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Shade (character)
The Shade (Richard Swift) is a comic book character developed in the 1940s for National Comics, first appearing in the pages of ''Flash Comics'' in a story titled "The Man Who Commanded the Night", scripted by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Hal Sharp. Debuting as a villain, the Shade was best known for fighting against two generations of superheroes, most notably the Golden Age and Silver Age versions of the Flash. He eventually became a mentor for Jack Knight, the son of the Golden Age Starman, Ted Knight, a hero the Shade had also fought. Though portrayed in Silver Age comics as a thief with a cane that could manipulate shadows, the character was reinvented in 1994 as a morally ambiguous Victorian-era immortal who gained the ability to manipulate shadows and immortality from an unexplained mystical event. In 2009, the Shade was ranked as IGN's 89th-greatest villain of all time. The Shade appeared as a major character from the season 1 finale onwards in '' Stargirl'', played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starman (comics)
Starman is a name used by several different DC Comics superheroes, most prominently Starman (Ted Knight), Ted Knight and his sons David and Starman (Jack Knight), Jack. The original Starman, Ted Knight, was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley. He first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #61 (April 1941). Knight is an astronomer who invented a "gravity rod", later reinvented as a "cosmic rod", that allows him to fly and manipulate energy. He donned a red and green costume with a distinctive finned helmet. Like most Golden Age of Comic Books, Golden Age heroes, Starman fell into obscurity in the 1950s. In the ensuing years, several characters, with varying degrees of relation to the original, briefly took the mantle of Starman. In ''Zero Hour: Crisis in Time'' #1 (September 1994), writer James Robinson (comics), James Robinson and artist Tony Harris (comics), Tony Harris introduced Jack Knight, the son of the first Starman. A reluctant non-costumed hero, he inheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Cake
Jonathan James Cake (born 31 August 1967) is an English actor who has worked on various TV programmes and films. His notable screen roles include Jack Favell in ''Rebecca'' (1997), Oswald Mosley in '' Mosley'' (1998), Japheth in the NBC television film '' Noah's Ark'' (1999), Tyrannus in the ABC miniseries ''Empire'' (2005), and Det. Chuck Vance on the ABC drama series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2011–2012). Early life Cake was born in Worthing, Sussex. His father was a glassware importer and his mother a school administrator. He is the youngest of three boys. When he was four years old he was invited on stage during a traditional British pantomime for children. This exposure ignited his interest in the performing arts. By the age of eight Jonathan had taken drama classes and took part in plays. As a teenager he toured Britain with London's National Youth Theatre. After leaving school Cake studied English at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He became a rugby player in co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulletman And Bulletgirl
Bulletman and Bulletgirl are fictional Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying character (arts), individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent ... superheroes originally published by Fawcett Comics. Publication history Created by Bill Parker (comics), Bill Parker and Jon Smalle, Bulletman first appeared in ''Nickel Comics'' #1 (May 1940). This comic was distinct from others on the market at the time, because it cost five cents (as opposed to the usual 10-cent price), was half as long as the standard 64-page comic, and came out every two weeks instead of every four. Fictional character biography Jim Barr was the son of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty and as a result took it upon himself to fight crime. He was rejected from the police academy for physical reasons, but got a job in ballistics. Like many characters of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeper (DC Comics)
Drury Walker Trane Walker Amanda Waller Bill Walsh Warhawk Warhawk (Rex Stewart) is a fictional character created for the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Peter Onorati. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. He is the future son of John Stewart (character), Green Lantern and Shayera Hol, Hawkgirl and a member of the Justice League. Other versions * An alternate universe variant of Hawk and Dove, Hawk inspired by Warhawk appears in ''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #25. * A group called the Warhawks appear in "The New 52" as Thanagar's military force. Warlock's Daughter Warlord Warp Wavelength Eduardo Reyes was a mercenary and assassin, and the father of Allegra Garcia. Having light manipulation powers, he dubbed himself as Wavelength, and came into conflict with Gunfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earth-Two
Earth-Two (also Earth 2) is a setting for stories (a "fictional universe") appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in ''The Flash'' #123 (1961), Earth-Two was created to explain differences between the original Golden Age of Comic Books, Golden Age and then-current Silver Age of Comic Books, Silver Age versions of characters such as the Flash, and how the current (Earth-One) versions could appear in stories alongside earlier versions of the same character concepts. Earth-Two includes DC Golden Age heroes, including the Justice Society of America, whose careers began at the dawn of World War II, concurrently with their first appearances in comics. Earth-Two, along with the four other surviving Earths (Earth-One, Earth-Four, List of DC Multiverse worlds#Earth-S, Earth-S, and List of DC Multiverse worlds#Earth-X, Earth-X) of the Multiverse (DC Comics), DC Multiverse, were merged into one in the 1985 miniseries ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. Publicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker (character)
The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, the character first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' on April 25, 1940. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for his design while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be Killing off, killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman. In the DC Universe, the Joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind and the antithesis of Batman in personality and appearance. He was introduced as a murderous Psychopathy, psychopath with a warped, sadistic personality disorder, sadistic sense of humor but became a comical prankster in the late 1950s in response to regulation by the Comics Code Authority, before retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Light (Arthur Light)
Doctor Light is the name of two characters appearing in media published by DC Comics: supervillain Arthur Light and superhero Jacob Finlay. Light's stint as Doctor Light is concurrent with that of a superheroine using the same name and a nearly identical costume, Kimiyo Hoshi. In 2009, Doctor Light was ranked as IGN's 84th-greatest comic book villain of all time. He made his live-adaptation debut in one episode of the series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', played by David Bowe. He also appeared in the second season of the DC Universe series ''Titans'', played by Michael Mosley. Additionally, Rodger Bumpass voices Light in the animated series ''Teen Titans'' (2003) and ''Teen Titans Go!'' (2013). Publication history Doctor Light first appeared in ''Justice League of America'' #12 and was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. During the 1980s Doctor Light was transitioned from a serious menace to a comedic villain, a transformation which culminated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Kull (DC Comics)
King Kull (also known as the Beastman or the Beast Man) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published originally by Fawcett Comics and currently by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and C. C. Beck, he originally first appeared in Fawcett Comics’ ''Captain Marvel Adventures'' in October 1951, and appeared from then until 1953 when the company ceased publishing its superhero titles. DC later acquired Fawcett's properties, and revived the character in the 1970s. Publication history Created by writer Otto Binder and artist C. C. Beck, King Kull's first appearance was in ''Captain Marvel Adventures'' #125 (cover-dated October 1951). King Kull appeared in adventures of Captain Marvel during the 1950s and the period in which DC Comics revived the hero during the 1970s. Fictional character biography King Kull is the ruler of the Submen (also called Beast-Men), a brutish but technologically advanced race who ruled humanity until being overthrown in a revolt. Afterw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
