The Comic Quiz Thread

-megalithanod · June 29th, 2005, 09:40 PM

Originally posted by Peeker:
Official Handbook...?

Nice try LOL

If no one gets it here soon, I'll post the answer and ask another one

**Peter Peeker** · June 29th, 2005, 09:41 PM

Secret Wars?
or maybe Infinity Crisis?

I think I might be misunderstanding your question...

-megalithanod · June 29th, 2005, 09:47 PM

No - you were getting the meaning of the question just fine. And you were very close!

The answer is "Contest of Champions" was the first series of comics designed to end after 3 issues. It was followed very closely by Secret Wars and Crisis of Infinite Earths.

I found this info snippet out on the web digging into a further explanation than you just taking my word for it [img]wink.gif[/img]

Secret Wars (the actual title of the series was Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars) was a 12-issue comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics from 1984 to 1985. It was Marvel's answer to the company-wide, universe-spanning "crossover series" begun at DC Comics with Crisis on Infinite Earths. Although the first issue of the series was published before issue #1 of Crisis, comic book industry insiders say the series was hastily approved and put together in order to appear on newsstands and comic book store shelves before DC's mini-series. Clouding the issue of "originality" more is the fact that Crisis may have partially been a response to Marvel Comics' creation of the "Limited Series" the year before with Contest of Champions - the first comic book series specifically slated to be cancelled after a specific number of issues (in the case of Contest of Champions, three issues, in the case of Secret Wars and Crisis, twelve issues).

close enough to have the next question Peeks

**Peter Peeker** · June 29th, 2005, 09:49 PM

never heard of that run...sounds good.
gotta be a quick one, gettin ready for work.

this ass-kickin' hero was born on the planet Galador.

one of my faves, too. [img]wink.gif[/img]