Kayleigh(Comics)



=COMICS= The first comic strip was created in 1827 in Switzerland by a man named Rudolph, who went on to create seven graphic novels. In 1895, the ‘Yellow Kid’ was cited as being the first comic strip, and it appeared in a newspaper in New York City. Eventually, in 1952, William Gaines created Mad Magazine.



= = = = = = = = = = =DC COMICS= DC comics was founded in 1935 under the name of National Allied Publications. It is a company of Warner Brothers, and it is also owned by Time Warner and partnered with Cartoon Network. DC stands for DC comic's original //Detective Comics//. DC is famous for these comics. DC Comics has three divisions: Vertigo Comics, for mature readers; Zuda Comics; and WildStorm Comics.

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= = =FAMOUS ASPECTS= The Justice League and it's seven founding members: Batman, Superman, the Flash, Green Lantern, J'onn J'onzz, Wonder Woman, and Hawkgirl are probably one of the most famous aspects of DC comics. The Doom Patrol, another important part, consisted of ten members, the more important being Negative Man, Mento, Beast Boy, Elasti-woman, and Robotman. The Teen Titans, also important, consisted of Kid Flash, Red Robin, Superboy, Wonder Girl, and many others.

=BATMAN=

Batman was created by Bob Kane, and his story is one that not many will forget. Batman's story began as a young boy named Bruce Wayne. He and his mother and father were at an Opera entitled "Zorro." Bruce became scared, and requested to leave. While outside, they were approached by a man, who then proceeded to shoot both of his parents. He vowed to avenge them. He hoped to put fear into others, using his own fear.

"To manipulate fear in others, you must first master your own." -Ra's al Ghul



=VILLAINS=

Throughout his career, Batman has come into contact with quite a variety of psychos.

Joker: There are many different storylines depicting what happened to him. Bottom line was that he fell into a type of acid, turning his hair green and his face white. His own reflection eventually drove him completely mad. He commits mass amounts of genocide, destruction of property, arson, and many other crimes. But throughout his career, Batman never kills him. Just takes him to Arkham.

Two-Face: He used to be Harvey Dent, Gotham city’s District Attorney. He’s a thrillkiller and has always been obsessed with luck. After a convict disfigures his face with sulfuric acid, he becomes corrupt. One side of his coin is marred, and he uses that to decide the fate of his thrillkillings.

//"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain."// -Harvey Dent, Gotham City District Attorney

Hush: Thomas Elliot, or Tommy was a very close friend of Bruce Wayne’s. He eventually became a doctor. When he was younger, he sabotaged his parents car, eventually leading them to die, just so that he could inherit his family’s money. He reconstructed his face to look like Bruce Wayne’s, disposed of him, and then went on to ruin Bruce’s reputation.

//"What is a friend? A single soul residing in two bodies."// -Dr. Thomas Elliot, Hush

Ra’s al Ghul: The head of the League of Assassins, and a powerful immortal. Ra’s al Ghul is an eco-terrorist.



Zsasz: Victor Zsasz is a serial killer that has absolutely no value for human life, nor any pattern of killing, which makes him hard to track. After every kill, he makes a mark on his body, to remind him, just how many people he's killed. He also often tells Batman that he has a 'special' place for Batman, right on his eyelid, so that every time he closes his eyes, it's an annoying reminder, just like Batman was.



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