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Captain Universe (British Comics)
Captain Universe is a fictional British superhero who appeared in comic books published by Arnold Book Company (also known as ABC, not to be confused with America's Best Comics) in 1954. The character was created by Mick Anglo; like his other creations of the era (Marvelman, Captain Miracle, Miracle Man) Captain Universe was heavily influenced by Fawcett Publications' Captain Marvel. Creation Arnold Miller was the son of publisher Len Miller, and originally worked for him at L. Miller & Son, Ltd. before founding his own Arnold Book Company in 1948. Despite its name, the company primarily produced comics rather than books, particularly reprints of Fawcett and EC Comics stories imported from America. For new material ABC turned to Mick Anglo's Gower Street studios, who already worked with his father's company. Anglo produced two successful science fiction titles for ABC, ''Ace Molloy of the Special Squadron'' (1952 - 1954) and ''Space Comics'' (1953 - 1954) before being commissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Anglo
Michael Anglo (born Maurice Anglowitz, 19 June 1916 – 31 October 2011)Holland, Steve, "Who's Who in British Comics", ''Comics World'' No. 43, Aceville Publications Ltd (September–October 1995) was a British comic book writer, editor and artist, as well as an author. He was best known for creating the superhero Marvelman, later known as Miracleman. Biography Early life and military service Born in Bow, London, of Russian Jewish descent, Mick Anglo was educated at the Central Foundation School and John Cass Art School, both in London. On leaving school he freelanced in fashion and commercial art until 1939, and first drew cartoons for ''SEAC'', the official army newspaper for South East Asia Command in 1942, then for newspapers in Singapore in 1945. 1947–1952: Martin & Reid, Paget Publications and Arnold Book Company After completing his National Service, he became an author for a small publishing company, Martin & Reid, producing westerns, romance books and crime thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse ( ; ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek Greek mathematics, mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and Invention, inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse in History of Greek and Hellenistic Sicily, Sicily. Although few details of his life are known, based on his surviving work, he is considered one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity, and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. Archimedes anticipated modern calculus and mathematical analysis, analysis by applying the concept of the Cavalieri's principle, infinitesimals and the method of exhaustion to derive and rigorously prove many geometry, geometrical theorem, theorems, including the area of a circle, the surface area and volume of a sphere, the area of an ellipse, the area under a parabola, the volume of a segment of a paraboloid of revolution, the volume of a segment of a hyperboloid of revolution, and the area of a spiral. Archimedes' other math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Superheroes
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (''LoEG'') is a multi-genre, cross-over comic book series co-created by writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill which began in 1999. The comic book spans four volumes, an original graphic novel, and a spin-off trilogy of graphic novellas. '' Volume I'' and '' Volume II'' (released as two six-issue limited series) and the graphic novel '' Black Dossier'' were published by the America's Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. After leaving the America's Best imprint, the series moved to Top Shelf and Knockabout Comics, which published '' Volume III: Century'' (released as three graphic novellas), the '' Nemo Trilogy'' (a spin-off of three graphic novellas centered on the character of Nemo), and '' Volume IV: The Tempest'' (originally released as a six-issue limited series). According to Moore, the concept behind the series was initially a "Justice League of Victorian England" but he quickly developed it as an opportunity to merge element ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet-Ace Logan
Jet-Ace Logan was a British comic strip that appeared in ''The Comet (comic magazine), The Comet'' (1956–1959) and ''Tiger (Fleetway), Tiger'' (1959–1968),Denis Gifford, ''Encyclopedia of Comic Characters'', Longman, 1987, p. 111 ''Thriller Picture Library'', and the 1969 and 1972 ''Tiger Annual publication#United Kingdom, Annuals''. Publication history Mike Butterworth created ''Jet-Ace Logan''. He scripted the first adventure, which was drawn by Geoff Campion, and published in ''The Comet''. All subsequent adventures (approximately 20 in all) appearing in ''The Comet'' were scripted by David Motton,Norman Wright and David Ashford, ''Masters of Fun and Thrills: The British Comic Artists Vol 1'', Norman Wright (pub.), 2008, pp. 14 and drawn by John Gillat. Motton also scripted ''Jet-Ace Logan'' stories for ''Thriller Picture Library'' — namely "Times Five", "Seven Went To Sirius," and "Ten Days To Doom." Other writers contributing scripts included David Motton, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalgamated Press
The Amalgamated Press (AP) was a British newspaper and magazine publishing company founded by journalist and entrepreneur Alfred Harmsworth (1865–1922) in 1901, gathering his many publishing ventures together under one banner. At one point the largest publishing company in the world, AP employed writers such as Arthur Mee, John Alexander Hammerton, Edwy Searles Brooks, and Charles Hamilton (writer), Charles Hamilton. Its subsidiary, the Educational Book Company, published ''The Harmsworth Self-Educator'', ''The Children's Encyclopædia'', and ''Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia''. The company's newspapers included the ''Daily Mail'', the ''Daily Mirror'', ''The Evening News (London newspaper), The Evening News'', ''The Observer'', and ''The Times''. At its height, AP published over 70 magazines and operated three large printing works and paper mills in South London. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tempest
''The Tempest'' is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a magician, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants: Caliban, a savage monster figure, and Ariel (The Tempest), Ariel, an airy spirit. The play contains music and songs that evoke the spirit of enchantment on the island. It explores many themes, including Magic (supernatural), magic, betrayal, revenge, forgiveness and family. In Act IV, a wedding masque serves as a play-within-a-play, and contributes spectacle, allegory, and elevated language. Although ''The Tempest'' is listed in the First Folio as the first of Shakespeare's comedies, it deals with both tragic and comic themes, and modern criticism has created a category of Shakespeare's late romances, romance for this and others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
