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A slash (/) between names, indicates the character having multiple codenames during their tenure as an Avenger in chronological order. Characters listed in bold are the current members of the teams. In case of multiple codenames, the currently used name is bolded. Characters listed are set in the Earth-616 continuity except when noted.
Dirk Anger is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been primarily featured in the book Nextwave, and was created by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen. Anger is a thinly veiled, over-the-top parody of Nick Fury; Ellis originally wanted to use Fury himself but the character was unavailable. [222]
DC Comics had the first fictional universe of superheroes, with the Justice Society of America forming in the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. This shared continuity became increasingly complex with multiple worlds, including a similar team of all-star superheroes formed in the 1960s named the Justice League of America, debuting in The Brave and the Bold Volume 1 #28.
A superhero (also known as a "super hero" or "super-hero") is a fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest." [ 1 ] Since the debut of Superman in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long ...
She marries Crown Prince Cor of Archenland; she appears as a main character in The Horse and His Boy and a minor character in The Last Battle. C. S. Lewis: Nehemia Ytger Throne of Glass: The Princess of Eyllwe and friend to protagonist Queen Celaena Sardothien. Sarah J. Maas: The Light Princess The Light Princess: Scottish fairy tale. George ...
This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following: imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); [1]
Lists of fictional characters by occupation (6 C, 38 P) A. Fictional activists (6 C, 53 P) Fictional architects (1 C, 23 P) Fictional artisans (4 C, 11 P)
Numerous characters are clowns, or are comic characters originally played by the clowns in Shakespeare's company. See also Fool and Shakespearian fool. A cobbler and a carpenter are among the crowd of commoners gathered to welcome Caesar home enthusiastically in the opening scene of Julius Caesar. Cobweb is a fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream.