`BATMAN' BLITZ.(PREVIEW)

Byline: GARY HAHN Staff writer

``Batman'' was a comic before it was a movie. But so were many others. Try this quiz: 1. This 1954 film was based on Hal Foster's comic strip. What was it? 2. Who did Gene Hackman play in 1978's ``Superman?''

3. John Huston directed this musical in 1982 that was based on a comic strip. What was it? 4. Who did Stubby Kaye play in the 1959 version of ``L'il Abner?'' 5. Who directed the first two ``Batman'' films? 6. ``A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' was the first Peanuts film. What was …