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Constrictor (comics)
Constrictor is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version seen is Frank Payne. The second version is his unnamed son. Publication history The Frank Payne version of Constrictor made his first appearance in ''The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) #212 (1977) and was created by Len Wein and John Romita Sr., then drawn in his first issue by Sal Buscema. The character went on to feature as a supervillain in ''Captain America'' #228-229, 231 (1978â1979), ''Iron Man'' #126-127 (1979), '' Power Man & Iron Fist'' #66 (1980), ''Captain America Annual'' #5 (1981), ''Power Man & Iron Fist'' #78, 84 (1982), ''Captain America'' #281-283 (1983), #309-311 (1985), ''Fantastic Four'' #334 (1989), ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #74, 86-87. 89-92 (1991), ''The New Warriors Annual'' #2 (1992), ''The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual'' #12 (1992), ''Web of Spider-Man Annual'' #8 (1992), ''Iron Man'' #284 (1992), '' Nick Fury: Agent of S.H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Di Vito
Andrea Di Vito (born May 28, 1971) is an Italian comic book artist. Biography Di Vito was born in Rome, and showed a love for drawing from an early age. His first published work appeared in the form of two short stories in the Italian magazine '' Intrepido''. He was first published in America in Marvel Comics' ''Marvel Shadows and Light'', with one of his pinups appearing in the comic book. Di Vito was asked to join the CrossGen staff as an associate penciller and became a fill-in artist for the comic books '' The First'' and ''Scion'', becoming the official penciller of the former six months later. On getting his start in comics, Di Vito said, "After years of attempts, I went to San Diego Comic-Con, back in 2000. It was my last shot at finding a gig as a comic book artist. I remember meeting Steve McNiven that day, as we both stood in line to show our samples to Marvel. A few hours later I bumped into Mark Alessi, who at that time was starting up Crossgen. He was the first one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain America (comic Book)
''Captain America'' is a comic book title featuring the character Captain America and published by Marvel Comics. The original ''Captain America'' comic book series debuted in 1968. Publication history Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics published the short-lived title ''Captain America'' #76â78 from May 1954 to September 1954. Atlas came to adopt the name Marvel Comics in 1961. During the Marvel era, Captain America was starring in the title ''Tales of Suspense'', which was retitled ''Captain America'' with issue #100 (April 1968). The new title ''Captain America'' continued to feature artwork by Jack Kirby, as well as a short run by Jim Steranko, and work by many of the industry's top artists and writers. It was called ''Captain America and the Falcon'' from #134 (Feb. 1971) to #222 (June 1978), although the Falcon's name was not on the cover for issues #193, 200, and 216. The 1972â1975 run on the title by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema saw the series become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambit (Marvel Comics)
Gambit is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually those featuring the X-Men, a group of which Gambit is typically depicted as a member. The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee. Drawn by artist Mike Collins, Gambit made his first appearances in '' The Uncanny X-Men Annual'' #14 (July 1990) and '' The Uncanny X-Men'' #266 (August 1990). Belonging to a subspecies of humans called mutants, Gambit can mentally create, control, and manipulate pure kinetic energy. He is also incredibly knowledgeable and skilled in card throwing, hand-to-hand combat, and the use of a bÅ. Gambit is known to charge playing cards and other objects with kinetic energy, using them as explosive projectiles. He was part of the Thieves Guild before becoming a member of the X-Men. Given his history, few X-Men trusted Gambit when he joined the group. There was consistently a source of stress between him and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |