Skaar (October 24, 2007) This Day In Comics
Skaar is the son of the Hulk and Caiera the Oldstrong. He was conceived during the Hulk’s time on Caiera’s home planet of Sakaar. Following the Hulk’s departure from the planet, Skaar emerged from a cocoon with the appearance and age equivalency of a human preteen. He matured rapidly, achieving a teenage appearance in just […]
Radioactive Man (Marvel Comics)
Radioactive Man (Marvel Comics) Dr. Chen Lu, Ph.D, (Chinese:陈露) aka Radioactive Man (Chinese:放射性人) was a Chinese Nuclear Physicist working for the Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China.He was exposed to high levels of radiation and mutated into a superhuman with the ability to control and emit deadly forms of radiation. Now a Chinese […]
Deborah Fields (September 14, 2005) This Day In Comics
Deborah Fields (September 14, 2005) This Day In Comics Debrii was introduced by the New Warriors’ TV producer, Ashley, and so was the only member of Night Thrasher’s revised team to have not been hand-picked by him. The TV company’s board of directors felt that there was no “friction” in the current team – they […]
Howard the Duck (September 11, 1973) This Day In Comics
Howard the Duck first appeared in Adventure into Fear #19 (September 11, 1973) and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, “funny animal” trapped on human-dominated Earth. Howard is abducted from his home planet and is dropped into the Florida Everglades by the demonic Thog the Overmaster of the realm Sominus. […]
Agamotto (September 10) This Day In Comics
Agamotto (September 10, 1963) This Day In Comics Agamotto is one of three vastly powerful benevolent beings who are collectively known as the Vishanti. It first appeared in Strange Tales #115 (September 10, 1963). Agamotto, a powerful mystic being and one of Doctor Strange’s three Vishanti, is said to have used the Eye during his time […]
Danielle Moonstar (1982) This Day In Comics
Danielle Moonstar (September 7, 1982) This Day In Comics Danielle Moonstar is a mutant who was born in Boulder, Colorado. One of her first manifestations is a vision of her parents’ death, killed by a demonic bear. Shortly afterwards, her parents disappear and Dani is taken in by her grandfather, Black Eagle. The Hellfire Club […]
Ultimate Marvel (September 6, 2001) This Day In Comics
Ultimate Marvel debuted with Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (September 6, 2001) The idea for the Ultimate imprint was developed by Bill Jemas. In his perspective, the main problem of Marvel Comics was that it was “publishing stories that were all but impossible for teens to read — and unaffordable, to boot”. He worked on an idea […]
Monsters Unleashed #2 (2017) Comic Covers
Monsters Unleashed! #2 released by Marvel on April 2017. WHEN LEVIATHONS ATTACK — WHO WILL YOU CALL?! Kei and his monsters have been tasked with saving the world from massive attacks — the likes of which no super hero could defeat on their own…but that kind of power attracts those who want that power for […]
Rom #1 (1979) This Day In Comics
Rom (September 4, 1979) – This Day In Comics Rom #1 – Arrival! released by Marvel “Rom” was a toy co-created by Scott Dankman, Richard C. Levy, and Bryan L. McCoy. It was sold to Parker Brothers, and was the inspiration for the comic book series Rom: Spaceknight. The toy was originally named COBOL, after […]
Bishop (1991) This Day In Comics
Bishop (September 3, 1991) This Day In Comics The Uncanny X-Men #282 – Payback released by Marvel on 1991 Born about 80 years in the future, Bishop was the son of Aboriginal mutant refugees who fled to America from Australia a day before Australia was devastated in a nuclear attack. He debuted in Uncanny X-Men […]