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Brain Wave (character)
Brain Wave (Henry King Sr.) is a supervillain appearing in the DC Comics Universe, a recurring foe of the Justice Society of America and a founding member of the Injustice Society, he is also the father of the superhero, Brainwave. Brainwave appeared on the first season of the DC Universe streaming service show and The CW network '' Stargirl'', played by Christopher James Baker. Publication history Brain Wave battled the Justice Society of America with his psionic powers in the 1940s, first appearing in ''All-Star Comics'' #15 (February/March 1943). The character made his first appearance in a story titled "The Man Who Created Images" written by Gardner Fox with art by Joe Gallagher. In October 1947, Brainwave was one of the six original members of the Injustice Society, who began battling the Justice Society of America in ''All Star Comics'' #37 (October 1947). Fictional character biography Henry King Sr. was born in the early 1910s as a metahuman with vast mental attrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg. It is widely known for some of the most famous and recognizable teams including the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans. The universe also features a large number of well-known supervillains such as the Joker, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah, the Reverse-Flash, Black Manta, Sinestro, and Darkseid. The company has published non-DC Universe-related material, including ''Watchmen'', '' V for Vendetta'', '' Fables'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancelot
Lancelot du Lac (French for Lancelot of the Lake), also written as Launcelot and other variants (such as early German ''Lanzelet'', early French ''Lanselos'', early Welsh ''Lanslod Lak'', Italian ''Lancillotto'', Spanish ''Lanzarote del Lago'', and Welsh ''Lawnslot y Llyn''), is a character in some versions of Arthurian legend, where he is typically depicted as King Arthur's close companion and one of the greatest Knights of the Round Table. In the French-inspired Arthurian chivalric romance tradition, Lancelot is an orphaned son of King Ban of the lost Kingdom of Benoic, raised in the fairy realm by the Lady of the Lake. A hero of many battles, quests and tournaments, and famed as a nearly unrivalled swordsman and jouster, Lancelot becomes the lord of the castle Joyous Gard and personal champion of Arthur's wife, Queen Guinevere, despite suffering from frequent and sometimes prolonged fits of madness. But when his adulterous affair with Guinevere is discovered, it causes a ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atom (Al Pratt)
Al Pratt is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first character to use the name Atom. He initially had no superpowers and was originally a diminutive college student and later a physicist, usually depicted as a "tough-guy" character. Al Pratt is also the father of Damage and the godfather of Atom Smasher. The character made his live-action debut in the television series ''Smallville'', played by Glenn Hoffman. Henry Winkler cameoed as the character in the DC Extended Universe film ''Black Adam'' (2022). Publication history The Atom first appeared in ''All-American Comics'' #19 (October 1940) and was created by writer Bill O'Connor and artist Ben Flinton. The character continued to appear on and off through issue #72 (April 1946). In 1947, the Atom moved from ''All-American Comics'' to ''Flash Comics'' with issue #80 (February 1947), and continued until issue #104 (February 1949). In winter 1940, the Atom also began appearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderbolt (DC Comics)
The Thunderbolt (real name: Yz) is a fictional character appearing in comics published by DC Comics and the name of other fictional Jinn, genie variants within the 5th Dimension as well. Yz was originally portrayed as a genie-like character who hosts Johnny Thunder and then later Jakeem Thunder. He also appeared as an original and ordinary member of the Justice Society of America. Jim Gaffigan and Seth Green each voiced the character in The CW television show ''Stargirl (TV series), Stargirl''. Publication history Thunderbolt (Yz) first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published with a cover date of January 1940, and was created by John Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier. Fictional character biography Yz is a 5th Dimension Jinn, Genie who resided in a pen that was entrusted to Johnny Thunder on his birthday where the Badhnesians would use it to rule the world. This plan was thwarted when Badhnesia was attacked by a neighboring country. Later on, Johnny Thunder became aware of Thund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawkman (Carter Hall)
Hawkman (Carter Hall) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first character to use the name Hawkman. There are two separate origins of Carter Hall; the Golden Age origin and the Post-Hawkworld (or current) origin. The character made its live-action debut in the television series '' Smallville'', played by Michael Shanks. He also appeared in the Arrowverse crossover " Heroes Join Forces" and in ''Legends of Tomorrow'', played by Falk Hentschel. Hawkman appears in the DC Extended Universe film ''Black Adam'' (2022), played by Aldis Hodge. Publication history The character first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (January 1940), created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville. Fictional character biography Golden Age origin In the days of ancient Egypt, Prince Khufu was engaged in a feud with his rival, the Hungarian priest Hath-Set, who captured Khufu and his consort Chay-Ara, and killed them. In 1940, Khufu reincarnates as Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiera Sanders Hall
Shiera Sanders Hall is a superheroine, the first Hawkgirl appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Shiera Sanders Hall was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, and first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (January 1940) as a romantic interest of Hawkman (Carter Hall). Then later as one of DC's earliest super-heroines, she has appeared in many of the company's flagship team-up titles including the Justice Society of America. Publication history Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, Shiera Sanders first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (January 1940), in the same 12-page story in which Fox and Neville introduced Hawkman. Archaeologist Hawkman (Carter Hall), Carter Hall has a dream that he is an ancient Egyptian prince, Khufu, who has a lover, named Shiera in the original story, or Princess Chay-Ara in modern retellings. The next day, Carter meets a woman named Shiera, who looks exactly like the woman in his dream. Carter dons the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Woman (Earth-Two)
Wonder Woman of Earth-Two is a fictional DC Comics superheroine, from the original stories by Wonder Woman writer and creator, William Moulton Marston and his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. After DC Comics established a multiverse in their published stories, which explained how heroes could have been active before (and during) World War II, retain their youth, and (subsequent) origins during the 1960s, this version of Wonder Woman was retconned merging with the original Wonder Woman who first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' #8 (December 1941). The Earth-Two Wonder Woman was first featured as a character separate from Wonder Woman (known as Earth-One Wonder Woman) in the second Jay Garrick and Flash (Barry Allen), Barry Allen comic.''The Flash'' #137 (1963) Earth-Two Wonder Woman had appeared several months earlier in one comic-book panel. Like most of the older Earth-Two incarnations of the DC characters, this version of Wonder Woman was semi-retired when she reappeared in late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starman (DC Comics Golden Age)
Starman (Theodore Henry "Ted" Knight) is a fictional superhero in the , and a member of the Justice Society of America. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, he first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #61 (April 1941). Publication history Invited by editor Whitney Ellsworth to create a new superhero character, Burnley drew the Starman costume as a variation of Superman's famous outfit, topped with a Buck Rogers-style helmet. Gardner Fox developed the character, and science-fiction writer Alfred Bester also contributed Starman scripts. Later in the run, Emil Gershwin wrote the stories, with art by Mort Meskin and George Roussos. His first story in ''Adventure Comics'' #61 (April 1941) pitted Starman against the sinister Dr. Doog, who threatened the world with his invention, the Ultra-Dynamo. He continued to appear in ''Adventure Comics'' through #102 (Feb 1946), and ''All-Star Comics'' #8 (Dec 1941) to #23 (Winter 1944). Fictional character biography As Starman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perisphere
The Trylon and Perisphere were two monumental modernistic structures designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux that were together known as the Theme Center of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The Perisphere was a tremendous sphere, in diameter, connected to the spire-shaped Trylon by what was at the time the world's longest escalator. The Perisphere housed a diorama by Henry Dreyfuss called ''Democracity'' which, in keeping with the fair's theme "The World of Tomorrow", depicted a utopian city-of-the-future. The interior display was viewed from above on a moving sidewalk, while a multi-image slide presentation was projected on the dome of the sphere. After exiting the Perisphere, visitors descended to ground level on the third element of the Theme Center, the Helicline, a spiral ramp that partially encircled the Perisphere. The name "Perisphere" was coined using the Greek prefix ''peri-'', meaning "all around", "about", or "enclosing". The name "Trylon" was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 New York World's Fair
The 1939–40 New York World's Fair was a world's fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States. It was the second-most expensive American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people attended its exhibits in two seasons. It was the first exposition to be based on the future, with an opening slogan of "Dawn of a New Day", and it allowed all visitors to take a look at "the world of tomorrow". When World War II began four months into the 1939 World's Fair, many exhibits were affected, especially those on display in the pavilions of countries under Axis occupation. After the close of the fair in 1940, many exhibits were demolished or removed, though some buildings were retained for the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair, held at the same site. Planning In 1935, at the height of the Great Depression, a group of New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles McNider
Charles McNider (the original Doctor Mid-Nite and a bearer of the name Starman) is a fictional superhero in DC Comics. The character appeared for the first time in '' All-American Comics'' #25 (April 1941). Like many Golden Age heroic characters, the original Doctor Mid-Nite appeared as a member of DC's Justice Society of America. As a blind character, Doctor Mid-Nite is widely regarded as the first superhero in comics to exhibit a physical impairment, pre-dating the creation of Daredevil of Marvel Comics by more than twenty years. Dr. Mid-Nite made his live appearance on the second season of ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'' played by Kwesi Ameyaw. Doctor Mid-Nite appeared in the first episode of the first season of the DC Universe series '' Stargirl'' portrayed by Henry Thomas in season one and by Alex Collins in seasons two and three. Thomas and Collins also voiced the goggles that the new Dr. Mid-Nite Beth Chapel acquires. Fictional character biography Charles McNider is a su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Thunder
Johnny Thunder is the name of three fictional superheroes appearing in comics published by DC Comics. A fourth character has the variant name Jonni Thunder. The character appeared in the second season of '' Stargirl'' on The CW network played by Ethan Embry. Publication history Johnny Thunder first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (January 1940) and was created by John Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier. In the first few issues, the title of the feature was ''Johnny Thunderbolt''. He continued in ''Flash Comics'' until issue #91 (Jan 1948). Fictional character biography Earth-Two version John L. Thunder is the seventh son of a seventh son, born at 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, the seventh day of the week, the seventh day of the seventh month in 1917. This causes him to be kidnapped by "some brown men" and sold to a group of men from the fictional country of Badhnesia who had been looking for someone born at this time on this day. As an infant, the blond-haired Johnny is given possess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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