"Wilbur Dawbarn Wilbur Dawbarn is a British comics artist and cartoonist based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He has drawn cartoons for publications such as ""Punch"", ""The Times"", ""Private Eye"", ""The Spectator"", and comic strips, such as ""Mr. Meecher, the Uncool Teacher"", ""Rocky's Horror Show"" for ""The Dandy"" as well as ""Bodkin and the Bear"" for ""The DFC"". He has also rebooted retro strips ""Winker Watson"", ""Robin Hood's Schooldays"", ""The Badd Lads"", and ""Jack Silver"" for the Dandy Annual. In November 2012, he took over art and writing duties on The Beano's Billy Whizz. He is also currently working on ""Useleus"""
"Winker Watson is a rare breed for a kids comic, as his stories are often continuous from issue to issue, including the long-running saga of his uncle Arnold arriving as Physical Training instructor and Winker's endless attempts to get rid of him. There was also the long-running story dealing with the unjust expulsion of Winker's younger brother Wally, and the elder sibling's attempts to keep him in the school until the end of term so their parents would know nothing until he had been exonerated. A third example is that of Mr Creep's own secret stowaway; the teacher's good-for-nothing twin"
"who initiated the action against them was being tried for (and was later found guilty of) handling stolen property. In the same issue ""Viz"" ran a short strip called ""The Nice, Honest Gypsies"", featuring a kindly Gypsy woman selling pegs door-to-door and helpfully returning forgotten change. The strip ""Wanker Watson"", a parody of the children's comic character Winker Watson, led to litigation by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, the owners of the Winker character. In retaliation, ""Viz"" featured a new character called 'D.C. Thompson The Humourless Scottish Git'. D.C. Thomson then sought revenge by publishing a new cartoon ""The"
"mentions that he never really gave up being a criminal. Woozy Winks Wolfgang ""Woozy"" Winks is a fictional supporting character in comic books published by Quality Comics, and later DC Comics. He is the comic relief sidekick to the superhero Plastic Man, and first appeared in ""Police Comics"" #13 (November 1942). Woozy Winks is a bumbling, inept, overweight and slobbish man who served primarily as a comic relief, much like other golden age sidekicks such as Doiby Dickles. In his first appearance, Woozy is a small-time crook with a unique superpower. After saving a wizard from drowning, he is rewarded"
"Woozy Winks Wolfgang ""Woozy"" Winks is a fictional supporting character in comic books published by Quality Comics, and later DC Comics. He is the comic relief sidekick to the superhero Plastic Man, and first appeared in ""Police Comics"" #13 (November 1942). Woozy Winks is a bumbling, inept, overweight and slobbish man who served primarily as a comic relief, much like other golden age sidekicks such as Doiby Dickles. In his first appearance, Woozy is a small-time crook with a unique superpower. After saving a wizard from drowning, he is rewarded via a spell that causes the forces of nature to"
"Frank Bolle Frank W. Bolle (born June 23, 1924) is an American comic-strip artist, comic-book artist and illustrator, best known as the longtime artist of the newspaper strips ""Winnie Winkle"" and ""The Heart of Juliet Jones""; for stints on the comic books ""Tim Holt"" and ""Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom""; and as an illustrator for the Boy Scouts of America magazine ""Boys' Life"" for 18 years. With an unknown writer, he co-created the masked, Old West comic-book heroine the Black Phantom. Bolle sometimes used the pen name FWB and, at least once, F. L. Blake. Born in Brooklyn, Frank"
"the genre trappings of 1950s science fiction. A common reaction to meeting Howard the first time is a startled, ""You...you're a DUCK!"" His near-constant companion and occasional girlfriend is former art model and Cleveland native Beverly Switzler. Like Howard, Beverly wants an ordinary life but is frequently singled out for her appearance, though she is a beautiful and sexy woman rather than a duck. Their only other friends are Paul Same (a painter who briefly became a sleepwalking crime-fighter named the Winky Man) and Winda Wester (a lisping ingénue with psychic powers); he has worked with Spider-Man and the Man-Thing"
"lore. Winston and Tracer battle Widowmaker and Reaper, before stopping the two from successfully stealing the weapon. Blizzard also used Winston in a promotional cinematic teaser shortly prior to the release of ""Overwatch"". Winston appeared in ""Reflections"", the tenth issue of ""Overwatch"", a digitally released comic series that ties into the events of the video game and animations. The winter holiday-themed issue, titled ""Reflections"", features Winston lamenting about spending the holiday season alone. Tracer and her girlfriend, Emily then surprise Winston and spend the night celebrating the holidays with him. Winston was later featured in ""Winston's Journey to the West"","
"with his wife, Lori. Frank Bolle Frank W. Bolle (born June 23, 1924) is an American comic-strip artist, comic-book artist and illustrator, best known as the longtime artist of the newspaper strips ""Winnie Winkle"" and ""The Heart of Juliet Jones""; for stints on the comic books ""Tim Holt"" and ""Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom""; and as an illustrator for the Boy Scouts of America magazine ""Boys' Life"" for 18 years. With an unknown writer, he co-created the masked, Old West comic-book heroine the Black Phantom. Bolle sometimes used the pen name FWB and, at least once, F. L. Blake."
"Kabouter Wesley Kabouter Wesley (English: Gnome Wesley) is a series of comics and short animated cartoons about a grumpy and violent kabouter (gnome), made by Jonas Geirnaert. Both the drawing style and the content are purposely made naive and amateuristic and the situations are surreal and violent. There is also a lot of insulting and toilet humour in the series. Wesley is a gnome wearing a red hat and suit. He is typically cranky and short-tempered. He often has surreal adventures which are told in one-page gag-a-day stories, where he encounters various people, other gnomes and anthropomorphic characters who either"
"trapping criminals, such as noticing a scene's tire track resembles a suspect's tread design. Winks also is able to hold his own in a fist fight, sometimes taking on several opponents. One history of Woozy, which appeared in the ""Plastic Man Special"" in 1999, gave him an alternative origin. In this tale he was an extremely competent and intelligent agent known as “Green Cobra” whose only oddities were his dress-sense and a tendency to steal office supplies. After being paired together for the first time, he was trapped in a poorly ventilated locker with a wounded Plastic Man. The fumes"
"Winky, Blinky, and Noddy Winky, Blinky, and Noddy are a trio of fictional comic book characters, created by writer Gardner Fox and artist E.E. Hibbard, who first appeared in books starring the Flash. Their names were taken from Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. Winky Moylan, Blinky Boylan, and Noddy Toylan were designed to be comic relief for the Flash, and were patterned after The Three Stooges. The comic books frequently referred to them as the ""Three Idiots"", the ""Three Numbskulls"", the ""Three Dopes"", or, most often, the ""Three Dimwits"". They first appeared in ""All-Flash"" #5 (1942), as incompetent small-time criminals working"
"Sweet Gwendoline Sweet Gwendoline is the main female character in the works of bondage artist John Willie, first published as a serial, usually two pages at a time, in Robert Harrison's mainstream girlie magazine ""Wink"" from June 1947 to February 1950, and later in several other magazines over the years. In Willie's drawings and comic books, Gwendoline appears as a rather naïve blonde damsel in distress with ample curves, who is unfortunate enough to find herself tied up in scene after scene. She is rescued and also repeatedly tied up (though for benevolent reasons) by Secret Agent U-69. The moustachioed"
"different materials, with his trademark grin, although the Weeper cannot understand why the Joker laughs about crime. They are stopped by the Earth-Two Batman, the Earth-Two Robin, Mister Scarlet and Pinky, who follow a trail left by jewels on the pavement. Robin is unaffected by the Weeper's tear gas because he is wearing contact lenses and the villains are imprisoned. Weeper (DC Comics) The Weeper is the name of two comic book supervillains originally published by Fawcett Comics and today owned by DC Comics. The original Weeper first appeared in ""Master Comics"" #23 in February 1942. The arch-foe of Bulletman"
"alternate timelines or dimensions. Sasquatch (comics) Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Sasquatch first appeared in ""Uncanny X-Men"" #120 and was created by John Byrne. Dr. Walter Langkowski is a member of Alpha Flight, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada of Polish Jewish origin and a renowned physicist, and a professor of both physics and biophysics at McGill University. He is also a former football player for the Green Bay Packers. In the 1993 miniseries ""The Infinity Crusade"" it is revealed that Sasquatch is Jewish. He possesses the ability"
"Tinkerer Tinkerer (Phineas Mason) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the character made his first appearance in ""The Amazing Spider-Man"" #2 (May 1963). The character has an almost superhuman gift of genius in engineering, able to invent sophisticated gadgets from nothing more than spare parts left over from ordinary household appliances. The character has made appearances in television and various video games before making his cinematic debut in """", portrayed by Michael Chernus. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the character made his first appearance"
"by an unknown assailant who steals the Cosmic Treadmill. Jay investigates the trio's demise. Winky, Blinky, and Noddy Winky, Blinky, and Noddy are a trio of fictional comic book characters, created by writer Gardner Fox and artist E.E. Hibbard, who first appeared in books starring the Flash. Their names were taken from Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. Winky Moylan, Blinky Boylan, and Noddy Toylan were designed to be comic relief for the Flash, and were patterned after The Three Stooges. The comic books frequently referred to them as the ""Three Idiots"", the ""Three Numbskulls"", the ""Three Dopes"", or, most often, the"
"Wolverine (character) Wolverine (birth name: James Howlett; colloquial: Logan, Weapon X) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, mostly in association with the X-Men. He is a mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable claws in each hand. Wolverine has been depicted variously as a member of the X-Men, Alpha Flight, and the Avengers. The character appeared in the last panel of ""The Incredible Hulk"" #180 before having a larger role in #181 (cover-dated Nov. 1974). He was created by Marvel editor-in-chief"
"Cockney Wanker Cockney Wanker is a character created by Graham Dury and Simon Thorpe in ""Viz"" based on a stereotyped male Cockney. Wanker speaks in rhyming slang (often slang invented by the writers) and spends his days drinking and selling stolen or unworkable goods to passers-by from an East End market stall. Another of Wanker's specialities is trading used cars. Playing upon the stereotype of the indigenous population of London being fantasists, Wanker often buys a car, sells it back to the same person, for the same amount of money, then declares the transaction to have been ""A nice little"
"Sasquatch (comics) Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Sasquatch first appeared in ""Uncanny X-Men"" #120 and was created by John Byrne. Dr. Walter Langkowski is a member of Alpha Flight, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada of Polish Jewish origin and a renowned physicist, and a professor of both physics and biophysics at McGill University. He is also a former football player for the Green Bay Packers. In the 1993 miniseries ""The Infinity Crusade"" it is revealed that Sasquatch is Jewish. He possesses the ability to transform into a"
"threats. Because of Wendy Watson's coolness under pressure and photographic memory, Ida, a robot in the form of a grumpy schoolmarm, and the Middleman recruit her to become the next Middleman. The series includes various pop-culture references, including many comic books, such as when Wendy calls herself ""Robin the Boy Hostage"", a quote from ""The Dark Knight Returns"" by Frank Miller, demonstrating how Robin was often kidnapped or held at gunpoint by Batman's enemies. Wendy lives in an illegal sublet apartment with her young, photogenic, animal activist friend Lacey, across the hall from lyric-spouting Noser, and had a boyfriend in"
"Winsome Witch Winsome Witch is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired as a segment on ""The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show"" from October 2, 1965 to September 7, 1967. The main character, Winsome ""Winnie"" W. Witch, has various adventures and casts spells on people; her travels on her magical broom take her all over the world. Winnie (voiced by Jean Vander Pyl) is a friendly, yet somewhat inept witch. Her catch phrase when casting a spell was ""Ippity-pippity-pow."" When the magic spell is cast, the ""Jet Screamer"" entrance cue from ""The Jetsons"" is heard. Other voices include"
"the webcomic ""Gunnerkrigg Court"", his actions having far reaching consequences in the story. The ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" comic book features Antoine D'Coolette, a cowardly coyote with good intentions, and Patch, Antoine's opposite counterpart from a mirror universe, known for being cunning, deceptive, and cruel. The cartoon coyote Wilber is the official mascot for GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), a free raster graphics editor. He was created in 1997. Wile E. Coyote could be considered an instance of the buffoon version of the Coyote myth. Wile E. Coyote is a popular character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of"
"Rattle, and Roll"". She is shown to have a cat named Lucky (voiced by Don Messick) as her driving partner and she drives a cauldron-modeled monster truck called the Sonic Broom, which also has on it a talking skeleton named Axel (voiced by Neil Ross). Winsome Witch Winsome Witch is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired as a segment on ""The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show"" from October 2, 1965 to September 7, 1967. The main character, Winsome ""Winnie"" W. Witch, has various adventures and casts spells on people; her travels on her magical broom take her"
"Sidewinder (comics) Sidewinder is the name of three different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Sidewinder, Seth Voelker, first appeared in ""Marvel Two-in-One"" #64 (Jun 1980), created by writers Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio. A second Sidewinder appeared in 1998 but was killed during his attempt to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D.. A third Sidewinder, Gregory Bryan, was given powers similar to the original Sidewinder by the Brand Corporation Seth Voelker started out as an Economics professor before Roxxon Oil Company chemically mutated him and gave him the power to teleport, starting his criminal career as"
"as a lieutenant, and close friend to Diamondback. He wears a chauffeur-like outfit, and employs several other gang members in similar attire. Similar to his main counterpart, Sidewinder has the ability to teleport. Sidewinder (comics) Sidewinder is the name of three different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Sidewinder, Seth Voelker, first appeared in ""Marvel Two-in-One"" #64 (Jun 1980), created by writers Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio. A second Sidewinder appeared in 1998 but was killed during his attempt to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D.. A third Sidewinder, Gregory Bryan, was given powers similar to the"
"Dead,"" ""Friday the 13th,"" and ""Escape of the Living Dead."" His work on supernatural tales continued with his writing credits on Warren Ellis' many ""Gravel"" comics, and Garth Ennis' ""Stitched,"" both of which he also illustrated. Wolfer assumed scripting ""Stitched"" in September 2012, writing issues #8-19, which were illustrated by Fernando Furukawa. In 2013, he illustrated the four-issue ""Skin Trade,"" the comic adaptation of the George R.R. Martin werewolf epic. He has also worked for Avatar's sister company, Boundless Comics, where he wrote both Brian Pulido's ""Lady Death"" and ""War Goddess."" ""Lady Death"" was nominated for ""Sexist Or Racist Or"
"Willy Wonka Willy Wonka is a fictional character who appears in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" and its sequel ""Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"". In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka has hidden five Golden Tickets inside chocolate bars, with the finders being rewarded with a tour of his factory and a promise of a lifetimes supply of chocolate, throughout the tour four of the children, with Charlie Bucket being left as the winner. At this point Wonka reveals that the real prize is the factory, as Wonka needs someone to take over the"
"late-1970s and early-1980s, Winker have frequent run-ins with three Sixth Formers called The Hoods. They dressed in long white coats and masks similar to the ones used by the Ku Klux Klan to hide their identities. They would steal and play tricks on the lower years and occasionally beat up Winker and his friends. As they were older and bigger than the third form boys, Winker would have to use his wits rather than his fists to fight against them. Though Winker often got into trouble, he always managed to wangle his way out of getting caned, well almost. Just"
"Daken Daken (; real name Akihiro) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daken was created by writer Daniel Way and artist Steve Dillon and first appeared in """" #10 (March 2007). Daken is the mutant son of Wolverine and his deceased wife Itsu. He possesses superhuman abilities similar to his father (e.g., healing factor, retractable claws), and was a member of the Dark Avengers under the name Wolverine until the conclusion of the 2010 storyline, ""Siege"". Daken was ranked sixth in Comics Alliance's ""50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics"" list and is often"
"Winnie Winkle Winnie Winkle was an American comic strip which appeared over a 76-year span (1920–96). Its premise was conceived by Joseph Medill Patterson, but the stories and artwork were by Martin Branner, who wrote the strip for over 40 years. It was one of the first comic strips about working women. The main character was a young woman who had to support her parents and adopted brother, serving as a reflection of the changing role of women in society. It ran in more than 100 newspapers for several decades, and translations of the strip's Sunday pages were made available"
"Mocker (comics) The Mocker is a fictional comic book character by artist Steve Ditko. Tyler Rayne was an assistant District Attorney with an uncompromising sense of justice. An investigation into a corrupt Senator Durn (who happened to be his girlfriend Ella's father) turned sour after his first witness was killed and his other witness recanted out of fear, and he ended up framed for corruption and sent to prison. While in prison he was taken under the wing of noted mob boss Ziger, who upon Rayne's release offered him a deal: find out information to help his operation, and he"
"Wither (comics) Wither (Kevin Ford) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He has been a member of the student body at the Xavier Institute, a member of the Hellions training squad, and a supervillain as a part of Selene's Coven. Kevin Ford panics when his powers first manifest. His father tries to calm him down and Kevin's power reduces him to dust. A talented artist, Kevin lives in a scrap yard for a while and turned unwanted scrap into beautiful art. He is found by Danielle Moonstar and brought to the"