's eliminated by the title of the quiz. @beatrixkiddo plastic man is one of the strangest superheroes dc ever published. his creator, jack cole, is considered something of a "cartoonist's cartoonist" and his work, although not read by many, is often cited as a profound influence by a wide variety of creators. he also ghosted on the spirit while eisner was working at the pentagon.

	ChimpZealot:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 19:42 GMT	2 points
	@MovieDynamic: Plastic Man is actually considered one of the most potentially powerful DC heroes. In fact he was called in to take down an out of control Martian Manhunter (who is himself basically Superman + telepathy and shapeshifting)

	steve:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 20:39 GMT	3 points
	Maybe accept "spiderman" for "spider-man"

	WindSword:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 21:15 GMT	1 point
	I was wondering why Flash wasn't on the quiz. Before I remembered he premiered in issue one of Flash Comics.

	catman_dave:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 23:34 GMT	0 points
	I would have preferred it if you could guess any of them, but maybe that's because I didn't know that much about the comics themselves.

	PhilSandifer:	Jun 27th, 2009 at 23:48 GMT	0 points
	@Wind Sword Also because Hawkman debuted in the same issue, making it an overly ambiguous question to my mind. :)

	drn211:	Jun 28th, 2009 at 00:19 GMT	0 points
	@John2 Steel was created as part of the whole Return of Superman event which followed the Death of Superman. It was a whole storyline that involved 4 Supermen.

	PhilSandifer:	Jun 28th, 2009 at 00:52 GMT	0 points
	@catman_dave Yeah, I considered it, but then you could get well over 50% just by guessing random superheroes. Figured this one should reward knowledge.

	rockhopperlad:	Jun 28th, 2009 at 04:33 GMT	1 point
	Not surprisingly, I got all the DCs easily and knew none of the Marvels. Not that I prefer one to another. :)

	Etheridge2:	Jun 28th, 2009 at 10:02 GMT	1 point
	Phil thanks great feedback, I agree with you and disagree with the powers that be...sorry but if the comics are called Shazam and was the TV Series and the action figures I had as a kid said Shazam, regardless of copyright or other reasons it is a perfectly acceptable name. i run weekly pub quizzes and I did a handout where people had to name the comic book characters from pictures i had Captain Marvel on there and accepted either. I knew the answer either way,but I think both should be acceptable..is Jonn Jonzz taken or j'onn j'onzz??? I may have to take the quiz again just to find out. And is just Steel acceptable or can you use man of tomorrow/cyborg superman the kryptonite kid/super boy and the last son of krypton too? Although I guess only the kryptonite kid turned into a hero and he took over the mantle of superboy who had already existed

	PhilSandifer:	Jun 28th, 2009 at 14:07 GMT	1 point
	@Jeremy Well, I'm torn on it - to me, they have a point that the character is called Captain Marvel. Shazam is a completely different character (the wizard). It's no more correct than a common misspelling is. I'd probably accept it in a pub quiz, but I'd also not take off for spelling on a pub quiz. Sporcle tends towards insisting on proper titles. As it stands, J'onn J'onzz is not accepted, nor are any secret identities beyond Steel's, which is accepted only because the character has gone without a nickname in his history.

	drn211:	Jun 28th, 2009 at 18:25 GMT	0 points
	man of tomorrow/Cyborg was more of a villan then a hero and Superboy has been around since 1945. Granted this is a the first appearance of this version but there has been a character by the name of Superboy before.

	Prepostosaurus:	Jun 29th, 2009 at 05:28 GMT	3 points
	i don't understand the shazam/captain marvel dispute. the superhero is named captain marvel. the wizard is named shazam. the comic is called "shazam," but that's like claiming you should be able to substitute "action comics" when asked for "superman." the fact that many people refer to captain marvel as shazam is a common mistake. that doesn't make a correct answer. it's just an unsurprising one.

	ntnon:	Jun 29th, 2009 at 17:53 GMT	1 point
	Even leaving aside that the character is called "Captain Marvel" and not Shazam, the equating of the two (because of Marvel's copyright) happened many years after his debut. And even within issues of "Shazam" or on the TV series, the character was Captain Marvel.

	Ganondorfdude11:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 04:50 GMT	0 points
	I was surprised that the Flash wasn't on here.

	PhilSandifer:	Jul 7th, 2009 at 16:45 GMT	1 point
	@Ganondorfdude11 - He's not for two reasons. First, asking who debuted in Flash Comics #1 is a bit easy. Second, Hawkman, another well-known hero, debuted in that issue as well, so it would be an ambiguous answer.

	thequestion:	Apr 22nd, 2010 at 01:23 GMT	2 points
	could have sworn more fun was green arrow, im kicking myself for missing wonder woman

	Cubby:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 22:43 GMT	0 points
	Does anyone else remember the old Plastic Man cartoon from the early 80s? Or am I just showing exactly how old I am?