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Phantom Zone
The Phantom Zone is a prison-like parallel dimension appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is mainly associated with stories featuring Superman. It first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #283 (April 1961), and was created by Robert Bernstein (comics), Robert Bernstein and George Papp. It was frequently used in the ''Superman'' comics before the continuity was rebooted in the 1980s, after ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', and has appeared occasionally since. Fictional history Pre-''Crisis'' The Phantom Zone was a "pocket universe" discovered by Jor-El that existed outside the space-time continuum; it was used on the planet Krypton (comics), Krypton as a humane method of imprisoning criminals. Kryptonians had abolished the death penalty in the long distant past. In more recent history, criminals were punished by being sealed into capsules and rocketed into orbit in suspended animation with crystals attached to their foreheads to slowly erase their criminal tendenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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{{Commons category, Comic book publishing companies Companies that produce comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...s and related merchandise. Publishing companies, Comic book Publishing companies by medium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, and the electromagnetic spectrum of emotional willpower. The characters are typically depicted as members of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic law enforcement agency. The first Green Lantern character, Alan Scott, was created in 1940 by Martin Nodell with scripting or co-scripting of the first stories by Bill Finger during the Golden Age of Comic Books and usually fought common criminals in Capitol City (and later, Gotham City) with the aid of his magic ring. For the Silver Age of Comic Books, John Broome and Gil Kane reinvented the character as Hal Jordan in 1959 and shifted the origin of the character from fantasy to science fiction. Other notable Green Lanterns include Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Simon Baz, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Zone Criminals
Phantom may refer to: * Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things ** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living Aircraft * Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy unmanned combat air vehicle * Boeing Phantom Eye, a High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle * McDonnell FH Phantom, a jet fighter aircraft, introduced 1947 * McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, a supersonic air-defense fighter and fighter-bomber, introduced 1960 * Phantom X1, ultralight aircraft * Phantom (UAV), a series of unmanned aerial quadcopters developed by DJI Boats * DC‐14 Phantom – an American catamaran design * Flying Phantom Elite – a French hydrofoil catamaran sailboat design *Flying Phantom Essentiel – a French hydrofoil catamaran sailboat design * Phantom 14 – an American lateen-rigged sailboat design *Phantom 14 (catamaran) – an Italian sailboat design *Phantom 16 (catamaran) – an Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister Mxyzptlk
Mister Mxyzptlk (, ), sometimes called Mxy, is a character who appears in DC Comics' '' Superman'' comic books. He is usually presented as a trickster in the classical mythological sense. Mxyzptlk possesses reality-warping powers with which he enjoys tormenting Superman or making life difficult. His portrayal has varied, with him being an outright supervillain in some media, and an antihero in others. Mr. Mxyzptlk was created to appear in ''Superman'' #30 (September / October 1944), in the story "The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk" (the original spelling), by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Ira Yarborough. Due to publishing lag time, the character saw print first in the ''Superman'' daily comic strip by writer Whitney Ellsworth and artist Wayne Boring.''Superman'' #30 at the |
Quex-Ul
Quex-Ul is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is depicted as an enemy of Superman. Quex-Ul appeared in the television series ''Krypton'', portrayed by Gordon Alexander. Publication history Quex-Ul first appeared in ''Superman'' #157 (1962) and was created by Curt Swan and Edmond Hamilton. Fictional character biography Pre-''Crisis'' First appearing in ''Superman'' #157 (Nov. 1962), Quex-Ul was a Kryptonian exiled to the Phantom Zone when he was convicted of killing Rondors, an endangered species, to use their healing horns for the purpose of profit. He confessed and spent his time in the Zone, but was released by Superman when his time was up. Not a grateful sort, he attempted to lure Superman into a gold kryptonite trap, until Superman discovered that Quex-Ul had actually been controlled by another Kryptonian, Rog-Ar, the true rondor killer. Learning this, Quex-Ul threw himself into the trap to save the hero, losing his powers and memor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Gerber
Stephen Ross Gerber (; September 20, 1947 – February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer and creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck. Other works include ''Man-Thing'', '' Omega the Unknown,'' '' Marvel Spotlight:'' "Son of Satan", '' The Defenders,'' '' Marvel Presents:'' "Guardians of the Galaxy", ''Daredevil'' and '' Foolkiller''. Gerber often included lengthy text pages in the midst of comic book stories, such as in his graphic novel, ''Stewart the Rat''. Gerber was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2010. Biography Early life Steve Gerber was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Bernice Gerber, with correction appended and one of four children, with siblings Jon, Michael, and Lisa. A letter from Steve Gerber of "7014 Roberts Court, University City 30, Mo." was published in ''Fantastic Four'' #19 (Oct. 1963). After corresponding with fellow youthful comics fans Roy Thomas and Jerry Bails, and start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Zor-El
Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) also known by her adoptive names of Linda Lee Danvers, Kara Kent, Linda Lang, and Kara Danvers, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Otto Binder and designed by Al Plastino. Danvers first appeared in '' Action Comics'' #252 (May 1959)'s "The Supergirl from Krypton" story. Kara is the biological cousin of Kal-El, who went on to adopt the name of Clark Kent and the superhero Superman. Her father, Zor-El, is the brother of Superman’s father, Jor-El. During the 1980s and the revolution of the Modern Age of Comics, ''Superman'' editors believed the character's history had become too convoluted, thus killing Supergirl during the 1985 '' Crisis on Infinite Earths'' event and retconning her out of existence. DC Comics Senior Vice President Dan DiDio re-introduced the character in 2004 along with editor Eddie Berganza and writer Jeph Loeb, with her the '' Superman/Batman'' storyline "The Supergirl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
