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  Miss America (DC Comics) at AllExperts
Miss America was originally Joan Dale, a courageous reporter who had a dream in which the Statue of Liberty appeared to her and, giving her the power to transmute elements, instructed her to battle evil.
Miss America was said to have taken Wonder Woman's place as recording secretary of the JSA.
Miss America was last seen in a flashback in JSA, where she was once more working with the Freedom Fighters.
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 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Miss America
The company later known as Marvel Comics was toying with funny animals, and would later go whole-hog into westerns, horror and other genres, including a lot of comics with sexy young women as their stars.
Marvel's Miss America was an early example of the company's penchant for appropriating the names of defunct characters whose owners were unlikely to sue over the the issue (cf.
Tho Quality's Miss America was vanishingly obscure (at the time — she was later incorporated into the DC Comics Universe, and even, in the 1980s, retro-fitted into The Justice Society of America), Marvel's version achieved a modest degree of fame.
www.toonopedia.com /missamer.htm   (812 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Marvel Comics
This is the comic that introduced The Human Torch, Sub-Mariner, The Angel, Ka-Zar and other characters to the comics-reading world — but more important, it introduced a company that would eventually grow to be an industry giant.
Marvel Comics may have been the name of the comic (for one issue, anyway — with #2, it became Marvel Mystery Comics), but it wasn't the name of the publisher.
Today, Marvel is still a huge comics publisher, although its biggest rival, DC Comics, has taken full advantage of its weakness to grab market share.
www.toonopedia.com /marvel.htm   (891 words)

  
 Marvel Comics
Marvel's comics were noted for focusing on characterization to a greater extent than most superhero comics before them.
Marvel was pioneering new methods of comics storytelling and characterization, addressing more serious themes, and in the process keeping and attracting readers in their teens and beyond.
Marvel was able to capitalize on its successful superhero comics of the previous decade by acquiring a new newsstand distributor and greatly expanding its comics line.
www.worldcollectorsnet.com /comics/marvel-comics.html   (2908 words)

  
 Marvel Comics - Marvel Universe - a Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. Affectionately called the House of Ideas by the fan press, Marvel's best-known comics titles include Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Daredevil, Captain America, and X-Men.
Marvel's plan failed, and by the end only Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. survives as the major distributor of comic books in North America, a development many comic retailers believe profoundly damaged the business status of the industry.
In addition to this is the highly successful Ultimate Marvel imprint, which allowed Marvel to reboot their major titles by deconstructing and updating their major superhero and villain characters to introduce to a new generation.
marvel.wikia.com /wiki/Marvel_Comics   (3401 words)

  
 Colorado Comics: Marvel Comic Books
Its first major publication was Marvel Comics #1 in October 1939 (see cover image on the left) which featured the first appearance of the Human Torch and the anti-hero Namor the Sub-Mariner, who would become the publisher's first star characters and spun off into their own magazines almost immediately.
Marvel's comics were noted for focusing on characterization to a greater extent than most superhero comics before them — Spider-Man in particular, its young hero suffering from self-doubt and mundane problems like any other teenager.
Marvel earned a great deal of money and recognition during the early decade's comic-book boom, launching the highly successful 2099 line of comics set in the future (Spider-Man 2099 etc.) and the creatively daring though commercially unsuccessful Razorline imprint of superhero comics created by novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker.
coloradocomics.com /Marvel-Comics.htm   (1770 words)

  
 Comic Book Superheroes of unknown religion
This is essentially a page about notable comic book superheroes who we have, as yet, been unable to include on the main list because we have no information about their religious affiliation.
Early comic book writers and editors, as well as comic book historians, have observed that major superheroes from formative periods in the genre were typically based on a pseudo-Episcopalian template.
If your favorite comic book superhero is not listed on the main page, and isn't listed on this page either, but you feel the character is notable or significant, feel free to write to suggest we add him or her to this website, even if you don't know their religious affiliation.
www.adherents.com /lit/comics/comic_book_religion_3.html   (1031 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: The Black Marvel
Marvel Comics has been doing superheroes since November, 1939, when the simultaneous introductions of The Human Torch, The Submariner and The Angel thrust them squarely in that market.
Marvel and more have all flowed from that company in the decades since.
The Black Marvel was a very early one, coming along years before "Marvel" was even used to identify the company itself.
www.toonopedia.com /blmarvel.htm   (602 words)

  
 Comic Book Super Heroes
But she stayed in Marvel Family until the end, which came in January, 1954, as a result of Fawcett getting out of the comic book business (after having had enough of the Superman copyright infringement lawsuit DC had been waging for well over a decade).
When he teleports in the comics, he leaves behind a cloud of smoke which is usually lettered with the sound effect *bamf*, the noise of air rushing in to fill the space he has just vacated.
Comic book writing-veteran Chris Claremont had originally intended for Mystique and Destiny to have been Nightcrawler's biological parents (Mystique, being a shapeshifter, would have taken the form of a man and impregnated Destiny.) Marvel, however, felt the idea to be too controversial and an alternative origin was developed.
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 Miss america, miss america vanessa williams, miss america pagent 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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Miss America Dawn Holland has nice things to say about her weird portrait at.I think Vogrin's 'dream' Miss America is what we need now in this country miss america..
www.gogoshopping.org /miss-america.html   (387 words)

  
 Miss America
I #4) Miss America was present when the android Adam II attempted to assassinate a young and up-coming politician, a fight in which one Captain America lost his life (the Spirit of '76), and another took up the mantle (the Patriot).
The Whizzer and Miss America were two of the founders, joining the ruling body known as the Penance Council.
Since Miss America was pregnant at the time, the child she was carrying was affected.
www.internationalhero.co.uk /m/missamerica.htm   (847 words)

  
 CGC Volume 3, Issue 8 eNewsletter
Most of these comics were produced in the late 1940's when publishers were scrambling to produce new concepts in the wake of the declining popularity of traditional superheroes.
Miss America #1-2 are wonderful period pieces but tend to be pricey; you might find #3-5 for less than $40 or $50 if you're lucky.
Miss America also appeared with the All-Winners #19 and #21 in 1946-47, but those two issues are both scarce and expensive.
www.cgccomics.com /news/enews/cgc_enews_0408aug.htm   (3008 words)

  
 Marvel comics story. 1: 1939-1946 Captain America etc
Indeed, he was in comic book since 1938, you may as well say prehistory, before what he did comic strip and before again animated cartoon, as inbetweener on Popeye and Betty Boop.
After Captain America, he would do again one or two little things, but I think that you are aware.
Intrinsicaly, the character of Captain America was althoug far away to have the originality of the two former ones.
g.courtial.free.fr /marvel_1.htm   (765 words)

  
 An Earth-1958 Timeline
[Marvel Comics #1] The Human Torch is then aided by Toro.
[Nova #21] Captain America IV and Bucky III go mad, are captured by FBI and placed in the suspended animation program "Deep Freeze" [Captain America Vol.1 #155] FBI Agent Jimmy Woo active to find Yellow Claw.
[Marvel Premiere #37] The Human Robot is later rediscovered by Namora and is reactivated by 3D-Man. [What If #9] The Avengers / The O-Men established.
blaklion.best.vwh.net /timeline1958.html   (616 words)

  
 MissAmerica
Madeline also has a son, Nuklo, with Whizzer, but he was taken from her when he was still a baby.
She appeared alongside her hubby, Cap America, the Submariner, Human Torch 1,  and others in the Invaders.
Miss America links: The Miss America subsite, a really nice page that goes into greater detail about her origin than I have.
www.geocities.com /nichol_storm/MissAmerica.html   (244 words)

  
 The Golden Age of Timely Comics - Links
America's Heroes: Freedom Force - page with bios of X-verse spinoff team, which includes some retcon WWII heroes.
Marvel Appendix: Beauregard Montclair IV Marvel Appendix: Martin Rheinhardt
Atlas Comics Homepage - the company that was Timely and would be Marvel...
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 The Vigilante's Freedom Force Skins: Skins M to O
The Liberator was a fixture in Exciting Comics for several years.
Mickey Moran didn't realize he was actually the result of a government experiment with alien technology, or that he had an imagined history as a comic book super-hero.
Miss America, heroine of much controversy on the DC Universe message boards, comes to life for Freedom Force.
members.tripod.com /originalvigilante2/page4.htm   (1918 words)

  
 Savage Worlds: Pop Culture Character Conversions: Marvel Golden Age (Ret-Con) : Baron Blood
All Marvel characters, images, logos are copyright and TM Marvel Characters, inc.
Marvel Golden Age : Namor The Sub-Mariner (GA vers...
Marvel Golden Age (Ret-Con): The Spirit Of 76
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 IGN Boards - Is Marvel Nemisis worth buying?
Marvel, New Avengers, Heroes For Hire, Civil War and Claws
People who are like "I beat in in 5 days" totally miss the point...
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 NEWSARAMA.COM - Daily Comic Book News, Comics Previews, Reviews & Message Boards
DC hosted a panel to discuss how comic is crossing over with other media, and vice versa, and announced a new Wildstorm series...
Marvel's cosmic characters got their push in Annihilation, now the Marvel magic guys get their turn in the spotlight..
Newsarama.com is the comics industry's #1 source for daily comic book news, previews, reviews and commentary, and is home to the largest comic book reader message board community on the Internet, with discussions ranging from Marvel Comics' X-Men and DC Comics' Superman to manga and the smallest indy publishers.
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 NEWSARAMA.COM: MARVEL COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR JUNE 2006
This is a guy who defined a whole genre of comics with his breakout hit Sandman, has developed into a successful novelist and screenwriter, has collected 13 Eisners and a Hugo Award, and is getting ready to tackle Jack Kirby's ETERNALS pantheon for Marvel Comics!
But living through one of the worst superhuman disasters in history may be the worst thing that could happen, as this vilified hero is placed under arrest for the deaths of an entire town.
Each stand-alone issue of this storyline will be illustrated by a genuine comics superstar, and this issue marks the triumphant return of one of comic's modern masters to the hallowed halls of Marvel Comics.
www.newsarama.com /marvelnew/Jun06/solicitations.html   (6320 words)

  
 GregSaundersFan/The Vigilante's Freedom Force Skins
You'll also notice I tend to do obscure, oddball and/or Golden Age characters, since that is the comic book genre that I enjoy the most.
I would heartily recommend that any current FF players change their reading habits from Marvel Comics to a more emotionally-secure company.
All characters are Copyright @2002 by DC Comics, Inc., Marvel Entertainment Group/Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Archie Publications and Hanna-Barbera Productions, respectively.
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 The Wolverine Message Board
The opinions of this site are not necessarily those of Marvel and this site is not an authoratative voice of the views of comics and characters and situations as written by Marvel.
This site serves as a non-profit scholarly work which reviews, promotes, and documents the elements of comics, etc. in comic books and other media during the 20th century and beyond.
Comics and other related properties and images are owned by their respective publishers.
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 Comics Continuum: Marvel Comics for April
Following are Marvel Comics' solicitations for April, with information coming from the publisher.
The jailbreak of the century causes more havoc in the Marvel U as a flood of the most dangerous villains on the planet pour into the streets of New York City.
Plus, more clues to the identity of which major Marvel Universe villain is the father of an all-new teenage runaway.
www.comicscontinuum.com /stories/0501/21/marvelapril.htm   (4623 words)

  
 Marvel Comics - X-Men, Spider-Man, and More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Marvel Comics publishes a wide range of some of the best known titles in the comics business, including X-Men, Spider-Man, The Avengers, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man, and more!
Be sure to check out the rest of our Comics department.
Sign up for a subscription with Comics Infinity, and get 25% off every subscribed title, along with a personal sales representative, your own online modifiable pull-list, and other great benefits!
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 Comics Continuum
Following are Marvel Comics' solicitations for January, with information coming from the company.
Luke Cage is missing and Jessica Jones will do whatever she can to find him.
A great big Marvel welcome to new writer Peter Milligan.The X-Men travel to Antarctica to respond to an S.O.S. from a colony of mutants...and what they find is far more shocking than they expected.
www.comicscontinuum.com /stories/0410/22/marveljan.htm   (4200 words)

  
 NEWSARAMA.COM: MARVEL COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR APRIL 2006
Marvel Comics has just released their April 2006 solicitations and previews images to the press.
That is, except for one nation, whose general might just hold the key to humbling America and obliterating the Squadron Supreme.
Marvel is the only thing standing in their way.
www.newsarama.com /marvelnew/Apr06/solicitations.html   (7951 words)

  
 Polite Dissent » Happy Mother’s Day: comics, medicine, and medical comics
Let’s take a quick moment to look at all the second generation super-heroes whose mother is also a super-hero.
Franklin Richards does need to be included, due to his history with Power Pack as Tattletale.
Nuklo ended up in a heroic role as part of the Penance Council, so he qualifies (son of the Whizzer and Miss America [Marvel]).
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