Feb 27

Black History Month

Feb 27, 2015


Yesterday's Answer

Michael Jackson as Captain EO


Today's Question:


Name the Character and the actor


This superhero also known as Sam  Wilson was created by Marvel in 1969.  This actor portrayed him in the 2014 Captain America movie.

He "is an excellent trainer of wild birds, and has been trained in gymnastics and hand-to-hand combat by Captain America."*  He also has his own bird, Redwing.  "Redwing is a highly trained hunting falcon who responds to the Falcon's verbal and mental commands and joins him in battle against his adversaries."*

*info from Wikipedia

Feb 28

Black History Month

Feb 28, 2015


Yesterday's Answer-

Anthony Mackie as Falcon


Today's Question:


Name the Actress who played in the movies and the name of the character


There is no clue for her only pictures.  She is one of the few Black female superheroes that has been created in action figure form.

Feb 26

Black History Month


Feb 26, 2015


Yesterday's Answers:

Jada Pinkett Smith as Maria Mercedes "Fish" Mooney


Today's Question:
Name the character and singer/actor


This singer/actor played this character that uses music to subdue his enemies.This is a 1968 3-D movie that was shown at the Disney Theme Parks.  The character and his crew are captured by a Supreme Leader.   A member of his crew "sends out a blast of music, providing this character with the power to throw off the guards. He uses his power to transform the dark hulking guards into agile dancers who fall into step behind him for a dance number. As this character presses forward toward the Supreme Leader, she unleashes her Whip Warriors, two cybernetic defenders each with a whip and shield that can deflect his power, but her is able to defeat them."*

*info from Wikipedia

Feb 25

Black History Month

Feb 25, 2015


Yesterday's Answers:

Wesley Snipes as Blade. 


Today's Question:

Name the actress and character


This actress stars in television show Gotham.    She is "a nightclub owner and mobster who leads a gang under Don Falcone, whom she aims to overthrow. She operates in Gotham's red-light district despite the heavy presence of the Italian mafia. She sometimes provides information to Detective Bullock, who has a sweet spot for her."*

The figure represents her character from the Matrix.


*info from Wikipedia

Feb 24

Black History Month
Feb 24, 2015



Yesterday's Answers:

The show was Power Rangers and the character was Max Cooper.  This is one of the few Power Rangers that has a face and is 12".



Today's Question:

Name the actor and character.


This actor starred in this 1998 film about a vampire superhero.  He is a "vampire-human hybrid that protects humans from vampires."  There were two other  movies starring this actor as this vampire hybrid.

* info from Wikipedia

Feb 23

Black History Month

Feb 23, 2015

Yesterday's Answers:

Robert Townsend as Meteor Man

Today's Question

Name the show and the character.

This series was known as Wild Forces and debut in 2002. In this series, the actor Phillip Jeanmarie played this character.

This group of people would fight evil forces. They would wear different colored uniforms.

* info from Wikipedia

Feb 22

Black History Month

Feb 22, 2015

Yesterday's Answers

Dwayne Johnson as Hercules.

Today's Question

This actor starred this 1993 movie, which is same name as his character. This mild mannered teacher becomes a superhero after being hit by this out of space object.*

* info from Wikipedia 

Feb 21

Black History Month
Feb 21, 2015


Yesterday's Answer

The actor is Michael Jai White and the character is Bronze Tiger


Today's Question


Name the actor and the character


He played the lead character in this 2014  movie.   "He is a  Greek Demigod and had to endured the legendary twelve labors and had his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord."*

"He is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures."*

*info from IMDB and Wikipedia

Feb 20

Black History Month

Feb 20, 2015


Yesterday's Answers

The actor is the Idris Elba and the character is Heimdall.



Today's Question:

This actor portrayed him in the Television episode of Arrow.  He also appeared iin Tyler Perry's movie " Why Did I Get Married".

The character first appeared in the DC Universe in 1974.   The character goes by "Ben Turner.   He comes from an upper middle class black neighborhood. When he was only 10 years old, he saw a burglar attacking his parents, and he proceeded to kill the man with a kitchen knife. In an effort to control the rage inside him, Turner turns to martial arts and eventually, crime.  After some time, Turner decides to travel to the far East in order to finally come to terms with his demons.  Some time after he is approached by the organization known as GOOD- Global Organization of Organized Defense, and he works with them."*

" In addition to his martial artist abilities, he has two sets of gauntlets with three claws that make him very formidable, capable of deflecting arrows fired at close range.'*

*info from Wikipedia

Feb 19

Black History Month
Feb 19, 2015



Yesterday's Answers:

The actor is Keith David and the character is Apollo


Today's Question:
Name the actor and character

This British actor was in the 2011 movie Thor as this character.    This character is "the all-seeing and all-hearing guardian sentry of Asgard who stands on the rainbow bridge to watch for any attacks to Asgard. He partly won the role through using his eyesight to see an army of giants several days' march from Asgard, allowing them to be defeated before they reached Asgard, and making their king a prisoner.^[3] For ages, he stood as the guardian of Asgard, defending the city's gates from any intruders, and was one of the most trusted servants of Odin."*


" He possesses the powers of a typical Asgardian, including superhuman strength, stamina, speed, agility and durability. However, he is generally stronger and more durable than all but a few Asgardians, such as Odin and Thor. Like all Asgardians his body is three times more dense and heavy than a human's, contributing partly to his superhuman strength and weight."*

* info from Wikipedia

Feb 18

Black History Month
Feb 18, 2015


Yesterday's Answers

The character was Cyborg played by Lee Thompson Young



Today's Question:

Name the  actor and character


This actor is appearing in his uniform from the movie Platoon.  The actor has had a long standing acting career and his voice has been used in several animated shows.


 He appeared in the 1997 Hercules movie as this character.  This character is the "Greek God of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge."

"  He also appeared in The Cape as Max Malini , the ring leader.  The Cape was an American superhero drama series  on NBC during the 2010 to 2011 year. The series "follows Vince Faraday, an honest detective who decides to leave the police force after he witnesses the murder of a new police chief by a mysterious villain known as "Chess". "

"Faraday is abducted, but then accepted, by "The Carnival of Crime", a traveling circus turned bank robbery ring.  Max Malini, trains Faraday in Circuscraft in order to use a special cape made entirely from spider silk, for defense against his intended foes.  He then decides to fight Palm City's corruption and clear his name by adopting the visage of his son's favorite comic book hero, The Cape."*

* info from Wikipedia

Feb 17

Black History Month

Feb 17, 2015

Yesterday's Answers:

Don Cheadle played War Machine


Today's Question:

Name the Character and Actor who voiced him.


"This character appeared in the 5th season of Smallville,  and he  premiered on February 16, 2006. In this version, Victor Stone, is a former Metropolis High School football star. He is involved in a car accident that kills him, supposedly, and the rest of his family. However, he is secretly rebuilt by Cyntechnics scientists including Dr. Alistair Krieg, who experimented on a group of test subjects. Victor was the only test subject to survive the experiments."*

The actor who voiced him was also the Famous Jett Jackson and played Det. Barry Frost on Rizzoli and Isles.

*info from Wikipedia

Feb 16

Black History Month

Feb 16, 2015

Yesterday's Answers

Damon Wayans stars as Blackman

Today's Question

Name the actor and character

This actor played Colonel Rhodey in the movie Iron Man.  He would put on this suit and he would turn into this character. 

Feb 14

Black History Month

Feb 14, 2015

Yesterday's Answers

The character is  Bishop.


Today's Question

Who are they?

 I am celebrating Valentine's Day today.  I believe this was one of the greatest love stories among superheroes.

The sad part is that they divorced after 8 years of comic book history.  As noted on the internet, they were separated because different companies own the rights to make movies.

Feb 15

Black History Month
Feb 15, 2015


Yesterday's Answer:
Black Panther and Storm



Today's Question:

Name the character and actor


This actor played this character.  The movie is the same name as the character.  The actor comes from a long line of comedians and actors.   His brother is standing in for him today.

"Darryl Walker is a clumsy nerdy repairman, who is a genius and Batman fan. Darryl has a pure heart and an optimistic Pollyannish personality. "Awareness to the city's issues inspires Darryl to become this character.. He uses his technical expertise to create weapons and gadgets. His brother Kevin, a tabloid news cameraman, goes along with this fantasy believing that it's Darryl's way to cope with the murder of his grandmother."*

* info from Wikipedia

Feb 13

Black History Month

Feb 13, 2015



Yesterday's Answer

The superhero is Aqualad.


Today's Question

Name the Character

This character was created in 1991 by Marvel and has been a member of the XMen.

"He has been  trained in armed and unarmed combat and has excellent street fighting skills.  He is a mutant with the ability to absorb and re-channel energy; whether in its original form or converted into concussive force. He can also internalize absorbed energy to boost his stamina and healing. This internalized energy also gives him a measure of resistance to injury and superhuman strength."*

He has been voiced by Omar Sy and Philip Akin.

*info from Wikipedia

Feb 12

Black History Month

Feb 12, 2015


Yesterday's Answer

The character is Green Lantern.

Today's Question:

Name the superhero.


This character was created by DC Comics in 2010.     He is also known as Jackson Hyde.  "

"He  has the ability to breathe under water as well as enhanced strength. He can adapt his eyes to see in the darkest of ocean bottoms. He features gill slits on the sides of his neck presumably allowing him to extract oxygen from the water. He is later given a pair of "Water Bearers", weapons which allow him to focus that power, creating shapes and weapons with the water."*  He was also trained by Aquaman. 

He has been voiced by Khary Payton on the cartoons.

*info from Wikipedia and World of Black Heroes.

Feb 11

Black History Month
Feb 11, 2015


Yesterday's Answers:

The character is Panthro and the actor is Earl Hyman who played Russell Huxtable.



Today's Question:

Can you name the superhero?

"This character was created by DC Comics in the 1940's.  Different people have appeared as this superhero, since it is the codename that is given to the superhero and the Corps. They fight evil with the aid of rings which grant them a variety of extraordinary powers."*  There was an African American that was this hero and his name was John Stewart."*

"In the early 1970s, John Stewart, an architect from Detroit MI, was selected by the Guardians to replace a comatose Guy Gardner, who was this hero prior to him"*

* info from Wikipedia

Feb 10

Black History Month
Feb 10th.

Yesterday's Answer: Vixen


Today's Question:

The actor that voiced this Thundercat played this grandfather on a popular TV Show in the 1980's.  Rudy, Theo and Vanessa called him grandpa.

"This character is the next noble and greatest warrior, and based on the panther.  Even though he is  warrior in all forms of ThunderCats martial arts fighting, He has a brilliant mind, which he uses as the chief mechanic/engineer and pilot for the ThunderCats.  He  has great passion, love of family, and life."*

*info from Wikipedia

Feb 9

Black History Month
Feb 9th.


Yesterday's Answers:

The actor is Ernie Hudson and the character was Winston Zeddemore from Ghostbusters.


Today's Question:

Can you name the character?


She first appeared in a DC comic book in 1981.

"In ancient Africa, the warrior Tantu asked Anasi the Spider to create a totem that would give the wearer all of the powers of the animal kingdom, only if they would use the power to protect the innocent. Tantu used the totem to become Africa's first legendary hero. The totem was later passed down to Tantu's descendants until it reached the McCabes."*

"Growing up in an African village, Mari Jiwe McCabe heard the legend of the "Tantu Totem" from her mother. The totem would give the wearer all of the powers of the animal kingdom, only if they would use the power to protect the innocent."*

"Her mother was killed by poachers and she was raised by her father Reverend Richard Jiwe. Her father was  killed by his half-brother General Maksai. Maksai wanted the Tantu Totem, which Jiwe had possessed."*

"Mari ultimately moved to America, where she established an identity as Mari McCabe and got a job as a model in New York City and traveled the world. On a trip back to Africa, she came across her uncle and took back the Tantu Totem, using its power to become this costumed superhero .  Her powers allows her to draw upon the abilities of any animal on the planet and used their abilities."*

* info from Wikipedia

Feb 8

Black History Month

Feb 8


 Yesterday's Answer:

The actor was Laurence Fishburne and the superhero  was Silver Surfer.




Today's Question

Can you name the character and actor.

This actor played this character in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters.

Feb. 7

Black History Month
Feb 7


Yesterday's Answer.

The character is Luke Cage.



Today's Question


Name the character and the actor that voiced him


This superhero was created by Marvel Comics and first appeared in 1966. He is a "humanoid with metallic skin who can travel space with the aid of his surfboard-like craft."  He can travel faster than light.  In the 2007 movie, Fantastic Four, this actor was the voice of this character.*

* info from Wikipedia

Feb 6-

Black History Month

Feb. 6
Yesterday's Answers:
The character was Steel played by Shaquille O'neal.

Today's Question:

Name the character:

This character known as Power Man  was introduced by Marvel Comics in 1972. He was introduced during the time when movies starred to featured African American characters.  He was born and raised in Harlem, New York.   He gained his powers while imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and while in prison he volunteered for experimental cell regeneration.  However, the controls are altered by his enemy and  the treatment is accelerated past its intended limits, inducing body-wide enhancements that give him superhuman strength and durability. *  " He is an exceptional street fighter and was a gifted athlete before receiving superhuman abilities. He has also studied martial arts under Iron Fist's instruction, learning how to couple leverage with his strength in order to increase his combat effectiveness against more powerful opponents."*

*info from Wikipedia

Feb 5th- Black History Month

Feb 5th, 2015


Yesterday's Answers:

The character is Black Lightning and the actor is Blair Underwood



Today's Question:

Can you name the actor and character?

This character, real name is John Henry Irons, first appeared in the comics in 1993.  "Doctor John Henry Irons was a brilliant weapons engineer for AmerTek Industries, but became disgusted when a powerful man-portable energy cannon he had designed, fell into the wrong hands and killed innocent people.  John faked his death, and eventually came to Metropolis. While working a construction job high up on a skyscraper, he fell off while saving a friend from the same fate and was saved by Superman."*  At this time, he dedicated his life to helping others. 

"John Henry Irons has no superhuman abilities; however, he is an extraordinary inventor and engineer, and a natural athlete who frequently displays an impressive degree of strength. In addition, he wears a suit of powered armor which grants him flight, enhanced strength, and endurance"*

*info from Wikipedia

Feb 4th- Black History Month

Feb 3rd Answers:


Will Smith is John Hancock and appeared in the Hancock.



Can you name the character and actor who have voiced him a series of animations shorts. The actor has played a lawyer, a investigator and a Cuban President.




Other actors  including Levar Burton and Bumper Robinson have voiced this character on television and in film.

His real name is Jefferson Pierce and he was an Olympic decathlon gold medalist.  He is a high school principal and first appeared in DC comics in 1977.  He is a "metahuman who was born with the ability to generate and magnify external localized electromagnetic phenomena, by manipulating intense bio-electric fields generated by his body. This is a power that he internalized and kept hidden for much of the early part of his adult life.  He has demonstrated the ability to create an electromagnetic repulsion field which grants him limited flight capabilities. Pierce also maintains his Olympic-level physical conditioning, giving him above average strength, speed, and stamina. Under Batman's tutelage, he has become a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist."*

*info from Wikipedia.

Feb 3- Black History Month

Feb 2nd Answers:

Samuel L. Jackson appeared as Nick Fury in the 2012 Avengers Movie



Today's Question

Can you name the Actor and Character

This 2008 movie tells the story of a vigilante superhero who lives in Los Angeles.  He is a superhero that has a drinking problem.   He is "invulnerable, immortal, possess superhuman strength, reflexes and stamina, highly developed regeneration and can fly as supersonic speed."*

* info from Wikipedia

Feb. 2nd- Black History Month

Day 1 Answers:

Halle Berry appeared as Catwoman in the 2004 movie.


Can you guess the Actor and Character

This actor has played different good guys.  He recently appeared in the movie the Avengers. .  "He is the leading agent of the fictional espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D."

"He has been taking a special medication called the Infinity Formula that halted his aging and allows him to be active despite being nearly a century old."

" He is depicted as an active athletic man despite his advanced chronological age and his eye was injured by a grenade during World War II.  He is an unarmed and armed combat expert and holds a black belt and brown belt."*

* info from Wikipedia

February is Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month

This year I am focusing on characters that do good to help their fellow neighbors or get rid of the evil. The dolls and action figures are superheroes or heroes.  I will also add a few super villains too.

I will describe the character and you have to guess the character and the actor/actress that played the part.

Day 1:

She was created by DC Comics and was originally a supervillianous.  She is known as a cat burglar and jewelry thief.  However, in the 2004 movie, her name was Patience Phillips and graphic artist and designer.  She is "brought back to life by an Egyptian Mau cat, and develops cat-like abilities and a desire for vengeance." *

* info from Wikipedia

Dr. J

Here is Julius Erving

I was able to win him on Ebay at a good price. See previous post