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Sharon Ventura
Sharon Ventura, also known as She-Thing, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She has used the pseudonym Ms. Marvel and has served as a member of the Fantastic Four and the female wrestlers known as the Grapplers. Publication history Created by Mike Carlin and Ron Wilson, the character first appeared in '' Thing'' #27 (September 1985). Fictional character biography Sharon Ventura met Thing at the time when he was involved with the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation (UCWF). Inspired by him, she signed up for the Power Broker's program in order to have her strength augmented and join the UCWF. The Power Broker (actually Curtiss Jackson), employed Dr. Karl Malus to create super-powered wrestlers for his competitions. Sharon was unaware of the criminal activities of Jackson or Malus. While boosting their subjects' strength, the pair addicted the subjects to a drug, ensuring their obedience. It has been implied that she was ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Neary
Paul Neary (18 December 1949 – 10 February 2024) was a British comic book artist, writer and editor. His first work was for Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working with Dez Skinn at Marvel UK as well as work for '' 2000 AD''. He later became editor-in-chief of Marvel UK in the 1990s but is now best known for inking Bryan Hitch's work on '' The Ultimates'' for Marvel Comics. Biography His first published work was in Warren's anthology title, ''Eerie'', working on various stories and series including "Hunter" and its sequels, before drawing various ''Future Shocks'' for '' 2000AD'' for various writers, including Alan Moore. In 1979 he started working on '' Hulk Weekly'' for Marvel UK which had just been drastically revamped by Dez Skinn. During this time he drew various strips for Marvel UK, including ''Hulk'' and Nick Fury, plus helping new artists such as Alan Davis. During the early 1980s he created '' Madman'' for Dez Skinn's ''Warrior'' before becoming a regula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diablo (Marvel Comics)
Diablo (Esteban Corazón de Ablo) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as an evil alchemist, and an enemy of the Fantastic Four. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #30 (September 1964). Publication history Diablo was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #30 (September 1964). In a 2013 interview with Chris Hardwick of Nerdist, creator Lee said that Diablo was his greatest regret because he could not remember the character aside from his name, who he is, and why he did what he did, saying, "When you create a character you should feel you know him". Fictional character biography Esteban Corazón de Ablo was a powerful alchemist in 9th century Saragossa, who sold his soul to the demon Mephisto to lengthen his life far beyond a human span. Years later, Diablo set up a base in Transylvania where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Knights 4
''Marvel Knights 4'' is the name of a comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero team, the Fantastic Four. The series was launched as part of the company's Marvel Knights imprint, and ran for 30 issues (Apr. 2004 – Aug. 2006). All issues in the series were written by playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ... Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and presented stories that focused less upon science fiction themes than typical Fantastic Four tales. Publication history In 2004, Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief Joe Quesada announced that playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa would become the new writer for ''Fantastic Four'', one of the company's flagship titles. Soon thereafter, Marvel announced that Aguirre-Sacasa would be given a new Fantastic Four title to be pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' #1 (November 1961). Susan Storm is a founding member of the Fantastic Four and was the first female superhero published by Marvel during the Silver Age of Comic Books. Dr. Susan "Sue" Storm received her powers by being exposed to a cosmic storm, and was known as Invisible Girl during her early years with the team. After being brainwashed at some point, she decides to change her identity from then onward to reflect a more confident version of herself. As a human mutate, she possesses two powers: invisibility and Force field (fiction), force fields. Her invisibility power deals with bending light waves and allows her to render herself and other objects invisibility, invisible. She can also project powerful fields of invisible psionic, hyperspace-based energy that she u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inhumans
The Inhumans are a superhuman race of super beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many people associate the name "Inhumans" with this particular team of superpowered characters. The Inhumans first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' No. 45 (December 1965), though members Medusa (comics), Medusa and Gorgon (Inhuman), Gorgon appeared in earlier issues of that series (#36 and No. 44, respectively). Their home, the city of Attilan, was first mentioned years earlier, in a ''Tuk the Caveboy'' story written and drawn by Jack Kirby that appeared in ''Captain America Comics'' No. 1 (March 1941). The city was described as the home of a race that was evolutionarily advanced when human beings were still in the Stone Age. The Inhuman Royal Family has been adapted to numerous Marvel animated series and video games over the years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyja
Lyja is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A Skrull, she possesses the ability to shapeshift into almost any humanoid or animal form. Modifications on her body give her the power to generate energy blasts. Publication history Lyja the Laserfist first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #357 (Oct. 1991), and was created by Tom DeFalco and Paul Ryan. She was revealed to have been impersonating Alicia Masters ever since ''Fantastic Four'' #265 (April 1984). Lyja remained a supporting character in the series until the launch of the " Heroes Reborn" storyline in 1996. She returned in a tie-in to the ''Secret Invasion'' limited series in 2008. Fictional character biography The Skrull Empire—longtime enemies of the Fantastic Four—embarked on a plan to infiltrate the team by impersonating Alicia Masters. The author of the plan, Paibok, selected the warrior Lyja to be the spy and espionage agent—possibly as retribution because they had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Defenders
The Defenders are a set of superhero groups with rotating membership appearing in American comic books published by 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 G .... They are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders" who, in their prior adventures, are known for following their own agendas. The team often battle mysticism, mystic and supernatural threats. Its original incarnation was led by Doctor Strange and included Hulk, Namor, and Silver Surfer. They first appeared as the Defenders in ''Marvel Feature'' #1 (Dec. 1971), before receiving their own title, ''The Defenders (comic book), The Defenders'', in 1972. The group had a rotating line-up from 1972 until 1986, with Dr. Strange and the Hulk being usually constant members along with a numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
