Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to ever be advertised on network television, selling more than $100 million dollars in revenue for the...

Tales from the Crypt was a bimonthly horror anthology comic published by EC that quickly gained notoriety for its gruesome content...

In 1845, Pierre-François Jumeau created a doll making company in Paris that became a standard by which other doll makers would be measured...

Violence and death are a big part of superhero comics, so it’s no surprise that some characters have abilities tied to the afterlife. Dead Girl...

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Cyborg, the cybernetically enhanced superhero, is a very powerful figure in DC Comics, facing some of the most dangerous comic book villains...

Dick Tracy was one of the first superheroes of his kind...

Red Bee is a moniker used by two superheroes. The first, Richard Raleigh, was introduced in Hit Comics #1 (July 1940) by Quality Comics...

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