Name:Matthew Murdock Alias:Daredevil Profession: Defense Lawyer Powers: Heightened Senses Equipment/Weapons: Baton, which serves many functions. First Appearance: Daredevil #1 Continuing with the theme highlighted in the last column, radioactivity, this column will look at one of the oddest forms in which radiation… Continue reading Heroic Origins: Daredevil
Month: November 2015
Spiderman and Scientific Experimentation
This time around in the assessment of cultural and historical impacts on comics, we look at the impact of scientific experimentation, and the fears of this, on the early stories of everyone’s friendly neighbourhood hero, Spiderman. The origins of this classic Marvel hero are well known, the geeky Peter Parker obtains his powers after being… Continue reading Spiderman and Scientific Experimentation
Villain Spotlight: Scarecrow
Name: Jonathan Crane Alias: Scarecrow Profession: Doctor of Psychology/Criminal Powers: None Equipment: Hallucinogenic fear gas, gas mask Weapons: Scythe First Appearance: Worlds Finest Comics #3 From the results of the poll it has been decided that the first Villain Spotlight will focus on the Batman villain… Continue reading Villain Spotlight: Scarecrow
Superhero Subculture 