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Shuma-Gorath
Shuma-Gorath () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Shuma-Gorath first appears as an adversary for Doctor Strange in '' Marvel Premiere'' #10 (September 1973), created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Frank Brunner. The character's name is taken from Robert E. Howard's short story "The Curse of the Golden Skull", which features a dying magician named Rotath invoking the "iron-bound books of Shuma-Gorath" in a curse against humanity. Heroic Signatures holds the rights to the Shuma-Gorath name, due to its use in Howard's story, along with additional elements related to the Conan the Barbarian and Kull of Atlantis mythos, which is licensed to Marvel Comics. Fictional character biography During Earth's pre-history Shuma-Gorath ruled the world, and demanded human sacrifice until eventually banished by time-traveling sorcerer Sise-Neg. The entity eventually returns during the Hyborian Age, but is imprisoned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in '' Strange Tales'' #110 ( cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorcerer Supreme, the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats. Strange was introduced during the Silver Age of Comic Books in an attempt to bring a different kind of character and themes of mysticism to Marvel Comics. The character starts as a brilliant but egotistically arrogant neurosurgeon who is injured in a car accident. Because his hands have severe nerve damage from the accident, he is told that current medical therapy and rehabilitation would not be enough to enable him to practice again as a surgeon. Unable to accept this prognosis, he travels the world searching for alternative ways of healing, which leads him to the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme. Strange becomes his student and learns to be a mast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinity (comic Book)
"Infinity" is a 2013 comic book crossover storyline that was published by Marvel Comics. Written by Jonathan Hickman with artwork by a rotating team of artists including Jim Cheung, Jerome Opeña, and Dustin Weaver, the series debuted in August 2013 and ran through November 2013. The storyline concerns issues built up in multiple Marvel comic books as part of the Marvel NOW! initiative, primarily ''Avengers'' and '' New Avengers''. These issues include a threat to the universe by an ancient race of aliens known as the Builders. The second is the mysterious ailments plaguing the universe with Earth at the center. The third is the political ramifications these events have on Earth's relationship to the rest of the galactic community. The story itself involves Thanos attacking Earth while the Avengers are in space uniting the universe against the Builders, with the events of the 2013 "Age of Ultron" storyline acting as a catalyst for the rest of the universe to formally target Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem's Seven
Salem's Seven is a fictional team of magical beings and former supervillains appearing in Marvel Comics. They were initially foes of the Scarlet Witch and the Fantastic Four, but became allies to both. All seven are the children of Nicholas Scratch and the grandchildren of Agatha Harkness. They are humans with magic powers who can transform into fantastic creatures with super-powers. Publication history The team first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #186 (September 1977), and was created by Len Wein and George Pérez. Fictional history Salem's Seven originated in New Salem, Colorado, a hidden town in an unsettled part of the Rocky Mountains, populated entirely by magic users who mostly lived in fear of normal humanity due to the persecution they faced during the Salem witch trials. Salem's Seven were fathered by Nicholas Scratch with different mothers. Scratch's own mother Agatha Harkness was the most powerful of the town's inhabitants, but she chose to live among humanity. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Scratch
Nicholas Scratch is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is predominantly a foe of the Fantastic Four and Patsy Walker. Publication history Nicholas Scratch first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #185 (August 1977) and was created by Len Wein (writer) and George Pérez (artist). The name "Nicholas Scratch" is an amalgam of colloquial and euphemistic names for the Devil: " Old Nick" and "Old Scratch" or "Mr. Scratch" (as used in "The Devil and Daniel Webster"). Fictional character biography Nicholas Scratch is the son of Agatha Harkness and was a resident of the hidden community of New Salem, Colorado, a secret community populated by magic users. Agatha left the reclusive community to live among normal people, and in time even became a nanny to Franklin Richards, son of Reed and Sue Richards of the Fantastic Four. Scratch fathered seven children, who would come to be known as Salem's Seven. Scratch, now a warlock, became the leader of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient One
The Ancient One is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was the mentor of Doctor Strange and was his predecessor as Sorcerer Supreme. The character was voiced by Michael Ansara in the 1978 television film ''Dr. Strange''. Tilda Swinton portrayed an androgynous Celtic version of the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Doctor Strange'' (2016), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), and the Disney+ series '' What If...?'' (2021). Publication history The Ancient One was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963),. The character has appeared in some Marvel Comics graphic novels. ''Doctor Strange: Season One'' (January 2, 2012, by Greg Pak and illustrated by Emma Rios), ''Doctor Strange - Marvel Masterworks Volume 1'', and ''Doctor Strange: From the Marvel Vault #1'' (June 15, 2011, by Roger Stern and illustrated by Neil Vokes). Fictional character biography T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuma Gorath
Shuma may refer to: * Shuma, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province *Shuma-Gorath Shuma-Gorath () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Shuma-Gorath first appears as an adversary for Doctor Strange in ''Marvel Premiere'' #10 (September 1973), created by wr ..., a fictional character * Kia Shuma, a car by Kia Motors * Schutzmannschaft, auxiliary police from locals in Nazi-occupied countries * Ogata Shuma, character from Japanese folklore {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diablo (Marvel Comics)
Diablo (Esteban Corazón de Ablo) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as an evil alchemist, and an enemy of the Fantastic Four. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #30 (September 1964). Publication history Diablo was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #30 (September 1964). In a 2013 interview with Chris Hardwick of Nerdist, creator Lee said that Diablo was his greatest regret because he could not remember the character aside from his name, who he is, and why he did what he did, saying, "When you create a character you should feel you know him". Fictional character biography Esteban Corazón de Ablo was a powerful alchemist in 9th century Saragossa, who sold his soul to the demon Mephisto to lengthen his life far beyond a human span. Years later, Diablo set up a base in Transylvania where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Many-angled Ones
Lloigor is the name of a fictional deity and a fictional race in the Cthulhu Mythos. The entity first appeared in August Derleth and Mark Schorer's short story "The Lair of the Star Spawn" (1932), and has been used in subsequent fictional works by others though often departing from the original concept. The Lloigor are also referred to as the Many-Angled Ones, apparently beginning with Grant Morrison's ''Zenith'', and some subsequent works use variations on this term in lieu of the name Lloigor. Summary Derleth's Mythos deity August Derleth and Mark Schorer originally created a being called Lloigor in their short story "The Lair of the Star-Spawn" (1932). Lloigor and its brother Zhar, together referred to as the Twin Obscenities, were typical pseudo-Lovecraftian tentacled monstrosities identified as two of the Great Old Ones. Derleth referred to Lloigor in several other writings, "The Sandwin Compact" (1940) in particular. It was apparently a wind elemental that possessed the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebony Maw
Ebony Maw is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a prominent member of the Black Order, a team of aliens who work for Thanos. The character has made several appearances in media, such as animated television series, the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Avengers: Infinity War'' and '' Avengers: Endgame'' voiced by Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, and video games. Lawlor also voiced alternate timeline versions in the Disney+ animated series '' What If...?'' (2021). Publication history Ebony Maw first appears in a one-panel cameo in '' New Avengers'' #8 (Sept. 2013) and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña. His second one-panel appearance came later that month in ''Infinity'' #1 (Oct. 2013). Fictional character biography Ebony Maw was a member of Thanos' Black Order. He is not a fighter, but a dangerous thinker of the Black Order. When Thanos targeted Earth as the next planet he would raze during the ''Infinity'' storyline, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comic Book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'', which included the debut of the superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were marginalized, the comic book industry rapidly expanded and genres such as horror, crime, science fiction and romance became popular. The 1950s saw a gradual decline, due to a shift away from print media in the wake of television and the impact of the Comics Code Authority. The late 1950s and the 1960s saw a superhero revival and superheroes remained the dominant character archetype throughout the late 20th century into the 21st century. Since 1934 and since 1939 two most comic book publishers of DC Comics and Marvel Comics. DC and Marvel comic book publishers, when, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 In Comics
Events and publications Year overall * Dell Comics, after 44 years in the comics business, ceases publication; a few of the company's former titles moving to Gold Key Comics. * Archie Comics publisher John L. Goldwater licenses Archie for evangelical Christian messages; the comics are written and illustrated by Archie regular Al Hartley and published by Spire Christian Comics. * Cartoonists Co-Op Press is founded by underground cartoonists Kim Deitch, Bill Griffith, Jerry Lane, Jay Lynch, Willy Murphy, Diane Noomin, and Art Spiegelman in San Francisco. * In Diane Noomin's book ''Canarsie Creeps'' her character DiDi Glitz makes her debut. * Irjax Enterprises, comic book distributor based in Rockville, Maryland, formed. Under the name New Media/Irjax, the company later expanded its distribution business and moved into publishing as well.Gearino, Dan. ''Comic Shop: The Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us a New Geek Culture'' (Ohio University Press, 2017). * Greek artist Vangelis Saitis star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanos
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant warlord from the moon Titan, Thanos is regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. He has clashed with many heroes including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Fantastic Four, the Eternals, and the X-Men. In creating Thanos, Starlin drew inspiration from Jack Kirby's '' New Gods'' series for DC Comics, particularly the character of Darkseid. Thanos is usually portrayed as a villain, although many stories depict him as believing his actions to be justified. Perhaps the character's best-known storyline is '' The Infinity Gauntlet'' (1991), the culmination of several story arcs that see him gather the six Infinity Gems and use them to kill half of the universe's population, including many of its heroes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
