The live-action 1974-1977 children’s TV series version of Captain Marvel (Billy Batson). The series is terribly dated, but that can have charm.

6233 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies

6233 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies
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Esther Babakina
Alluring international woman of mystery (and not much respect for the law). Artistic thief. Esther Babakina appears in Marion Duval graphic novels.
Galen Bradwarden
The protagonist of Dragonslayer, from that early 1980s wave of fantasy movies – low fantasy, in this case.
Bullseye
This entry focuses on the earliest appearances of high-profile Marvel assassin Bullseye, during the 1970s.
Snake
The heroine of notable (and Nebula-winning) early Vonda McIntyre story Of Mist, Grass and Sand. Post-apocalyptic physician using snake-based medicine.
Elan the monk
From the video game Recettear. A purposefully typical two-fisted young priest/martial artist heroic fantasy adventurer. It’s a JRPG, so of course he has magical attacks.
Mirage
Minor and semi-forgotten New Titans character, but she seems to still have a small fan base 20+ years later. Shape-changer, guerilla and survivor from an apocalyptic future.
Killer Moth
The Silver Age version of Batgirl and Batman villain the Killer Moth, which was an incoherent mess.
Gitane
A sample Everquest Player Character (half-elf ranger), who’s cool. Like most our sample video game characters, also comes with primers about the setting and how it works.
Gitane
A sample Everquest Player Character (half-elf ranger), who’s cool. This article comes after the Gitane (EQ1 era) part #1 one.
DC Heroes RPG – New Powers
The “base camp” page for a large bunch of new, modified and clarified Powers for the DC Heroes tabletop super-hero RPG.
Ding-a-Ling family
From those goofy-to-terrible Hostess Cakes comic book advertisements during the 1970s and early 1980s. Space hillbillies.
“Invincible red robot”
A practically indestructible mecha that the incredible Hulk encountered early during his career.
Links to selected web sites
The once-traditional page with links toward other web sites of interest for writeups.org readers. Man, those were the days. Disco and bell bottoms from floor to ceiling, strewth.
Boomslang
Very minor Serpent Society bloke with throwing sticks. As of December of 2021, this entry was entirely redone.
Guile
Our second take on the DCH stats for Guile, a core Street Fighters character. As of November of 2021, this entry was revised, expanded and updated.
Man-Killer
Angry misandrist with a strength-boosting exo. This profile only covers her 1970s appearances. Down with the chauvinistic pigs !
Vermithrax Pejorative
The then-impressive dragon in notable 1981 low-fantasy movie Dragonslayer.
Bird-Man
Light winged power armour and a pistol, just as real birds do. Mercenary, obscure villain. This profile is meant to be read after our Ani-Men team profile.
Freelancers
Mercenary enemies of Marvel Comics’ young Champions during the 2010s. Handy villains.
Challengers
A team of super-heroes in an older DC Heroes tabletop super-hero role-playing game campaign.
Dhalsim
A different, more modern profile for this classic Street Fighter character.
Serpent Society
Second half of our comprehensive, extensive profile for this team of convenient snake-themed villains in the Marvel Universe. The first half of this article is there.
Serpent Society
An extensive team profile for this terribly convenient nest of snake-themed Marvel Comics criminals. Now this is what I call scaling up.
Deadshot Darrance
Ex-hunter, now a sniper and assassin. Cliché Black Widow enemy.
Jill Valentine
One of the two original Resident Evil characters. Tactical police expert who became an action-horror super-agent. As of November of 2021, this profile was fully redone and updated as a two-parter. Because you need multiple layers to make a Jill sandwich.
Jill Valentine
This is the second half of our extensive profile for Resident Evil games protagonist Jill Valentine. The first half is there.
Prawns
The hapless alien drones in the noted Neill Blomkamp sci-fi movie District 9. And their gear.
Might
The leader of the Freelancers, mercenary enemies of Marvel’s 2010s+ Champions youth team. This profile is meant to be read after the Freelancers team profile.
Sidewinder
The fast-teleporting founder and director of the Serpent Society, and former leader of the Serpent Squad. This profile should be read after the Serpent Squad and Serpent Society team profiles.