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World Of Krypton
''World of Krypton'' is an American three-issue comic book Limited series (comics), limited series written by Paul Kupperberg and penciled by Howard Chaykin. It was the comics industry's first Limited series (comics), miniseries. ''World of Krypton'' was published by DC Comics from July to September 1979. Taking place in the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Bronze Age era of DC Comics history, the series explores Superman's home world of Krypton (comics), Krypton. The story details his father Jor-El's life, the launch of the rocket that carried Kal-El to Earth, and the destruction of the planet. Background and creation "The Fabulous World of Krypton" had been a recurring back-up feature in ''Superman (comic book), Superman'' and other titles since the early 1970s. The feature was created by E. Nelson Bridwell and many stories were written by Cary Bates. The stories comprising ''World of Krypton'' were originally scheduled to be published in ''Showcase (comics), Showcase'' #104-106 to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Andru
Ross Andru (; born Rostislav Androuchkevitch, June 15, 1927 – November 9, 1993) Part 1: Animation: We Leave the Army", p. 21. In 1948, Andru's first professional work as a comic strip illustrator was drawing layouts for the ''Tarzan (comics), Tarzan'' newspaper strip. As his longtime partner Mike Esposito recalled, he and Andru were attending Burne Hogarth's Cartoonists and Illustrators School in 1947 when "Burne took Ross out of the class because he saw the talent he had and asked him, 'Would you like to assist me on ''Tarzan''? (the newspaper strip for the Sunday page of the ''New York Daily Mirror''). He paid Ross by the month... the G.I. Bill gave him a few bucks to live on. Ross would lay it out then Burne would ink it with his approach... actually change everything and it would look really like Burne Hogarth when he got through with it. Ross (Andru) had a great concept for visuals for the layout, for the storytelling. That's what Burne Hogarth saw in Ross and he developed h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cary Bates
Cary Bates (born 1948) is an American comic book, animation, television and film writer. He is best known for his work on ''The Flash'', '' Superman'', ''Superboy, the Legion of Superheroes'' and ''Captain Atom''. Biography Early career Bates began submitting ideas for comic book covers to DC Comics at the age of 13, and a number of them were bought and published, the first as the cover to '' Superman'' #167 (Feb. 1964). Bates began to sell stories to DC when he was 17. Bates is best known for his work for DC Comics on such titles as ''Action Comics'', ''Captain Atom'', ''The Flash'', '' Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'', and ''Superman''. He began working for the publisher in 1963 and continued to do so until the early 1990s. Among his contributions to the Superman mythos, he and artist Curt Swan co-created the supervillains Terra-Man and the 1970s version of the Toyman as well as the superhero Vartox. In November 1972, Bates and artist Art Saaf launched the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lar Gand
Lar Gand, known mainly as Mon-El (and alternatively as Valor and M'Onel), is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the Legion of Super-Heroes, Superboy (Kal-El), Superboy, and Superman. The character has been reinterpreted over the years, but in all versions, he serves as a hero with abilities similar to those of Superman, sometimes serving as a substitute for him. The character made his live-action debut in Supergirl (season 2), season 2 of the Arrowverse TV series ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', played by Chris Wood (actor), Chris Wood as a regular character for several seasons. A character loosely patterned on Mon-El was previously adapted for the ''Legion_of_Super_Heroes_(TV_series), Legion of Super Heroes'' animated series known as Superman X. Publication history A precursor to the Lar Gand character appeared in the story "Superman's Big Brother", in ''Superman (comic book), Superman'' #80 (Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faora Hu-Ul
Faora is a supervillainess appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. The character was created by Cary Bates and Curt Swan, and first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #471 (May 1977). Most commonly, Faora is an ally and sometimes the wife and/or lover of Superman's Kryptonian nemesis General Zod. Faora appears in the television series ''Smallville'', portrayed by Erica Durance and Sharon Taylor. Faora appears in the DC Extended Universe films '' Man of Steel'' (2013) and the upcoming film ''The Flash'' (2023), portrayed by Antje Traue. Publication history Faora first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #471 (May 1977) and was created by Cary Bates and Curt Swan. Fictional character biography Pre-Crisis The first Faora, Faora Hu-Ul, was introduced in ''Action Comics'' #471. She is a beautiful Kryptonian woman whose unexplained hatred for men led her to torture and kill 23 of them in the secret concentration camp. For this, she was im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
