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Francisco Guerrero (comics)
Francisco "Pancho" Guerrero, Jr., also known as El Gato Negro, is a fictional character and comic book superhero created by Richard Dominguez and published by Azteca Productions. The character made his first appearance in ''El Gato Negro (comic book), El Gato Negro #1'' (October 1993). Grandson of the original El Gato Negro, a former luchador-turned-adventurer, Francisco works as a social worker in Edinburg, Texas and devotes most of his free time to community service. Driven by the gruesome murder of his best friend at the hands of drug-smugglers, Francisco becomes the new El Gato Negro in order to wage war on crime. Unlike most superheroes, he possesses no Superpower (ability), superpowers and instead makes use of his own athletic abilities, accumulative knowledge, detective skills to fight crime. Operating throughout Lower Rio Grande Valley, he is assisted by several supporting characters including his grandfather Agustin Guerrero (comics), Agustin Guerrero and weapons-mechani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dominguez
Richard Dominguez (born Eufrancio Ricardo Dominguez September 22, 1960 in Dallas, Texas) is an American Comic book creator, comic book artist and freelance storyboard illustrator. Best known for creating the popular series ''El Gato Negro (comic book), El Gato Negro'', Dominguez publishes his comics through his imprint and art studio, Azteca Productions. Dominguez also is well known for influencing other artists and creators in the pursuit of their own self-publishing ventures.> Biography Early life and career Richard Dominguez was born Eufrancio Ricardo Dominguez to Ricardo and Juanita Dominguez in Dallas, Texas on September 22, 1960. The second of seven children, Richard grew up in a section of West Dallas known during the Great Depression as 'The Devil's Back Porch'. Dominguez recalls his first exposure to comic books at the age of six, when he began sneaking into his Uncle's room to read from his large comic book collections. In high school Richard enrolled in Commercial Art an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustin Guerrero (comics)
Agustin "Gus" Guerrero, also known as El Gato Negro, is a fictional character and comic book superhero created by Richard Dominguez and published by Azteca Productions. The character made his first appearance in ''El Gato Negro'' #1 (October 1993) as a major supporting character. Outside of the comic book continuity he is often referred to as " Silver Age El Gato Negro". Operating in South Texas, Agustin first donned the alter ego of El Gato Negro in order to form a successful career in Lucha Libre in the early 1950s. The fame he achieved in wrestling allowed him to have several adventures outside of the ring, leading him to use his talents to thwart the activities of the criminal underworld. He would later retire the identity in the late '60s, only for it to be adopted by his grandson nearly three decades later. To the general public, Agustin is regarded as a successful produce-magnate and owner of Guerrero's Produce. Publication history Creation and conception Richard Dominguez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis)
The Crimson Avenger (Lee Walter Travis) is a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #20 (October 1938). He is the first superhero and costume hero published by ''Detective Comics''. He preceded Batman, and appeared in the same year after ''Action Comics'' #1 debuted characters like Superman, which led to the Golden Age of Comic Books. He is sometimes depicted as one of the first masked heroes within the fictional DC Universe. He is also known as a founding member of DC's second depicted superhero team, Seven Soldiers of Victory. After his death, his legacy name lives on other characters. Publication history The Crimson Avenger (along with his sidekick Wing) first appeared in the DC Comics anthology American comic book series ''Detective Comics'' in issue #20. The Crimson Avenger had many similarities to The Green Hornet, including a sidekick named Wing who was an Asian valet, and a gas gun that he used to subdue opponents. In his early appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spirit
The Spirit is a fictional masked crimefighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner. He first appeared June 2, 1940, as the main feature of a 16-page, tabloid (paper size), tabloid-sized, newsprint comic book insert distributed in the Sunday edition of Register and Tribune Syndicate newspapers; it was ultimately carried by 20 Sunday newspapers, with a combined circulation of five million copies during the 1940s. "The Spirit Section", as the insert was popularly known, continued until October 5, 1952. It generally included two other four-page strips (initially ''Mr. Mystic'' and ''Lady Luck (comics), Lady Luck''), plus filler material. Eisner, the overall editor, wrote and drew most Spirit entries, with the uncredited assistance of his studio of assistants and collaborators, though with Eisner's singular vision a unifying factor. ''The Spirit'' chronicles the adventures of a masked vigilante who fights crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner Dolan, an old friend. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |