Rachel Cole-Alves
Rachel Cole-Alves is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a vigilante, and ally of the antihero the Punisher. She was created by Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto, and first appeared in ''The Punisher (2011 series), The Punisher'' Vol. 9, #1 (August 2011). Publication history Rachel debuted in the premiere issue of ''The Punisher (2011 series), The Punisher'' Vol. 9, and was present in all but two of the proceeding fifteen entries of the run, her absences being in Issues #7 and #11. Rachel was also included in the Omega Effect storyline, which consisted of ''Avenging Spider-Man'' #6, ''The Punisher'' Vol. 9, #10, and ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' Vol. 3, #11. Following ''The Punisher'' Vol. 9, Rachel had a role in all five issues of Punisher: War Zone (2012 series), ''Punisher War Zone'' Vol. 3, and a part in Issues #11-12 of ''The Punisher'' Vol. 10. Fictional character biograph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Punisher (2011 Series)
''The Punisher'' is a Marvel Comics, Marvel comic book ongoing series, series featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher, written by Greg Rucka. This series of ''The Punisher'' continues the tradition of Matt Fraction's ''The Punisher War Journal (2007 series), War Journal'' series and Rick Remender's previous ''Punisher (2009 series), Punisher'' series and places the character firmly in the ongoings of the larger Marvel Universe, interacting with other superheroes like Spider-Man, the Avengers (comics), Avengers, and Wolverine (character), Wolverine more frequently than before. Although the series' first issue was released at the time of the ''Fear Itself (comics), Fear Itself'' event, Rucka stated his intent to focus the series solely on the Punisher's exploits without having larger Marvel U events interfere with the flow of the series, but if need be, could interact with other heroes when the story called for it. Story The series, although being a self-tit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Owl (Marvel Comics)
The Owl (Leland Owlsley) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted usually as an enemy of the superheroes Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Spider-Man and Black Cat (Marvel Comics), Black Cat. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Joe Orlando, the character first appeared in ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' #3 (August 1964). The character has appeared in numerous media adaptations, including the television series ''Daredevil (TV series), Daredevil'' (2015), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which he was played by Bob Gunton. Publication history The character first appeared in ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' #3 (August 1964). He was a recurring foe of Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil during the 1960s and 1970s. Since then, he has made occasional appearances in various Marvel titles, against such superheroes as Spider-Man, and has faced Daredevil again. O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suicide By Cop
Suicide by cop (SbC), also known as suicide by police or law-enforcement-assisted suicide, is a suicide method in which a suicidal individual deliberately behaves in a threatening manner with intent to provoke a lethal response from a public safety or law enforcement officer to end their own life. Overview There are two broad categories of "suicide by cop". The first is when someone has committed a crime and is being pursued by the police and decides that they would rather die than be arrested. These people may not otherwise be suicidal but may simply decide that life is not worth living if they are incarcerated and thus will provoke police to kill them. The second version involves people who are already contemplating suicide and who decide to provoke law enforcement into killing them. These individuals may commit a crime with the specific intention of provoking a law enforcement response. The idea of dying by suicide in this manner is based on trained procedures of law enfo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New York City Police Department
The City of New York Police Department, also referred to as New York City Police Department (NYPD), is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is the largest, and one of the oldest, municipal police departments in the United States. The NYPD is headquartered at 1 Police Plaza, located on Park Row in Lower Manhattan near City Hall. The NYPD's regulations are compiled in title 38 of the '' New York City Rules''. Dedicated units of the NYPD include the Emergency Service Unit, K-9, harbor patrol, highway patrol, air support, bomb squad, counterterrorism, criminal intelligence, anti-organized crime, narcotics, mounted patrol, public transportation, and public housing units. The NYPD employs over 40,000 people, including more than 30,000 uniformed officers as of September 2023. According to the official CompStat database, the NYPD responded to nearly 500,000 reports of crime and made over 200,000 arrests during 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus (Dr. Otto Octavius), also known as Doc Ock for short, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #3 (July 1963). He is a highly intelligent, myopic, and stocky mad scientist who sports four strong and durable appendages resembling an octopus's tentacles, which extend from his body and can be used for various purposes. After his mechanical harness became permanently fused to his body during a laboratory accident, he turned to a life of crime, and came into conflict with the superhero Spider-Man. He has endured as one of Spider-Man's most prominent villains, and is regarded as one of his three archenemies, alongside the Green Goblin and Venom. He is the founder and leader of the Sinister Six, the first supervillain team to oppose Spider-Man. While usually portrayed as a supervillain, Doctor Octopus has also been occasio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adamantium
Adamantium is a fictional metal alloy, most famously appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is best known as the substance bonded to the character Wolverine's skeleton and claws. First mention in Marvel comics It was first mentioned in Marvel Comics in a story scripted by writer Roy Thomas and drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith and Syd Shores in '' The Avengers'' #66 (July 1969). Here, it is part of supervillain Ultron's outer shell. In the stories where it appears, the defining quality of adamantium is its indestructibility. Etymology The word is a pseudo-Latin neologism (real Latin: ''adamans'', from original Greek ''ἀδάμας'' indomitable ''adamantem'' atin accusative based on the English noun and adjective '' adamant'' (and the derived adjective ''adamantine'') added to the neo-Latin suffix " -ium". The adjective ''adamant'' has long been used to refer to the property of impregnable, diamond-like hardness, or to describe a firm/resolute positio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Supervillain
A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary adversary of a superhero in the same story. Description Supervillains are often used as foil (literature), foils to present a daunting challenge to a superhero. In instances where the supervillain does not have superhuman, mystical, or alien powers, the supervillain may possess a genius intellect or a skill set that allows them to draft complex schemes or commit crimes in a way normal humans cannot. Other traits may include wiktionary:megalomania, megalomania and possession of considerable resources to further their aims. Many supervillains share some typical characteristics of real-world dictators, gangsters, mad scientists, trophy hunting, trophy hunters, corrupt businesspeople, serial killers, and terrorism, terrorists, often having an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daredevil (Marvel Comics Character)
Daredevil is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Literary editor, writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with some input from Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' #1 (April 1964). Daredevil is the alias of Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock, a lawyer blinded in childhood in a chemical accident that gave him special abilities. While growing up in New York City's Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, Hell's Kitchen, a crime-ridden, working class, working-class, Irish-American neighborhood, Murdock pushes a man from the path of an oncoming truck and is blinded by a Radioactive contamination, radioactive substance that falls from the vehicle. His exposure to the radioactive material heightens his remaining senses beyond normal human ability and gives him a "radar sense". His father, a boxer named Jack Murdock (character), Jack Murdock, is a single man raising his now-blind son to form a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Secret Empire (organization)
The Secret Empire is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in ''Tales to Astonish'' #81 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They were originally a branch of Hydra but later became a separate independent group. They made their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a major antagonist in season 2 of '' Agent Carter''. Under this incarnation, they are named the Council of Nine. Publication history The Secret Empire first appeared in ''Tales to Astonish'' #81 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Fictional organization history This subversive organization has been headed by a number of different leaders, always known as "Number One", with each iteration's goals following the desires of its current leader. The Secret Empire was founded by a scientist who felt like an anonymous nobody. The organization began as a criminal enterprise, a subsidiary of HYDRA, which provided it with financial support ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hydra (comics)
Hydra (often capitalized as HYDRA) is a fictional list of designated terrorist organizations, terrorist organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Its name alludes to the mythical Lernaean Hydra, as does its motto: "Cut off one head, two more shall take its place," proclaiming the group's resilience and growing strength in the face of resistance. Originally a Nazi Germany, Nazi organization led by the Red Skull during World War II, Hydra is taken over and turned into a Neo-Fascism, neo-fascist international crime syndicate by Baron Strucker, Baron Wolfgang von Strucker. Hydra agents often wear distinctive green garb featuring a serpent motif. Hydra's plans for world domination are regularly foiled by Marvel Universe superheroes and the intelligence organization S.H.I.E.L.D. Hydra has appeared in various media adaptations, including films, television series, and video games. It plays a major role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Publication histo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Advanced Idea Mechanics
A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) is a fictional criminal organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, it First appearance, first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #146 (July 1966). A.I.M. is primarily depicted as a think tank of brilliant scientists dedicated to world domination through technological means. The organization started as a branch of Hydra (comics), HYDRA founded by Baron Strucker. Its most notable creations include the Cosmic Cube, Super-Adaptoid, and MODOK, who has been depicted as a prominent member of A.I.M. and sometimes the organization's leader. Since its original introduction in comics, A.I.M. has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products including video games and Television show, television series. The organization made its live action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Iron Man 3'' (2013), in which it was headed by Aldrich Killian. Publication history A.I.M. debuted in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Black Spectre
Black Spectre has two meanings for fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first Black Spectre is the name of a fictional organization which first appeared in '' Daredevil'' #108 (March 1974) and was created by writer Steve Gerber and penciller Bob Brown. It was a league of costumed female commandos, entranced by the Mandrill into doing his bidding, and led by Nekra. The second Black Spectre is a fictional supervillain who first appeared in ''Moon Knight'' #25 (Nov. 1982) and was created by writer Doug Moench and penciller Bill Sienkiewicz. The character is one of the greatest enemies of the vigilante Moon Knight. Publication history The Black Spectre organization first appeared in '' Daredevil'' #108 (March 1974) and was created by writer Steve Gerber and penciller Bob Brown. The organization subsequently appeared in the next issues of the series with ''Daredevil'' #109-112 (May–Aug. 1974) written again by Steve Gerber. The author us ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |