About Heroes

About Heroes is proud to give away a gigantic Mattel DC Comics toys prize package!

This prize package consists of the following:

• DC Superheroes Series 2 Superman
• DC Superheroes Series 3 Batman and Robin
• The Batman EXP Rogue Silencer Batman
• JLU 3-Pack of Superman, Aquaman, Dr. Light
• JLU 3-Pack of Hawkgirl, Dr. Fate, Vixen
• JLU 3-Pack of Martian Manhunter (normal, phasing and martian versions)
• JLU single packed figures: Batman, Wildcat, Copperhead, Wonder Woman, Superman, Metamorpho and The Flash

Second and third prize packages are also available!

To be eligible for the trivia contest, you must be a member of our forums. Submit your answers to the questions below and your forum name in an e-mail to contest@aboutheroes.com. You must send this e-mail from the e-mail address registered in your forums account.

The contest will run until October 16. The three winners will be picked at random from entries with the most correct answers.

Here's the quiz:

1. During the Batman: Knightfall storyline, one aspect of Batman’s uniform proved a hindrance to Jean Paul during a fight with Bane, prompting him to design a new, armored Batsuit. What was it?
2. The monstrous Doomsday was created by a scientist named Bertron through a series of experiments in forced evolution. What did Bertron eventually come to call his creation?
3. During the battles with the Hyperclan at the beginning of Grant Morrison's JLA, Flash goes back after a battle with the Martian speedster Zum to rescue a falling object. What was it?
4. In the classic story, "The Batman Nobody Knows," to whom does Batman reveal his secret identity?
5. In their first appearance, how did the Guardians of the Universe choose to communicate with Hal Jordan?
6. In the Justice League Unlimited comic book, who ultimately destroyed Dr. Sivana's creation, Mister Atom?
7. During Crisis on Infinite Earths, Harbinger and Alexander Luthor gather a group made up of one representative of each of the remaining Earths. Who was in this illustrious group?
8. In Batman: The Killing Joke, there is a sign on the Arkham Asylum receptionist's desk – what does it say?
9. In what's left of Coast City after its utter decimation, Hal Jordan is kneeling on the ground - what lies sticking out of the ground beneath him?
10. In the DCAU, which hero filled in for Martian Manhunter as coordinator for the Justice League while the Martian took a leave of absence?
11. According to Julie Schwartz, who was his first choice to write the last adventure of Earth-1 Superman, in the story that came to be known as "Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow?"
12. Infinity, Inc. was formed after four heroes crashed a JSA meeting to demand membership. Of these four, two eventually married and had a son, who became a figure in the DCU in his own right. Who is their son, and what position does he now hold?
13. The man who would become Deathstroke the Terminator began his special ops training at what military base?
14. What sculptors did Mattel contract to design the DC Superheroes Series 3 Batman figure?
15. Mattel's first Batman line was cancelled before all of the announced figures could be produced, and many of these designs were carried over to the DCSH line. But some weren't. The proposed fifth series of figures included a Joker – what was the proposed name for this figure (i.e. ______ Joker) ?
16. Based on comments in the podcasts and posts on our site, who is the person the About Heroes gang loves to poke fun at the most?
17. We close every podcast with the phrase, "Stay Geeky." Who was the first person to utter this phrase during one of our podcasts?

Answer as many of the questions as you can and send your entry in to contest@aboutheroes.com by October 16!