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Sun (comics)
''Sun'' was a weekly British comics periodical published by J. B. Allen, Amalgamated Press and Fleetway Publications between 11 November 1947 and 17 October 1959. During this time it was also known as ''Sun Comic'', ''Sun Adventure Weekly'', ''The Cowboy Sun Weekly'', ''The Cowboy Sun'', ''The Sun'' and ''Sun Weekly'' at various points, and ran for 551 issues before merging with ''Lion''. While predominantly featuring Westerns and other historical adventure stories, the title's best-remembered character would be the World War II fighter pilot Battler Britton, who first appeared in 1956 and foreshadowed the popularity of war comics in Britain through the 1960s and 1970s. Creation Sale-based publisher J.B. Allen had launched the first new post-war British comic - '' The Comet'' - in 1946. It had quickly become a success and the company looked to add a companion title. However post-war rationing and austerity meant permission to create new titles was difficult to obtain. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battler Britton
Battler Britton is a British comics character created by Mike Butterworth and Geoff Campion.McNeil, Jamie"Battler Britton" ''The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide''. Retrieved April 7, 2021. He first appeared in Amalgamated Press' ''Sun'' in 1956, and later was featured in ''Knockout'', and the long-running digest titles ''Thriller Picture Library'', ''Air Ace Picture Library'', and ''War Picture Library''. Wing Commander Robert Hereward "Battler" Britton is a former member of the French Foreign Legion. He was one of the Royal Air Force's top pilots during World War II, proficient on both Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes. Publication history Original run ''Battler Britton'' first appeared in Amalgamated Press' ''Sun'' #362 (January 14, 1956) (''Sun'' was acquired by AP from rival publisher J. B. Allen).Clark, Alan. ''Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors'' (The British Library, 1998), pp. 107-108. Mike Butterworth wrote early episodes of ''Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the Crusades before returning to England to find his lands taken by the Sheriff. In the oldest known versions he is instead a member of the yeoman class. Traditionally depicted dressed in Lincoln green, he is said to have robbed from the rich and given to the poor. Through retellings, additions, and variations, a body of familiar characters associated with Robin Hood has been created. These include his lover, Maid Marian, his band of outlaws, the Merry Men, and his chief opponent, the Sheriff of Nottingham. The Sheriff is often depicted as assisting Prince John in usurping the rightful but absent King Richard, to whom Robin Hood remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million Military personnel, personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Air warfare of World War II, Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Comet Stories
A list of stories published in the J.B. Allen/ Amalgamated Press/Fleetway Publications weekly boys' comic '' Comet'' between 1946 and 1959. Air Taxi :Published: 18 June to 30 July 1949 :Artist: Reg Beaumont Air cargo pilot Bill and co-pilot Lynn find their latest assignment - transferring the Red Arrow racing car to France - attracts the attention of thieves. *Front cover strip. The Astounding Adventures of Marco Polo :Published: 10 March to 12 May 1951 :Artist: Patrick Nicolle Explorer Marco Polo and warrior maid Shireen encounter pirates and mystics in the Far East. The Banner of the Silver Lion :Published: 6 November 1954 to 29 January 1955 :Artist: Patrick Nicolle After his father is killed in battle, noble Simon de Montfort must deal with his avaricious brother Amory. Billy Bunter :Published: 17 December 1947 to 17 February 1951 (text); 9 February 1952 to June 1958 (strip) :Illustrator: C. H. Chapman (text) :Artists: Reg Parlett, George Parlett, Tom Laidler, Reg Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy The Kid
Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21. He also fought in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders. McCarty was orphaned at the age of 15. His first arrest was for stealing food at the age of 16 in 1875. Ten days later, he robbed a Chinese laundry and was arrested again but escaped shortly afterwards. He fled from New Mexico Territory into neighboring Arizona Territory, making himself both an outlaw and a federal fugitive. In 1877, he began to call himself "William H. Bonney". Two versions of a wanted poster dated September 23, 1875 referred to him as "Wm. Wright, better known as Billy the Kid". After killing a blacksmith during an altercation in August 1877, McCarty became a wanted man in Arizona and returned to N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valiant (comics)
''Valiant'' was a British boys' adventure comics anthology which ran from 1962 to 1976. It was published by IPC Magazines and was one of that company's major adventure titles throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Publication history The title went through a number of name changes and mergers, although always returning to its simpler one-word name. On 23 February 1963, it merged with ''Knockout'' to become ''Valiant and Knockout''. With the issue from February 1964, the title dropped "Knockout" and reverted to simply ''Valiant''. In June of 1963, Fleetway (IPC) brought out the first two (per month) issues of the digest-sized spinoff ''Valiant Picture Library'' which featured stories that had nothing to do with the main title. ''Valiant Picture Library'' cost one shilling. It ultimately ran 144 monthly issues from 1963 to 1969. With issue #137 (15 May 1965), the title went from 28 to 40 pages for one penny more (to seven pence). ''Valiant'' merged with '' Smash!'' in April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Jones
Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones. Early life, military service Jones was born Charles Frederick Gebhart on the outskirts of Vincennes, Indiana, on December 12, 1891—some sources indicate December 4, 1889, but his marriage license and military records confirm the 1891 date. In 1907 he joined the United States Army a month after his 16th birthday: his mother had signed a consent form that gave his age as 18. He was assigned to Troop G, 6th Cavalry Regiment, and was deployed to the Philippines in October 1907, where he served in combat and was wounded during the Moro Rebellion. Upon his return to the US in December 1909, he was honorably discharged at Fort McDowell, California. Jones had an affection for race cars and the racing industry and became close friends with early driver Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photo Comics
Photo comics are a form of sequential storytelling that uses photographs rather than illustrations for the images, along with the usual comics conventions of narrative text and word balloons containing dialogue. They are sometimes referred to in English as fumetti, photonovels, photoromances, and similar terms. The photographs may be of real people in staged scenes, or posed dolls and other toys on sets. Although far less common than illustrated comics, photo comics have filled certain niches in various places and times. For example, they have been used to adapt popular film and television works into print, tell original melodramas, and provide medical education. Photo comics have been popular at times in Italy and Latin America, and to a lesser extent in English-speaking countries. Terminology The terminology used to describe photo comics is somewhat inconsistent and idiosyncratic. ''Fumetti'' is an Italian word (literally "little puffs of smoke", in reference to word balloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of St
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Joe Young (1949 Film)
''Mighty Joe Young'' (also known as ''Mr. Joseph Young of Africa'' and ''The Great Joe Young'') is a 1949 American black and white fantasy film distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and produced by the same creative team responsible for ''King Kong'' (1933). Produced by Merian C. Cooper, who wrote the story, and Ruth Rose, who wrote the screenplay, the film was directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and stars Robert Armstrong (who appears in both films), Terry Moore, and Ben Johnson in his first credited screen role. Animation effects were handled by Ray Harryhausen, Pete Peterson and Marcel Delgado. ''Mighty Joe Young'' tells the story of a young woman, Jill Young, living on her father's ranch in Africa, who has raised the title character, a large gorilla, from an infant and years later brings him to Hollywood seeking her fortune in order to save the family homestead. Plot In 1937 Tanganyika territory, Africa, eight-year-old Jill Young is living with her father on his ranch. While in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RKO Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum (KAO) theater chain and Joseph P. Kennedy's Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) studio were brought together under the control of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in October 1928. RCA chief David Sarnoff engineered the merger to create a market for the company's sound-on-film technology, RCA Photophone, and in early 1929 production began under the RKO name (an abbreviation of Radio-Keith-Orpheum). Two years later, another Kennedy holding, the Pathé studio, was folded into the operation. By the mid-1940s, RKO was controlled by investor Floyd Odlum. RKO has long been renowned for its cycle of musicals starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the mid-to-late 1930s. Actors Katharine Hepburn and, later, Robert Mitchum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coq Hardi
Coq is an interactive theorem prover first released in 1989. It allows for expressing mathematical assertions, mechanically checks proofs of these assertions, helps find formal proofs, and extracts a certified program from the constructive proof of its formal specification. Coq works within the theory of the calculus of inductive constructions, a derivative of the calculus of constructions. Coq is not an automated theorem prover but includes automatic theorem proving tactics ( procedures) and various decision procedures. The Association for Computing Machinery awarded Thierry Coquand, Gérard Huet, Christine Paulin-Mohring, Bruno Barras, Jean-Christophe Filliâtre, Hugo Herbelin, Chetan Murthy, Yves Bertot, and Pierre Castéran with the 2013 ACM Software System Award for Coq. Coq is a wordplay on the name of Thierry Coquand, Calculus of Constructions or "CoC" and is following the French tradition to name tools after animals (''coq'' in French meaning rooster). Overview When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
