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Boston University
Boston University (often initialized as BU) is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers. The university is nonsectarian, but is historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church.
BU is categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In 2009–2010, BU had research expenditures of $407.8 million, or $553 million if the research led by the Medical School faculty at Boston Medical Center is included. BU is a member of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education.
Among its faculty and alumni, BU counts 7 Nobel Prize winners, including Martin Luther King, Jr. (PhD '55); 22 Pulitzer Prize winners, and numerous[quantify]Guggenheim and MacArthur fellows.
The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees, and medical and dental degrees through 18 schools and colleges on two urban campuses. The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston's South End neighborhood. BU also operates 75 study abroad programs in over 33 cities in over 20 countries and has internship opportunities in 10 different countries (including the United States and abroad).
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Canada
Canada (
/ˈkænədə/) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9,900,000 km2 (3,800,000 sq mi), Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, and its common border with the United States is the longest land border in the world.
The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonial expeditions explored, and later settled, along the region's Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy; the Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal dependence on Britain.
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FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a governmental agency belonging to the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency (counterintelligence). Also, it is the government agency responsible for investigating crimes on Indian Reservations in the United States under the Major Crimes Act. The branch has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime.
The agency was established in 1908 as the Bureau of Investigation (BOI). Its name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1935.
The agency headquarters is the J. Edgar Hoover Building, located in Washington, D.C.. The agency has fifty-six field offices located in major cities throughout the United States, and more than 400 resident agencies in lesser cities and areas across the nation. More than 50 international offices called "legal attachés" exist in U.S. embassies and consulates general worldwide.
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Germany (
i/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] (
listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation while southern and western parts remained dominated by Roman Catholic denominations, with the two factions clashing in the Thirty Years' War, marking the beginning of the Catholic–Protestant divide that has characterized German society ever since. Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states into the German Empire in 1871 which was Prussian dominated. After the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the subsequent military surrender in World War I, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic in 1918, and partitioned in the Treaty of Versailles. Amidst the Great Depression, the Third Reich was proclaimed in 1933. The latter period was marked by Fascism and World War II. After 1945, Germany was divided by allied occupation, and evolved into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In 1990 Germany was reunified.
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Kenya
Kenya ( /ˈkɛnjə/ or /ˈkiːnjə/), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator. With the Indian Ocean to its south-east, it is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya has a land area of 580,000 km2 and a population of nearly 41 million, representing 42 different peoples and cultures. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and second among Africa's highest mountain peaks. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi.
Kenya has a warm and humid climate along its coastline on the Indian Ocean which changes to wildlife-rich savannah grasslands moving inland towards the capital Nairobi. Nairobi has a cool climate that gets colder approaching Mount Kenya, which has three permanently snow-capped peaks. The warm and humid tropical climate reappears further inland towards lake Victoria, before giving way to temperate forested and hilly areas in the western region. The North Eastern regions along the border with Somalia and Ethiopia are arid and semi-arid areas with near-desert landscapes. Lake Victoria, the world's second largest fresh-water lake (after Lake Superior in the US and Canada) and the world's largest tropical lake, is situated to the southwest and is shared with Uganda and Tanzania. Kenya is famous for its safaris and diverse world-famous wildlife reserves such as Tsavo National Park, the Maasai Mara, Nakuru National Park, and Aberdares National Park.
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New York
New York (/njuː ˈjɔrk/; locally IPA: [nɪu ˈjɔək] or [nuː ˈjɔɹk] (
listen)) is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. New York is the 27th most extensive, the 3rd most populous, and the 7th most densely populated of the 50 United States. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the west and north, and Quebec to the north. The state of New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.
New York City, with a population of over 8.1 million, is the most populous city in the United States. Alone, it makes up over 40 percent of the population of New York state. It is known for its status as a center for finance and culture and for its status as the largest gateway for immigration to the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, New York City is also a destination of choice for many foreign visitors. Both the state and city were named for the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.
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Russia
Russiai/ˈrʌʃə/ or /ˈrʊʃə/ (Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə] ( listen)), also officially known as the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə] ( listen)), is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, and the US state of Alaska by the Bering Strait. At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is also the eighth most populous nation with 143 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning nine time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources and is the largest producer of oil and natural gas globally. Russia has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities.
A trademark may be designated by the following symbols:
A trademark is typically a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, or a combination of these elements. There is also a range of non-conventional trademarks comprising marks which do not fall into these standard categories, such as those based on color, smell, or sound.
The owner of a trademark may initiate legal proceedings for trademark infringement to prevent unauthorized use of that trademark. Most countries require formal registration of a trademark in order to pursue this type of action. A few countries, including the United States, recognize common law trademark rights, which means action can be taken for trademark that is in use but not registered. In the United States, registration is not required, but it increases the legal protections offered to the trademark holder.
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African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, and formerly as American Negroes) are citizens or residents of the United States that have ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
African Americans make up the single largest racial minority in the United States. Most African Americans are of West and Central African descent and are descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States. However, some immigrants from African, Caribbean, Central American or South American nations, or their descendants, may be identified or self-identify with the term.
African-American history starts in the 16th century with African slaves who quickly rose up against the Spanish explorer Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón and progresses to the present day, with Barack Obama as the 44th and current President of the United States. Between those landmarks there have been events and issues, both resolved and ongoing, including slavery, racism, Reconstruction, development of the African-American community, participation in the great military conflicts of the United States, racial segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement.
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Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight is a fictional superhero team published by Marvel Comics, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. Created by John Byrne, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 (April 1979).
Alpha Flight is noted for being "Canada's answer to the Avengers." Most team members have distinctly Canadian attributes, such as Inuit or First Nations heritage. Throughout most of its history, the team has worked for Department H, a fictional branch of Canada’s Department of National Defence that deals with super-powered villains.
The team was originally merely a part of the backstory of the X-Men’s Wolverine but, in 1983, Byrne launched an eponymous series featuring the group, which continued until 1994. Four short-lived revivals have been attempted since. After the resurrection of the team in the one shot comic Chaos War: Alpha Flight which was published as part of the Chaos War event, they went on to star in an eight-issue limited series in 2011.
Alpha Flight first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 (April 1979). They were sent to follow up on Vindicator's first mission to retrieve Wolverine from the X-Men.
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Atom (comics)
The Atom is a name shared by several fictional comic book superheroes from the DC Comics universe.
There have been five characters who have shared the Atom codename. The original Golden Age Atom, Al Pratt, was created by Ben Flinton and Bill O'Connor and first appeared in All-American Publications' All-American Comics #19 (Oct. 1940). The second Atom was the Silver Age Atom, Ray Palmer, who first appeared in 1961. The third Atom, Adam Cray, was a minor character present in Suicide Squad stories. The fourth Atom, Ryan Choi, debuted in a new Atom series in August 2006. The fifth Atom from the 853rd Century first appeared as part of Justice Legion Alpha in August 1999.
The Atom has been the star of multiple solo series, and four of the five have appeared as members of various superhero teams, such as the Justice Society of America, the Justice League, the Suicide Squad, and the Justice Legion Alpha.
The original Atom, Al Pratt, first appeared in All-American Comics #19 (Oct. 1940). He initially had no superpowers; instead, he was a diminutive college student and later a physicist who was depicted as a tough guy, a symbol of all the short kids who could still make a difference. Pratt was a founding member of the Justice Society of America, later gaining limited super-strength, and an energy charged 'atomic punch'. He died in the charge against Extant during the Zero Hour.
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Banshee (comics)
Banshee is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He operates as a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Werner Roth, the character first appeared in X-Men #28 (January 1967).
An Irish mutant, Banshee possesses a "sonic scream," capable of harming enemies’ auditory systems and causing physical vibrations. He is named after the banshee, a legendary ghost from Irish mythology, said to possess a powerful cry, although the banshee spirit is invariably female and the Irish Gaelic to English translation of Bean Sidhe (Banshee) is literally Fairy Woman, making it an odd choice for a male character (the male version is Fear Sidhe).
A former Interpol agent and NYPD officer, Banshee was always a decade older than most of the X-Men and had only a relatively short tenure as a full-time X-Man. He was, however, a mentor of the 1990s-era junior team Generation X. Caleb Landry Jones played the role of Banshee in 2011's X-Men: First Class.
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Batman
Batman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics. Originally referred to as "The Bat-Man" and still referred to at times as "The Batman", he is additionally known as "The Caped Crusader", "The Dark Knight", and "The World's Greatest Detective," among other titles.
In the original version of the story and the vast majority of retellings, Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, an American millionaire (later billionaire) playboy, industrialist, and philanthropist. Having witnessed the murder of his parents as a child, he swore revenge on criminals, an oath tempered with the greater ideal of justice. Wayne trains himself both physically and intellectually and dons a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime. Batman operates in the fictional American Gotham City, assisted by various supporting characters including his crime-fighting partner, Robin, his butler Alfred Pennyworth, the police commissioner Jim Gordon, and occasionally the heroine Batgirl. He fights an assortment of villains such as the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler, Two-Face, Poison Ivy and Catwoman. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, martial arts skills, an indomitable will, fear, and intimidation in his continuous war on crime.
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Batwoman
Batwoman (originally referred to as the Bat-Woman) is the name of several fictional characters who act as female counterparts to the superhero Batman but are older than the popular character Batgirl. The original Batwoman was created by Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff. Her alter ego is Kathy Kane. This character appears in publications produced by DC Comics and related media beginning in Detective Comics #233 (1956). The character was introduced as a love interest for Batman to disprove allegations of homosexuality in response to the backlash from the book Seduction of the Innocent (1954). When Julius Schwartz became editor of the Batman-related comic books in 1964, he removed non-essential characters including Batwoman, Bat-Girl, Bat-Mite, and Bat-Hound. Later, the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths retroactively established that Batwoman has never existed, though her alter ego Kathy Kane continued to be referred to occasionally.
The second Batwoman, Kate Kane, first appears in week 7 of the maxi-series 52 (2006), operating in Gotham City during Batman's absence following the events of the seven issue miniseries Infinite Crisis (2005). The modern Batwoman is written as being of Jewish descent and as a lesbian in an effort by DC editorial staff to diversify its publications and better connect to modern day readership. Batwoman's sexual orientation has been both criticized and praised by the general public and the character has been described as the highest profile gay character to appear in stories produced by DC Comics. Both incarnations of the character are written as the heiress of a family whose fortune is comparable to the wealth of Bruce Wayne. The name has since been used by several other characters including Selina Kyle, Helena Wayne, and Bette Kane.
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Beast (comics)
The Beast is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the mutant team of superheroes known as the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in X-Men #1 (September 1963).
When first introduced, the Beast—a mutant—possesses ape-like superhuman physical strength and agility and oversized hands and feet, though he otherwise appears to be a normal human being. Throughout his history, the Beast undergoes progressive transformations to his physiognomy, permanently gaining increasingly animalistic physical characteristics. These include blue fur, feline facial features, pointed ears, fangs, and claws. His physical power increases to even greater levels, as do his senses.
Despite his inhuman appearance, he is a brilliant man of the arts and sciences; he is a world authority on biochemistry and genetics, the X-Men's medical doctor, and the science and mathematics instructor at the Xavier Institute (the X-Men's headquarters and school for young mutants). He is also a mutant political activist. Fighting his bestial instincts and fears of social rejection, the Beast dedicates his physical and mental gifts to the creation of a better world for man and mutant. He also has a witty sense of humor.
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Bill Mantlo
Bill Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic-book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics, best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: the Eagle Award-winning Micronauts and the long-running Rom. An attorney, he also worked as a public defender. Mantlo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in 1992 and has been in institutional care ever since.
Bill Mantlo was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the oldest of three sons of William W. and Nancy Mantlo. Growing up as a comics fan, Mantlo attended Manhattan's High School of Art & Design. In college at the Cooper Union School of Art, he focused on painting and photography. Following his graduation, Mantlo held various civil servant positions and worked as a portrait photographer.
A connection with a college friend in 1974 led Mantlo to a job as an assistant to Marvel Comics production manager John Verpoorten. Mantlo's first credits were as a colorist, as he worked on several issues that appeared between October 1974 and April 1975. Soon afterword, Mantlo wrote a fill-in script for a Sons of the Tiger story in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, which led to a permanent writing position on that title. While scripting Deadly Hands, Mantlo and artist George Pérez created White Tiger, comics' first Puerto Rican superhero.
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Bimbo
Bimbo, in its popular English language usage, describes a woman who acts in a sexually promiscuous manner. The term can also be used to describe a woman who is physically attractive but is perceived to have a low intelligence or poor education. The term itself is not necessarily negative, but is sometimes used as a derogatory insult towards a woman and sometimes as a jocular, slightly flattering description.
Use of this term began in the United States as early as 1919, where it was used as a slang term for an unintelligent or brutish male. Its first inclusion in an official dictionary for its female meaning was in 1929, where the definition was given simply as "a woman".
The term bimbo is often associated with, but is separate from, the stereotypes of "Dumb blonde" and "Valley girl".
The first usage of the term Bimbo in English was for an unintelligent male, although it now most commonly used to refer to a woman unless modified as male bimbo or himbo. For clarity, sometimes the explicitly female variant bimbette is used, which has also entered The American Heritage Dictionary. Bimbette can be used to indicate a younger bimbo, as the suffix -ette signifies a smaller version.
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Black Lightning
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) was one of the first major African American superheroes to appear in DC Comics. He debuted in Black Lightning #1 (April 1977), and was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden.
The original candidate for DC Comics' first headlining black superhero was a character called the Black Bomber, a black hero who was actually a white racist and later described by comics historian Don Markstein as "an insult to practically everybody with any point of view at all." When the editor who had approved the Black Bomber left the company before the character had seen print, Tony Isabella (whose previous writing experience included Luke Cage, Marvel Comics' first black superhero with his own title) was asked to salvage the character. Isabella managed to convince editors of his Black Lightning character which he had been working on for some time, mentioning that his characters along the way were merely stepping stones.
Tony Isabella wrote the first 10 issues of Black Lightning, before handing it over to Dennis O'Neil. Only one O'Neil-scripted issue came out before the series was canceled in 1978 as part of a general large-scale pruning of the company's superhero titles known as the DC Implosion (which also canceled the debut of Vixen, which would have been DC's first title starring a female black superhero).[citation needed] Issue #12 was published in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade and World's Finest Comics #260.
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Blade (comics)
Blade (Eric Brooks) is a fictional character, a superhero/vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973) as a supporting character.
The character went on to alternatively star and co-star in several comic book series as well as a film and television series. Actor Wesley Snipes portrayed the vampire hunter throughout the film series while Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones took on the role for the television series.
Blade was introduced as a supporting character in Marvel Comics' The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973), written by Marv Wolfman and penciled by Gene Colan. The artist recalled in 2003, "Marv told me Blade was a black man, and we talked about how he should dress, and how he should look – very heroic looking. That was my input. [...] The bandolier of blades – that was Marv's idea. But, I dressed him up. I put the leather jacket on him and so on". Colan based the character's features on "a composite of black actors" including NFL football star-turned-actor Jim Brown. In this first appearance, he is referred to as "Blade - the vampire killer". He sported a 1970's style afro and wielded teak bladed knives.
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Blonde stereotype
The blonde stereotype, the stereotypical perception of blond-haired women, has two aspects. On one hand, over the history, blonde hair in women has been considered attractive and desirable. On the other hand, a blonde woman is often perceived as making little use of intelligence, as a "woman who relied on her looks rather than on intelligence." The latter stereotype of "dumb blond" is exploited in blonde jokes.
Blonde hair has been considered attractive for long periods of time in various European cultures, particularly when coupled with blue eyes. This perception is exploited in culture and advertising.
At the same time, people tend to presume that blondes are less serious-minded and less intelligent than brunettes, as reflected in "blonde jokes." The roots of this notion may be traced to Europe, with the "dumb blonde" in question being a French courtesan named Rosalie Duthe, satirised in a 1775 play Les curiosites de la Foire for her habit of pausing a long time before speaking, appearing not only stupid but literally dumb (in the sense of mute).
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Box (comics)
Box (Roger Bochs)(Deceased) was a superhero from Canada. He was featured in Marvel Comics publications, notably Alpha Flight.
Roger Bochs was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He was a brilliant engineer and mechanic, who lost both of his legs. He created a remote-controlled robot which he called Box as a play on his own name. James Hudson saw Bochs' potential. He helped him with the construction of Box and recruited Bochs into Gamma Flight, a training program for the Canadian superhero group Alpha Flight, which was led by Hudson as Guardian. Bochs quickly graduated to Beta Flight, a group for more advanced superhero trainees, but the Canadian government severed its links with Alpha Flight shortly afterwards and Beta Flight and Gamma Flight were cancelled. Some members of Beta Flight joined Alpha Flight, while most Gamma Flight-members were recruited by Jerome Jaxon, an old enemy of Hudson, to join Omega Flight, a criminal organisation. Bochs was approached as well and joined Omega Flight, but with the intention to destroy it from within. When Jaxon discovered this, he took Box's controlling helmet and had the robot attack Guardian. During the battle Guardian managed to damage Box and the feedback killed Jaxon, but the damage sustained during the battle caused Guardian's suit to explode later.
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Bronze Tiger
Bronze Tiger (Ben Turner) is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. He is a martial artist who first appeared in Dragon's Fists, a novel by Dennis O'Neil and Jim Berry, starring Richard Dragon. His first DC Comics appearance was in Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter.
Ben Turner comes from an upper middle class black neighborhood in Central City. When he was only 10 years old, he saw a burglar attacking his parents, and he proceeded to kill the man with a kitchen knife. In an effort to control the rage inside him, Turner turns to martial arts (and eventually, crime). After some time, Turner decides to travel to the far East in order to finally come to terms with his demons. There, he meets the O-Sensei, and studies under him, together with later recruit Richard Dragon. The meeting between Turner and Dragon serves as the start of the series Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter. Some time after they are approached by Barney Ling, from the organization known as G.O.O.D. (Global Organization of Organized Defense), and their (reluctant) working for Ling served as the basis for the Kung Fu Fighter series.
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Canadian
Canadians (singular Canadian) are the people who are identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be genetic, residential, legal, historical, cultural or ethnic. For most Canadians, several (frequently all) of those types of connections exist and are the source(s) of them being considered Canadians.
Aside from the Aboriginal peoples, who according to the 2006 Canadian Census numbered 1,172,790, 3.8% of the country's total population, the majority of the population is made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. After the initial period of French and then British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-aboriginal peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continues today. Elements of Aboriginal, French, British and more recent immigrant customs, languages and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by that of its linguistic, geographic and economic neighbour, the United States.
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Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover-dated March 1941), from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. As of 2007, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books had been sold in 75 countries. For nearly all of the character's publication history, Captain America was the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a frail young man who was enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort. Captain America wears a costume that bears an American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible shield that can be thrown as a weapon.
An intentionally patriotic creation who was often depicted fighting the Axis powers of World War II, Captain America was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. After the war ended, the character's popularity waned and he disappeared by the 1950s aside from an ill-fated revival in 1953. Captain America was reintroduced during the Silver Age of comics when he was revived from suspended animation by the superhero team the Avengers in The Avengers #4 (March 1964). Since then, Captain America has often led the team, as well as starring in his own series.
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Captain Confederacy
Captain Confederacy is an alternate history comic book by Will Shetterly and Vince Stone that was published between 1986 and 1992. It tells the story of a superhero created for propaganda purposes in a world in which the Confederate States of America won their independence.
John M. Ford plotted three issues of the first series, and wrote one, issue number 10's "Driving North."
The first storyline, published in twelve issues by SteelDragon Press, tells how the first Captain Confederacy, a white man, joins the rebellion against his country. The second storyline, published in four issues by Epic Comics, focuses on the struggle to control the politics of the North American countries, at a world super-hero conference in Free Louisiana. The new Captain Confederacy is a black woman, pregnant with the last Captain's baby.
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Catwoman
Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically an antihero, the character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel. Kane, a frequent movie goer, also mentioned that Jean Harlow was a model for the design.
The original and most widely known Catwoman, Selina Kyle, first appears in Batman #1 (Spring 1940) in which she is known as The Cat. She is an adversary of Batman, known for having a complex love-hate (often romantic) relationship with him. In her first appearance, she was a whip-carrying burglar with a taste for high-stake thefts. For many years Catwoman thrived, but from September 1954 to November 1966 she took an extended hiatus due to the newly developing Comics Code Authority in 1954. These issues involved the rules regarding the development and portrayal of female characters that were in violation of the Comics Code.
Since the 1990s, Catwoman has been featured in an eponymous series that cast her as an antihero rather than a supervillain. The character has been one of Batman's most enduring love interests and has been described as Batman's one true love. Many modern writers have also interpreted her activities and costumed identity as a response to a history of abuse.
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Caveman
A caveman or troglodyte is a stock character based upon widespread concepts of the way in which early prehistoric humans may have looked and behaved. The term caveman, sometimes used colloquially to refer to Neanderthal people, originates out of assumptions about the association between early humans and caves, most clearly demonstrated in cave painting or bench models.
Cavemen are frequently represented as living with dinosaurs in popular culture, despite the fact dinosaurs became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period, some 65 million years before the emergence of the human species. One of the earliest portrayals of cavemen and dinosaurs together is D. W. Griffith's Brute Force, a silent film released in 1914, while more recent examples include the comic strip B.C. and the television series The Flintstones.
Caveman-like Heraldic "wild men" were found in European and African iconography for hundreds of years. During the Middle Ages, these creatures were generally depicted in art and literature as bearded and covered in hair, and often wielding clubs and dwelling in caves. While wild men were always depicted as living outside of civilization, there was an ongoing debate as to whether they were human or animal[citation needed].
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Colossus (comics)
Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Len Wein and illustrator Dave Cockrum, he first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). A Russian mutant, the character is a member of the X-Men, and is by far the physically strongest member of the team, being able to transform into a strong metallic form. Even without his powers he holds a physically imposing figure standing at 6' 7" (200 cm). Throughout the series he has been portrayed as a quiet, shy character, honest and innocent. He has had a fairly consistent presence in X-Men-related comic books since his debut. A talented artist, he only reluctantly agrees to use his powers in combat, feeling it is his responsibility to use his abilities for the betterment of human and mutant-kind.
Canadian actor Daniel Cudmore has portrayed Colossus in both X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand. Wizard Magazine ranked Colossus 184 on the Top 200 Comic Book Characters of All Time.
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Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow (/ˈkɒri ˈdɒktəroʊ/; born July 17, 1971) is a Canadian-Britishblogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the weblog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of their licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and "post-scarcity" economics.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Trotskyist teachers, Doctorow was raised in a Jewish activist household. His father was born in a refugee camp in Azerbaijan and Doctorow became involved with nuclear disarmament activism and as a Greenpeace campaigner as a child. He received his high school diploma from SEED School, an anarchistic "free school" in Toronto, and attended four universities without attaining a degree.
He later served on the board of directors for the Grindstone Island Co-operative in Big Rideau Lake in Ontario.
During 1992 Doctorow went on a volunteer visit to Costa Rica with Youth Challenge International (YCI), which he found "profoundly good and profoundly enriching".
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Crimson Avenger
The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate fictional characters, superheroes who exist in the DC Comics Universe.
The original Crimson Avenger made his first published appearance in Detective Comics #20 (October 1938). He was a wealthy newsman named Lee Walter Travis who took up the identity of the Crimson Avenger to battle crime.
Travis initially dressed in a red trenchcoat, a fedora, and a red mask covering his face; except for the red coloring, he was visually similar to the Shadow. He had an Asian chauffeur/crime-fighting partner, and used a gas gun to subdue criminals, similar to the Green Hornet. Later, when superheroes became more popular than costumed vigilantes, his costume was changed to a more standard superhero outfit, consisting of red tights, yellow boots, trunks and crest, and a "sun" symbol which was recently stated to have been a stylized bullet hole.
He was trained in hand-to-hand combat in Nanda Parbat. While there he saw the future and witnessed an "unnamed" hero (Superman), and the man's selflessness and death at the hands of a monster (Doomsday). This inspired him to return to America and combat crime, first as a corruption-free newspaper owner and later as a masked crime fighter.
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Cyborg (comics)
Cyborg is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez, and first appears in a special insert in DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980). Cyborg is best known as a member of the Teen Titans. However, within the context of the Sept. 2011 "The New 52" relaunch of DC continuity, Cyborg is currently being established as a founding member of the Justice League.
Victor Stone is the son of Silas and Elinore Stone, a pair of scientists who decide to use him as a test subject for various intelligence enhancement projects. However, while these treatments work and Victor's IQ grows to genius-levels, he begins to resent this treatment and strikes up a friendship with Ron Evers, a young miscreant who leads him into trouble with the law. This is the beginning of a struggle where Victor strives for his own life engaging in pursuits of which his parents disapprove, such as athletics. In addition, Victor still keeps bad company that leads him into incidents such as when he is talked into participating in a street gang fight in which he is wounded. For the most part, however, Victor still has a largely normal life under the circumstances where he also refuses to follow Evers' grandiose plans of racially motivated terrorism.
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Cyclops (comics)
Cyclops is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He often serves as the field leader of the X-Men. A mutant, Cyclops emits a powerful energy beam from his eyes (an "optic blast"). In uniform, he wears a battle visor with a single, ruby-quartz lens running eye-to-eye; the resulting one-eyed appearance is why he is codenamed "Cyclops."
Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). Originally dubbed Slim Summers, by X-Men #3 his name was changed to Scott—Slim became just a nickname. Scott is the first X-Man recruited by Professor Charles Xavier; Xavier hand-picks Scott to lead his X-Men, and to carry on the legacy of his mutant-human-harmony ideals. Xavier views Scott as one of his most prized pupils; their relationship exhibits father/son qualities. From time to time Scott's extreme loyalty to Xavier has cost him dearly in his relationships with others; but, over the course of the characters' publication history, he eventually emerges from Xavier's shadow as the X-Men's undisputed leader.
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Elektra (comics)
Elektra Natchios, usually referred to only by her first name Elektra, is a fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics.
Elektra is a kunoichi – female ninja assassin – of Greek descent. She wields a pair of bladed sai as her trademark weapon. Created by Frank Miller, Elektra first appeared in Daredevil #168 (January 1981). She is a love interest of the superhero Daredevil, but her violent nature and mercenary lifestyle divide the two. She is one of Frank Miller's best-loved creations, and subsequent writers' use of her is controversial as Marvel had originally promised to not resurrect the character without Miller's permission. She has also appeared as a supporting character of the X-Men's Wolverine and in other series and mini-series as well as adaptations for the screen. In the 2003 film Daredevil and its 2005 spinoff, Elektra, the character is portrayed by Jennifer Garner. Elektra was ranked 22nd in Comics Buyer's Guide's 100 Sexiest Women in Comics list.
Created by Frank Miller, Elektra first appeared in Daredevil #168 (January 1981). She has appeared in two eponymous ongoing series and several mini-series.
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Emma Frost
Emma Grace Frost is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #129 (January 1980), and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne.
An urbane, mutant telepath with a well-noted dry wit[dead link] initially known as the White Queen, Frost has evolved from one of the X-Men's most dangerous foes to one of its most central members.
The character placed #30 as Marvel's highest ranking female on Empire's Top 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters in 2008 and took 69th place on Wizard’s 200 Greatest Characters of All Time List in 2008, ranking ahead of other X-Men with more extensive histories. She was ranked fifth in Comics Buyer's Guide's 100 Sexiest Women in Comics list.
Actress January Jones portrays the character in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class.
From her initial appearance as the White Queen of the Hellfire Club, Frost appeared as an X-Men villain over the years. She frequently appeared in Uncanny X-Men and the original volume of the New Mutants alongside her Hellions.
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Enemy Ace
Enemy Ace is DC Comics property about the adventures of a skilled but troubled German anti-hero and flying ace in World War I and World War II, Hans von Hammer, known to the world as "The Hammer of Hell."
Enemy Ace first appeared in Our Army at War # 151, (February 1965) It was a backup story that quickly gained popularity. As a World War I pilot flying for the Germans, his stories told the German side of the war, in which Hans von Hammer was a man of honor and chivalry, a flying knight in his Fokker Dr.I, but he was haunted by his duties and the constant death surrounding them.
The early series stories centered around World War I Air Combat and the strategies, tactics and honor employed by the early knights of the air. The stories were often a stark contrast between the dark brooding character Von Hammer and his softer, kinder side as in Star Spangled War Stories No 148 where Von Hammer rescues a little dog he names "Schatzi" and proceeds to befriend him, even introducing him to his dark hunting companion the gray wolf who accepts little Schatzi rather than eating him. But the Von Hammer stories were not big on happy endings, and Von Hammer goes on to lose Schatzi in a haunting scene by dropping him accidentally from his Fokker during air combat. He grieves the loss of the dog, then proceeds to massacre the remaining British pilots in an act of bloody revenge. Von Hammer was a dark character, portrayed as the inevitable result of war.
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Falcon (comics)
The Falcon is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan, and introduced in Captain America #117 (Sept. 1969), the character is mainstream comics' first African-American superhero. Marvel's previously introduced Black Panther is African, a native of the fictional country Wakanda. The Falcon followed the company's first African-American co-starring character, the non-superpowered World War II soldier Gabe Jones, and first regular supporting character, The Amazing Spider-Man's Joe Robertson. The Falcon debuted nearly three years before Luke Cage, Marvel's first African-American series star, and almost six years before the African character Storm, the first black female. The Falcon is also the first superhero of African descent not to have the word "black" as part of his superhero name, preceding the John Stewart Green Lantern by over two years. (The first African-American starring character in comics is Dell Comics' Old West gunfighter Lobo, introduced in 1965.)
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Fletcher Hanks
Fletcher Hanks, Sr. (1 December 1887, in New Jersey, United States – February 1976, in New York) was a cartoonist from the Golden Age of Comic Books, who wrote and drew stories detailing the adventures of all-powerful, supernatural heroes and their elaborate punishments of transgressors. In addition to his birth name, Hanks worked under a number of pen names, including "Henry Fletcher", "Barclay Flagg", "Bob Jordan", and "Hank Christy".
Hanks was active in comics from a period of 1939 to 1941 (though as early as 1911 he described himself as a cartoonist), writing and drawing stories for Fiction House and Fox Features Syndicate. His creations include Stardust the Super Wizard, Tabu the Wizard of the Jungle, and Fantomah (one of the first female superheroes, predating Wonder Woman).
A cult following has developed around Hanks' work in recent years. His stories and art have been reprinted in the comics anthology Raw, on the dust jacket of Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book (2004 ISBN 978-0-465-03657-8) and in the books Art Out Of Time (2006 ISBN 0-8109-5838-4) and Supermen!: The First Wave Of Comic Book Heroes 1939-1941 (2009 ISBN 1-56097-971-2), and is the subject of the book I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets: The Fantastic Comics Of Fletcher Hanks (2007, ISBN 1-56097-839-2) from Fantagraphics edited by Paul Karasik. A second volume You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (June 2009, ISBN 1-60699-160-4) reprints the rest of his works.
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Forge (comics)
Forge is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero associated with The X-Men.
A mutant with an unsurpassed brilliance in technology, Forge has had a lengthy career as a government weapons contractor. He shared a romantic relationship with Storm, and a brief affair with Mystique which led him to associate with the X-Men, beefing-up the technology at the X-Mansion. He was also a member of the Pentagon-funded mutant group X-Factor.
Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Romita Jr., Forge first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #184 (August 1984).
Forge is a mutant with an innate superhuman talent for invention - an intuitive genius, it is as natural as breathing for him. He is a Native American of the Cheyenne nation. Although he was trained as a medicine man, he has primarily relied upon technology rather than mysticism to accomplish his tasks. This rift between Forge and his elder teacher, Naze, made Forge leave his past behind and join the military.
While in the army, Forge became a good soldier and served in the Vietnam War. After rising in the ranks to become a sergeant, he was asked by S.H.I.E.L.D. to join. Forge declined, because he saw his need was in Vietnam. During his second tour of duty in the war, his comrades were killed by enemy troops; in anger, he used their spirits to summon a band of demons to destroy the opposition. Forge, concerned about his former comrades, decided to order a B-52 bombing on his position to close the portal from the world of the unliving. The bombs came down destroying the spirits. This action wasn't without a heavy price, as Forge lost his right leg and right hand. This action allowed the demon called the Adversary to come to Earth and Forge has since been hesitant to employ his mystical abilities.
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Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece is an American journalist, author, comedy performer and comic book writer. He was additionally one of the first professional Web journalists, becoming an editor of a Silicon Alley start-up in 1996.
For an Entertainment Weekly article on direct-to-video movies representing themselves as theatrical releases, he produced the first — and, after the article's publication, only — home video to obtain an MPAA rating.
Raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, Frank Lovece attended West Virginia University in that city, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in communication. He was the arts/entertainment editor of the college newspaper, the Daily Athenaeum; held posts in student government; and interned with both the WWVU statewide radio news service, and, in Washington, D.C., the USDA Cooperative Extension Service.
He became a stringer for the New York City/Long Island newspaper Newsday in the late 1980s, becoming a weekly TV columnist there in 2003. Lovece's book Hailing Taxi: The Official Book of the Show, was published in 1988, the first of several books he would write on topics including the TV series The Brady Bunch and The X-Files, and on the Godzilla movie series.
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Gabriele Dell'Otto
Gabriele Dell’Otto (born December 20, 1973) is an Italian illustrator and author whose works have been published in several countries in the fields of scientific illustration, calendars, lithographies, books, colored graphic folders, and cover work for magazines and video games.
Dell'Otto was born December 20, 1973 in Rome, Italy. He received a diploma in artistic maturity and registered in the European Design Institute.
In 1998 Dell'Otto started collaborating with the European division of Marvel Comics, producing covers, posters and lithographies for Italy, France and Germany. In Germany he started collaborating with DC Comics and other publishers such as IPP, Egmont Ehapa and MG Publishing.
In 2002-2003 the Italian Carabinieri hired him to design the images for their historical calendar.
In 2002 his work was shown to Joe Quesada, the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, who assigned him the art duties for the Secret War mini-series, written by Brian Michael Bendis.
In 2006 he illustrated the cover and promotional images of the Italian version of the Activision videogame Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.
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Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and former mayor of fictional Star City. Dressed like Robin Hood, Green Arrow is an archer who invents trick arrows with various special functions, such as glue arrows, net, explosive, time bomb, grappling, fire extinguishing, flash and tear gas arrows, as well as cryonic arrows, and even a kryptonite arrow. Originally developed as an archery-themed analogue of the very popular Batman character, writers at DC have developed Green Arrow into a voice of left-wing and progressive politics very much distinct in character from Batman, with his own supporting cast.
Throughout his first twenty-five years, Green Arrow was not a significant hero. In the late 1960s, however, writer Denny O'Neil chose to have him lose his fortune, giving him the then-unique role of streetwise crusader for the working class and the disadvantaged. In 1970, he was paired with the more law-and-order-oriented hero Green Lantern in a groundbreaking, socially conscious comic book series. Since then, he has been popular among comic book fans and most writers have taken an urban, gritty approach to the character. The character was killed off in the 1990s and replaced by a new character, Oliver's son Connor Hawke, the second Green Arrow; however, Hawke proved a less popular character, and the original Oliver Queen character was resurrected in the 2001 "Quiver" storyline. In the 2000s, the character has been featured in bigger storylines focusing on Green Arrow and the character Black Canary, such as the DC event The Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding and the high-profile Justice League: Cry for Justice storyline, the climax of which sees Green Arrow becoming a morally ambiguous anti-hero.[citation needed]
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Hellboy
Hellboy is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (Aug.1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers. The character has been adapted into two live-action feature films in 2004 and 2008 that starred Ron Perlman in the title role, and two straight-to-DVD animated films, as well as a video game.
A well-meaning demon whose true name is Anung Un Rama (Meaning "...and upon his brow is set a crown of fire..."), Hellboy was summoned from Hell to Earth as an infant on December 23, 1944 (given as his birth date by Mike Mignola) by Nazi occultists (spawning his hatred for them). He was discovered by the Allied Forces; amongst them, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who formed the United States Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD). In time Hellboy grew to be a large, red-skinned demon with a tail, horns (which he files off, leaving behind the signature circular stumps on his forehead), cloven hooves for feet, and an oversized right hand made of stone. He has been described as smelling of dry-roasted peanuts. Although a bit gruff, he shows none of the malevolence thought to be intrinsic to demons, and works with other strange creatures in the BPRD. This is said to be because of his upbringing under Professor Bruttenholm, who raised him as a normal boy.
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Hiro Nakamura
Hiro Nakamura (中村 広, Nakamura Hiro?) is a fictional character on the NBC fantasy drama Heroes who possesses the ability of space-time manipulation. This means that Hiro is able to alter the flow of time. In the show, he was played by Japanese-American actor Masi Oka.
According to the online comic on NBC.com, Hiro is named after Hiroshima, so that his family will always remember the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Tim Kring has been quoted as saying, "It's no coincidence we named him Hiro... he truly is on a hero's quest." To this end, his name is often used as a pun. His co-worker and best friend Ando once called him "Super-Hiro" in jest. Hiro is also known for his overwhelming love for waffles.
Hiro was one of the last main characters to be created by Tim Kring; he was added to the pilot episode after Kring's wife noticed none of the existing main characters were happy about their powers. During a panel session, Kring explained that he developed Hiro as a comic book geek "trapped in a life that was kind of not of his making". Thus, viewers were introduced to Hiro as an office worker in a sea of cubicles. In an interview, Tim Kring noted, "I didn't start off by saying I want a guy who can teleport. I started off by saying I wanted a guy who felt trapped in a life that was not his dream and what could be a power that would be most wish-fulfilling for that character? And that was the ability to teleport out of that life."
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Ice (comics)
Ice (Tora Olafsdotter) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in publications from DC Comics. Created by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire, she first appeared in Justice League International #12 (April 1988).
Ice is a separate character from Icemaiden, although the two are similar in appearance, group affiliation, and powers. When Icemaiden first appeared, she had blue skin and pointy ears, and was named Sigrid Nansen. When the character joined Justice League International, the comic book creators believed that her real name had never been given but were mistaken; it was revealed in the Global Guardians entry in Who's Who in the DC Universe.
After Ice was killed, the original Icemaiden (Sigrid Nansen) joined the Justice League. A backstory revealed that she was the first Icemaiden, who quit the Global Guardians when Tora appeared.
A new origin was revealed in Justice League: Generation Lost #12 (2010), written by Judd Winick and art by Fernando Dagnino Guerra.
The princess of an isolated tribe of magic-wielding Norsemen, Tora Olafsdotter has the natural ability to create and manipulate ice.
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Iceman (comics)
Iceman is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in X-Men vol. 1 #1, (September 1963).
A mutant, Iceman has the ability of cryokinesis where he can freeze anything around him and can also turn his body into ice. Although he is an Omega-level mutant, Drake has yet to tap his full mutant potential. He has, however, begun to take more interest over the years in developing his abilities. One of the original X-Men, Iceman has had a frequent presence in X-Men (and Spider-Man)-related comics, video games, animated series, and movies.
Shawn Ashmore portrayed Iceman in the X-Men films, and voices the character in The Super Hero Squad Show.
Iceman has been featured in two self-titled limited comic book miniseries, one in the 1980s by J. M. DeMatteis and another in the 2000s by Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett, art by Karl Kerschl.
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Jack Cole (artist)
Jack Ralph Cole (December 14, 1914 – August 13, 1958) was an American comic book artist and Playboy magazine cartoonist best known for creating the comedic superhero Plastic Man.
He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1999.
Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Cole—the third of six children of a dry goods-store owner and amateur-entertainer father and a former elementary school-teacher mother—was untrained in art except for the Landon School of Illustration and Cartooning correspondence course. At age 17, he bicycled solo cross-country to Los Angeles, California and back. Cole recounted this adventure in an early self-illustrated professional sale "A Boy and His Bike" (which has often been cited as appearing in Boy's Life magazine, but in fact the source of this article is unknown, but speculated to have likely appeared in Cole's hometown newspaper). Back home, Cole took a job at American Can and continuued to draw at night.
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James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks and Jeffery Deaver; a new novel, written by William Boyd, is planned for release in 2013. Additionally, Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny.
The fictional British Secret Service agent has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip and video game formats as well as being used in the longest running and the second-highest grossing film franchise to date, which started in 1962 with Dr. No, starring Sean Connery as Bond. As of 2012, there have been twenty two films in the Eon Productions series, with a twenty third, Skyfall, due for release on 26 October 2012. The film will star Daniel Craig in his third portrayal of Bond: he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series. There have also been two independent productions of Bond films, Casino Royale, a 1967 spoof, and Never Say Never Again, a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film, Thunderball.
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Jim Shooter
James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, occasional fill-in artist, editor, and publisher for various comic books. He started professionally in the medium at the age of 14, and he is most notable for his successful and controversial run as Marvel Comics' ninth editor-in-chief, and his work as editor in chief of Valiant Comics.
Jim Shooter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to parents Ken and Eleanor "Ellie" Shooter, who are of Polish descent.
At the age of 14, Shooter began selling stories to DC Comics. Writing for both Action Comics and Adventure Comics, beginning with Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966), Shooter provided not only writing but pencil breakdowns as well. Shooter created several characters for the Legion of Super-Heroes including Karate Kid, a teenage superhero who predated the martial arts fad of the 1970s; Ferro Lad, a teenage superhero who can transform to living iron; and Princess Projectra, who could cast realistic illusions. He also created the Superman villain the Parasite in Action Comics #340 (Aug. 1966). Shooter and artist Curt Swan crafted the story "Superman's Race With the Flash!" in Superman #199 (Aug. 1967) which featured the first race between the Flash and Superman, two characters known for their super-speed powers. Shooter wrote the first issue of Captain Action (Oct.-Nov. 1968), which was DC's first toy tie-in.
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Jimmy Woo
Jimmy Woo is a fictional, Chinese-American secret agent in the Marvel Comics comic-book universe. Created by EC Comics great Al Feldstein and artist Joe Maneely, the character first appeared in Yellow Claw #1 (Oct. 1956) from Atlas Comics, the 1950s predecessor of Marvel.
Jimmy Woo was the hero of an espionage series Yellow Claw, named for his antagonist, a "yellow peril" Communist mandarin. While the short-lived series named after that villain ran only four issues (Oct. 1956 - April 1957), it featured art by industry legends Maneely, Jack Kirby, and John Severin.
Kirby took over as writer-artist with issue #2 — inking his own pencil art there and in the following issue, representing two of the very rare occasions on which he did so. On the final issue, Kirby's bold lines and dynamic compositions were given uncharacteristic grittiness by the scratchy inks of Western- and war-comics veteran Severin. Also unusually for a Kirby book, other artists drew the covers: Severin on #2 and #4, Bill Everett on #3.
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John Henry Irons
Steel (John Henry Irons), also known as the Man of Iron, is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. First appearing in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993), he is the third character known as Steel and was created by Louise Simonson and artist Jon Bogdanove. Aspects of the character are clearly inspired by the African American folk hero John Henry, as well as Superman.
Doctor John Henry Irons was a brilliant weapons engineer for AmerTek Industries, who eventually became disgusted when the BG-60, a powerful man-portable energy cannon he had designed, fell into the wrong hands and was used to kill innocent people. As the company would have coerced him to retain his services, John faked his death, and eventually came to Metropolis. While working a construction job high up on a skyscraper, he fell off while saving a friend from the same fate. His own life was saved by none other than Superman. When John Irons asked how he could show his gratitude, Superman told him to "live a life worth saving." During Superman's fatal battle against Doomsday, Irons attempted to help Superman fight the deadly menace by picking up a sledge hammer, but was buried in rubble amidst the devastation. Shortly after Superman's death, he finally awoke and crawled from the wreckage, confused and saying that he "must stop Doomsday."
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King Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians. The sparse historical background of Arthur is gleaned from various sources, including the Annales Cambriae, the Historia Brittonum, and the writings of Gildas. Arthur's name also occurs in early poetic sources such as Y Gododdin.
The legendary Arthur developed as a figure of international interest largely through the popularity of Geoffrey of Monmouth's fanciful and imaginative 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain). Some Welsh and Breton tales and poems relating the story of Arthur date from earlier than this work; in these works, Arthur appears either as a great warrior defending Britain from human and supernatural enemies or as a magical figure of folklore, sometimes associated with the Welsh Otherworld, Annwn. How much of Geoffrey's Historia (completed in 1138) was adapted from such earlier sources, rather than invented by Geoffrey himself, is unknown.
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Lady Luck (comics)
Lady Luck is a fictional, American comic-strip and comic book crime fighter and adventuress created and designed in 1940 by Will Eisner with artist Chuck Mazoujian (1917-2011). Through 1946, she starred in a namesake, four-page weekly feature published in a Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert colloquially called "The Spirit Section". The feature, which ran through November 3, 1946, with one months-long interruption, was reprinted in comic books published by Quality Comics. A revamped version of the character will soon appear in publications from DC Comics, including Justice League. Lady Luck was ranked 84th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
Created and designed in 1940 by Will Eisner (who wrote the first two Lady Luck stories under the pseudonym "Ford Davis") with artist Chuck Mazoujian, Lady Luck appeared in her namesake, four-page weekly feature published in a Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert colloquially called "The Spirit Section". This 16-page, tabloid-sized, newsprint comic book, sold as part of eventually 20 Sunday newspapers with a combined circulation of as many as five million, starred Eisner's masked detective the Spirit and also initially included the feature Mr. Mystic, plus filler material. Writer Dick French took over scripting after these first two episodes. Later, writer-artist Nicholas Viscardi (later known as Nick Cardy) took over the feature from the May 18, 1941 strip through Feb. 22, 1942, introducing Lady Luck's chauffeur and assistant, Peecolo. Though his Lady Luck stories were credited under the house pseudonym Ford Davis, Viscardi would subtly work in the initials "NV" somewhere into each tale. Writer-artist Klaus Nordling followed, from the March 1, 1942 to March 3, 1946 strip, when "Lady Luck" was temporarily canceled. After briefly being replaced by the humor feature "Wendy the Waitress" by Robert Jenny, "Lady Luck" returned from returned from May 5 to November 3, 1946, under cartoonist Fred Schwab.
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Latino
Latino is a term used chiefly in the United States to refer to people of Latin American extraction or descent, though the term has also been used, perhaps incorrectly, as a synonym for Hispanic. The term latino is used to refer to males only or a combination of males and females in a group, whereas the term latina is used to refer to females only.
The U.S. Government has defined Hispanic or Latino persons as being "persons who trace their origin [to] . . . Central and South America, and other Spanish cultures." The United States Census uses the ethnonym Hispanic or Latino to refer to "persons who trace their origin or descent to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spanish speaking Central and South America countries, and other Spanish cultures." It is also stated that, "Origin can be considered as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. People who identify their origin as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race." The AP Stylebook's recommended usage of Latino includes not only persons of Spanish-speaking ancestry, but also more generally includes persons "from -- or whose ancestors were from -- . . . Latin America," including Brazilians.
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Lobo (Dell Comics)
Lobo is a fictional Western comic book hero who is the medium's first African-American character to headline his own series.
Lobo starred in Dell Comics' little-known, two-issue series Lobo (Dec. 1965 & Sept. 1966), also listed as Dell Comics #12-438-512 and #12-439-610 in the company's quirky numbering system. Created by writer Don "D. J." Arneson and artist Tony Tallarico, it chronicled the Old West adventures of a wealthy, unnamed African-American gunslinger called "Lobo" by the first issue's antagonists. On the foreheads of vanquished criminals, Lobo would leave the calling card of a gold coin imprinted with the images of a wolf and the letter "L".
Tallarico in a 2006 interview said that he and Dell writer Arneson co-created the character based on an idea and a plot by Tallarico, with Arneson scripting it.
I had an idea for Lobo. And I approached D. J. Arneson and he brought it in and showed it to [Dell editor-in-chief] Helen Meyer. ... She loved it. She really wanted to do it. Great, so we did it. We did the first issue. And in comics, you start the second issue as they're printing the first one, due to time limitations. ... All of the sudden, they stopped the wagon. They stopped production on the issue. They discovered that as they were sending out bundles of comics out to the distributors [that] they were being returned unopened. And I couldn't figure out why. So they sniffed around, scouted around and discovered [that many sellers] were opposed to Lobo, who was the first black Western hero. That was the end of the book. It sold nothing. They printed 200,000; that was the going print-rate. They sold, oh, 10-15 thousand.
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Luke Cage
Luke Cage (born Carl Lucas and also called Power Man) is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist John Romita, Sr., he first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972). He obtained his powers in an accident that left him with near impervious skin and superhuman strength.
A streetwise youth, the man called "Lucas" was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. In exchange for parole, Lucas clandestinely underwent an experimental procedure, originally intended to generate immunity to all illness; instead, it inadvertently granted him steel-hard skin and heavier, enhanced muscle. After escaping Seagate Prison, he forged the identity of "Luke Cage" becoming a "hero for hire," a sort of super-enhanced private detective—although Cage commonly refused money, or simply received none, for cases gone awry (a fair portion, for the unlucky Cage). Later, he formed a business partnership with the martial arts hero known as Iron Fist in the series Power Man & Iron Fist.
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Magical Negro
The Magical Negro, or magical black friend, is a supporting stock character in American cinema, who, by use of special insight or powers, helps the white protagonist.
African-American filmmaker Spike Lee popularized the term, deriding the archetype of the "super-duper magical Negro" in 2001 while discussing films with students at Washington State University and at Yale University. The word "Negro", now considered by many as archaic and sometimes offensive, is used intentionally to suggest that the archetype is a racial throwback, an update of the "Sambo" and "Noble savage" stereotypes.
The Magical Negro is typically but not always "in some way outwardly or inwardly disabled, either by discrimination, disability or social constraint," often a janitor or prisoner. He has no past; he simply appears one day to help the white protagonist. He usually has some sort of magical power, "rather vaguely defined but not the sort of thing one typically encounters." He is patient and wise, often dispensing various words of wisdom, and is "closer to the earth."
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Magneto (comics)
Magneto (born Max Eisenhardt, also known as Magnus and Erik Lehnsherr or Lensherr) is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the central villain of the X-Men comics, as well as the TV shows and the films. The character first appears in X-Men #1 (September 1963), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. A powerful mutant with the ability to generate and control magnetic fields, in his early appearances, his motive was simple megalomania, but writers have since fleshed out his character and origin, revealing him to be a Jewish Holocaust survivor whose actions are driven by the purpose of protecting the mutant race from suffering a similar fate. His role in comics has varied from supervillain to antihero to superhero. His character's early history has been compared with the civil rights leader Malcolm X and Jewish nationalist Meir Kahane.
Sir Ian McKellen has portrayed Magneto through the X-Men film series, while Michael Fassbender plays a younger version of the character in the film X-Men: First Class. Magneto was ranked number 1 by IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Villains list, was listed number 17 in Wizard's Top 100 Greatest Villains Ever list, and was ranked as the 9th Greatest Comic Book Character Ever in Wizard's list of the 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time, the second highest villain on that list.
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Mario
Mario (マリオ, Mario?) is a fictional character in the Mario video game franchise by Nintendo, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo's mascot and the eponymous protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Though originally only appearing in platform games, starting with Donkey Kong, Mario currently appears in varied video game genres such as racing, puzzle, party, role-playing, fighting, and sports.
Mario is depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom. He repeatedly rescues Princess Peach from the turtle-like villain Bowser and stops his numerous plans to destroy him and take over the kingdom. Mario also has other enemies and rivals, including Donkey Kong and Wario. Since 1995, he has been voiced by Charles Martinet.
As Nintendo's mascot, Mario is said to be the most famous character in video game history.Mario games, as a whole, have sold more than 210 million units, making the Mario franchise the best-selling video game franchise of all time. Outside of the Super Mario platform series, he has appeared in video games of other genres, including the Mario Kart racing series, sports games, such as the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf series, role-playing video games such as Paper Mario and Super Mario RPG, and educational games, such as Mario is Missing! and Mario's Time Machine. He has inspired television shows, film, comics, and a line of licensed merchandise.
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Nerd
Nerd is a derogatory stereotype of a person typically described as socially-impaired, obsessive, or overly intellectual. They may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular or obscure activities, pursuits, or interests, which are generally either highly technical, or relating to topics of fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. Other nerdy qualities include physical awkwardness, introversion, quirkiness, and unattractiveness. Thus, a nerd is often excluded from physical activity and is a social outsider. In the stereotypical high-school situation, they may be either considered loners by others, or they tend to associate with a small group of like-minded people. As with other pejoratives, nerd has been reappropriated by some as a term of pride and group identity.
The first documented appearance of the word "nerd" is as the name of a creature in Dr. Seuss's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950), in which the narrator Gerald McGrew claims that he would collect "a Nerkle, a Nerd, and a Seersucker too" for his imaginary zoo. The slang meaning of the term dates back to 1951, when Newsweek magazine reported on its popular use as a synonym for "drip" or "square" in Detroit, Michigan. By the early 1960s, usage of the term had spread throughout the United States, and even as far as Scotland. At some point, the word took on connotations of bookishness and social ineptitude.
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Northstar
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the twin brother of Aurora. Through his mutation, Northstar gains superhuman powers, which he uses for the betterment of society. Although originally a member of Alpha Flight, a fictional team of Canadian superhumans, Northstar is later portrayed as a member of the X-Men. He is one of the first openly gay superheroes in American comic books. He is scheduled to marry his male partner in Astonishing X-Men #51, which will be published June 27, 2012.
Northstar debuted in Uncanny X-Men #120 (April 1979) as part of the Canadian government sponsored team Alpha Flight, who seek to take Wolverine of the X-Men into custody. In 1983, Alpha Flight went on to star in its own comic, with Northstar as a charter member. In addition to the Alpha Flight comic and associated annuals, Northstar and other members of the team made numerous guest appearances in other titles, particularly Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine. Northstar was also featured in miniseries including two X-Men and Alpha Flight series and Secret Wars II.
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Plastic Man
Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a fictional comic-book superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Cole, he first appeared in Police Comics #1 (August 1941).
One of Quality Comics' signature characters during the Golden Age of Comic Books, Plastic Man can stretch his body into any imaginable form. His adventures were known for their quirky, offbeat structure and surreal slapstick humor. When Quality Comics was shut down in 1956, DC Comics acquired many of its characters, integrating Plastic Man into the mainstream DC universe. The character has starred in several short-lived DC series, as well as a Saturday morning cartoon series in the early 1980s, and as a recurring character on Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Although the character's revival has never been a commercial hit, Plastic Man has been a favorite character of many modern comic book creators, including writer Grant Morrison, who included him in his 1990s revival of the Justice League; Art Spiegelman, who profiled Cole for The New Yorker magazine; painter Alex Ross, who has frequently included him in covers and stories depicting the Justice League; writer-artist Kyle Baker, who wrote and illustrated an award winning Plastic Man series; artist Ethan Van Sciver has an affinity for the character as he always toys with the idea of launching a regular monthly Plastic Man series and often draws him for fun, and Frank Miller, who included him in the Justice League in the comics All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder and Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again.
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Pow Wow Smith
Ohiyesa "Pow Wow" Smith is a fictional Western hero published by DC Comics. Created by writer Don Cameron and penciler Carmine Infantino, he is a Sioux who is the sheriff of the small Western town of Elkhorn, where he is known as a master detective. He prefers to be addressed by his proper name, Ohiyesa, but the white citizenry take to calling him "Pow Wow" so stubbornly that he eventually gives up and accepts the nickname among them.
Originally, the Pow Wow Smith character was located in the modern West. Later stories were set in the 19th-century. It was eventually retconned that the Old West character was the ancestor of the modern-day character. Since then, Smith has remained a generation legacy, and a historical figure in the DC Universe, meeting other heroes in their occasional time travel stories.
Smith first appeared in Detective Comics #151, the only Western feature in the book. After four years as a regular feature in Detective Comics, his strip became the lead feature of Western Comics, which ran until 1961. Much of the art during the Detective period was by Leonard Starr, and when Smith found a home in Western Comics, his original illustrator Infantino returned. Stories were by France Herron and later Gardner Fox.
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Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional character, an antihero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974).
The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his war on crime. Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the mob when they witnessed a gangland execution in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on the mob and all criminals in general by using all manner of conventional war weaponry. His family's killers were the first to be slain. A war veteran, Frank Castle is a master of martial arts, stealth tactics, guerrilla warfare, and a wide variety of weapons.
The Punisher's brutal nature and willingness to kill made him a novel character in mainstream American comic books in 1974. By the late 1980s, he was part of a wave of psychologically troubled antiheroes and was featured in several monthly publications, including The Punisher War Journal, The Punisher War Zone, and The Punisher Armory. Despite his violent actions and dark nature, the Punisher has enjoyed some mainstream success (although toned down) on television, making guest appearances on Spider-Man: The Animated Series and even The Super Hero Squad Show. In feature films, Dolph Lundgren portrayed the Punisher in 1989, as did Thomas Jane in 2004, and Ray Stevenson in 2008.
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Red Wolf (comics)
Red Wolf is the name of a number of fictional characters in Marvel Comics' shared universe, the Marvel Universe.
Johnny Wakeley was the adopted name of a Cheyenne man who was raised from childhood by a white couple in the late 19th century. His adoptive parents were killed by Native Americans in retaliation for the U.S. Army cavalry's massacre of their own people. Pursued by members of his own tribe, Wakeley stumbled into the burial place of a former man known as Red Wolf and was visited by the spirit of a Cheyenne god named Owayodata. He was given the ceremonial garb of the Red Wolf, and the coup stick, his totem of power, and became the first known recorded Red Wolf. Red Wolf used his new-found great skills and prowess to promote peace between the white and Native American peoples.
The character appears in 2010's Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven.
William Talltrees is a man born in modern times, born in Wolf Point, Montana. He was the son of Thomas Talltrees, a Cheyenne tribal leader, and grew up hearing tales of the legendary Red Wolf. William witnessed his father being intimidated into selling his property to corrupt businessman Cornelius van Lunt; that night, van Lunt's henchmen killed William's family. William swore vengeance, finding and donning the ceremonial garb of Red Wolf. Owayodata visited him and imbued the young man with his spiritual legacy, granting him superhuman powers. The new Red Wolf found a wolf cub that he named Lobo and trained to be his companion. Following van Lunt back to New York, he was able to gain vengeance on him with the aid of the Avengers.
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RoboCop (character)
OCP Crime Prevention Unit 001 (formerly Detroit Police Officer Alex James Murphy and usually referred to as simply RoboCop) is a fictional Detroit cyborg police officer and the protagonist of the feature film series of the same name. The character begins as a human being who is killed in the line of duty by a vicious crime gang. Subsequently, Murphy is transformed into the cyborg entity by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products.
Since his 1987 film debut, the RoboCop character and franchise have been exercised through numerous entertainment media including multiple television series,comic books, video games, and action figures.
Police officer Alex Murphy was serving with the Detroit Police Department when its funding and administration was taken over by the private corporation Omni Consumer Products. Murphy was a devout Irish Catholic and a mild-mannered family man, living with his wife, Ellen (Nancy in the television series), and his son, Jimmy. Murphy started mimicking his son's television hero, T.J. Lazer, by twirling his gun whenever he took down a criminal. Murphy’s psychological profile stated that he was top of his class at the police academy and possessed a fierce sense of duty. This dedication explained why Murphy exhibited none of the negative attitudes and statements shared by his fellow officers when he was transferred to the Metro West Precinct, the most violent area of Old Detroit. The police dissatisfaction was a result of OCP’s (deliberate) mismanagement, and penny-pinching, which lead to the deaths of many police officers in the precinct.
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Rorschach (comics)
Rorschach (born Walter Joseph Kovacs) is a fictional comic book character and an antihero of the acclaimed 1986 DC Comics miniseries Watchmen. Rorschach was created by writer Alan Moore with artist Dave Gibbons, but as with most of the central characters in the series, he was an analogue for a Charlton Comics character, in this case Steve Ditko's The Question, and Ditko's small press character Mr. A.
His mask displays a constantly morphing inkblot that is based on the ambiguous designs used in Rorschach inkblot tests. Rorschach was named the 16th Greatest Comic Book Character by Empire magazine, 6th Greatest Comic Book Character of All Time by Wizard magazine, and 16th on Top 100 Comic Book Heroes by IGN.
Rorschach (born Walter Joseph Kovacs) is the son of Sylvia Kovacs, a prostitute, and "Charlie" (surname unknown). His mother was frequently abusive and condescending toward her son. In July 1951, at the age of 10, Kovacs became involved in a violent fight with two older bullies, in which he partly blinded one with a cigarette and took a large bite out of the other's cheek in a blind rage. Once his living conditions were finally looked into he was removed from his mother's care and put in "The Lillian Charlton Home for Problem Children" in New Jersey until 1956, where he rapidly seemed to improve, excelling at scholastics as well as gymnastics and amateur boxing.
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S.T.R.I.P.E.
S.T.R.I.P.E. (Special Tactics Robotic Integrated Power Enhancer) is a superhero in the DC Comics universe. S.T.R.I.P.E. is a powered armor suit invented and worn by Patrick "Pat" Dugan, the former adult sidekick to teenage superhero Sylvester Pemberton, the Star-Spangled Kid. "Stripesy", as he is often called, is a gifted mechanic who built the Star Rocket Racer, a bubble-topped limousine with the functions of a rocket and helicopter. Together, they were members of the Seven Soldiers of Victory and the All-Star Squadron. Stripesy was created by Jerry Siegel (co-creator of Superman) and Hal Sherman, and first appeared in Action Comics #40 (September 1941).
Pat Dugan became the costumed hero Stripesy after aiding a young Sylvester Pemberton III against Nazi spies posing as protestors at a movie on the 4th of July in 1941. The two teamed as embodiments of the American flag, Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy, in order to track down and stop the spies.
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Sabretooth (comics)
Sabretooth (Victor Creed) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. The character first appeared in Iron Fist #14 (August 1977). Originally portrayed as a non-powered serial killer, Sabretooth is later written as a mutant who possesses bestial superhuman abilities, most notably a rapid healing factor, razor-sharp fangs and claws, and superhuman senses. He is a vicious assassin responsible for numerous deaths both as a paid mercenary and for his personal pleasure.
The character Wolverine is depicted as his long-time enemy, although conflicting accounts have been given as to the origin of their feud. It is also known that he and Sabretooth were victims of the Cold War supersoldier program Weapon X, and that Sabretooth saw Wolverine as competition and tried to make his life miserable. While Wolverine is depicted as suppressing his more savage qualities, Sabretooth does the opposite and embraces them.
Sabretooth has appeared in several X-Men animated series and video games. Played by Tyler Mane, he was a henchman of Magneto in the first X-Men film and X-Men: The Official Game. Liev Schreiber plays him in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In May 2008, Wizard magazine ranked Sabretooth #193 of the 200 best comic book characters of all time. In 2009, Sabretooth was also ranked as IGN's 44th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
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Sex appeal
Sexual attraction is attraction on the basis of sexual desire or the quality of arousing such interest.Sexual attractiveness or sex appeal refers to an individual's ability to attract the sexual or erotic interest of another person, and is a factor in sexual selection or mate choice. The attraction can be to the physical or other qualities or traits of a person, or to such qualities in the context in which they appear. The attraction may be to a person's looks or movements or to their voice or smell, besides other factors. The attraction may be enhanced by a person's adornments, clothing, perfume, hair style, and anything else which can attract the sexual interest of another person. It can also be influenced by individual genetic, psychological, or cultural factors, or to other, more amorphous qualities of the person. Sexual attraction is also a response to another person that depends on a combination of the person possessing the traits and also on the criteria of the person who is attracted.
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Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes ( /ˈʃɜrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.
Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the first series of short stories in Strand Magazine, beginning with A Scandal in Bohemia in 1891; further series of short stories and two novels published in serial form appeared between then and 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1914.
All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself ("The Blanched Soldier" and "The Lion's Mane") and two others are written in the third person ("The Mazarin Stone" and "His Last Bow"). In two stories ("The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, while Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear, each include a long interval of omniscient narration recounting events unknown to either Holmes or Watson.
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Spawn (comics)
Spawn is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by Image Comics. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, the character first appeared in Malibu Sun #13 (May 1992). Spawn was ranked 60th on Wizard magazine's list of the Top 200 Comic Book Characters of All Time, 50th on Empire magazine's list of The 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters and recently 36th on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.
The series has spun off several other comics, including Angela, Curse of the Spawn, Sam & Twitch, and the Japanese manga Shadows of Spawn. Spawn was adapted into a 1997 feature film, an HBO animated series lasting from 1997 until 1999, and a series of action figures whose high level of detail made McFarlane Toys known in the toy industry.
Spawn enjoyed considerable popularity upon its initial release in the 1990s. Comic book collecting was enjoying a marked upswing at the time, fueled by the speculator boom looking for the next hot book that would jump in value after its release. McFarlane had also already enjoyed superstar status among comic fans with his work on Spider-Man, which had featured McFarlane's name prominently as both writer and artist. McFarlane's subsequent break with Marvel and the formation of Image Comics was seen by many as a sea-change event, changing the very way in which comics were produced. Wizard Magazine, on May 2008, rated "The Launch of Image Comics" as No.1 in the list of events that rocked the Comic Industry from 1991 to 2008.
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Spider-Girl
Spider-Girl (May "Mayday" Parker) is a superheroine in Marvel Comics' MC2 universe. The character was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz as the teenage daughter of Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson, and first appeared in What If (vol. 2) #105 (February 1998). She later acquired her own ongoing comic book, Spider-Girl, written by DeFalco and drawn by Frenz and Pat Olliffe, which was the longest-running superhero book with a lead female character ever published by Marvel before being relaunched as The Amazing Spider-Girl, and later The Spectacular Spider-Girl. Peter and Mary Jane named their daughter after his Aunt May.
Spider-Girl first appeared in a one-shot story in the ongoing series What If. Following positive fan response to the concept, Spider-Girl and two other series (A-Next and J2) set in the same alternate future universe were launched under the MC2 imprint. Although each of these titles were slated to be 12-issue limited series, Spider-Girl's initial sales justified their continuation as ongoing titles.
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Tempo (comics)
Tempo is a fictional, African-American mutant villain in the Marvel Comics universe. She was first introduced as a member of the Mutant Liberation Front in the comic title New Mutants, when Rob Liefeld took over as the penciller of that series. Although she was first allied with villains, she once seemed to see error in those ways and retire to a normal life.
Tempo was one of the founding members of the terrorist organization known as the Mutant Liberation Front (or MLF). One of their first missions under the leadership of Stryfe was to liberate the incarcerated New Mutants members Rusty and Skids. They broke them out of prison and the pair joined the MLF out of confusion (and, as later evidence showed, neural implants kept them there). Tempo continued to be a mainstay in the team's ventures, including fighting Wolverine, Sunfire, X-Factor and other heroes while causing mayhem in the name of mutant rights.[volume & issue needed]
In the battle with X-Factor, Tempo attempts to use her time-bending powers against the super-speedster known as Quicksilver, but she—along with her teammates—discover that X-Factor is a much tougher foe than X-Force when they are defeated and Stryfe is almost captured.[volume & issue needed]
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The Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional character, an antihero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974).
The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his war on crime. Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the mob when they witnessed a gangland execution in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on the mob and all criminals in general by using all manner of conventional war weaponry. His family's killers were the first to be slain. A war veteran, Frank Castle is a master of martial arts, stealth tactics, guerrilla warfare, and a wide variety of weapons.
The Punisher's brutal nature and willingness to kill made him a novel character in mainstream American comic books in 1974. By the late 1980s, he was part of a wave of psychologically troubled antiheroes and was featured in several monthly publications, including The Punisher War Journal, The Punisher War Zone, and The Punisher Armory. Despite his violent actions and dark nature, the Punisher has enjoyed some mainstream success (although toned down) on television, making guest appearances on Spider-Man: The Animated Series and even The Super Hero Squad Show. In feature films, Dolph Lundgren portrayed the Punisher in 1989, as did Thomas Jane in 2004, and Ray Stevenson in 2008.
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Vic Stone
Cyborg is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez, and first appears in a special insert in DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980). Cyborg is best known as a member of the Teen Titans. However, within the context of the Sept. 2011 "The New 52" relaunch of DC continuity, Cyborg is currently being established as a founding member of the Justice League.
Victor Stone is the son of Silas and Elinore Stone, a pair of scientists who decide to use him as a test subject for various intelligence enhancement projects. However, while these treatments work and Victor's IQ grows to genius-levels, he begins to resent this treatment and strikes up a friendship with Ron Evers, a young miscreant who leads him into trouble with the law. This is the beginning of a struggle where Victor strives for his own life engaging in pursuits of which his parents disapprove, such as athletics. In addition, Victor still keeps bad company that leads him into incidents such as when he is talked into participating in a street gang fight in which he is wounded. For the most part, however, Victor still has a largely normal life under the circumstances where he also refuses to follow Evers' grandiose plans of racially motivated terrorism.
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Vixen (comics)
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe) is a character, a comic book superheroine published by DC Comics universe. She debuted in Action Comics #521 (July 1981), and was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner.
She was nearly the first black female DC superhero to star in her own series, but the first issue of her series was canceled in the DC Implosion in 1978, never to be released. The story was subsequently printed in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade.
Since her debut in Action Comics, she has primarily appeared in team books, most notably various incarnations of the Justice League and Suicide Squad.
In October 2008, G. Willow Wilson began the new five-issue limited series, Vixen: Return of the Lion.
In ancient Africa, there was a legend that the warrior Tantu asked Anansi the Spider to create a totem that would give the wearer all of the powers of the animal kingdom, if they would use the power to protect the innocent. As shown in the pages of Animal Man, it is possible that the "Anansi" who Tantu met, may have been a member of the alien race who gave Buddy Baker the ability to "tap the morphogenetic field" — or, as shown in the pages of Justice League, the aliens may have been Anansi in disguise. This field allows Buddy to imitate the abilities of nearby animals. According to the Animal Man series, Mari's Tantu totem may tap into that same field. Tantu used the totem to become Africa's first legendary hero. The totem was later passed down to Tantu's descendants until it reached the McCabes.
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Wasp (comics)
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe and founding member of the Avengers. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963).
After the character's 2008 death, Henry Pym became Marvel Comics' new Wasp briefly.
Both versions are depicted as having the ability to shrink to a height of perhaps several centimeters, grow to giant size, fly by means of insectoid wings (which appear only at small size), and fire energy blasts.
In May 2011, the Wasp placed 99th on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time. The character was ranked 94th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
Janet van Dyne debuted as Henry "Hank" Pym's partner in Tales to Astonish #44 (written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby), originally only serving as his partner to avenge the death of her father, scientist Vernon van Dyne. Later in the same issue, she decided to stay with Hank only because she was in love with him, wanting him to realize that he loved her back. They both realized their feelings for each other in Tales to Astonish #56, although it wasn't until later in the series that they acted on them.
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Werewolf by Night
Werewolf by Night (birth name Jacob Russoff, legal name Jack Russell) is a fictional character, an antiheroic werewolf in the Marvel Comics universe. The Werewolf by Night (usually referred to by other characters simply as the Werewolf) first appeared in Marvel Spotlight vol. 1 #2.
Werewolf by Night, Volume 1 ran for 43 issues during the 1970s. Issue #32 is notable for containing the first appearance of Moon Knight. Five 'Giant-Size' editions were also published during this time. Jack Russell also co-starred with Tigra in Giant Size Creatures #1, which was the first appearance of Greer Grant as Tigra instead of the Cat.
Jack Russell was dormant for most of the 1980s. The character's appearance was radically revamped in Moon Knight, Volume 1 #29. He guest-starred in various issues of Spider-Woman, Volume 1, West Coast Avengers, and Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme.
Werewolf by Night was later revived in the pages of Marvel Comics Presents, where he appeared irregularly from 1991-1993. He also made regular appearances as a supporting cast member in the pages of Morbius, the Living Vampire from 1993-1995. A letters page in an issue of Morbius mentioned that a Werewolf by Night miniseries by Len Kaminski and James Fry was in the works, but the miniseries was never published.
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Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound, disease or toxin at an accelerated rate. The healing factor also slows down his aging process, enabling him to live beyond a normal human lifespan. His powerful healing factor enabled the supersoldier program Weapon X to bond the near-indestructible metal alloy adamantium to his skeleton and claws without killing him. He is most often depicted as a member of the X-Men, Alpha Flight, or later the Avengers.
The character first appeared in the last panel of The Incredible Hulk #180 (his first full appearance is in issue #181, November 1974) and was created by writer Len Wein and Marvel art director John Romita, Sr., who designed the character, and was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe. Wolverine later joined the X-Men's "All New, All Different" roster in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). X-Men writer Chris Claremont played a significant role in the character's subsequent development, along with artist/writer John Byrne, who insisted on making the character older than the other X-Men. Artist Frank Miller collaborated with Claremont and helped to revise the character with a four-part eponymous limited series from September to December 1982 in which Wolverine's catchphrase, "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice," debuted.
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Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 (December 1941). The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986.
Wonder Woman is a warrior Princess of the Amazons (based on the Amazons of Greek mythology) and was created by Marston, an American, as a "distinctly feminist role model whose mission was to bring the Amazon ideals of love, peace, and sexual equality to a world torn by the hatred of men." Known in her homeland as Diana of Themyscira, her powers include superhuman strength, flight (even though the original Wonder Woman did not have this ability), super-speed, super-stamina, and super-agility. She is highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat and in the art of tactical warfare. She also possesses animal-like cunning skills and a natural rapport with animals, which has been presented as an actual ability to communicate with the animal kingdom. She uses her Lasso of Truth, which forces those bound by it to tell the truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara which serves as a projectile, and, in some stories, an invisible airplane.
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Yokel
Yokel is a derogatory term referring to the stereotype of unsophisticated country people.
In the United States, it is used to describe someone living in rural areas. Synonyms for yokel include country bumpkin, hayseed, chawbacon, rube, redneck, hillbilly, and hick.
In the UK, yokels are traditionally depicted as wearing the old West Country/farmhand's dress of straw hat and white smock, chewing or sucking a piece of straw and carrying a pitchfork or rake, listening to "Scrumpy and Western" music. Yokels are portrayed as living in rural areas of Britain such as the West Country, East Anglia, the Yorkshire Dales, the Scottish Highlands and Wales. British yokels speak with country dialects from various parts of Britain.[1]
Yokels are depicted as straightforward, simple and naive, and they are easily deceived as they fail to see through false pretenses.[citation needed] They are also depicted as talking about bucolic topics like cows, sheep, goats, wheat, alfalfa, fields, crops, tractors, and buxom wenches to the exclusion of all else. They don't seem to be aware of, or at least show interest in, the world outside their own surroundings.[citation needed]
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- Unshaken
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- Garrison Starr
- Stephen Lynch
- KMFDM
- Wretch 32
- Sierra Alpha
- Weeknd
- Vanessa Carlton
- Brian McKnight
- Ani Difranco
- Xlr8
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- Flobots
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- Goldie Lookin' Chain
- Shandon
- Stereo Fuse
- Straight Outta Junior High
- Onelinedrawing
- Pretty Reckless
- Miguel
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- Jls
- Jane's Addiction
- Anthrax
- Devon Werkheiser
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- Cher Lloyd
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karaoke
Put your glasses on
Blend into the crowd
Cause you know you're different
And you're scared to make a sound
Will they take you in
You're the alien
But it's for a greater cause
Than they can understand
The world needs a superhero
Will you let your gift hide
For the sake of your pride
Will you live your life and amount to zero
The world needs a superhero
Will you take to the sky
In the blink of an eye
Will you give your life Superhero
Now you must decide
What life you will live
Are you making history
Or will you be a myth
Time is running out
Will you face the truth
I can see it in your eyes
So go find your phone booth
Will you save the day Will you save the day
The world is calling out, will you pretend it's all okay
Will you save the day Will you save the day
I've never heard of a superman who could mend a broken heart
I've never heard of a sherlock homes who was ever quite this smart
I've never seen an incredible hulk with the strength to move the earth
I've never heard of a wonder woman who could give me a new birth
But I know onew who has super power
To heal your wounds on the inside
To hear your cries from the dark side
To meet you where you are and I know I know
Jesus wants to be your superhero
Jesus wants to be your superhero
I've never heard of a big kahuna who could ever walk a wave
I've never heard of a spartacus liberating every slave
I've never heard of a Michael Jordan who could ever fly this high
I've never heard of a John Lennon who imagines like this guy
But I know one who has super power
To heal your wounds on the inside
To hear your cry from the dark side
To meet you where you are and I know I know
Jesus wants to be your superhero
melody i think you've met your maker
play another let me be the one
you were only looking for a failure
now your evil plan has come undone
superhero i'm dancing and i feel like you
i'm surging jumping on the dance floor
me and mine we're launching through the air
we have all been given superpowers
that show up whenever you are near
superhero i'm dancing and i feel like you
sing me a song i fly away
Morning cartoons
My superhero
Aw here you come flying
My superhero
Don't turn your back and walk away Into the dark,
it's cold they say
You think I'm wrong when you know I'm right
the truth is that you're so damn different
from all the other fellows
that I've ever known
I didn't expect you to be so under control
you are the light that guides me kindly
through the dark
You're my superhero
come to life
CHORUS:
Tell me do you really wanna
really wanna ride with me
I wanna ride with you
You know you do me right
Tell me do you really wanna
really wanna ride with me
If you really want me to.
You know you're my superhero
you bring out the little girl in me
and when push comes to shove
you're right there flying at my window
silly People talk,
but rarely they speak their minds,
although they pray to a God without a face
the truth is that,
I'd rather believe in my morning cortoons
like I did when I was only knee hight!
o my mama's thigh.
It was easy then,
it ain't so easy now
But if you like you can fly me into the night.
Chorus x2
Oh you know I really wanna
ride with you
I just wanna ride with you
I wanna ride,
take me for your flight.
We are ten years old
We are holding our breath...underwater
Eardrums burstin' from the pressure
We can touch the bottom
Won't you come away...with me?
Oh, we are flying high
(Bare?) carpet on...feet
And we are airplanes today
We can do anything
We can do anything
And I don't ever wanna leave the stage
I am a superhero these days
And I don't ever wanna leave my age
I am a superhero these days
Baby where am I gonna go?
There must be a place for me I know
Try and try as I may
I can't make sense of a word I say
And I don't ever wanna leave the stage
I am a superhero these days
And I don't ever wanna leave my age
I am a superhero these days
Touch my cape -- I'll take you
So, c'mon touch my cape and I'll take you
C'mon touch my cape -- we're gonna make a whole new world
And I don't ever wanna leave the stage
I am a superhero these days
And I don't ever wanna leave my age
I am a superhero these days
If I could be a Superhero,
I would be Awesome Man.
I'd fly around the world fighting crime
According to my Awesome Plan.
And if I saw criminals trying to lie
Hurting other people and making them cry
I'd haul them off to jail in my Awesome Van.
Because I would be Awesome Man.
(Now some criminals want you to be a criminal, and they offer you things like drugs and alcohol, but we know what to do kids, we just say no.)
If I could be a Superhero,
I would be Drug-Free Boy.
Telling the world of the evils of drugs,
and the lives that they destroy.
And all of the junkies getting so high
With their needles and bongs and sticks made of thai
I'd burn them alive and I would squeal with joy.
Cause I would be Drug-Free Boy.
If I could be a Superhero,
I]d be Immigration Dude
I'd send all the foreigners back to their homes
For eating up all of our food
For taking our welfare and best jobs to boot
Like landscaping, dishwashing, picking our fruit
I'd pass lots of laws to get rid of their brood
Becasue I would be Imigration Dude.
(Kids, you can make up your own superhero. If you could, who would you be?)
If you could be a Superhero,
Would you be Justice Guy?
Making sure people get what they deserve,
Especially women who lie
Like if a wife left her huband with three kids and no job
To run off to f---ing Hawaii with some doctor named Bob
You could skin them and drain them of blood til they die
Especially Bob
Then you would be Justice Guy
Or you could be subtle, I didn't mean to be vague
Give her Mad Cow disease & let him die of the plague
As long as they suffer for their terrible lie
Especially Bob
Then you would be Justice Guy.
Then you would be a Superhero, like me.
You're so wonderful
Apple of everyone's eye
You're so clever
Multimillion-dollar smile
The world is your oyster and pearls are fun
Share them with everyone that you love
And you love everyone always all of the time
Missing link you eat your own dear
Bird of prey you can't control
In your world perception
Hazy
Connection precise
Cave in
Bow to the other side
You're a superhero
Demigod
No one anywhere anytime any which way but you
If the mirror speaks the truth we must aspire and work
Harder to be like you
'cause anything goes when you're a star
Regal elegant
You are bewitching and wild
Fifteen minutes a lifetime
They just don't apply
Shudder to think that if could ever be true
That anyone else is as lovely as you
You bear the name and the lineage taht we desire
In the shutterbug-flash you look fabulous
With your made-to-order plastic-mask
I'll be your super
I'll be your super
I'll be your superhero
I'll be your super
I'll be your super
I'll be your superhero
I'll be your superhero
I'll fly right by
I come to scoop you spend some dineros
Cause I'm that guy
Oh, babe,
Look, I'll be your superhero but just for the night
Confused my ego but just for the night
If you choose to leave home it's just for the night
Just for the hype... Why?
Cause if you live for today, I'll whisk you away
Superman style bring you to space
Choose a man like me think we're the same
Under links in a chain, babe
Cause I'm cooler than ice, I ain't cruisin' I glide
You should move with the times, cah they ain't smoother than I
Whoever told you I'm not that guy
Whoever told you that I'm not that fly
Pinocchio nose, that's one bad lie
I'll be your superhero
I'll fly right by
I come to scoop you spend some dineros
Cause I'm that guy
I'll be your superhero
I'll fly right by
(Superman style bring you to space)
I come to scoop you spend some dineros
Cause I'm that guy
(Choose a man like me, think we're the same)
Look babe I can make it thunder
Might save the day if I save your number
Might hate to wave babe but Wayne can wonder
And I ain't like him!
No, cah I'm nothin' like your ex-man, I'm something like an X-man
So assume I'm a mutant, I'm immune to the nuisance
My lines are slim!
And I ain't one to wait on you
And I ain't got my game on true
I ain't got a cape on
Ain't got an "S" on the chest that my chain's on - boo
Whoever told you I'm not that guy
Whoever told you that I'm not that fly
Pinocchio nose that's one bad lie
I'll be your superhero
I'll fly right by
(Superman style bring you to space)
I come to scoop you spend some dineros
Cause I'm that guy
(Choose a man like me, think we're the same)
I'll be your superhero
I'll fly right by
I come to scoop you spend some dineros
Cause I'm that guy
(I'll be your super
I'll be your super
I'll be your superhero)
I'll be your hero
I'll be your hero
I'll be your hero
I'll be your hero
Listen,
Babe, I'm cooler than ice, I ain't cruisin' I glide
You should move with the times, cah they ain't smoother than I
Whoever told you I'm not that guy
Whoever told you that I'm not that fly
Sunshine blue skies, they’ve all gone away
Hope is lost for any brighter day
Something I started, we can’t control, and we fear it’s too late
Created master from another world and decide it’s our fate
Sounding signals
Dark love, bad luck, gonna make yourself back home
Lately faith is something we don’t own
They say there’s a hero and he’s on his way with an armory oh oh
They say he’s destructive he’ll diffuse this face, oh the things kinda low
We’re sounding signals,
CHORUS:
Superhero to the rescue we’re coming, we’re coming for you
Superhero to the rescue, he’s coming, he’s coming for you
Sunshine, blue skies oh please re appear
Now the hero made the beast disappear
Hero, we thank you, you gave us life and we live once again
Now we are *faith we can live our lives and we *go with our friends
We’re sounding signals,
CHORUS:
Sounding signals,
CHORUS
Superhero to the rescue we’re coming, coming for you
Superhero to the rescue, he’s coming, he’s coming for you, he’s
coming for you
**Some of the words in the first and second verses are probably wrong,
I did this from hearing the song:) I cant find these lyrics anywhere else
Once again lose, two for the honey
Three with the boobs, four cause it money
How many shots does the day to start again
I can tell you by your... you can have all me
Baby let me break the ice girl what's your name
And I think you... very dressed away ooh
Pre chorus:
Do you always seem to fight 'cause I
And I may no tears and I can't have
Between your misery hospitality
That you need from me
And girl I can feel the pain inside
Your voice, all you...
Is a choice and can't take it all away
Chorus:
Let me rescue you
I can't see the true
Like it... see right through the pain
Let me rescue you, let me feel the...
I'm a... runnin down your face
I can't take it in the... and nobody through the.
But I can be your superhero
Flying through the stars and make love
Your darkness I can be your superhero
Baby can't you feel it,...
And the spirit miracles by my special team ooh
Girl straight from my... and... I can't tell
Just a look I can tell 'cause that... wait to see
That you're a...
[Pre chorus:]
Mother may I lay my head down
What would you say?
If all thats lost may never be found
It's gone away
I never thought it would be me
Held so high
Fell so far
Mother may I lay my head down
I'm a falling star
Superhero won't you come and take me away
Superhero won't you come save my day
If I ever could have faked it
Oh it would show
And if I ever could have made it
Would I be gold?
I never wanted to be what they even wanted me to be
And now this story ends untainted
Without me
Superhero won't you come and take me away
Superhero won't you come and fly me away
Superhero
Superhero
Superhero won't you come
Save my day
Won't you
Won't you
Won't you take me home
Won't you
Won't you
Won't you take me home
Won't you
Won't you
Won't you take
Won't you come and take me
Won't you come rescue me
Won't you come and take me
Hero
Hero
Hero
Won't you take me home
Superhero won't you come and take me away
Superhero won't you come and fly me away
Superhero
Superhero
Oh my hero
Oh my hero
Superhero won't you come save my...
Mother may I lay my head down
What would you say
If all thats lost may never be found
It's gone away
I never thought it would be me
Held so high
Fell so far
One look in your eye
Though I'm stronger than a locomotive
I can't tell a lie
Now that you've became my very life
Enough is enough
No more disguise
I'm yours
Baby you're mine
I'm your superhero for you I will fight I'll
Save your life I'm your superhero all day all night
Kal-el son of jor-el all my secrets you can never tell and you know
Why especially about the kryptonite and by the way I can fly
I can't see through lead but I am faster than a speeding bullet you
sleepwalking through the all-nite drugstore
baptized in flourescent light
i found religion in the greeting card aisle
now i know hallmark was right
and every pop song on the radio
is suddenly speaking to me
yeah, art may imitate life
but life imitates t.v.
'cuz you've been gone exactly two weeks
two weeks and three days
and let's just say that things look different now
different in so many ways
i used to be a superhero
no one could touch me
not even myself
you are like a phone booth
i somehow stumbled into
and now look at me
i am just like everybody else
if i was dressed in my best defenses
would you agree to meet me for coffee
if i did my tricks with smoke and mirrors
would you still know which one was me
if i was naked and screaming
on your front lawn
would you turn on the light and come down
screaming, there's the asshole
who did this to me
stripped me of my power
stripped me down
i used to be a superhero
no one could touch me
not even myself
you are like a phone booth
i somehow stumbled into
and now look at me
i am just like everybody else
yeah you've been gone exactly two weeks
two weeks and three days
and now i'm a different person
different in so many ways
tell me what did you like about me
don't say my strength and daring
'cuz now i think i'm at your mercy
and it's my first time for this kind of thing
i used to be a superhero
i would swoop down and save me
from myself
you are like a phone booth
that i somehow stumbled into
and now look at me
i am just like everybody else
AKI:
When you need someone to
(Pick you up when you fall)
Someone to be there when
(Whenever you call)
Kiko:
I wanna be the person that you can turn to
When times get hard
Carlo:
I'll never let you go through
(Hard times alone)
I'll be the one that's there when
(Everyone's gone)
Arkin:
I wanna be the person that you can turn to
When everything's going wrong
MM&MJ;:
Through the good times and the bad
I will be there holding your hand
Through the happy and the sad
Together we will stay
XLR8:
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna catch you when you fall
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna be there through it all
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna catch you when you fall
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna be there through it all
Don't be afraid to
(Put your trust in me)
I'll never let you down
(Just let go and you'll see)
Caleb:
I wanna be the one to rescue you
When you needed the most
MM&MJ;:
Through the good times and the bad
I will be there holding your hand
Through the happy and the sad
Together we will stay
XLR8:
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna catch you when you fall
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna be there through it all
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna catch you when you fall
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna be there through it all
Kiko:
I can walk through fire for you baby
They couldn't stop me if they try
So just hold on to me tightly as we
Soar into the sky
XLR8:
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
(I wanna be your...)
Gonna catch you when you fall
(Gonna Catch you when you fall...)
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna be there through it all
(Be there through it all...)
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna catch you when you fall
(Catch you when you fall...)
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna be there through it all
(Gonna Be there through it all...)
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
(I wanna be your...)
Gonna catch you when you fall
(Gonna catch you when you fall...)
I wanna be your SUPERHERO
Gonna be there through it all
I'm a man on a mission
I'm a man of steel
I'm a super-charged lover
With looks that kill
I'm a comic book hero
With a kung-fu grip
You can shoot me up with bullets
But it just won't quit
I'm a superhero
I'm a superman
Fighting the evil forces of this land
I'm a superhero
I'm a superman
So you better not get out of hand
I'm a 007
And an honest guy
I'm a super crime stopper
With x-ray eyes
I'm a Hong Kong Phooey
I'm a Peter Pan
I'm a heavyweight boxer
I'm an Iron Man
I'm a superhero
I'm a superman
Fighting the evil forces of this land
I'm a superhero
I'm a superman
So you better not get out of hand
Take a look at me
Secret identity
You'd never know me on an average day
Take a look at me
Secret identity
Super power hidden deep inside
You're wasting my time
You're wasting my time
We believed in love, when love wasn't an option
She wanted to give birth, I wanted adoption
After days and days of conversation, we decided to go with fertilization
Then came baby showers and lamaze classes, 2am phone calls, one minute contractions
But then they wisked me away like Brigadoon, no domestic partners in the delivery room
But if I was a superhero I would break free
Wouldn't need anyone to come and save me
And you couldn't make me, feel like I'm crazy
I would see my baby, I would see my baby
And if I was a superhero I would break free
And I wouldn't be in prison wherever you take me
I would change everyone that's trying to change me
I would see my baby, I would see my baby
Life in an occupied land is hard, we pushed harder
Soon to be a mom, him to be a father
Boys with guns at the checkpoint and brothel
Wouldn't let me pass when I said I need a doctor
I don't know the source of the passport errors
Or how four hours produced a miscarriage
But when it comes to populations too disparaged
Gaza's on the list, right below gay marriage
But if I was a superhero I would break free
Wouldn't need anyone to come and save me
And you couldn't make me, feel like I'm crazy
I would see my baby, I would see my baby
And if I was a superhero I would break free
And I wouldn't be in prison wherever you take me
I would change everyone who's trying to change me
I would see my baby, I would see my baby
There's something on my heart, there's someone on my mind
I never would have thought that I could be so angry,
but please give me the patience, please give me the patience
There's something on my heart, there's someone on my mind
I never would have thought that I could be so angry,
but please give me the patience, please give me the patience
But if I was a superhero I would break free
Wouldn't need anyone to come and save me
And you couldn't make me, feel like I'm crazy
I would see my baby, I would see my baby
Yeah if I was a superhero I would break free
And I wouldn't be in prison wherever you take me
I would change everyone who's trying to change me
I would see my baby, I would see my baby
Yeah if I was a superhero I would break free
And I wouldn't be in prison wherever you take me
I would change everyone who's trying to change me
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My hero, letç£ talk the night away
My hero, please alleviate the hurt
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Against the world
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A fist in the pocket while shaking hands
The meaningç£ gone
Everythingç£ gone
So I finally pick up the pen
To write this letter to my friend
So I finally get you on the phone
Alright lee, i'm just chillin down Shaftsbury, got the gold, catch u later...
Psych
Don't go, busting my balls
Or I'll smash your brain all over the walls
Its the chain, and we can't refrain
Youre out of your mind just like Dane. Bowers
Were open all hours
Like a superhuman with superhuman powers
Newport was the place I was taught
To do the beatings and so I fought. The law
Like the hooded claw, I'll fcuk you up, if you're sure
You don't wanna get away or escape,
I got a fcukin shell suit cape, like batman
The scampi monkey is in my brain,
He did it before, and he do it again,
Give special powers to my man, P.Xian
He put on a cape and he put on a chain
He can see womens pants if he focus his brain,
He make young girls play special sick games
Death by fire, I make you expire,
I told you I was sane, but you knows i'm a liar
Im never ever gonna fcukin retire,
You can call me sir, or you can call me sior
Chant of the GLC like a gospel choir,
Weve got the hardware like Brandon Tool Hire
We got, transformers robots in disguise,
Huge big up to Newport cabin supplies.
Mind control, and the power of ten
Can serve you right, time and again
While you're in the pub, and out for a fight
The power of ten, will make it right
Pullin a bird, in the back of a club,
Mind control and hypno guarantees a rub
But back at her place, the temptation is strong,
To have a posh wank and hit it hard on the bong
Ill cook you up like gary roads
But instead of a stove I'll use electrodes,
Electricity fills my mind, the draw Im smoking was special refined
Flames of death, that's what they shout
Down the Coldra roundabout,
The glc, are safe as fcuk no doubt,
I thought I had scabies, but it was gout
Shout, shout let it all out,
The draw and the fags, I can't do without
We got, transformers, robots in disguise
Huge big up to Newport cabin supplies
Climbin up walls and lookin through windows,
With my new plastic pairs,
I can spray spunk on bimbos
Whered he come from? He sounds like Michael Caine
He's an honorary member of the Goldie lookin chain
Hes got funny glasses and a big wavy maine
And if you ask his name, hell say it's BBJ
Transformers, robots in disguise
Huge big up to Newport cabin supplies
Do ray me la so la tee doe
Don't you know, I smokes the blow
I goes down the strip club to watch the show,
I got my own seat in the fcukin front row
All the girls love me, especially Joe
And afterwards she lets me have a go
Were like, Transformers, robots in disguise
Huge big up to Newport cabin supplies
Transformers, robots in disguise
Yeah oh yeah I'm havin't fun today
Yeah oh yeah I know I can never fail
'cause I'm the hero of the day super hero on the stage
Beatin' people slapin' face
I am the strongest man on this fuckin' world
And you'll get what you deserve
Because my hands can only give fists
Gorilla's body and intelligence quotient too
I'll move faster than you,you can bet on it
Yeah!!!!!!!
Yeah oh yeah I am a lucky man
Yeah oh yeah I trust in my biceps
Beatin' people is my job and when I do feel like God
Legal violence goes on I am the leader actor of this
funny shame
And I don't fell ashamed I cannot even make one and one
Like a stupid child I'm makin' joke of you
Oh why can't you understand I want to be just like superman
I want to fly so high up in the sky be immortal never gonna die
I wanna be a super hero I wanna fly so high
I wanna be a super hero be immortal and I'm never gonna die
Oh why can't you understand with my mask I'll be like batman
With my powers I could save the world drive the car and always get the girl
I wanna be a super hero I wanna fly so high
I wanna be a super hero live forever and never gonna die
I'll be a super hero
Not just a loser zero
I'll be a super hero
Oh why can't you understand I don't want to be just a mortal man
I want to fly so high up in the stars
Use my xray vision counting cards
I wanna be a super hero I wanna fly so high
I'm not a superhero,
I'll never fly through your window
or crash through walls cuz you say so.
I'm not an evil genius,
I never meant to play mind games
or tried to fuck up every thing.
I'm through with you, I'm through with you.
The bridge has burned,
another lesson that I've learned.
I'm moving on, I'm moving on.
I've realized, should have listened to myself.
I'm not that superficial.
You never wanted to grow up
I never wanted to give in.
You think that you're so special,
you might be partly right
but you should stop being so damn selfish.
You never wanted to do anything
but you always told me that I'm not one to give
When you make someone into a superhero
know that they will fly
and they will see right through you
they will burn so bright
that they will make you blind
yeah they will make you blind
If heaven will have you
then someone will have you
Love will find a way (x2)
And as sure as I can see you
there's someone who will need you
Love will find a way (x3)
Did I dream of you?
was it never true?
whatever will go through
did I dream of you?
If heaven will have you
then someone will have you
Love will find a way (x2)
And as sure as I can see you
yeah there's someone who will need you
All alone again
searching for something
there's no one left to save me now
I won't be afraid
I just thought you'd catch me
but you're not here to save me now
I've had my share of criminals
and you're no different from them all
I need a superhero
Cause I am just a girl
and I have no one who will go
and save me from this world
come to me you superhero (save me)
cause I am just a girl
I know
cause you're no superhero
what did I expect
i thought you'd help me
but i was crushed and beaten down
Yeah I've had my share of criminals
and you're no different from them all
I need a superhero
Cause I am just a girl
and I have no one who will go
and save me from this world
come to me you superhero (save me)
cause I am just a girl
I know
cause you're no superhero
I'm hanging on the edge of the world
I'm clutching to a string
and my life is crumbling
down
i need a superhero
someone to save me
i need a superhero
someone to save me
I need a superhero (save me)
Cause I am just a girl
and I have no one who will go
and save me from this world
come to me you superhero (save me)
cause I am just a girl
I know
Even if I was a superhero,
Even if I had super strength,
You still make me weak with just one word,
One touch, just one look at your face,
Even if I was superhuman,
Even if I could fly across the sky,
Even if I had the power to turn night into day,
Make mountains from sand,
And lift buildings with just my bare hands...
Still wouldn't have the strength to ever leave you,
Still wouldn't have the will to ever want to,
Still wouldn't have the power it would take to walk away,
Never could, never would, wouldn't even try...
Even if I was a superhero,
Even if I could make time stand still,
Even if I knew the secret to turn fire to ice,
Change water to steel,
I could not change the way that I feel...
Still wouldn't have the strength to ever leave you,
Still wouldn't have the will to ever want to,
Still wouldn't have the power it would take to walk away,
Never could, never would, wouldn't even try...
With all the powers that I possess,
I'd still be powerless,
You still make me weak,
I crumble at your feet,
You're too strong to fight,
You're my kryptonite,
You could be the end of me...
Still wouldn't have the strength to ever leave you,
Still wouldn't have the will to ever want to,
Still wouldn't have the power it would take to walk away,
Never could, never would, wouldn't even try...
Still wouldn't have the strength to ever leave you,
Still wouldn't have the will to ever want to,
Still wouldn't have the power it would take to walk away,
Never could, never would, wouldn't even try...
Do you want to save your soul?
Take back all the things that they stole?
We won't resurrect the crusade
Now, cause it looks like we've been betrayed
Will someone come save us from this storyline of mass
destruction?
Will they stay when they see what we have done just to
be free?
Waiting, we're waiting...
Waiting, we're waiting for a superhero...
Waiting, we're waiting for a superhero intervention
Waiting, we're waiting for a superhero intervention,
I'm waiting for a superhero
The boys in charge celebrate their cunning game of
switch and bait.
Looking down at the world they've created.
Land of the lost and sedated.
Will someone come save us from this storyline of mass
destruction?
Will they stay when they see what we have done just to
be free?
Waiting, we're waiting for a superhero intervention,
we're waiting for a superhero intervention,
Waiting, we're waiting for a superhero intervention,
Waiting, we're waiting for a superhero intervention,
I'm waiting for a superhero
Will someone come save us from this storyline...
I'm just standing here waiting for a sign,
Will someone come save us from this storyline...
"Superhero"
Can you feel my x-ray
As I scan you down
Can you feel the tremble
As I shake the ground
Gonna make the whole world
Revolve around you now
Feel the power run through me
That's what you do to me
If you wanna fly
Put your drink down hold me tight
I'll take you round the world tonight
One second and we touch the sky - I'll take you
Out the atmosphere back to the club before the sun comes up
I - I can set this floor on fire
I can take you so much higher
Than you've ever been before
I can be your superhero
Movin' at the speed of light
I can stop the time
You just gotta let me know
I can be your superhero
I can move mountains
If that's what it takes
Go supersonic
You'll never have to wait
My pulse is racing like crazy
Whenever you're around
Somebody cool me off
Before I shut this whole block down
If you wanna fly
Put your drink down hold me tight
I'll take you round the world tonight
One second and we touch the sky - I'll take you
Out the atmosphere back to the club before the sun comes up
I - I can set this floor on fire
I can take you so much higher
Than you've ever been before
I can be your superhero
Movin' at the speed of light
I can stop the time
You just gotta let me know
I can be your superhero
All you single ladies put your hands up high
All you single fellas get your game up it's your time
All you single ladies put your hands up high
All you single fellas get your game up it's your time
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
yeah
You were smiling by my table
Had to call up everyone that day
A beautiful mind and body
What a happy ending I see
My mind had been enabled
In a memory you overflowed
Want to be your superhero
Even if I tumble fall
I'm ok
You have that effect on me
But I need you desperately
You know I need you desperately
Brick or stone cannot hurt me
Madmen around the city go
They attack I'll bring them down
Making their chances super low
Oh my my, pretty naval
Dimple cheek, a face I adore
Want to be your superhero
Fallin' from a running horse
I'm ok
You have that effect on me
But I need you desperately
You know I need you desperately
I oh, I
Hold to that elusion
I, oh I
I'm not your average guy
Other guys they won't dare to
Join the line in order you peck
When they introduced me to you
My face had turned to super red
Your steady beck and call boy
Play'n on the piano
Want to be your superhero
Not afraid to tumble fall
I'm ok
You have that effect on me
But I need you desperately
You know I need you desperately
Want to be your superhero
Yeah I want to be your superhero
I want to be your superhero
Oh I want to be your superhero
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
When you praise my name I'll fulfill your expectation
Looking for an answer that'll dignify your prayers
What remains when your savior becomes human?
You feel the legend sometimes sacred you can't understand
Becomes bigger than the man
Pray for help cry out scream for me now
I'm not your superhero
Pray for help cry I'll scream for you now
I'm not your superhero
All my love and hate radiate and become eqauls
Untouchable enmity has always been my fate
Mine alone agony destined to suffer
Eternally my story never goes as planned
And its bigger than the man
Pray for help cry out scream for me now
I'm not your superhero
Pray for help cry I'll scream for you now
I'm not your superhero
Pray (once upon a time..)
for (I would do anything..)
help (for anyone..)
cry (at anytime..)
scream
(and all I ever ask for was your faith)
me now
Was that too much to ask?
There is no god there is no king
There is no saint of broken dreams
There's only you and truth and soul
The superhero is your own
There is no god there is no king
There is no saint of broken dreams
There's only you and truth and soul
The superhero is your own
Solo Pray for help cry out scream for me now
I'm not your superhero
Pray for help cry I'll scream for you now
I'm not your superhero
Pray (once upon a time..)
for (I would do anything..)
help (for anyone..)
cry (at anytime..)
scream
(and all I ever ask for was your faith)
me now
Was that too much to ask?
Was that too much to ask?
Was that too much to ask?
I'm not your superhero
I see you everyday
And pretend to look away
I don't know what I'd do
If I had to talk to you
I'm not the shattered dream
Of what might never be
But in reality
It feels like you'd be easier
To save
The world
If I could fly
I'd come and rescue you
You know that's what I'd do
Give me a sign
And I would set you free
And maybe I would be
Be your superhero
Your hero
Your hero
So many reasons why
I shouldn't even try
To reach out to you
I don't know what you do
The kinds of things you'd say
So I just run away
'Cause in reality
It feels like you'd be easier
To save
The world
If I could fly
I'd come and rescue you
You know that's what I'd do
Give me a sign
And I would set you free
And maybe I would be
Be your superhero
Your hero
Your hero
Maybe I could save the world
I'm starting to believe
'Cause I would do anything
For you
For you
If I could fly
I'd come and rescue you
You know that's what I'd do
Give me a sign
And I would set you free
And maybe I would be
Be your superhero
Your hero
Your hero
Be your superhero
Your hero
Your hero
Be your superhero
Your hero
(I am the Hourglass)
Darkness has found you
Evil surrounds you
No one to save you
We're almost out of time
What do you do with nothing can be done
Where do you go with nowhere left to run
Where is the one who
Stands up and tells you
I'm here to save you
We're almost out of time
Nobody knows just who he's tryin' to be
Behind this mask, his wings, his suit of green
Just in time to reach up for the sky
And fly away
Don't worry you're safe
In my arms cause it
Takes your love to lift me up
It's safe to say
You and I were always meant to be
So I will show you why
I'm here to stay
Don't they know that I'll protect you
Don't they know they'll have to get through me
Don't worry you're safe
(Your time is up!)
Watch out behind you
This is designed to
Quickly remind you
We're almost out of time
Somebody tell me what he's trying to be
Behind this mask, his wings, his suit of green
Just in time to reach up for the sky
And fly away
Don't worry you're safe
In my arms cause it
Takes your love to lift me up
It's safe to say
You and I were always meant to be
So I will show you why
I'm here to stay
Don't you worry
I'm the one who lets them know that I'll protect you
Don't they know they'll have to get through me
Don't worry you're safe
In my arms
So believe
It's easy
Dragonfly dragonfly
He's a special kinda guy
Dragonfly dragonfly
Maybe you should sue him if he lets you die
Dragonfly dragonfly
Put a sign up in the sky
Dragonfly dragonfly
He's always available anytime
Remember the plan
All over the land
He does what he can
For he is the man
Ooh Ooh
Ooh Ooh Ooh
I loved you, I loved you
With all that's in my power
I was used and abused
Til I was sweet and sour
I kissed you, and kissed you
And gave you all my sugar
You knew that I'd be useless
If I let you know what you were to me
I thought it would be ok
And we shared everything
No way
And I told you, I told you
I was such a sad case
You said you could save me
I'm doing the saving
Went to sleep a superhero
And he woke up a villain
Killing, killing my love
Oh what happened?
Don't know what happened
You got me fighting
Like wonder woman
I, I, I don't wanna fi-i-ight
I, I, I don't wear no ti-i-ights
And I can't fly-y-y
I'm no, I'm no superhero-o-o
Oh, oh, oh
I, I, I don't wanna fi-i-ight
I, I, I don't wear no ti-i-ights
And I can't fly-y-y
I'm no, I'm no superhero-o-o
Oh, oh, oh
Oh no
Don't know what happened
Don't know what happened
Don't know what happened
I keep trying and trying to wrap my head around you
Cry so,
Can't let no-body see how I'm actin
You hurt me, you hurt me
And no, not physically
Ain't got no bumps and bruses to show
People what you're doin to me
I thought it would be
Okay but you see
I heard everything you said
And I knew it, I knew that you'd turn out to be
A sad case
You said you could save me, I'm doin the saving
I, I, I don't wanna fi-i-ight
I, I, I don't wear no ti-i-ights
And I can't fly-y-y
I'm no, I'm no superhero-o-o
Oh, oh, oh
I, I, I don't wanna fi-i-ight
I, I, I don't wear no ti-i-ights
And I can't fly-y-y
I'm no, I'm no superhero-o-o
Oh, oh, oh
Oh no
You got me
Using all my Kung-fu , tricks, tricks
Hittin with a round house kick to the temple
1-2-3-4 HUNG-HI-HO, TKO, Taekwondo
You know
When you see that hand go chop
Everything stops
(Quick silence)
The flow so hot
Like steam from a coffee pot
Rush hour, no traffic, no Jalei, just Jackie
You actin like you stay behind
Go re-up on your classes
You old fake ole wanna be Superman
Give Clark Kent back his glasses
Man I hit you with a judo kick so fast
You look back like
What happened?
I, I, I don't wanna fi-i-ight
I, I, I don't wear no ti-i-ights
And I can't fly-y-y
I'm no, I'm no superhero-o-o
Oh, oh, oh
I, I, I don't wanna fi-i-ight
I, I, I don't wear no ti-i-ights
And I can't fly-y-y
I'm no, I'm no superhero-o-o
Oh, oh, oh
Oh no, (it) happened.
Oh no, (it) happened.
Oh no, don't know what happened.
I’m some sort of superhero.
Yes that’s what I am.
I am exceptional.
This is what makes me
into
the Superhero.
I’ve got a secret identity.
Yes that’s what I have.
It’s how it must be
because you never
notice
the Superhero
You’ll see me fly high.
Whenever there is patience in your eyes
you’ll forgive
and still…
And I’ve got x-ray vision.
But it’s not for my eyes.
And it works in reverse
as you see
straight
through me
the Superhero
You’ll see me fly high.
Whenever there is patience in your eyes
you’ll forgive
and still…
My chameleonlike powers
does not make me disappear.
It turns me into
something pitiful
when you’re near
the Superhero
You’ll see me fly high.
Whenever there is patience in your eyes
you’ll forgive
and still…
Touch me
and not transform.
When you know exactly what I am
you’ll forgive
[Verse 1]
Started standing here alone
Wasn't sure which way to go
All I knew was some how I had to
Make it on my own
Started reaching for the stars
Bombs exploding in my heart
Wasn't long before my journey started
No more dancing in the dark
Because my eyes were closed
Now they're open turn around
And I noticed that the spotlight
Was shining on me
[Chorus]
Now I'm in the right dress
At the right time
And the whole world
Its all mine
Now I can't believe that ???
Feeling like a superhero
So strong, and I'm on fire
I'm the greatest, of all time
So look out for me
Flying up with the stars tonight
Feeling like a superhero
[Verse 2]
This is so much more than I
Ever could've fantasized
Some things just happen
When you least expect it
Its not always black and white
That's why I close my eyes
Now they're open turn around
And I noticed that the spotlight
Was shining on me
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
If I'm dreaming
Don't shake me
Don't try to wake me
This is gonna be the night of my life
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Cher Lloyd - Superhero (Lyrics)
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- Duration: 3:28
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
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Realistic Superhero Funeral
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- Duration: 3:08
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
See exclusive articles and pictures on www.collegehumor.com ! Kill me once, shame on you... LIKE us on www.facebook.com FOLLOW us on: www.twitter.com FOLLOW us on: digg.com WATCH exclusive videos we can't put on YouTube at: www.collegehumor.com
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See exclusive articles and pictures on www.collegehumor.com ! Kill me once, shame on you... LIKE us on www.facebook.com FOLLOW us on: www.twitter.com FOLLOW us on: digg.com WATCH exclusive videos we can't put on YouTube at: www.collegehumor.com
- published: 06 Dec 2010
- views: 3292687
- author: collegehumor
Cher Lloyd - Superhero (AOL Sessions)
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- Duration: 3:00
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
Music video by Cher Lloyd performing Superhero (AOL Sessions). (C) 2012 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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Music video by Cher Lloyd performing Superhero (AOL Sessions). (C) 2012 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 29 Jun 2012
- views: 857420
- author: Cherlloydvevo
Lazy Teenage Superheroes - Short Film
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- Duration: 12:49
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
Trailer - www.youtube.com Behind the Scenes - www.youtube.com "Crime doesn't take a vacation. But we do." -Created, directed, edited, and visual effects by Michael Ashton for $300. Lazy Teenage Superheroes follows Ty as he tries to get his new "super" friends, Mitch, Cal, and Rick, to put down the video games, get off the couch, and use their powers to help save the world, instead of themselves. www.LazyTeenageSuperheroes.com Cast Joseph Stricker - Ty Ellis Martin - Mitch Sean Patrick McGowan - Rick Federico Rodriguez - Cal Rafael Cebrian - Solario Julian Cihi - Laser Wing/Blood Belt Anne Costner - Mel Crew Michael Ashton - Director, Producer, Writer, VFX - www.ashtonmike.com Sean Conaty- Director of Photography - http Dave Margolius - Prod. Coordinator Danny Cannizarro - VFX - www.dannycannizzaro.net Tom Ashton - Boom Operator Adam Royster - Writer Dan Teicher - Music - http Kyle Long - Prod. Assist. James Myers - Post Consultant
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Trailer - www.youtube.com Behind the Scenes - www.youtube.com "Crime doesn't take a vacation. But we do." -Created, directed, edited, and visual effects by Michael Ashton for $300. Lazy Teenage Superheroes follows Ty as he tries to get his new "super" friends, Mitch, Cal, and Rick, to put down the video games, get off the couch, and use their powers to help save the world, instead of themselves. www.LazyTeenageSuperheroes.com Cast Joseph Stricker - Ty Ellis Martin - Mitch Sean Patrick McGowan - Rick Federico Rodriguez - Cal Rafael Cebrian - Solario Julian Cihi - Laser Wing/Blood Belt Anne Costner - Mel Crew Michael Ashton - Director, Producer, Writer, VFX - www.ashtonmike.com Sean Conaty- Director of Photography - http Dave Margolius - Prod. Coordinator Danny Cannizarro - VFX - www.dannycannizzaro.net Tom Ashton - Boom Operator Adam Royster - Writer Dan Teicher - Music - http Kyle Long - Prod. Assist. James Myers - Post Consultant
- published: 18 Jan 2011
- views: 983640
- author: LazyTeenageSuperhero
"Superhero" - Luke Conard and Landon Austin (Original song)
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- Duration: 3:34
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
Purchase on iTunes! itun.es Tweet this video! clicktotweet.com My vlog channel: youtube.com "Superhero" written and produced by Luke Conard and Landon Austin. Subscribe to Landon! He rocks! Landon Austin: youtube.com youtube.com Filmed by Jason Munday! He did a great job! youtube.com youtube.com _________________________________ Luke online: youtube.com youtube.com youtube.com twitter.com facebook.com _________________________________ "Luke has no friends" shirt! www.districtlines.com _________________________________ My music: Luke Conard: itun.es ALL CAPS: itunes.com Ministry of Magic: itunes.com _________________________________ Superhero music video Luke Conard lukeconard Landon Austin landonaustin Me Singing Sing Song Acoustic Guitar piano Produced Lyrics Lyric Video Version Official Effects Full Album Release Brand New Single Pop RON AND HERMIONE LOVE EACH OTHER
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Purchase on iTunes! itun.es Tweet this video! clicktotweet.com My vlog channel: youtube.com "Superhero" written and produced by Luke Conard and Landon Austin. Subscribe to Landon! He rocks! Landon Austin: youtube.com youtube.com Filmed by Jason Munday! He did a great job! youtube.com youtube.com _________________________________ Luke online: youtube.com youtube.com youtube.com twitter.com facebook.com _________________________________ "Luke has no friends" shirt! www.districtlines.com _________________________________ My music: Luke Conard: itun.es ALL CAPS: itunes.com Ministry of Magic: itunes.com _________________________________ Superhero music video Luke Conard lukeconard Landon Austin landonaustin Me Singing Sing Song Acoustic Guitar piano Produced Lyrics Lyric Video Version Official Effects Full Album Release Brand New Single Pop RON AND HERMIONE LOVE EACH OTHER
- published: 11 Jun 2012
- views: 421823
- author: lukeconard
If Superheroes Were Real!
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- Duration: 3:44
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
WATCH THE EXTRAS: bit.ly What if the superheroes we knew and loved were bound by the constraints of real life? ------------------------------------ Hey it's our very own website: smosh.com Oh and our Facebook page facebook.com Want to know when we're filming and/or pooping? Now you can: twitter.com
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WATCH THE EXTRAS: bit.ly What if the superheroes we knew and loved were bound by the constraints of real life? ------------------------------------ Hey it's our very own website: smosh.com Oh and our Facebook page facebook.com Want to know when we're filming and/or pooping? Now you can: twitter.com
- published: 13 May 2011
- views: 13865231
- author: smosh
Real Life Superheroes in the news
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- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
WPIX 10 o'clock news did a story on Real Life Superheroes. Featuring real life superheroes Dark Guardian, Life, and Phantom Zero. Real Life Superheroes fight crime and help those in need. Find out more at www.RealLifeSuperheroes.org
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WPIX 10 o'clock news did a story on Real Life Superheroes. Featuring real life superheroes Dark Guardian, Life, and Phantom Zero. Real Life Superheroes fight crime and help those in need. Find out more at www.RealLifeSuperheroes.org
- published: 15 May 2009
- views: 238874
- author: DarkGuardianRLSH
Dear Ryan - Superhero
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- Duration: 1:56
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
"Dear Ryan: Can you be a superhero?" Feel free to leave you questions and if they're good, I'll answer them in the next video and give you credit at the end like I did in this video! Find me on Twitter: www.twitter.com Myspace: www.myspace.com Facebook www.facebook.com Special Thanks to Jason Domingo!
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"Dear Ryan: Can you be a superhero?" Feel free to leave you questions and if they're good, I'll answer them in the next video and give you credit at the end like I did in this video! Find me on Twitter: www.twitter.com Myspace: www.myspace.com Facebook www.facebook.com Special Thanks to Jason Domingo!
- published: 14 May 2010
- views: 12852119
- author: nigahiga
Superhero Fashion Emergency
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- Duration: 1:39
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
Instead of tights, how about... jeans? Or literally anything else. See more at www.collegehumor.com Free CHTV video podcast on iTunes: phobos.apple.com CH Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com Watch this on CHTV and view credits at www.collegehumor.com
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Instead of tights, how about... jeans? Or literally anything else. See more at www.collegehumor.com Free CHTV video podcast on iTunes: phobos.apple.com CH Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com Watch this on CHTV and view credits at www.collegehumor.com
- published: 10 Jun 2008
- views: 4332439
- author: collegehumor
Superheroes HBO Trailer
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- Duration: 2:00
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
From New York to San Diego and everywhere in between, "Superheroes" is the definitive look in to the ever-growing Real Life Superhero community. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com or go to superheroesthemovie.com
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From New York to San Diego and everywhere in between, "Superheroes" is the definitive look in to the ever-growing Real Life Superhero community. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com or go to superheroesthemovie.com
- published: 13 Jul 2011
- views: 423472
- author: SuperheroesDoc
Cincinnati's Masked Super Hero: Part 1
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- Duration: 3:20
- Updated: 30 Nov 2012
The Shadow Hare is fighting crime on the streets of Cincinnati.
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The Shadow Hare is fighting crime on the streets of Cincinnati.
- published: 28 Apr 2009
- views: 717020
- author: wlwttv
How to be a Superhero
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
My proper YouTube channel: aqeel.tv Check out my short, Shattered Pieces aql.tv My Twitter: twitter.com An animated short-film by Aqeel Ahmed. Was shown at the University of Hertfordshire Film Day 2007. Short URL: aql.tv
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My proper YouTube channel: aqeel.tv Check out my short, Shattered Pieces aql.tv My Twitter: twitter.com An animated short-film by Aqeel Ahmed. Was shown at the University of Hertfordshire Film Day 2007. Short URL: aql.tv
- published: 01 Jun 2007
- views: 11800
- author: animaation
Cher Lloyd - Superhero
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- Duration: 3:30
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
No copyrights intended. Audio go to Cher Lloyd & Sony Music Entertainment UK. Cher Lloyd's song ''Superhero'' from her new album ''Sticks & Stones'' that released November 11th in the UK. Subscribe for more new songs by different artists.
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No copyrights intended. Audio go to Cher Lloyd & Sony Music Entertainment UK. Cher Lloyd's song ''Superhero'' from her new album ''Sticks & Stones'' that released November 11th in the UK. Subscribe for more new songs by different artists.
- published: 13 Nov 2011
- views: 428236
- author: Charlotte Maria
Superhero Movie
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- Duration: 86:09
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Spider-Man, X-Men, and the Fantastic Four will never be the same after this outrageously funny spoof of your favourite comic book movies! Drake Bell (Drake & Josh) stars as a nerdy high school student bitten by a genetically-altered dragonfly. He stumbles through the process of becoming a crime-fighter and as his new powers grow, so do the laughs. Sara Paxton (Aquamarine) and Christopher McDonald (Spy Kids 2) co-star as the clueless damsel in distress and the comically intense supervillain...along with hilarious turns from superstar Pamela Anderson and the king of spoof comedy, Leslie Nielsen. © 2008 The Weinstein Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Spider-Man, X-Men, and the Fantastic Four will never be the same after this outrageously funny spoof of your favourite comic book movies! Drake Bell (Drake & Josh) stars as a nerdy high school student bitten by a genetically-altered dragonfly. He stumbles through the process of becoming a crime-fighter and as his new powers grow, so do the laughs. Sara Paxton (Aquamarine) and Christopher McDonald (Spy Kids 2) co-star as the clueless damsel in distress and the comically intense supervillain...along with hilarious turns from superstar Pamela Anderson and the king of spoof comedy, Leslie Nielsen. © 2008 The Weinstein Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
- published: 15 Nov 2011
- author: momentumpicturesfilm
Watch the Super Hero Squad Online Trailer
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- Duration: 1:48
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
Feast your eyes on the first footage from "Super Hero Squad Online," the upcoming MMO from Marvel and Gazillion!
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Feast your eyes on the first footage from "Super Hero Squad Online," the upcoming MMO from Marvel and Gazillion!
- published: 16 May 2010
- views: 3073252
- author: MARVEL
SUPERHERO (ACOUSTIC VERSION) - Luke Conard and Landon Austin
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- Duration: 3:08
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
Purchase on iTunes! itun.es Amazon: amzn.to Join My Newsletter! full.sc My vlog channel: youtube.com Tweet this video! clicktotweet.com "Superhero" written and produced by Luke Conard and Landon Austin. Go Check Out Luke Conard!! He is AWESOME. Luke Conard youtube.com youtube.com Filmed by Jason Munday! He is also awesome. He beat me at Super Smash Brothers. youtube.com youtube.com
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Purchase on iTunes! itun.es Amazon: amzn.to Join My Newsletter! full.sc My vlog channel: youtube.com Tweet this video! clicktotweet.com "Superhero" written and produced by Luke Conard and Landon Austin. Go Check Out Luke Conard!! He is AWESOME. Luke Conard youtube.com youtube.com Filmed by Jason Munday! He is also awesome. He beat me at Super Smash Brothers. youtube.com youtube.com
- published: 11 Jun 2012
- views: 104238
- author: LandonAustin
Hillsongs Kids - Jesus You're My Superhero
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- Duration: 3:05
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
Hillsongs Kids - Jesus Your My Superhero - FROM NOW ON I'M GOING TO BE MONITORING ALL COMMENTS MADE. THOSE WITH BAD LANGUAGE OR ABUSIVE CONTENT AND ALL THAT ARE INAPPROPROATE WILL BE DELETED! I respect everyones opinion but I will NOT tolarent any more disgusting comments.
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Hillsongs Kids - Jesus Your My Superhero - FROM NOW ON I'M GOING TO BE MONITORING ALL COMMENTS MADE. THOSE WITH BAD LANGUAGE OR ABUSIVE CONTENT AND ALL THAT ARE INAPPROPROATE WILL BE DELETED! I respect everyones opinion but I will NOT tolarent any more disgusting comments.
- published: 22 May 2008
- views: 2089782
- author: TracyJ001
Superhero Movie Trailer
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- Duration: 2:16
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
For more info visit: fearofbliss.wordpress.com Finally, the guys behind the outrageously silly Scary Movie franchise have used their own 'special powers' to spoof superhero movies. After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker develop superhuman abilities like incredible strength and armored skin. Rick decides to use his new powers for good and becomes a costumed crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly". However, standing in the way of his destiny is the villainous Lou Landers. After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person's life force and in a dastardly quest for immortality becomes the supervillain, "The Hourglass." With unimaginable strength, unbelievable speed and deeply uncomfortable tights, will the Dragonfly be able to stop the sands of The Hourglass and save the world? CAST Drake Bell ... Rick Riker / Dragonfly Sara Paxton ... Jill Johnson Christopher McDonald ... Lou Landers / Hourglass Pamela Anderson ... The Invisible Girl Tracy Morgan ... Dr. Xavier Regina Hall ... Mrs. Xavier Craig Bierko ... Wolverine Simon Rex ... The Human Torch Mario Lavandeira ... Himself (as Perez Hilton) Leslie Nielsen ... Uncle Albert Marion Ross ... Aunt Lucille Kevin Hart ... Trey Jeffrey Tambor ... Dr. Whitby Ryan Hansen ... Lance Landers Brent Spiner ... Dr. Strom Keith David ... Chief Karlin
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For more info visit: fearofbliss.wordpress.com Finally, the guys behind the outrageously silly Scary Movie franchise have used their own 'special powers' to spoof superhero movies. After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker develop superhuman abilities like incredible strength and armored skin. Rick decides to use his new powers for good and becomes a costumed crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly". However, standing in the way of his destiny is the villainous Lou Landers. After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person's life force and in a dastardly quest for immortality becomes the supervillain, "The Hourglass." With unimaginable strength, unbelievable speed and deeply uncomfortable tights, will the Dragonfly be able to stop the sands of The Hourglass and save the world? CAST Drake Bell ... Rick Riker / Dragonfly Sara Paxton ... Jill Johnson Christopher McDonald ... Lou Landers / Hourglass Pamela Anderson ... The Invisible Girl Tracy Morgan ... Dr. Xavier Regina Hall ... Mrs. Xavier Craig Bierko ... Wolverine Simon Rex ... The Human Torch Mario Lavandeira ... Himself (as Perez Hilton) Leslie Nielsen ... Uncle Albert Marion Ross ... Aunt Lucille Kevin Hart ... Trey Jeffrey Tambor ... Dr. Whitby Ryan Hansen ... Lance Landers Brent Spiner ... Dr. Strom Keith David ... Chief Karlin
- published: 02 Feb 2008
- views: 2904921
- author: solillo
SUPER HERO ANGRY BIRDS ♫ 3D ANIMATION SPOOF ☺
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- Duration: 2:24
- Updated: 08 Dec 2012
FOLLOW ANGRY BIRDS 3D ON FACEBOOK ☺ : www.facebook.com A 3D Animation of the ANGRY BIRDS as SUPER HEROES trying to get the pigs. Spiderman Batman Superman SpiderBird BatBird SuperBird & the mighty eagle. Have fun and COMMENT..... Animated Trailer of Angry Birds Seasons: SUPER HERO edition . Music by DoKashiteru ccmixter.org Watch the Birds turn into Heroes and get the Pigs.
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FOLLOW ANGRY BIRDS 3D ON FACEBOOK ☺ : www.facebook.com A 3D Animation of the ANGRY BIRDS as SUPER HEROES trying to get the pigs. Spiderman Batman Superman SpiderBird BatBird SuperBird & the mighty eagle. Have fun and COMMENT..... Animated Trailer of Angry Birds Seasons: SUPER HERO edition . Music by DoKashiteru ccmixter.org Watch the Birds turn into Heroes and get the Pigs.
- published: 17 Mar 2011
- views: 11248950
- author: FunVideoTV
Real Life Super Heroes
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- Duration: 2:22
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Meet The Real Life Super Heroes. Learn more at www.reallifesuperheroes.com
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Meet The Real Life Super Heroes. Learn more at www.reallifesuperheroes.com
- published: 31 May 2010
- views: 249171
- author: RLSHProject
![CrossFire VN : Super Hero (Commandos) [Zombie 4]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121208085141im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/yarsZ-24aFI/default.jpg "CrossFire VN : Super Hero (Commandos) [Zombie 4]")
CrossFire VN : Super Hero (Commandos) [Zombie 4]
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- Duration: 5:08
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
- Enjoy this game ! ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝ - Follow me on Facebook : www.facebook.com - Thanks for watching ! - Stay tuned for more !
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- Enjoy this game ! ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝ - Follow me on Facebook : www.facebook.com - Thanks for watching ! - Stay tuned for more !
- published: 13 Mar 2012
- views: 86889
- author: Kyll339
Once Upon A Time The Super Heroes (1 of 10)
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- Duration: 10:43
- Updated: 01 Dec 2012
Once Upon A Time The Super Heroes This is a documentary made in 2002 about the creation and evolution of comic book superheroes (with a greater leaning towards Marvel comics.) It show us superheroes such as Batman, Superman, The Flash, The X-Men, Captain America, Silver Surfer, The Fantastic Four, Hulk, Daredevil; with more of a focus on Spider-Man because of the movie released at the time. The documentary features the creators, writers & artists behind the superheroes such as Dave Gibbons, Alex Ross, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Travis Charest, John Romita, Joe Kubert, Jim Lee, Carmine Infantino, Joe Simon, Mark Evanier, Paul Dini, Neal Adams, Joe Quesada, John Buscema, Bill Sienkiewicz and radio interview with Jerry Siegel.
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Once Upon A Time The Super Heroes This is a documentary made in 2002 about the creation and evolution of comic book superheroes (with a greater leaning towards Marvel comics.) It show us superheroes such as Batman, Superman, The Flash, The X-Men, Captain America, Silver Surfer, The Fantastic Four, Hulk, Daredevil; with more of a focus on Spider-Man because of the movie released at the time. The documentary features the creators, writers & artists behind the superheroes such as Dave Gibbons, Alex Ross, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Travis Charest, John Romita, Joe Kubert, Jim Lee, Carmine Infantino, Joe Simon, Mark Evanier, Paul Dini, Neal Adams, Joe Quesada, John Buscema, Bill Sienkiewicz and radio interview with Jerry Siegel.
- published: 07 Dec 2007
- views: 422875
- author: Batmitey
Smash Mouth - Everyday Superhero Lyrics
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- Duration: 3:26
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
Smash Mouth - Everyday Superhero Lyrics
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Smash Mouth - Everyday Superhero Lyrics
- published: 28 Apr 2009
- views: 717041
- author: TheMisterFJ
photo: AP / Bullit Marquez
06 Dec 2012
NEW BATAAN, Philippines - A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 people with nearly 400 missing, authorities said Thursday. More bodies were retrieved from hardest-hit Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental provinces and six others impacted by Tuesday's storm, the Office of Civil Defense reported ... "It was horrible ... --- ... Location....(size: 8.0Kb)
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06 Dec 2012
Lionel Messi missed out on a chance to match Gerd Mueller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year as he was injured during Barcelona's draw with Benfica. Messi, who hurt his left knee in a collision with Benfica keeper Artur, was taken off 30 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. Benfica knew a win would see them finish second behind Barca in Group G ... FC Barcelona's official Twitter account tweeted after the Benfica game....(size: 2.5Kb)
photo: US Navy / Matthew Stroup
05 Dec 2012
ISAF today issued an operational update on combat operations in Afghanistan. It noted, among other things, that Afghan and coalition security forces conducted an operation in Watahpur district yesterday that resulted in the “death of insurgent leader Mohammad Yar Gul.” ... Mohammed Yar Gul coordinated the movement of insurgent fighters throughout Kunar province ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
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05 Dec 2012
The death toll from a powerful storm that hit the southern Philippines is continuing to rise, as rescue teams headed for affected areas. Typhoon Bopha struck Mindanao island on Tuesday, bringing rain and high winds. Tens of thousands were evacuated ahead of the storm, which is now passing over the western island of Palawan ... Water and mud rushed down mountainous slopes to engulf a school and a village hall serving as evacuation centres ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
The Telegraph India
08 Dec 2012
Akshay Kumar, who plays this Punjabi superhero, has been ......(size: 0.3Kb)
IMDb
08 Dec 2012
Yahoo Daily News
08 Dec 2012
Entertainment Weekly
08 Dec 2012
The Examiner
08 Dec 2012
When we look at photos of gymnasts such as Gabby Davis and Aly Raisman, it's exciting to think about the possibilities of what we can become. Related. Medal winners day six thrillView slideshow. Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman inspire and thrill ... All the exercises link to photos of how to do them properly ... Photo credit. ... The routine ... Channel your inner superhero, and work your back, butt and hips, and shoulders with this floor exercise....(size: 3.5Kb)
The Washington Post
08 Dec 2012
If you need to find Robert Griffin III on Sunday, look no further than FedEx Field. He’ll be in the stands, wearing a Baltimore Ravens jersey, rooting loudly against Robert Griffin III’s Redskins. “Huge rivalry game; I’m not missing this one,” the other RG3 was vowing the other day ... Loading... There are people driving around with RG3 license plates, and people transforming themselves into RG3 superheroes ... ....(size: 4.1Kb)
Wall Street Journal
08 Dec 2012
By DARRELL HARTMAN. THE TUXEDO can be like a superhero's costume. a head-to-toe look to be donned when occasion demands it. But as the codes of evening wear, and dress codes in general, become more flexible, the black-tie ensemble is being dismantled into its distinct parts—bow ties, shawl collars, grosgrain-striped trousers—and reworked into more casual looks where they add a dose of old-world formality and elegance ... Mr ... Mr ... ....(size: 5.5Kb)
The Los Angeles Times
08 Dec 2012
We're lucky if we have the gift to do one thing well in this life. Even most superheroes just get a single superpower. ("Wait — you're faster than a speeding bullet and you're more powerful than a locomotive? How is that fair?"). So there is something about the multiple-graced — the physicist with the body of a supermodel or the wrestler who writes award-winning poetry — that can seem most unnatural ... "You Don't Know Bo....(size: 32.8Kb)
The Examiner
08 Dec 2012
More than just ordinary humans populate Middle Earth. It's populated by goblins and dragons, wizards, hobbits and elves and for fans of Peter Jackson's LOTR/ Hobbit sagas the most memorable elf may be Legolas played by actor Orlando Bloom ... Fitting Legolas the Elf Into The Hobbit Movie ... Director Peter Jackson elaborated on his reasoning saying, ... Orlando Bloom Brings Legolas to Life Again ... New Superman poster reveals superhero in handcuffs....(size: 4.8Kb)
Philadelphia Daily News
08 Dec 2012
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This article is about the stock character. For the genre, see Superhero fiction. For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation).
A superhero is a type of stock character, dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes—ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas—have dominated comic books and crossed over into other media. The word itself dates to at least 1916.[1] A female superhero is sometimes called a superheroine. "SUPER HEROES" was registered as a trademark jointly by DC Comics and Marvel Characters, Inc. on August 25, 2009.[2]
Characters do not require actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes; the term has also been applied to costumed crime fighters, characters without superpowers who perform the same functions as superheroes, such as Batman and Green Arrow.[3] However, broad interpretations of the superhero archetype included masked vigilantes, such as the Spirit, who fought crime with their wits, fists and guns rather than superhuman powers, while concealing their identities with only a mask, hat and coat.[4]
In the traditional paradigm, superheroes supplement official law enforcement efforts to fight crime by using their extraordinary abilities to circumvent legal and physical limitations affecting the police. In addition to this basic function, superheroes also confront characters representing their polar opposites, known as supervillains, who employ comparable powers and abilities toward nefarious purposes. Generally, a superhero will regularly engage in physical and strategic combat with a collection of recurring idiosyncratic and iconic villains, often known as a rogues gallery, in attempting to thwart a number of schemes. It is also common for one of these characters to serve as a primary antagonist and archenemy of the superhero, with the others serving as secondary nemeses. Additionally, superheroes will combat threats against humanity, such as extraterrestrials and supernatural or mythological entities, or threats posed by supervillains.
Superheroes remain a staple of most illustrated serial fiction in Western culture, frequently drawing both acclaim and controversy for their perceived influence on social and political issues addressed in their story-lines. In the twentieth century, superheroes and comic books were occasionally attacked as proponents of subversive political and social ideologies; on other occasions, they served to support and idealize the dominant values of the national culture. They have, historically, also been used for commentary on political, social, sexual, and philosophical controversies.[citation needed]
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Common traits[link]
Extraordinary powers, skills, equipment[link]
Superhero powers vary widely. Superhuman strength, the ability to fly, enhanced senses, and the projection of energy bolts are common. Some superheroes rely upon special weapons or technology, such as Iron Man's powered armor suit and Green Lantern’s power ring. Many characters supplement their natural powers with a special weapon or device (e.g., Wonder Woman's lasso and bracelets, Green Arrow's trick arrows, Spider-Man's webbing, Wolverine's adamantium claws, Daredevil's billy club, or Thor's hammer).
Moral code[link]
A strong moral code, including a willingness to risk one's own safety in the service of good without expectation of reward (Spider-Man's "With great power there must also come great responsibility") can be an essential element of the superhero's basic character. Such as a code often includes a refusal or strong reluctance to kill or wield lethal weapons.
Secret identity[link]
A secret identity protects the superhero's friends and family from becoming the targets of an enemy. The Clark Kent alias, for example, served this purpose for Superman. Many superheroes have a confidant (usually a friend or relative who has been sworn to secrecy). As one scholarly work analyzed in 1972,
...the rigid convention of giving super-heroes a secret identity…is part of their psychological defence mechanism. Each super-hero chooses in the beginning of his career a disguise and a battle name.… He dons a mask and in doing so reaches back to the age-old custom of exorcising demons and evil spirits by frightening them with a terrifying disguise. Today the villain stands in place of evil spirits. The super-hero's disguise has therefore become a mythical element.… The super-hero divides himself into two component parts, each part playing its role: the alter ego and the secret identity. The dream half (alter ego) expresses all that the author or designer—and with him the reader—would like to be; the other half, rooted in reality, is a symbol of the ordinary everyday man following the behaviour pattern ordained by society. It is a division of life into dream and reality…and serves to strengthen the individual's self-confidence and to justify his personal way of thinking.[5]
Motif or theme[link]
An underlying motif or theme affects the hero's name, costume, personal effects, and other aspects of his or her character. Batman, for example, resembles a large bat, operates at night, and uses several devices given a "bat" prefix, such as his bat-like car, the "Batmobile". Spider-Man shoots webs from his hands, has a spiderweb pattern on his costume, and other spider-like abilities. Phoenix can create inextinguishable cosmic fire and, like the mythical bird of the same name, she always rises from death.
Supporting characters[link]
Often the hero's personal relationships are complicated by the dual life necessary to preserve a secret identity. This was a common theme in Spider-Man and Batman stories in particular. A supporting cast of recurring characters, includes the hero's friends, co-workers and/or love interests, some of whom may know the superhero's secret identity.
Rogues gallery[link]
Generally, a superhero fights a rogues gallery of enemies on a recurring basis. In some cases the superhero fights run of the mill criminals before supervillains surface in their respective storylines. The hero may even be responsible for the appearance of the supervillains (the Scorpion was created as the perfect enemy to defeat Spider-Man, and characters in Batman's comics often accuse him of creating the villains he fights). Often superheroes have an archenemy who is more troublesome than the others, a nemesis who serves as the superhero's doppelganger or foil (e.g., Sabretooth embraces his instincts while Wolverine tries to control his; Batman is dark, quiet, and grim, while the Joker is colorful, loquacious, and flamboyant).
Financial support[link]
Independent wealth (e.g., Batman or the X-Men's benefactor Professor X) or an occupation that allows for minimal supervision (e.g., Superman's civilian job as a reporter) can be quite helpful in maintaining the superhero lifestyle.
Headquarters[link]
Many superheroes (and supervillains) have headquarters or a base of operations. These locations are often equipped with state-of-the-art or even alien technologies, and may be disguised or in secret locations to avoid detection by enemies or the general public. Some, such as the Baxter Building, are known to the public, although in some other cases the precise location may remain secret. Many heroes and villains who do not have a permanent headquarters are said to have a mobile base of operations. A headquarters can provide the character with a secure area for storing equipment and costumes, such as Batman's Batcave. For Superman, the Fortress of Solitude served as a quiet location to relax and study.
Backstory[link]
The backstory explains the circumstances by which the character acquired his or her abilities as well as the motivation for becoming a superhero. Many origin stories involve tragic elements and/or freak accidents that result in the development of the hero's abilities.
Achilles' heel[link]
A specific weakness or Achilles' heel can be an important plot device in a superhero story. The threat of Kryptonite provided Superman's enemies with a tool to restrict and challenge his powers. In the case of The Incredible Hulk, anger or injury triggered certain internal conditions necessary to release his powers.
Costume features[link]
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Captain America's costume displays many features common to superheroes. Art by Gabriele Dell'Otto
A superhero's costume helps make him or her recognizable to both the reader, and the general public of the comic-book reality. Due to the serial nature of comics, the style and appearance of the title character often changes with the introduction of a new artist. To make the title character immediately distinguishable from other characters within the same title or from competing characters in other comic-book titles, it is practical to make the costumed character flamboyant and therefore more iconic. Costumes are often colorful to enhance the character's visual appeal and frequently incorporate the superhero's name and theme. For example, Daredevil resembles a red devil, Captain America's costume echoes the American flag, Batman resembles a large bat, and Spider-Man's costume features a spider web pattern. The convention of superheroes wearing masks, frequently without visible pupils, and skintight unitards originated with Lee Falk's comic strip hero The Phantom.
Most superheroes have a gadget or a weapon that is frequently associated with them. For example, Captain America has a shield, Batman has a utility belt, Thor his hammer, Daredevil his billy clubs and Wonder Woman her lasso of truth. Such an object often becomes the identifying feature which appears in most drawings so readers can identify the character by both the costume and this object. Some of these objects are the superheroes adopted symbols; some are incorporated into the main aspect of the character (Iron Man's repulsor rays which are a part of his main suit or Green Arrow's bow which is his key weapon).
Many features of superhero costumes recur frequently, including the following:
- Superheroes who maintain a secret identity often wear a mask, ranging from the domino masks of Green Lantern and Ms. Marvel to the full-face masks of Spider-Man and Black Panther. Most common are masks covering the upper face, leaving the mouth and jaw exposed (Captain America, Batman, Daredevil). This allows for both a believable disguise and recognizable facial expressions. A notable exception is Superman, who wears nothing on his face while fighting crime, but uses large glasses in his civilian life as Clark Kent. Some characters wear helmets, such as Doctor Fate, Magneto, and Thor.
- A symbol, such as a stylized letter or visual icon, usually on the chest. Examples include the uppercase "S" of Superman, the bat emblem of Batman or the spider emblem of Spider-Man and the large skull emblem of The Punisher. Often, they also wear a common symbol referring to their group or league, such as the "4" on the Fantastic Four's suits, or the "X" on the X-Men's costumes.
- Form-fitting clothing, often referred to as tights or Spandex, although the exact material is usually unidentified. Such material displays a character’s athletic build and heroic sex appeal and allows a simple design for illustrators to reproduce.
- While a vast majority of superheroes do not wear capes, the garment is still closely associated with them, likely because two of the most widely recognized superheroes, Batman and Superman, wear capes. In fact, police officers in Batman’s home of Gotham City have used the word "cape" as a shorthand for all superheroes and costumed crimefighters. The comic-book miniseries Watchmen and the animated movie The Incredibles commented on the potentially lethal impracticality of capes. In Marvel Comics, the term "cape-killer" has been used to describe Superhuman Restraint Unit, even though few notable Marvel heroes wear capes.
- While most superhero costumes merely hide the hero’s identity and present a recognizable image, parts of the costume (or the costume itself) have functional uses. Batman's utility belt and Spawn's "necroplasmic armor" have both been of great assistance to the heroes. Iron Man's armor, in particular, protects him and provides technological advantages.
- When thematically appropriate, some superheroes dress like people from various professions or subcultures. Zatanna, who possesses wizard-like powers, dresses as a stage magician, Marvel's Ghost Rider and DC's Lobo, ride superpowered motorcycles and dress in biker's leather garb.
- Several heroes of the 1990s, including Cable and many Image Comics characters, rejected the traditional superhero outfit for costumes that appeared more practical and militaristic. Shoulder pads, kevlar-like vests, metal-plated armor, knee and elbow pads, heavy-duty belts, and ammunition pouches were common features. Other characters, such as The Punisher or The Question, opt for a "civilian" costume (mostly a trench coat). A few, such as the Runaways, do not wear any distinctive outfits at all.
- Underpants worn over pants (trousers), or lack of pants altogether.
Categories of superheroes[link]
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Plastic Man's shapeshifting abilities have often been used for humorous effect. Plastic Man #17 (May 1949). Cover art by Jack Cole.
Individual superheroes can be categorized by archetypes, based upon their power set. Many heroes fit into more than one category. Examples of superhero archetype categories include the following.
- Acrobat
- A hero whose main ability is great control over his/her body, granting above average strength, stamina and reflexes. Usually depicted as medium-size to small frame persons, they can be either humans with extensive training (Robin, Daredevil, Super Mario) or superpowered beings (Spider-Man, The Creeper, Nightcrawler).
- Aerial
- A character whose main skill is flight, either by his/her own means (Angel, Hawkman, Zauriel) or because he/she is a very capable pilot (Blackhawk, Enemy Ace).
- Armored Hero
- A gadgeteer without personal superpowers, using powers generated from a suit of powered armor; e.g., Iron Man, S.T.R.I.P.E., and Steel.
- Behemoth/Goliath
- A character possessing massive superstrength and near-indestructibility and, for males, usually an oversized muscular body. One of the most powerful of the superhero archetypes; e.g., The Hulk, Lobo, He-Man, The Thing and Colossus.
- Blaster
- A hero whose main power is a distance attack, usually an "energy blast", this is the most common of the superhero archetypes; e.g., Black Lightning, Cyclops, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Starfire, Static, The Ray.
- Chosen
- A hero who usually gains powers from wielding magical or sci-fi items, such as swords (King Arthur, He-man, Lion-O, Black Knight, Shining Knight), wands (Sailor Moon), rings (Green Lantern), wrist bands (Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)) or other items generally worn on the chest (Power Rangers), arm region (Ben 10), or neck (Card Captors). This category also includes the hero who is bestowed with powers from some sort of enchantment (Captain Marvel (DC Comics)) or by human enhancement (Captain America).
- Demon
- A hero with demonic powers who fights against other demonic characters (Blade, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Werewolf by Night) or being a demon his/herself willing to protect humanity (Etrigan, Hellboy, Hellstorm).
- Divine
- A hero which powers were granted by a deity (Deadman, Phantom Stranger, The Crow, The Spectre, Wonder Woman, Zauriel) or for being a deity his/herself (Ares, Highfather, Hercules, Thor).
- Energizer
- A blaster who possesses the ability to generate a vast amount of energy (Ki, Chakra, etc.). Mostly associated with anime and manga heroes (Son Goku, Pegasus Seiya, Naruto Uzumaki, Yusuke Urameshi, etc.), they can summon vast reserves of energy during combat, growing in power as they train or when pushed to their limits. Some have even been known to "Henshin" into wilder versions of themselves (Super Saiyan, Nine-Tailed Forms, etc.). This category can also extend to characters who have the ability to absorb, hold, or redirect energy as well as discharge it, absorb the properties of matter, or absorb DNA to gain a being's powers (Amazing Man, Bishop, Gambit, Kevin Levin, Rogue).
- Elementalist
- A hero who controls some natural element or part of the natural world; e.g., Storm (weather), Magneto (magnetism), Phoenix (cosmic fire; life & death), Swamp Thing (vegetation), Human Torch and Green Flame (fire), Iceman and Ice (ice), Red Tornado (wind) or Animal Man and Vixen (animal kingdom avatars).
- Feral
- A hero linked somehow to the animal kingdom, granting him/her animalistic abilities and strengths either by power summoning (Animal Man, Vixen), having animal traits granting them bestial abilities (Wolverine, Dr. Hank McCoy, Sabretooth), shapeshifting (Beast Boy, Congo Bill, Timber Wolf) or being normal humans with empathic control over beasts (Tarzan, Rima the Jungle Girl, B'wana Beast).
- Gadgeteer
- A hero who invents or wields special equipment that often imitates superpowers, but has no personal super powers; e.g., Nite Owl, Tarantula, Blue Beetle, Green Lantern, and Catwoman.
- Ghost
- A hero with ghost-like abilities: either invisibility (such as Invisible Woman and Red Tornado); intangibility (such as Shadowcat and The Vision); or both (such as Deadman, Ghost, Martian Manhunter and The Spectre).
- Healer
- A hero who is able to quickly recover from serious injury; e.g., Lobo, The Crow, The Doctor, Wolverine. This may also be a hero whose primary ability is to heal others; e.g., Angel, Elixir, She-Ra.
- Magician
- A hero who is trained in the use of magic, another one of the most powerful of the superhero archetypes; e.g., Doctor Fate, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, Zatanna.
- Mariner
- A hero related to the seas, usually depicted as stronger and more resilent than human beings (Aquaman, Namor, Popeye) or normal humans with skill and experience underwater (Sea Devils) and as seamen (Lance O'Casey).
- Marksman
- A hero who uses projectile weapons, typically guns, bows and arrows, boomerangs or throwing blades; e.g., Crimson Avenger, Green Arrow, Hawkeye, Jon Sable, Jonah Hex and Vigilante.
- Martial Artist
- A hero whose physical abilities are mostly human, rather than superhuman, but whose hand-to-hand combat skills are phenomenal. Some of these characters are actually superhuman (Iron Fist, Luke Cage), while others are human beings who are extremely skilled and athletic (Bronze Tiger, Richard Dragon, The Question, Shang Chi, Rick Flag, Wildcat).
- Matter Manipulator
- A hero with the power to alter the molecular structure of matter (Captain Atom, Doctor Manhattan, Firestorm and Silver Surfer).
- Mechanical Hero
- A hero related to technology, this category includes cyborgs (RoboCop, Vic Stone), remote controlled robots (Box, Bozo the Iron Man) but mostly automatons with advanced AI (Autobots, the original Human Torch, Infiltration Unit Zeta, Metal Men, Red Tornado, The Vision).
- Mecha/Robot Pilot
- A hero who controls a giant robot, a subtype common in Japanese superhero and science fiction media (Gundam, Robotech, Mazinger Z) as well as American versions e.g., Megas XLR, Big Guy.
- Mentalist
- A hero who possesses psionic abilities, such as telekinesis, telepathy and extra-sensory perception; e.g., Professor X, Emma Frost, Phoenix, Kelly Bailey, Martian Manhunter, Raven and Zatanna.
- Metal Hero
- A mainly space and police-based superhero who typically takes the form of an android, cyborg, or a human who dons a "metallic" suit. Henceforth, most of the Metal Heroes are also referred to as "Henshin (transforming) Heroes". They usually feature futurist or space age technology, vehicles, or weapons to fight monsters, high-tech gangs, extra-dimensional despots, or galactic crime barons. Examples include the Space Sheriffs (Shaider, Sharivan, and Gavan), Beetle Fighters (Juukou B-Fighter and B-Fighter Kabuto), and Special Rescue Teams (Exceedraft, Winspector, and Solbrain).
- Militarized Warrior
- Technically a combination between a martial artist and a marksman or a gadgeteer, either working within the armed forces (Captain America, Col. Nick Fury, James Bond, Sgt. Rock) or as a freelance (Batman, The Punisher, Wild Dog).
- Paragon
- A hero who possesses the basic powers of super-strength, flight and invulnerability. They are considered to be the most powerful of the superhero archetypes. Consisting of such heroes as the extraterrestrial Superman and Gladiator, the god Thor, the magically fueled Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman, or the solar/photokinetic Sentry.
- Possessed
- A hero who harbors an entity internally, which may be related to the divine or the demon archetypes; e.g., Etrigan, Ghost Rider, The Crow, The Spectre.
- Reality Changer
- Often a comedic hero whose set of powers include cartoon-like alterations of reality itself in his/her behalf (Big Head, Freakazoid!).
- Rider
- A hero who rides a powerful vehicle, e.g. Lobo, Ghost Rider or the Silver Surfer; or rides a unique creature, like Black Knight or Shining Knight.
- Shapeshifter
- A hero who can manipulate his/her own body to suit his/her needs, such as stretching (Plastic Man, Mister Fantastic, Elongated Man), or disguise (Changeling/Morph, Mystique). Other such shapeshifters can transform into animals (Beast Boy), alien creatures (Ben 10), inorganic materials (Metamorpho) or all of these things (Martian Manhunter).
- Screamer
- A blaster whose power is contained in the vocal chords (Banshee, Black Canary).
- Size Changer
- A shapeshifter who can alter his/her size; e.g., the Atom and The Wasp (shrinking only), Colossal Boy and Atom Smasher (growth only), Hank Pym (both).
- Slasher
- A hero whose main power is some form of hand-to-hand cutting weapon—either devices, such as knives or swords, (Deadpool, Elektra, Blade, Link) or natural, such as claws or fangs (Wolverine, Timber Wolf, Werewolf by Night).
- Speedster
- A hero possessing superhuman speed and reflexes; e.g., The Flash, Quicksilver, Sonic.
- Super Genius/Master Mind
- A hero possessing superhuman/superior intelligence or intellect; e.g., Professor X, Weasel, Forge, Brainiac 5, Dr. Hank McCoy, Mister Fantastic, the teenager Toyman, The Doctor.
- Sleuth
- Technically a type of Super Genius, but mainly someone who relies more on keen observation skills and deductive reasoning, often depicted as a very capable two-fisted fighter; e.g., Sherlock Holmes, The Question, Human Target, Elongated Man, Green Hornet, Rorschach, Van Helsing.
- Teleporter
- A hero who is able to teleport from point A to point B. Some teleport due to their own body chemistry (such as Nightcrawler), others teleport via telekinetic energy (such as Mysterio II).
- Time Traveller
- A hero with the ability to manipulate time itself. This category includes standard time traveler (Waverider, and Curtis Donovan), characters who manipulate the flow of time so as to either slow time down or to speed it up (Tempo and Hiro Nakamura), and characters (Phoenix and The Doctor) who travel through space as well as time.
Role-playing games[link]
In RPGs such as Hero Games' Champions, Green Ronin Publishing's Mutants & Masterminds, Cryptic Studios' MMORPG City of Heroes DC Universe Online and Champions Online, superheroes are formally organized into categories or archetypes based on their skills and abilities.
Trademark status[link]
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The trademark status are jointly claimed by these two companies.
Most dictionary definitions[6] and common usages of the term are generic and not limited to the characters of any particular company or companies.
Nevertheless, variations on the term "Super Hero" are jointly claimed by DC Comics and Marvel Comics as trademarks. Registrations of "Super Hero" marks have been maintained by DC and Marvel since the 1960s.[7] (U.S. Trademark Serial Nos. 72243225 and 73222079, among others).
Joint trademarks shared by competitors are rare in the United States.[8] They are supported by a non-precedential 2003 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision upholding the "Swiss Army" knife trademark. Like the "Super Hero" marks, the "Swiss Army" mark was jointly registered by competitors. It was upheld on the basis that the registrants jointly "represent a single source" of the knives, due to their long-standing cooperation for quality control.[9]
Critics in the legal community dispute whether the "Super Hero" marks meet the legal standard for trademark protection in the United States-distinctive designation of a single source of a product or service. Controversy exists over each element of that standard: whether "Super Hero" is distinctive rather than generic, whether "Super Hero" designates a source of products or services, and whether DC and Marvel jointly represent a single source.[10] Some critics further characterize the marks as a misuse of trademark law to chill competition.[11]
History[link]
Main article: Superhero fiction#History
Growth in diversity[link]
For the first two decades of their existence in comic books, superheroes largely conformed to the model of lead characters in popular fiction of the time, with the typical superhero a white, middle- to upper- class, tall, heterosexual, professional, 20-to-35-year-old male. A majority of superheroes still fit this description as of 2011, but many characters began to break out of the mold in the 1960s.
Female superheroes[link]
The first known female superhero is writer-artist Fletcher Hanks' minor character Fantomah,[12] an ageless, ancient Egyptian woman in the modern day who could transform into a skull-faced creature with superpowers to fight evil; she debuted in Fiction House's Jungle Comics #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), credited to the pseudonymous "Barclay Flagg".
Another seminal superheroine is Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, a non-costumed character who fought crime and wartime saboteurs using the superpower of invisibility; she debuted in the eponymous syndicated newspaper comic strip by Russell Stamm on June 3, 1940. The first costumed, superpowered superhero character, the antihero the Black Widow—a costumed emissary of Satan who killed evildoers in order to send them to Hell—debuted in Mystic Comics #4 (Aug. 1940), from Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics.
Though non-superpowered, like the Phantom and Batman, the earliest female costumed crimefighter is The Woman in Red, introduced in Standard Comics' Thrilling Comics #2 (March 1940);[13][14] Other early examples, all non-superpowered, include Lady Luck, debuting in the Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert The Spirit Section June 2, 1940; the comedic character Red Tornado, debuting in All-American Publications All-American Comics #20 (Nov. 1940); Miss Fury, debuting in the eponymous comic strip by female cartoonist Tarpé Mills on April 6, 1941;[15] the Phantom Lady, introduced in Quality Comics Police Comics #1 (Aug. 1941); and the Black Cat, introduced in Harvey Comics' Pocket Comics #1 (also Aug. 1941).[16][17] The superpowered Nelvana of the Northern Lights debuted in Canadian publisher Hillborough Studio's Triumph-Adventure Comics #1 (Aug. 1941), and Holyoke introduced the superhumanly strong Miss Victory the same month. The character was later adopted by A.C. Comics.
The first widely recognizable female superhero is Wonder Woman, from All-American Publications, one of two companies that would merge to form DC Comics. She was created by psychologist William Moulton Marston with help and inspiration from his wife Elizabeth and their mutual lover Olive Byrne.[18][19] Wonder Woman debuted in All-American Publications' All Star Comics #8 (Jan. 1942).
Starting in the late 1950s, DC introduced Hawkgirl, Supergirl, Batwoman and later Batgirl, all female versions of prominent male superheroes. Batgirl would eventually shed her "bat" persona and become Oracle, the premiere information broker of the DC superhero community and leader of the superheroine team Birds of Prey In addition, the company introduced Zatanna and a second Black Canary and had several female supporting characters that were successful professionals, such as the Atom's love interest, attorney Jean Loring.
As with DC's superhero team the Justice League of America, which included Wonder Woman, the Marvel Comics teams of the early 1960s usually included at least one female, such as the Fantastic Four's Invisible Girl, the X-Men's Marvel Girl and the Avengers' Wasp and later Scarlet Witch. In the wake of second-wave feminism, the Invisible Girl became the more confident and assertive Invisible Woman, and Marvel Girl became the hugely powerful destructive force called Phoenix.
In subsequent decades, Elektra, Catwoman, Witchblade, and Spider-Girl became stars of popular series. The series Uncanny X-Men and its related superhero-team titles include many females in vital roles.
See also: List of superheroines
Superheroes of color[link]
Initially superheroes were almost universally white. Superheroes of other racial groups began to appear in from the late 1960s. They succeeded the non-superpowered stars of various features in the little-circulated All-Negro Comics #1 (1947); the feature "Waku, Prince of the Bantu", starring an African chieftain in Africa, in Atlas Comics' 1950s omnibus title Jungle Tales; and Dell Comics' 1965-1966 Western title Lobo, with the first African-American to star in his own series. First, in 1966, came Marvel Comics' the Black Panther, an African king who became the first black superhero.[20] The first African-American superhero, the Falcon, followed in 1969, and three years later, Luke Cage, a self-styled "hero-for-hire", became the first black superhero to star in his own series. In 1971, following the appearances of such non-superpowed Native American protagonists as DC Comics' 1949 Pow Wow Smith and 1951 Strongbow, the non-superpowered but costumed Red Wolf became the first in the superheroic tradition to headline a series. In 1974, Shang Chi, a martial artist, became the first prominent Asian hero to star in an American comic book. (Asian-American FBI agent Jimmy Woo had starred in a short-lived 1950s series named after a "yellow peril" antagonist, Yellow Claw.)
Comic-book companies were in the early stages of cultural expansion and many of these characters played to specific stereotypes; Cage often employed lingo similar to that of blaxploitation films, Native Americans were often associated with wild animals and Asians were often portrayed as martial artists.
Subsequent minority heroes, such as the X-Men's Storm (the first black superheroine) and the Teen Titans' Cyborg avoided such conventions. Storm and Cyborg were both part of superhero teams, which became increasingly diverse in subsequent years. The X-Men, in the particular, were revived in 1975 with a line-up of characters culled from several nations, including the Kenyan Storm, German Nightcrawler, Russian Colossus, Irish Banshee and Canadian Wolverine. Diversity in both ethnicity and national origin would be an important part of subsequent superhero groups.
In 1989, the Monica Rambeau version of Marvel's Captain Marvel became the first female black superhero from a major publisher to get her own title, a one-shot issue. In 1991, Marvel's Epic Comics released Captain Confederacy, the first female black superhero to have her own ongoing series.
In 1993, Milestone Comics, an African-American owned imprint of DC, introduced a line of series that included characters of many ethnic minorities, including several black headliners. The imprint lasted four years, during which it introduced Static, a character adapted into the WB Network animated series Static Shock.
In addition to the creation of new minority heroes, publishers have filled the roles of once-Caucasian heroes with minorities. The African-American John Stewart debuted in 1971 as an alternate for Earth's Green Lantern Hal Jordan. In the 1980s, Stewart joined the Green Lantern Corps as a regular member. The creators of the 2000s-era Justice League animated series selected Stewart as the show's Green Lantern. Other such successor-heroes of color include DC's Firestorm (African-American) and Blue Beetle (Latino). Marvel Comics, in 2003 retroactive continuity, revealed that the "Supersoldier serum" that empowered Captain America was subsequently tested on an African American.[21]
See also: List of black superheroes
LGBT characters[link]
Main article: LGBT comic book characters
In 1992, Marvel revealed that Northstar, a member of the Canadian mutant superhero team Alpha Flight, was homosexual, after years of implication.[22] This ended what one Marvel writer claimed was an mandate that there would be no LGBT characters in Marvel comics.[23] Although some secondary characters in DC Comics' mature-audience miniseries Watchmen were gay, Northstar was the first openly gay mainstream superhero. Other gay and bisexual superheroes have since emerged, such as Pied Piper, Gen¹³'s Rainmaker, Freedom Ring, Tasmanian Devil (comics), and the gay couple Apollo and Midnighter of Wildstorm Comics' superhero team the Authority.
In the mid-2000s, some characters were revealed to be gay in two Marvel titles: Wiccan and Hulkling of the superhero group Young Avengers; and the X-Men's Colossus in the alternate universe Ultimate Marvel imprint. Xavin, from the Runaways is a shape-changing alien filling the part of a transgendered lesbian. In 2006, DC revealed in its Manhunter title that longtime character Obsidian was gay, and a new incarnation of Batwoman was introduced as a "lipstick lesbian" to some media attention.[24][25]
See also[link]
- Superhero fiction
- Real-life superhero
- Supervillain
- Science hero
- Superhero film
- List of actors who have played superheroes
- List of superhero debuts
- List of comic book superpowers
References[link]
- ^ Merriam-Webster Online: "Superhero"
- ^ "Serial Number: 78356610 Assignment Information, Trademark Document Retrieval, Registration Number: 3674448, Mark, (words only): SUPER HEROES". United States Patent and Trademark Office. 2011-07-21. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78356610. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ Per, among other sources, Gesh, Lois H.; Weinberg, Robert (2002). "Chapter 3: The Dark Knight: Batman: A NonSuper Superhero". The Science of Superheroes. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-02460-6. http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/00/04710246/0471024600.pdf. "One of the true icons of comic book culture is Batman, a superhero without super powers." Lovece, Frank (July 16, 2008). The Dark Knight. (movie review) Film Journal International. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003828021. "Batman himself is an anomaly as one of the few superheroes without superpowers..." While the Dictionary.com definition of "superhero" is "A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime," the more longstanding Merriam-Webster dictionary gives the definition as "a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers; also: an exceptionally skillful or successful person".
- ^ Davis, Lauren (December 23, 2008). "Costumed Crimefighters Who Share the Spirit's Sense of Style". io9.com / Gawker Media. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. http://io9.com/5117165/costumed-crimefighters-who-share-the-spirits-sense-of-style. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ Reitberger, Reinhold, and Wolfgang Fuchs. Comics: Anatomy of a Mass Medium (Little, Brown and Company, 1972), p. 124
- ^ Dictionary.com: Superhero
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- ^ Fantomah, Mystery Woman of the Jungle at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Erroneously credited here to a Hanks pseudonym, "Henry Fletcher". Archived from the original on April 8, 2012.
- ^ The Woman in Red in Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012.
- ^ Thrilling Comics #2 at the Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Miss Fury at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012.
- ^ The Black Cat (Harvey Comics, 1941) at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012.
- ^ Pocket Comics #1 at the Grand Comics Database
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- ^ Malcolm, Andrew H. (February 18, 1992)). "Our Towns: She's Behind the Match For That Man of Steel". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE1DF1539F93BA25751C0A964958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print.
- ^ Brown, Jeffrey A. (2001). Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics and their Fans. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1-57806-281-0.
- ^ Truth: Red, White & Black #1-7 (Jan.-July 2003) at Grand Comics Database.
- ^ "Characters > North Star". The Gay League (fan site). Undated. Archived from the original on August 12, 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030826160007/http://www.gayleague.com/gay/characters/display.php?id=1.
- ^ Hick, Darren (1999, n.d.). "The Comics Journal Performs a Public Service > Marvel > Charge #4: Terminal Bad Taste". The Comics Journal Online Features. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. http://web.archive.org/web/20000817165326/http://www.tcj.com/3_online/f_nuremburg.html. "1987: Alpha Flight writer Bill Mantlo quotes Jim Shooter as stating, 'There are no gays in the Marvel Universe.'"
- ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Batwoman hero returns as lesbian
- ^ TIME.com: Caped Crusaders – June 12, 2006 – Page 1
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