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Stilt-Man
Stilt-Man is the name of multiple different supervillains in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Stilt-Man first appeared in '' Daredevil'' #8 (June 1965). He is a criminal wearing an impenetrable suit of armor with powerful telescopic legs (useful for high-story heists). In addition to being one of Daredevil's most enduring arch-foes, he has appeared as an adversary to various other heroes, such as Iron Man and Thor. Fictional character biography Wilbur Day Wilbur Day was born in New York City. As a scientist, inventor, and engineer, he was employed by Carl Kaxton who invented a hydraulic ram device. Wilbur stole Kaxton's designs and used them to engineer a pair of extremely long, telescopic metal legs, which allowed him to tower high over the ground. He incorporated these hydraulic stilts into an armored battlesuit, which he created for use in robberies as the professional criminal Stilt-Man. He battled Daredevil, and was seemingly shrunk int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emissaries Of Evil
The Emissaries of Evil is a name used by three teams of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The first Emissaries of Evil debuted in '' Daredevil Annual'' #1 and were created by Stan Lee, Gene Colan, and John Tartaglione. The second Emissaries of Evil debuted in ''Defenders'' #42 and were created by Gerry Conway and Keith Giffen. The third Emissaries of Evil debuted in ''Daredevil'' #377 and were created by Scott Lobdell and Tom Morgan. Fictional character biography Electro's Emissaries of Evil The first Emissaries of Evil was recruited by Electro in a plot of revenge against Daredevil for previous defeats, and consisted of Electro himself, the Gladiator, the Matador, the Stilt-Man, and the Leap-Frog. Electro established his headquarters in one of the city's power plants. Daredevil happened across Electro meeting with the Matador and attacked them, but Electro waylaid him with an electric blast and then fled with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armor Wars
"Armor Wars" is a seven-issue Iron Man story arc written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton with art by Mark D. Bright and Barry Windsor-Smith and published by Marvel Comics. The arc first appears in ''Iron Man'' #225–232. Publication history While "Armor Wars" is the popular name for the storyline and is the name used for the trade paperback collection, the actual story is referred to as "Stark Wars" within the issues themselves. The source of the name "Armor Wars" stems from the fact that the storyline was advertised in other Marvel titles with full page ads reading: "TIME FOR THE AVENGER TO START AVENGING. THE ARMOR WAR BEGINS IN IRON MAN #225." The storyline ran through ''Iron Man'' (Vol. 1) #225 (December 1987) to #231 (June 1988), plotted by David Michelinie and Bob Layton with art by Mark Bright, though much of the groundwork for the story itself occurred during Iron Man #219-224. Iron Man encounters the Spymaster, who steals the Stark technology. Iron Man also encount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masked Marauder
The Masked Marauder is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He briefly served as the central villain of the '' Daredevil'' title. Publication history The Masked Marauder first appeared in '' Daredevil'' #16-19 (May-Aug. 1966), and was created by Stan Lee, John Romita Sr., and Frank Giacoia. The character subsequently appears in ''Daredevil'' #22-23 (Nov.-Dec. 1966), #26-27 (March-April 1967), ''Iron Man'' #60-61 (July-Aug. 1973, ''Werewolf by Night'' #42-43 (Jan., March 1977), and ''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #25-28 (Dec. 1978-March 1979). The character appears again many years later in ''Punisher War Journal'' #4 (April 2007). The Masked Marauder received an entry in the '' All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update'' #3 (2007). Fictional character biography Versus Daredevil Frank Farnum was the manager of the Manhattan building in which the law offices of Nelson and Murdock reside. How and why h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamantium
Adamantium is a fictional metal alloy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and in various games in the Elder Scrolls franchise. It is best known as the substance bonded to the character Wolverine's skeleton and claws. In the Elder Scrolls it is depicted as a durable and rare metal that varies in weight class from game to game. Adamantium was created by writer Roy Thomas and artists Barry Windsor-Smith and Syd Shores in Marvel Comics' '' The Avengers'' #66 (July 1969), which presents the substance as part of the character Ultron's outer shell. In the stories where it appears, the defining quality of adamantium is its practical indestructibility. Etymology The word is a pseudo-Latin neologism (real Latin: ''adamans'', from original Greek ''ἀδάμας'' indomitable ''adamantem'' atin accusative based on the English noun and adjective ''adamant'' (and the derived adjective ''adamantine'') added to the neo-Latin suffix " -ium." The adjective ''adamant'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turk Barrett
Turk Barrett is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted in stories featuring Daredevil, in which his inept schemes are played as comic relief. Barrett was a recurring character in the Marvel shows '' Daredevil'', ''Jessica Jones'', ''Luke Cage'', '' Iron Fist'', '' The Defenders'', and ''The Punisher'' set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Rob Morgan. Publication history Turk Barrett first appears in '' Daredevil'' #69 (Oct. 1970) and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan. Fictional character biography Turk was a small-time crook operating in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Roscoe Sweeney once sent Barrett to pay Jack Murdock to throw a boxing match. Barrett was associated with a street gang called the Thunderbolts. Barrett also worked for Eric Slaughter. Barrett once stole Mauler's armor from Aaron Soames to confront Daredevil, but he is defeated in seconds during their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Wood
Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as ''Weird Science (comic), Weird Science'', ''Weird Fantasy'', and ''Mad (magazine), MAD Magazine'' from its inception in 1952 until 1964, as well as for ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', and work for Warren Publishing's ''Creepy (magazine), Creepy''. He drew a few early issues of Marvel Comics, Marvel's ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' and established the title character's distinctive red costume. Wood created and owned the long-running characters ''Sally Forth (Wally Wood comic strip), Sally Forth'' and ''Cannon (Wally Wood comic strip), Cannon''. He wrote, drew, and self-published two of the three graphic novels of his Masterpiece, magnum opus, ''The Wizard King (comic), The Wizard King'' trilogy, about Odkin son of Odkin before his death by suicide. Much of his early professional artwork is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Foster (comics)
Dr. William Foster, also known as Black Goliath, Giant-Man and Goliath, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a professor with powers similar to Hank Pym's increasing size and mass to gigantic proportions. The character has made several video game appearances and appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' (2018), portrayed by Laurence Fishburne. Publication history Dr. Foster was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck in '' The Avengers'' #32 (Sept. 1966). His "Black Goliath" persona was created by Tony Isabella and George Tuska in ''Luke Cage, Power Man'' #24 (April 1975). Foster became the second Giant-Man in '' Marvel Two-in-One'' #55 (Sept. 1979). He became yet the fourth Goliath in '' The Thing'' vol. 2 #1 (Jan. 2006). He starred in the five-issue series ''Black Goliath'' in 1976. Bill Foster has appeared in the pages of various comic books, including ''The Avengers'', ''Power Man'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daredevil (Marvel Comics Character)
Daredevil is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in ''Daredevil'' #1 (April 1964). Writer/artist Frank Miller's influential tenure on the title in the early 1980s cemented the character as a popular and influential part of the Marvel Universe. Daredevil is commonly known by such epithets as "Hornhead", "The Man Without Fear" and "The Devil of Hell's Kitchen". Daredevil is the alias of Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock, a blind lawyer. His origins stem from a childhood chemical accident that gave him special abilities. While growing up in the historically gritty or crime-ridden working class Irish-American neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen in New York City, Matt Murdock is blinded by a radioactive substance that falls from an out-of-control truck after he pushes a man out of the pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electro (Marvel Comics)
Electro (Maxwell "Max" Dillon) () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he was introduced in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #9 (Feb. 1964) as an adversary to the superhero Spider-Man. Electro has since endured as one of the web-slinger's List of Spider-Man enemies, most prominent foes, though he has also come into conflict with other heroes, most notably Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil. He is a founding member of the Sinister Six, and the leader of the original incarnation of the Emissaries of Evil, the first supervillain teams to oppose Spider-Man and Daredevil, respectively. In the original version of the story, Max Dillon was a lineman for an electric company who turned to a life of crime after being struck by lightning while working on a power line and becoming a living electric capacitor. Electro's superpowers revolve around controlling electricity, which he can absorb to "charge" himsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
