text: Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Lex Luthor first appeared in "Action Comics" #23 (April 1940) and has since endured as the archenemy of Superman.

text: Alexander

text: Joseph

text: Lex

text: Luthor

text: is

text: fictional

text: supervillain

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: Created

text: by

text: Jerry

text: Siegel

text: and

text: Joe

text: Shuster

text: Lex

text: Luthor

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: Action

text: Comics

text: April

text: and

text: has

text: since

text: endured

text: as

text: the

text: archenemy

text: of

text: Superman

text: Milton "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914  January 18, 1974) was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, and the co-architect of the series' development. Although Finger did not receive contemporaneous credit for his hand in the development of Batman, Kane acknowledged Finger's contributions years after Finger's death.

text: Milton

text: Bill

text: Finger

text: February

text: January

text: was

text: an

text: American

text: comic

text: strip

text: and

text: comic

text: book

text: writer

text: best

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: co

text: creator

text: with

text: Bob

text: Kane

text: of

text: the

text: DC

text: Comics

text: character

text: Batman

text: and

text: the

text: co

text: architect

text: of

text: the

text: series

text: development

text: Although

text: Finger

text: did

text: not

text: receive

text: contemporaneous

text: credit

text: for

text: his

text: hand

text: in

text: the

text: development

text: of

text: Batman

text: Kane

text: acknowledged

text: Finger

text: 's

text: contributions

text: years

text: after

text: Finger

text: 's

text: death

text: The Justice League, also known as the Justice League of America (JLA), is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The Justice League was conceived by writer Gardner Fox, and first appeared in "The Brave and the Bold" #28 (March 1960).

text: The

text: Justice

text: League

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Justice

text: League

text: of

text: America

text: JLA

text: is

text: fictional

text: superhero

text: team

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: The

text: Justice

text: League

text: was

text: conceived

text: by

text: writer

text: Gardner

text: Fox

text: and

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: The

text: Brave

text: and

text: the

text: Bold

text: March

text: Hawkgirl is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, and was one of the first female superheroes. The original Hawkgirl, Shiera Sanders Hall, was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, and first appeared in "Flash Comics" #1 (January 1940). Kendra Saunders was created by writer David S. Goyer, writer James Robinson, and artist Stephen Sadowski, and first appeared in "JSA Secret Files and Origins" #1 (August 1999).

text: Hawkgirl

text: is

text: fictional

text: superheroine

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: and

text: was

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: first

text: female

text: superheroes

text: The

text: original

text: Hawkgirl

text: Shiera

text: Sanders

text: Hall

text: was

text: created

text: by

text: writer

text: Gardner

text: Fox

text: and

text: artist

text: Dennis

text: Neville

text: and

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: Flash

text: Comics

text: January

text: Kendra

text: Saunders

text: was

text: created

text: by

text: writer

text: David

text: Goyer

text: writer

text: James

text: Robinson

text: and

text: artist

text: Stephen

text: Sadowski

text: and

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: JSA

text: Secret

text: Files

text: and

text: Origins

text: August

text: Supergirl is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Supergirl was created to be a female counterpart to DC's popular hero Superman. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino in 1959. She first appeared in the "Action Comics" comic book series and later branched out into animation, film, television, and merchandising. In May 2011, Supergirl placed 94th on IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time.

text: Supergirl

text: is

text: fictional

text: superheroine

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: Supergirl

text: was

text: created

text: to

text: be

text: female

text: counterpart

text: to

text: DC

text: 's

text: popular

text: hero

text: Superman

text: The

text: character

text: was

text: created

text: by

text: writer

text: Otto

text: Binder

text: and

text: designed

text: by

text: artist

text: Al

text: Plastino

text: in

text: She

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: the

text: Action

text: Comics

text: comic

text: book

text: series

text: and

text: later

text: branched

text: out

text: into

text: animation

text: film

text: television

text: and

text: merchandising

text: In

text: May

text: Supergirl

text: placed

text: on

text: IGN

text: 's

text: list

text: of

text: the

text: Top

text: Comic

text: Book

text: Heroes

text: of

text: All

text: Time

text: Superman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, high school students living in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1933. They sold Superman to Detective Comics, the future DC Comics, in 1938. Superman debuted in "Action Comics" #1 (cover-dated June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, newspaper strips, television programs, films, and video games. With this success, Superman helped to create the superhero archetype and establish its primacy within the American comic book. The character is also referred to by such epithets as the Man of Steel, the Man of Tomorrow, and The Last Son of Krypton.

text: Superman

text: is

text: fictional

text: superhero

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: The

text: character

text: was

text: created

text: by

text: writer

text: Jerry

text: Siegel

text: and

text: artist

text: Joe

text: Shuster

text: high

text: school

text: students

text: living

text: in

text: Cleveland

text: Ohio

text: in

text: They

text: sold

text: Superman

text: to

text: Detective

text: Comics

text: the

text: future

text: DC

text: Comics

text: in

text: Superman

text: debuted

text: in

text: Action

text: Comics

text: cover

text: dated

text: June

text: and

text: subsequently

text: appeared

text: in

text: various

text: radio

text: serials

text: newspaper

text: strips

text: television

text: programs

text: films

text: and

text: video

text: games

text: With

text: this

text: success

text: Superman

text: helped

text: to

text: create

text: the

text: superhero

text: archetype

text: and

text: establish

text: its

text: primacy

text: within

text: the

text: American

text: comic

text: book

text: The

text: character

text: is

text: also

text: referred

text: to

text: by

text: such

text: epithets

text: as

text: the

text: Man

text: of

text: Steel

text: the

text: Man

text: of

text: Tomorrow

text: and

text: The

text: Last

text: Son

text: of

text: Krypton

text: Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in "Detective Comics" #27 (1939). Originally named the "Bat-Man", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, and the World's Greatest Detective.

text: Batman

text: is

text: fictional

text: superhero

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: The

text: character

text: was

text: created

text: by

text: artist

text: Bob

text: Kane

text: and

text: writer

text: Bill

text: Finger

text: and

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: Detective

text: Comics

text: Originally

text: named

text: the

text: Bat

text: Man

text: the

text: character

text: is

text: also

text: referred

text: to

text: by

text: such

text: epithets

text: as

text: the

text: Caped

text: Crusader

text: the

text: Dark

text: Knight

text: and

text: the

text: World

text: 's

text: Greatest

text: Detective

text: DC Comics, Inc. is an American comic book publisher. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. , a division of Time Warner. DC Comics is one of the largest, oldest, and most successful companies operating in American comic books, and produces material featuring numerous well-known heroic characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Supergirl, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna, Static Shock, Hawkman, Hawkgirl and Green Arrow. The fictional DC universe also features teams such as the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans, and well-known villains such as Joker, Lex Luthor, Darkseid, Catwoman, Ra's al Ghul, Deathstroke, Professor Zoom, Sinestro, Black Adam and Brainiac. The company has also published non-DC Universe-related material, including "Watchmen", "V for Vendetta" and many titles under their alternative imprint Vertigo.

text: DC

text: Comics

text: Inc.

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: comic

text: book

text: publisher

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: publishing

text: unit

text: of

text: DC

text: Entertainment

text: subsidiary

text: of

text: Warner

text: Bros.

text: Entertainment

text: Inc.

text: division

text: of

text: Time

text: Warner

text: DC

text: Comics

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: largest

text: oldest

text: and

text: most

text: successful

text: companies

text: operating

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: and

text: produces

text: material

text: featuring

text: numerous

text: well

text: known

text: heroic

text: characters

text: including

text: Superman

text: Batman

text: Wonder

text: Woman

text: Green

text: Lantern

text: Supergirl

text: The

text: Flash

text: Aquaman

text: Cyborg

text: Shazam

text: Martian

text: Manhunter

text: Zatanna

text: Static

text: Shock

text: Hawkman

text: Hawkgirl

text: and

text: Green

text: Arrow

text: The

text: fictional

text: DC

text: universe

text: also

text: features

text: teams

text: such

text: as

text: the

text: Justice

text: League

text: the

text: Justice

text: Society

text: of

text: America

text: the

text: Suicide

text: Squad

text: and

text: the

text: Teen

text: Titans

text: and

text: well

text: known

text: villains

text: such

text: as

text: Joker

text: Lex

text: Luthor

text: Darkseid

text: Catwoman

text: Ra

text: 's

text: al

text: Ghul

text: Deathstroke

text: Professor

text: Zoom

text: Sinestro

text: Black

text: Adam

text: and

text: Brainiac

text: The

text: company

text: has

text: also

text: published

text: non

text: DC

text: Universe

text: related

text: material

text: including

text: Watchmen

text: for

text: Vendetta

text: and

text: many

text: titles

text: under

text: their

text: alternative

text: imprint

text: Vertigo

text: Green Arrow is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mortimer Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in "More Fun Comics" #73 in November 1941. His real name is Oliver "Ollie" Queen, a billionaire businessman and owner of Queen Industries, also a well-known celebrity in his locale of Star City. Sometimes shown dressed like Robin Hood, Green Arrow is an archer who uses his skills to fight crime in his home cities of Star City and Seattle, as well as alongside his fellow superheroes as a member of the Justice League. Though much less frequently used in modern stories, he also deploys a range of trick arrows with various special functions, such as glue, explosive-tipped, grappling hook, flash grenade, tear gas and even kryptonite arrows for use in a range of special situations. At the time of his debut, Green Arrow functioned in many ways as an archery-themed analogue of the very popular Batman character, but writers at DC subsequently developed him into a voice of progressivism very much distinct in character from Batman.

text: Green

text: Arrow

text: is

text: fictional

text: superhero

text: who

text: appears

text: in

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: Created

text: by

text: Mortimer

text: Weisinger

text: and

text: designed

text: by

text: George

text: Papp

text: he

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: More

text: Fun

text: Comics

text: in

text: November

text: His

text: real

text: name

text: is

text: Oliver

text: Ollie

text: Queen

text: billionaire

text: businessman

text: and

text: owner

text: of

text: Queen

text: Industries

text: also

text: well

text: known

text: celebrity

text: in

text: his

text: locale

text: of

text: Star

text: City

text: Sometimes

text: shown

text: dressed

text: like

text: Robin

text: Hood

text: Green

text: Arrow

text: is

text: an

text: archer

text: who

text: uses

text: his

text: skills

text: to

text: fight

text: crime

text: in

text: his

text: home

text: cities

text: of

text: Star

text: City

text: and

text: Seattle

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: alongside

text: his

text: fellow

text: superheroes

text: as

text: member

text: of

text: the

text: Justice

text: League

text: Though

text: much

text: less

text: frequently

text: used

text: in

text: modern

text: stories

text: he

text: also

text: deploys

text: range

text: of

text: trick

text: arrows

text: with

text: various

text: special

text: functions

text: such

text: as

text: glue

text: explosive

text: tipped

text: grappling

text: hook

text: flash

text: grenade

text: tear

text: gas

text: and

text: even

text: kryptonite

text: arrows

text: for

text: use

text: in

text: range

text: of

text: special

text: situations

text: At

text: the

text: time

text: of

text: his

text: debut

text: Green

text: Arrow

text: functioned

text: in

text: many

text: ways

text: as

text: an

text: archery

text: themed

text: analogue

text: of

text: the

text: very

text: popular

text: Batman

text: character

text: but

text: writers

text: at

text: DC

text: subsequently

text: developed

text: him

text: into

text: voice

text: of

text: progressivism

text: very

text: much

text: distinct

text: in

text: character

text: from

text: Batman

text: Time Warner, Inc. (also known as AOL Time Warner from 2001-2003; stylized as TimeWarner) is an American multinational media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is currently the world's third largest entertainment company in terms of revenue, after Comcast and The Walt Disney Company. It was also once the world's largest media conglomerate. Time Warner was first founded in 1990 with the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications. The current company consists largely of the assets of the former Warner Communications (as well as HBO, a Time Inc. subsidiary prior to the merger), and the assets of Turner Broadcasting (which was acquired by the company in 1996). Time Warner currently has major operations in film and television, with a limited amount in publishing operations. Among its most popular assets are HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, The CW Television Network, Warner Bros., CNN, DC Comics, and as of August 2016, Hulu, owning 10%. In the past, other major divisions of Time Warner included Time Inc., AOL, Time Warner Cable, Warner Books and Warner Music Group. All of these operations were either sold to other investors or spun off as independent companies from 2004 to 2014.

text: Time

text: Warner

text: Inc.

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: AOL

text: Time

text: Warner

text: from

text: stylized

text: as

text: TimeWarner

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: multinational

text: media

text: and

text: entertainment

text: conglomerate

text: headquartered

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: It

text: is

text: currently

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: third

text: largest

text: entertainment

text: company

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: revenue

text: after

text: Comcast

text: and

text: The

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Company

text: It

text: was

text: also

text: once

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: largest

text: media

text: conglomerate

text: Time

text: Warner

text: was

text: first

text: founded

text: in

text: with

text: the

text: merger

text: of

text: Time

text: Inc.

text: and

text: Warner

text: Communications

text: The

text: current

text: company

text: consists

text: largely

text: of

text: the

text: assets

text: of

text: the

text: former

text: Warner

text: Communications

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: HBO

text: Time

text: Inc.

text: subsidiary

text: prior

text: to

text: the

text: merger

text: and

text: the

text: assets

text: of

text: Turner

text: Broadcasting

text: which

text: was

text: acquired

text: by

text: the

text: company

text: in

text: Time

text: Warner

text: currently

text: has

text: major

text: operations

text: in

text: film

text: and

text: television

text: with

text: limited

text: amount

text: in

text: publishing

text: operations

text: Among

text: its

text: most

text: popular

text: assets

text: are

text: HBO

text: Turner

text: Broadcasting

text: System

text: The

text: CW

text: Television

text: Network

text: Warner

text: Bros.

text: CNN

text: DC

text: Comics

text: and

text: as

text: of

text: August

text: Hulu

text: owning

text: In

text: the

text: past

text: other

text: major

text: divisions

text: of

text: Time

text: Warner

text: included

text: Time

text: Inc.

text: AOL

text: Time

text: Warner

text: Cable

text: Warner

text: Books

text: and

text: Warner

text: Music

text: Group

text: All

text: of

text: these

text: operations

text: were

text: either

text: sold

text: to

text: other

text: investors

text: or

text: spun

text: off

text: as

text: independent

text: companies

text: from

text: to

text: The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the American Midwest or simply the Midwest, is one of the four geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, occupying the northern central part of the United States of America. It was officially named the North Central region by the Census Bureau until 1984.

text: The

text: Midwestern

text: United

text: States

text: also

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: American

text: Midwest

text: or

text: simply

text: the

text: Midwest

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: four

text: geographic

text: regions

text: defined

text: by

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: Census

text: Bureau

text: occupying

text: the

text: northern

text: central

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: of

text: America

text: It

text: was

text: officially

text: named

text: the

text: North

text: Central

text: region

text: by

text: the

text: Census

text: Bureau

text: until

text: A city is a large and permanent human settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town in general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.

text: city

text: is

text: large

text: and

text: permanent

text: human

text: settlement

text: Although

text: there

text: is

text: no

text: agreement

text: on

text: how

text: city

text: is

text: distinguished

text: from

text: town

text: in

text: general

text: English

text: language

text: meanings

text: many

text: cities

text: have

text: particular

text: administrative

text: legal

text: or

text: historical

text: status

text: based

text: on

text: local

text: law

text: Zatanna Zatara is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in "Hawkman" #4 (November 1964).

text: Zatanna

text: Zatara

text: is

text: fictional

text: superhero

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: DC

text: Comics

text: The

text: character

text: was

text: created

text: by

text: Gardner

text: Fox

text: and

text: Murphy

text: Anderson

text: and

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: Hawkman

text: November

text: Deathstroke (Slade Joseph Wilson) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. He is a mercenary and assassin who first appeared in "The New Teen Titans" (vol. 1) #2 (1980). "Wizard" magazine rated him the 24th greatest villain of all time. Also, in 2009, Deathstroke was ranked as IGN's 32nd greatest comic book villain of all time.

text: Deathstroke

text: Slade

text: Joseph

text: Wilson

text: is

text: fictional

text: supervillain

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: The

text: character

text: was

text: created

text: by

text: Marv

text: Wolfman

text: and

text: George

text: Pérez

text: He

text: is

text: mercenary

text: and

text: assassin

text: who

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: The

text: New

text: Teen

text: Titans

text: vol

text: Wizard

text: magazine

text: rated

text: him

text: the

text: greatest

text: villain

text: of

text: all

text: time

text: Also

text: in

text: Deathstroke

text: was

text: ranked

text: as

text: IGN

text: 's

text: greatest

text: comic

text: book

text: villain

text: of

text: all

text: time

text: Aquaman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in "More Fun Comics" #73 (November 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles, Aquaman later starred in several volumes of a solo title. During the late 1950s and 1960s superhero-revival period known as the Silver Age, he was a founding member of the Justice League of America. In the 1990s Modern Age, Aquaman's character became more serious than in most previous interpretations, with storylines depicting the weight of his role as king of Atlantis.

text: Aquaman

text: is

text: fictional

text: superhero

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: Created

text: by

text: Paul

text: Norris

text: and

text: Mort

text: Weisinger

text: the

text: character

text: debuted

text: in

text: More

text: Fun

text: Comics

text: November

text: Initially

text: backup

text: feature

text: in

text: DC

text: 's

text: anthology

text: titles

text: Aquaman

text: later

text: starred

text: in

text: several

text: volumes

text: of

text: solo

text: title

text: During

text: the

text: late

text: and

text: superhero

text: revival

text: period

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Silver

text: Age

text: he

text: was

text: founding

text: member

text: of

text: the

text: Justice

text: League

text: of

text: America

text: In

text: the

text: Modern

text: Age

text: Aquaman

text: 's

text: character

text: became

text: more

text: serious

text: than

text: in

text: most

text: previous

text: interpretations

text: with

text: storylines

text: depicting

text: the

text: weight

text: of

text: his

text: role

text: as

text: king

text: of

text: Atlantis

text: Watchmen is an American comic-book limited series published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987, and collected in 1987. The series was created by a British collaboration consisting of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins. "Watchmen" originated from a story proposal Moore submitted to DC featuring superhero characters that the company had acquired from Charlton Comics. As Moore's proposed story would have left many of the characters unusable for future stories, managing editor Dick Giordano convinced Moore to create original characters instead.

text: Watchmen

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: comic

text: book

text: limited

text: series

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: in

text: and

text: and

text: collected

text: in

text: The

text: series

text: was

text: created

text: by

text: British

text: collaboration

text: consisting

text: of

text: writer

text: Alan

text: Moore

text: artist

text: Dave

text: Gibbons

text: and

text: colorist

text: John

text: Higgins

text: Watchmen

text: originated

text: from

text: story

text: proposal

text: Moore

text: submitted

text: to

text: DC

text: featuring

text: superhero

text: characters

text: that

text: the

text: company

text: had

text: acquired

text: from

text: Charlton

text: Comics

text: As

text: Moore

text: 's

text: proposed

text: story

text: would

text: have

text: left

text: many

text: of

text: the

text: characters

text: unusable

text: for

text: future

text: stories

text: managing

text: editor

text: Dick

text: Giordano

text: convinced

text: Moore

text: to

text: create

text: original

text: characters

text: instead

text: The Chicago metropolitan area, or Chicagoland, is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States. Chicagoland is the area that is closely linked to the city through geographic, social, economic, and cultural ties.

text: The

text: Chicago

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: or

text: Chicagoland

text: is

text: the

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: associated

text: with

text: the

text: city

text: of

text: Chicago

text: Illinois

text: and

text: its

text: suburbs

text: With

text: an

text: estimated

text: population

text: of

text: million

text: people

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: Chicagoland

text: is

text: the

text: area

text: that

text: is

text: closely

text: linked

text: to

text: the

text: city

text: through

text: geographic

text: social

text: economic

text: and

text: cultural

text: ties

text: Gotham City ( / m / GOTH - m ) or Gotham is a fictional American city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , best known as the home of Batman . Batman 's place of residence was first identified as Gotham City in Batman # 4 ( Winter 1940 ) . New York Times journalist William Safire described Gotham City as `` New York below 14th Street , from SoHo to Greenwich Village , the Bowery , Little Italy , Chinatown , and the sinister areas around the base of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges . '' Batman artist Neal Adams sees the 1940s mobster history of Chicago as the basis for Gotham , while writer / artist Frank Miller has stated that Metropolis is New York in the daytime and Gotham City is New York at night . Locations used as inspiration or filming locations for the urban portion of Gotham City in the live - action Batman films have included Pittsburgh , Los Angeles , and New York City . English country house locations in Nottinghamshire , Hertfordshire , and Buckinghamshire , as well as Stevenson Taylor Hall in New York , have been used to depict the less urban setting of Wayne Manor in live - action films .

text: Gotham

text: City

text: GOTH

text: or

text: Gotham

text: is

text: fictional

text: American

text: city

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: best

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: home

text: of

text: Batman

text: Batman

text: 's

text: place

text: of

text: residence

text: was

text: first

text: identified

text: as

text: Gotham

text: City

text: in

text: Batman

text: Winter

text: New

text: York

text: Times

text: journalist

text: William

text: Safire

text: described

text: Gotham

text: City

text: as

text: New

text: York

text: below

text: Street

text: from

text: SoHo

text: to

text: Greenwich

text: Village

text: the

text: Bowery

text: Little

text: Italy

text: Chinatown

text: and

text: the

text: sinister

text: areas

text: around

text: the

text: base

text: of

text: the

text: Manhattan

text: and

text: Brooklyn

text: Bridges

text: Batman

text: artist

text: Neal

text: Adams

text: sees

text: the

text: mobster

text: history

text: of

text: Chicago

text: as

text: the

text: basis

text: for

text: Gotham

text: while

text: writer

text: artist

text: Frank

text: Miller

text: has

text: stated

text: that

text: Metropolis

text: is

text: New

text: York

text: in

text: the

text: daytime

text: and

text: Gotham

text: City

text: is

text: New

text: York

text: at

text: night

text: Locations

text: used

text: as

text: inspiration

text: or

text: filming

text: locations

text: for

text: the

text: urban

text: portion

text: of

text: Gotham

text: City

text: in

text: the

text: live

text: action

text: Batman

text: films

text: have

text: included

text: Pittsburgh

text: Los

text: Angeles

text: and

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: English

text: country

text: house

text: locations

text: in

text: Nottinghamshire

text: Hertfordshire

text: and

text: Buckinghamshire

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: Stevenson

text: Taylor

text: Hall

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: have

text: been

text: used

text: to

text: depict

text: the

text: less

text: urban

text: setting

text: of

text: Wayne

text: Manor

text: in

text: live

text: action

text: films

text: Darkseid (pronounced "Darkside") is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character made a cameo appearance in "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen" #134 (December 1970) before making his full first appearance in "Forever People" #1 (February 1971).

text: Darkseid

text: pronounced

text: Darkside

text: is

text: fictional

text: supervillain

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: Created

text: by

text: writer

text: artist

text: Jack

text: Kirby

text: the

text: character

text: made

text: cameo

text: appearance

text: in

text: Superman

text: 's

text: Pal

text: Jimmy

text: Olsen

text: December

text: before

text: making

text: his

text: full

text: first

text: appearance

text: in

text: Forever

text: People

text: February

text: The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2015 population of 8,550,405 distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term "New York minute". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world.

text: The

text: City

text: of

text: New

text: York

text: often

text: called

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: or

text: simply

text: New

text: York

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: With

text: an

text: estimated

text: population

text: of

text: distributed

text: over

text: land

text: area

text: of

text: just

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: is

text: also

text: the

text: most

text: densely

text: populated

text: major

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: Located

text: at

text: the

text: southern

text: tip

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: of

text: New

text: York

text: the

text: city

text: is

text: the

text: center

text: of

text: the

text: New

text: York

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: urban

text: agglomerations

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: global

text: power

text: city

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: exerts

text: significant

text: impact

text: upon

text: commerce

text: finance

text: media

text: art

text: fashion

text: research

text: technology

text: education

text: and

text: entertainment

text: its

text: fast

text: pace

text: defining

text: the

text: term

text: New

text: York

text: minute

text: Home

text: to

text: the

text: headquarters

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: Nations

text: New

text: York

text: is

text: an

text: important

text: center

text: for

text: international

text: diplomacy

text: and

text: has

text: been

text: described

text: as

text: the

text: cultural

text: and

text: financial

text: capital

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: A metropolis is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. The term is Greek and means the "mother city" of a colony (in the ancient sense), that is, the city which sent out settlers. This was later generalized to a city regarded as a center of a specified activity, or any large, important city in a nation.

text: metropolis

text: is

text: large

text: city

text: or

text: conurbation

text: which

text: is

text: significant

text: economic

text: political

text: and

text: cultural

text: center

text: for

text: country

text: or

text: region

text: and

text: an

text: important

text: hub

text: for

text: regional

text: or

text: international

text: connections

text: commerce

text: and

text: communications

text: The

text: term

text: is

text: Greek

text: and

text: means

text: the

text: mother

text: city

text: of

text: colony

text: in

text: the

text: ancient

text: sense

text: that

text: is

text: the

text: city

text: which

text: sent

text: out

text: settlers

text: This

text: was

text: later

text: generalized

text: to

text: city

text: regarded

text: as

text: center

text: of

text: specified

text: activity

text: or

text: any

text: large

text: important

text: city

text: in

text: nation

text: In the study of human settlements, an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place ("usually a municipality") and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. INSEE, the French Statistical Institute, uses the term "unité urbaine", which means continuous urbanized area. However, because of differences in definitions of what does and does not constitute an "agglomeration", as well as variations and limitations in statistical or geographical methodology, it can be problematic to compare different agglomerations around the world. It may not be clear, for instance, whether an area should be considered to be a satellite and part of an agglomeration, or a distinct entity in itself.

text: In

text: the

text: study

text: of

text: human

text: settlements

text: an

text: urban

text: agglomeration

text: is

text: an

text: extended

text: city

text: or

text: town

text: area

text: comprising

text: the

text: built

text: up

text: area

text: of

text: central

text: place

text: usually

text: municipality

text: and

text: any

text: suburbs

text: linked

text: by

text: continuous

text: urban

text: area

text: INSEE

text: the

text: French

text: Statistical

text: Institute

text: uses

text: the

text: term

text: unité

text: urbaine

text: which

text: means

text: continuous

text: urbanized

text: area

text: However

text: because

text: of

text: differences

text: in

text: definitions

text: of

text: what

text: does

text: and

text: does

text: not

text: constitute

text: an

text: agglomeration

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: variations

text: and

text: limitations

text: in

text: statistical

text: or

text: geographical

text: methodology

text: it

text: can

text: be

text: problematic

text: to

text: compare

text: different

text: agglomerations

text: around

text: the

text: world

text: It

text: may

text: not

text: be

text: clear

text: for

text: instance

text: whether

text: an

text: area

text: should

text: be

text: considered

text: to

text: be

text: satellite

text: and

text: part

text: of

text: an

text: agglomeration

text: or

text: distinct

text: entity

text: in

text: itself

text: The Justice Society of America (JSA) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The Justice Society of America was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox. The JSA first appeared in "All Star Comics" #3 (Winter 19401941), making it the first team of superheroes in comic books.

text: The

text: Justice

text: Society

text: of

text: America

text: JSA

text: is

text: superhero

text: team

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: The

text: Justice

text: Society

text: of

text: America

text: was

text: conceived

text: by

text: editor

text: Sheldon

text: Mayer

text: and

text: writer

text: Gardner

text: Fox

text: The

text: JSA

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: All

text: Star

text: Comics

text: Winter

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: first

text: team

text: of

text: superheroes

text: in

text: comic

text: books

text: The New York metropolitan area, also referred to as the Tri-State Area, includes the most populous city in the United States (New York City); Long Island and the Mid- and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York; the five largest cities in New Jersey (Newark  the largest city in New Jersey  Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, and Edison) and their vicinities; six of the seven largest cities in Connecticut (Bridgeport  the largest city in Connecticut  New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury) and their vicinities; and five counties in northeastern Pennsylvania.

text: The

text: New

text: York

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: also

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: Tri

text: State

text: Area

text: includes

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: Long

text: Island

text: and

text: the

text: Mid-

text: and

text: Lower

text: Hudson

text: Valley

text: in

text: the

text: state

text: of

text: New

text: York

text: the

text: five

text: largest

text: cities

text: in

text: New

text: Jersey

text: Newark

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: New

text: Jersey

text: Jersey

text: City

text: Paterson

text: Elizabeth

text: and

text: Edison

text: and

text: their

text: vicinities

text: six

text: of

text: the

text: seven

text: largest

text: cities

text: in

text: Connecticut

text: Bridgeport

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: Connecticut

text: New

text: Haven

text: Stamford

text: Waterbury

text: Norwalk

text: and

text: Danbury

text: and

text: their

text: vicinities

text: and

text: five

text: counties

text: in

text: northeastern

text: Pennsylvania

text: The headquarters of the United Nations is a complex in New York City designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. The complex has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1952. It is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, on spacious grounds overlooking the East River. Its borders are First Avenue on the west, East 42nd Street to the south, East 48th Street on the north and the East River to the east. The term "Turtle Bay" is occasionally used as a metonym for the UN headquarters or for the United Nations as a whole.

text: The

text: headquarters

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: Nations

text: is

text: complex

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: designed

text: by

text: Brazilian

text: architect

text: Oscar

text: Niemeyer

text: The

text: complex

text: has

text: served

text: as

text: the

text: official

text: headquarters

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: Nations

text: since

text: its

text: completion

text: in

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: Turtle

text: Bay

text: neighborhood

text: of

text: Manhattan

text: on

text: spacious

text: grounds

text: overlooking

text: the

text: East

text: River

text: Its

text: borders

text: are

text: First

text: Avenue

text: on

text: the

text: west

text: East

text: Street

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: East

text: Street

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: the

text: East

text: River

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: The

text: term

text: Turtle

text: Bay

text: is

text: occasionally

text: used

text: as

text: metonym

text: for

text: the

text: UN

text: headquarters

text: or

text: for

text: the

text: United

text: Nations

text: as

text: whole

text: In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state, distinct from the home territory of the sovereign. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception.

text: In

text: politics

text: and

text: history

text: colony

text: is

text: territory

text: under

text: the

text: immediate

text: political

text: control

text: of

text: state

text: distinct

text: from

text: the

text: home

text: territory

text: of

text: the

text: sovereign

text: For

text: colonies

text: in

text: antiquity

text: city

text: states

text: would

text: often

text: found

text: their

text: own

text: colonies

text: Some

text: colonies

text: were

text: historically

text: countries

text: while

text: others

text: were

text: territories

text: without

text: definite

text: statehood

text: from

text: their

text: inception

text: Chicago (or ), officially the City of Chicago, is the third-most populous city in the United States, and the fifth-most populous city in North America. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, and the county seat of Cook County. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S.

text: Chicago

text: or

text: officially

text: the

text: City

text: of

text: Chicago

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: and

text: the

text: fifth

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: in

text: North

text: America

text: With

text: over

text: million

text: residents

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: state

text: of

text: Illinois

text: and

text: the

text: Midwestern

text: United

text: States

text: and

text: the

text: county

text: seat

text: of

text: Cook

text: County

text: The

text: Chicago

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: often

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: Chicagoland

text: has

text: nearly

text: million

text: people

text: and

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: in

text: the

text: U.S.

text: Hawkman is a fictional superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in "Flash Comics" #1, published by All-American Publications in 1940.

text: Hawkman

text: is

text: fictional

text: superhero

text: who

text: appears

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: Created

text: by

text: writer

text: Gardner

text: Fox

text: and

text: artist

text: Dennis

text: Neville

text: the

text: original

text: Hawkman

text: first

text: appeared

text: in

text: Flash

text: Comics

text: published

text: by

text: All

text: American

text: Publications

text: in

text: Static Shock is an American animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on The WB Television Network's Kids' WB! block programming. "Static Shock" ran for four seasons, with 52 half-hour episodes in total. The show revolves around Virgil Hawkins, an African-American boy who uses the secret identity of Static after exposure to a mutagen gas during a gang fight gave him electromagnetic powers. Part of the DC animated universe, the series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation from a crew composed mostly of people from the company's past shows but also with the involvement of two of the comic's creators, Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan.

text: Static

text: Shock

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: animated

text: television

text: series

text: based

text: on

text: the

text: Milestone

text: Media

text: DC

text: Comics

text: superhero

text: Static

text: It

text: premiered

text: on

text: September

text: on

text: The

text: WB

text: Television

text: Network

text: 's

text: Kids

text: WB

text: block

text: programming

text: Static

text: Shock

text: ran

text: for

text: four

text: seasons

text: with

text: half

text: hour

text: episodes

text: in

text: total

text: The

text: show

text: revolves

text: around

text: Virgil

text: Hawkins

text: an

text: African

text: American

text: boy

text: who

text: uses

text: the

text: secret

text: identity

text: of

text: Static

text: after

text: exposure

text: to

text: mutagen

text: gas

text: during

text: gang

text: fight

text: gave

text: him

text: electromagnetic

text: powers

text: Part

text: of

text: the

text: DC

text: animated

text: universe

text: the

text: series

text: was

text: produced

text: by

text: Warner

text: Bros.

text: Animation

text: from

text: crew

text: composed

text: mostly

text: of

text: people

text: from

text: the

text: company

text: 's

text: past

text: shows

text: but

text: also

text: with

text: the

text: involvement

text: of

text: two

text: of

text: the

text: comic

text: 's

text: creators

text: Dwayne

text: McDuffie

text: and

text: Denys

text: Cowan

text: Catwoman (Selina Kyle) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The character was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, and she made her debut in "Batman" #1 (Spring 1940), in which she is known as "the Cat". Catwoman has traditionally been portrayed as a supervillain and adversary of Batman, but since the 1990s, she has been featured in an eponymous series that depicts her as an antiheroine rather than a traditional villain. Catwoman is known for having a complex love-hate relationship with Batman and has been Batman's most enduring love interest.

text: Catwoman

text: Selina

text: Kyle

text: is

text: fictional

text: character

text: appearing

text: in

text: American

text: comic

text: books

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: commonly

text: in

text: association

text: with

text: the

text: superhero

text: Batman

text: The

text: character

text: was

text: created

text: by

text: Bob

text: Kane

text: and

text: Bill

text: Finger

text: and

text: she

text: made

text: her

text: debut

text: in

text: Batman

text: Spring

text: in

text: which

text: she

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Cat

text: Catwoman

text: has

text: traditionally

text: been

text: portrayed

text: as

text: supervillain

text: and

text: adversary

text: of

text: Batman

text: but

text: since

text: the

text: she

text: has

text: been

text: featured

text: in

text: an

text: eponymous

text: series

text: that

text: depicts

text: her

text: as

text: an

text: antiheroine

text: rather

text: than

text: traditional

text: villain

text: Catwoman

text: is

text: known

text: for

text: having

text: complex

text: love

text: hate

text: relationship

text: with

text: Batman

text: and

text: has

text: been

text: Batman

text: 's

text: most

text: enduring

text: love

text: interest

text: V for Vendetta is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare), published by DC Comics. Later versions were published by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics. The story depicts a dystopian and post-apocalyptic near-future history version of the United Kingdom in the 1990s, preceded by a nuclear war in the 1980s which had devastated most of the rest of the world. The fascist Norsefire party has exterminated its opponents in concentration camps and rules the country as a police state. The comics follow its title character and protagonist, V, an anarchist revolutionary dressed in a Guy Fawkes mask, as he begins an elaborate and theatrical revolutionist campaign to kill his former captors, bring down the fascist state and convince the people to bring about democratic government, while inspiring a young woman, Evey Hammond, to be his protégé.

text: for

text: Vendetta

text: is

text: British

text: graphic

text: novel

text: written

text: by

text: Alan

text: Moore

text: and

text: illustrated

text: by

text: David

text: Lloyd

text: with

text: additional

text: art

text: by

text: Tony

text: Weare

text: published

text: by

text: DC

text: Comics

text: Later

text: versions

text: were

text: published

text: by

text: Vertigo

text: an

text: imprint

text: of

text: DC

text: Comics

text: The

text: story

text: depicts

text: dystopian

text: and

text: post

text: apocalyptic

text: near

text: future

text: history

text: version

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: in

text: the

text: preceded

text: by

text: nuclear

text: war

text: in

text: the

text: which

text: had

text: devastated

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: rest

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: The

text: fascist

text: Norsefire

text: party

text: has

text: exterminated

text: its

text: opponents

text: in

text: concentration

text: camps

text: and

text: rules

text: the

text: country

text: as

text: police

text: state

text: The

text: comics

text: follow

text: its

text: title

text: character

text: and

text: protagonist

text: an

text: anarchist

text: revolutionary

text: dressed

text: in

text: Guy

text: Fawkes

text: mask

text: as

text: he

text: begins

text: an

text: elaborate

text: and

text: theatrical

text: revolutionist

text: campaign

text: to

text: kill

text: his

text: former

text: captors

text: bring

text: down

text: the

text: fascist

text: state

text: and

text: convince

text: the

text: people

text: to

text: bring

text: about

text: democratic

text: government

text: while

text: inspiring

text: young

text: woman

text: Evey

text: Hammond

text: to

text: be

text: his

text: protégé

text: Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn; October 24, 1915  November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer and artist who, with writer Bill Finger, created the DC Comics superhero Batman. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1994 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.

text: Bob

text: Kane

text: born

text: Robert

text: Kahn

text: October

text: November

text: was

text: an

text: American

text: comic

text: book

text: writer

text: and

text: artist

text: who

text: with

text: writer

text: Bill

text: Finger

text: created

text: the

text: DC

text: Comics

text: superhero

text: Batman

text: He

text: was

text: inducted

text: into

text: the

text: comic

text: book

text: industry

text: 's

text: Jack

text: Kirby

text: Hall

text: of

text: Fame

text: in

text: and

text: into

text: the

text: Will

text: Eisner

text: Comic

text: Book

text: Hall

text: of

text: Fame

text: in

text: A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with sets of previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics. Regardless of the physical geography, in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League of Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945, a resident of a country is subject to the independent exercise of legal jurisdiction.

text: country

text: is

text: region

text: that

text: is

text: identified

text: as

text: distinct

text: national

text: entity

text: in

text: political

text: geography

text: country

text: may

text: be

text: an

text: independent

text: sovereign

text: state

text: or

text: one

text: that

text: is

text: occupied

text: by

text: another

text: state

text: as

text: non

text: sovereign

text: or

text: formerly

text: sovereign

text: political

text: division

text: or

text: geographic

text: region

text: associated

text: with

text: sets

text: of

text: previously

text: independent

text: or

text: differently

text: associated

text: people

text: with

text: distinct

text: political

text: characteristics

text: Regardless

text: of

text: the

text: physical

text: geography

text: in

text: the

text: modern

text: internationally

text: accepted

text: legal

text: definition

text: as

text: defined

text: by

text: the

text: League

text: of

text: Nations

text: in

text: and

text: reaffirmed

text: by

text: the

text: United

text: Nations

text: in

text: resident

text: of

text: country

text: is

text: subject

text: to

text: the

text: independent

text: exercise

text: of

text: legal

text: jurisdiction

question: creator gotham city

answer: bob kane

text: bob kane

text: bob kane

text: bob kane

text: bob kane


text: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (abbreviated as SPHE) is the home video distribution division of Sony Pictures, a subsidiary of Japanese company Sony Corporation.

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: Home

text: Entertainment

text: abbreviated

text: as

text: SPHE

text: is

text: the

text: home

text: video

text: distribution

text: division

text: of

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: subsidiary

text: of

text: Japanese

text: company

text: Sony

text: Corporation

text: Walt Disney Animation Studios, headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, is an American animation studio that creates animated feature films, short films, and television specials for The Walt Disney Company. Founded on October 16, 1923, it is a division of The Walt Disney Studios. The studio has produced 56 feature films, from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937) to "Moana" (2016).

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Animation

text: Studios

text: headquartered

text: at

text: the

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Studios

text: in

text: Burbank

text: California

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: animation

text: studio

text: that

text: creates

text: animated

text: feature

text: films

text: short

text: films

text: and

text: television

text: specials

text: for

text: The

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Company

text: Founded

text: on

text: October

text: it

text: is

text: division

text: of

text: The

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Studios

text: The

text: studio

text: has

text: produced

text: feature

text: films

text: from

text: Snow

text: White

text: and

text: the

text: Seven

text: Dwarfs

text: to

text: Moana

text: An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced. They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created/held by the company, much like authors holding copyrights. In some early cases, they also held patent rights over methods of animation used in certain studios that were used for boosting productivity. Overall, they are business concerns and can function as such in legal terms.

text: An

text: animation

text: studio

text: is

text: company

text: producing

text: animated

text: media

text: The

text: broadest

text: such

text: companies

text: conceive

text: of

text: products

text: to

text: produce

text: own

text: the

text: physical

text: equipment

text: for

text: production

text: employ

text: operators

text: for

text: that

text: equipment

text: and

text: hold

text: major

text: stake

text: in

text: the

text: sales

text: or

text: rentals

text: of

text: the

text: media

text: produced

text: They

text: also

text: own

text: rights

text: over

text: merchandising

text: and

text: creative

text: rights

text: for

text: characters

text: created

text: held

text: by

text: the

text: company

text: much

text: like

text: authors

text: holding

text: copyrights

text: In

text: some

text: early

text: cases

text: they

text: also

text: held

text: patent

text: rights

text: over

text: methods

text: of

text: animation

text: used

text: in

text: certain

text: studios

text: that

text: were

text: used

text: for

text: boosting

text: productivity

text: Overall

text: they

text: are

text: business

text: concerns

text: and

text: can

text: function

text: as

text: such

text: in

text: legal

text: terms

text: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc. (SPI) is a visual effects and character animation company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. SPI is a unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: Imageworks

text: Inc.

text: SPI

text: is

text: visual

text: effects

text: and

text: character

text: animation

text: company

text: headquartered

text: in

text: Vancouver

text: British

text: Columbia

text: Canada

text: SPI

text: is

text: unit

text: of

text: the

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: Motion

text: Picture

text: Group

text:
Sony Pictures Animation is an American animated film production company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, founded in May 2002. It works closely with Sony Pictures Imageworks, which handles digital production. Theatrical releases are distributed by Columbia Pictures, and direct-to-video releases are distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The studio's franchises include "Open Season", "Surf's Up", "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", "The Smurfs" and "Hotel Transylvania".

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: Animation

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: animated

text: film

text: production

text: company

text: owned

text: by

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: Entertainment

text: founded

text: in

text: May

text: It

text: works

text: closely

text: with

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: Imageworks

text: which

text: handles

text: digital

text: production

text: Theatrical

text: releases

text: are

text: distributed

text: by

text: Columbia

text: Pictures

text: and

text: direct

text: to

text: video

text: releases

text: are

text: distributed

text: by

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: Home

text: Entertainment

text: The

text: studio

text: 's

text: franchises

text: include

text: Open

text: Season

text: Surf

text: 's

text: Up

text: Cloudy

text: with

text: Chance

text: of

text: Meatballs

text: The

text: Smurfs

text: and

text: Hotel

text: Transylvania

text: Armand Serrano Armand is an artist who is known for his works in animated feature film studios such as Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sony Pictures Animation . He has been in the animation industry for more than 2 decades and currently serving as Visual Development artist for Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank , California . He is also known as a lecturer in the field of animation and design . He conducts workshops and demos internationally .

text: Armand

text: Serrano

text: Armand

text: is

text: an

text: artist

text: who

text: is

text: known

text: for

text: his

text: works

text: in

text: animated

text: feature

text: film

text: studios

text: such

text: as

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Animation

text: Studios

text: and

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: Animation

text: He

text: has

text: been

text: in

text: the

text: animation

text: industry

text: for

text: more

text: than

text: decades

text: and

text: currently

text: serving

text: as

text: Visual

text: Development

text: artist

text: for

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Animation

text: Studios

text: in

text: Burbank

text: California

text: He

text: is

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: lecturer

text: in

text: the

text: field

text: of

text: animation

text: and

text: design

text: He

text: conducts

text: workshops

text: and

text: demos

text: internationally

text: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (known professionally as Columbia Pictures and Columbia, and formerly CBC Film Sales Corporation) is an American film studio, production company and film distributor that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The studio was founded in 1918 as Cohn-Brandt-Cohn Film Sales by brothers Jack and Harry Cohn and Jack's best friend Joe Brandt, released its first feature film in August 1922. It adopted the Columbia Pictures name in 1924, and went public two years later. Its name is derived from "Columbia", a national personification of the United States, which is used as the studio's logo. In its early years, it was a minor player in Hollywood, but began to grow in the late 1920s, spurred by a successful association with director Frank Capra. With Capra and others, Columbia became one of the primary homes of the screwball comedy. In the 1930s, Columbia's major contract stars were Jean Arthur and Cary Grant. In the 1940s, Rita Hayworth became the studio's premier star and propelled their fortunes into the late 1950s. Rosalind Russell, Glenn Ford, and William Holden also became major stars at the studio.

text: Columbia

text: Pictures

text: Industries

text: Inc.

text: known

text: professionally

text: as

text: Columbia

text: Pictures

text: and

text: Columbia

text: and

text: formerly

text: CBC

text: Film

text: Sales

text: Corporation

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: film

text: studio

text: production

text: company

text: and

text: film

text: distributor

text: that

text: is

text: member

text: of

text: the

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: Motion

text: Picture

text: Group

text: division

text: of

text: Sony

text: Entertainment

text: 's

text: Sony

text: Pictures

text: subsidiary

text: of

text: the

text: Japanese

text: conglomerate

text: Sony

text: The

text: studio

text: was

text: founded

text: in

text: as

text: Cohn

text: Brandt

text: Cohn

text: Film

text: Sales

text: by

text: brothers

text: Jack

text: and

text: Harry

text: Cohn

text: and

text: Jack

text: 's

text: best

text: friend

text: Joe

text: Brandt

text: released

text: its

text: first

text: feature

text: film

text: in

text: August

text: It

text: adopted

text: the

text: Columbia

text: Pictures

text: name

text: in

text: and

text: went

text: public

text: two

text: years

text: later

text: Its

text: name

text: is

text: derived

text: from

text: Columbia

text: national

text: personification

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: which

text: is

text: used

text: as

text: the

text: studio

text: 's

text: logo

text: In

text: its

text: early

text: years

text: it

text: was

text: minor

text: player

text: in

text: Hollywood

text: but

text: began

text: to

text: grow

text: in

text: the

text: late

text: spurred

text: by

text: successful

text: association

text: with

text: director

text: Frank

text: Capra

text: With

text: Capra

text: and

text: others

text: Columbia

text: became

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: primary

text: homes

text: of

text: the

text: screwball

text: comedy

text: In

text: the

text: Columbia

text: 's

text: major

text: contract

text: stars

text: were

text: Jean

text: Arthur

text: and

text: Cary

text: Grant

text: In

text: the

text: Rita

text: Hayworth

text: became

text: the

text: studio

text: 's

text: premier

text: star

text: and

text: propelled

text: their

text: fortunes

text: into

text: the

text: late

text: Rosalind

text: Russell

text: Glenn

text: Ford

text: and

text: William

text: Holden

text: also

text: became

text: major

text: stars

text: at

text: the

text: studio

text: Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

text: Walter

text: Elias

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: December

text: was

text: an

text: American

text: entrepreneur

text: animator

text: voice

text: actor

text: and

text: film

text: producer

text: pioneer

text: of

text: the

text: American

text: animation

text: industry

text: he

text: introduced

text: several

text: developments

text: in

text: the

text: production

text: of

text: cartoons

text: As

text: film

text: producer

text: Disney

text: holds

text: the

text: record

text: for

text: most

text: Academy

text: Awards

text: earned

text: by

text: an

text: individual

text: having

text: won

text: Oscars

text: from

text: nominations

text: He

text: was

text: presented

text: with

text: two

text: Golden

text: Globe

text: Special

text: Achievement

text: Awards

text: and

text: an

text: Emmy

text: Award

text: among

text: other

text: honors

text: Several

text: of

text: his

text: films

text: are

text: included

text: in

text: the

text: National

text: Film

text: Registry

text: by

text: the

text: Library

text: of

text: Congress

text: The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It is the world's second largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue, after Comcast. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and theme parks. The company also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio, then Walt Disney Productions. Taking on its current name in 1986, it expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theater, radio, music, publishing, and online media.

text: The

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Company

text: commonly

text: known

text: as

text: Disney

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: diversified

text: multinational

text: mass

text: media

text: and

text: entertainment

text: conglomerate

text: headquartered

text: at

text: the

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Studios

text: in

text: Burbank

text: California

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: second

text: largest

text: media

text: conglomerate

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: revenue

text: after

text: Comcast

text: Disney

text: was

text: founded

text: on

text: October

text: by

text: brothers

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: and

text: Roy

text: Disney

text: as

text: the

text: Disney

text: Brothers

text: Cartoon

text: Studio

text: and

text: established

text: itself

text: as

text: leader

text: in

text: the

text: American

text: animation

text: industry

text: before

text: diversifying

text: into

text: live

text: action

text: film

text: production

text: television

text: and

text: theme

text: parks

text: The

text: company

text: also

text: operated

text: under

text: the

text: names

text: The

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Studio

text: then

text: Walt

text: Disney

text: Productions

text: Taking

text: on

text: its

text: current

text: name

text: in

text: it

text: expanded

text: its

text: existing

text: operations

text: and

text: also

text: started

text: divisions

text: focused

text: upon

text: theater

text: radio

text: music

text: publishing

text: and

text: online

text: media

text: Direct-to-video or straight-to-video (also known as direct-to-VHS, direct-to-DVD, direct-to-Blu-ray, direct-to-digital, etc.) refers to the release of a film to the public immediately on home video formats rather than a theatrical release or television broadcast. Because inferior sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct to video, references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies.

text: Direct

text: to

text: video

text: or

text: straight

text: to

text: video

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: direct

text: to

text: VHS

text: direct

text: to

text: DVD

text: direct

text: to

text: Blu

text: ray

text: direct

text: to

text: digital

text: etc

text: refers

text: to

text: the

text: release

text: of

text: film

text: to

text: the

text: public

text: immediately

text: on

text: home

text: video

text: formats

text: rather

text: than

text: theatrical

text: release

text: or

text: television

text: broadcast

text: Because

text: inferior

text: sequels

text: or

text: prequels

text: of

text: larger

text: budget

text: films

text: may

text: be

text: released

text: direct

text: to

text: video

text: references

text: to

text: direct

text: to

text: video

text: releases

text: are

text: often

text: pejorative

text: Direct

text: to

text: video

text: release

text: has

text: also

text: become

text: profitable

text: for

text: independent

text: filmmakers

text: and

text: smaller

text: companies

annotations: follows single

annotations: follows multiple

annotations: likely single

question: occupation armand serrano

answer: animator

text: animator


text: The FIBA Under-17 World Championship is an under-17 basketball championship of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The event was for the first time in July 2010 and is held bi-annually.

text: The

text: FIBA

text: World

text: Championship

text: is

text: an

text: basketball

text: championship

text: of

text: the

text: International

text: Basketball

text: Federation

text: FIBA

text: The

text: event

text: was

text: for

text: the

text: first

text: time

text: in

text: July

text: and

text: is

text: held

text: bi

text: annually

text: Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo). Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. With a population of over 30 million, Malaysia is the 44th most populous country. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia. Located in the tropics, Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth, with large numbers of endemic species.

text: Malaysia

text: is

text: federal

text: constitutional

text: monarchy

text: located

text: in

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: It

text: consists

text: of

text: thirteen

text: states

text: and

text: three

text: federal

text: territories

text: and

text: has

text: total

text: landmass

text: of

text: separated

text: by

text: the

text: South

text: China

text: Sea

text: into

text: two

text: similarly

text: sized

text: regions

text: Peninsular

text: Malaysia

text: and

text: East

text: Malaysia

text: Malaysian

text: Borneo

text: Peninsular

text: Malaysia

text: shares

text: land

text: and

text: maritime

text: border

text: with

text: Thailand

text: and

text: maritime

text: borders

text: with

text: Singapore

text: Vietnam

text: and

text: Indonesia

text: East

text: Malaysia

text: shares

text: land

text: and

text: maritime

text: borders

text: with

text: Brunei

text: and

text: Indonesia

text: and

text: maritime

text: border

text: with

text: the

text: Philippines

text: and

text: Vietnam

text: The

text: capital

text: city

text: is

text: Kuala

text: Lumpur

text: while

text: Putrajaya

text: is

text: the

text: seat

text: of

text: the

text: federal

text: government

text: With

text: population

text: of

text: over

text: million

text: Malaysia

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: The

text: southernmost

text: point

text: of

text: continental

text: Eurasia

text: Tanjung

text: Piai

text: is

text: in

text: Malaysia

text: Located

text: in

text: the

text: tropics

text: Malaysia

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: megadiverse

text: countries

text: on

text: earth

text: with

text: large

text: numbers

text: of

text: endemic

text: species

text: FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.

text: FIBA

text: Asia

text: is

text: zone

text: within

text: the

text: International

text: Basketball

text: Federation

text: FIBA

text: which

text: contains

text: all

text: Asian

text: FIBA

text: federations

text: The 2009 FIBA Asia Under - 16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the Under - 17 World Championship 2010 at Hamburg , Germany . The tournament was held on Johor Bahru , Malaysia from November 19 to November 27 .

text: The

text: FIBA

text: Asia

text: Under

text: Championship

text: was

text: the

text: qualifying

text: tournament

text: for

text: FIBA

text: Asia

text: at

text: the

text: Under

text: World

text: Championship

text: at

text: Hamburg

text: Germany

text: The

text: tournament

text: was

text: held

text: on

text: Johor

text: Bahru

text: Malaysia

text: from

text: November

text: to

text: November

text: The FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship is an under-16 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The event started in 2009 and is held bi-annually. The winners compete in the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, which started in 2010.

text: The

text: FIBA

text: Asia

text: Championship

text: is

text: an

text: basketball

text: championship

text: in

text: the

text: International

text: Basketball

text: Federation

text: 's

text: FIBA

text: Asia

text: zone

text: The

text: event

text: started

text: in

text: and

text: is

text: held

text: bi

text: annually

text: The

text: winners

text: compete

text: in

text: the

text: FIBA

text: World

text: Championship

text: which

text: started

text: in

text: The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around . The area's importance largely results from one-third of the world's shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed.

text: The

text: South

text: China

text: Sea

text: is

text: marginal

text: sea

text: that

text: is

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Pacific

text: Ocean

text: encompassing

text: an

text: area

text: from

text: the

text: Karimata

text: and

text: Malacca

text: Straits

text: to

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Taiwan

text: of

text: around

text: The

text: area

text: 's

text: importance

text: largely

text: results

text: from

text: one

text: third

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: shipping

text: sailing

text: through

text: its

text: waters

text: and

text: that

text: it

text: is

text: believed

text: to

text: hold

text: huge

text: oil

text: and

text: gas

text: reserves

text: beneath

text: its

text: seabed

text: Basketball is a sport that is played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and mounted at a height of to backboards at each end of the court. The game was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, who would be the first basketball coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, one of the most successful programs in the game's history.

text: Basketball

text: is

text: sport

text: that

text: is

text: played

text: by

text: two

text: teams

text: of

text: five

text: players

text: on

text: rectangular

text: court

text: The

text: objective

text: is

text: to

text: shoot

text: ball

text: through

text: hoop

text: in

text: diameter

text: and

text: mounted

text: at

text: height

text: of

text: to

text: backboards

text: at

text: each

text: end

text: of

text: the

text: court

text: The

text: game

text: was

text: invented

text: in

text: by

text: Dr.

text: James

text: Naismith

text: who

text: would

text: be

text: the

text: first

text: basketball

text: coach

text: of

text: the

text: Kansas

text: Jayhawks

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: most

text: successful

text: programs

text: in

text: the

text: game

text: 's

text: history

annotations: likely multiple

question: sport 2009 fiba asia under-16 championship

answer: basketball

text: basketball

text: basketball

text: basketball

text: basketball

text: basketball

text: basketball

text: basketball