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Marvel Comics

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'''Marvel Comics''' is a American [[comic book]] publisher. It was originally founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman. It is home to some of the most well known super heroes such as [[Spider-man]], the Incredible Hulk and the X-Men. It recently featured the Civil War comics event, in which character who did not reveal their secret identities to the government, an act which would have put their families in danger, were branded terrorists and hunted down by agents of H.A.M.M.E.R. a satire of the NSA. Superhumans who did not register were dragged from their homes and taken to a facility in an alternate dimension outside the universe, where they were treated similarly to real-life prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, tortured and isolated from their families and friends simply for protesting the government snooping in their private lives.
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Wonder Woman

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[[Image:ARoss Wonder Woman.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Wonder Woman'', by Alex Ross]]
'''Wonder Woman''' is a [[superhero]]ine, the character owned by [[DC Comics]]. Real name Diana, she is a princess from [[myth]]ical Themyscira, called also Paradise Island, a land with a society made up entirely of [[immortality|immortal]] Greek women called Amazons.

She was created by William Moulton Marston. Marston created the character because he wanted to make sure there was a female alternative to male superheroes, who he didn't think served as the proper role models for girl readers, as well as to create a character that fulfilled his own sadomasochistic desires. Despite her place as a modern [[feminist]] icon, Diana is an odd figure among modern superheroines, in that she is canonically a virgin.

Wonder Woman possesses great strength, speed and agility, and endurance, though unlike [[Superman]] she is not bulletproof. She can fly and has very keen senses. Wonder Woman also has a pair of [[magic]] bracelets that allow her to deflect bullets, and a golden lasso that is effectively indestructible and forces anyone bound in it to tell her the truth. Originally, each component of Wonder Woman's costume was the true source of her power--i.e., her boots granted her the speed of Hermes, the mythical Greek messenger god; this has since been rewritten so that the only powers not innate to her are her ability to deflect bullets and her lasso.

==Television==
Unlike other superheroes like [[Superman]], [[Batman]], or [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]], Wonder Woman never made it to either television or film until the late-1960's, despite having a long-running dedicated title within the comics industry. William Dozier - creator of the hit ''Batman'' series - attempted to be the first producer to put the character on television, but his screen test<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWiiXs2uU1k</ref><ref>http://www.wonderwoman-online.com/tvshow.html</ref> never made it past the network approval stage for a pilot program. Extremely campy, this version starred Ellie Wood Walker as Wonder Woman's alter-ego Diana Prince, and Linda Harrison as the heroine; Dozier's interpretation of Wonder Woman made the character into a slightly dim-witted narcissist.

But Wonder Woman would join Superman, Batman, and [[Aquaman]] on Saturday mornings in 1973 in Hanna/Barbera's ''Super Friends''. Sporting a moral message at the end of every episode, ''Super Friends'' would be broadcast in various incarnations through the mid-1980's, with voice actress Shannon Farnon<ref>http://www.tv.com/superfriends/show/13644/cast.html</ref> as Wonder Woman.

In 1974 a made-for-television film was broadcast on ABC, and - set in contemporary times - pitted Wonder Woman against a powerful agent (played by Ricardo Montalban) running a world-wide espionage ring. Starring Cathy Lee Crosby in the title role, this first live action version of ''Wonder Woman'' bore little resemblance to the comic character; Crosby was blonde, had no powers except her intellect, and wore an athletic-appearing jump suit.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izz4OdHxyJo</ref><ref>http://www.wonderwoman-online.com/tvshow.html</ref>

===Lynda Carter series===
Despite the dismal ratings of the Crosby-version, ABC decided to take a chance on a second take, in which this time the character would stay true to the comic's interpretation. Titled ''The New Original Wonder Woman'', this two-hour telefilm aired in November, 1975, and led to two more films (titled simply ''Wonder Woman'') broadcast the following spring. A ratings success, the three episodes led to an 11-episode run during 1976-1977, and a renewal the following year for another 22 episodes. Despite the success, ABC was uneasy about funding the program, as it was originally a period piece set during [[World War II]], which required the necessary, and more expensive, set designs, props, and vehicles. CBS would pick up the series and change the setting to a modern time for one more season before the series was cancelled.

For all three seasons the character was played by Lynda Carter, a former member of the [[Bob Hope]] [[USO]] tours, winner of the Miss World USA beauty pageant in 1972, and an actress who had relatively few parts up until that time. Ironically, she was also an avid reader of the ''Wonder Woman'' comic book series when she was young, and when she was cast in the role she became fully identified in popular culture with that part. Unfortunately, her contract was such that she did not make any money at all if her image was used in marketing Wonder Woman merchandise<ref>''The Late Show'', Fox Network. Air date: February 9, 1987</ref>, and occasionally a company comes out with a bust or figure of Wonder Woman in Carter's likeness, such was her impact on the character<ref>http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=14432</ref>.

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Green Lantern

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'''Green Lantern''' is the name of a [[superhero]] used by 5 people, published by [[DC Comics]]. Each Green Lantern has a green ring that gives them the powers of flight, green energy beams and longevity. Up until 2005 and the [[Green Lantern: Rebirth]] storyline, the Green Lantern rings were useless against the color yellow.

The modern Green Lanterns are part of the [[Green Lantern Corps.]], an organization dedicated to policing space. The organization is made up of thousands of aliens, most of whom have a sector of space they're assigned to. For example, Earth falls into Sector 2814.

In order to charge their rings, they have to chant an oath: "In brightest day, in blackest night / No evil shall escape my sight. / Let those who worship evil's might / Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"

==Alan Scott==
The first Green Lantern, '''Alan Scott''', was created by [[Batman]] co-creator, writer [[Bill Finger]] and artist [[Martin Nodell]]. He first made his debut in ''All American Comics'' #16, published in July 1940. This one is called the "Golden Age Green Lantern." In stories from the 1980s to the present, Scott was established as the Earth-Two Green Lantern.

==Hal Jordan==
The most famous Green Lantern, '''Hal Jordan''', first made his debut in ''Showcase'' #22, published in September 1959. Jordan was a [[USAF]] test pilot who got his ring (and his powers from a dying alien he discovered on one of his tests. This one is the most-often seen, appearing in crossover comics, television animation, and video games.

==Guy Gardner==
The third Green Lantern, '''Guy Gardner''', was introduced in 1968. In his most well-known appearances, he is a brash, rude man, but still a hero. He is revealed to be a racist in the story arch in which the next Green Lantern, John Stewart, is chosen, objecting to a Green Lantern ring choosing a black man. However, when he actually meets and talks with Steward, he realized that his preconceptions were wrong, and his racism decreases.

==John Stewart==
The first [[African American]] Green Lantern, '''John Stewart''', was introduced in 1971. He is best known for his appearance in the animated TV show ''[[Justice League]]''.

==Kyle Rayner==
The fifth Green Lantern, '''Kyle Rayner''', was introduced in 1994 during the "Emerald Twilight" storyline.
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