Tag Archive for "1960s debut"

Planet-Master

One of those strange sci-fi villains Batman encountered during the early 1960s. He has... special planetary costumes !

Elemental Man

(John Dolan)

A vintage Batman enemy who could turn into different elements.

Inhumans

(Part #1)

Let's talk about Marvel Comics' Inhumans. Let's walk among a few decades of ancient lore, cosmic grandeur and the occasional continuity gaffe.

Ténébrax

A goofy, pulps-style underground villain. From a 1964/65 French comics serial. Master of a rats-crewed, drugs-pushing subway empire.

A traditional -- and remarkably dangerous -- enemy of the Black Panther. This profile is filled with stuff about Wakandan history and politics, as M'Baku is a much much more interesting character than most people think. Only a fool underestimates the White Gorilla ! As of March of 2021, added a new section about the Gorilla God.

Tibo the idol

Minor horror character at the cusp between the Atlas Comics era and the Marvel Comics era.

Prophet of doom

An obscure evil time traveller from the early days of Marvel Comics. By Steve Ditko and Stan Lee.

Catwoman ’66

(Julie Newmar version)

The version of Catwoman played by Julie Newmar in the 1966+ Batman TV series. Meow.

Most Powerful Android

(Mad Thinker) (Part #1)

A potent creation of the Mad Thinker, designed to solo the Fantastic Four. He's tough, and he went on to have a strange history.

Atom

(Ray Palmer)

The Silver Age Atom (Ray Palmer) from the very beginning up to Blackest Night inclusive. As of December of 2020, this entry was split in two parts. This may seem like a small thing, but it helps slower readers not shrink away from long texts.

Commissar

An obscure robot who nearly beat the Avengers in 1965. Strong fighter. As of November of 2020, this entry was revisited. It also now includes M&M stats and a summary of the "fictional Sin Cong as a stand-in for the Việt Nam invasion" continuity bit.

Peter Cannon… Thunderbolt !

An interesting 1966-1967 Charlton Comics hero. Not unlike a proto-Iron Fist. As of September of 2020, this profile received an editorial review - plus M&M stats that can do it, that must do it, that will do it !

Sad Sam Simms

A 1960s criminal marksman-for-hire. The forgotten Sad Sam was one of Daredevil's earliest foes.

Ape Horgon

A 1960s criminal strongman-for-hire. The forgotten "Ape" Horgon was one of Daredevil's earliest foes.

Atomic-Man

An obscure 1960 enemy of Batman, with transmutation eyebeams. The profile also has design notes discussing this kind of modelisation.

Muhammad Ali

A primer about the great boxer Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay). Plus comic-book-style DC Heroes RPG game stats for him. Because, as you no doubt remember, he once fought Superman !

Jester

(Jonathan Powers) (Part #1 -1960s/1980s)

One of the older enemies of Daredevil (Matt Murdock). He's one of those baddies who actually have plenty of range and potential if you pay a bit of attention. As of June of 2020, this profile was entirely redone.

Eel

(Leopold Stryke)

Silver Age themed Marvel minor villain wot got killed by the Bronze Age. He was a convenient 1960s/1970s jobber. As of May of 2020, we've slipped in a complete, electrifying overhaul of this profile.

Madame Hydra a.k.a. Viper

(Ophelia Sarkissian) (Part #1 - Origins and ghosts)

This covers the Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)’s early life and her original career as Madame Hydra, during the early 1970s. That's the Jim Steranko era. So hang on to your fez, true believers ! As of May of 2020, this profile was entirely redone. We cut it once, and two shall take its place. More, actually.

Jungle-Man

A goofy, obscure, super-dated cliché who fought Batman back in 1963. When the nights were young, when we could do no wrong.

Bird-Man

(Ani-Men)

Light winged power armour and a pistol, just as real birds do. Mercenary, obscure villain. As of April of 2020, this profile was entirely rewritten.

Owlman

(Pre-Crisis version)

A sort of creepy, evil would-be telepathic Batman from another reality. This is the 1964 version, not the Grant Morrison one. As of October of 2019, this profile was reworked using the incredible power of our unparalleled genius brains. And as of April of 2020 a technical review/explanation was appended to the stats, since they're a bit abstract.

Frog-Man

(Ani-Men)

An obscure Silver Age super-villain who hops. Ani-Men member. As of April of 2020, this profile was entirely rewritten.

Annihilus

(Part #1 - 1960s/70s)

A great space menace from another universe. And one of Marvel Comics' notable villains. As of March of 2020, this entry has been entirely redone. It now covers but the 1960s and 1970s, since even just that is a lot of info.

Dakota Jones

An obscure sort-of-ally of Batman, decades ago. Brawler and famous race cars driver.

Cat-Man

(Ani-Men)

Silver Age mob enforcer in cat-themed light power armour. As of March of 2020, this profile was redone from tail to whiskers as we overhaul our Ani-Men material.

Negative Zone blotter

This article is where we keep our notes about the Negative Zone in general, as we research stories that take place there. How it works, how to get there, local lifeforms, area codes, etc..

Masquerader

(Sam Tweed)

Obscure Batman enemy, only seen once in 1969. He's Batman's tailor... and he's gone rogue ! Duh duh dum !

Ape-Man

(Ani-Men)

Silver Age villainous boxer with strength-enhancing exo. Part of a handy but goofy small team of mercenaries, the Ani-Men. As of March of 2020, this small profile was entirely redone. We finally really did it ! We maniacs ! We blew it up !