E-Man, the Glossary
E-Man is a comic-book character, a superhero created by writer Nicola Cuti and artist Joe Staton for the American company Charlton Comics in 1973.[1]
Table of Contents
84 relations: "Omaha" the Cat Dancer, Albert Einstein, Alternative comics, Arthur C. Clarke, Bob Layton, Buck Godot, Captain Atom, Charlton Bullseye (fanzine), Charlton Comics, Color printing, Comic Book Artist, Comico: The Comic Company, Comics Code Authority, Copyright, Cover date, CPL Gang, Creator ownership in comics, Crossover (fiction), Cult following, Cutey Bunny, Dan Adkins, Derby, Connecticut, Dick Giordano, Digital Webbing, Don Markstein's Toonopedia, Electron, Evanston, Illinois, Feminist movement, First Comics, Fred Hembeck, George Wildman, Golden Age of Comic Books, Grand Comics Database, Hostess Brands, Jet engine, Joe Gill, Joe Staton, John Byrne (comics), Joshua Quagmire, Koala, Lee Marrs, Letter to the editor, Mad (magazine), Martin Pasko, Marvel Comics, Mass–energy equivalence, Max Allan Collins, Metal Men, Mike Baron, Mike Vosburg, ... Expand index (34 more) »
- 1973 comics debuts
- Charlton Comics superheroes
- Comico Comics titles
- First Comics titles
"Omaha" the Cat Dancer
"Omaha" the Cat Dancer is an erotic comic strip and later comic book created by artist Reed Waller and writer Kate Worley.
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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held as one of the most influential scientists. Best known for developing the theory of relativity, Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. His mass–energy equivalence formula, which arises from relativity theory, has been called "the world's most famous equation".
Alternative comics
Alternative comics or independent comics cover a range of American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Arthur C. Clarke
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 191719 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
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Bob Layton
Bob Layton (born September 25, 1953) is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor.
Buck Godot
Buck Godot is the title character in a science fiction/comedy comic book series collected in two volumes (Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire and Buck Godot: PSmIth) and assorted comic books, including the eight-issue "Gallimaufry" series, all written and drawn by their creator, Phil Foglio.
Captain Atom
Captain Atom is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books, initially owned by Charlton Comics before being acquired in the 1980s by DC Comics. E-Man and Captain Atom are Charlton Comics titles.
Charlton Bullseye (fanzine)
The Charton Bullseye is a fanzine that was published from 1975-76 by the CPL Gang highlighting Charlton Comics.
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Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic-book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T. W. O. Charles Company, in 1940.
Color printing
Color printing or colour printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing).
Comic Book Artist
Comic Book Artist was an American magazine founded by Jon B. Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s.
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Comico: The Comic Company
Comico: The Comic Company was an American comic book publisher headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
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The Comics Code Authority (CCA) was formed in 1954 by the Comics Magazine Association of America as an alternative to government regulation.
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Copyright
A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive legal right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time.
Cover date
The cover date of a periodical publication is the date displayed on the cover, which is not necessarily the true date of publication (the on-sale date or release date); later cover dates are common in magazine and comic book publishing.
CPL Gang
The CPL Gang was a group of comic book enthusiasts who published a number of fanzines in the mid-1970s, including Contemporary Pictorial Literature (CPL) and Charlton Bullseye.
Creator ownership in comics
In the United States, creator ownership in comics is an arrangement in which the comic book creator retains full ownership of the material, regardless of whether the work is self-published or published by a corporate publisher.
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Crossover (fiction)
A crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story.
See E-Man and Crossover (fiction)
Cult following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium.
Cutey Bunny
Cutey Bunny is a cartoon animal superheroine created by Joshua Quagmire for a humorous line of American underground comic books that first appeared through Army Surplus Komikz, which ran sporadically for five issues from 1982 to 1985.
Dan Adkins
Danny L. Adkins at the Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org.
Derby, Connecticut
Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, approximately west-northwest of New Haven.
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Dick Giordano
Richard Joseph Giordano (July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics.
Digital Webbing
Digital Webbing is an American comic book publishing company founded by Ed Dukeshire.
Don Markstein's Toonopedia
Don Markstein's Toonopedia (subtitled A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge) is an online encyclopedia of print cartoons, comic strips and animation, initiated February 13, 2001.
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Electron
The electron (or in nuclear reactions) is a subatomic particle with a negative one elementary electric charge.
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan.
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Feminist movement
The feminist movement, also known as the women's movement, refers to a series of social movements and political campaigns for radical and liberal reforms on women's issues created by inequality between men and women.
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First Comics
First Comics is an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991 and then from 2011 to present (stylized as 1First Comics), known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable.
Fred Hembeck
Fred Hembeck (born January 30, 1953) is an American cartoonist best known for his parodies of characters from major American comic book publishers.
George Wildman
George Wildman (July 31, 1927 – May 22, 2016) was an American cartoonist most noted for his work in the comic books industry.
Golden Age of Comic Books
The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956.
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Grand Comics Database
The Grand Comics Database (GCD) is an Internet-based project to build a database of comic book information through user contributions.
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Hostess Brands
Hostess Brands is an American bakery company formed in 2013.
Jet engine
A jet engine is a type of reaction engine, discharging a fast-moving jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion.
Joe Gill
Joseph P. Gill (July 13, 1919 – December 17, 2006), Joseph P. Gill was an American magazine writer and highly prolific comic book scripter.
Joe Staton
Joe Staton (born January 19, 1948) is an American comics artist and writer.
John Byrne (comics)
John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American writer and artist of superhero comics.
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Joshua Quagmire
Joshua Quagmire (sometimes shortened to JQ) (1952-2023) was an American cartoonist of underground and mainstream comic books, best known for his creation Cutey Bunny.
Koala
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.
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Lee Marrs
Lee Marrs (born September 5, 1945) is an American cartoonist and animator, and one of the first female underground comix creators.
Letter to the editor
A letter to the editor (LTE) is a letter sent to a publication about an issue of concern to the reader.
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Mad (magazine)
Mad (stylized as MAD) is an American humor magazine first published in 1952.
Martin Pasko
Martin Joseph "Marty" Pasko (born Jean-Claude Rochefort; August 4, 1954– May 10, 2020) was a Canadian comic book writer and television screenwriter.
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the property of The Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023.
Mass–energy equivalence
In physics, mass–energy equivalence is the relationship between mass and energy in a system's rest frame, where the two quantities differ only by a multiplicative constant and the units of measurement.
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Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer, noted for his graphic novels.
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The Metal Men are a group of robot superheroes that appear in DC Comics.
Mike Baron
Mike Baron (born July 1, 1949) is an American comic book writer and novelist.
Mike Vosburg
Michael Vosburg (born July 23, 1947) is an American comic book artist primarily known for his work on the Tales from the Crypt TV series.
Miniseries
A miniseries or mini-series is a television show or series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes.
Mr. A
Mr.
See E-Man and Mr. A
Mr. and Mrs. North (film)
Mr.
See E-Man and Mr. and Mrs. North (film)
Nexus (comics)
Nexus is an American comic book series created by writer Mike Baron and penciler Steve Rude in 1981. E-Man and Nexus (comics) are first Comics titles.
Nick Cuti
Nicola Cuti (October 29, 1944 – February 21, 2020), known as Nick Cuti, was an American artist and comic book writer/editor, science-fiction novelist; he was the co-creator of E-Man (with artist Joe Staton) and Moonchild, Captain Cosmos, and Starflake the Cosmic Sprite.
Nova
A nova (novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months.
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One-shot (comics)
In comics, a one-shot is a work composed of a single standalone issue or chapter, contrasting a limited series or ongoing series, which are composed of multiple issues or chapters.
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Pacific Comics
Pacific Comics was a comic book distributor and publisher active from the 1971 to the 1984.
Paul Kupperberg
Paul Kupperberg (born June 14, 1955) is an American writer and comics editor.
Phil Foglio
Philip Foglio (born May 1, 1956) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy art.
Photostat machine
The Photostat machine, or Photostat, was an early projection photocopier created in the decade of the 1900s by the Commercial Camera Company, which became the Photostat Corporation.
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Plastic Man
Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero first appearing in Police Comics #1, originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics, appearing in their American comic books.
Retroactive continuity
Retroactive continuity, or retcon for short, is a literary device in which facts in the world of a fictional work that have been established through the narrative itself are adjusted, ignored, supplemented, or contradicted by a subsequently published work that recontextualizes or breaks continuity with the former.
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Rocket's Blast Comicollector
Rocket's Blast Comicollector (RBCC) was a comics advertising fanzine published from 1964 to 1983.
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Rog-2000
Rog-2000 (pronounced "Rahj-two-thousand", and sometimes spelled "ROG 2000") is a fictional robot that was the first professional creation of comic book artist-writer John Byrne. E-Man and rog-2000 are Charlton Comics superheroes.
Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor.
Scientology
Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher and producer.
Steve Ditko
Stephen John Ditko.
Steve Rude
Steve Rude (born December 31, 1956) is an American comics artist.
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker.
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Striptease
A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner.
Superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero; typically using their powers to help the world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime.
Terry Beatty
Terry Beatty (born January 11, 1958Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; Page 107) is an artist who has worked as a penciler and inker in the American comic book industry, where he is perhaps best known for his co-creation of the female detective Ms. Tree.
Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
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The Comic Reader
The Comic Reader (TCR) was a comics news-fanzine published from 1961 to 1984.
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The F-Men
The F-Men were a pastiche of X-Men who first appeared in E-Man #2 of First Comics in 1982. E-Man and The F-Men are first Comics titles.
The Thin Man (film)
The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett.
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Tom Sutton
Thomas F. Sutton (April 15, 1937 – May 1, 2002) at the Social Security Death Index.
TwoMorrows Publishing
TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
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Wally Wood
Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, and MAD Magazine from its inception in 1952 until 1964, as well as for T.H.U.N.D.E.R.
Wayne Howard
Wayne Wright Howard (March 29, 1949 – December 9, 2007) was an American comic book artist.
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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1973 oil crisis
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against the countries who had supported Israel at any point during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, which began after Egypt and Syria launched a large-scale surprise attack in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the territories that they had lost to Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War.
See also
1973 comics debuts
- Barok
- Black Magic (comics)
- Blade (comics)
- Bogor (cartoon)
- Buzz (DC Thomson)
- Crazy Magazine
- Den (comics)
- Doctor Spektor
- Dracula Lives!
- Dry Bones (comic strip)
- E-Man
- Ghost Rider (comic book)
- Gli Aristocratici
- Grimly Feendish
- Hägar the Horrible
- Hansi, the Girl who Loved the Swastika
- Haunted Love
- Heathcliff (comic strip)
- Heathcliff (comics)
- Hot Shot Hamish and Mighty Mouse
- Le Génie des alpages
- Les Fabuleux Exploits d'Eddy Merckx
- Les Frustrés
- Monsters Unleashed (comics)
- Pinky (comics)
- Plop!
- Prez (character)
- Secret Origins
- Secrets of Sinister House
- Sergeant Kirk
- Shiver and Shake
- Skookum Skool
- Solomon Kane (comics)
- Spider-Man Comics Weekly
- Strange Tales
- Superlópez
- Sweeny Toddler
- Sweet Tooth (comics)
- Sword of Sorcery
- Tales from the Leather Nun
- Tales of the Zombie
- The Menomonee Falls Guardian
- Vampire Tales
- War Is Hell (comics)
- Wicked Wanda
- Worlds Unknown
- Yakari
- Zheng Zu
- Zombie (comics)
Charlton Comics superheroes
- Atomic Mouse
- Blue Beetle
- Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett)
- E-Man
- Fightin' 5
- Judomaster
- Liberty Belle (comics)
- Mr. Muscles
- Nature Boy (comics)
- Nightshade (DC Comics)
- Peacemaker (character)
- Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
- Question (character)
- Rog-2000
- Sarge Steel
- Sentinels of Justice
- Son of Vulcan
- Ted Kord
- Thunderbunny
- Yellowjacket (Charlton Comics)
Comico Comics titles
- E-Man
- Elementals (Comico Comics)
- Evangeline (comics)
- Fish Police
- Grendel (comics)
- Justice Machine
- Mage (comics)
- Maze Agency
- Robotech (comics)
- Star Blazers
- The Rocketeer (character)
- The Trouble with Girls (comics)
First Comics titles
- Adventures in Oz
- American Flagg!
- Badger (comics)
- Classics Illustrated
- Dreadstar
- Dynamo Joe
- E-Man
- Evangeline (comics)
- Grimjack
- Jon Sable
- Kamui (1964 manga)
- List of First Comics publications
- Lone Wolf and Cub
- Mars (comics)
- Mazinger U.S.A. Version
- Nexus (comics)
- Sensei (First Comics)
- Shatter (digital comic)
- Starslayer
- The Enchanted Apples of Oz
- The F-Men
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Man
Also known as Nova Kane.
, Miniseries, Mr. A, Mr. and Mrs. North (film), Nexus (comics), Nick Cuti, Nova, One-shot (comics), Pacific Comics, Paul Kupperberg, Phil Foglio, Photostat machine, Plastic Man, Retroactive continuity, Rocket's Blast Comicollector, Rog-2000, Roger Moore, Scientology, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Steve Rude, Steven Spielberg, Striptease, Superhero, Terry Beatty, Texas, The Comic Reader, The F-Men, The Thin Man (film), Tom Sutton, TwoMorrows Publishing, Wally Wood, Wayne Howard, X-Men, 1973 oil crisis.