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E. C. Stoner
Elmer Cecil Stoner (October 20, 1897 – December 16, 1969) was an American comics artist and commercial illustrator. Stoner was one of the first African-American comic book artists, and is believed to have created the iconic Mr. Peanut mascot. He produced pencil art for the first issue of Detective Comics, published by National Comics Publications (the company that later became DC Comics), and worked for a variety of other golden age companies such as Timely Comics, Street & Smith, EC Comics, Fawcett Comics, and Dell Comics. Near the end of his life, Stoner was also a spokesman for Gordon's Gin. Early life Stoner was born on October 20, 1897 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to Mary Alice and George W. Stoner. His mother was a pianist, and his father a church sexton at the local St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Stoner was the eldest of the family's three children, though there were two that had died earlier. Stoner left school at 11, as was the custom in coal towns like Wilkes-Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city, after Scranton, Pennsylvania, Scranton, in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census and is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after the Delaware Valley, Greater Pittsburgh, and the Lehigh Valley with an urban population of 401,884. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is the cultural and economic center of a region called Northeastern Pennsylvania, which is home to over 1.3 million residents. Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding Wyoming Valley are framed by the Pocono Mountains to the east, the Endless Mountains to the north and west, and the Lehigh Valley to the south. The Susqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon's Gin
Gordon's is a brand of London dry gin first produced in 1769. The top markets for Gordon's are the United Kingdom, the United States and Greece. It is owned by the British spirits company Diageo. It is the world's best-selling London dry gin. Gordon's has been the UK's number one gin since the late 19th century. A 40% ABV version for the North American market is distilled in Canada. History Gordon's London Dry Gin was developed by Alexander Gordon, a Londoner of Scots descent. <--''Website requires registration, 23 Apr 2015.'' He opened a distillery in the Southwark area in 1769, moving in 1786 to . The ''Special London Dry Gin'' he developed proved successful, and its recipe remains unchanged. Popular with the Royal Navy, bottles of the product were distributed all over the world. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comics published by Fawcett and DC Comics. The first is a superhero that was formerly owned and published by Fawcett Comics. The second is a female anti-terrorism government agent, often featured as an antagonist of the vigilante team Birds of Prey. History Alan Armstrong Similar to Batman and the Blue Beetle (Ted Kord), Spy Smasher (secretly the "wealthy Virginia sportsman" Alan Armstrong) is a master detective, equipped with a number of gadgets and a specialized vehicle, the "Gyrosub", which was a combination of an airplane, an automobile, and a submarine. Created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck, Spy Smasher was introduced in ''Whiz Comics'' #2 (February 1940). Alongside Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher became one of the magazine's most popular characters. His perpetual enemy was the Mask, the mastermind of a deadly spy ring. He also fought the America-Smasher, the Angel and the Blitzys. In ''Whiz Comics'' #16-18, Spy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breeze Barton
Breeze Barton is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Daring Mystery Comics'' #3 (cover-dated April 1940), by Timely Comics, the precursor of Marvel. He was conceived by Jack Binder (comics), Jack Binder as an alternate-reality soldier that can move through the multiverse in the U.S. Army fighting in World War II. Publication history Breeze Barton was created by Jack Binder. His universe of origin is the Multiverse (Marvel Comics), alternate reality of Earth-4040. The character made its debut in April 1940's ''Daring Mystery Comics'' #3, published by Timely Comics. Fictional character biography Miracle City Kurt "Breeze" Barton was born in Chicago, Illinois. His first story was set in the then-near future of 1945. World War II had by then spread across the globe. Barton is a pilot of the United States Air Force on a scouting expedition in South Africa. He discovers units of the Imperial Japanese Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
