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The Cat Girl (comics)
The Cat Girl is a British comic character who has appeared in eponymous strips published by IPC Magazines and Rebellion Developments. The character, a girl called Cathy Carter who finds a suit that gives her the attributes of a cat and becomes a crimefighter, first appeared in the launch issue of weekly girls' comic '' Sally'' on 14 June 1969. Creation In 1969 Fleetway Publications and Odhams Press had been merged to form IPC Magazines under the ownership of the Mirror Group and Reed International. The company's sheaf of successful juvenile titles were a major attraction, and thus IPC would launch a succession of new comics with newly appointed managing editor John Sanders charged with devising them. The first of these was the girls' weekly '' Sally'' in June 1969. Compared to many other girls' titles covering "struggling orphans, wandering waifs, and fish-out-of-water stories", the new title featured an unusual amount of adventure strips, including "Legion of the Super-Slav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally (comics)
Sally may refer to: People * Sally (name), a list of notable people with the name * , French influencer and activist Literature * ''Sally'', a detective novel by E.V. Cunningham (aka Howard Fast) * "Sally" (short story), by Isaac Asimov * "Sally", a poem by Patti Smith from her book '' Seventh Heaven'' Military * Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force * Sally, the Allied reporting name for the Imperial Japanese Army's World War II Mitsubishi Ki-21 bomber Music * Sally (band), an indie-rock band from Chicago, Illinois * "Sally" (Gogol Bordello song), 2005 * "Sally" (Gracie Fields song), first performed in the film ''Sally in Our Alley'', 1931 * "Sally" (Hardwell song), 2015 * "Sally" (Kerbdog song), 1996 * "Sally" (Thundamentals song), 2017 * "Sally", a song by Anthony Phillips from ''Invisible Men'', 1983 * "Sally", a song by Carmel, 1986 * "Sally", a song by Foxboro Hot Tubs from ''Stop Drop and Roll!!!'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 AD (comics)
''2000 AD'' is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic magazine. As a comics anthology it serialises stories in each issue (known as "progs") and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. Since 2000 it has been published by Rebellion Developments. ''2000 AD'' is most noted for its ''Judge Dredd'' stories, and has been contributed to by a number of artists and writers who became renowned in the field internationally, such as Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Grant Morrison, Brian Bolland, Mike McMahon, John Wagner, Alan Grant and Garth Ennis. Other series in ''2000 AD'' include ''Rogue Trooper'', '' Sláine'', ''Strontium Dog'', ''ABC Warriors'', ''Nemesis the Warlock'' and ''Nikolai Dante''. History ''2000 AD'' was initially published by IPC Magazines. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary, which was sold to Robert Maxwell in 1987 and then to Egmont UK in 1991. Fleetway continued to produce the title until 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Age Of Comic Books
The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created and many well-known characters were introduced, including Superman, Batman, Robin, Captain Marvel, Captain America, and Wonder Woman. Etymology The first recorded use of the term "Golden Age" was by Richard A. Lupoff in an article, "Re-Birth", published in issue one of the fanzine ''Comic Art'' in April 1960. History An event cited by many as marking the beginning of the Golden Age was the 1938 debut of Superman in ''Action Comics'' #1, published by Detective Comics (predecessor of DC Comics). Superman's popularity helped make comic books a major arm of publishing, which led rival companies to create superheroes of their own to emulate Superman's success. World War II Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics and its sister company, All-American Publications, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Stringer
Lew Stringer (born 22 March 1959 in England) is a freelance comic artist and scriptwriter. Biography Stringer began his career from the late 1970s with a series of fanzines, many featuring his popular '' Brickman'' character; these were read by several professional creators (including Kevin O'Neill, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons) who encouraged Stringer to try comics as a profession and Stringer recalls that "Alan Moore actually introduced me to one of the editors at Marvel UK – Bernie Jaye who was editor on ''The Daredevils''". He sold his first professional cartoon to Marvel UK (the British branch of Marvel Comics) in 1983 where it appeared in ''The Daredevils'' comic, after which he worked for a short time as art assistant to the cartoonist Mike Higgs (creator of ''Moonbird'' and ''The Cloak''). Since then Stringer has freelanced for numerous British comics for various companies and audiences. His best remembered creations are '' Tom Thug'' and '' Pete and His Pimple'' for ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Freeman (editor)
John Freeman (born 18 January 1960) is a British writer/editor/designer known for his work with Marvel UK, and on ''Doctor Who Magazine'' and '' The Really Heavy Greatcoat''. Biography Freeman began his media career editing the Lancaster University student newspaper ''SCAN'' in 1981. Freeman's first professionally published comics work was ''The Science Service'', drawn by Rian Hughes, which Knockabout reprinted in 2007 as part of a larger collection of work by Hughes titled ''Yesterday's Tomorrows''. ''On the Beat''/''Off the Beat'' After university Freeman launched '' On the Beat'', a listings magazine for Lancaster, England, which eventually morphed into ''Off the Beat'' (not to be confused with the ''a cappella'' group at the University of Pennsylvania). After Freeman left Lancaster to work for Marvel UK in 1988, ''Off the Beat'' was run by a co-operative, until Freeman returned in 1993, where he took up the editorial reins of the title, turning it into a monthly free p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally (comic)
Sally may refer to: People * Sally (name), a list of notable people with the name * , French influencer and activist Literature * ''Sally'', a detective novel by E.V. Cunningham (aka Howard Fast) * "Sally" (short story), by Isaac Asimov * "Sally", a poem by Patti Smith from her book '' Seventh Heaven'' Military * Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force * Sally, the Allied reporting name for the Imperial Japanese Army's World War II Mitsubishi Ki-21 bomber Music * Sally (band), an indie-rock band from Chicago, Illinois * "Sally" (Gogol Bordello song), 2005 * "Sally" (Gracie Fields song), first performed in the film ''Sally in Our Alley'', 1931 * "Sally" (Hardwell song), 2015 * "Sally" (Kerbdog song), 1996 * "Sally" (Thundamentals song), 2017 * "Sally", a song by Anthony Phillips from ''Invisible Men'', 1983 * "Sally", a song by Carmel, 1986 * "Sally", a song by Foxboro Hot Tubs from '' Stop Drop and Roll!!!' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |