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Doctor Spectrum
Doctor Spectrum is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. There have been five versions of the character to date—three supervillains from the mainstream Marvel Universe belonging to the team Squadron Sinister (Earth-616) and two heroes from different alternate universes. The two heroes each belong to a version of the team Squadron Supreme, the Squadron Supreme of Earth-712 and the Squadron Supreme (Supreme Power), Squadron Supreme of Earth-31916 respectively). Spectrum is a pastiche of DC's Green Lantern.Interview with Roy Thomas and Jerry Bails in ''The Justice League Companion'' (2003) pp. 72–73 Fictional character biography Squadron Sinister The first version of the character, Kinji Obatu, appears in ''Avengers (comics), The Avengers'' #69 (Oct. 1969), and is created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. The story arc introduced the supervillain team the Squadron Sinister, whose four members were loosely based on h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Man (comic Book)
''Iron Man'' is a comic book series featuring the character Iron Man and published by Marvel Comics. It debuted in 1968. Publication history Volume 1 The character made his first appearance in ''Tales of Suspense'' #39 (cover dated March 1963). After issue #99 (March 1968), the ''Tales of Suspense'' series was renamed ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America''. An Iron Man story appeared in the One-shot (comics), one-shot issue ''Iron Man and Sub-Mariner'' #1 (April 1968), before the "Golden Avenger" made his solo debut with ''Iron Man'' #1 (May 1968). The series' Indicia (publishing), indicia gives its copyright title as ''Iron Man'', while the trademarked cover logo of most issues is ''The Invincible Iron Man''. Artist George Tuska began a decade-long association with the character with ''Iron Man'' #5 (Sept. 1968). Writer Mike Friedrich and artist Jim Starlin's brief collaboration on the ''Iron Man'' series introduced Mentor (A'lars), Mentor, Drax the Destroyer, Drax, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema ( ; born Silvio Buscema, , on January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he had a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as artist of ''The Spectacular Spider-Man''. He is the younger brother of comics artist John Buscema. Early life, family and education Born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Sicilians, Sicilian parents, Silvio "Sal" Buscema was the youngest of four siblings. His father, who was born in Italy and died in 1973, was a barber. Sal's brothers were Alfred and John Buscema, John, a celebrated comic book artist, and his sister was Carol. As a youth, Buscema was a fan of Hal Foster's ''Prince Valiant'' comic strip,Amash, p. 9 of George Tuska's comic book art, and of commercial illustrators such has Robert Fawcett and Norman Rockwell.Amash, p. 12 He acknowledged that his artist brother John was "greatly responsible for me pursuing drawing. ... John was defi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Panther (character)
Black Panther is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist-coplotter Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' #52, published in July 1966. On Earth-616, Black Panther's birth name is T'Challa, and he is the son of the previous Black Panther, T'Chaka. He is the king and protector of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, a technologically advanced society drawing from a supply of vibranium, a fictional metal of extraordinary properties. Along with possessing enhanced abilities achieved through ancient Wakandan rituals of drinking the essence of the heart-shaped herb, T'Challa also relies on his proficiency in science, expertise in his nation's traditions, rigorous physical training, hand-to-hand combat skills, and access to wealth and advanced Wakandan technology to combat his enemies. The character became a member of the Avengers (comi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thing (comics)
The Thing (Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm) is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. The Thing was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and he first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' #1 (cover-dated Nov. 1961). Known for his trademark rocky appearance, he has superhuman strength, a sense of humor, and the battle cry and catchphrase "It's clobberin' time!" Thing's speech patterns are loosely based on Jimmy Durante. A key feature throughout his character arc has him struggling to accept his newfound powers, which often culminates in his returning to his human form before going back to his mutated form. Eventually the Thing came to accept his mutated form and even found love with and married blind sculptor, Alicia Masters, and they adopted two alien children. The Thing notably appeared in other media, including Fantastic Four in film, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. , it has a population of 49.3 million, of whom 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda, Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south, including Kampala, and whose language Luganda is widely spoken; the official language is English. The region was populated by various ethnic groups, before Bantu and Nilotic groups arrived around 3,000 years ago. These groups established influential kingdoms such as the Empire of Kitara. The arrival of Arab trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avengers (comic Book)
''The Avengers'', or simply ''Avengers'', is a comic book A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ... title featuring the team the Avengers (comics), Avengers and published by Marvel Comics. The original ''The Avengers'' comic book series debuted in 1963. Publication history In 1960, DC Comics launched a comic book series featuring a team of superheroes called the Justice League. Impressed by that book's strong sales, Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman, the owner of Marvel Comics predecessor Timely Comics, asked Stan Lee to create a title featuring a similar team of superheroes for Marvel. Lee recounts in ''Origins of Marvel Comics'': Much like the Justice League, the Avengers were an assemblage of pre-existing superhero characters created by Lee and Jack Kirby. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultra-violet Light
Ultraviolet radiation, also known as simply UV, is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays. UV radiation is present in sunlight and constitutes about 10% of the total electromagnetic radiation output from the Sun. It is also produced by electric arcs, Cherenkov radiation, and specialized lights, such as mercury-vapor lamps, tanning lamps, and black lights. The photons of ultraviolet have greater energy than those of visible light, from about 3.1 to 12 electron volts, around the minimum energy required to ionize atoms. Although long-wavelength ultraviolet is not considered an ionizing radiation because its photons lack sufficient energy, it can induce chemical reactions and cause many substances to glow or fluoresce. Many practical applications, including chemical and biological effects, are derived from the way that UV radiation can interact with organic molecules. These interacti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentience
Sentience is the ability to experience feelings and sensations. It may not necessarily imply higher cognitive functions such as awareness, reasoning, or complex thought processes. Some writers define sentience exclusively as the capacity for ''valenced'' (positive or negative) mental experiences, such as pain or pleasure. Sentience is an important concept in ethics, as the ability to experience happiness or suffering often forms a basis for determining which entities deserve Moral patienthood, moral consideration, particularly in utilitarianism. In Asian religions, the word "sentience" has been used to translate a variety of concepts. In science fiction, "sentience" is sometimes used interchangeably with "sapience", "self-awareness", or "consciousness". Sentience in philosophy "Sentience" was first coined by philosophers in the 1630s for the concept of an ability to feel, derived from Latin '':wikt:sentiens, sentiens'' (feeling). In philosophy, different authors draw differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearance, first appeared in ''Tales of Suspense'' #39 in 1962 (cover dated March 1963) and received his own title with ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' #1 in 1968. Shortly after his creation, Iron Man became a founding member of the superhero team, the Avengers (comics), Avengers, alongside Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Hank Pym, Ant-Man, the Wasp (character), Wasp, and the Hulk. Iron Man stories, individually and with the Avengers, have been published consistently since the character's creation. Iron Man is the superhero persona of Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark, a businessman and engineer who runs the weapons manufacturing company Stark Industries. When Stark was captured in a war zone and sustained a severe heart wound, he built his Iron Man ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang The Conqueror
Kang the Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' Fantastic Four'' #19 (October 1963) as Rama-Tut, an adversary of the Fantastic Four, before being reinvented as Kang in ''The Avengers'' #8 (September 1964), an adversary of the Avengers. A time-traveler, several alternate versions of Kang have appeared throughout Marvel Comics titles over the years, such as Rama-Tut, Immortus, Scarlet Centurion, Victor Timely, Iron Lad, and Mister Gryphon. Kang the Conqueror has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful villains.Kang the Conqueror is number 65 , IGN. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandmaster (Marvel Comics)
The Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #69. The Grandmaster is one of the ageless Elders of the Universe and has mastered most civilizations' games of skill and chance. Different media appearances depict him as the Collector's brother. Jeff Goldblum portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017) and in a cameo during the closing credits of '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017). Additionally, Goldblum voices alternate universe versions in the animated series '' What If...?'' (2021). Publication history The Grandmaster first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #69 (Oct. 1969). The character was created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. Fictional character biography Although his exact origin is unknown, he is one of the oldest living beings in the universe, coming from one of the first intelligent races to evolve a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Jordan
Harold "Hal" Jordan, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created in 1959 by writer John Broome (writer), John Broome and artist Gil Kane, and first appeared in ''Showcase (comics), Showcase'' #22 (October 1959). Hal Jordan is a reinvention of the previous Green Lantern, who appeared in 1940s comic books as the character Alan Scott. Hal Jordan is a former fighter pilot who works for Ferris Aircraft as a test pilot, a member and occasionally leader of an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps, as well as a founding member of the Justice League, DC's flagship superhero team, alongside well-known heroes such as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. He fights evil across the universe with a ring that grants him various superpowers but is usually portrayed as one of the protectors of Sector 2814, where Earth resides. His powers derive from his power ring (DC Comics), p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
