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Namora
Namora () (Aquaria Nautica Neptunia) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artists Ken Bald and Syd Shores, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #82 (May 1947). Namora is from Atlantis (Marvel Comics), Atlantis and is the daughter of an Atlantean father and a human mother and is the cousin of Namor. Namora appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022), portrayed by Mabel Cadena. Publication history Namora debuted in the 12-page comic story "The Coming of Namora!" published in ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #82 (May 1947), pencilled by Ken Bald and inked by Syd Shores. Namora also featured on the cover drawn by Bob Powell. Her costume was designed by ''Sub-Mariner'' creator Bill Everett. Initially, she and Namor had no apparent familial relationship, and romantic interest was sometimes implied between the two. She had her own comic book series, ''Namora'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namorita
Namorita Prentiss is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer and artist Bill Everett, the character first appeared in ''Sub-Mariner'' #50 (June 1972). Namorita belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities, and to the species of humanoid aquatic beings named Atlanteans, who are born with supernatural powers. Publication history Namorita debuted in ''Sub-Mariner'' #50 (June 1972), created by writer and artist Bill Everett. She appeared in the 2006 ''Civil War'' series. Fictional character biography Birth/creation Namorita's mother, Namora, was the first cousin of Namor, and, like Namor, was a hybrid with superhuman strength. but she lacked ankle wings on her feet, and so could not fly. Also unlike Namor, her ''mother'' was human and her ''father'' Atlantean. Namora's sterility created tension with her husband Talan. Upon meeting Vyrra, an Atlantean scientist who had been exiled fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namor
Namor McKenzie (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc., the character first appeared in '' Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'' #1 (uncirculated). Namor first appeared publicly in ''Marvel Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated October 1939). It was the first comic book from Timely Comics, the 1930s–1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics. During that period, known to historians and fans as the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Sub-Mariner was one of Timely's top three characters, along with Captain America and the original Human Torch. Moreover, Namor has also been described as the first comic book antihero. The mutant son of a human sea captain and a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of Atlantis, Namor possesses the superstrength and aquatic abilities of the '' Homo mermanus'' race, as well as the mutant ability of flight, along with other supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Cadena
Mitzi Mabel Martínez Cadena (born 23 September 1990) is a Mexican actress known for starring in the 2020 films '' Dance of the 41'' and ', as well as the 2019 television series '' Hernán''. She made her Hollywood debut playing Namora in the 2022 film '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever''. Early life and education Mabel Cadena was born in Atizapán de Zaragoza on 23 September 1990, and grew up in Minatitlán, Veracruz. She studied for a licentiate in psychology at the Universidad Veracruzana. She began her acting training at the CasAzul Artes Escénicas Argos academy in Tlalnepantla de Baz. Career After acting in some plays, Cadena shifted to television in 2012, playing the role of Adela Rosa Chávez in the HBO series '' Capadocia''. Her TV career continued in productions such as ''Camelia la Texana'' (2014), ''El Señor de los Cielos'' (2014), ''Érase una vez'' (2017), '' Las Malcriadas'' (2017), ''El Vato'' (2017), ''Ingobernable'' (2017), ''Por la máscara'' (2018), '' La Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agents Of Atlas
The Agents of Atlas are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first lineup was composed of characters originally appearing in unrelated stories published in the 1950s by Marvel's predecessor company, Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The characters debuted as a team in ''What If (comics), What If'' #9 (June 1978) and starred in the 2006 Limited series (comics), limited series ''Agents of Atlas'', written by Jeff Parker (comics), Jeff Parker and with art by Leonard Kirk. In 2019, the team's lineup was revamped as a new team made up of Asian people, Asian and Asian Americans, Asian American superheroes as ''The New Agents of Atlas'', written by Greg Pak and art by Gang Hyuk Lim. Publication history This group of heroes, which was not a team in 1950s comics, was established through retroactive continuity as having been formed in the 1950s. They originally appeared as a group in the alternate-universe story ''What If (comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Hunters
The Monster Hunters are a fictional group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. This group exists in Marvel's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. The team was created as a retcon to explain some events in the history of the Marvel Universe that were no longer plausible due to previous retcons. Their adventures are set during the late 1940s and 50's, a time when (in real life) Marvel/Atlas was mostly printing stories about strange monsters and alien invaders. Publication history The Monster Hunters first appeared in ''Marvel Universe'' #4 (September 1998) and consisted of Ulysses Bloodstone, Makkari the Eternal (who organized the group using the alias Hurricane), the psychic and mystic known as Doctor Druid, and Zawadi, a skilled huntress and warrior from Wakanda. They were later joined by Namora, cousin of the Sub-Mariner, in '' Marvel: The Lost Generation'' #2 (January 2001). Fictional team history When countless monsters began appearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Incredible Hercules
''The Incredible Hercules'' was an ongoing series, ongoing comic book series written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and published by Marvel Comics. The series starred the mythological superhero Hercules (Marvel Comics), Hercules, his sidekick Amadeus Cho, the seventh-smartest person in the world, and half-sister Athena (Marvel Comics), Athena. The series began in the aftermath of ''World War Hulk'' with ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' receiving a title and focus change to Hercules. Though the title does not change until issue #113 the first issue of the first story arc of ''The Incredible Hercules'' appears in issue #112. The ongoing series concluded with issue #141 in February 2010, with two succeeding miniseries announced. This was followed by Chaos_War_(comics), Chaos War. Story arcs "The Incredible Hercules" (#112–115); also known as "Against the World" Picking up from the end of World War Hulk, Hercules and Amadeus Cho are now on the wrong side of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Bald
Kenneth Bruce Bald (August 1, 1920 – March 17, 2019) was an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for the ''Dr. Kildare'' and ''Dark Shadows'' newspaper comic strips. Due to contractual obligations, he is credited as "K. Bruce" on the ''Dark Shadows'' strip.Bald, Kenneth Bruce, foreword, ''Dark Shadows: The Comic Strip Book'', edited by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Pomegranate Press, 1996. . p. vii. Early life Ken Bald was born in New York City, New York, and raised in suburban Mount Vernon, New York. Additional . Comic-book fan art he drew at age 14 was published in ''More Fun Comics'' #9 (cover-dated April 1936), from DC Comics precursor National Allied Publications. Bald attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York City, for three years, through 1941. At some unknown stage of his career, he also studied at the Ontario College of Art, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Career After Pratt, Bald joined the Englewood, New Jersey, studio of Jack Binder (comics), Jack Binder, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Everett
William Blake Everett (; May 18, 1917 – February 27, 1973) was an American comic book writer-artist best known for creating Namor the Sub-Mariner as well as co-creating Zombie (comics), Zombie and Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil with writer Stan Lee for Marvel Comics. He was allegedly a descendant of the childless poet William Blake and of Richard Everett, founder of Dedham, Massachusetts. Early life Everett was born on May 18, 1917, in Cambridge, Massachusetts."Marvel Bullpen Bulletins". Marvel Comics cover-dated September 1973. Sedlmeier, Cory (Editor). ''Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk'' Volume 2. Marvel Comics. Page 244. Everett, a fabulist who spun fanciful stories of his youth, claimed at various points to have graduated from high school in Arizona,Jim Steranko, Steranko, Jim. ''The Steranko History of Comics – Volume One'' (Supergraphics, 1970), p. 59. The book's Everett interview closely coincides with a letter from Everett to Jerry DeFuccio, wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War Hulk
"World War Hulk" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled limited series and various titles published by Marvel Comics in 2007, featuring the Hulk. The series consists of five main issues titled ''World War Hulk'', with Greg Pak as writer and John Romita Jr. as penciller, and three other limited series: ''World War Hulk: Front Line'', '' World War Hulk: Gamma Corps'', and '' World War Hulk: X-Men''. It also ran through several other Marvel comics series. The plot is the culmination of a series of events that began with the Hulk being tricked into space by the Illuminati and a Life Model Decoy of Nick Fury. '' Planet Hulk'' shows the Hulk's subsequent exile and his imminent return to Earth to seek revenge on the Illuminati. Publication history The story, a crossover throughout various series, began in the one-shot ''World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker'' (May 2007), written by Peter David and penciled by Sean Phillips, Al Rio, and Lee Weeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantis (Marvel Comics)
Atlantis is a fictional location appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is based on the mythical island of Atlantis first mentioned in Plato's initial dialogue the '' Timaeus'', written c. 360 BC. In the Marvel Universe, Atlantis was a small continent (about the same size as modern Australia) with many human settlements. Over 21,000 years ago, an event called the "Great Cataclysm" caused it to be submerged into the sea. Fictional history The inhabitants of ancient Atlantis built an enormous glass-like dome over the capital city, also known as Atlantis. When barbarians sent by the Deviant Lemuria empire attacked Atlantis, King Kamuu opened the magma-pits which were the city's means of heating. This caused the continent to sink. Kamuu was warned of the Great Cataclysm by the seer, Zhered-Na. When she refused to recant, he had her exiled to the mainland, where she was later stabbed to death by survivors of the submersion. The priests and intellectuals of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In American comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is a human being that possesses a genetics, genetic trait called the X-gene. It causes the mutant to develop Superpower (ability), superhuman powers that manifest at puberty. Human mutants are sometimes referred to as a human subspecies ''Homo sapiens superior'' or simply ''Homo superior''. Mutants are the evolutionary progeny of ''Homo sapiens'', and are actually revealed to be the next stage in human evolution. The accuracy of this is the subject of much debate in the Marvel Universe. Unlike Marvel's mutates, which are characters who develop their powers only after exposure to outside stimuli or energies (such as Spider-Man, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Hulk), mutants have innate Mutation, genetic mutations from birth. Publication history Early antecedents A March 1952 story in ''Amazing Detective Cases'' #11 called "The Weird Woman" tells of a woman describing herself as a mutant who seeks a similarly superh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homo Mermanus
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] |
