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Dr. Leslie Thompkins
Leslie Maurin Thompkins (sometimes spelled Tompkins) is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, usually as a supporting character in stories featuring Batman, of whom she is an ally. Created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Dick Giordano, she first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #457 (March 1976). She debuted in live action in 2015 on Fox's television series '' Gotham'', where she was portrayed by Morena Baccarin. On the HBO Max series ''Titans'', she was portrayed by Krista Bridges in the third season. Publication history Created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Dick Giordano, she first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #457 (March 1976). She was based on the Catholic pacifist Dorothy Day. A close friend and medical colleague of Thomas Wayne, Leslie serves as a surrogate parent to his son Bruce after his parents are murdered, and later becomes a confidant in his crusade as Batman. In addition to being one of Batman's allies, Leslie is also a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective Comics
''Detective Comics'' (later retitled as ''Batman Detective Comics'') is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman in Detective Comics 27, ''Detective Comics'' #27 (Cover date, cover-dated May 1939). A second series of the same title was launched in September 2011, but in 2016, reverted to the original volume numbering. The series is the source of its publishing company's name, and—along with ''Action Comics'', the series that launched with the debut of Superman—one of the Mass medium, medium's signature series. Between 1937 and 2011, there were 881 issues of the series. It is the longest-running comic book series in the United States. Publication history ''Detective Comics'' was the final publication of the entrepreneur Major (United States), Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, whose comics company, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Wayne
Dr. Thomas Wayne, Doctor of Medicine, M.D. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the father of Bruce Wayne (Batman), and husband of Martha Wayne as well as the paternal grandfather of Damian Wayne. Wayne was introduced in ''Detective Comics'' #33 (November 1939), the first exposition of Batman's origin story. A gifted surgeon and philanthropist to Gotham City, Wayne inherited the Wayne family fortune after Patrick Wayne. When Wayne and his wife are murdered in a street mugging, Bruce is inspired to fight crime in Gotham as the vigilante Batman. Wayne was revived in Geoff Johns' alternate timeline comic ''Flashpoint (comics), Flashpoint'' (2011), in which he plays a major role as a hardened, more violent version of Batman, whose son was killed instead of his wife and himself, leading both of them to become the altered reality's counterparts of Batman and the Joker (character), Joker respectively, and dies again by the end of the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Games
A war game is a type of strategy game that simulates warfare realistically. War game, or War Games may also refer to: Conflict simulations * Military exercise, a training operation * Military simulation, a live or computer exercise to develop military strategies * Wargame (video games), a genre that emphasizes strategic or tactical warfare on a map * Board wargame, a genre that emphasizes strategic or tactical warfare on a map * Wargame (hacking), a challenge involving exploiting or defending a computer system vulnerability Film and television * ''The War Game'', a film by Mai Zetterling * ''The War Game'', a 1965 BBC television film * ''The War Games'', a 1969 ''Doctor Who'' serial * ''WarGames'', a 1983 film by John Badham starring Matthew Broderick ** '' #WarGames'', a 2018 interactive film adaptation ** '' WarGames: The Dead Code'' * ''War Game'' (2002 film), an animated short film based on the 1993 children's novel * ''War Game'' (2024 film), a documentary film * '' War G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mask (comics)
Black Mask (Roman Sionis) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Doug Moench and Tom Mandrake, the character debuted in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #386 (August 1985). He is commonly depicted as a brutal and ruthless crime lord in Gotham City who has a fixation with masks and derives sadistic pleasure from the act of torture. Black Mask is one of the most enduring enemies of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his List of Batman family enemies, rogues gallery. Black Mask has been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, such as the 2020 DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film ''Birds of Prey (2020 film), Birds of Prey'', portrayed by Ewan McGregor, and the Batwoman (season 2), second season of the Arrowverse series ''Batwoman (TV series), Batwoman'', portrayed by Peter Outerbridge. Additionally, the TV series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' introduced the character's father Richa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
