Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for January 16-22, 2026…

Kids of all ages adore the super-sugary frozen treat known as Popsicle and they have for years...

Square began as a computer game division of Den-Yu-Sha, a powerline construction company, in 1983. The founder, Masashi Miyamoto...

Superman teams with Doctor Fate to battle alien high lamas who are willing to sacrifice Earth to reach nirvana...

Popeye was surrounded by a charmingly unruly gang of supporting characters, including a strange little animal called the Jeep...

Peter Quill is leading an interesting life. The son of a human woman and alien man, he is Star-Lord, a rogue, a hero, and a member...

In the 1950s to the 1970s, comic publishers in the United Kingdom produced books marketed to female readers that became known...

Toyo Harada is one of the most powerful psiots and biggest villains in Valiant comics. Through his telepathic abilities, Harada can control...

In 1940 editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox conceived an idea that would be a pivotal concept for comics: the creation of the superhero team...

Madame Masque is a supervillain who was introduced in 1968, created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan. She first appeared in Tales of Suspense #98...

Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for January 9-15, 2026…

Thanks to popular characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega had a pretty solid chunk of the gaming market in the 1990s...