1. Who taught Roy Harper how to use a bow and arrow?
Brave Bow, an Indian chief, taught Roy Harper how to be an archer:
2. Name the three major differences between the Silver Age Mr Mxyzptlk and his Golden Age counterpart.
There are more than three major differences: the spelling of his name (the GA version was named Mxyztplk), the costume, the GA version had a different look and hairstyle, the GA version only vanished for a month when forced to pronounce or spell his name backwards, while the Silver Age vanished for ninety days, and the GA version had a job as a court jester.
3. What souvenir did Batman bring back with him from the planet Zur-En-Arrh?
Batman brought back the Bat-radia:
4. Who was Barry Allen's childhood sweetheart?
Daphne Dean, as I discussed last year.
5. What famous actor was Hal Jordan's appearance patterned after?
Hal Jordan was intended to look like Paul Newman, as Julius Schwartz revealed in the letters page of Green Lantern #3.
Kudos to Scott Nesmith, who aced the test and to Ed, who got #1, #2 and #5 and was on the right track with #3.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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Brave Bow would have made an iffy archery teacher. It's my understanding that First Nations folk had pretty mediocre archery gear compared to their Eastern Hemisphere arrow shooters. It was their amazing skills with stealth that allowed them to get close enough to game animals for the kill shot.
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