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Chemical King
Chemical King is the name of two characters in the DC Comics universe. The first was Mr. Lambert, who was murdered under the direction of Alfred Stryker in " The Case of the Chemical Syndicate", the feature story of ''Detective Comics'' #27. The second character named Chemical King was a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century. Fictional character biography Chemical King was born Condo Arlik on the planet Phlon, the son of Darvon Arlik, (though some sources state he is from the planet Valdow). He is a mutant with power to act as a human catalyst; he can slow down or speed up chemical reactions. Chemical King's name is first mentioned in the " Adult Legion" story in ''Adventure Comics'' #354, where it is engraved on a memorial statue which read that Chemical King had died sacrificing his life to prevent World War VII. The adult Legion stories were believed to be true glimpses of the Legion's future, and it was not until years later that they were revealed to belong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemical King
Chemical King is the name of two characters in the DC Comics universe. The first was Mr. Lambert, who was murdered under the direction of Alfred Stryker in " The Case of the Chemical Syndicate", the feature story of ''Detective Comics'' #27. The second character named Chemical King was a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century. Fictional character biography Chemical King was born Condo Arlik on the planet Phlon, the son of Darvon Arlik, (though some sources state he is from the planet Valdow). He is a mutant with power to act as a human catalyst; he can slow down or speed up chemical reactions. Chemical King's name is first mentioned in the " Adult Legion" story in ''Adventure Comics'' #354, where it is engraved on a memorial statue which read that Chemical King had died sacrificing his life to prevent World War VII. The adult Legion stories were believed to be true glimpses of the Legion's future, and it was not until years later that they were revealed to belong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Circle
The Dark Circle is a criminal organization that appears in comic books from DC Comics, primarily part of the Legion of Super-Heroes comic books. They first appeared in 1968, created by Jim Shooter as a criminal organization founded by five members and populated by a multitude of clones of the original five members. The Dark Circle concept was later modified to consist of members from five core worlds instead of clones. A later version, after DC Comics rebooted their history, was led by Brainiac 4 and had several known Legion of Super-Heroes enemies among their ranks instead of the previous generic masked henchmen. Fictional history The Dark Circle first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #367 as an insurgent group planning to conquer the United Planets in the 30th century. It was composed of only five people and armies of clones created from those five people. The Dark Circle remained mostly shrouded in mystery, even with its defeat by the Legion of Super-Heroes. They launched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of 3 Worlds
''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' is a five-issue 2008 limited series produced by DC Comics. The series is a tie-in to ''Final Crisis''. It is scripted by Geoff Johns, and drawn by George Pérez. The story features Superman and the post-''Infinite Crisis'' version of the Legion of Super-Heroes, uniting them with the team's 1994 and 2004 counterparts to battle the Time Trapper and a new incarnation of the Legion of Super-Villains (led by Superboy-Prime). This series is the finale of DC's three year reinvention of the Legion, coming after the " Lightning Saga" story arc from the ''Justice League of America'' and ''Justice Society of America'' series, and the "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" story arc from ''Action Comics''. Foreshadowing The term "Legion of 3 Worlds" was previously used by Superman during " Lightning Saga" story arc. Superman used the term to describe "one of the Legion's greatest adventures". He stated that the full story of this event went undocumen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publications and as National Periodical Publications, before taking on its current name of DC Comics. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues. The second volume of ''Action Comics'' beginning with issue #1 ran from 2011 to 2016. ''Action Comics'' returned to its original numbering beginning with issue #957 (Aug. 2016). Publication history The Golden Age Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster saw their creation, Superman (also known as Kal-El, originally Kal-L), launched in Action Comics 1, ''Action Comics'' #1 on April 18, 1938 (cover dated June), an event which began the Golden Age of Comic Books. Siegel and Shuster had tried for years to find a publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman And The Legion Of Super-Heroes (comics)
"Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" is a 2007 comic book DC Comics story arc written by Geoff Johns, illustrated by Gary Frank, which features the character Superman and the return of the pre-"Crisis on Infinite Earths" Legion of Super-Heroes. It ran in ''Action Comics'' #858–863 (late December 2007 – May 2008), this arc marked Geoff Johns' debut as a solo writer on ''Action'', having previously written alongside Kurt Busiek and Richard Donner. This story arc is the second part of DC's three-year reinvention of the Legion, taking place after the JLA/ JSA " Lightning Saga" story arc, with the next and final part occurring in '' Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds''. Story As the story opens on an unnamed planet in the year 3008, the planet's light violet skin colored humanoid race is in the midst of a civil war and one of the armies threatens to unleash a destructive weapon that could blow up the entire planet. To save their race from extinction, a scientist and his wife p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Society Of America
The Justice Society of America (JSA, or Justice Society (JS)) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The JSA first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' #3 (Winter 1940–1941), making it the first team of superheroes in comic books. The original members of the Justice Society of America were Doctor Fate, Hourman, the Spectre, Sandman, Atom, the Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman. The team was initially popular, but after the popularity of superhero comics waned in the late 1940s, the JSA's adventures ceased with issue #57 of the title (March 1951). During the Silver Age of Comic Books, DC Comics reinvented several Justice Society members and banded many of them together in a new team, the Justice League of America. Other JSA members remained absent from comics for ten years until Jay Garrick appeared alongside Barry Allen, his Silver A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
