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Kurse (comics)
Kurse (comics): Marvel Comics Dark Elf, originally Algrim the Strong, created by Walt Simonson, debuting in Thor #347 (1984) and transformed by the Beyonder in Secret Wars II #4 (1985); later mantle held by Lady Waziria; MCU version played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
Lady Shiva
Lady Shiva (Sandra Wu-San/Woosan) is a DC Comics martial artist and assassin, created by Denny O'Neil and Ric Estrada, first appearing in Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #5 (1975); mother of Cassandra Cain.
Larry Lieber
Larry Lieber (born 1931), American comic book writer and artist, younger brother of Stan Lee; scripted the first Thor and Iron Man stories, co-created Iron Man, Thor, and Ant-Man, and drew the Spider-Man newspaper strip.
Latveria
Latveria (Kingdom of Latveria) is a fictional Eastern European country in Marvel Comics, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Fantastic Four Annual #2 (1964) as the absolute-monarchy homeland ruled by Doctor Doom from Castle Doom in the capital Doomstadt.
Lee Falk
Lee Falk (Leon Harrison Gross, 1911-1999), American writer and theater producer, created the comic strips Mandrake the Magician (1934) and The Phantom (1936), the first costumed hero, and wrote both until his death.
Leslie Thompkins
Leslie Thompkins, DC Comics Batman character created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Giordano, debuting in Detective Comics #457 (1976) "There Is No Hope in Crime Alley!"; a pacifist physician modeled on Dorothy Day, surrogate mother to Bruce Wayne, later Gotham TV's Lee Thompkins.
Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor, DC Comics supervillain created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first appeared in Action Comics #23 (1940) as Superman's bald, genius archenemy; reinvented as a corporate tycoon in 1986 and portrayed by Hackman, Eisenberg, and Hoult on screen.
Linus Van Pelt
Linus Van Pelt is a Peanuts comic strip character by Charles Schulz, debuting September 19, 1952. Known for his security blanket (which popularized the term), Great Pumpkin belief, Luke 2 Nativity recital in A Charlie Brown Christmas, and as Lucy's younger brother.
Lisa Hanawalt
Lisa Hanawalt, American cartoonist and animator, creator of Tuca & Bertie and production designer of BoJack Horseman and Long Story Short; UCLA graduate, Drawn & Quarterly author, James Beard and Ignatz Award winner based in Los Angeles.
List of Absolute Universe characters
Absolute Universe characters are DC Comics' reimagined heroes and villains on Earth-Alpha, launched October 2024 under DC All In. Batman is working-class, Superman is Kal-El only, Wonder Woman was raised by Circe; the line spans Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Catwoman titles.
List of alien races in Marvel Comics
Alien races in Marvel Comics: the shape-shifting Skrulls (Fantastic Four #2, 1961/1962, Kirby and Lee), the imperialistic Kree and their Supreme Intelligence, the avian Shi'ar, Xandarians, Badoon, Cotati, and Symbiotes, plus the hundreds-of-thousands-of-years Kree-Skrull War.
List of Calvin and Hobbes characters
Cast of Bill Watterson's comic strip Calvin and Hobbes (1985-1995): six-year-old Calvin, his tiger Hobbes, his unnamed parents, Susie Derkins, Miss Wormwood, Moe, Rosalyn, and Calvin's fantasy alter egos such as Spaceman Spiff.
List of cartoonists
List of cartoonists: reference inventories of cartoonists, artists who create comic strips, editorial cartoons, gag cartoons, and animation, with notable names such as Töpffer, Oliphant, and Ding Darling, plus directories, archives, and organizations.
List of Monster High characters
Monster High characters list: Mattel's 2010 fashion doll franchise whose main cast, Draculaura, Clawdeen Wolf, Frankie Stein, Cleo de Nile, Lagoona Blue, are monster children, redefined across G1, 2016 reboot, and 2022 relaunch.
List of Sanrio characters
Sanrio characters are the 450-plus mascots of Sanrio Co., Ltd., including Hello Kitty (1974), My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, and Pompompurin, ranked yearly in the Sanrio Character Ranking since 1986.
List of The Adventures of Tintin characters
Characters of The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé: Tintin, Snowy (Milou), Captain Archibald Haddock, Professor Calculus, Thomson and Thompson, Bianca Castafiore, plus recurring allies and Hergé's cameos across the 24 albums.
List of The Amazing Spider-Man issues
List of The Amazing Spider-Man issues: Marvel's flagship Spider-Man comic (1963–present), published across seven volumes plus annuals, tracked by a shared legacy count that reached issue #1000.
List of Watchmen characters
Main characters of Watchmen, the 1986-1987 DC twelve-issue limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons: the Comedian, Doctor Manhattan, Nite Owl II, Ozymandias, Rorschach, and Silk Spectre II, based on Charlton Comics heroes.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo in Slumberland is Winsor McCay's full-page Sunday comic strip, debuting in the New York Herald on October 15, 1905, renamed In the Land of Wonderful Dreams in Hearst's New York American (1911-1914), famed for experimental layouts, dream narratives, and influence on later comics and animation.
Living Tribunal
The Living Tribunal is a Marvel Comics cosmic entity that judges and guards the Multiverse, second only to the One Above All, first appearing in Strange Tales #157 in 1967.
Lockheed (character)
Lockheed is a Marvel Comics character, a small purple dragon-like alien of the Flock who bonded with Kitty Pryde after the Brood saga. Created by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith, debuting in Uncanny X-Men #166 (1982), he serves the X-Men, Excalibur, Marauders, and S.W.O.R.D.
Lois Lane
Lois Lane (Lois Joanne Lane-Kent), DC Comics journalist created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, debuting in Action Comics #1 (1938); Pulitzer-winning Daily Planet reporter, Superman's wife, later Superwoman and Daily Planet editor-in-chief.
Louis Wain
Louis Wain (1860–1939), English illustrator famous for anthropomorphized cats; credited with popularizing cats as pets; later life in psychiatric hospitals; the famous schizophrenia cat sequence is a myth.
Lucky Luke
Lucky Luke, the Franco-Belgian western comic created by Morris in 1946 and scripted by René Goscinny from 1955, follows the cowboy faster than his shadow with Jolly Jumper; 116 albums, 420 million copies, 36 languages.
Lucy Van Pelt
Lucy Van Pelt (Lucille Van Pelt) is the fussbudget of Charles Schulz's Peanuts, debuted March 3, 1952. Known for her five-cent psychiatric booth, the football gag, tormented brother Linus, unrequited love for Schroeder, and her role as a feminist pop-culture symbol.
Magik
Magik (Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina, Illyana Rasputin) is a Marvel Comics mutant sorceress, sister of Colossus, debuting in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975). Known for stepping-disc teleportation, the Soulsword, her Limbo captivity under Belasco, the Darkchilde persona, and recent solo series and Marvel Rivals appearances.
Magma (character)
Magma (Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla, alias Allison Crestmere) is a Marvel Comics mutant and Nova Roma princess created by Claremont and McLeod, debuting in New Mutants #8 (1983), with lava and tectonic powers.
Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻)
Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻) is Rumiko Takahashi's romantic-comedy manga, serialized in Big Comic Spirits 1980–1987 (162 chapters, 15 volumes), about student Yusaku Godai and widowed landlady Kyoko Otonashi; over 25 million volumes in circulation.
Manga
Manga (漫画), Japanese comics, is a multimodal narrative medium read right-to-left, built on panels, gutters, and reader closure. Distinct in panel layout, born from Taishō-era story manga, it now makes up about 45% of Japan's publishing market.
Manhua (漫画)
Manhua (漫画) is the Chinese word for comics, covering works from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, distinct from Japanese manga and Korean manhwa. Known for full-color vertical-scroll webcomics, cultivation and wuxia genres, and platforms like KuaiKan and Tencent Comics.