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S.T.R.I.K.E
S.T.R.I.K.E., an acronym for Special Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies, is a fictional counter-terrorism and intelligence agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The organization often deals with superhuman threats, and was introduced in '' Captain Britain Weekly'' #17 as the United Kingdom's counterpart to the United States' anti-terrorism agency S.H.I.E.L.D. This team appeared in the films '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014) and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). This version of the team were actually undercover Hydra agents. In various MCU film and television appearances, S.T.R.I.K.E. is a unit within S.H.I.E.L.D., not an independent organization. Publication history S.T.R.I.K.E. first appeared in '' Captain Britain Weekly'' #17 and was created by Gary Friedrich and Larry Lieber. Bases of operation S.T.R.I.K.E.'s original headquarters, as seen in the organization's first appearances, was an undersea air base which contain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Braddock
Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe, she first appeared in ''Captain Britain (comic), Captain Britain'' (vol. 1) #8 in 1976 as a supporting character for her twin brother Brian Braddock. Although she is initially depicted as a Precognition, precognitive telepath, Betsy is later established to be a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant, a subspecies of humans born with an "X-gene (comics), X-gene" that grants Superpower (ability), superhuman abilities, when she joins the X-Men in 1986 and becomes one of its most prominent members as Psylocke. A 1989 story written by Claremont and illustrated by Jim Lee redesigned Betsy as a Japanese woman, which was Retroactive continuity, retroactively revealed years later to be the result of a body swap with the ninja assassin Kwannon (character), Kwannon. Following nearly 30 years of publication history, both women were returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |