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King Tut (Batman)
King Tut (William Omaha McElroy) is a fictional character in the television series ''Batman'' who first appeared in the episode "The Curse of Tut" (April 13, 1966). He was created by Earl Barret, Robert C. Dennis, and Charles R. Rondeau and is portrayed by Victor Buono for the majority of his appearances, though Guy Way portrays King Tut in the episode "The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra". In his memoir, ''Back to the Batcave'', Adam West describes him as the only series-original villain to be a real success. Publication history The character of King Tut started out in the ''Batman'' television series' original run. Fictional character biography ''Batman'' Professor William Omaha McElroy is an Egyptologist at Yale University who suffers a blow to the head during a student riot that causes him to develop amnesia and believe he is a reincarnation of Tutankhamun. Ever since, he has made several attempts to conquer Gotham City and defeat Batman, Robin, and later Batgirl, only to suffer mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book series first published in 1937. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad, and the Legion of Superheroes. The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor, the Joker (character), Joker, Darkseid, and the antihero Catwoman. The company has published non-DC Universe-related mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Weir
Christina Weir is an American writer of comic books and television. She writes with her husband, Nunzio DeFilippis, whom she met while they were both students at Vassar College. Career Weir and DeFilippis have written for two seasons on HBO's '' Arli$$'', and have sold story ideas to the Disney Channel's '' Kim Possible''. In comics, Weir and DeFilippis have written several graphic novels and miniseries for independent publisher Oni Press, including '' Skinwalker, Three Strikes, Maria's Wedding, The Tomb, Once In A Blue Moon'', the Amy Devlin Mysteries, Frenemy Of The State (written with Rashida Jones), and ''Bad Medicine''. Their work at Oni led to work at Marvel Comics, relaunching the teen mutant book ''New Mutants''. This book was renamed '' New X-Men: Academy X''. Their run on these books spanned three years and created almost two dozen new super-powered mutant characters for Marvel's X-Men franchise, including Surge, Hellion, Wind Dancer, Prodigy, Wallflower, Elix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caped Crusader
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City. His origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents, Thomas and Martha, as a child, a vendetta tempered by the ideal of justice. He trains himself physically and intellectually, crafts a bat-inspired persona, and monitors the Gotham streets at night. Kane, Finger, and other creators accompanied Batman with supporting characters, including his sidekicks Robin and Batgirl; allies Alfred Pennyworth and James Gordon; love interest and occasional adversary Catwoman; as well as foes such as the Penguin, the Riddler, Two-Face, and his archenemy, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
