Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The convention was inspired, at least in part, by a Hollywood tradition, where character actors in particular were given colorful nicknames to aid in their name recognition. [1] Monikers like Stan "The Man" Lee and Jack "King" Kirby permeated into mass culture. This is a list of those nicknames.
The Legend of the Blue Lotus. The following is a list of female superheroes in comic books, television, film, and other media. Each character's name is followed by the publisher's name in parentheses; those from television or movies have their program listed in square brackets, and those in both comic books and other media appear in parentheses.
List of Asian superheroes. List of black superheroes. List of Filipino superheroes. List of Jewish superheroes. List of Latino superheroes. List of Native American superheroes. List of Russian superheroes. List of United States–themed superheroes.
DC Comics had the first fictional universe of superheroes, with the Justice Society of America forming in the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. This shared continuity became increasingly complex with multiple worlds, including a similar team of all-star superheroes formed in the 1960s named the Justice League of America, debuting in The Brave and the Bold Volume 1 #28.
America Chavez is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Joe Casey and artist Nick Dragotta, the character first appeared in Vengeance #1 (September 2011). [3] America Chavez is a lesbian superhero of Latin-American origin. [4]
Phase One is centered on six individuals who become the Avengers — Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Thor, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton. Other central characters include Nick Fury, leader of S.H.I.E.L.D. and creator of the Avengers; Phil Coulson, a high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. agent; and Loki, Thor's adopted brother whose plans to ...
A slash (/) between codenames, indicates the character having multiple names during their tenure as an Avenger in chronological order. Characters listed in bold are the current members of the teams as of 2024. In case of multiple codenames, the currently used name is bolded. Characters listed are set in the Earth-616 continuity except when noted.
t. e. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains is a list of the one hundred greatest screen characters (fifty each in the hero and villain categories) as chosen by the American Film Institute in June 2003. It is part of the AFI 100 Years... series. The list was first presented in a CBS special hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger.