October 2026 edition

Comics quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
In which year did Superman first appear?
A1925
B1938
C1946
D1955
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about comics? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from speech balloons and superheroes to the roots of manga.

Comics · October 2026 edition

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Q3 / 50Opener
Which reporter has a dog called Snowy?
ATintin
BAsterix
CLucky Luke
DSpirou

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerSuperheroes, speech balloons and Sunday strips
2EasyTintin, newspaper strips and comic books
3TrickyManga, Franco-Belgian albums and graphic novels
4HardTöpffer, Busch and the earliest pioneers
5BrutalManhwa, Argentine traditions and comics theory
Comics titlesout of 500
Hall of fame50 / 50
Cover artist350+
Lead artist275+
Staff artist200+
Strip artist100+
Doodler1+
Blank panel0

44 of 50 right · six short of Hall of fame

You vs Katie BComics · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which Japanese cartoonist is nicknamed the 'God of Manga'?
Osamu Tezuka✓GBKB
Akira Toriyama
Hayao Miyazaki
Rumiko Takahashi

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which reporter has a dog called Snowy? Clock's ticking.

The ramp

Cartoons first, then deep cuts.

Five rounds of ten, each one harder than the last.

Titles

Earn your byline.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Blank panel if you score nothing, Hall of fame if you get every question right.

Answer Sheet

Compare notes, panel by panel.

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