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Stranger's Labworld
The Stranger is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Stranger first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, X-Men'' #11 (May 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Fictional character biography The character is a cosmic entity and principally a scientist and surveyor of worlds, first visiting Earth out of curiosity. After an encounter with the X-Men and Brotherhood of Mutants, who first think he is a powerful mutant, the entity departs, taking the supervillain Magneto (Marvel Comics), Magneto and his servant Toad (Marvel Comics), Toad off-world for further study after encasing them in cocoons. The same title depicts Magneto's escape and return to Earth using a spaceship he repairs when the Stranger leaves the planet, leaving Toad behind. However, the Stranger recaptures the villain after Professor X telepathically alerts him. The Stranger reappears in the title ''Tales to Astonish'', becoming convinced that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Phantom Stranger
The Phantom Stranger is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, of unspecified paranormal origins, who battles mysterious and occult forces, sometimes under their Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo imprint. The character first appeared in an eponymous comics anthology published in August/September 1952. The Phantom Stranger made his first live-action appearance in the 2019 DC Universe (streaming service), DC Universe television series ''Swamp Thing (2019 TV series), Swamp Thing'', portrayed by Macon Blair. Additionally, Kevin Conroy, D. B. Woodside, and Peter Serafinowicz have voiced the character in animation. Publication history Volume 1 The Phantom Stranger first appeared in an eponymous six-issue comics anthology published in 1952 and was created by John Broome (writer), John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Volume 2 After an appearance in ''Showcase (comics), Showcase'' #80 (February 1969), he received another series beginning May–June 1969 that las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Overmind (comics)
The Overmind (originally the Over-Mind) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #113 (Aug 1971). Fictional character biography The Overmind is an alien belonging to the Eternals of Eyung. He was born uncounted millennia ago on the planet Eyung ("Eternus") as Grom. Acting as one of their warlords, he led massacres of entire species. He was also the reigning champion in their gladiatorial arenas. When his race had engaged the Gigantians in a war about to lead to mutual absolute destruction, Grom was chosen for his physical prowess as the receptacle for their entire population of several hundred million minds. He was launched in a protective capsule, unconscious for thousands of years while assimilating them into one single mind. In recent years he awoke and piloted his ship to the nearest inhabited planet, Earth. There he came into contact with the Fantastic Four, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Living Tribunal
The Living Tribunal is a cosmic entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Strange Tales'' #157 (June 1967) and was created by Stan Lee, Marie Severin, and Herb Trimpe. Publication history The Living Tribunal debuted in a storyline called "The Sands of Death" in '' Strange Tales'' #157–163 (June–December 1967), giving mystic hero Doctor Strange a limited time to prove Earth is worth saving. Established as apparently the supreme power in the Marvel Universe, the character made several sporadic appearances over the years, including ''What If'' #32 (April 1982); ''Rom'' #41 (April 1983) and '' Secret Wars II'' #6 (December 1985). The Living Tribunal revealed clues as to its true purpose and nature in ''Silver Surfer'' (vol. 3) #31 (December 1989). After brief appearances in the role of observer in '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' #16 (September 1991) and ''Quasar'' #26 (Sept. 1991), the character had a significant role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pluto (Marvel Comics)
Pluto is a fictional deity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Greco-Roman god of the same name. Publication history Pluto first appeared in ''Thor'' #127 (April 1966), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Fictional character biography Pluto is the Olympian god of the Underworld, death, and the dead, and is the Monarch of Hades. Much of the character's story parallels that of traditional Greek mythology. To wit, after defeating their father Cronus, Pluto and his brothers Zeus and Neptune as well as his sisters Hera, Hestia and Demeter drew lots to divide Cronus' empire among them. Pluto gained control of the Underworld as the judge of the dead. In the Marvel Universe, Pluto is depicted a scheming god who plans to overthrow Zeus. His most infamous act is when he takes Zeus' and Demeter's daughter, his niece Persephone (also known as Kore) as his wife against her will. This event goes on to cause him som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Thing (comics)
The Thing (Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm) is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. The Thing was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and he first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' #1 (cover-dated Nov. 1961). Known for his trademark rocky appearance, he has superhuman strength, a sense of humor, and the battle cry and catchphrase "It's clobberin' time!" Thing's speech patterns are loosely based on Jimmy Durante. A key feature throughout his character arc has him struggling to accept his newfound powers, which often culminates in his returning to his human form before going back to his mutated form. Eventually the Thing came to accept his mutated form and even found love with and married blind sculptor, Alicia Masters, and they adopted two alien children. The Thing notably appeared in other media, including Fantastic Four in film, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Marvel Two-in-One
''Marvel Two-in-One'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring Fantastic Four member the Thing in a different team-up each issue. Publication history Original series The concept of teaming the Thing with a different character in each issue was given a test run in '' Marvel Feature'' #11-12 and proved a success. ''Marvel Two-in-One'' continued from the team-up stories in the final two issues of ''Marvel Feature'' and lasted for 100 issues from January 1974 through June 1983. Seven ''Annual''s were also published. Artist Ron Wilson began his long association with the title with issue #12 (November 1975) and worked on it throughout its run. With issue #17, the series had a crossover with '' Marvel Team-Up'' #47, which featured Spider-Man. The second ''Marvel Two-in-One Annual'' was a crossover with '' Avengers Annual'' #7, both of which were written and drawn by Jim Starlin. The "Project Pegasus" storyline in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #53-58 saw the intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Champions (1975 Team)
The Champions are a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appears in ''The Champions'' #1 (October 1975) and was created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Don Heck. Their titular series is regarded as an example of a failed superteam comic, suffering from constant turnover in the writers and artists working on the series, lack of a consistent direction or concept, and mediocre sales. Publication history According to the letters page of ''Champions'' #6, writer Tony Isabella developed the concept of a new team of superheroes and originally wanted the roster to consist of former X-Men the Angel and Iceman, and the newly created Black Goliath. Black Goliath became unavailable when the character debuted in his own title, forcing Isabella to rethink the concept. Editor Len Wein insisted on at least five members, and Isabella added three established heroes: Russian spy Black Widow, the Greek god Hercules, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Adam Warlock
Adam Warlock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #66–67 ( cover-dates September 1967 and October 1967) created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, originally named Him. The character would later be significantly developed by Roy Thomas and Jim Starlin. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has starred in the titles '' Marvel Premiere'' and ''Strange Tales'' as well as five eponymous volumes and several related limited series. Adam Warlock is artificially created on Earth by the Enclave to be a perfect being and the next evolution of humanity. Originally known only as "Him", he learned of his creators' intentions and rebelled against them to seek a new destiny. Eventually coming across the High Evolutionary, the rechristened Adam Warlock ultimately becomes a hero of the universe, chiefly protecting it from threats such as Thanos, the Universal Church of Truth, and his evil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Infinity Gems
The Infinity Gems (originally referred to as Soul Gems and later as Infinity Stones) are six fictional gems appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, named after and embodying various aspects of existence. The gems can grant whoever wields them various powers in accordance to the aspect of existence they represent, and have the potential of turning the wielder into a god-like being when the main six (Mind, Power, Reality, Soul, Space, and Time) are held together. Thus, they are among the most powerful and sought-after items in the Marvel Universe; playing important roles in several storylines, in which they were wielded by characters such as Thanos and Adam Warlock. Some of these stories depict additional Infinity Gems or similar objects. Although the Infinity Gems altogether give their user omnipotence, the Gems only function in the universe they belong to and not in alternate realities. The Gems have appeared in several media adaptations outside of comics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. Considered one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes, he has been featured in List of Spider-Man titles, comic books, Spider-Man in television, television shows, Spider-Man in film, films, List of video games featuring Spider-Man, video games, Spider-Man in literature, novels, and plays. Spider-Man has the secret identity of Peter Benjamin Parker. Initially, Peter was depicted as a teenage high-school student and an orphan raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City after his parents, Richard and Mary Parker, died in a plane crash. Lee, Ditko, and later creators had the character deal with the struggles of adolescence and young adulthood and gave him many List of Spider-Man su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Marvel Team-Up
''Marvel Team-Up'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as the lead " team-up" character in all but ten of its 150 issues, and in six of its seven ''Annual''s. It was the first major ongoing spin-off series for Spider-Man, being preceded only by the short-lived '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' magazine. Of the issues that did not star Spider-Man, the Human Torch headlines six issues (#18, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35); the Hulk, four (#97, 104, 105, and ''Annual'' #3); and Aunt May, one (#137). Publication of most of the issues starring the Human Torch coincided with that of ''Giant-Size Spider-Man'', an alternate Spider-Man "team-up"-themed series by the regular ''Marvel Team-Up'' creative team. When cancelled with #150 in 1985, the title was replaced by ''Web of Spider-Man''. The second series was publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
Captain Marvel (real name: Mar-Vell; Earth alias Walter Lawson) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and designed by penciller, artist Gene Colan, the character first appeared in ''Marvel Super-Heroes (comics), Marvel Super-Heroes'' #12 (December 1967). He is the first character to use the moniker Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics), Captain Marvel in the Marvel Universe. The character debuted during the Silver Age of comic books and made many subsequent appearances, including a self-titled series and the second volume of the ''Marvel Spotlight'' series until The Death of Captain Marvel, his death in 1982, which has since Comic book death, remained largely permanent within mainstream continuity and most other media, with Carol Danvers (the former Ms. Marvel) becoming the primarily featured Captain Marvel in the modern age. Publication history From 1940 to 1953, Fawcett Comics published comics featuring their p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |