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Fiddler (comics)
The Fiddler is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as an enemy of the first Flash. Two live-action versions of the Fiddler are featured in DC-based television shows on The CW network; a female country music artist played by Miranda MacDougall in ''The Flash''s fourth season and a teenage savant musician played by Max Frantz in the DC Universe streaming service show '' Stargirl'' in the first two seasons. The show also appears on The CW Network. Publication history Fiddler first appeared in ''All-Flash'' #32 (December 1947/January 1948) and was created by Robert Kanigher and Lee Elias. Earlier, a character with the same name, though only superficially similar, appeared in multiple Action Comics episodes of the Vigilante (starting with Action Comics #59, April 1943 cover date). Fictional character biography The Fiddler's history was changed somewhat during the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. Pre-''Crisis'' The Fiddler started out as a thief wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash (DC Comics character), Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg (comics), Cyborg. It is widely known for some of the most famous and recognizable teams including the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans. The universe also features a large number of well-known supervillains such as the Joker (character), Joker, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah (character), Cheetah, the Eobard Thawne, Reverse-Flash, Black Manta, Sinestro, and Darkseid. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Saunders
Greg Saunders is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first DC character to bear the name " Vigilante". The character made its live-action debut in the film serial '' The Vigilante'' (1947), played by Ralph Byrd. Publication history Created by writer Mort Weisinger and artist Mort Meskin, Greg Saunders first appeared in '' Action Comics'' #42 (November 1941). He appeared in every issue of ''Action Comics'' until #198 (November 1954). Fictional character biography The original Vigilante was a western-themed hero who debuted in '' Action Comics'' #42 (November 1941): originally named Greg Sanders, the spelling was changed to Greg Saunders in the 1990s. Grandson of a Native American fighter, and the son of a sheriff in Wyoming, Saunders, as a young man, moved east to New York City and became a country singer, radio's "Prairie Troubadour". Greg returned to his home after his father was killed, bringing to justice the gang of bandits who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiverse (DC Comics)
In DC Comics, the Multiverse is a "cosmic construct" composed of the many fictional universes the stories of DC take place in. The worlds in this multiverse share a space and fate in common, and its structure has changed several times in the history of DC Comics. History Golden Age The concept of a universe and a multiverse in which the fictional stories take place was loosely established during the Golden Age of Comic Books. With the publication of '' All-Star Comics'' #3 in 1940, the first crossover between characters occurred with the creation of the Justice Society of America (JSA), which presented the first superhero team with characters appearing in other publications (comic strips and anthology titles) to bring attention to less-known characters. This established the first shared "universe", as all these heroes now lived in the same world. Prior to this publication, characters from the different comic books seemingly existed in different worlds. Later, ''Wonder Woman'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinker (DC Comics)
The Thinker is the name of five supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first incarnation, Clifford DeVoe, is an enemy of Flash (Jay Garrick), Jay Garrick. The second, Clifford Carmichael, is an enemy of Ronnie Raymond (character), Firestorm. The third, Desmond Carter, is an enemy of Batman. The fourth, an A.I. version of the Thinker, is an enemy of the Justice Society of America. An unidentified version of Thinker, introduced in The New 52, is an enemy of the Suicide Squad. The character has been adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including television series and feature films. The Clifford DeVoe incarnation of the Thinker made his live-action debut in the television series ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'', portrayed primarily by Neil Sandilands. In the DC Extended Universe, a variation of the unknown Thinker appears in ''The Suicide Squad (film), The Suicide Squad'' (2021), portrayed by Peter Capaldi. Publication his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shade (character)
The Shade (Richard Swift) is a comic book character developed in the 1940s for National Comics, first appearing in the pages of ''Flash Comics'' in a story titled "The Man Who Commanded the Night", scripted by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Hal Sharp. Debuting as a villain, the Shade was best known for fighting against two generations of superheroes, most notably the Golden Age and Silver Age versions of the Flash. He eventually became a mentor for Jack Knight, the son of the Golden Age Starman, Ted Knight, a hero the Shade had also fought. Though portrayed in Silver Age comics as a thief with a cane that could manipulate shadows, the character was reinvented in 1994 as a morally ambiguous Victorian-era immortal who gained the ability to manipulate shadows and immortality from an unexplained mystical event. In 2009, the Shade was ranked as IGN's 89th-greatest villain of all time. The Shade appeared as a major character from the season 1 finale onwards in '' Stargirl'', pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Canary (Dinah Drake)
Black Canary (Dinah Drake) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, the character debuted in ''Flash Comics'' #86 (August 1947) as the first Black Canary in the Golden Age of Comic Books. Strong, mysterious, gutsy and romantic, she has been called "the archetype of the new Film Noir era heroine." One of DC's earliest super-heroines, Black Canary, (Wonder Woman. debuted in All Star Comics #8 (cover date Dec/Jan 1941/1942, released in October 1941) has appeared as part of the Justice Society of America. She participated in crime-fighting adventures with her love interest (and eventual husband), Gotham City detective Larry Lance. She and Larry are also the parents of Dinah Laurel Lance, who succeeds the former as the Black Canary in the post-''Crisis'' narratives. In the character's earliest stories, she was introduced as a hand-to-hand fighter without superpowers who o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlequin (comics)
The Harlequin is the name of four clown-themed DC Comics characters. The original Harlequin was a foe of the Golden Age Green Lantern and later became his wife. The second Harlequin originally debuted as the Joker's Daughter and was a member of the Teen Titans. The third Harlequin was a member of the Injustice Unlimited supervillain team and battled Infinity, Inc. The fourth Harlequin has only appeared on a few occasions and is an enemy of Alan Scott. Joker's daughter becomes Harlequin in ''Teen Titans'' #48. Publication history The Molly Mayne version of the Harlequin first appeared in ''All-American Comics'' #89 and was created by Robert Kanigher and Irwin Hasen. The Marcie Cooper version of the Harlequin first appeared in ''Infinity, Inc.'' #46 and was created by Roy Thomas. The unidentified Harlequin first appeared in ''Green Lantern Corps Quarterly'' #5 and was created by Ron Marz and Jim Balent. The Harlequin appears in ''All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #7 (Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
