Comic Book Trivia

[Old Dude]

Believe it or not, years ago, I read a story in which they went to the bottled city of Kandor (where Superman did not have his powers) and they called themselves Nightwing and Flamebird. I remember thinking that it was a pretty cool story. I'm 99% sure that Supes was Nightwing and that Jimmy was Flamebird - - with the red hair and all. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I've got a slight hesitation that Bruce Wayne might have been involved in this at some point, but I'm going to go with Jimmy.

There is a Nightwing these days - - Dick Grayson, who adopted that moniker while in the Teen Titans. I'm pretty sure he's still around. "Flamebird" I'm not so sure about. I vaguely recall that there was a girl in the Firestorm comic who went by that name, or something similar. And I think there might have been some kind of Flamebird or Firebird girl who hung around with one of the more modern Teen Titans groups - - though I think she was more of a martial artist than a flamethrower.

Am I close?

[anthonypacino]

Originally Posted by Old Dude

Believe it or not, years ago, I read a story in which they went to the bottled city of Kandor (where Superman did not have his powers) and they called themselves Nightwing and Flamebird. I remember thinking that it was a pretty cool story. I'm 99% sure that Supes was Nightwing and that Jimmy was Flamebird - - with the red hair and all. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I've got a slight hesitation that Bruce Wayne might have been involved in this at some point, but I'm going to go with Jimmy.

There is a Nightwing these days - - Dick Grayson, who adopted that moniker while in the Teen Titans. I'm pretty sure he's still around. "Flamebird" I'm not so sure about. I vaguely recall that there was a girl in the Firestorm comic who went by that name, or something similar. And I think there might have been some kind of Flamebird or Firebird girl who hung around with one of the more modern Teen Titans groups - - though I think she was more of a martial artist than a flamethrower.

Am I close?

Hit the nail on the head my friend!
Superman was Nightwing and Jimmy was Flambird and it was in Kandor
Dick Grayson is today's Nightwing and Flambird is one of the Titans, her name was Betty Kane the Earth-1 version of Batmoman's sidekick. Firehawk was the girl from Firestorm you were thinking about.

[Old Dude]

Aha. Afterwards, I went looking, and here is the original Nightwing & Flamebird, from way back in 1963!

[anthonypacino]

Also another cool thing about that story. In Superman annual 11 the one that Alan Moore wrote called "For the man that has everything" In Kal-El's dream of a perfect Krypton that didn't explode his son Van-El is playing with a Nightwing action figure.

[anthonypacino]

How was the Kent's discovery of Clark explained to their friends in both Pre-Crisis and Post?

[Old Dude]

Got me on that one.

I could take a wild guess and say they claimed he was an orphaned nephew, or something, but I have no clue.

[anthonypacino]

Originally Posted by Old Dude

Got me on that one.

I could take a wild guess and say they claimed he was an orphaned nephew, or something, but I have no clue.

Pre-Crisis the Kents took him to a orphanage and later adopted him.
Post-Crisis They found him before a winter bilzzard that trapped them at home all winter when it thawed they passed off Clark as there own.
In the movie they said Clark was Martha's cousins orphaned son

[anthonypacino]

Match up these alter ego's with their super hero name

1.Marc Spector
2.Dan Garrett
3.Hector Hall
4.Ted Kord
5.Jim Harper
6.Donald Blake
7.Norrin Radd
8.Ronnie Raymond
9.Peter Rasputin
10.Eel O'Brien

[Alkazar]

#7 Norin Radd is The Silver Surfer

The other names are ringing faint bells in my head but I can't think of their alter-egos.

[anthonypacino]

Originally Posted by Alkazar

#7 Norin Rad is The Silver Surfer

That's one...

[Alkazar]

I'm also thinking #1 Marc Spector was either The Punisher or the Sandman, but I'm leaning toward The Punisher. Could be wrong either way tho.

[anthonypacino]

Originally Posted by Alkazar

I'm also thinking #1 Marc Spector was either The Punisher or the Sandman, but I'm leaning toward The Punisher. Could be wrong either way tho.

close, but know to either one...in fact he could be called a mix of the two
heres another hint, he wears a mask and cape.

[Alkazar]

Wait a minute, was he The Moonknight?

[anthonypacino]

Originally Posted by Alkazar

Wait a minute, was he The Moonknight?

Thats it. He was a merc in real life kinda like the Punisher (Frank Castle) and I said Sandman cause of the egyptian roots of the Moonnight and Moon-sleep-mr.sandman.

[Old Dude]

Originally Posted by anthonypacino

Match up these alter ego's with their super hero name

1.Marc Spector ... Moon Knight
2.Dan Garrett....... ? I think Dane Garrett was the Black Knight ?
3.Hector Hall ...... Silver Scarab, then Sandman, then Dr. Fate
4.Ted Kord ......... Blue Beetle
5.Jim Harper
6.Donald Blake .....The Mighty Thor
7.Norrin Radd........Silver Surfer
8.Ronnie Raymond....Dial H for Hero ?
9.Peter Rasputin..... Colossus
10.Eel O'Brien ........ Plastic Man

My guesses ...

Edit: Okay, I went and checked after I entered my answers, and The Black Knight's Uncle (the evil one) was Nathan Garrett, but Dane was related to him on his mother's side, so his name was Dane Whitman. Darn.

And I remembered who Ronnie Raymond actually was after I entered my answers, but too late ...

[Alkazar]

Got a question for you guys, I've got a bunch of old comics I'm trying to unload, nothing spectacular although I've got a few complete mini-series. I check current prices on a website called Nostomania and came up with a net value just under $2000.00 for all that I'm willing to part with. I've got a #1 GhostRider worth around $500.00 (according to the website) but I'm hanging on to it. Other than eBay, is there another place I might be able to list them and expect to get thier approximate worth?

[Old Dude]

Originally Posted by Alkazar

Got a question for you guys, I've got a bunch of old comics I'm trying to unload, nothing spectacular although I've got a few complete mini-series. I check current prices on a website called Nostomania and came up with a net value just under $2000.00 for all that I'm willing to part with. I've got a #1 GhostRider worth around $500.00 (according to the website) but I'm hanging on to it. Other than eBay, is there another place I might be able to list them and expect to get thier approximate worth?

I don't really know much about the market value of old comics. Just because something is listed as having a value of X doesn't mean you can find anyone willing to buy it for that. I've picked up a few old comics on ebay from time to time that were selling for a small fraction of their CBG value.

Since your address is listed in in the Denver area, I'd suggest that you talk to the people at Mile-Hi Comics in Thornton (on just off Washington St. around 88th or so). They are one of the biggest dealers in back issues in the whole U.S., so if anyone would know, they probably would.

[Alkazar]

Originally Posted by Old Dude

I don't really know much about the market value of old comics. Just because something is listed as having a value of X doesn't mean you can find anyone willing to buy it for that. I've picked up a few old comics on ebay from time to time that were selling for a small fraction of their CBG value.

Since your address is listed in in the Denver area, I'd suggest that you talk to the people at Mile-Hi Comics in Thornton (on just off Washington St. around 88th or so). They are one of the biggest dealers in back issues in the whole U.S., so if anyone would know, they probably would.

Already did and they expressed no interest at all.

[anthonypacino]

Originally Posted by Old Dude

My guesses ...

Edit: Okay, I went and checked after I entered my answers, and The Black Knight's Uncle (the evil one) was Nathan Garrett, but Dane was related to him on his mother's side, so his name was Dane Whitman. Darn.

And I remembered who Ronnie Raymond actually was after I entered my answers, but too late ...

Originally Posted by anthonypacino
Match up these alter ego's with their super hero name

1.Marc Spector ... Moon Knight-Correct
2.Dan Garrett....... ? I think Dane Garrett was the Black Knight ?Golden Age Blue Beetle
3.Hector Hall ...... Silver Scarab, then Sandman, then Dr. Fate-Correct
4.Ted Kord ......... Blue Beetle-Correct
5.Jim Harper-The Gaurdian, DC's Captain America-Newsboy Legion,Jack Kirby
6.Donald Blake .....The Mighty Thor-Correct
7.Norrin Radd........Silver Surfer-Correct
8.Ronnie Raymond....Dial H for Hero ?-Firestorm
9.Peter Rasputin..... Colossus-Correct
10.Eel O'Brien ........ Plastic Man-Correct
Good Job! I thought the Hector Hall one would throw you but I was wrong.

[Old Dude]

Originally Posted by Alkazar

Already did and they expressed no interest at all.

Then that's probably a very good indication that the books aren't going to sell for as much as they are listed.

[anthonypacino]

Originally Posted by Alkazar

Already did and they expressed no interest at all.

Taking them to a dealer is probably the last thing to do, I did ONCE, and got totally ripped off. The will only give you about 30% of what the market value is. I don't care what Wizard says, comics or only worth what someone is willing to pay. May 7 there is a comic convention in Denver called Majesticon. That would be a great place to sell to collectors, who pay the best. Ebay has killed the back issue market for most dealers, so if it isn't a "big" back issue they don't want it. You might re-think selling that Ghost Rider though, the Ghost Rider movie is due out later this year, the tred has been when one of these movies go out some of the old back issues triple in value for a breif time. I know that Daredevil #181 (when Bullseye kills Elektra) went from 12-80 then has settled at about 35 now when the movie came out. Spiderman 300 was about 45 and has stayed at 90 since his movie came out, that one will blow up next year with Venom in the movie.
ps if the movie stinks ala Catmwoman/Elektra...the books are frigid prices stay low.

[Old Dude]

That makes sense.

Personally, I expect I'll just pass my collection down to the kids, though.

[anthonypacino]

Originally Posted by Old Dude

That makes sense.

Personally, I expect I'll just pass my collection down to the kids, though.

I want to have my own Edgar Church collection.

[anthonypacino]

Originally Posted by Alkazar

Got a question for you guys, I've got a bunch of old comics I'm trying to unload, nothing spectacular although I've got a few complete mini-series. I check current prices on a website called Nostomania and came up with a net value just under $2000.00 for all that I'm willing to part with. I've got a #1 GhostRider worth around $500.00 (according to the website) but I'm hanging on to it. Other than eBay, is there another place I might be able to list them and expect to get thier approximate worth?

I also know that some hard core collecter's only want or need that one issue. Best way to sell them on Ebay is to break them up into lots. put one or two highly valued books in one and throw in a bunch of others for "filler" that way hopefully a bidding war will start for "the one" and you can also get rid of some others that may have been harder to sell by themselves.

[Old Dude]

Here's a DC trivia question ...

A series of fictional cities ....

a. With which superhero is the city connected?
b. What state is it supposedly in?

1. Metropolis
2. Opal City
3. Happy Harbor
4. Gotham City
5. Star City
6. Middleton
7. Fawcett City
8. Blue Valley
9. Coast City
10. Belle Reve

Bonus points:

On what continent (or region if you want to get more specific) are each of these fictional countries located?

1. Bialya
2. Bogatago
3. Markovia
4. Modora
5. Qurac
6. Zandia