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Firebrand (film)
Firebrand may refer to: * A person with a penchant for militancy in speech and/or action Vehicles * Blackburn Firebrand, an aircraft constructed for the Royal Navy * HMS ''Firebrand'', any of several vessels that the Royal Navy operated * CFAV ''Firebrand'' (YTR 562), a fireboat in the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command Arts * ''The Firebrand'' (1922 film), a silent film directed by Alan James * ''The Firebrand'' (1962 film), a film directed by Maury Dexter * ''Firebrand'' (2019 film), an Indian Marathi-language drama film * Firebrand (upcoming film), a historical drama film * ''The Firebrand'' (Bradley novel), a 1987 novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley * Firebrand (DC Comics), a DC Comics comic book character * ''Firebrand'' (Green Rider series), a 2017 novel by Kristen Britain * ''The Firebrand'' (Kemp novel), a 2003 novel by Debra A. Kemp * Firebrand (Marvel Comics) Firebrand (Gary Gilbert) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. A superpowered enforcer fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Militant
The English word ''militant'' is both an adjective and a noun, and it is generally used to mean vigorously active, combative and/or aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in "militant reformers". It comes from the 15th century Latin "''warrior''" meaning "to serve as a soldier". The related modern concept of the militia as a defensive organization against invaders grew out of the Anglo-Saxon fyrd. In times of crisis, the militiaman left his civilian duties and became a soldier until the emergency was over, when he returned to his civilian occupation. The current meaning of ''militant'' does not usually refer to a registered soldier: it can be anyone who subscribes to the idea of using vigorous, sometimes extreme, activity to achieve an objective, usually political. A "militant oliticalactivist" would be expected to be more confrontational and aggressive than an activist not described as militant. Militance may or may not include physical violence, armed combat, terro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firebrand (DC Comics)
Firebrand is a name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Fictional character biography Rod Reilly Published by Quality Comics from August 1941 to November 1942, Rod Reilly was the bored and wealthy socialite son of a steel tycoon, who decided to fight crime with his servant and friend, "Slugger" Dunn. Originally drawn by Reed Crandall, Firebrand appeared in ''Police Comics'', issues #1 through 13, at which time his series was canceled. Firebrand's costume consisted of a transparent shirt and red pants, with a bandana mask covering the top half of his face. He uses a lariat, and can climb buildings using vacuum cups. After DC purchased Quality Comics, Firebrand was largely left on the sidelines until the mid-1970s, when he joined the Freedom Fighters (comics), Freedom Fighters. He was killed in a fight with the Silver Ghost (comics)#Silver Ghost, Silver Ghost, but that occurred only in a photocopied issue of ''Cancelled Comic Cavalcad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |