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Whizzer (Robert Frank)
The Whizzer (Robert L. Frank) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared during the period called the Golden Age of Comic Books. The Whizzer has super-speed powers, which (in his original origin story) he acquired from an infusion of mongoose blood. He appeared in both '' USA Comics'' and '' All Winners Comics'' from 1941 to 1946, and was revived by Marvel in the 1970s. Publication history Robert Frank / Whizzer first appeared in '' U.S.A. Comics'' #1 (August 1941), published by Timely Comics. The character was created by penciller Al Avison and an uncredited writer. Source lists " Al Avison and Al Gabrielle " as that character's creators. However''U.S.A. Comics'' #1 (Aug. 1941)at the Grand Comics Database lists Avison as penciler for the character's debut, and Gabriele solely as inker, not generally considered a co-creator position. One source credits Stan Lee as the writer, but there are no other sources to support the credi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Fagaly
Al Fagaly (January 5, 1909 – April 23, 1963) was a Golden Age American cartoonist and creator of Archie Comics' Super Duck and the syndicated gag cartoon '' There Oughta Be a Law!'' Biography Born in Waynesburg, Kentucky, his parents were Robert Valentine Fagaly (1873 – 1950) and Laura Belle Hicks Fagaly (1880 – 1960). He was the 7th great-grandson of Sarah Rapelje, the first child of European descent born in New Amsterdam. His 3rd great-grandfather, 1st Lt. Isaac Bogart Jr. served in the 3rd New York Regiment of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and his grandfather, William Harrison Hicks fought in the Civil War (71st Ohio). The family moved to Hood River, Oregon around 1911 before settling in Vancouver, Washington. He was a neighbor of Basil Wolverton. After serving in the United States Marine Corps, Fagaly returned to Vancouver in the mid-1930s and founded Columbia Photoengraving in order to get the local newspaper, ''The Columbian'', to publish his ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Markstein's Toonopedia
Don Markstein's Toonopedia (subtitled A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge) is an online encyclopedia of print cartoons, comic strips and animation, initiated February 13, 2001. Donald D. Markstein, the sole writer and editor of Toonopedia, termed it "the world's first hypertext encyclopedia of toons" and stated, "The basic idea is to cover the entire spectrum of American cartoonery." Markstein began the project during 1999 with several earlier titles: he changed Don's Cartoon Encyberpedia (1999) to Don Markstein's Cartoonopedia (2000) after learning the word "Encyberpedia" had been trademarked. During 2001, he settled on his final title, noting, "Decided (after thinking about it for several weeks) to change the name of the site to Don Markstein's Toonopedia, rather than Cartoonopedia. Better rhythm in the name, plus 'toon' is probably a more apt word, in modern parlance, than 'cartoon', for what I'm doing." Comic strips Toonopedia author Donald David Markstein (March 21, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss America (Madeline Joyce)
Miss America (Madeline Joyce Frank) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Gabriele, the character first appeared in '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' #49 (November 1943) in the Golden Age of Comic Books. Madeline Joyce is the first incarnation of Miss America. The character has also been a member of the Invaders, Liberty Legion, and All-Winners Squad at various points in her history. Publication history As superheroes began to fade out of fashion in the post-World War II era, comic-book publishers scrambled to explore new types of stories, characters, and audiences. In an attempt to appeal to young female readers, comics companies began introducing more female superheroes, including Timely's Blonde Phantom, Golden Girl, Namora, Sun Girl, and Venus, and its teen-humor star Millie the Model. Fox Comics' revival of Quality Comics' Phantom Lady and DC's Black Canary. Quality Comics had featured a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namor
Namor McKenzie (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc., the character first appeared in '' Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'' #1 (uncirculated). Namor first appeared publicly in ''Marvel Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated October 1939). It was the first comic book from Timely Comics, the 1930s–1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics. During that period, known to historians and fans as the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Sub-Mariner was one of Timely's top three characters, along with Captain America and the original Human Torch. Moreover, Namor has also been described as the first comic book antihero. The mutant son of a human sea captain and a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of Atlantis, Namor possesses the superstrength and aquatic abilities of the '' Homo mermanus'' race, as well as the mutant ability of flight, along with other supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toro (comics)
Toro is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first Toro was originally featured in Timely Comics and later published as a Marvel Comics superhero who appeared as the partner of the original Human Torch. Publication history The first Toro made his debut in Timely Comics' ''Human Torch Comics'' #2 (premiering fall 1940 with no cover date and as issue #2, having taken over the numbering from the single-issue '' Red Raven''). Toro appeared in numerous comics titles in the 1940s, both during World War II and the post-war era. He starred with Bucky in '' Young Allies Comics'', and made appearances in various issues of ''Kid Comics'', ''Amazing Comics'', ''Complete Comics'', ''Mystic Comics'', '' All-Winners Comics'', and '' Sub-Mariner Comics''. In 1948, however, the Human Torch dropped Toro as a sidekick, picking up with Sun Girl instead. Toro and the Torch later appeared in Atlas' ''Young Men'' #24 (December 1953). To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |