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Starshrike
The Cadre is a DC Comics supervillain group, except for members of the Cadre of the Immortal, most of whom were redeemed and became heroes by story's end. Publication history The Cadre first appeared in ''Justice League of America'' #235 (February 1985) and were created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton. Fictional team history Overmaster's Cadre A cosmic alien villain known as the Overmaster began to test humanity's fitness to inhabit Earth. He summoned a bunch of villains to him and gave them superpowers, and the villains became the Cadre. The Cadre has fought the Justice League on different occasions and has been through many incarnations of their group. Several members have died and new ones were recruited. The original Justice League defeated the Cadre, after which the Overmaster vanished. Years later, he returned, acting through heralds such as the Aryan Brigade, the New Extremists, and the Cadre of the Immortal. Cadre of the Immortal There was also another version of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fastball (comics)
The Cadre is a DC Comics supervillain group, except for members of the Cadre of the Immortal, most of whom were redeemed and became heroes by story's end. Publication history The Cadre first appeared in '' Justice League of America'' #235 (February 1985) and were created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton. Fictional team history Overmaster's Cadre A cosmic alien villain known as the Overmaster began to test humanity's fitness to inhabit Earth. He summoned a bunch of villains to him and gave them superpowers, and the villains became the Cadre. The Cadre has fought the Justice League on different occasions and has been through many incarnations of their group. Several members have died and new ones were recruited. The original Justice League defeated the Cadre, after which the Overmaster vanished. Years later, he returned, acting through heralds such as the Aryan Brigade, the New Extremists, and the Cadre of the Immortal. Cadre of the Immortal There was also another version of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starshrike
The Cadre is a DC Comics supervillain group, except for members of the Cadre of the Immortal, most of whom were redeemed and became heroes by story's end. Publication history The Cadre first appeared in ''Justice League of America'' #235 (February 1985) and were created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton. Fictional team history Overmaster's Cadre A cosmic alien villain known as the Overmaster began to test humanity's fitness to inhabit Earth. He summoned a bunch of villains to him and gave them superpowers, and the villains became the Cadre. The Cadre has fought the Justice League on different occasions and has been through many incarnations of their group. Several members have died and new ones were recruited. The original Justice League defeated the Cadre, after which the Overmaster vanished. Years later, he returned, acting through heralds such as the Aryan Brigade, the New Extremists, and the Cadre of the Immortal. Cadre of the Immortal There was also another version of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrike (identity)
Shrike is the name of multiple fictional characters appearing in publications from DC Comics. Fictional character biographies Toron Tos Toron Tos was a super-powered orphan from the highly advanced planet Moronon in the distant Mizar system where everyone has wings. He was raised on Earth by Comoc Indians who believed he was a divine messenger from their ancient god Kukulkán, sent to reclaim their stolen treasures from the white man. As the Shrike (in a long-beaked dark blue and gold "demon bird" costume design submitted by a teenage Dave Cockrum), he encountered Hawkman and Hawkgirl in ''Hawkman'' #11 where the Thanagarian police officers captured him after an international crime spree. They convinced him that he was not an avenging deity, but in fact a shipwrecked alien prince. They returned him to his homeworld and, after enduring time-distorting crystal spheres and attacks by flying soldiers and giant lizards, helped him reclaim his throne from the evil dictator Boras Boran who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice League International
Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, with art by Kevin Maguire, created in 1987. Due to editorial conflicts, the team's new makeup was based largely on newer characters, such as Booster Gold, and recent acquisitions from other comic book companies, such as The Blue Beetle. In 2010 and 2011, the team experienced a resurgence as part of the ''Blackest Night'' and '' New 52'' comic runs. Publication history Following the events of the company-wide crossovers ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and '' Legends'', Justice League of America writer J. M. DeMatteis was paired with writer Keith Giffen and artist Kevin Maguire on a new Justice League series. However, at the time, most of the core Justice League characters were unavailable. Superman was limited to John Byr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Company
An electric utility is a company in the electric power industry (often a public utility) that engages in electricity generation and distribution of electricity for sale generally in a regulated market. The electrical utility industry is a major provider of energy in most countries. Electric utilities include investor owned, publicly owned, cooperatives, and nationalized entities. They may be engaged in all or only some aspects of the industry. Electricity markets are also considered electric utilities—these entities buy and sell electricity, acting as brokers, but usually do not own or operate generation, transmission, or distribution facilities. Utilities are regulated by local and national authorities. Electric utilities are facing increasing demandsBy Candace Lombardi, CNET. âUtilities: Green tech good for planet, bad for business” February 23, 2010. including aging infrastructure, reliability, and regulation. In 2009, the French company EDF was the world's largest prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity. Galactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in '' Fantastic Four'' #48 (March 1966). Lee and Kirby wanted to introduce a character that broke away from the archetype of the standard villain. In the character's first appearance, Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure who feeds by draining living planets of their energy, and operates without regard to the morality and judgments of mortal beings. Galactus's initial origin was that of a Taa-an space explorer named Galan who gained cosmic abilities by passing near a star,''Thor'' #168–169. Marvel Comics. but writer Mark Gruenwald further developed the origin of the character, presenting Galan as alive during the previous universe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |