Comic Book Trivia

Comic Book trivia spans the evolution of the medium from early newspaper strips and superhero debuts to today’s expansive comic universes and graphic novels. This page offers a family-friendly mix of easy, funny, and challenging questions that highlight iconic heroes, notorious villains, influential publishers, and the creators behind the panels.

Easy Comic Book Trivia

13 questions

These easy Comic Book trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.

Question 1
In which comic did Superman make his debut in 1938?
Answer: Action Comics #1
Superman debuted in Action Comics #1 in 1938.
Question 2
Spider-Man first swung onto the page in which issue?
Answer: Amazing Fantasy #15
Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962.
Question 3
Which famous comics figure was a key writer and editor at Marvel Comics?
Answer: Stan Lee
Stan Lee was a key writer and editor at Marvel Comics.
Question 4
Batman is published by which company?
Answer: DC Comics
DC Comics is the publisher of Batman.
Question 5
The X-Men belong to which publisher?
Answer: Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is the publisher of the X-Men.
Question 6
Who created the Peanuts comic strip?
Answer: Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz created the Peanuts comic strip.
Question 7
Which Peanuts character is one of the main characters and is famous for his zigzag shirt?
Answer: Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown is a main character in Peanuts.
Question 8
Who created Calvin and Hobbes?
Answer: Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson created Calvin and Hobbes.
Question 9
Which comic-strip cat is famously obsessed with lasagna?
Answer: Garfield
Garfield is the lasagna-loving cat in the long-running comic strip.
Question 10
Stories about Archie Andrews and his friends are published by which company?
Answer: Archie Comics
Archie Comics publishes stories about Archie Andrews and his friends.
Question 11
What city does Batman call home?
Answer: Gotham City
Batman’s home city is Gotham City.
Question 12
Which DC superhero identity has been used by several different characters?
Answer: Green Lantern
Green Lantern is a DC superhero identity used by several characters.
Question 13
Which DC hero is especially known for archery?
Answer: Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a DC hero known for archery.

Comic Book Family Trivia

12 questions

These family Comic Book trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.

Question 1
What was Tintin creator Hergé’s real name?
Answer: Georges Remi
Hergé was the pen name used by Tintin creator Georges Remi.
Question 2
Hergé, the creator of Tintin, came from which country?
Answer: Belgium
Hergé was from Belgium.
Question 3
Which cowboy comic series was created by Morris?
Answer: Lucky Luke
Lucky Luke is the cowboy comic series created by Morris.
Question 4
Asterix adventures are mainly set in what historical place?
Answer: Ancient Gaul
Asterix stories are primarily set in ancient Gaul.
Question 5
Who created the fantasy comic Bone?
Answer: Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith created Bone.
Question 6
In Bone, which character stands at the center of the story?
Answer: Fone Bone
Fone Bone is the central character in Bone.
Question 7
Who is the creator of the comic Heartstopper?
Answer: Alice Oseman
Alice Oseman created Heartstopper.
Question 8
Which creator first brought the Moomins to readers?
Answer: Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson created the Moomins.
Question 9
Who created One Piece?
Answer: Eiichiro Oda
Eiichiro Oda is the creator of One Piece.
Question 10
One Piece has been serialized in which magazine?
Answer: Weekly Shonen Jump
One Piece has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Question 11
Which manga was created by Akira Toriyama?
Answer: Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball was created by Akira Toriyama.
Question 12
Which writer is especially known for influential work on X-Men comics?
Answer: Chris Claremont
Chris Claremont is known for influential writing on X-Men comics.

Fun Comic Book Trivia

13 questions

These fun Comic Book trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.

Question 1
Which manga legend is so influential that people often call him the "God of Manga"?
Answer: Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka is widely referred to is the God of Manga.
Question 2
What prize did Art Spiegelman receive for Maus that made comic history feel extra official?
Answer: Pulitzer Prize Special Award
Art Spiegelman won a Pulitzer Prize Special Award for Maus.
Question 3
Who both wrote and illustrated Persepolis, pulling double duty on the page?
Answer: Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis was written and illustrated by Marjane Satrapi.
Question 4
Which graphic novel belongs to Daniel Clowes: Ghost World or Heartstopper?
1. A.Saga
2. B.Bone
3. C.Ghost World
4. D.Heartstopper
Answer: Ghost World
Ghost World is a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes.
Question 5
If Ghost World had a creator credit on a spooky little nameplate, whose name would be on it?
Answer: Daniel Clowes
Daniel Clowes is the creator of Ghost World.
Question 6
Who created the long-running strip with the memorable title Dykes to Watch Out For?
Answer: Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel created Dykes to Watch Out For.
Question 7
Which cartoonist is famously a major figure in underground comix?
Answer: Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb is a major figure in underground comix.
Question 8
Ernie Pook’s Comeek sounds like a title you’d remember forever—who created it?
Answer: Lynda Barry
Lynda Barry created the comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek.
Question 9
Which work tells a Holocaust narrative using animals to represent different groups of people?
Answer: Maus
Maus is a Holocaust narrative told with animals representing groups of people.
Question 10
Which graphic memoir is about growing up during and after the Iranian Revolution?
Answer: Persepolis
Persepolis is a memoir about growing up during and after the Iranian Revolution.
Question 11
Before it sat on bookstore shelves, which beloved title first lived as a webcomic?
Answer: Heartstopper
Heartstopper began is a webcomic before print publication.
Question 12
How many issues did Bone run in its original independent series—55, 12, 100, or 27?
1. A.100 issues
2. B.27 issues
3. C.55 issues
4. D.12 issues
Answer: 55 issues
Bone ran for 55 issues in its original independent series.
Question 13
Which long-running manga set sail in 1997?
Answer: One Piece
One Piece debuted in 1997.

Funny Comic Book Trivia

13 questions

These funny Comic Book trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.

Question 1
Which cartoonist unleashed Garfield on the world?
Answer: Jim Davis
Garfield was created by Jim Davis.
Question 2
Garfield first strutted onto the comics page in what year?
Answer: 1978
Garfield debuted in 1978.
Question 3
What is the name of the famous beagle in Peanuts?
Answer: Snoopy
The Peanuts beagle is named Snoopy.
Question 4
Who keeps turning Charlie Brown's field-goal dreams into slapstick by yanking away the football?
Answer: Lucy van Pelt
Lucy often pulls the football away from Charlie Brown.
Question 5
In Calvin and Hobbes, Hobbes is what kind of animal?
Answer: A tiger
Hobbes is a tiger in Calvin and Hobbes.
Question 6
How old is Calvin, the small tornado at the center of Calvin and Hobbes?
Answer: Six years old
Calvin is the six-year-old boy in Calvin and Hobbes.
Question 7
Who is the MAD mascot behind the classic shrug of a slogan, “What, me worry?”?
1. A.Alfred E. Neuman
2. B.Archie Andrews
3. C.Beetle Bailey
4. D.Obelix
Answer: Alfred E. Neuman
MAD mascot Alfred E. Neuman is known for the slogan “What, me worry?”.
Question 8
Which red-haired comic-strip regular is famously stuck choosing between Betty and Veronica?
Answer: Archie Andrews
Archie is famously torn between Betty and Veronica.
Question 9
Asterix’s ride-or-die best friend is who?
Answer: Obelix
Asterix’s best friend is Obelix.
Question 10
Which character from Dilbert sounds like a corporate memo but is actually a dog?
Answer: Dogbert
Dogbert is a character from the Dilbert comic strip.
Question 11
Beetle Bailey is best known as what kind of comic strip?
Answer: A military humor comic strip
Beetle Bailey is a long-running military humor comic strip.
Question 12
Who created Pogo?
Answer: Walt Kelly
Pogo was created by Walt Kelly.
Question 13
Which cartoonist created the U.S. comic strip Dennis the Menace?
Answer: Hank Ketcham
Dennis the Menace in the U.S. comic strip was created by Hank Ketcham.

Hard Comic Book Trivia

14 questions

These hard Comic Book trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.

Question 1
How many artists were responsible for founding Image Comics in 1992?
Answer: Seven artists founded Image Comics.
Image Comics was founded in 1992 by seven artists.
Question 2
In what year was Maus first issued in complete book form?
Answer: 1986
Maus was first published is a complete book in 1986.
Question 3
Fun Home hit shelves in which year?
Answer: 2006
Fun Home was published in 2006.
Question 4
Before it was collected as its own landmark work, Ghost World was originally serialized in what comic?
Answer: Eightball
Ghost World was originally serialized in Eightball.
Question 5
Persepolis was first published in which language?
Answer: French
Persepolis was originally published in French.
Question 6
Which manga icon created Astro Boy?
Answer: Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka is the creator of Astro Boy.
Question 7
Weekly Shonen Jump made its debut in what year?
Answer: 1968
Weekly Shonen Jump debuted in 1968.
Question 8
Which long-running British comic launched in 1938?
1. A.2000 AD
2. B.The Dandy
3. C.Eagle
4. D.The Beano
Answer: The Beano
The Beano launched in 1938.
Question 9
What futuristic British anthology first launched in 1977?
1. A.1998
2. B.2002
3. C.2000
4. D.1996
Answer: 2000 AD
2000 AD first launched in 1977.
Question 10
Judge Dredd first appeared in which anthology, debuting in 1977?
Answer: 2000 AD
Judge Dredd debuted in 2000 AD in 1977.
Question 11
Which independently published series began its run in 1977?
1. A.Love and Rockets
2. B.Ghost World
3. C.Maus
4. D.Cerebus
Answer: Cerebus
Cerebus began publication in 1977.
Question 12
What comic series made its debut in 1982?
Answer: Love and Rockets
Love and Rockets debuted in 1982.
Question 13
The Comics Code Authority was established in what year?
Answer: 1954
The Comics Code Authority was established in 1954.
Question 14
The famous auction where Action Comics #1 sold for over $3 million took place in what year?
Answer: 2014
Action Comics #1 sold for over $3 million in a 2014 auction.

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Easy Comic Book Trivia

In which comic did Superman make his debut in 1938?

Spider-Man first swung onto the page in which issue?

Which famous comics figure was a key writer and editor at Marvel Comics?

Batman is published by which company?

The X-Men belong to which publisher?

Who created the Peanuts comic strip?

Which Peanuts character is one of the main characters and is famous for his zigzag shirt?

Who created Calvin and Hobbes?

Which comic-strip cat is famously obsessed with lasagna?

Stories about Archie Andrews and his friends are published by which company?

What city does Batman call home?

Which DC superhero identity has been used by several different characters?

Which DC hero is especially known for archery?

Comic Book Family Trivia

What was Tintin creator Hergé’s real name?

Hergé, the creator of Tintin, came from which country?

Which cowboy comic series was created by Morris?

Asterix adventures are mainly set in what historical place?

Who created the fantasy comic Bone?

In Bone, which character stands at the center of the story?

Who is the creator of the comic Heartstopper?

Which creator first brought the Moomins to readers?

Who created One Piece?

One Piece has been serialized in which magazine?

Which manga was created by Akira Toriyama?

Which writer is especially known for influential work on X-Men comics?

Fun Comic Book Trivia

Which manga legend is so influential that people often call him the "God of Manga"?

What prize did Art Spiegelman receive for Maus that made comic history feel extra official?

Who both wrote and illustrated Persepolis, pulling double duty on the page?

Which graphic novel belongs to Daniel Clowes: Ghost World or Heartstopper?

If Ghost World had a creator credit on a spooky little nameplate, whose name would be on it?

Who created the long-running strip with the memorable title Dykes to Watch Out For?

Which cartoonist is famously a major figure in underground comix?

Ernie Pook’s Comeek sounds like a title you’d remember forever—who created it?

Which work tells a Holocaust narrative using animals to represent different groups of people?

Which graphic memoir is about growing up during and after the Iranian Revolution?

Before it sat on bookstore shelves, which beloved title first lived as a webcomic?

How many issues did Bone run in its original independent series—55, 12, 100, or 27?

Which long-running manga set sail in 1997?

Funny Comic Book Trivia

Which cartoonist unleashed Garfield on the world?

Garfield first strutted onto the comics page in what year?

What is the name of the famous beagle in Peanuts?

Who keeps turning Charlie Brown's field-goal dreams into slapstick by yanking away the football?

In Calvin and Hobbes, Hobbes is what kind of animal?

How old is Calvin, the small tornado at the center of Calvin and Hobbes?

Who is the MAD mascot behind the classic shrug of a slogan, “What, me worry?”?

Which red-haired comic-strip regular is famously stuck choosing between Betty and Veronica?

Asterix’s ride-or-die best friend is who?

Which character from Dilbert sounds like a corporate memo but is actually a dog?

Beetle Bailey is best known as what kind of comic strip?

Who created Pogo?

Which cartoonist created the U.S. comic strip Dennis the Menace?

Hard Comic Book Trivia

How many artists were responsible for founding Image Comics in 1992?

In what year was Maus first issued in complete book form?

Fun Home hit shelves in which year?

Before it was collected as its own landmark work, Ghost World was originally serialized in what comic?

Persepolis was first published in which language?

Which manga icon created Astro Boy?

Weekly Shonen Jump made its debut in what year?

Which long-running British comic launched in 1938?

What futuristic British anthology first launched in 1977?

Judge Dredd first appeared in which anthology, debuting in 1977?

Which independently published series began its run in 1977?

What comic series made its debut in 1982?

The Comics Code Authority was established in what year?

The famous auction where Action Comics #1 sold for over $3 million took place in what year?

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