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Black Orchid (character)
Black Orchid is the name of four superheroines published by DC Comics. The original version of the character first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #428 (cover-dated July 1973). Development DeZuñiga found the most obvious inspiration for the Orchid’s garb from her flower namesake, Cymbidium canaliculatum, a plant resplendent with dark black-purple petals and sepals. It was a Golden Age Quality Comics hero that would further serve as a muse for the artist. DeZuñiga described brainstorming the design concept, "I read the character description and ecalled thatin the ’40s there was this character called the Black Condor, but incethat was a male superhero, I took some ideas and revised tto a female form." Fictional character biographies Susan Linden-Thorne Although she has a number of superpowers (including flight, super-strength, and invulnerability to bullets) her main ability is a mastery of disguise. She often spends an entire investigation impersonating a seemingly in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Comics
''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind ''Detective Comics'', ''Action Comics'', ''Superman'', and ''Batman''. The series was revived in 2009 through a new "#1" issue by artist Clayton Henry and writer Geoff Johns. It returned to its original numbering with #516 (September 2010). The series ended again with #529 (October 2011) prior to a company-wide revision of DC's superhero comic book line, known as "The New 52". Publication history ''Adventure Comics'' began its nearly 50-year run in December 1935 under the title ''New Comics'', which was only the second comic book series published by National Allied Publications, now DC Comics. The series was retitled ''New Adventure Comics'' with its 12th issue in January 1937. Issue # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |