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Strongman (comics)
The Strongman is the name of three different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Bruce Olafson version of Strongman first appeared in '' Incredible Hulk'' #3 (September 1962) as a member of the Circus of Crime, and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The character subsequently appears in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #16 (September 1964), ''The Avengers'' #22 (November 1965), ''Thor'' #145 (October 1967), ''Ghost Rider'' #72-73 (September–October 1982), ''The Sensational She-Hulk'' #1 (May 1989), and ''X-Men and Power Pack'' #3 (February 2006). The Strongman appeared as part of the "Circus of Crime" entry in the '' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition'' #2. Fictional character biography Bruce Olafsen Bruce Olafsen was born in Stockholm, Sweden, but later came to the United States and became a naturalized American citizen. As a longtime member of the criminal organization Circus of Crime, ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant
Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea. The order was formerly much more diverse during the Pleistocene, but most species became extinct during the Late Pleistocene epoch. Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, pillar-like legs, and tough but sensitive skin. The trunk is used for breathing, bringing food and water to the mouth, and grasping objects. Tusks, which are derived from the incisor teeth, serve both as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. The large ear flaps assist in maintaining a constant body temperature as well as in communication. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs, whereas Asian elephants have smaller ears, and convex or level backs. Elephants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Created By Steve Ditko
Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theophrastus Music * ''Characters'' (John Abercrombie album), 1977 * ''Character'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2005 * ''Character'' (Julia Kent album), 2013 * ''Character'' (Rachael Sage album), 2020 * ''Characters'' (Stevie Wonder album), 1987 Types of entity * Character (arts), an agent within a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc. * Character sketch or character, a literary description of a character type * Game character (other), various types of characters in a video game or role playing game ** Player character, as above but who is controlled or whose actions are directly chosen by a player ** Non-player character, as above but not player-controlled, frequently abbreviated as NPC Other uses in art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Created By Stan Lee
Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theophrastus Music * ''Characters'' (John Abercrombie album), 1977 * ''Character'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2005 * ''Character'' (Julia Kent album), 2013 * ''Character'' (Rachael Sage album), 2020 * ''Characters'' (Stevie Wonder album), 1987 Types of entity * Character (arts), an agent within a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc. * Character sketch or character, a literary description of a character type * Game character (other), various types of characters in a video game or role playing game ** Player character, as above but who is controlled or whose actions are directly chosen by a player ** Non-player character, as above but not player-controlled, frequently abbreviated as NPC Other uses in art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Pasdar
Adrian Pasdar (born April 30, 1965) is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is known for his roles in '' Profit'', ''Near Dark'', ''Carlito's Way'', ''Mysterious Ways'', ''Heroes'' and as Glenn Talbot on ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. Additionally, he directed the feature film ''Cement''. He is also the voice of Iron Man in ''Marvel Anime'', as well as in the animated series ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' and '' Avengers Assemble''. He also played district attorney Alec Rybak on ''The Lying Game''. He has appeared on the American TV drama ''Grand Hotel'' as Felix. Early years Pasdar was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His father, Homayoon Pasdar ( fa, هومایون پاسدار; born 1935), was an Iranian immigrant who was a cardiac surgeon, with a practice near Philadelphia. His mother, Rosemarie Sbresny, worked as a travel agent. Source notes that some sources gives birth year as 1967. He graduated from Marple Newtown High School, where he played football and studied act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avengers Assemble (TV Series)
''Avengers Assemble'' is an American animated television series based on the fictional Marvel Comics superhero team known as the Avengers (comics), Avengers. Designed to capitalize on the success of the 2012 film ''The Avengers (2012 film), The Avengers'', the series premiered on Disney XD on May 26, 2013, as the successor to ''The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''. It previously aired alongside ''Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series), Ultimate Spider-Man'' and ''Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series), Guardians of the Galaxy'' as a part of the ''Disney XD#Current, Marvel Universe'' block. Joe Casey, Joe Kelly (comics writer), Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau and Steven T. Seagle, known collectively as ''Man of Action Studios, Man of Action'', developed the series and were executive producers on seasons 1 and 2. Plot Premise Falcon (comics), Falcon is the newest member of the Avengers (comics), Avengers. Falcon is the main eyes and ears of the viewer as he fights evil and saves the world with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Man (1981 TV Series)
''Spider-Man'' is a 1981–1982 American animated TV series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is the second Spider-Man cartoon, following the 1967–1970 series. Synopsis The series featured Peter Parker having to balance his alter ego crimefighting with his responsibilities as a university student, a part-time photographer for the ''Daily Bugle'' and caring for his elderly Aunt May Parker. While Spider-Man fights his usual enemies, five episodes have him contending with Doctor Doom. Cast * Ted Schwartz - Spider-Man/Peter Parker * Jack Angel - Dr. Donald Blake (in "Wrath of the Sub-Mariner"), Man Mountain Marko (in "Wrath of the Sub-Mariner"), Moe (in "Triangle of Evil") * Lee Bailey - Robbie Robertson * William Boyett - Hammerhead (in "Wrath of the Sub-Mariner") * Wally Burr - Sam Block * Corey Burton - Lizard (in "Lizards, Lizards Everywhere") * Philip L. Clarke - Sidewinder/Wild Willie Wilson (in "The Sidewinder Strikes") * Regis Cordic - Ring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Domain
The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work A creative work is a manifestation of creative effort including fine artwork (sculpture, paintings, drawing, sketching, performance art), dance, writing (literature), filmmaking, and composition. Legal definitions Creative works require a cre ... to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable. Because those rights have expired, anyone can legally use or reference those works without permission. As examples, the works of William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonardo da Vinci and Georges Méliès are in the public domain either by virtue of their having been created before copyright existed, or by their copyright term having expired. Some works are not covered by a country's copyright laws, and are therefore in the public domain; for example, in the United States, items excluded from copyright include the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invaders (comics)
The Invaders is the name of two fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The original team was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema in '' The Avengers'' #71 (December 1969). A present-day incarnation was introduced by writer Chuck Austen and artist Scott Kolins in ''The Avengers'' (vol. 3) #82 (July 2004). Fictional team history The prototype for the Invaders, the All-Winners Squad, created by publisher Martin Goodman and scripter Bill Finger, was an actual historic Golden Age comic book feature with only two appearances—in ''All Winners Comics'' #19 (Fall 1946) and #21 (Winter 1947; there was no issue #20). This team had much of the same membership as the Invaders, but had its adventures in the post–World War II era, the time that their adventures were published. This group was also notable for being the first in which its members did not entirely get along, prefiguring the internal conflict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Zemo
Helmut Zemo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly as an adversary of the superhero Captain America and the Avengers. He is the son of Baron Heinrich Zemo and the thirteenth Baron Zemo in his family lineage. The character first appeared in ''Captain America'' #168 (Dec. 1973) and was created by Roy Thomas, Tony Isabella and Sal Buscema. Daniel Brühl portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in the film '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) and the Disney+ series ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' (2021). In 2009, Helmut Zemo was ranked as IGN's 40th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Fictional character biography In the comics, Helmut Zemo (aka the 13th Baron Zemo) is Heinrich Zemo's son, born in Leipzig, Germany. Helmut was originally an engineer until he became enraged when reading a report about the return of Captain America and his father's death. Helmut would ultimately follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Empire (comics)
"Secret Empire" is a 2017 Marvel Comics crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a 10-issue, eponymous miniseries written by Nick Spencer and illustrated by Rod Reis, Daniel Acuña, Steve McNiven, and Andrea Sorrentino, and numerous tie-in books. The storyline addresses the aftermath of the storyline " Avengers: Standoff!" and the ongoing series ''Captain America: Steve Rogers'', in which Captain America has been revealed to be acting as a sleeper agent and covertly setting the stage to establish the terrorist organization Hydra as the main world power. The entire crossover received mixed reviews. Publication history The initial groundwork for "Secret Empire" was laid in the 2016 miniseries '' Avengers: Standoff!'', which had also been written by Nick Spencer. In that story, the being known as Kobik transformed the elderly, 90-year-old Steve Rogers back into the youthful and physically formidable superhuman he had previously been thanks to his receiving th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagalia
The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features. Places Certain places feature prominently in the Marvel Universe, some real-life, others fictional and unique to the setting; fictional places may appear in conjunction with, or even within, real-world locales. Earth New York City Many Marvel Comics stories are set in New York City, where the publishing company is based. =Superhero sites= New York is the site of many places important to superheroes: * Avengers Mansion: Currently in ruin, but long the home of the Avengers. * Avengers Tower: Formerly Stark Tower, the current headquarters of the Avengers. * Alias Investigations: The private investigations firm founded and owned by Jessica Jones. * Baxter Building and Four Freedoms Plaza: The bases of the Fantastic Four. * Daily Bugle: A newspaper building where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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