By ANDREW A. SMITH, Scripps Howard News Service

"Wanted" premieres June 27, based loosely on a comic book that preached what we've always suspected: It's fun to be bad.

Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are three of the most important characters in comics for a variety of reasons. Veteran comics scribe Kurt Busiek ("Marvels," "JLA/Avengers") is going to spend a year exploring a few of them.

With the "Incredible Hulk" film premiering June 13, no doubt many people are wondering: Which of the supporting characters come from the comics?

You know it's a big month in comics when the headline "New Hulk movie premieres!" has a lot of competition.

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" opens in wide release May 22, the first Indy movie in 19 years. That's long enough to forget a lot, so let the Captain Comics Two-Fisted Archaeology Quiz catch up you with the Joneses:1) Indy's real name is:A. J'onn J'onzzB. Henry Walton Jones Jr.C. Tommy Lee Jones

Did you go, Speed Racer, gogogo?If that sounds like bad grammar and not a pun, then you probably don't know enough about "Speed Racer" to have burned rubber to the big-budget Wachowski brothers movie that debuted May 9. But fear not, dear reader, all will be explained.

Tony Stark makes you feelHe's a cool exec with a heart of steelAs Iron Man, all jets ablazeHe's fighting and smiting with repulsor rays!Amazing armor! That's Iron Man!A blazing power! That's Iron Man!

Saturday, May 3, is the seventh annual Free Comic Book Day -- a day in which, as the name suggests, ordinary folks are treated to free comic books.Yes, let me say that again: free comics. Woo-hoo!

My column about the "Classics Illustrated" revival prompted the following heartwarming letter:

Greetings, future slaves! My name is My'lr, and I am the Skrull replacing Captain Comics for this week.