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Alternate versions of Captain America

In addition to his mainstream incarnations, Captain America has also been depicted in other fictional universes

Apollo

a fictional character, a comic book superhero who first appeared in the Stormwatch series, but is best known for his role in The Authority

Bronze Age of Comic Books

an informal name for a period in the history of mainstream American comic books usually said to run from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s

Crystal

a fictional character, a superhero in Marvel Comics' universe

Darwin

(Armando Muñoz) is a mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe

David Lawrence

an American writer most notable for his work in comics

Family Guy

American animated television series

Frank McLaughlin

an American comic book artist who co-created the character Judomaster; a comic strip illustrator who served as a successor artist on such popular strips as Nancy and Brenda Starr; and an author of books about cartooning and comic art

Histoire de M. Vieux Bois

published in English as The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck, and also known as Les amours de Mr. Vieux Bois or simply Monsieur Vieuxbois, is a 19th-century publication written and illustrated by the Swiss caricaturist Rodolphe Töpffer

Hope

(Esperanza Ling) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics who first appeared in Warlock vol 3 #1 and was created by Louise Simonson and Pasqual Ferry

Howling Commandos

the name of three fictional groups led by Nick Fury in the Marvel Comics universe

Inhumans

are a fictional race of superhumans, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

Kingdom

a comic series created by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson and published in 2000 AD (2006-2007)

Marvel Universe

a miniseries written by Roger Stern

Meridian

was a comic book series published by CrossGen Comics

Motion Picture Funnies Weekly

a 36-page, black-and-white American comic book series created in 1939, and designed to be a promotional giveaway in movie theaters

Naruto

written and illustrated by manga artist Masashi Kishimoto

Risk

a comic book character appearing in publications from DC Comics

Rusty Riley

was an American comic strip which ran from 1948 to 1959

Simpsons

characters consist of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie

The Crusades

the title of a comic book series of American published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics

Toxic!

! was a British weekly comic book published by Apocalypse Ltd

Vienna

a fictional character in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe

Batman

fictional comic book superhero

Bit

In 2003, 88 MPH solicited a mini-series titled Tron 2.0: Derezzed

Comic book

1. Since the introduction of the modern comic book format in the 1934 with Famous Funnies, the United States has been the leading producer, with only the British comic and Japanese manga as close competitors in terms of quantity of titles
2. The first comic books in Japan appeared during the eighteenth century
3. France and Belgium are two countries that have a long tradition in comics and comic books, where they are called BDs (an abbreviation of Bande Dessinée) in French and strips in Dutch
4. The rarest comic books in existence include copies of the unreleased Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 from 1939

Comic book death

The return of a character previously thought dead is certainly not limited to comic books

Crusaders

The DC Comics team only appeared in Freedom Fighters #7 - #9

David Lawrence

Lawrence began working professionally in the field in the mid-1980s with a number of super-hero and post-apocalyptic themes for Eternity, Amazing and Pied Piper Comics

Eddie Izzard

Izzard's style is heavily influenced by Monty Python, especially in his use of a stream-of-consciousness delivery that jumps between topics as he free-associates onstage

James Bond

In 1957 the Daily Express, a newspaper owned by Lord Beaverbrook, approached Ian Fleming to adapt his stories into comic strips

Judy Tenuta

Tenuta's act is primarily structured around an exaggerated, offbeat persona that is referred to primarily as "The Love Goddess". [http

Martin Goodman

In mid-1961, following rival DC Comics' successful revival of superheroes a few years earlier, Goodman's comic-book editor and art director, Stan Lee, and freelance artist Jack Kirby created The Fantastic Four #1 (cover-dated Nov. 1961), the first hi

Matrix of Leadership

The first appearance of the Creation Matrix, later also known as the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, was in Marvel's Transformers comics, where the Matrix's first appearance pre-dated its cartoon appearance by over a year

Mighty Crusaders

1. The DC series The Crusaders lasted eight issues, from May to December, 1992
2. When DC Comics licensed the Archie superheroes for their !mpact line in the 1990s, the team was simply called the Crusaders

Miniseries

A comic book miniseries (also referred to as a limited series), is a commonly used format of comic book distribution, as it allows creators to tell a single specific story focusing on a character or set of characters, whether that story stands alone

Mirror's Edge

1. During Comic-Con 2008, DICE announced it would create a limited run comic book adaptation of the game together with DC Comics division WildStorm
2. The comic is drawn by Matthew Dow Smith and written by Rhianna Pratchett

Mutant

In Marvel Comics, genetic mutation has been used as an explanation for super-powers since the 1950s([http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/weirdwomanadc.htm],[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/lestrontedjim.htm],[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/farn

Novelization

A similar practice is an adaptation of a film in comic book form, essentially an illustrated novelization

Randall Munroe

xkcd is a stick figure comic with themes in computer programming, mathematics, and science

Spirit of '76

1. The personification of American folklore's Spirit of '76, the character would become a long-running feature in Harvey's Green Hornet Comics
2. The Marvel Comics superhero Spirit of '76 (William Naslund) first appeared in The Invaders #14 (March 1977), and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Frank Robbins as part of a World War II-era superhero team, the Crusaders, patterned on the D
3. The first comics character by this name is a patriotic superhero created by writer Gary Blakey and artist Bob Powell in Harvey's Pocket Comics #1 (Aug. 1941)

Tarzan

of the Apes was adapted in newspaper strip form, in early 1929, with illustrations by Hal Foster

Tarzan

1. has appeared in many comic books from numerous publishers over the years
2. of the Apes was the first novel to be adapted in newspaper strip form, in early 1929, with illustrations by Hal Foster

Tarzan of the Apes

1. The book has been adapted into comic form on a number of occasions, both in the original Tarzan comic strip and comic books
2. Notable adaptations include those of Gold Key Comics in Tarzan no. 155 (reprinted in no. 178), DC Comics in Tarzan nos. 207-210, and Marvel in Tarzan Super Special no. 1 (reprinted in Tarzan of the Apes nos. 1-2)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The first issue of Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiered in May, 1984, at a comic book convention held at a local Sheraton Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The Avengers: United They Stand

United They Stand comic book series by Ty Templeton and Derec Aucoin was published to accompany the series and is considered vastly superior to the animated series by fans

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

In 1993, DC Comics, in conjunction with Byron Preiss Visual Publications, published a three-part comic book adaptation of the novelisation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Monkees

1. There was also "The Monkees" comic published by Dell which ran from 1-17 (1967-1969) as well as a Daily Mirror "Crazy Cartoon Book" (2/6, now 12.5p) which had four comic stories as well as 4 photos of The Monkees, all in black and white
2. Published 1967

Timely Comics

Marvel Comics was rechristened Marvel Mystery Comics with issue #2 (Dec. 1939) — the magazine would continue under that title through #92 (June 1949) before becoming Marvel Tales through #159 (Aug. 1957) — and Timely began publishing additional s

Transformers: Universe

Transformers Universe was the name of a 4-issue limited series published by Marvel Comics in 1986 to showcase profiles of the most popular characters in the Transformers comic and cartoon series, in addition to The Transformers: The Movie

Wachowski brothers

Prior to working in the film industry, the Wachowski brothers wrote comic books for Marvel Comics' Razorline imprint, namely Ectokid (created by horror novelist Clive Barker) in 1993 as well as writing for EPIC Comics "Clive Barker's Hellraiser" and