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Aquaman In Popular Media
Aquaman has made several appearances in numerous adaptations since his comic book debut in 1941. The character has also been referenced beyond the scope of traditional comics entertainment. Television Animated * Aquaman appears in ''The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure'', voiced by Marvin Miller (actor), Marvin Miller. The series featured Mera (character), Mera, Garth (comics), Aqualad, a pet walrus named Tusky, and Aquaman's seahorses Storm and Imp. In addition to his usual array of abilities, this version of Aquaman could generate concussive water blasts. * Aquaman appears in the ''Super Friends'' franchise, voiced initially by Norman Alden and later by William Callaway. This version possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of oceanography and oceanology. Furthermore, the series has been blamed for making Aquaman unpopular, and even laughable, by making him appear to be weak. * Aquaman appears in the parody miniseries ''The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour''. * Aquaman appears in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mort Weisinger
Mortimer Weisinger (; April 25, 1915 – May 7, 1978) was an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics' ''Superman'' during the mid-1950s to 1960s, in the Silver Age of comic books. He also co-created such features as Aquaman, Green Arrow, Johnny Quick, and the original Vigilante, served as story editor for the '' Adventures of Superman'' television series, and compiled the often-revised paperback ''1001 Valuable Things You Can Get Free''. Biography Early life and SF fandom Weisinger was born in the Washington Heights section of New York City and was raised in the Bronx, as the son of Austrian Jewish parents. His father was a businessman in the garment trade. At 13, he was introduced to science fiction by means of a borrowed copy of the August 1928 issue of '' Amazing Stories'' (featuring Buck Rogers and The Skylark of Space). By 1930, Weisinger was active in some of the earliest SF fan clubs and fanzines, including ''The Planet''. In 1931, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Atlantis
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a constitutional monarch if his power is restrained by fixed laws. Kings are hereditary monarchs when they inherit power by birthright and elective monarchs when chosen to ascend the throne. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the title may refer to tribal kingship. Germanic kingship is cognate with Indo-European traditions of tribal rulership (cf. Indic ''rājan'', Gothic ''reiks'', and Old Irish ''rí'', etc.). *In the context of classical antiquity, king may translate in Latin as '' rex'' and in Greek as ''archon'' or ''basileus''. *In classical European feudalism, the title of ''king'' as the ruler of a ''kingdom'' is understood to be the highest rank in the feudal order, potentially subject, at least nominally, only to an emperor (harking back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
