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Leap Frog (song)
Leapfrog is a children's game. Leapfrog, leap frog or leap-frog may also refer to: * Leap-Frog (comics), two comic book characters in Marvel Comics * Leapfrog (comics), a vehicle appearing in Marvel Comics * Leap Frog (board game) * Leapfrog appeal, a type of appeal from a lower court directly to a superior court * Leap Frogs, the United States Navy Parachute Team *Leapfrogging, a theory of economic development *Leapfrogging (infantry), an infantry tactic for advancing towards an enemy position *Leapfrogging (strategy), a military strategy, also called island hopping *LeapFrog Enterprises, an educational toy company *Leapfrog Group A patient safety organization (PSO) is an organization that seeks to improve medical care by advocating for the reduction of medical errors. Common functions of patient safety organizations include health care data collection, reporting and a ..., a patient safety organization that grades hospitals based on a set of safety criteria * Leapfrog inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leapfrog
Leapfrog is a children's game of physical movement of the body in which players vault over each other's stooped backs. History Games of this sort have been called by this name since at least the late sixteenth century. ''''. Accessed 2008-10-21. Gameplay The first participant remains still after putting their hands on their own knees while bending over, which is called ''giving a back''. With dispatch the next player swiftly dashes forward, and (while in forward-motion), briefly plants their hands u ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leap-Frog (comics)
Leap-Frog is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of Leap Frog, Vincent Patilio, first appeared in '' Daredevil'' #25 (February 1967). The second incarnation, Buford Lange, debuted in ''Daredevil'' (vol. 2) #16 (July 2001). The characters use a frog suit containing electrical coils on the soles of each of the two flippers which allow the wearer to leap great distances up to high or long. The boots' power source is worn on their backs like a backpack, and triggered via hidden buttons in their gloves. Additionally, the costume later had a strength-boosting exoskeleton, along with substantial internal padding and a computer-guided system for leaping accuracy. Publication history Vincent Patilio debuted in '' Daredevil'' #25-26 (February–March 1967), created by writer Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan. He later appeared in ''Daredevil Annual'' #1 (September 1967), ''The Defenders'' #64 (October 1978), ''Iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leapfrog (comics)
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: A 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] |
