Ronald L. Smith is in the process of creating a children's novel using the Marvel Comics superhero who first appeared in what comic book?
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Ronald L. Smith Ronald L. Smith is an American children's book author. He won the American Library Association's Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent for his first book, "Hoodoo" (Clarion Books, 2015), set in the 1930s Alabama. His second book, "The Mesmerist" (Clarion Books, 2017), is set in London at the turn of the century. Smith's next project is a children's novel for Marvel Comics featuring Marvel's superhero Black Panther. The book is forthcoming in January 2018, just prior to the release of Marvel's Black Panther film.
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Black Panther (comics) The Black Panther (T'Challa) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller and co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #52 (July 1966).
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Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. Marvel title gain their powers through Kree technology or genetics. Marvel has published four ongoing comic series titled "Ms. Marvel", with the first two starring Carol Danvers, and the third and fourth starring Kamala Khan.
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Fantom of the Fair The Fantom of the Fair is one of the earliest published Golden Age superheroes . He debuted in Centaur Publications' "Amazing Mystery Funnies" vol. 2, #7 (cover-dated July 1939), the overall 11th issue of that title. He premiered, according to cover dates, the same month as DC Comics' Sandman, Fox Publications' The Flame, and Centaur's Masked Marvel. He was created by Paul Gustavson, who had previously created the Arrow for Centaur.
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Scoop Smith Scoop Smith is a fictional character who had his own strip in Fawcett Comics' "Whiz Comics" and appeared in its inaugural issue.
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Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck first appeared in "Adventure into Fear" #19 (cover-dated Dec. 1973) and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic "funny animal" trapped on a human-dominated Earth.
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Molly Hayes Molly Hayes (also briefly known as Princess Powerful) is a fictional character, a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character debuted in the award-winning series "Runaways". Like every member of the original Runaways, she is the daughter of evil villains with special abilities; after the other older Runaways learn more about themselves, they raid Molly's home to find out her mutant abilities had already manifested. Often called "Mol" for short, Molly is the youngest Runaway and her innocence often serves as humor in the series, but she has demonstrated great insight at critical moments.
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Quicksilver (comics) Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in the comic book "X-Men" #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series, and has historically been depicted as a regular team member in superhero title "The Avengers".
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American Dream (comics) American Dream (Shannon Carter) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been featured in Marvel Comics MC2 series "A-Next". Her costume is very similar to that of Captain America. Her initial weapons are throwing disks like Ricochet's but later obtains the trademark shield. She appeared as a civilian in "A-Next" #1, and was named as "Shannon" in "A-Next" #3; it was not until "A-Next" #4 that she appeared in costume as a prospective team member.
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Crystal (comics) Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Crystal first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #45 (December 1965) and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.
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Liberty Legion The Liberty Legion is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team was first created in 1976 and set during World War II. Composed of existing heroes from Marvel's 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books predecessor, Timely Comics, the team was assembled and named by writer Roy Thomas in a story arc running through "The Invaders" #5–6 (March & May 1976) and "Marvel Premiere" #29–30 (April & June 1976). Inspired by the "Liberty Legion", a second fictional team called the "Liberteens" was published in 2007 as part of the .
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Hippo (comics) Hippo is the name of a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Arnim Zola Arnim Zola is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books by Marvel Comics. He is a master of biochemistry and is an enemy of Captain America and the Avengers. He first appeared in "Captain America" #208 (April 1977), created by writer/artist Jack Kirby. He was originally a Nazi biochemist during World War II and survived into the modern age by transferring his conscious mind into the body of a sophisticated robot which protected his mind by storing it in its chest and displaying a digital image of Zola's face on its chest plate.
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Volcana (Marvel Comics) Volcana (Marsha Rosenberg) is a fictional character (a supervillainess turned superheroine) appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in "Secret Wars" #3 (July 1984). She was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck.
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Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in "The Fantastic Four" #1 (cover dated Nov. 1961), which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium. The Fantastic Four was the first superhero team created by editor/co-plotter Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, who developed a collaborative approach to creating comics with this title that they would use from then on.
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Starbolt Starbolt (sometimes known as Bolt) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, and first appeared in "Uncanny X-Men" #107. He acts as an enforcer of law in the Shi'ar Empire and is part of the royal guard.
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Xavin Xavin is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics "Runaways". They are a Super-Skrull in training, created by author Brian K. Vaughan & artist Adrian Alphona, and debuted in "Runaways" vol. 2 #7. Although Alphona was the series' artist at the time, artist Takeshi Miyazawa first drew the character on print. Xavin had first appeared to the Runaways, taking on the form of a black male, but changed into a black female just for the sake of Karolina Dean, a lesbian whom they were to marry. Xavin is often seen as a male, simply to be "intimidating". Xavin, often called "Xav" for short, is known for their obtuse and warlike personality. They had originally found it hard to fit in with the Runaways due in part to their constant gender switching and unfamiliarity with Earth values and norms, though through proving their loyalty to the group, found acceptance. They are the child of the Skrull Prince De'zean.
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Portal (comics) Portal (Charles Little Sky) is a fictional character, a mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Colossus (comics) Colossus is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the alter ego of Pyotr "Peter" Nikolayevich Rasputin (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Распутин). Created by writer Len Wein and illustrator Dave Cockrum, he first appeared in "Giant-Size X-Men" #1 (May 1975).
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Thunderer (Marvel Comics) The Thunderer is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Timely Comics.
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Mister Sensitive Mister Sensitive (real name Guy Smith) is a fictional character from Marvel Comics, who was a prominent castmember in the "X-Statix" series. He first appeared in "X-Force" vol. 1 #117 and was created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred.
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Captain Marvel (M. F. Enterprises) Captain Marvel was a superhero published by Myron Fass' short-lived M. F. Enterprises. The character is unrelated to those published by Fawcett Comics, DC Comics, or Marvel Comics.