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Adrian Chase
Adrian Chase is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second DC character to bear the name Vigilante. The character made his live-action debut in the Arrowverse series ''Arrow'', portrayed by Josh Segarra. In the DC Extended Universe television series ''Peacemaker'', he is played by Freddie Stroma. Publication history Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez, Adrian Chase first appeared in his civilian identity in '' The New Teen Titans'' #23 (September 1982), before debuting as Vigilante in ''The New Teen Titans Annual'' #2 (August 1983). Chase later appeared in his own ''Vigilante'' series. Fictional character biography Adrian Chase was a New York City district attorney working on part with the resident team, the Teen Titans. He sought justice his own way as the anti-hero Vigilante after his wife Doris Chase and their children were killed by Scarapelli mobsters. Chase was initially shown taking pains to make sure he did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Comics
Events and publications * Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird found Northampton, Massachusetts-based Mirage Studios. * Chicago-based First Comics makes a strong entry into the publishing field, putting out four ongoing titles, ''American Flagg!'', ''E-Man'', '' Jon Sable Freelance'', and ''Warp!''; featuring the talents of such established creators as Howard Chaykin, Mike Grell, Frank Brunner, and Joe Staton. * DC Comics acquires most of Charlton Comics' "Action Hero" superhero characters — including Blue Beetle, Captain Atom and The Question — from the failing publisher. * Long-time comics publisher Warren Publishing declares bankruptcy. * Publicly traded Archie Comics acquired by Richard Goldwater (son of original Archie co-founder John L. Goldwater) and Michael Silberkleit, returning the publisher to private ownership. * Noble Comics, original publisher of ''Justice Machine'', ceases publication. Texas Comics picks up the title, publishing the ''Justice Machine Annual'', feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrow (TV Series)
''Arrow'' is an American Superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, and is the first series of the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with other related television series. The series premiered in the United States on The CW on October 10, 2012, and ran for eight seasons until January 28, 2020. ''Arrow'' was primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ''Arrow'' follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Arrowverse), Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), who claimed to have spent five years shipwrecked on Lian Yu (Arrowverse location), Lian Yu, a mysterious island in the North China Sea, before returning home to Starling City (later renamed "Star City") to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow. Throughout the series, Oliver is joined by others, amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electrocutioner
The Electrocutioner is an alias used by three fictional characters in the DC Universe, all minor enemies of the superhero Batman. Publication history The first Electrocutioner (known only as Buchinsky) appeared in ''Batman'' #331 (January 1981) and was created by writers Marv Wolfman and Michael Fleisher and artist Irv Novick. The Electrocutioner II first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #626 (February 1991) and was created by Wolfman and artist Jim Aparo. Lester Buchinsky, the Electrocutioner III, first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #644 (May 1992) and was created by writer Chuck Dixon and artists Tom Lyle and Scott Hanna. Fictional character biography Buchinsky Buchinsky (first name unknown) is a self-appointed executioner of criminals in Gotham City who uses an electrically charged suit and goes by the name "Electrocutioner". Batman has three encounters with him. In the first, the Electrocutioner murders killer Mike Caine; in the second, Batman rescues Dane Whitney; in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Gold (comics)
Michael Gold (born August 4, 1950) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005WebCitation archive/ref> is an American comics writer, editor and publisher, known for his work as the former media coordinator for the defense for the Chicago Conspiracy Trial, Group Editor and Director of Editorial Development at DC Comics, co-founder of First Comics, and the co-founder and director of communication National Runaway Switchboard as well as a disk jockey in Chicago in the 1970s. Career Gold entered the comic industry as DC's first public relations manager. His job was to improve DC's interactions with the direct market and comic fans. Gold launched First Comics in 1983 with a line-up of creators including Frank Brunner, Mike Grell, Howard Chaykin, Joe Staton, Steven Grant, Timothy Truman, and John Ostrander. Among the titles Gold edited were Chaykin's satirical futuristic cop series ''American Flagg''; Ostrander and Truman's ''GrimJack''; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Costanza
John Costanza (born August 14, 1943, in Dover, New Jersey) is an American comic book artist and letterer. He has worked for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was the letterer during Alan Moore's acclaimed run on ''Swamp Thing''. The bulk of Costanza's art assignments have been for anthropomorphic animal comics and children-oriented material. Biography Costanza began his career in 1965, working as Joe Kubert's assistant on the syndicated newspaper strip ''Tales of the Green Berets''. Costanza soon started to work for comic books, both as an artist and a letterer. He started out with contributing to DC titles like ''G.I. Combat'' and ''House of Mystery'' in the period 1968-1971. He began freelancing for Marvel (exclusively as a letterer) in 1972, at first under the alias Jon Costa. He would soon become one of the company's premier letterers, working on flagship titles such as ''Fantastic Four'' and ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and lettering special projects such as the Stan Lee/Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peacemaker (comics)
Peacemaker is the name of a series of fictional characters originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. The original Peacemaker first appeared in ''Fightin' 5'' #40 (November 1966) and was created by writer Joe Gill and artist Pat Boyette. John Cena portrayed the Christopher Smith version of Peacemaker in the 2021 DC Extended Universe film '' The Suicide Squad'', and in the 2022 self-titled television series on HBO Max. Publication history The Peacemaker first appeared as a backup series in Charlton Comics' espionage-team title ''Fightin' 5'' #40 (November 1966). When that series was canceled with issue #41, Peacemaker received his own title lasting five issues cover-dated March to November 1967, with ''Fightin' 5'' as a backup series and later a low reprint run on the Modern Comics imprint. Some of penciler-inker Pat Boyette's artwork for a projected sixth issue later appeared online. Following Charlton Comics' demise in the mid-1980s, DC Comics acquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 1951 and its predecessor, ''Marvel Mystery Comics'', the ''Marvel Comics'' title/name/brand was first used in June 1961. Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in June 1961 with the launch of ''The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made his first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #129 (cover-dated February 1974), originally depicted as an assassin and adversary of the superhero Spider-Man. The character is depicted as an Italian-American vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his campaign against crime. Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the mob for witnessing a killing in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on crime. A veteran (originally of the Vietnam War''Punisher'' #6 (Marvel Comics, 2000). and later updated alternately to the fictional Siancong War and the Iraq War) U.S. Marine Corps Scout/Sniper in Force Recon, Castle is skilled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Chase (DC Comics)
Cain Calamity King Calamity King (E. Davis Ester) is a superhero from the 30th century in the DC Universe. He first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #342 (March 1966), and was created by Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan. Within the context of the stories, Calamity King is a rejected member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Calamity King in other media The character appeared briefly in the '' Legion of Super Heroes'' episode "The Karate Kid", voiced by Alexander Polinsky. Calendar Girl Calendar Girl was a villain created by Paul Dini, a victim of ageism and a former supermodel who attacks while dressed up as various holiday girls from sexy pin-up calendars. The character was a female variation of pre-existing character Calendar Man, otherwise known as Julian Gregory Day. Calendar Man Calculator Canterbury Cricket The Canterbury Cricket, also known as Jeramey Chriqui, is a superhero appearing in DC Comics. The character first appeared in '' Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Attorney
In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or state attorney is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area, typically a county or a group of counties. The exact name and scope of the office varies by state. Alternative titles for the office include county attorney, solicitor, or county prosecutor. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual suspected of breaking the law, initiating and directing further criminal investigations, guiding and recommending the sentencing of offenders, and are the only attorneys allowed to participate in grand jury proceedings. The prosecutors decide what criminal charges to bring, and when and where a person will answer to those charges. In carrying out their duties, prosecutors have the authority to investigate persons, grant immunity to witnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Stroma
Frederic Wilhelm C. J. Sjöström (born 8 January 1987), known professionally as Freddie Stroma, is an English actor and model, known for his work in roles including Cormac McLaggen in the ''Harry Potter'' film series; Adam Cromwell on the Lifetime series ''Unreal''; Brit Vayner in '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'' (2016); H.G. Wells in the ABC series '' Time After Time''; and Adrian Chase/Vigilante in the DC Extended Universe series ''Peacemaker''. Early life Stroma was born 8 January 1987 in London, England, to father Stefan Sjöström, a Swedish-born computer industry executive, and German mother Crystal Kupper, and grew up in Ascot, England in Berkshire, about 25 miles west of London. He was educated at Sunningdale School and the boys-only boarding school Radley College in Oxfordshire, leaving in 2005. He has an older sister, Antonia Sjöström, and a younger brother, Philipp Sjöström. When he was 16, Stroma was accepted to the National Youth Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
