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Prometheus (Marvel Comics)
Prometheus is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first one is based on the Greek Titan of the same name while the second one is member of the Pantheon. Publication history The mythological Prometheus first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #282 and was adapted by Roger Stern and John Buscema. The Pantheon version of Prometheus first appeared in ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #368 and was created by Peter David. Fictional character biography Prometheus (Olympian) Prometheus is one of the Titans of Greek Mythology and the son of Iapetus. His siblings included Atlas, Menoetius, and Epimetheus. When their uncle Cronus' rule is challenged by Zeus, Prometheus and Epimetheus sided with the Olympians while Atlas and Menoetius sided with Cronus. With the help of Prometheus and Epimetheus, the Olympians defeat the Titans. Prometheus and Epimetheus take an interest in mankind and became the joint rulers in Phthia. Prometheus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Comics
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masters Of Evil
The Masters of Evil is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of the team appeared in '' The Avengers'' #6 (July 1964), with the lineup continually changing over the years. Publication history The first version of the Masters of Evil debuted in '' The Avengers'' #6 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The second version of the Masters of Evil debuted in ''The Avengers'' #54 and were created by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and George Tuska. The third version of the Masters of Evil debuted in ''The Avengers'' #222 and were created by Jim Shooter, Steven Grant, and Greg LaRocque. The fourth version of the Masters of Evil debuted in ''The Avengers'' #270 and were created by Roger Stern, John Buscema, and Tom Palmer. The fifth version of the Masters of Evil debuted in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' #28 and were created by Jim Valentino, Herb Trimpe, and Steve Montano. The sixth version of the Masters of Evil deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agamemnon (Pantheon)
Abomination Absorbing Man Abraxas Abraxas, sometimes called the Dark Man, is a cosmic entity who embodies the destruction of the Marvel multiverse. The existence of Galactus prevents him from emerging. The character, created by Carlos Pacheco, first appeared in ''Fantastic Four''. Abyss Nils Styger Nils Styger, a mutant who is the son of Azazel and the half-brother of Nightcrawler and Kiwi Black. An alternate universe's counterpart of the character first appeared in ''X-Men Alpha'', and the heroic Marvel Universe version of the character first appeared in ''Cable'' (vol. 2) #40. Abyss was created by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Roger Cruz, and Steve Epting. Nils Styger first appeared as a protector for Genoshan researcher Renee Majcomb whom he had been assisting with research into the Legacy Virus from which Abyss suffered. However, he did not die due to the actions of Colossus, who sacrificed himself to release an airborne cure to the virus which had taken his little siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Rambeau
Monica Rambeau is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr., the character debuted in ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #16 (October 1982). Monica was introduced as the second Captain Marvel, and she gained super powers after being bombarded by extradimensional energy produced by an energy disruptor weapon. The character joined and eventually became leader of the Avengers for a time. She was also a member of Nextwave and the latest Ultimates team. She has also been known as Photon, Pulsar and beginning in 2013, Spectrum. Akira Akbar portrayed young Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Captain Marvel'' (2019). Teyonah Parris portrays the adult version of Rambeau in the television miniseries ''WandaVision'' (2021) and will also appear in ''The Marvels'' (2023). In August 2022, Marvel Comics announced ''Photon'', Monica Rambeau's first solo comic book series, to be r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Thor Odinson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Thor, Norse mythological god of the same name, the Asgard (comics), Asgardian List of thunder gods, god of thunder whose enchanted hammer Mjolnir (comics), Mjolnir enables him to fly and manipulate weather, among his #Powers and abilities, other superhuman attributes. A founding member of the superhero team the Avengers (comics), Avengers, Thor has a host of List of Thor (Marvel Comics) supporting characters, supporting characters and List of Thor (Marvel Comics) enemies, enemies. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Journey into Mystery'' #83 (August 1962) and was created by artist Jack Kirby, writer Stan Lee, and scripter Larry Lieber. The character has starred in several ongoing series and Limited series (comics), limited series, and appears in all volumes of the Avengers series. The charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |