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Team-up Comics
In superhero comic books, a team-up is a fictional crossover where two or more superheroes or superhero teams who usually do not appear together work together on a shared goal. Overview The first team-up between characters published in different comics from the same publisher was published in 1940 by the MLJ Comics. ''Pep Comics'' #4, by Harry Shorten and Irv Novick, featured a story with the Shield (Archie Comics), Shield, which was continued in ''Top Notch Comics'' #5, by Will Harr and Edd Ashe. In that comic, the Shield met the Wizard (Archie Comics), Wizard. Timely Comics would follow, with a team-up between Namor, Sub-Mariner and Human Torch (android), Human Torch. National Comics Publications took the team-up concept one step further and created the Justice Society of America, the first superhero group, composed of superheroes who starred their own comic books. In international comics, the Phantom (character), Phantom teamed up with Zigomar in 1939. The team-up was an impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shield And Wizard
A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be Strapped shield, strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry like Spear, spears or long ranged projectiles such as arrows. They function as means of active blocks, as well as to provide passive protection by closing one or more lines of engagement during combat. Shields vary greatly in size and shape, ranging from large panels that protect the user's whole body to small models (such as the buckler) that were intended for hand-to-hand-combat use. Shields also vary a great deal in thickness; whereas some shields were made of relatively deep, absorbent, wooden planking to protect soldiers from the impact of spears and crossbow bolts, others were thinner and lighter and designed mainly for deflecting blade strikes (like the roromaraugi or qauata). Finally, shields vary greatly in shape, ranging in roundness to angularity, proporti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zigomar
''Zigomar'' was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav Adventure (genre), adventure comic strip about the masked hero of the same name, created by artist Nikola Navojev and writer Branko Vidić. Zigomar appeared in six stories published in comic magazine ''Mikijevo carstvo'' (''Mickey Mouse, Mickey's Kingdom'') from 1939 to 1941 and has been called one of the most notable titles of the "Golden Age of Serbian comics". Creation and publishing history Zigomar was originally created by artist Nikola Navojev, a white émigré, and writer Branko Vidić. The biggest influence on Navojev and Vidić was the Phantom, but the two were also influenced by other masked heroes, like Lone Ranger, which appeared in Yugoslav comic magazines during the 1930s. Zigomar got his name from the more famous France, French character of the same name, hero of pulp fiction novels and films. Serbian cartoonist Aleksandar Zograf and comic book artist and historian Zdravko Zupan suggest that the idea to name the char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Spider-Man (TV Series)
''Ultimate Spider-Man'' (titled ''Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors'' for the third season and ''Ultimate Spider-Man vs. the Sinister 6'' for its final season) is an American superhero fiction, superhero cartoon series, animated television series broadcast on the cable network Disney XD, based on the Spider-Man comics published by Marvel Comics. The series featured writers such as Brian Michael Bendis (who also created the comic book series Ultimate Spider-Man, of the same name), Paul Dini, and Man of Action Entertainment, Man of Action (a group consisting of Steven T. Seagle, Joe Kelly (comics writer), Joe Kelly, Joe Casey, and Duncan Rouleau). It was first announced in summer 2011, and debuted alongside the second season of ''The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' as part of the ''Disney XD#Current, Marvel Universe'' programming block on April 1, 2012. In a break from other series, Spider-Man breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to the audience. It also includes fantasy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brave And The Bold
''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by a reprint miniseries in 1988, two original miniseries in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing anthology title in 2007 and 2023. The focus of the series has varied over time, and it sometimes featured team-ups of characters from across the DC Universe, from 1965-1983 it was exclusively a Batman team-up book. Publication history Volume 1 The first volume of the series ran for 200 issues from August/September 1955 to July 1983. Originally, ''The Brave and the Bold'' was an Comics anthology, anthology series featuring adventure tales from past ages with characters such as the Silent Knight, the Viking Prince, the Golden Gladiator, and Robin Hood (DC Comics), Robin Hood. With issue #25, the series was reinvented as a try-out title for new characters and concepts, starting with the Suicide Squad created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World's Finest Comics
''World's Finest Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael E. Uslan has speculated that this was because DC received a cease and desist letter from Better Publications, Inc., who had been publishing a comic book entitled ''Best Comics'' since November 1939. Virtually every issue featured DC's two leading superheroes, Superman and Batman, with the earliest issues also featuring Batman's sidekick, Robin. Publication history The idea for ''World's Best Comics'' #1 originated from the identically formatted 1940 ''New York World's Fair Comics'' featuring Superman, Batman, and Robin with 96 pages and a cardboard cover. The year before there was a similar 1939 '' New York World's Fair Comics'' featuring Superman but without Batman and Robin because Bob Kane and Bill Finger had not yet created them. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman/Batman
''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly American comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, '' World's Finest Comics'' (1941–1986), in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces. ''Superman/Batman'' explores the camaraderie, antagonism, and friendship between its title characters. Jeph Loeb, the series' first writer, introduced a dual-narrator technique to present the characters' often opposing viewpoints and estimations of each other, which subsequent series writers have maintained. Prior to the events of Batman and the Outsiders #1 (1983), the two iconic characters were depicted as the best of friends. Frank Miller's landmark series '' The Dark Knight Returns'' subsequently depicted the heroes as adversaries in a future timeline. This dynamic became standard with John Byrne's '' The Man of Steel'', a Superman reboot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Two-in-One
''Marvel Two-in-One'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring Fantastic Four member the Thing in a different team-up each issue. Publication history Original series The concept of teaming the Thing with a different character in each issue was given a test run in '' Marvel Feature'' #11-12 and proved a success. ''Marvel Two-in-One'' continued from the team-up stories in the final two issues of ''Marvel Feature'' and lasted for 100 issues from January 1974 through June 1983. Seven ''Annual''s were also published. Artist Ron Wilson began his long association with the title with issue #12 (November 1975) and worked on it throughout its run. With issue #17, the series had a crossover with '' Marvel Team-Up'' #47, which featured Spider-Man. The second ''Marvel Two-in-One Annual'' was a crossover with '' Avengers Annual'' #7, both of which were written and drawn by Jim Starlin. The "Project Pegasus" storyline in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #53-58 saw the intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Team-Up
''Marvel Team-Up'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as the lead " team-up" character in all but ten of its 150 issues, and in six of its seven ''Annual''s. It was the first major ongoing spin-off series for Spider-Man, being preceded only by the short-lived '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' magazine. Of the issues that did not star Spider-Man, the Human Torch headlines six issues (#18, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35); the Hulk, four (#97, 104, 105, and ''Annual'' #3); and Aunt May, one (#137). Publication of most of the issues starring the Human Torch coincided with that of ''Giant-Size Spider-Man'', an alternate Spider-Man "team-up"-themed series by the regular ''Marvel Team-Up'' creative team. When cancelled with #150 in 1985, the title was replaced by ''Web of Spider-Man''. The second series was publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generations (Marvel Comics)
''Generations'' is a Limited series (comics), limited ten-issue Comics anthology, anthology comic book series published by Marvel Comics that ran from August to September 2017. Each issue, written and drawn by different creative teams, features a different team-up of a classic Marvel superhero with their Modern Age of Comic Books, Modern Age counterpart. The series, first teased in February 2017 with artwork by Alex Ross, immediately follows the events of the "Secret Empire (2017 comic), Secret Empire" storyline which concludes with a number of modern heroes being sent through time on a journey of self-discovery. According to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso the goal of the series was to examine who these heroes are and suggest where they might be heading in the future. Despite receiving generally favorable reviews from critics, ''Generations'' reported underwhelming sales figures over its two-month course. The events of the series built the foundation of Marvel's company-wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics Presents
''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring back-up feature "Whatever Happened to...?" had stories revealing the status of various minor and little-used characters. Publication history ''DC Comics Presents'' debuted with a July/August 1978 cover date and was edited by Julius Schwartz. The series was launched with a team-up of Superman and the Flash by writer Martin Pasko and artist José Luis García-López. The winner of the ''DC Comics Presents'' letter column name contest appeared in the Superman/Hawkman story in issue #11 (July 1979). The "Whatever Happened to...?" backup feature began in issue #25 (Sept. 1980) and would appear in most issues for the next two years until its last installment in issue #48 (Aug. 1982). Issue #26 included an insert introduction story to the then-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brave And The Bold
''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by a reprint miniseries in 1988, two original miniseries in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing anthology title in 2007 and 2023. The focus of the series has varied over time, and it sometimes featured team-ups of characters from across the DC Universe, from 1965-1983 it was exclusively a Batman team-up book. Publication history Volume 1 The first volume of the series ran for 200 issues from August/September 1955 to July 1983. Originally, ''The Brave and the Bold'' was an anthology series featuring adventure tales from past ages with characters such as the Silent Knight, the Viking Prince, the Golden Gladiator, and Robin Hood. With issue #25, the series was reinvented as a try-out title for new characters and concepts, starting with the Suicide Squad created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru. Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenging Spider-Man
''Avenging Spider-Man'' is the title of an American comic book series that was published monthly by Marvel Comics from 2012 to 2013, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. The events in the story take place in the primary continuity of the mainstream Marvel Universe along with the events of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and later ''The Superior Spider-Man''. This was the first ongoing series to feature Spider-Man as the main character besides ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' since the cancellation of '' Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' and the second volume of ''Sensational Spider-Man'' in December 2008 following the conclusion of the " One More Day" storyline. ''Avenging Spider-Man'' has also been instrumental in Marvel's shift towards including codes to receive free digital copies of the comic with purchased print comic books. Format The format of the series was very similar to the '' Marvel Team-Up'' comic book where Spider-Man teams up with another charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
