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Spider (DC Comics)
"Alias the Spider" is a superhero feature from the Golden Age of Comic Books that appeared in Quality Comics' '' Crack Comics'' for nearly three years, starting with issue #1 in 1940. He was created by writer-artist Paul Gustavson. The original Golden Age version of the character is in the public domain, but the rights to all subsequent versions are currently owned by DC Comics. Publication history Only one adventure of the Spider has ever been reprinted by DC Comics, which acquired the Quality Comics stable of characters when that company went out of business in 1956: the story from ''Crack Comics'' #25, in ''Detective Comics'' #441. The Spider later made sporadic cameo appearances in ''All-Star Squadron'' and '' The Young All-Stars''. As a Quality Comics character, he was one of the heroes who went with Uncle Sam to protect Earth-X during World War II, becoming part of the Freedom Fighters. This was the fulfillment of a storyline that began in ''Justice League of America'' #1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spider
The Spider is an American pulp-magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by publisher Harry Steeger and written by a variety of authors for 118 monthly issues of '' The Spider'' from 1933 to 1943. ''The Spider'' sold well during the 1930s, and copies are valued by modern pulp magazine collectors. Pulp magazine historian Ed Hulse has stated "Today, hero-pulp fans value ''The Spider'' more than any single-character magazine except for ''The Shadow'' and ''Doc Savage''."Ed Hulse, ''The Blood 'n' Thunder Guide to Collecting Pulps''. Murania Press, 2009, (pp. 78-82). Creation and publication history The Spider was created in 1933 by Harry Steeger at Popular Publications as direct competition to Street and Smith Publications' vigilante hero the Shadow. Steeger said he got the idea for the character's name when he was playing tennis and saw a large spider walking along the edge of the court. Steeger also sought to emulate the films of Douglas Fairbanks, while h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigilante (comics)
Vigilante is the name used by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Notable individuals to assume the alias include Greg Saunders and Adrian Chase. An original incarnation of Vigilante named Vincent Sobel appears in the television series ''Arrow'', played by Clayton Chitty and Johann Urb and voiced by Mick Wingert. Freddie Stroma plays the Adrian Chase incarnation of Vigilante in the DC Extended Universe television series '' Peacemaker''. Fictional character biographies Greg Saunders The original version of Vigilante was a western-themed hero named Greg Sanders (later retconned in the 1990s to "Saunders") who debuted in ''Action Comics'' #42 (November 1941). The Vigilante had a teen sidekick introduced in 1942, Stuff the Chinatown Kid. Adrian Chase Adrian Chase first appeared as the second version of Vigilante in ''The New Teen Titans'' Annual #2 (August 1983) by writer Marv Wolfman and penciler George Pérez. Chase was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shining Knight
Shining Knight (; ) is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #66 (September 1941). Fictional character biography Sir Justin The original Shining Knight (Sir Justin) debuted during the Golden Age and Modern Age of Comic Books and is a founding member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory. Gardner Grayle During DC's "Silver Age" crossover event (not to be confused with the actual Silver Age of Comic Books), Dick Giordano and Geoff Johns created a new Seven Soldiers of Victory to fight an Injustice League that had possessed the bodies of the Justice League of America. Gardner Grayle, who would later become the Atomic Knight, took an experimental suit of armor and called himself Shining Knight for this one mission. This version of the Seven Soldiers with Batgirl, Deadman, Metamorpho, Blackhawk, Adam Strange and Mento o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedy (comics)
Roy William Harper Jr. is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Roy is one of DC's most longstanding characters, originating in 1940s comics as Speedy, the teen sidekick of the superheroes Green Arrow and Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance), Black Canary. Like his mentor Green Arrow, Roy is a world-class archer and athlete who uses his exceptional marksmanship to fight crime. Along with other prominent DC Comics superhero sidekicks, he goes on to become a core member of the superhero group the Teen Titans. As an adult, Roy casts off his Speedy identity to establish himself as the superhero Arsenal, and later takes on the name Red Arrow to symbolise his coming-of-age and having become an equal of Green Arrow as he joins the Justice League. In addition to continuing to serve on occasion as one of the Titans, Roy has had leading roles in the superhero groups the Seven Soldiers of Victory, the Outsiders (comics), Outsiders, Checkmate (comics), Checkmate, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
