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Marvel Comics is the brand name and primary imprint of Marvel Worldwide Inc., formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, a publisher of American comic books and related media. In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Worldwide's parent company.
The mythological hero Hercules or Heracles appears in several comics.
Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam, is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by the American publisher DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939. Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2, published by Fawcett Comics. He is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a boy who, by speaking the magic word "SHAZAM", can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight and other abilities.
Amalgam Comics was a publishing imprint shared by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters into new ones. These characters first appeared in a series of 12 comic books which were published in April 1996, between the third and fourth issues of the DC vs. Marvel miniseries. A second set of 12 comic books followed one year later in June 1997.All 24 of these issues occurred between the aforementioned third and fourth issues of DC vs. Marvel.
Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck, the character first appeared in late 1939, opposite superhero Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics #2 by Fawcett Comics. Sivana was soon established as Captain Marvel's archenemy and frequent foe, a role that he has kept through to the present, in his appearances in DC Comics, who eventually acquired the rights to those characters from Fawcett. In 2009, Doctor Sivana was ranked as IGN's 82nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
Venus is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first, originally based on the goddess Venus (Aphrodite) from Roman and Greek mythology, was retconned to actually be a siren that only resembles the goddess. The second is stated to be the true goddess, who now wishes only to be referred to by her Greek name, Aphrodite. The similarities between the two characters are a point of conflict in the comics.
Ares, in comics, may refer to:
Doctor, in comics, may refer to the following:
Agents of Atlas is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is composed of characters originally appearing in unrelated stories published in the 1950s by Marvel's predecessor company, Atlas Comics.
Hercules is a fictional Olympian god in the DC Universe based on the Greek demigod and hero of the same name.
Yanick Paquette is Shuster Award- winner and #1 New-York best sellers Canadian Artist in North American comics. He has worked for Antarctic Press, Topps, Marvel and DC Comics and since 1994.
Vulcan, in comics, may refer to:
Storm, in comics, may refer to:
Grace, in comics, may refer to:
Shadow, in comics, may refer to:
The Crusaders is a group of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters first appear in The Invaders #14 and were created by Roy Thomas, Jack Kirby, and Frank Robbins.
Erica Schultz is an American comic book writer, letterer, and editor. She is best known for writing the 2018 Daredevil Annual for comic book publisher Marvel, multiple issues for Dynamite Entertainment on the respective Charmed and Xena series, participation in DC Comics' first Writers Workshop, and her creator-owned crime series, M3.
Venus is an American romance comic book published by Timely Comics in the United States. Running for 19 issues from 1948 until 1952 it transformed over its run from its romance led stories to finish as a science fiction and horror anthology. It is noted for introducing the Marvel character Venus and an early incarnation of Loki who would later become the nemesis of Marvel character Thor. The final three issues were published through Atlas Comics.
