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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] |
Lists Of DC Comics Characters
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Cricket (insect)
Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets, and, more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 886 pp. "crickets" were placed at the family level (''i.e.'' Gryllidae), but contemporary authorities including Otte now place them in the superfamily Grylloidea. The word has been used in combination to describe more distantly related taxa in the suborder Ensifera, such as king crickets and mole crickets. Crickets have mainly cylindrically-shaped bodies, round heads, and long antennae. Behind the head is a smooth, robust pronotum. The abdomen ends in a pair of long cerci; females have a long, cylindrical ovipositor. Diagnostic features include legs with 3-segmented tarsi; as with many Orthoptera, the hind legs have enlarged femora, providing power for jumping. The front wings are adapted as tough, leathery elytra, and some crickets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31, 1962) is an American voice actor. Much of Baker's work features vocalizations of animals and monsters. Baker's roles include animated series such as ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', ''Codename: Kids Next Door'', ''Gravity Falls'', ''Steven Universe'', ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''Ben 10'', ''The Legend of Korra'', ''The 7D'', and ''American Dad!'' His voice work in live-action series includes ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'' and ''Shop 'til You Drop'', as well as films such as ''Space Jam'' and ''The Boxtrolls''. Baker has also voiced characters in video games such as ''Halo (series), Halo'', ''Gears of War'', ''Viewtiful Joe'', ''Spore (2008 video game), Spore'', ''Destiny (2014 video game), Destiny'', and ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch''. He is especially known for his work on various List of Star Wars television series, ''Star Wars'' television series, mainly as the voice of Captain Rex and other clone troopers in ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flashpoint Paradox
''Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'' is a 2013 direct-to-video animated superhero film adaptation of the 2011 comic book crossover " Flashpoint" by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert. It is scripted by Jim Krieg and directed by Jay Oliva. The film stars Justin Chambers as Barry Allen / Flash, C. Thomas Howell as Eobard Thawne / Professor Zoom, Michael B. Jordan as Victor Stone / Cyborg, and Kevin McKidd as Thomas Wayne / Batman. The film also sees actors reprising roles from other DC animated properties, including Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern, Ron Perlman as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke, Dana Delany as Lois Lane, Vanessa Marshall as Princess Diana / Wonder Woman and Dee Bradley Baker as Etrigan. It is the 17th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the first film of the DC Animated Movie Universe, a shared film universe. It was released on July 30, 2013, then re-released on September 10 as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomsday Clock (comics)
''Doomsday Clock'' is a 2017–2019 superhero comic book limited series published by DC Comics, written by Geoff Johns with art by penciller Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson. The series concludes the story established in The New 52 and DC Rebirth, and is a direct sequel to the graphic novel ''Watchmen'' by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins. Although then-DC co-publisher Dan DiDio confirmed that ''Doomsday Clock'' is a sequel to ''Watchmen'', Johns originally declined to characterize it as such, viewing it as a standalone story. The series's debut issue was published on November 22, 2017, and the final issue was published on December 18, 2019. Publication history ''Doomsday Clock'' is part of the DC Rebirth initiative, and it continues the narrative that was established with the 2016 one-shot ''DC Universe: Rebirth Special'', the 2017 crossover event " The Button" and other related stories. It is a follow-up to the 1986–1987 miniseries ''Watchmen'' by Alan Moore, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watchmen
''Watchmen'' is an American comic book Limited series (comics), maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-volume edition in 1987. ''Watchmen'' originated from a story proposal Moore submitted to DC featuring superhero characters that the company had acquired from Charlton Comics. As Moore's proposed story would have left many of the characters unusable for future stories, managing editor Dick Giordano convinced Moore to create original characters instead. Moore used the story as a means to reflect contemporary anxieties, to deconstruct and satirize the superhero concept and political commentary. ''Watchmen'' depicts an alternate history in which superheroes emerged in the 1940s and 1960s and their presence changed history so that the United States won the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal was neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois Lane
Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for the Metropolis newspaper the ''Daily Planet'' and the primary love interest of the superhero Superman and his alter ego, Clark Kent. In DC continuity, she is also his wife and the mother of their son, Jon Kent, the newest Superboy in the DC Universe. Lois' physical appearance was originally based on Joanne Carter, a model hired by Joe Shuster. For her character, Jerry Siegel was inspired by actress Glenda Farrell's portrayal of the fictional reporter Torchy Blane in a series of films. Siegel took her name from actress Lola Lane. She was also influenced by the real-life journalist Nellie Bly. Depictions of the character have varied spanning the comics and other media adaptations. The original Golden Age version of Lois Lane, as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambush Bug
Ambush Bug is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. His real name is supposedly Irwin Schwab, but he has mental problems that prevent him from truly understanding reality around him, so even his true identity might be no more than a delusion on his part. His origin is disputed, although the most commonly accepted origin is that Brum-El (a historical allusion to Beau Brummel, as well as a reference to Superman's father Jor-El) of the planet Schwab sent his clothes from his supposedly doomed planet, hoping that his wardrobe would survive, only to have it intercepted by a giant radioactive space spider. In the resulting crash, only two articles of clothing survived: the Ambush Bug suit, which was subsequently found by Irwin Schwab; and "Argh!Yle!", an argyle sock with a Doctor Doom-like complex, complete with metal mask. Publication history Created by artist Keith Giffen as an intentionally silly character, Ambush Bug first appeared in ''DC Comics Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazons (DC Comics)
The Amazons of DC Comics are a race of warrior women who exist as part of Greek mythology. They live on Paradise Island, later known as Themyscira, an isolated location in the middle of the ocean where they are hidden from Man's World (the rest of the world). Depending on the origin story, they are the creation of Aphrodite or were created from clay by a coterie of Olympian gods over three thousand years ago to serve as their messengers to the world in the name of peace and justice. For centuries, the women thrived in safety and security apart from a hostile, male-dominated world. As long as Amazons remain on Themyscira they do not age. Circumstances involving the unexpected arrival of Steve Trevor forced their existence to be revealed to the modern world. There have been numerous incarnations of these Amazons after Marston's original depictions: Robert Kanigher's revised depiction (highlighted by the change of Queen Hippolyta's hair from brunette to blonde), George Pérez's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being his inspiration for the character's appearance. Wonder Woman appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8 published October 21, 1941''All Star Comics'' #8 was cover-dated December/January 1941/1942, but published October 21, 1941. (SeLibrary of Congress ) with her first feature in ''Sensation Comics'' #1 in January 1942. The ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously ever since. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira (DC Comics), Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira. When b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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