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Reptil
Reptil is a superhero figure and character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is best known as a supporting member on ''The Super Hero Squad Show'' and a member of the Avengers Academy in the comics. Publication history A marvel comic '' Avengers: The Initiative'' Features Reptil for the first time in the given publication''.'' Anonymously referenced by a previous Wikipedia expert as Reptil #1; created by Christos Gage and Steve Uy.Reptil appeared as a regular character in all 39 issues of ''Avengers Academy'' from 2010 to 2013. The character Reptil also appeared in ''Avengers Arena'', a series by Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker for ''Marvel NOW!''. Reptil's revival of uses in comics revisited his role as a supporting character in the 2021 one-shot ''King in Black: Spider-Man''. Within the same year, Reptil was featured in a 4-issue limited series ''Reptil'', written by Terry Blas and penciled by Enid Balám. Fictional character biography Humberto Lope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stegron
Stegron the Dinosaur Man is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Gil Kane, the character first appeared in ''Marvel Team-Up'' #19 (March 1974). Fictional character biography Vincent Stegron was hired by S.H.I.E.L.D. to work with Dr. Curt Connors to study DNA of dinosaurs from the Savage Land. Inspired by the experiment that turned Connors into the Lizard, Stegron stole some dinosaur DNA and injected himself with it. In moments, Stegron transformed into an orange semi-humanoid ''Stegosaurus''-like creature. Stegron gained the ability to command real dinosaurs, and he planned to use them in his plans for conquest of the world and converting all of humanity into creatures like himself. Taking several dinosaurs with him from the Savage Land to New York City, he encountered Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Ka-Zar. During the battle that followed, Stegron was beaten by being knocked into a nearby rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Land
The Savage Land is a hidden prehistoric land appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is a tropical preserve hidden in Antarctica. It has appeared in many story arcs in ''Uncanny X-Men'' as well as other related books. Publication history The Savage Land first appeared as The Land Where Time Stands Still in ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #22 (Aug. 1941), in the tale "Khor, the Black Sorcerer" by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, and Syd Shores. It gained its familiar form and moniker in ''X-Men'' #10 (March 1965), courtesy of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Fictional history In the ''X-Men'' series of comics, the Savage Land was created by the alien Nuwali at the behest of the other-dimensional, nigh-omnipotent aliens known as the Beyonders who sought to observe the process of evolution under relatively controlled conditions. So, they had the Nuwali set up a number of game preserves on several planets. One of these planets was Earth during the Triassic period where the Nuwali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964) as the first and best-known incarnation of the Green Goblin, as well as being generally regarded as the archenemy of Spider-Man, alongside Doctor Octopus and Venom. Osborn is depicted as an amoral industrialist head of science conglomerate Oscorp and the father of Harry Osborn, the best friend of Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker. Osborn, in part as a reaction to the death of his wife, maintains a cold disposition and is obsessed with attaining as much power as possible. As a result, he treats his son coldly and openly favors Peter for his intellect, leading Harry to often try and compensate. In his origin, Norman was exposed to an experimental formula which enhanced his physical abilities and intellect, but also drove him to insanity. As the Gobli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avengers Academy
''Avengers Academy'' is a Marvel Comics comic book series that debuted in June 2010 as part of the " Heroic Age", and concluded after thirty-nine issues in November 2012. The series was written by Christos Gage, with artwork by Mike McKone and tells the story of a group of young super-powered persons who were selected to join a training academy for the super-hero team, the Avengers. Publication history Marvel first announced the launch of ''Avengers Academy'' by the creative team of Christos Gage and Mike McKone in March 2010 by releasing a set of teaser images featuring students from the title. The first student to be revealed was Veil followed by Striker, Reptil, Mettle (under the name Fortress), Finesse and Hazmat. The comic book was released in June 2010 and took over the spot in the publishing schedule left vacant by '' Avengers: The Initiative''. The faculty were revealed the following month. In June 2010, Marvel announced the series will cross over with '' Thunderbolts'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentallo
Mentallo (Marvin Flumm) is a fictional supervillain, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. After having been fired for cause after attempting a covert S.H.I.E.L.D. takeover, he has since operated as both a freelance criminal and subversive, and a high-ranking agent of HYDRA. He is usually depicted as using technology to increase his power. Publication history Mentallo first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #141 (Feb. 1966) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Fictional character biography Marvin Flumm was born in Watford City, North Dakota. He once worked as a shoe salesman. As a mutant telepath of moderate ability, Mentallo was recruited by the original S.H.I.E.L.D. as a candidate for their ESP Division. However, he teamed with the Fixer in an attempt to take over S.H.I.E.L.D., clashing with Nick Fury for the first time. He then served as a division leader in the fragment of HYDRA led by Silvermane. Mentallo teamed with the Fixer again, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilodon
''Smilodon'' is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals and the best known saber-toothed cat. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats. ''Smilodon'' lived in the Americas during the Pleistocene epoch (2.5 Year#mya, mya – 10,000 years ago). The genus was named in 1842 based on fossils from Brazil; the generic name means "scalpel" or "two-edged knife" combined with "tooth". Three species are recognized today: ''S. gracilis'', ''S. fatalis'', and ''S. populator''. The two latter species were probably descended from ''S. gracilis'', which itself probably evolved from ''Megantereon''. The hundreds of individuals obtained from the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles constitute the largest collection of ''Smilodon'' fossils. Overall, ''Smilodon'' was more robustly built than any Neontology, extant cat, with particularly well-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil Dinosaur
Devil Dinosaur is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as resembling an enormous, crimson colored ''Tyrannosaurus''-like theropod dinosaur. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Devil Dinosaur'' #1 (April 1978). Devil Dinosaur and his inseparable ape-like friend, Moon-Boy, are natives of "Dinosaur World", a version of Earth in a parallel universe where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures co-exist with tribes of primitive humanoid beings. The comic is considered a "cult classic" by Kirby fans. Publication history Devil Dinosaur and Moon-Boy are the creations of artist Jack Kirby who scripted and penciled all nine issues of the first series. Devil Dinosaur was created during Kirby's third stint at Marvel (1975–1978). Having learned that DC Comics was working on an animated series featuring Kirby's Kamandi, Marvel attempted to one-up their competitor by instructing Kirby to create a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komodo (comics)
Komodo is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Komodo was created by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli. The character's first appearance was in ''Avengers: The Initiative'' #1. Publication history Komodo was created by writer Dan Slott and artist Stefano Caselli, and first appeared in '' Avengers: The Initiative'' #1 (June 2007). Komodo was one of the feature characters in the 2011 six-issue limited series ''Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt''. Fictional character biography New Men The first Komodo is one of the New Men, creatures evolved by the High Evolutionary from a lizard. He accompanied the High Evolutionary's incarnation of the Ani-Men on their clean-up mission at the Jackal's laboratory and fought the Scarlet Spider.''Scarlet Spider Unlimited'' #1 Later, he fought Caiman of the Cult of the Jackal when their members infiltrated the High Evolutionary's citadel, but the High Evolutionary brought the fight to an end. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigra
Tigra (Greer Grant Nelson) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Introduced as the superpowered and gadget-wielding crime fighter the Cat in ''The Claws of the Cat'' #1 (November 1972). The character was created by writer-editor Roy Thomas and artist Wally Wood (Marie Severin was then brought in to help layout the art), with her early adventures written by Linda Fite. She mutated into the super powered tiger-woman Tigra in ''Giant-Size Creatures'' #1 (July 1974), by writer Tony Isabella and artist Don Perlin. Publication history The Cat was introduced in one of a trio of Marvel Comics aimed at a female audience, alongside '' Night Nurse'' and '' Shanna the She-Devil''. Marvel writer-editor Roy Thomas recalled in 2007: The series lasted four issues, each with a different art team. Severin was teamed with acclaimed 1950s EC Comics artist Wally Wood as inker for the premiere, followed by Severin and inker Jim Mooney i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Samson
Doc Samson (Leonard Skivorski Jr.) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a superhero and psychiatrist in the Marvel Universe, known as a supporting character in stories featuring the Hulk. He was portrayed by Ty Burrell in the 2008 Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''The Incredible Hulk''. Publication history Doc Samson debuted in ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #141 (July 1971), created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Herb Trimpe.Doc Samson at Don Markstein's Toonopedia Archived from the original on April 4, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroic Age (comics)
The Heroic Age is a 2010 comic book branding that ran through a number of books published by Marvel Comics. It began in May 2010, marking a major change in the status quo of the Marvel Universe after the events of the "Siege" crossover event, similarly to how " The Initiative" and " Dark Reign" dealt with the aftermath of "Civil War" and "Secret Invasion", respectively. Publication history Marvel publisher Dan Buckley stated that the Heroic Age was intended to be more constrained in its scope than previous initiatives: The initiative began in May 2010's ''Avengers'' #1, which reunited Iron Man, Captain America (both Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes), Thor, and Hawkeye as teammates. The same month saw the start of a four-issue comics anthology limited series called ''Age of Heroes'', with Kurt Busiek writing the lead story. The idea behind the series is that, according to Tom Brevoort, "seeing as how Heroic Age will impact on characters both large and small, we thought it might be f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabu
Zabu is a fictional Pleistocene sabretooth tiger character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is connected primarily to the Savage Land, and the X-Men, and most recently the Avengers (by way of the "Pet Avengers"). He is the last known living Pleistocene Smilodon big cat and is a companion and ally of Ka-Zar. An earlier version was known simply as Zar, in the pulp version of ''Ka-Zar the Savage'', featured in '' Ka-Zar'' magazine. Publication history He first appeared in ''X-Men'' #10 (March 1965). Zabu starred in the ''Pet Avengers'' series. Fictional character biography Zabu was born in the Savage Land. While still a cub, his mother and siblings were killed by human hunters. He wandered the Savage Land on his own, teaching himself how to survive as he grew to adulthood. Zabu encountered a young boy named Kevin Plunder as he was about to be attacked by a group of human Savage Land natives. Zabu saved Kevin, and the two became companio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
