Mera Trivia Answers!

Here are the answers to today's Mera Trivia Contest:

1. Mera's home-world, originally referred to as Dimension Aqua, was notably distinct from Aquaman's undersea home in that it lacked what? Fish

2. Superman & Mera have what weakness in common that blocks certain aspects of their powers? Lead

3. During Blackest Night, Mera faced off individually against Black Lantern versions of 4 of her former DCU female peers...name them! Dolphin, Hawkgirl, Jean Loring/Eclipso, Wonder Woman

4. During the epic "Search for Mera" story-line, Mera was revealed to have been kidnapped by what nefarious undersea villain? Narkran

5. Elena Satine is the answer...what is the question? What actress played Mera on Smallville?

6. Current Aquaman writer Geoff Johns likens his portrayal of Mera to that of a female character from a hit 2007 fantasy-action film: name the character & the film. Queen Gorgo, 300

7. Mera was created by what two creators? Jack Miller and Nick Cardy

8. Blue or green? Blue (eyes)

9. What Aquaman writer described Mera as "a woman from the world of dark gods"? Peter David via The Atlantis Chronicles

10. Where did Mera (without Aquaman) meet the deadly Manta Men? In a 1970's Hostess Fruit Pie Ad


Our winner, with eight correct answers out of ten, is F.O.A.M.er Rick Duncan! Rick, email the Shrine to claim your prize--a copy of Aquaman #18!

Thanks to every one who entered and/or retweeted the contest. We hope you enjoyed it!

Mera Trivia!

Step right up Aqua-fans and test your knowledge of everybody's favorite Queen of the Seas -- Mera!

The rules are simple: the first person to post all ten correct answers in the comments section wins a super-groovy copy of Aquaman #18 (a significant issue in comics history as recently iterated by our good friend Paul Kupperberg)! Answers in the comments will be accepted but not visible between 9:03 am EST and 8:03 pm EST (DEADLINE EXTENDED) at which time comments received will be visible, the post will be updated with the correct answers and the identity of the lucky winner revealed!

The Aquaman Shrine maintains the right to judge all entries based on the degree to which they accurately satisfy questions (so be as specific as possible) and the decision of the judges shall be binding & final (how's that for some small print?). OK, here we go!

1. Mera's home-world, originally referred to as Dimension Aqua, was notably distinct from Aquaman's undersea home in that it lacked what?

2. Superman & Mera have what weakness in common that blocks certain aspects of their powers?

3. During Blackest Night, Mera faced off individually against Black Lantern versions of 4 of her former DCU female peers...name them!

4. During the epic "Search for Mera" story-line, Mera was revealed to have been kidnapped by what nefarious undersea villain?

5. Elena Satine is the answer...what is the question?

6. Current Aquaman writer Geoff Johns likens his portrayal of Mera to that of a female character from a hit 2007 fantasy-action film: name the character & the film.

7. Mera was created by what two creators?

8. Blue or green?

9. What Aquaman writer described Mera as "a woman from the world of dark gods"?

10. Where did Mera (without Aquaman) meet the deadly Manta Men?


Update: To give our West Coast fans some extra time, we have extended the deadline of the contest to 8pm EST. So if you were planning to try and answer the quiz, you still have some time!

Mera Word Search!

Courtesy Shrine Correspondent Russell Burbage comes this Mera-centric Word Search Puzzle! Here are the words to find:

Amazo (super-villain Mera & Aquaman fought just before he quit the JLA)
Aquagirl (Tula's Public Identity)
Aqualad (Garth's Public Identity)
Aquaman (Husband's Public Identity)
Aquawoman (What people call her, mistakenly)
Arthur Jr (Mera's Beloved Son)
Atlantis (Their one-time undersea home)
Black Manta (The murderer of her child)
Bob Haney (Writer of many classic Mera stories)
Deadman (Helped Mera rescue Aquaman from another dimension)
Dick Giordano (Editor of the classic "Search for Mera" story-line)
Dolphin (Rival for her husband's affections)
Don Newton (Classic Mera Artist)
Garth (Aqualad's True Identity)
Hila (Mera's Sister)
Jack Miller (Mera's Creator)
Jim Aparo (Classic Mera Artist)
Juan Ortiz (Artist on Mera's first solo feature)
Mike Grell (Classic Mera Artist)
Narkran (Atlantean who kidnapped Mera)
Nick Cardy (Mera's First Artist)
Noble (Rival for her affection)
Ocean Master (Mera's Brother in Law)
Oceanus (Would-be Conqueror from Mera's dimension)
Paul Kupperberg (Writer of Mera's first solo feature)
Quisp (Water Sprite who helped Mera when she first came to Earth)
Ramona Fradon (Artist drew Mera in Super Friends)
Salty (The Aqua Dog)
Siren (Mera's Arch Foe from her home dimension)
Steve Skeates (Writer of the classic SAG run on Aquaman)
Tula (Aquagirl's True Identity)
Vixen (JLA member instrumental in getting Aquaman to reunite with Mera)
Vulko (Their Trusted Advisor)
Wonder Woman (Friend who fought Mera in Blackest Night)

Answers next Sunday!

Aquaman's Fun Shop, Part 2

Another page of puzzles from the 1981 Super Friends Special, featuring a spiffy piece of stock art by the late, great Dick Giordano!

For my money, "Lilac Carl Tulsa" sounds like code for something...

Aquaman's Fun Shop

This page of puzzles is from the 1981 Super Friends Special, profiled a couple of weeks ago. I thought this was so keen that I decided to make it one of the Shrine's Sunday "Fun and Games" installments!

DC clearly didn't have an "S" in the Aquaman font, so they had to throw one together. Looks...interesting.



...and here's the solution to last week's "Aquaman Creators" Word Find!

Aquaman Shrine Word Find #3!

Courtesy Shrine Correspondent Russell Burbage comes this week's Aquaman Shrine Word Find!

Here are the clues (you can click on the puzzle to see a bigger version):

Alex Saviuk
Bob Haney
Bob Rozakis
Butch Guice
Dan Jurgens
David Michelinie
Dick Dillin
Dick Giordano
Don Heck
Don Newton
Gardner Fox
Geoff Johns
George Perez
Jim Califiore
Jm DeMatteis
John Arcudi
Ken Hooper
Kurt Busiek
Leonard Kirk
Martin Pasko
Mike Grell
Mike Sekowsky
Neal Adams
Nick Cardy
Patrick Gleason
Paul Kupperberg
Paul Levitz
Paul Norris
Peter David
Ramona Fradon
Rick Veitch
Shaun McLaughlin
Shawn McManus
Steve Epting
Steve Skeates
Tad Williams
Wil Pfeifer


...and here's the solution to last week's Aqua-Maze!

Aquaman Shrine Maze!

Courtesy Aquaman Shrine Puzzle Master Russell Burbage, here's our first Aqua-Maze, subtitled "To The Satellite!" Click the image to see a downloadable version and see if you can help Arthur find his way to his JLA pals!


...and here's the answer key to last week's "Aquaman Friends" Word Find!

Aquaman Shrine Word Find #2!

Courtesy Shrine Correspondent Russell Burbage comes this week's Aquaman Shrine Word Find!

Here are the clues (you can click on the puzzle to see a bigger version):

Apache Chief
Aquagirl
Aqualad
Batgirl
Batman
Black Canary
Black Vulcan
Commander Steel
Dolphin
Dr. Mid-Nite
Elongated Man
Firestorm
Green Arrow
Green Lantern
Gypsy
Hawkman
Hawkwoman
Hourman
Huntress
Jayna
Johnny Thunder
Kid Flash
Martian Manhunter
Mera
Power Girl
Red Tornado
Robin
Samurai
Speedy
Starman
Supergirl
Superman
Tempest
The Atom
The Flash
Vibe
Vixen
Wildcat
Wonder Girl
Wonder Twins
Wonder Woman
Zan
Zatanna

...answers to last week's Word Find!

Aquaman Shrine Word Find!

Courtesy Shrine Correspondent Russell Burbage comes the first Aquaman Shrine Word Find!

Here are the clues (you can click on the puzzle to see a bigger version):

Adaptoids
Amazo
AmosFortune
BlackManta
Brainstorm
CrimeSyndicate
CutlassCharlie
Dagon
Despero
DrDestiny
DrLight
Eclipso
FelixFaust
Fisherman
InjusticeGang
KanjarRo
Karshon
Kobra
Libra
Nekron
OceanMaster
PiranhaMan
QueenBee
Scavenger
ShaggyMan
StarBreaker
Starro
StarTsar
Thanatos
TheConstruct
TheKey
TheShark
TheThirst
TimeLord
TOMorrow
VandalSavage
Xebel

...answers next Sunday!

The Freedom Train!

The Shrine likes to try and post something Independence Day-ish every year, but shots of Aquaman in conspicuously "patriotic" scenarios are pretty few and far between.

So I thought today would be the best time to post this, a two-page feature that ran in Justice League of America #113, about the 1947 event known as The Freedom Train. As you can see, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and a yellow-gloved Aquaman are quite excited about it!

JLA Puzzle Page!

Here's another JLA Puzzle Page, this time from Justice League of America #115. Aquaman's not pictured, but he is one of the words to find, and so is Mera!

I apologize for the crossed-out words. What can I say? As a kid, I loved puzzle features in comics!


(Click the graphic to get a readable version!)

JLA Puzzle Page!

In lieu of a new crossword puzzle, I thought I'd dig up an old games n' trivia page from Justice League of America #114, one that just happens to feature Aquaman somewhat prominently.

I like how someone at DC's production department whited out the trident Aquaman is clearly holding in that middle picture; now it just kinda looks like he's doing the old "hands on the bat" bit with his fellow JLAers. Is that how they chose their monthly chairperson???