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Ambush Bug
Ambush Bug is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. His real name is supposedly Irwin Schwab, but he has mental problems that prevent him from truly understanding reality around him, so even his true identity might be no more than a delusion on his part. His origin is disputed, although the most commonly accepted origin is that Brum-El (a historical allusion to Beau Brummell, as well as a reference to Superman's father Jor-El) of the planet Schwab sent his clothes from his supposedly doomed planet, hoping that his wardrobe would survive, only to have it intercepted by a giant radioactive space spider. In the resulting crash, only two articles of clothing survived: the Ambush Bug suit, which was subsequently found by Irwin Schwab; and "Argh!Yle!", an argyle sock with a Doctor Doom–like complex, complete with metal mask. Publication history Created by artist Keith Giffen as an intentionally silly character, Ambush Bug first appeared in ''DC Comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics Inc., which later merged into National Comics Publications (later National Periodical Publications), before taking on its current name of DC Comics. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues. The second volume of ''Action Comics'' beginning with issue #1 ran from 2011 to 2016. ''Action Comics'' returned to its original numbering beginning with issue #957 (Aug. 2016). Publication history The Golden Age Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster saw their creation, Superman (also known as Kal-El, originally Kal-L), launched in Action Comics 1, ''Action Comics'' #1 on April 18, 1938 (cover dated June), an event which began the Golden Age of Comic Books. Siegel and Shuster had tried for years to find a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunatik
Lunatik is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Lunatik first appeared in ''Defenders'' #51 (September 1977), though a later retcon identifies him as an incarnation of Arisen Turk, a character who appeared in ''Creatures on the Loose'' #35-37 (May-September 1975), by writer David Anthony Kraft and artist George Pérez. According to Kraft, he had been trying to link Lunatik to the ''Creatures on the Loose'' story arc during his time as writer on ''Defenders'', and his successor Ed Hannigan picked up on this, but made a different connection between the two than Kraft had had in mind. Keith Giffen stated "Lunatik was a character I came up with in high school. When it went radically wrong, I went to DC omics andtook the basic concept of Lunatik and ... split tinto two characters: Lobo had his mercilessness, and Ambush Bug had his goofiness." The character was created and designed in a hurry, with his appearance b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Olsen is most often portrayed as a young photojournalist working for the ''Daily Planet''. He is close friends with Lois Lane and Superman, Clark Kent, and has a good working relationship with his boss Perry White. Olsen looks up to his coworkers as role models and father figure, parent figures. From 1954 to 1982, Olsen appeared in 222 issues of the comic series ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' and ''Superman Family'', in addition to the main Superman titles. The character has appeared in most other media adaptations of Superman. He was portrayed by Tommy Bond in the two Superman film Serial film, serials, ''Superman (serial), Superman'' (1948) and ''Atom Man vs. Superman'' (1950); Jack Larson in ''Adventures of Superman (TV series), Adventures of Superman''; Marc McClure in the Superman film series, ''Superman'' films of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1984 film ''Supergirl (1984 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countdown To Final Crisis
''Countdown'', also known as ''Countdown to Final Crisis'' for its last 24 issues based on the cover, was a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series published by DC Comics. It debuted on May 9, 2007, directly following the conclusion of the last issue of ''52 (comics), 52''. The series is written primarily by Paul Dini, along with a rotating team of writers and artists. ''Countdown'' consists of 51 issues, numbered in reverse and published weekly for one year. The series covers much of the fictional DC Universe, told in parallel narratives through the interconnecting stories of a cast of characters. It frequently crosses over with List of DC Comics publications (K–O), other DC titles. Unlike the ''52'' limited series of the previous year, ''Countdown'' is not depicted as taking place in "Real time (media), real time" but presumably operates on the same floating timeline as DC Comics stories in general. Production history The series follows the success of ''52 (comics) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52 (comics)
''52'' is a weekly American comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the ''Infinite Crisis'' miniseries. The series was written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, with layouts by Keith Giffen. ''52'' also led into a few limited series spin-offs. ''52'' consists of 52 issues, published weekly for one year, each issue detailing an actual week chronicling the events that took place during the missing year after the end of ''Infinite Crisis''. The series covers much of the DC Universe, and several characters whose disparate stories interconnect. The story is directly followed by the weekly limited series ''Countdown to Final Crisis''. It was the first weekly series published by DC Comics since the short-lived anthology '' Action Comics Weekly'' from 1988 to 1989. Format The use of a weekly publication format is unusual in the North American comics industry, traditionally based upon a mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Rusch
Jason Thomas Rusch is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe, and the second character known as Firestorm. He first appeared in '' Firestorm'' (vol. 3) #1 (July 2004), and was created by Dan Jolley and ChrisCross. Publication history The Jason Rusch incarnation of Firestorm was introduced in 2004 following the death of the original Firestorm, Ronnie Raymond, in '' Identity Crisis''. Ronnie and Jason star in The New 52 title ''The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men'', initially written by Gail Simone and Ethan Van Sciver and drawn by Yıldıray Çınar. Joe Harris replaced Simone starting in issue #7, while Van Sciver provided art for issues #7 and 8. Dan Jurgens took over the series as both writer and artist from issue #13 in 2012 until the final issue, #20, in 2013. Fictional character biography Jason Rusch is a 17-year-old living in Detroit who lives with his abusive father Alvin Rusch after his mother leaves the family. He becomes a courier to gain money and bonds with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trickster (DC Comics)
The Trickster is a moniker used by three DC Comics supervillains, two of whom are enemies of the Flash. Both have been members of the Rogues. Both the James Jesse and Axel Walker incarnations of the character have been substantially adapted into television productions of DC Comics work. Actor Mark Hamill is most closely associated with the role, having played Jesse in two live-action television series and voiced the character in several animated and video game appearances. Devon Graye portrayed Walker in ''The Flash'' television series. Creation and publication history James Jesse first appeared in ''The Flash'' #113 (June–July 1960) and was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Infantino originally designed the character for the issue's cover, which became the basis of its plot and the character's history. Axel Walker debuted in ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #183 (April 2002) and was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins. Fictional character biography James Jesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
