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Harpy (DC Comics Mythical)
Harpy is a comic book supervillain who appeared in DC Comics. Publication history Harpy is the leader of a race of mythical bird women, first appearing in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #82 (March 1971) created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams. A new version of this Harpy appeared in the New 52 continuity as a member of a rival band to Black Canary called Bo M in ''Black Canary'' (vol. 4) #5 (December 2015). Fictional character biography Harpy, a queen of a race of ancient Greek bird-women battled Black Canary, Green Arrow and Green Lantern under the control of the Witch Queen; a Korugarian sorceress and sister of Sinestro. The Harpy later returned (in ''Action Comics'' #443, January 1975) as a member of the Anti-Justice League as Black Canary's counterpart, teaming up with Merlyn to capture Green Arrow and Black Canary. An updated version of this character appears in the New 52 The New 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Adams
Neal Adams (June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022) was an American comic book artist. He was the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates, and was a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. During his career, Adams co-created the characters Ra's al Ghul, Man-Bat, and John Stewart for DC Comics. After drawing the comic strip based on the television drama ''Ben Casey'' in the early 1960s, Adams was hired as a freelancer by DC Comics in 1967. Later that year, he became the artist for the superhero character Deadman in the science fiction comic book '' Strange Adventures''. Adams and writer Dennis O'Neil collaborated on influential runs on ''Batman'' and '' Green Lantern/Green Arrow'' in the early 1970s. For ''Batman'', the duo returned the Batman character to his gothic roots as a contrast to the ''Batman'' television series of the 1960s. During their ''Green Lantern/Green Arrow'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinestro
Thaal Sinestro () (or simply Sinestro) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, particularly those featuring Green Lantern. Sinestro is a former Green Lantern Corps member who was dishonorably discharged for abusing his power. He is the archnemesis of Hal Jordan and founder of the Sinestro Corps. Sinestro has appeared in various forms of non-comics media including shows, films, and video games, and he made his live-action debut in the 2011 film ''Green Lantern (film), Green Lantern'', played by Mark Strong. Publication history The character was created by John Broome (writer), John Broome and Gil Kane, and first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #7 (August 1961). In 2009 in comics, 2009, IGN ranked Sinestro as the 15th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Fictional character biography Green Lantern Sinestro is born on the planet Korugar in space sector 1417. His dedication to preserving order originally manifests in his previous c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
