"and promotion and instead flies to Zurich to see his estranged wife, Ann. ""Call for the Dead"" was filmed as ""The Deadly Affair"" (1966). It was directed by Sidney Lumet from a script by Paul Dehn, and starred James Mason as Charles Dobbs, (not George Smiley, as le Carré had sold the rights to use the name ""George Smiley"" with the rights to ""The Spy Who Came in from the Cold""), Harry Andrews as Mendel, Simone Signoret as Elsa Fennan and Maximilian Schell as Dieter Frey. The major change in the script from the book is the addition of an"
"""Tales of the Watcher"", a backup feature that ran in ""Tales of Suspense"" #49-58 (Jan 1964-Oct 1965), ""Silver Surfer"" #1-7 (Aug 1968-Aug 1969) and ""Marvel Super-Heroes"" #23 (Nov 1969). His origin was revealed in ""Tales of Suspense"" #52-53 (Apr-May 1964), and his name was revealed in ""Captain Marvel"" vol 1 #39 (Jul 1975). The character has made many cameo appearances across the Marvel Universe since his debut, including ""Avengers"", ""Uncanny X-Men"", ""Hulk"", ""Silver Surfer"", ""Quasar"", and ""Marvel Point One"". He acts as the narrator in Marvel's ""What If?"" title. In the 2014 ""Original Sin"" storyline, the character is murdered, sparking"
"pre-Crisis Death relates to Gaiman's Death, if at all, is unclear, although her older brother Destiny appeared with the character, and both Deaths have appeared with incarnations of Superman. Superman referred to the earlier Death with the term ""Grim Reaper"", so perhaps that could be regarded as a distinct character, however, in the pages of ""Weird War Tales"", he called himself ""Death."" He also appeared when ""Weird War Tales"" was published under the Vertigo imprint and in the 2010 ""Weird War Tales"" one-shot. Death first appeared as a woman in ""The Witching Hour"" #56 (July 1975) in a tale told"
"Death (Marvel Comics) Death (also distinguished as Mistress Death and Lady Death) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a cosmic entity based on the personification of death. The character first appeared in ""Captain Marvel"" #26 (Jun. 1973) and was created by Mike Friedrich and Jim Starlin. The entity appears in the title ""War Is Hell"" and forces soldier John Kowalski to undergo a number of lives and deaths as punishment for doing nothing to prevent the invasion of Poland, with Kowalski eventually becoming an aspect of Death; in the title"
"Tales"" #117 (February 1964), ""Daredevil"" #6 (February 1965), ""Fantastic Four Annual"" #3 (1965), ""X-Men"" #22-23 (July–August 1966), ""Captain America"" #158-159 (February–March 1973), #163 (July 1973), #180-181 (December 1974-January 1975), ""Defenders"" #36-38 (June–August 1976), and ""Ghost Rider"" #21-22 (December 1976-January 1977), in which he died. The character appeared posthumously in ""Alpha Flight Special Edition"" #1 (June 1992), ""Untold Tales of Spider-Man"" #11 (July 1996), and ""Marvel: Heroes and Legends"" #1 (October 1996). The original Eel received an entry in the ""Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition"" #17, and in the ""Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition"" #2."
"appearance in the books published by George R. R. Martin. The character was introduced originally as a one episode character, to further the story between the Wildlings and the Night's Watch at Castle Black, but was later kept on the show to provide more backstory surrounding the deaths of Ygritte and Jon Snow in the fourth and fifth seasons, respectively. Following his character Olly's betrayal and murder of Jon Snow in the fifth-season episode ""Mother's Mercy"", O'Connor stated that he received many negative messages from fans of the show, with O'Connor responding in an interview, ""I'm so, so sorry if"
"debuted in an epic 17-issue storyline in the ongoing feature ""Doctor Strange"" in ""Strange Tales"" #130–146 (March 1965 – July 1966). The character was first mentioned in the 10-page story ""Earth Be My Battleground"" in ""Strange Tales"" #134 (July 1965), and first seen in the 10-page story ""If Eternity Should Fail"" in ""Strange Tales"" #138 (Nov. 1965). Following the publication's retitling as ""Doctor Strange"", the character returned in issues #180–182 (May–July 1969), and thereafter continued to appear in stories that were cosmic in scope, including in ""Doctor Strange"" vol. 2, #10–13 (Oct. 1974 – April 1975); ""Defenders"" #92 (Feb. 1981);"
"her calling card, a black orchid. After appearing in ""Adventure Comics"" #'s 428–430, a backup feature starring the character ran in ""The Phantom Stranger"" #31-32, 35-36, and 38–41 (1974–1976). Black Orchid subsequently appeared sporadically, including occasional cameos in the ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"" 12-issue limited series, ""Blue Devil Annual"" #1, ""Deadshot"" #1, and Invasion! #2. She had a slightly larger role in ""Suicide Squad"" as a member of the team in issues #4, 7, 11-12, and 22 (1987–1988). She also had an appearance in the non-continuity children's comic book ""Super Friends"" #31. While ""Adventure Comics"" #428 proclaimed on its cover"
"in 1964 that ""George... owed his origin to a face in the East India Club... On one occasion at breakfast he sent for the waiter and said, in my hearing, 'Didn't I order mutton cutlets ""with blood""? There's no blood in these! Take them away!' "" The character first appeared in Stanford's first book, ""The Twelfth"" (1944), which was revised in 1964 as ""The Twelfth and After: being the life and death of George Hysteron-Proteron"". The original book, ""The Twelfth"", was written between 1942 and 1943 in the North African desert, while the author was serving with the British Eighth"
"Junior Juniper Jonathan ""Junior"" Juniper is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, his first appearance was in ""Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos"" vol. 1 #1. He is known to be the first major character to find death in a Marvel comic and the only Howling Commando ever to die in battle. Jonathan ""Junior"" Juniper appears in ""Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos"" vol. 1 #1-4. In the fourth issue, he was killed. The death of Junior Juniper has haunted Nick Fury all the way up to"
"preparing for the role. She also said: ""The biggest hurdle for me was to understand the sibling rivalry and betrayal that Kitana faced in her past, and how it deeply affected the character she is now."" In the 1995 novelization of the first ""Mortal Kombat"" film by Martin Delrio, Shang Tsung informs Goro that Kitana ""alone keeps alive the memory"" of the Outworld throne before Kahn's conquest and ""uses her age and her position as a shield to cover her rebellion."" Kitana appears in Malibu Comics's 1994-1995 ""Mortal Kombat"" comic book series. She first appears during the 1994 three-issue miniseries"
"a custom comic book of the superhero Blue Ear for Anthony, and also pointed out that for years Hawkeye was deaf and used hearing aids. Hawkeye's solo appearances have been collected in a number of trade paperbacks: Hawkeye (comics) Hawkeye (Clinton Francis ""Clint"" Barton) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared as a villain in ""Tales of Suspense"" #57 (Sept. 1964) and later joined the Avengers in ""The Avengers"" #16 (May 1965). He has been a prominent member of the team"
"Man-Killer Man-Killer (real name Katrina Luisa Van Horn) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Man-Killer first appeared in ""Marvel Team-Up"" volume 1 #8 (April 1973) by Gerry Conway and Jim Mooney. The character subsequently appeared in ""Daredevil"" vol. 1 #121 (May 1975), 123 (July 1975), ""Iron Man"" vol. 1 #126-127 (September–October 1979), and ""Marvel Team-Up"" vol. 1 #107 (July 1981), where she seemingly died. The character appeared several years later in ""Web of Spider-Man Annual"" #3 (1987), and made several appearances in ""Thunderbolts"" vol. 1, including issues #3 (June 1997), #18-20 (August–November 1998),"
"in ""Justice League Europe"" #24–28 (March–July 1991) and was revamped and reintroduced in ""JLA Secret Files"" #1 (Sept. 1997) and ""JLA"" #22–23 (Sept. – Oct. 1998). Another version featured in the intercompany crossover ""JLA/Avengers"" #1–4 (Sept. 2003 – May 2004); ""Teen Titans"" vol. 3, #51–54 (Nov. 2007 – Feb. 2008) and ""Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps: Secret Files"" #1 (Feb. 2008) and ""Booster Gold"" #13–14 (Dec. 2008 – Jan. 2009). In post-""Infinite Crisis"" DC continuity, the character appeared in ""R.E.B.E.L.S"" #1–13 (April 2009 – April 2010) and ""R.E.B.E.L.S"" Annual #1 (Dec. 2009). Another version appears in ""Forever Evil "" #1 (Nov. 2013)."
"She is generally depicted as a woman. Dawn's lover is Cernunnos (sometimes also known as the Horned God), the god of death, who has incarnated himself in the mortal form of Darrian Ashoka. Darrian, unaware of his true origins, lives in a post-apocalyptic New York City when he first meets Dawn. She leads him on his path of true identity and self-discovery. Dawn (comics) Dawn is an American comic book series created by artist Joseph Michael Linsner. The title character first appeared on the cover of ""Cry for Dawn"" #1 (Dec. 1989) before being featured in her own one-shot drama"
"the Dark Mark branded on their left forearm, a sign created by Voldemort to summon him instantly to them or vice-versa. Their typical attire includes black hooded robes and masks. The Death Eaters, as a group, first appeared in the novel ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"", although individual members of the group, such as Lucius Malfoy, Peter Pettigrew, and Severus Snape, had appeared in earlier books in the series. The Death Eaters first existed 11 years before the events of the books, torturing and murdering Muggles (non-magical folk) as well as anyone who opposed them. They also did"
"Deadpool Deadpool (Wade Winston Wilson) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ""The New Mutants"" #98 (cover-dated February 1991). Initially Deadpool was depicted as a supervillain when he made his first appearance in ""The New Mutants"" and later in issues of ""X-Force"", but later evolved into his more recognizable antiheroic persona. Deadpool, whose real name is Wade Wilson, is a disfigured mercenary with the superhuman ability of an accelerated healing factor and physical prowess. The character is known as the"
"date of the first episode as 15 April 1928. Audio Theater Productions G. A. Henty George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include ""The Dragon & The Raven"" (1886), ""For The Temple"" (1888), ""Under Drake's Flag"" (1883) and ""In Freedom's Cause"" (1885). G. A. Henty was born in Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was a sickly child who had to spend long periods in bed. During his frequent illnesses he became"
"The character was featured in the ""Silver Surfer"" animated series, voiced by Lally Cadeau. Due to Fox's broadcast standards, this version was depicted as a female personification of chaos known as Lady Chaos. Thanos would talk to a statue of Lady Chaos. Death (Marvel Comics) Death (also distinguished as Mistress Death and Lady Death) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a cosmic entity based on the personification of death. The character first appeared in ""Captain Marvel"" #26 (Jun. 1973) and was created by Mike Friedrich and Jim Starlin. The entity"
"craving for eyeballs (a reference to ravens pecking the eyes out of corpses) and frequently mistakes various other objects for eyeballs, such as olives and walnuts. He was originally one of the ravens from the Tower of Art, the magical properties of which gave him his ability to speak. He was first seen in ""Soul Music"", and since then has made appearances in all novels involving Susan Sto Helit. Neil Pearson voices him in the Sky One adaptation of ""Hogfather"". The New Death appears in ""Reaper Man"" when he comes to collect the old Death, then known as ""Bill Door""."
"fight manager who's in love with the young girl, and to watch the two of them together (they aren't exactly the slickest characters in the world), was like the blind leading the blind."" Charlie DeSalvo Charlie DeSalvo is a fictional character from """", portrayed by actor Philip Akin. He is mortal. He is introduced in the third episode of the second season, """", and appears in twelve episodes, the last being the season four episode ""Brothers in Arms"", in which he is killed. He is a friend of protagonist Duncan MacLeod and Richie Ryan. Charlie is first introduced in the"
"1977), ""Marvel Preview"" #16 (June 1978), ""The Tomb of Dracula"" vol. 1 #66-67 (September-November 1978), ""The Tomb of Dracula"" vol. 2 #3 (February 1980) and #5-6 (June and August 1980), ""Uncanny X-Men Annual"" #6 (1982), and her apparent ""death"" occurred in ""Doctor Strange"" vol. 2 #62 (December 1983). She made a posthumous appearance in ""Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme"" #9 (November 1989). Lilith returned years later in ""Ghost Rider"" vol. 3 #82-85 (February-May 1997), ""Spider-Man Unlimited"" vol. 2 #20 (May 1998), ""Dracula: Lord of the Undead"" #1-3 (December 1998), ""Witches"" #2 (August 2004), ""Nick Fury's Howling Commandos"" #2-6 (January-May 2006), and"
"Deadlands. Letha Letha (Hellen Feliciano) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a former member of the female villain team the Grapplers. Letha first appeared in ""Marvel Two-in-One"" #54 (August 1979), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio. The character subsequently appeared in ""Marvel Two-in-One"" #56-57 (October–November 1979), ""Dazzler"" #13 (March 1982), ""Marvel Two-in-One"" #96 (February 1983), and ""Thing #33"" (March 1986). She was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld in ""Captain America"" #319 (July 1986). Letha received an entry in the ""Official Handbook of"
"Death Adder (comics) Death Adder is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Death Adder (Roland Burroughs) first appeared in ""Marvel Two-in-One"" #64 (June 1980), created by writers Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio. The second Death Adder (Theodore Scott), first appeared in ""Civil War Files"" #1 and was based on the concept of the original Death Adder. Burroughs was a hired criminal that was given his powers by the Brand Corporation that gave him razor sharp claws, gills and a long tail, but also left him mute. After a failed mission"
"believing that he could put his powers to good use. During the ""Siege"" storyline Ares is killed by Sentry who literally tears him apart. He is later brought back from the dead. Ares first appeared in ""Thor"" #129, 1966, written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby. He would often appear as a villain in both ""Thor"" and ""The Avengers"" over the next 30 years. A 5-issue limited series, ""Ares"", written by Michael Avon Oeming and drawn by Travel Foreman, was published in 2006 and focuses on this character. Since the release of the ""Ares"" miniseries he has been"
"Blind Al Blind Al is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is commonly depicted as a supporting character of the antihero Deadpool. Al (also known as Althea or Blind Alfred) first appeared in ""Deadpool"" #1, living with him in ""The Deadhut"", his house in San Francisco. At first her relationship with him was unclear, but over time it would reveal itself as highly complex and bizarre. Actress Leslie Uggams portrays Blind Al in the 2016 feature film ""Deadpool"" and its sequel. Al is a skinny old woman who, as her name suggests, is"
"reptile. The creature possesses superhuman strength and agility, and a paralyzing stare. The Basilisk's one weakness is its reflection, which serves as a reminder of its former state. Basilisk (comics) The Basilisk is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first is a supervillain who debuts in ""Marvel Team-Up"" #16 (Dec. 1973). The second is a mutant who first appears in ""New X-Men"" #135 (Dec. 2002). The third is a lizard-like villain who first appears in ""Morbius, the Living Vampire"" #5 (Jan. 1993). Basilisk is also the codename used by an"
"Death (DC Comics) Death is a fictional character from the DC comic book series, ""The Sandman"" (1989–1996). The character first appeared in ""The Sandman"" vol. 2, #8 (August 1989), and was created by Neil Gaiman and Mike Dringenberg. In the stories, Death is both the end of life and a psychopomp. Like most anthropomorphic personifications of death, Death meets with the recently deceased and guides them into their new existence. However, unlike most personifications of death, she also visits people as they are born, according to Destruction in the ""Sandman Special: The Song of Orpheus"". Evidently, only she seems to"
"the Deadpool, she was responsible for the murders of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Che Guevara, among others. Even after the practice of covert assassinations directly by the CIA was discontinued in the 1970s, she also had arranged the murder of John Lennon. Blind Al Blind Al is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is commonly depicted as a supporting character of the antihero Deadpool. Al (also known as Althea or Blind Alfred) first appeared in ""Deadpool"" #1, living with him in ""The Deadhut"", his house in San Francisco. At"
"Curt Calhoun debuted in ""Blue Beetle"" #3 (Aug. 1986). A new version of Prometheus debuted in ""New Year's Evil: Prometheus"" (Feb. 1998) and returned in ""JLA"" #16–17 (March–April 1998) and #36–41 (Dec. 1999 – May 2000). The character was then impersonated for a time by Chad Graham, but returned in ""Faces of Evil: Prometheus"" #1 (March 2009). Prometheus starred as the villain in the limited series ""Justice League: Cry for Justice"" #1–7 (Sept. 2009 – April 2010), and was killed at the conclusion of the story. Writer Mike Conroy noted ""...with his technologically advanced armor and weapons arsenal, which can"
"listed here, were collected in the 2005 trade paperback ""The Essential Killraven"" (): Alan Davis' series have also been collected into hardcover () and softcover () volumes. Killraven Killraven (Jonathan Raven) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a freedom fighter in several post-apocalyptic alternate futures. Created by co-plotters Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, scriptwriter Gerry Conway, and penciller Adams, the character first appeared in ""Amazing Adventures"" vol. 2, #18 (May 1973). The series featured the first dramatic interracial kiss in American color comic books. Co-creator Neal Adams'"
"Lorelei (Mutate) Lorelei (Lani Ubana) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character's first appearance was in ""X-Men #63"". Lorelei first appeared in ""X-Men"" vol. 1 #63 (December 1969), and was created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams. The character subsequently appears in ""Avengers"" vol. 1 #105 (November 1972), ""Defenders"" vol. 1 #15-16 (September–October 1974), ""Uncanny X-Men"" #104 (April 1977), ""Champions"" #17 (January 1978), ""Super-Villain Team-Up"" #14 (October 1977), ""Marvel Fanfare"" vol. 1 #1-4 (March–September 1982), ""Captain America"" #415-417 (May–July 1993), ""X-Men: The Hidden Years"" #4 (March 2000), ""Cable & Deadpool"" #49 (March"
"Deathurge is unharmed by energy attacks of beings in the grip of suicidal urges, but can be harmed by energy attacks of beings filled with a desire to live. His appearance, particularly his use of skis, is an homage to the Black Racer. Deathurge Deathurge is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a wraith-like superhuman entity who served as the herald and agent of Oblivion. He first appeared in ""Marvel Two-In-One"" #71. Deathurge's origins are not known. On multiple occasions he has claimed to embody the impulse for self-destruction that resides within"