Secret origins (that is, the origin stories of comic book superheroes and supervillains) are an important element of the superhero...
Captain America fans know that the superhero’s alter ego is Steve Rogers, but when Republic Pictures filmed its licensed Captain...
Two influential entertainers inspired the name of The Flash’s alter ego, “Barry Allen”. According to comics historian Bill Schelly in...
Comic books based on licensed characters or concepts from other media (like television shows, movies, cartoons, toys, etc.) or dormant...
When I buy a comic book and pay an average price of $3.99 for about 24 pages of comics material,...
When DC Comics character Barry Allen wants to assume his superhero identity of The Flash, he presses a small stud...
Both DC Comics’ Multiversity series and Marvel Comics’ Edge of Spider-Verse event showcase characters from multiple parallel universes (that is,...
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I (July 28, 1914). This global war lasted four...
When Captain America punched Adolf Hitler on the cover of Captain America Comics #1, the hero was carrying a triangular-shaped...
Marvel Comics character The Punisher first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (cover-dated February 1974). Created by writer Gerry Conway...
