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Mole People (fiction)
In fiction, mole people are stock characters who spend their lives underground, often posing a real or potential threat to those who live on the surface. Subterranean societies A famous example of "mole people" who live under the ground are the Morlocks, who appear in H.G. Wells's 1895 novel ''The Time Machine''. Other socially isolated, often oppressed and sometimes forgotten subterranean societies, exist in science fiction. Examples include '' Demolition Man'', ''Futurama'' (in the form of "Sewer Mutants") '' Godzilla vs. Megalon''’s Seatopians, '' C.H.U.D.'', ''The IT Crowd'', '' Us'', ''Deus Ex'', ''The Matrix'' and ''Death Line''. In Marvel comics, the Morlocks are a society of mutant outcasts, named after the subterranean race from ''The Time Machine'', that live in the abandoned tunnels and sewers beneath New York City. Humanoid moles Literal races of humanoid moles in fiction include ''Superman and the Mole Men'', ''The Mole People'' (1956), ''Underdog'', ''Tarzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Superman Molemen
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 11 – In the U.S., a top secret report is delivered to U.S. President Truman by his National Security Resources Board, urging Truman to expand the Korean War by launching "a global offensive against communism" with sustained bombing of Red China and diplomatic moves to establish "moral justification" for a U.S. nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. The report will not not be declassified until 1978. * January 15 – In a criminal court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first superhero team created by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and editor/co-scripter Stan Lee, and through this title the "Marvel method" style of production came into prominence. The four characters traditionally associated with the Fantastic Four, who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space, are Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), a scientific genius and the leader of the group, who can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes; the Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards), Reed's girlfriend and later wife, who can render herself invisible and project powerful invisible force fields and blasts; the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Sue's younger brother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mole Man
The Mole Man (Harvey Rupert Elder) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is depicted as a recurring foe of the Fantastic Four and was the first villain they ever faced. His schemes usually consist of trying to rule the surface of the Earth with the aid of his " Moloids", mole-human hybrids over whom he rules. The character has had numerous appearances in other media, usually on television and video games. The character will appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' (2025). Publication history Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, the character first appeared in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 (Nov. 1961). The character's name was at the time spelled "Moleman" in one word. The spelling "Mole Man" came in ''The Fantastic Four'' #22 (Jan. 1964). Fictional character biography The Mole Man was originally Harvey Rupert Elder, an American nuclear engineer and explorer. Elder was socially shunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subterranea (comics)
The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features. Places Certain places feature prominently in the Marvel Universe, some real-life, others fictional and unique to the setting; fictional places may appear in conjunction with, or even within, real-world locales. Earth New York City Many Marvel Comics stories are set in New York City, where the publishing company is based. =Superhero sites= New York is the site of many places important to superheroes: * Avengers Mansion: Currently in ruin, but long the home of the Avengers. * Avengers Tower: Formerly Stark Tower, the current headquarters of the Avengers. * Alias Investigations: A private investigations firm founded and owned by Jessica Jones. * Baxter Building and Four Freedoms Plaza: The bases of the Fantastic Four. * '' Daily Bugle'': A newspaper building w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine (character), Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doctor Strange, Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Black Panther (character), Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saul Of The Mole Men
''Saul of the Mole Men'' is an American live-action/puppet/animated hybrid comedy television series created by Craig Lewis, former writer on Cartoon Network's '' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' and '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends''. The series first aired on the channel's late night Adult Swim programming block on February 11, 2007. Described as "an ultra-patriotic '' Land of the Lost'' set in the center of the Earth", the series was directed by Tom Stern and stars Josh Gardner, who previously collaborated with Stern on the television series '' Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust''. Some elements, such as the use of Mole Men antagonists and the use of a giant drill for an underground excavation, also bore resemblance to the 1951 Superman film with a similar title, '' Superman and the Mole Men''. Its theme song is performed by ''South Park'' co-creator Trey Parker. Lewis' primary inspirations behind this homage to 1970s-era Saturday morning live-action television were Sid a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Test
''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Group, Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB on September 17, 2005, which continued to air the series through its second and third seasons. The series aired on Cartoon Network on January 7, 2008, in the United States, and ended its run on December 25, 2014. In Canada, the show premiered on Teletoon on September 3, 2006. The series revolves around the adventures of the titular character, Johnny Test, an 11-year-old suburban boy who lives with his parents, his "super-genius" 13-year-old twin sisters, Susan and Mary, who are scientists and best friends with each other, and a talking dog named Dukey. They reside in the fictional town of Porkbelly, which is somewhere in the United States. Johnny is often used as a Human subject research, test subject for his genius twin sisters' invention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ThunderCats (1985 TV Series)
''ThunderCats'' is an American animated science fantasy television series produced by Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment and Leisure Concepts. It debuted in 1985, based on the characters created by Tobin Wolf. The series, for which Leonard Starr was the head writer, follows the adventures of a group of catlike humanoid aliens. The animation for the episodes was provided by the Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation, with Masaki Iizuka as production manager. The studio was acquired in 1989 to form Walt Disney Animation Japan. Season 1 of the show aired in 1985, consisting of 65 episodes. Seasons 2, 3, and 4 each contained twenty episodes, starting with a five-part story. The series was originally distributed by Rankin/Bass' then-parent company Telepictures Corporation, which would merged with Lorimar Productions in 1986. In 1989, Lorimar-Telepictures was purchased by and folded into Warner Bros., whose television syndication arm assumed distribution of the show; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarzan, Lord Of The Jungle
''Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle'' is an American animated series created by the Filmation studio for Saturday mornings on CBS, starting in 1976. This was the first animated series about the jungle hero. There are 36 episodes produced over four seasons. Opening-credits narration "The jungle: Here I was born; and here my parents died when I was but an infant. I would have soon perished, too, had I not been found by a kindly she-ape named Kala, who adopted me as her own and taught me the ways of the wild. I learned quickly, and grew stronger each day, and now I share the friendship and trust of all jungle animals. The jungle is filled with beauty, and danger; and lost cities filled with good, and evil. This is my domain, and I protect those who come here; for I am Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle!" Storyline In many ways, the series is the most faithful of all screen-based adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan and featured a number of "lost cities" from the original novels. The rot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underdog (TV Series)
''Underdog'', also known as ''The Underdog Show'', is an American Saturday morning animated television series that ran from October 3, 1964, to March 4, 1967, starting on the NBC network until 1966, with the rest of the run on CBS, under the primary sponsorship of General Mills, for a run of 62 episodes. It is one of the early Saturday morning cartoons. The show continued in syndication until 1973. Underdog, Shoeshine Boy's heroic alter ego, appears whenever love interest Sweet Polly Purebred is being victimized by such villains as Simon Bar Sinister or Riff Raff. Underdog nearly always speaks in rhyming couplets, as in "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here!" His voice was supplied by Wally Cox. When appearing as Shoeshine Boy, he described himself as "humble, and loveable"; possibly a tongue-in-cheek reference to "mild-mannered reporter" Clark Kent from the opening narration of the ''Adventures of Superman'' television series. History In 1959, handling the Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
