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Elasti-Girl
Elasti-Girl (also known as Elasti-Woman) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Doom Patrol. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Bruno Premiani, the character first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963). Elasti-Girl has appeared in numerous cartoon television shows and films. She made her first live-action appearance on the DC Universe and HBO Max series ''Titans'', played by April Bowlby, who reprised the role for the series ''Doom Patrol''. Publication history Elasti-Girl was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani. She first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963). According to Drake, the issue's co-writer Bob Haney was not brought on to the project until after Elasti-Girl was created. Fictional character biography Rita Farr is an Olympic swimming gold medalist turned Hollywood actress who is exposed to unusual volcanic gases while shooting a film in Africa. When Farr recov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appeared in different incarnations in multiple comics, and have been adapted to other media. Although not one of the most popular superhero teams, they have never been out of print for more than a few years since their introduction. The series' creator and fans have suspected that Marvel Comics copied the basic concept to create the X-Men, which debuted a few months later, but other fans also speculate that they share similarities with another Marvel superhero team, the Fantastic Four. Doom Patrol are a group of super-powered misfits whose "gifts" caused them alienation and trauma. Dubbed the "world's strangest heroes" by editor Murray Boltinoff), the original team included the Chief (Niles Caulder), Robotman (Cliff Steele), Elasti-Girl ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doom Patrol (TV Series)
''Doom Patrol'' is an American superhero television series developed by Jeremy Carver. Based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, the series features Jane ( Diane Guerrero), Rita Farr (April Bowlby), Vic Stone (Joivan Wade), Larry Trainor (Matt Bomer / Matthew Zuk), Cliff Steele (Brendan Fraser / Riley Shanahan), and Chief (Timothy Dalton) as the members of the eponymous Doom Patrol. Although Bowlby, Bomer, and Fraser reprise their roles from the series ''Titans'', the two shows are set in separate continuities. The series premiered on February 15, 2019, exclusively for the DC Universe streaming service. The second season aired on both DC Universe and HBO Max, with the two streaming services releasing episodes simultaneously on June 25, 2020. A third season, released exclusively on HBO Max, premiered on September 23, 2021. In October 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on December 8, 2022. Plot ''Doom Patrol'' follows the unlike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief (comics)
The Chief (Niles Caulder) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, usually as the leader of the superhero team Doom Patrol. Please cite actual comic books rather than this encyclopedia so we can locate source material Created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani, he made his debut alongside the other original members of the Doom Patrol in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963). The Chief made his first live-action appearance on the DC Universe series ''Titans'', played by Bruno Bichir. In DC Universe and HBO Max's eponymous ''Doom Patrol'' series, he was portrayed by Timothy Dalton in the first two seasons and guest starred in a few episodes of the third season. Publication history He first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963) Please cite actual comic books rather than this encyclopedia so we can locate source material and was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani. According to Drake, the issue's co-writer Bob Haney was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |