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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] |