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Steve Dayton (cyclist)
Mento is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Mento appeared in his first live adaptation on the first season of the ''Doom Patrol'' television series for DC Universe played by Will Kemp and Dave Bielawski. Publication history Mento first appeared in ''Doom Patrol'' #91 (November 1964) and was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani. Fictional character biography Steve Dayton, the world's fifth richest man, builds a helmet to enhance his mental abilities and calls himself Mento. This is an attempt on Dayton's part to impress Elasti-Girl (a.k.a. Rita Farr) of the Doom Patrol. Although his arrogant manner annoys the male field members of the team, he is successful, and in ''Doom Patrol'' #104 (June 1966), Mento and Elasti-Girl are married. They soon adopt Beast Boy (aka Garfield Logan). After Elasti-Girl's death, Mento becomes involved in the hunt for her killers, General Zahl and Madame Rouge. In ''Swamp Thing'' (vol. 2) #49-50 (June-July 1986) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Daniel
Tony S. Daniel, is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including ''Teen Titans'', '' Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'', and ''Batman''and ''Deathstroke'' and '' Nocterra'' as well as many other books as well as many covers for both Marvel and DC Comics. Career Daniel worked on various titles with Image Comics including his own creation, The Tenth. He also worked on titles for Marvel Comics. He gained status at DC Comics with his run on ''Teen Titans'' with writer Geoff Johns. He finished out the short lived '' Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'' series with Marc Guggenheim from issues #11-13, which ended with Bart Allen's death. From there, Daniel began his work for the main ''Batman'' title with writer Grant Morrison, beginning his run with issue #670. This issue began the '' Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul'' crossover. He and Morrison collaborated on the " Batman R.I.P." storyline during that time. After "R.I.P.", Daniel wrote and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precognition
Precognition (from the Latin 'before', and 'acquiring knowledge') is the purported psychic phenomenon of seeing, or otherwise becoming directly aware of, events in the future. There is no accepted scientific evidence that precognition is a real effect, and it is widely considered to be pseudoscience. Precognition violates the principle of causality, that an effect cannot occur before its cause. Precognition has been widely believed in throughout history. Despite the lack of scientific evidence, many people believe it to be real; it is still widely reported and remains a topic of research and discussion within the parapsychology community. Precognitive phenomena Precognition is sometimes treated as an example of the wider phenomenon of prescience or foreknowledge, to understand by any means what is likely to happen in the future. It is distinct from premonition, which is a vaguer feeling of some impending disaster. Related activities such as predictive prophecy and fortune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zatara
Giovanni "John" Zatara is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He debuted as a superhero, starring in his own stories in ''Action Comics'' during the Golden Age of Comics. He first appeared in the first issue. He is commonly portrayed as a stage magician who also practices actual magic and is the father of mystic superhero, Zatanna. The character makes sporadic appearances within the fictional DC Universe, serving as a supporting character to Zatanna, was once of Batman's mentors in escape artistry, and is historically considered a proficient sorcerer of his generation. Originally, the character was also the human parent of Zatanna while her mother served as the homo magi parent. After the New 52 reboot, the character's origin changed, revealing that his family also descended from homo magi. Zatara has made various appearance in media, having been voiced by Vincent Schiavelli in '' Batman: The Animated Series''. Zatara would also be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargon The Sorcerer
Sargon the Sorcerer is the name of several fictional characters, the first incarnation of the character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books, Golden Age. The original incarnation of the is John Sargent, son of archaeologist Richard Biddle Sargent who gained magical powers after reciting an incantation while possessing the artifact on hand, having been gifted to his mother and then himself. Fearing the perception he may receive from having genuine magical powers, the character opted to form a Magic (illusion), stage magician persona to disguise his genuine magic as stage magic. Over time, he became a crime-fighter and was notably a peer of other magic users such as Zatara and Baron Winters. The character is notably killed during a ritual meant to help the Swamp Thing and Deadman (comics), Deadman battle the Great Darkness. The second Sargon, David Sarget, first appears in ''Doctor Fate, Helmet of Fate: Sargon'' #1 (April 2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell (DC Comics)
Hell (a.k.a. Gehenna, Hades, Hel, Jahannam, Sheol and Tartarus) is a fictional location, an infernal Underworld utilized in various American comic book stories published by DC Comics. It is the locational antithesis of the Silver City in Heaven. The DC Comics location known as Hell is based heavily on its depiction in Abrahamic mythology. Although several versions of Hell had briefly appeared before in various other DC Comics publications in the past, the official DC Comics concept of Hell was first properly established when it was mentioned in ''The Saga of the Swamp Thing'' (vol. 2) #25–27 (June–August 1984) and was first seen in ''Swamp Thing Annual'' #2 (1985), all of which were written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Stephen Bissette and John Totleben. The hierarchy of Hell, specifically the triumvirate of Lucifer, Azazel, and Beelzebub, was first referred to in ''John Constantine, Hellblazer'' #12 (December 1988) ("The Devil You Know..." (page 6) by Jamie Delano and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Constantine
John Constantine () is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Constantine first appeared in ''Swamp Thing'' #37 (June 1985), and was created by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Veitch, and John Totleben. The titular Hellblazer, October 20, 2014 Constantine is a working-class warlock, occult detective, and con man from Liverpool who is stationed in London. He is known for his endless cynicism, deadpan wit, ruthless cunning, and constant chain smoking, but he is also a passionate humanitarian driven by a heartfelt desire to do some good in his life. Originally a supporting character who played a pivotal role in the "American Gothic" ''Swamp Thing'' storyline, Constantine received his own comic in 1988. The musician Sting was a visual inspiration for the character. The ''Hellblazer'' series was the longest-running and most successful title of DC's Vertigo imprint. ''Empire'' ranked Constantine third in their 50 Greatest Comic Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Rouge
Madame Rouge is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, first appearing in '' Doom Patrol'' #86 (March 1964). The character was created by Arnold Drake. Michelle Gomez portrays the live-action version of the character starting in the third season of the HBO Max series '' Doom Patrol''. Fictional character biography Laura De Mille was originally a French stage actress. After an automobile accident, she developed a dual good/evil split personality. At this point, she attracted the notice of The Brain and his associate Monsieur Mallah. With Mallah's help, the Brain performed surgery on De Mille that was, from his perspective, successful, sublimating her good personality and allowing her evil personality to remain dominant. As Madame Rouge, De Mille became the only female member of the Brotherhood of Evil, and assisted the Brotherhood in its continuing conflicts against the Doom Patrol. At first, Madame Rouge was simply a master of disguise; s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Zahl
General Zahl is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Initially known as Captain Zahl, he is a former officer of the German Navy who has come into conflict with the Doom Patrol from time to time. Publication history General Zahl first appeared in ''Doom Patrol'' #121 (October 1968) and was created by Bruno Premiani and Murray Boltinoff. Fictional character biography During World War II, Captain Zahl was an officer in the German Navy and commanded a U-boat. As a U-boat captain, Zahl was ruthless and effective, achieving the highest kill number of any commander in the German fleet. After his boat was sank by anti U-boat bombs developed by Dr. Niles Caulder, he was crippled and forced to wear a neck brace. After the end of World War II, he worked as a mercenary, until a conflict with the Doom Patrol forced him to retire. Later, Zahl (now calling himself "General Zahl") assisted Madame Rouge in seemingly killing the Doom Patrol, who sacrific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beast Boy
Garfield Mark Logan, better known as Beast Boy, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He has also gone under the alias Changeling. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Bob Brown, he is a shapeshifter who possesses the ability to metamorph into any animal he chooses. The character first appeared in ''The Doom Patrol'' #99 (November 1965) and is usually depicted as a member of the Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans. Beast Boy has appeared in numerous cartoon television shows and films, including as one of the Teen Titans in Cartoon Network's eponymous series, voiced by Greg Cipes. Gar Logan makes his live adaptation debut in the DC Universe and HBO Max series ''Titans'', played by Ryan Potter. Publication history The first DC Comics shapeshifter named Beast Boy, unrelated to Garfield Logan, first appeared in the '' Legion of Super-Heroes'' feature in '' Adventure Comics'' #324 (September 1964). He was one of the young super-heroes of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
