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The story is set in the American Midwest during the Great Depression and draws upon several historical figures, especially the gangster John Patrick Looney, of Rock Island, Illinois; in real life, Looney came into conflict with Dan Drost, a formerly loyal lieutenant in their crime organization, and their feud eventually led to the death of ...
The company was founded in 1994 by Todd McFarlane. [2] McFarlane was working with Mattel to produce action figures based on his comic book characters. When the two could not decide on how to make the toys to McFarlane's satisfaction, he reclaimed the toy rights to his characters and started his own toy company.
This black & white book went through four printings up to 1989 though later editions were titled DC Comics Super Heroes: Good Health Activity Book. The "DC Comics Super Heroes" logo would replace the Super Powers logo on merchandise when the line died out (especially in 1989 when Toy Biz reused many of the action figure molds for their DC ...
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali was part of DC's oversized series All-New Collectors' Edition, officially numbered #C-56.. By the late 1970s, Superman had already been joined in the comics pages with guest appearances by real-life American icons such as John F. Kennedy, Steve Allen, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Allen Funt, Don Rickles, and Pat Boone.
Ultraa, Superboy-Prime and DC editor Julius Schwartz: The real world and the keystone Earth from which all the other Earths within the DC Multiverse originated. Earth-Prime had few superheroes. The superheroes of Earth-One, Earth-Two, Earth-Three, Earth-X, Earth-S, etc. existed only in fiction. The Flash #179 (May 1968) Earth-Q (All-Star Superman)
After DC Universe Classics ceased production in 2014, Mattel unveiled figures from the successor line, DC Multiverse, at San-Diego Comic-Con 2015. [1] Unlike the previous line, which primarily focused on comic iterations of the character, it was announced that Multiverse would mix classic comic designs with other media based on DC's characters, such as their films, TV shows and video games.
Set in the fictional DC Universe, the plot introduces both new characters created specifically for the saga and iconic figures from the publisher's history, as it recounts the magician and heroine's adventures. The comic also delves into Zatanna's more everyday life, highlighting her work as an illusionist beyond her world-saving efforts.
The concept of a universe and a multiverse in which the fictional stories take place was loosely established during the Golden Age of Comic Books (1938–1956). With the publication of All-Star Comics #3 in 1940, the first crossover between characters occurred with the creation of the Justice Society of America (JSA), which presented the first superhero team with characters appearing in other ...