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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Medusa
Medusa 1, one of the GORGONS, was beheaded by Perseus 1.
Medusa 2 was daughter of King Sthenelus 3 of Mycenae, son of Perseus 1.
Medusa 4 was a daughter of King Pelias 1 of Iolcus, the man who sent Jason and the ARGONAUTS to fetch the Golden Fleece in Colchis (Caucasus).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Medusa   (3765 words)

  
 SpiderFan.org - Comics : Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #11
Spidey asks Medusa for the reason she has stolen the antidote but all he gets is a big clump of hair used as a battering ram right in his face.
Deftly, Medusa uses her hands, feet, and hair to climb the roller coaster scaffold even as she grabs a few "spare train wheels" with her tresses to use as weapons.
Medusa tosses the vial to Karnak and then Spidey breaks into the shack by using a pier strut as a battering ram.
www.spiderfan.org /comics/reviews/spiderman_spectacular/011.html   (3439 words)

  
 Index to Comic Art Collection: "Medley" to "Medzhibovsky"
The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or topic.
Eva Medusa / by Ana Miralles and Antonio Segura ; translated by Michela Nonis ; edited by Julie Simmons ; lettered by Adam Kubert.
Saga of the Medusa Mask : starring Lara Croft / writer, Dan Jurgens ; penciler, Andy Park ; inker, Jonathan Sibal with Danny Miki.
www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/mrri/medl.htm   (3031 words)

  
  Medusa Comics Catalog
The 1st and only issue of our Pocket Comics line, which turned out to be too damn hard to make (all the cutting and the pages weren't the same size and it wouldn't stay together, you get the idea).
Not a bad little comic, really (although I'm biased), but we have very little left and Nick would have to be pushed really hard before he would go through the process of making more.
It is our first attempt at a nonfiction comic (trust me, those autobiographical comics are a lot more fictional than one might think).
members.tripod.com /medusa_comics/id5.html   (1006 words)

  
 Medusa
Medusa went along with the criminal activities of the Frightful Four since she felt grateful to the Wizard for her rescue and had nothing better to do.
Medusa's public exploits enabled Black Bolt and the other members of the Royal Family, who had been exiled from the Great Refuge by Black Bolt's mad brother Maximus, to locate her.
Strength Level: Medusa possesses the normal strength of a female Inhuman of her age, height, and weight who engages in moderate regular exercise, Due to generations of eugenics, Inhumans are superior to humans in strength, reaction time, stamina, resistance to injury, and speed.
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/m/medusa.htm   (951 words)

  
  Medusa (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Medusa is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe.
Medusa's primary role among the Inhumans is as interpreter for her leige and husband, the silent but commanding Black Bolt.
Medusa possesses a long, thick head of red hair, every strand of which has greater tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, and shear resistance than an iron wire of the same thickness (average hair diameter:.045 inches), as well as the psychokinetic ability to animate her hair for a number of feats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medusa_(comics)   (753 words)

  
 Medusa for Champions
Medusa's parents elected to expose her to the mutagenic Terrigen Mist when she was an infant, and the process endowed her with hair that she could animate like added appendages.
Medusa and Black Bolt developed a special bond between them that blossomed into love when Black Bolt was first allowed out of his cell at the age of eighteen.
Medusa has taken short journeys from the Inhumans' base Attilan without Black Bolt, once when she engaged Spider-Man in battle, another time to thwart the reunion of the Frightful Four.
www.angelfire.com /scifi2/mathew/csmedusa.html   (656 words)

  
 Medusa - Marvel Database
Medusa was the first of two children born to Inhuman nutritionists Quelin and Ambur.
Medusa and Black Bolt developed a bond that blossomed into love when Black Bolt was first allowed out of his cell at age 18.
Medusa and he both knew that Black Bolt secretly couldn't use his voice, as it was too dangerous, but when she hinted at this he ignored her and claimed her as his future bride.
www.marveldatabase.com /Medusa   (1510 words)

  
 Medusa (Gorgons/Olympian gods)
Medusa and her sisters, however, were transformed into hideous hags with snakes for hair and wings of bronze.
Medusa mocked Grey as she revealed her face, but she was amazed when he did not turn to stone.Thinking that her own curse had worn off, she looked at herself in the mirror; instantly, she felt her own body begin to stiffen and petrify.
Medusa’s son, Chrysaor, is sometimes said to have sprung from her corpse too, but this must as be error, because his daughter, Echidna, the wife of Typhon, was killed several generations prior by Argus, a former sentry of Mount Olympus.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/medusagor.htm   (3234 words)

  
 News | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She belongs to the race of Inhumans, a species of prehistoric earthlings mutated by the Terrigen Mists produced deep under the Inhuman city-state of Attilan, presently located in the oxygen-rich Blue Area of the moon.
Medusa's primary role among the Inhumans is as interpreter for her liege and husband, the silent but commanding Black Bolt.
Medusa appears in the Marvel 1602 miniseries: 1602: Fantastick Four as a member of the "Four Who Are Frightful", and the Wizard's lover.
www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Medusa_(comics)   (639 words)

  
 Medusa
Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale were monsters with brass hands, sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous serpents.
While Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon, she was beheaded by the hero Perseus with help from Athena and Hermes.
Medusa is used as one of the many symbols of the haute couture house Versace.
www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Medusa.php   (327 words)

  
 Medusa (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Medusa (mythology) was a gorgon from Greek mythology, the sight of whom turned people to stone.
Medusa (comics) is a superhero in the Marvel Universe.
Medusa is a proposed type of nuclear pulse propulsion using a solar sail as its "pusher plate".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medusa_(disambiguation)   (449 words)

  
 ThrillRide!
See, they claim that Medusa, after her defeat by Perseus, was banished to an isolated frontier gold mine where she's been laying low since, waiting to strike again.
But it's not until we've entered the "Medusa's Mine" station and mounted the stairs that we get to see just how unique this sucker really is. An arriving train pulls to a stop and retracting metal panels rise up from beneath either side of the platform.
Medusa may not have the Scream Machine's height, the Chiller's acceleration, or Batman's nothin' beneath ya freak-factor, but she does them all one better with these new trains.
www.thrillride.com /medusa/medusa.html   (1724 words)

  
 ToastyFrog.com : Site - 061022   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Medusa actually appeared as a full-bodied serpent-woman in Vampire Killer, and in practically every sequel since then, but the head-only thing does make a kind of sense.
But since Medusa was the boss of the second stage in Castlevania, they trot her out whenever it's time for a remake or just some fond nostalgia.
In fact, her greatest appearance to date was as a guardian in the second half of Symphony of the Night, blasting stone-rays as Alucard worked through his quest to put a stop to dear ol' Dad by beating all the bosses of Castlevania and collecting all the Dracula-giblets of Castlevania II.
www.toastyfrog.com /toastywiki/index.php/Site/061022   (1477 words)

  
 Medusa Biography (Mythical Monster) — FactMonster.com
Perseus then toted Medusa's still-lethal head along on his other heroic adventures, brandishing it against foes until finally returning the prize to Athena, who affixed it to her shield.
The blood from her head also had magical powers, and was said to be the seed from which Pegasus sprang, as well as the origin of poisonous snakes in Africa.
Medusa, in Greek mythology - Medusa Medusa, in Greek mythology, most famous of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters.
www.factmonster.com /biography/var/medusa.html   (298 words)

  
 Mary Medusa -- The Cosmetic Crusader
Of course I realize that Mary Medusa may not have the same pop culture cache that some of the more current spandex crimebusters have, but she has always held on to an important piece of my heart.
The first revamp attempt was Mary Medusa's Adventure Tales and the back-up story in the first issue, 'Belle of the Ball,' introduced Mary Moore's shy young assistant, Vickie May. Vickie was a homely orphan that Mary rescued from an abusive horse trainer during an appearance at the Kentucky Derby.
The very rare Mary Medusa merchandise still resurfaces at the collectable shows and on EBay from time to time with a dedicated fanbase that might be a little bigger than you would guess.
www.onceuponadime.com /hist/marymedusa.htm   (1305 words)

  
 The Unoffcial Marvel Comics Reference HQ
Medusa possesses the normal strength of a female Inhuman of her age, height, and weight who engages in moderate regular exercise, Due to generations of eugenics, Inhumans are superior to humans in strength, reaction time, stamina, resistance to injury, and speed.
Medusa possesses a long, thick head of hair, every strand of which has greater tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, and shear resistance than an iron wire of the same thickness (average hair diameter:.045 inches), as well as the psychokinetic ability to animate her hair for a number of feats.
She can bind persons or objects with it as if it were rope or use it to lift objects which weigh more than she could lift with her arms.
underworld.fortunecity.com /blood/201/marvel/medusa.html   (955 words)

  
 Unca Cheeks Silver Age Comics Site: Marvel Women 1A
The Marvel Comics of the Bronze and Silver Ages -- i.e., "The House That Jack Built" -- is justly renowned, in fannish circlles, for many a storytelling innovation.
Medusa (the curvaceous redhead with the way-outta-hand 'do) is his Reg'lar Saturday Night Thing; she has Super-Hair.
Just before Madame Medusa can use her all-powerful 'do to whip up on the Avengers; discover a lasting cure for bone cancer; and conquer all of the known space-time continuum, entire: the Trapster gooshes a great, sticky wad of paste all over her head.
www.geocities.com /cheeksilver/marvelwomen1.htm   (3329 words)

  
 Greek Mythology: Medusa   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In Greek mythology, a gorgon is a female monster (also known as a Gorgo.) Medusa was the most famous gorgon.
Athena was so mad she changed Medusa's beautiful hair into hissing serpents and made her into a horrible looking gorgon.
Perseus used Medusa's head as a weapon during subsequent battles prior to returning to Athena.
www.kidzworld.com /article/1792-medusa   (215 words)

  
 Who was Medusa? | Answerbag.com
While Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon, she was beheaded in her sleep by the hero Perseus with help from Athena and Hermes, who supplied him with winged sandals, Hades' cap of invisibility, a sickle, and a mirrored shield.
Medusa is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics' universe.
Medusa first appeared in Fantastic Four #36, making her one of the oldest characters in the Marvel Comics' universe.
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 FFPlaza.com Library
Medusa appears and helps Ben against her former teammates, but to no avail.
Medusa is a good contrast, because even though she is strong she is not a brawling broad.
The Inhumans have Johnny and the Frightful Four have Medusa.
www.ffplaza.com /library/?issue=ff129   (600 words)

  
 Medusa   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Born to nutritionists Quelin and Ambur and related by way of her mother to the Royal Inhuman Family, Medusa was exposed to the mutagenic terrigen mist when she was still a kid.
Medusa's cousin, Black Bolt, was confined into an isolation cell because of his uncontrollable and destructive power.
Medusa returned home and married Black Bolt, whom she had loved for a long time.
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 A History of Medusa Comics
Although they only amounted to a couple X-Mens and 3 or 4 Batman's, comics left a mark on the young czar's mind forever.
Year later, when Nicolai was 14 years of age, he read a piece of prose that he had confiscated from a servent boy in the imperial palace.
Nicolai was to illustrate the comics, of course, because he could draw good (wow...you're just pumpin' em out, man).
medusa_comics.tripod.com /id6.html   (276 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Medusa: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon by Stephen R. Wilk (Hardcover - Mar 1, 2000)
I have made a study of this and several other medusas and, hence, am able to tell you a little about...
Medusa: The Shipwreck, The Scandal, The Masterpiece by Jonathan Miles (Hardcover - April 24, 2007)
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Medusa&tag=icongroupinterna&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1   (812 words)

  
 A History of Medusa Comics
Although they only amounted to a couple X-Mens and 3 or 4 Batman's, comics left a mark on the young czar's mind forever.
Year later, when Nicolai was 14 years of age, he read a piece of prose that he had confiscated from a servent boy in the imperial palace.
Nicolai was to illustrate the comics, of course, because he could draw good (wow...you're just pumpin' em out, man).
members.tripod.com /medusa_comics/id6.html   (276 words)

  
 Medusa, in Greek mythology — FactMonster.com
She was once a beautiful woman, but she offended Athena, who changed her hair into snakes and made her face so hideous that all who looked at her were turned to stone.
When Medusa was with child by Poseidon, Perseus killed her and presented her head to Athena.
Medusa's head retained its petrifying power even after her death.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/ent/A0832504.html   (116 words)

  
 Comics at Cosmic Collectibles
Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. more...
Marvel Comics was founded by established pulp-magazine publisher Martin Goodman in 1939 as an eventual group of subsidiary companies under the umbrella name Timely Comics.
Its first publication was Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939), featuring the first appearance of Carl Burgos' android superhero, the Human Torch, and the first generally available appearance of Bill Everett's mutant anti-hero Namor the Sub-Mariner.
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 Medusa Icon from Marvel Comics, Pixel Art, Buddy Icons, Forum Avatars
Medusa Icon from Marvel Comics, Pixel Art, Buddy Icons, Forum Avatars
Medusa avatars, Medusa icons, Medusa pixel art, Medusa forum avatars, Medusa AOL Buddy Icons, Marvel Comics icons, Marvel Comics pixel art
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 Planet Comics The Medusa Men From Mars - Vintage Science Fiction Magazine Covers
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Jumbo Comics No 110 Death Guards the Congo Keep Jumbo Comics No 110 April 10cFor Chills and Thrills GHOST GALLERYFiction House Magazines 52 PagesSheena Queen of the Jungle in Death Guards the Congo Keep
Planet Comics No 6 The Ray Pirates Of Venus Weird Adventures on Other WorldsThe Universe of the FuturePlanet Comics No 6 JUNE 10cThe Ray Pirates Of VenusGiant of JupiterKink of the Atom EmpireThe Dinosaur men of MercuryFlint Baker The Red CometCapt Nelson Cole Spurt HammondGale Allen And Others
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 Comic-Con 2007 :: Masquerade
Comic-Con as their regular stop for shore leave.
Frank and Son Collectible Show, of the city of Industry, presented to the audience favorite a cash prize of $1,000, plus a very impressive solid crystal trophy, Pinky and The Brain, worn by Michael and Jennifer King; designed and made by Jennifer King
DC Comics presented $300 cash to the best DC Comics entry, Sandman: Dreams of Gaiman, worn by Leah, Lily, Max, Dave, Taylor, Katie, Emily, Cameron, Robert; designed and made by Leah, Lily, Max, Dave, Taylor, Katie, Emily, Cameron, Robert
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 Medusa Oblongata, comic strips about our little Gorgon   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Medusa Oblongata (M'gata), our #1 snake haired young lady has been proclaimed the "white sheep" of her serpent-topped family and sent to stay with her older, "evil-ler" brother in order to learn a thing or two about being a villain.
Morgon, the Male Gorgon, has just picked up a gig as a supervillain in the land of mortals and he's a little bit peeved about having his little "not-a-terror" of a sister tag along and ruin his vibe.
Minicomics are little comics made on photocopy machines and distributed in small quantities.
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