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Jack Drake
Jack Drake is a fictional character from DC Comics books, specifically the '' Batman'' titles. Jack is the father of Tim Drake, formerly the third Robin. Fictional character biography Initial history and family A well-respected businessman and archeologist, Jack Drake could never stay down in one place for long lengths of time. He did stick around Gotham City long enough to meet a young woman named Janet, who would later become his wife. The couple became a strong team in business, expanding their company far and wide. As time passed, Janet gave birth to the Drake's first and only son, Timothy. Although the Drakes loved their son, business always seemed to take a higher priority; Tim was often left behind in a series of Gotham boarding schools while they traveled the world. When Tim was still a young child, his parents took him to Haly's Circus. Worried that her son might be afraid, Janet was somewhat reluctant to attend, until Jack suggested that they have their picture taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lyle
Thomas Stanford Lyle (November 2, 1953 – November 19, 2019) was an American comics artist, best known for his work on '' Starman'' and ''Robin'' for DC Comics, and ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel Comics. Career Tom Lyle's comics career began in the mid 1980s penciling titles such '' Airboy'', '' Strike!'', and '' Airwolf'' for Eclipse Comics. From 1988 to 1990, he penciled DC Comics' '' Starman'' series with writer Roger Stern, introducing the second Blockbuster in ''Starman'' #9 (April 1989). Lyle worked on the first solo ''Robin'' limited series with writer Chuck Dixon. The series was reprinted a number of times, and led to two sequel miniseries – ''Robin II: Joker's Wild'' and ''Robin III: Cry of the Huntress'' – by the same creative team. Dixon and Lyle also co-created the Electrocutioner in ''Detective Comics'' #644 (May 1992) and Stephanie Brown in ''Detective Comics'' #647 (August 1992). Meanwhile, in 1991 he worked on '' The Comet'' for DC's Impact Comics imprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Identity Crisis (DC Comics)
''Identity Crisis'' is a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics from June to December in 2004. It was created by writer Brad Meltzer and the artistic team of penciler Rags Morales and inker Michael Bair. Publication history One of DC's top-selling series, the first issue was released in June 2004 and was ranked first in comic book sales for that period with pre-order sales of 163,111. The second issue saw a decline in sales and ranked third in comic book sales in July period with pre-order sales of 129,852. The story also adheres to the continuity changes introduced by ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!'', as heroine Wonder Woman was retconned out of the pre-Crisis JLA. In all further references to the JLA's pre-Crisis adventures, including its origin story and the Secret Society incident, Wonder Woman is replaced by Black Canary. Following ''Infinite Crisis'', however, Wonder Woman is restored as a founding member. One of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commissioner James Gordon
James W. "Jim" Gordon, Sr. is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane as an ally of Batman, the character debuted in the first panel of ''Detective Comics'' #27 (May 1939), Batman's first appearance, making him the first List of Batman supporting characters, Batman supporting character ever to be introduced, eventually succeeding him as Batman from 2015 to 2016. As the police commissioner of Gotham City, Gordon shares Batman's deep commitment to ridding the city of crime. The character is typically portrayed as having full trust in Batman and is even somewhat dependent on him. In many Modern Age of Comic Books, modern stories, he is somewhat skeptical of Batman's vigilante methods, but nevertheless believes that Gotham needs him. The two have a mutual respect and tacit friendship. Gordon is the father or adoptive father (depending on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |