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reveals that he and Power Girl are refugees from Earth-Two. Along with other individuals (such as Donna Troy, her evil alter ego Dark Angel, and several others), they were missed in the restructuring of the Multiverse into a universe. Hence, Power Girl's original origin is her one true origin. Psycho-Pirate hopes to weaken Power Girl mentally so that she can be captured as part of Alexander Luthor, Jr.'s plot involving characters originally from different universes. Psycho-Pirate flees and vows to make
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-Pirate, he keeps him around because his emotion-manipulating abilities may prove useful, and the Anti-Monitor lacks the time to find or create someone else with those powers. After the resolution of the Crisis, Psycho-Pirate is one of the few to have full memories of the event. Driven mad by these memories, the Psycho-Pirate is shown in the last few panels of "Crisis" in a straitjacket, as the scene pans out from his eyes to a full view of Earth from space.
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Psycho-Pirate


arrive, Hugo Strange deviates from their mission and uses Psycho-Pirate to infect Gotham City's newest heroes, Gotham and Gotham Girl, with overwhelming rage and fear, respectively, causing Gotham to go on a murderous rampage. With this accomplished, Strange trades the Psycho-Pirate to Bane, who wants the Pirate to help him overcome the horrors of his childhood and his addiction to Venom. When Batman learns of this, he forms his own Suicide Squad with the Bronze Tiger, the Ventriloquist, Catwoman, and Punch and
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Psycho-Pirate


returned to him by agents of Bane. From there, it is revealed in the wake of the aborted Batman and Catwoman wedding that Hugo Strange, Psycho-Pirate and Gotham Girl were actually working together in secret with Bane, and that Psycho-Pirate has resurrected the "Flashpoint" Batman from the dead, to aid in Bane's scheme. Charles Halstead has no superhuman powers; he is, however, a brilliant criminal mind with an excellent grasp of human psychology and emotions. With the Medusa Mask, Roger Hayden is
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Psycho-Pirate


The Psycho-Pirate is the name of two DC Comics supervillains, dating back to the Golden Age of Comics. Bob Frazer portrayed the character for his live-action debut during The CW's 2018 Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds". The Charles Halstead version of Psycho-Pirate first appears in "All-Star Comics" #23 and was created by Gardner Fox and Joe Gallagher. The Roger Hayden version of Psycho-Pirate first appears in "Showcase" #56 and was created by Fox and Murphy Anderson. Charles Halstead
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Psycho-Pirate


", much like a drug dealer. Among his reported clients are Signalman and Silver Ghost. Psycho-Pirate's Medusa Mask is also featured in the 2008 "Raven" miniseries. In the story's conclusion, Raven destroyed the mask, but its power still affected scientists who studied its schematics on a computer. In the "Blackest Night" storyline, Psycho-Pirate has been identified as one of the deceased who are entombed below the Hall of Justice. Psycho-Pirate's corpse is revived as a Black Lantern during
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Psycho-Pirate


Power Girl his love slave once Luthor is finished with her. When Nightwing, Superboy, and Wonder Girl attack Luthor's base, they free all the captive heroes, including Power Girl and Black Adam, who are then confronted by the Psycho-Pirate. Black Adam proceeds to gouge out the Psycho-Pirate's eyes and pushes the Medusa Mask through his head, killing him. Psycho-Pirate is mentioned in "Justice League of America" #1 as selling emotional states, such as "happy" and "ecstatic
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Bane (DC Comics)


the Psycho Pirate, who was helping him overcome his addiction to the substance. Strange then used the Venom to revive the corpses of several of his patients, as seen in the "Night of the Monster Men" crossover. In "Batman" #10, Batman, per the suggestion of Amanda Waller, undertakes a suicide mission to Santa Prisca aided by Catwoman, Bronze Tiger, the Ventriloquist, and the clown couple Punch and Jewlee to take Psycho-Pirate from Bane. Batman needs Psycho-Pirate to undo the damage
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Psycho-Pirate


exposed Halstead as the Psycho-Pirate. Halstead was subsequently sentenced to a lengthy prison term after the Justice Society of America captured and put him in jail. He escaped by playing on the emotions of a guard, but the JSA heard of his plans from his cellmate and were able to recapture him. He continued to research the mysticism of emotions until his death sometime in the 1960s. Roger Hayden first appeared as the second Psycho-Pirate in "Showcase #56", created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson. Roger
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Psycho-Pirate


, against Shade, the Changing Man as his team was under attack from the Suicide Squad. His heart fails him and he dies. Psycho-Pirate does not appear again until 1995, when he becomes part of the "Underworld Unleashed" crossover event. Like many other villains, Psycho-Pirate sells his soul to the demon Neron in exchange for more power. The process results in a costume change as well. Hayden now wears a black leather jacket. His mask morphs into an eyepatch and the metal of the mask
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Psycho-Pirate


Medusa Mask (reconstructed via the black ring). Using the artifact, he inspires hope, will, and compassion, ending the riots in Smallville. Psycho-Pirate is last seen retreating into a dark alley, followed by Conner. Conner then uses the Medusa Mask on Kal-L, causing the black rings to malfunction and turning both Psycho-Pirate and Kal-L back into inanimate corpses. In September 2011, "The New 52" rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, a new Psycho-
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Psycho-Pirate


the event. He attacks Smallville, using his powers to manipulate the inhabitants and sway Conner Kent into attacking Superman. Psycho-Pirate murders several Smallville citizens after using his powers to enhance their emotions; Black Lanterns enjoy attacking the emotionally overwrought. Conner attacks Superman and aids the Black Lantern Superman from Earth 2. However, the effect of the mask wears off and Conner once more regains his senses. Clark and Conner decide to separate with Conner confronting Psycho-Pirate. This time he manages to withstand his manipulation and steal the
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Anti-Monitor


project destructive bolts of energy, and greatly augmenting another being's powers (as he did with Psycho-Pirate, whose powers were increased to levels too much for him to handle), the Anti-Monitor also possessed reality-warping abilities, which he displayed by removing Psycho-Pirate's face. The Anti-Monitor also commanded an army of Qwardians and shadow demons and had access to highly advanced technology capable of shifting, merging, or destroying entire universes. By far, his most devastating power was the ability to
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Psycho-Pirate


he was clashing with Superman, Roger Hayden also sent an astral projection to confront Superboy and Doctor Psycho who are in New York City looking for a psychic called Shift. He reveals that Psycho was only manipulating Superboy to get his power. A three-way battle ensues between the three characters, which ends with Doctor Psycho being defeated and Superboy falling unconscious, only to wake up in a cell powerless. Psycho-Pirate and Hugo Strange are sent to Gotham as part of Amanda Waller's Task Force X. As soon as they
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Psycho-Pirate


has largely replaced one-half of his brain. Sane, and making no allusion to the events of "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and the existence of the Multiverse, Psycho-Pirate goes on to fight the Chase Lawler version of Manhunter, once before being arrested and sent to jail. After his appearance in the "Fate" series, Psycho-Pirate makes two brief appearances during the "Joker: Last Laugh" crossover event. He is first seen locked up in the maximum security prison called the "Slab"
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Psycho-Pirate


Jewelee. Together, they infiltrate Bane's prison fortress on the island of Santa Prisca and retrieve the Psycho-Pirate. Batman returns the Pirate to Gotham City and uses him to reverse the emotional damage that he did to Gotham Girl. The Medusa Mask is taken into Batman's custody. When Batman accidentally puts the blood-stained smiley face button from the corpse of Edward Blake (the Comedian) left in Batman's Batcave by Dr. Manhattan, next to the Medusa Mask, both artifacts create an energy reaction that attracts the
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Norman Bates


Norman Bates is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch as the main antagonist in his 1959 thriller novel "Psycho". He was portrayed by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 version of "Psycho" directed by Alfred Hitchcock and the "Psycho" franchise. He was also portrayed by Vince Vaughn in the 1998 version of "Psycho", and by Freddie Highmore in the television series "Bates Motel" (2013–2017). Unlike the franchise produced by Universal Studios, Norman is not the principal antagonist in Bloch's subsequent
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Kole


demons. She failed, and all three were apparently killed, their bodies never found. In Grant Morrison's "Animal Man" storyline "Deus Ex Machina", Psycho-Pirate, while in Arkham Asylum, recreated characters removed from continuity. Kole (or a Pre-Crisis version of her) was one of them. Kole appears as she originally did. Presumably, this character vanished from existence when the Psycho-Pirate's episode of madness ended, along with her colleagues. She appeared in "Team Titans"
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Bug-Eyed Bandit


he killed both the original Bug-Eyed Bandit and the Ten-Eyed Man because he “couldn’t be part of a company that would print [them]". In Grant Morrison's Animal Man storyline "Deus Ex Machina", Psycho-Pirate, while in Arkham Asylum, recreated characters removed from continuity. The Bug-Eyed Bandit (or a Pre-Crisis version of him) was one of them. Presumably, this character vanished from existence when the Psycho-Pirate's episode of madness ended, along
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Psycho-Pirate


" Hayden of the madness he was suffering from; the side effect being that he lost all memories of the Crisis and the existence of parallel earths. Defeated, Hayden relocated to Markovia and impersonated the villain Baron Bedlam in order to gain power in the nation. In a story that spanned two specials ("Outsiders Special" and "Infinity, Inc. Special"), the Outsiders and Infinity, Inc. defeated Psycho-Pirate and the villain was imprisoned. Hayden shows up again in Grant Morrison's run on "Animal Man
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Psycho-Pirate


world to play with, Psycho-Pirate becomes an accomplice to the Anti-Monitor, manipulating a captive Barry Allen, his powers briefly being enhanced so that he can control the remaining three alternate Earths—Earth-4, Earth-S, and Earth-X—so that their heroes are provoked into attacking the teams sent to rescue them, although use of his powers on this scale causes him to "burn out" so that he cannot use his powers again afterward. Although the Anti-Monitor constantly belittles the Psycho
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Psycho-Pirate


. He then proceeds to make Metropolis' citizens act on pure emotion, creating riots and chaos throughout the streets. A recovered Superman, Lois Lane, Hector Hammond, and the H.I.V.E. Queen then team up to fight the Pirate and a fierce battle ensues, during which the Queen and Hammond are beaten. Superman manages to pull the Medusa Mask off of Hayden's face and incinerates it with his heat vision, defeating the Psycho-Pirate. However, he disappears in the aftermath of the battle. At the same time as
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Psycho-Pirate


90s revamp, Psycho-Pirate was an "psychic vampire", able to drain emotions from people. Following the "New 52" reboot, Roger Hayden is depicted as a psychic who specializes in telepathically manipulating people's emotions. Examples include: calming a person to make them more reasonable or amplifying negative emotions such as fear or anger to the point of sending people into a murderous frenzy. While wearing the Medusa Mask, Hayden's emotion-manipulating powers were increased to the point where he could control all of Metropolis without
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Kid Psycho


Kid Psycho is a fictional character in the DC Universe. He became a reserve member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century. Gnill Opral is a native of the planet Hajor. Because his parents were exposed to radiation while fighting a space squid, he was born with an oversized brain and psychokinetic abilities. After his world was destroyed when he was a young teenager, he applied for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes under the codename "Kid Psycho", but was rejected. Undaunted, he
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Robert Bloch


novel "Psycho". However, "Psycho" also has thematic links to the story "Lucy Comes to Stay." Also in 1959, Bloch delivered a lecture titled "Imagination and Modern Social Criticism" at the University of Chicago; this was reprinted in the critical volume "The Science Fiction Novel" (Advent Publishers). His story "The Hungry Eye" appeared in "Fantastic" (May). This was also the year in which, despite having graduated from painting watercolours to oils, he gave up
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Bane (DC Comics)


Gordon, and Bronze Tiger to cut Batman off from his allies. Bane beats Batman savagely in an alley and believes him dead, but finds out that Catwoman has escaped, freed the rest of the hostages, and tied up Bane's henchmen, giving Batman a chance to flee. Enraged, Bane storms Arkham Asylum where Alfred is forcing Psycho-Pirate to undo the fear he inflicted upon Gotham Girl. Batman decides to release many of the inmates to fight Bane and thus buy Alfred and Psycho-Pirate more time, but
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Batman (Earth-Two)


never wear it again. His years of civic volunteerism results in him being named to replace the retiring James Gordon as Police Commissioner. In this capacity, Wayne is soon mind-controlled by the Psycho Pirate. Resulting in his declaring the current roster of the Justice Society of America to be outlaws and he attempts to arrest them. Once freed from the Psycho Pirate's control, Wayne clears the JSA of all trumped-up charges. The elder Earth-Two Wayne is eventually coaxed out of retirement for one last mission as
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Ray (Ray Terrill)


's corpse. There Ray deduces that it was Psycho-Pirate responsible for manipulating Bizarro into beating the Human Bomb to death. Before managing to use his emotion-altering powers on Ray and Power Girl, the Psycho-Pirate is definitively slain by the enraged Black Adam. During Week 1 of 52, Ray is met by an overjoyed Black Canary as various heroes from around the world see each other for the first time since Infinite Crisis. Ray was also part of the large super hero team drafted by Alan Scott in order
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Carlos García (baseball)


first base and third base coaches for the Seattle Mariners from 2005 through 2007. He served as the first base coach and infield instructor for the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2010 season. Carlos was named the manager of the Bradenton Marauders, the Class High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, in December 2010. In 2013, he was promoted as manager of the Pirates' Double-A affiliate the Altoona Curve. It was announced on Sep 23, 2014 that he would be fired from his position with the Altoona Curve.
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Anti-Monitor


second Psycho-Pirate, using his emotion control powers to terrorize the populations of the planets he sought to conquer and destroy. The Monitor, along with his aide Harbinger, gathered a group of heroes and villains from various alternate universes in order to combat the threat of the Anti-Monitor. One of Harbinger's duplicates was taken control of by the Anti-Monitor and apparently killed the Monitor, but the Monitor was able to use his death to create a pocket universe to contain the remaining realities from the Anti-Monitor
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Animal Man


the Psycho-Pirate and prevents damage to the continuity. Baker is transported to limbo and encounters several comic book characters not being used in stories. Ultimately, Baker encounters his own writer, (Grant Morrison himself), and the two share a conversation on the relationship between the creator and the fictional characters whose lives he writes. After this encounter, Baker is sent back home and his family are restored back to life; it is left ambiguous as to whether or not Baker remembers the full nature of these events. Next
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Planet Pirates


Planet Pirates is a science fiction trilogy written by Anne McCaffrey and two co-authors separately, Elizabeth Moon and Jody Lynn Nye. The three novels were published as paperback originals by Baen Books in 1990 and 1991, although the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) issued hardcover editions of each within several months. Baen published an 890-page omnibus trade paperback edition in 1993 entitled "The Planet Pirates". The trilogy is set in a fictional universe, and partly on its fictional planet Ireta, that McCaffrey created in the 1978
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Streaky the Supercat


evil parallel universe Superman with his heat vision before being hurled out of the asylum. Presumably, this Streaky vanished from existence when the Psycho-Pirate's episode of madness ended, along with his human counterparts. Various cats inspired by and sometimes named Streaky have made appearances in the post-Crisis DC Universe, but none so far have acquired superpowers. In Peter David's "Supergirl" vol. 4 series, a particular cat named Streaky, identical to the pre-Crisis version, jumps from a tree as if trying
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Rita (2009 Italian film)


- Artistic Direction 9th Concorto Film Festival | 2010 22 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Special Jury Mention 8th Imaginaria Film Festival | 2010 24 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Jury Mention 16th Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy-Lorraine | 2010 3 Sep – 11 Sep | France Best Sound 3rd Festival Internacional Curtametraxes Bueu | 2010 Bueu International Shortfilm Festival 6 Sep – 11 Sep | Spain Best Short Fiction Film 17th Altin Koza Film Festival | 2010 Golden Boll Film Festival 20 Sep – 26 Sep | Turkey Special Jury Mention 7th Filmfest Eberswalde |
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Psycho-Pirate


was a friend and favorite of publisher Rex Morgan. Secretly, however, Halstead was frustrated with his lack of advancement at the paper and, at some point, snapped. He resolved to take what he had never been able to earn and his first target was the paper itself. He began to stage a series of crimes based on emotions (hate, greed, etc.), cluing the "Courier" with leads to his crimes. As time passed, Halstead, as the Psycho-Pirate, became bolder.
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Psycho-Pirate


He penned a letter to the "Courier", challenging the Justice Society to stop a new wave of crimes based on a variety of emotions. For example, he engendered fear into the inhabitants of a city where he threatened to unleash a deadly plague until his plan was halted by Dr. Mid-Nite. Each JSAer was given an emotion and a task to solve. With the JSA dispersed and only the Atom to guard Halstead, the Psycho-Pirate began a campaign to demoralize the publisher with constant news of despair:
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Psycho-Pirate


business failure, divorce, foreclosure—a series of lies designed to crush the spirit of his employer. To remove the Atom, he convinced the hero that the JSA had been captured and sent the Mighty Mite to rescue them. The Atom discovered the ruse and defeated the criminal's henchmen disguised as JSAers. In doing so, the Atom discovered the true identity of the Psycho-Pirate, who shot him to preserve his secrecy. Wounded, the Atom made it to the "Courier" just as the JSA returned and
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Air pirate


Air pirates (also known as sky pirates) are a type of stock character from science fiction and fantasy. Fictional air pirates typically operate as pirates in the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet, dwarf planet or moon, and travel by aircraft, as opposed to the more traditional pirates on the high seas, who travel by ship. However, just as traditional seafaring pirates target sailing ships, air pirates serve a similar role in science fiction and fantasy media: they capture and plunder aircraft and
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Geo-Force


Markovia again comes under threat. Investigating the mysterious new prime minister, Geo-Force leads a team of Outsiders and Infinity, Inc. members back to his homeland. Having grown up in the main castle, it is easy for Geo-Force to lead the team in. He soon discovers that the Psycho-Pirate in the disguise of long-term Outsiders enemy Baron Bedlam is attempting to conquer the country. The two teams join forces to stop Psycho-Pirate and leave on good terms. Brion, meanwhile, has a
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Psycho-Pirate


is a minor character who first appears in "All-Star Comics" #23, created by Gardner Fox and Joe Gallagher. He was originally a linotyper for the "Daily Courier" who became jealous of his boss's success; later, he becomes a criminal mastermind under the name Psycho-Pirate. He plans crimes based on emotions, hoping to ruin his boss. Nothing is known of the life of Charles Halstead before he became a linotyper at the "Daily Courier". A long-time employee, Halstead
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Psycho-Pirate


Following the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Hayden escaped Arkham Asylum and encountered a renegade 5th Dimension Thunderbolt genie who had merged with private investigator Jonnie Thunder. In the pages of "Infinity, Inc." #30-34, the two bedevil the members of Infinity, Inc. in a bid to destroy Jonnie's mind so that the Thunderbolt could seize total control over her body. During the arc, it is shown that the renegade Thunderbolt repeatedly electroshocked Psycho-Pirate upon recruiting him. This was done to "cure
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Psycho-Pirate


. He is once again insane and rambling of the existence of the Multiverse and is seen in his original costume. All but one eye of his face is covered and his eyebrows have been shaved off so as to reduce his ability to express emotion. The Joker initiates a breakout and infection of the inmates; they now follow his orders and commit dangerous pranks. Hayden is seen shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theatre. Psycho-Pirate reappears in the "JSA Classified" #1–4 story arc, in which he
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Psycho-Pirate


who were using the people they captured to power their operations in Metropolis. During the Psi-War storyline, the Psycho-Pirate appears and takes out Hector Hammond and the H.I.V.E. Queen, who were both fighting for control of the city. When Superman arrives at H.I.V.E.'s headquarters, Hayden confronts him and drains his mind too. He is then surprised by Lois Lane, who was infected with the same psionic virus by Senator Hume, yet another member of the Twenty. The two fight, with Hayden getting the upper hand
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List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold characters


and she always carries a sword with her. In "Inside the Outsiders!", Katana and the rest of the Outsiders are captured by Psycho Pirate, and her dream is re-living the night her master is killed, only modified to make it look like it was her fault, and is silent because she talked too much. Psycho Pirate (disguised as Takeo) taunts her, even encouraging her to kill him, using her rage to power himself, though Batman is able to remind her that her silence is
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Power Ring (DC Comics)


were responsible for their brief return. Power Ring wished to return to the way his life used to be, and with that thought, he vanished. The others went into the Medusa Mask of the Psycho Pirate, and they have not been seen since. During the "Convergence" storyline, Power Ring was with the Crime Syndicate when they planned to free Superwoman from death row. Eventually, the Crime Syndicate were re-imagined as being from the antimatter universe. This Power Ring, weak-willed and cowardly, had
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Psycho IV: The Beginning


the film was released, it was nominated for a Saturn award for Best Genre Television Series. Although Stefano did not immediately disclose his decision to ignore the two sequels (thus ignoring the character of Norman's aunt Emma Spool), horror fiction writer and critic Robert Price has noted that ""Psycho IV" seems to be intended as a direct sequel to the original "Psycho", with no reference to "Psycho II" or "III". Norman may have been healed and released from his first confinement, not
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The Psycho Legacy


decided to make the documentary." Galluzzo originally went to Universal Studios with the idea of the studio financing the documentary and releasing it in a box set along with "Psycho", "Psycho II", "Psycho III" and "". But Universal wasn't interested in these ideas. John Murdy, the creative director of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights did allow Galluzzo to shoot an interview at the Bates Motel and Psycho house sets on the backlot. Pictures and footage from all the films had to be licensed from
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Psycho-Pirate


able to project emotions into people. Often, it seems to intensify emotions that a person already feels, no matter how small. Hayden later shows the power to manifest DC Multiverse characters that had been destroyed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. This power expands to any Multiverse character, including the still-living. Psycho-Pirate has also shown some sort of regeneration of body control, as he is able to reform after being crushed by Power Girl, and also disguises himself as a Legion flight ring. During his '
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List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold characters


during a bank heist in "Menace of the Conqueror Caveman!". Booster Gold gave them his business card upon seeing Batman cart them off to police. Psycho-Pirate kidnaps the Outsiders (Black Lightning, Katana, and Metamorpho) and feeds off their rage caused by twisted nightmares. Batman goes inside their minds to save them, but Psycho-Pirate fakes his victory, and almost causes him to feed him rage by pretending to kill the Outsiders. Batman realizes this, and thinks positive thoughts, starving the villain,
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Anne McCaffrey


. "Dinosaur Planets" follow the Exploration and Evaluation Corps team on the planet Ireta, which did not expect to find dinosaurs. In "Planet Pirates", all is not well in the FSP: pirates attack the spacelanes. Survivors on Ireta and the survivors of space pirate attacks join forces. "The Talents Universe" (as catalogued by the Internet Speculative Fiction Database) comprises two series: "Talent" and "The Tower and Hive" and share a fictional premise. Eight books (all by McCaffrey alone)
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The Fringe of the Unknown


" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Jun. 1969) 8. "Dinosaurs Today" (original title: "Dinosaurs in Today's World") (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Mar. 1968)br 9. "Mammoths and Mastodons" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", May 1965)br 10. "Death Comes to the Megafauna" (from "If Worlds of Science Fiction", Sep. 1971)br 11. "Xerxes' Okapi" (original title
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Psycho Teddy (song)


"Psycho Teddy (Do You Really Really Want To?)", often referred to as "Psycho Teddy (Call To Psycho Teddy)" is a 2008 dance pop song by the fictional character Psycho Teddy, composed by Michael Migusha and Dion Howell. It serves as both a ringtone and a single and was released in Australia on 12 April 2008. Another song, a rendition of You Should Be Dancing, was released by Psycho Teddy. In Australia, the song debuted inside the Top 50 based solely on physical singles
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Bircham International University


jurisdictions. In 2003, South Florida's "CityLink" magazine reported that Oregon education officials said that Bircham was "totally bogus". In July 2007, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) of Mexico issued a notice stating that degrees lacking RVOE (Official Recognition from the Mexican Government) will not be validated by the SEP. Degrees via online or distance learning issued by foreign institutions like Bircham University will not be recognized by the SEP. In April 2008 the "Nairobi Business Daily" reported that Bircham International University was
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Psycho Bunny


century non-conformist maritime marauders and secret societies like the infamous Skull & Bones, Godley sketched a logo on a napkin. "When I showed that tie to a buyer, she said, 'Look at the psycho bunny!'" Godley says. "The name stuck." "The schoolboy romance of it is this whole Jolly Roger thing," says Godley. "In the 17th century, pirates were the democracy. They're all about risk and reward." Psycho Bunny's staple polos are "made
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Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho


Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho is a non-fiction book by Stephen Rebello. It details the creation of director Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller "Psycho". The 2012 American biographical drama film directed by Sacha Gervasi, based on this non-fiction book is titled "Hitchcock". The film was released on November 23, 2012 The book was first published on April 15, 1990, by Dembner Books, and distributed by W. W. Norton & Company. Stephen Rebello researched the film thoroughly through Hitchcock's personal records
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Emma Spool


Emma Spool (also known simply as Mrs. Spool) is a fictional character created by director Tom Holland for the 1983 film "Psycho II". She serves as the primary antagonist, and is portrayed by Claudia Bryar. More attention is given to her character in "Psycho III", although she only appears as a corpse. Emma Spool, the cook at a diner in the (fictional) town, Fairvale, California, urges owner Ralph Statler to make Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) — newly released from the mental
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Psycho-Man


possesses), Spider-Man breaks from Psycho-Man's prison to find an alien universe that Psycho-Man has shrunk and demanded they make him king. After a battle with Psycho-Man, Spider-Man with the help of the beings of this shrunken universe, is able to destroy the device that controls Psycho-Man's power to manipulate the size of things, sending Psycho-Man shrinking and Spider-Man to return to normal size. In the fourth volume of the title "Captain Marvel",
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Pirates Constructible Strategy Game


mythos. A good deal of Pirates flavor text contains references to historical events or people, other fictional characters or events, or are simply references to the game's writers and designers. Pirates fiction also contains homages to other pirate fiction. Some ship names are references to other games created by Jordan Weisman. The "Pandora" (from "Pirates of the Spanish Main") is a reference to the zeppelin of the same name owned by Nathan Zachary, the main character in Weisman's Crimson Skies game. The "Black
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Psycho-Pirate


attention of the Reverse Flash. The Reverse Flash is then killed by Dr. Manhattan, but not before the Medusa Mask manifests the erased-from-existence Jay Garrick; who frantically attempts to warn Batman and Flash of Manhattan's evil scheme to alter the timeline so as to eliminate the Justice League and a create a darker, more cynical Superman, and a version of the Flashpoint Universe Thomas Wayne, who begs Batman to give up his costumed identity for a normal existence. Shortly after those events, Hayden has the Medusa Mask
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Society of Experimental Psychologists


conduct plenary sessions in which members can present papers. It holds meetings every spring, scheduled by a member at the host university who serves as the chair of the SEP for that year. The meetings are open to all members and to students and faculty from the host university who are invited by the chair. Membership in the SEP is by invitation only and is considered to be a great honor because it represents significant accomplishment in the field of experimental psychology. The SEP currently admits at least 6 new members annually from among the
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Jean Loring


about as Batman had removed the note from the crime scene before reporters had arrived. Caught in her lie, Jean confessed everything, and Ray had her institutionalized at Arkham Asylum. While she is institutionalized, the supernatural entity known as Eclipso (aided by the actions of the Psycho-Pirate and Alexander Luthor of the former Earth-3) manipulates Jean into becoming his new host so she could seduce the Spectre into destroying all of the magical beings in the DC Universe series "Day of Vengeance". Due to Eclipso's actions,
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Crisis on Infinite Earths


one to make it stronger. However, he is murdered by his protégée, Harbinger, who is possessed by one of the Anti-Monitor's demons. His death releases enough energy to project the last five parallel Earths into a protective limbo. The Anti-Monitor recruits Psycho-Pirate to his cause, infusing him with part of his power to manipulate the heroes of Earth-4, Earth-S and Earth-X against the rest; this fails when all five Earths enter the limbo universe. Harbinger then recruits heroes from
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Psycho (franchise)


, action figures, model house kits, pens and more. Much of the merchandise is related to the fictional Bates Motel where items commonly found in an actual motel have the Bates Motel logo on them. A Bates Motel light up sign was released in 2009. To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the release of the original film, a Psycho house model kit was released in the U.S. Props from all the films are also sold occasionally on eBay. The original one sheet poster for "Psycho" is worth around $3000
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Psycho (franchise)


left off of the DVD when it was released. The documentary sold well, received mostly positive reviews and garnered new interest in the series from horror fans. On April 13, 2012, production started on a film adaptation of Stephen Rebello's non-fiction book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho", which follows the complex relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of "Psycho" in 1959. The film is directed by Sacha Gervasi and stars Anthony Hopkins as director Alfred Hitchcock, Helen Mirren
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Thomas Wayne


to Gotham after apparently defeating his son, Thomas set out to reconstruct the city in his image, using the Psycho-Pirate to convert the city's villains into his enforcers, but Alfred- who Thomas had left mentally free if imprisoned at Wayne Manor as an apparent hostage to prevent retaliation from Batman's allies- informed Thomas that his son was going to destroy him when he finally returned to Gotham. In "", Doctor Bruce Wayne discovers the preserved brain of his father deep below the research university where he works. He steals
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Psycho IV: The Beginning


from the confinement that takes place at the end of "Psycho III"." Horror writer James Futch regards this as a defect, complaining that the film "ignores much of the "Psycho" mythology". "Psycho IV: The Beginning" was released on VHS and Laserdisc by MCA Universal Home Video in 1991. It was later re-issued on VHS by GoodTimes Home Video, under license from Universal Studios Home Video in 1998. The film was finally released on DVD in Region 1 as part of a triple
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Marion Crane


Marion Crane (known in the original novel as Mary Crane), also under the alias Marie Samuels, is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch in his 1959 thriller novel "Psycho"; portrayed by Janet Leigh in the 1960 version of "Psycho" directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She is also portrayed by Anne Heche in the 1998 version of "Psycho", and by Rihanna in the television series "Bates Motel" (2017). For her performance in "Psycho", Leigh was nominated for Best
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Psycho-Man


Psycho-Man is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Psycho-Man first appeared in "Fantastic Four Annual" #5 (Nov. 1967) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Psycho-Man first appears in a "Fantastic Four" annual, being established as the leader of a technocracy that governs a microscopic system of worlds in the Microverse. Due to overpopulation on these worlds, the character decides that the macroscopic world will be an ideal new base.
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Psycho-Pass


"Psycho-Pass" originated from Production I.G.'s interest in making a successor to Mamoru Oshii's achievements. The series was inspired by several live-action films. Chief director Katsuyuki Motohiro aimed to explore psychological themes in society's youth using dystopian storylines. Multiple books and movies influenced "Psycho-Pass" with the most notable being the 1982 American science fiction film "Blade Runner". The series was licensed by Funimation in North America. Two manga adaptations has been in serialization in Shueisha's "Jump Square" magazine
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Bane (DC Comics)


of humiliation and the loss of the Pirate causes Bane to snap and scream for Venom from the prison guards. In "Batman" vol. 3, #16, Bane has recruited his old henchmen Bird, Trogg, and Zombie in his quest to break Batman once and for all before recapturing Psycho-Pirate from Arkham Asylum. Bane hangs Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, and Damian Wayne in the Batcave before setting off for the asylum, but the three survive. Bane's henchmen then capture Catwoman, Duke Thomas, Commissioner
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Pirates Constructible Strategy Game


" by Noah Dudley and Nancy Berman appeared on WizKids' website before and after the launch of Pirates of the Spanish Main in 2004. While some ships are historical and contain accurate historical descriptions of real events, others are either original fiction, fiction in the public domain (the Pequod from "Moby Dick"), mythological creatures, or are homages to fictional ships or characters. For example, some of the Sea Monsters in the Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse expansion are obvious homages to creatures from H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu
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Marjorie Harris


Marjorie Harris (born 15 Sep 1937 as Marjorie Stibbards in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian non-fiction writer who has published numerous books on gardening. In 1959, she graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario with Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Her first marriage was to television producer and musician Barry Harris. Currently, she lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her second husband, writer Jack Batten. Besides writing 15 books she was a radio host job at CBC radio's "Metro Morning"
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Stanford Exploration Project


The Stanford Exploration Project (SEP) is an industry-funded academic consortium within the Geophysics Department at Stanford University. SEP research has contributed greatly to improving the theory and practice of constructing 3-D and 4-D images of the earth from seismic echo soundings (see: Reflection seismology). The consortium was started in the 1970s by Jon Claerbout and is currently co-directed with Biondo Biondi. SEP pioneered innovations in migration imaging, velocity estimation, dip moveout and slant stack. SEP has recently been involved in 3-D seismic applications such as
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Lila Crane


Lila Loomis (née Crane) is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch in his 1959 thriller novel "Psycho"; portrayed by Vera Miles in the 1960 version of "Psycho" directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She is also portrayed by Julianne Moore in the 1998 version of "Psycho". She is the sister of Norman Bates' victim Marion Crane. Additionally, Lila appears in Bloch's 1982 sequel novel "Psycho II", and the unrelated 1983 sequel film of the same name, in which she serves
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


Acapulco, Ciudad Altamirano and Taxco. On May 20, 1983, the roving radio station came to an end, with the university broadcasting once more from Chilpancingo — this time, without interference. 1984, however, presented yet another problem to the university radio station: a budget crisis spurred by a suspension of payments from the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP). Workers spent all of 1984 without receiving their salaries, and in January 1985, the university and SEP began negotiating. The federal government required the university to shut
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Psycho (franchise)


the financial failure of "Psycho III", Universal decided to continue the "Psycho" franchise as a television series, taking inspiration from the "Friday the 13th" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" TV series. In this televised spin-off of "Psycho", Norman Bates is portrayed by Kurt Paul, who previously stood in as a stunt double for Anthony Perkins in "Psycho II" and "Psycho III". Perkins declined involvement in the project and even heavily boycotted it. The film was made
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Kulpreet Yadav


Kulpreet Yadav is an Indian writer in the fiction-Thriller genre. He is the author of two novels: "The Girl Who Loved a Pirate" and "The Girl Who Loved a Spy". "The Girl Who Loved a Pirate" is India’s first thriller based on marine piracy & hijacking. Kulpreet was born in Chennai and completed graduation in Science from Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune. He completed his post-graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University, Noida in 2004 and Management courses from IIM,
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Black Adam


the Marvel Family to power the apparatus he has designed to recreate the alternate Earths of the Multiverse, Luthor has the Society betray and capture Black Adam. With the help of the mind-controlling powers of the Psycho-Pirate, Luthor is able to control Adam and have him call down the magic Shazam lightning bolt to fuel the apparatus; the Spectre's rampage during the "Day of Vengeance" storyline has reverted all magic in the DC Universe to a raw, chaotic structure, and the death of the wizard Shazam has
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Elseworlds (Arrowverse)


While Batman is not seen in the crossover, the characters debate his existence; Oliver feels he is a myth and Barry believes he is real. "Elseworlds" includes many easter eggs and nods to past DC television series and media. The line spoken by Psycho Pirate at the end of the crossover—"worlds will live, worlds will die, and the universe will never be the same"—paraphrases the tagline DC Comics used to advertise "Crisis on Infinite Earths" in the run-up to its launch in 1985. In early August,
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Ultraman (comics)


of "Animal Man". There he learned that he was seemingly a comic book character himself, who existed only for the entertainment of others. He also fought Overman, another pre-"Crisis" alternate universe version of Superman who had been infected by a sexually transmitted disease, became insane and killed, seemingly for the sake of killing. This Ultraman later faded into the mask of the Psycho-Pirate, who, for a time, was the only one who remembered the Pre-Crisis multiverse. In "One Year Later"
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Doctor Psycho


Doctor Psycho is a fictional supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. Traditionally presented as an adversary of Wonder Woman, he was first introduced to comics readers in the 1940s by Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston. He has since undergone several minor updates over the years as comics continuities have shifted and evolved. In his original appearances, Doctor Psycho demonstrated a command over the occult and was able to harness supernatural energies. Since 1987, he has been presented as a powerful telepath. Despite these changes, Doctor Psycho has
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Psycho (Muse song)


'The 2nd Law', their bombastic, dubstep-womp-addled sixth album," concluding that "by Muse's standards, 'Psycho' achieves that: for the first time in 11 years, the track sounds like three men in a room, bashing thunderously at their instruments, wringing the most eviscerating noise they can from them, as opposed to the out-of-this-world force of recent albums. Gone is the otherworldly science-fiction grandeur we've come to expect from the trio. In
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The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale


The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale is a novel written by R. M. Ballantyne that was published in 1874. It is a work of juvenile fiction and adventure fiction which follows the Rimini family. The Riminis disembark from Sicily on a trading expedition only to be captured by Barbary Pirates and taken to the pirate city of Algiers, which is the present day capital of Algeria. The work was published by James Nisbet & Co. in London, England. The original location was 15 Castle Street in London, but in 1836 the location
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Charles McKenny


Charles McKenny (Sep. 15, 1860-Sep. 23, 1933) was president of Central State Normal School (now Central Michigan University), Milwaukee State Normal School and Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University). McKenny was born in Dimondale, Michigan. He received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) and masters from both Olivet College and the University of Wisconsin. McKenny married Minnie E. Alderman (1869–1942) in 1890. She was a native of Vermontville, Michigan. They
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Ion Cojar


. As a professor and researcher at "The National University of Theatre and Film from Bucharest", guided by the principle ""process, not success"", Ion Cojar worked with his students in order for them to develop a specific psycho-emotional mechanism that, along with the use of a specific acting method, would allow them to easily transform conventions in life truth (conventions like fictional and imaginary life situations, given plot and lines, a character's personality and goal etc.), unlike the old acting
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


down the station, and on January 15, 1985, Radio Universidad Pueblo went off the air. In the meantime, university students went as far as organizing a hunger strike in Mexico City in order to protest the SEP's demand to close the station. The SEP, however, failed to keep some of its promises to the university. A new rector, Ramón Reyes Carreto, decided that if the SEP would not keep its promises, the university did not have a reason to stay off the air. In June 1987
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Psycho-Pirate


Pirate first appears in "Superboy" Vol. 6 #23 as a member of the Twenty, a group of people who are infected by Brainiac with a psionic virus, thus giving them all psionic abilities. He was captured by the H.I.V.E. Queen, another member of the Twenty who had become a zealous devotee of Brainiac. He managed to escape and sought out the Medusa Mask, an artifact that he believed would protect him against other people with psychic powers. He then spent the next four years hiding other psychics from H.I.V.E.
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Minor Passions characters


The following are minor fictional characters on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera "Passions" whose connections to the four major families are either weak or non-existent. "For the character from the Psycho franchise, see Norma Bates (Psycho)." "Marianne Muellerleile (January 22, 2001 - August 5, 2008)" Norma Bates was introduced as the owner of a motel in 2001 that Tabitha Lenox and her companion, Timmy, fled to in order to escape the backlash from the release of "Hidden Passions"
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Psycho (Puddle of Mudd song)


"Psycho" is the second single by post-grunge group Puddle of Mudd from their album "Famous". It was officially released on October 2, 2007, but was available for digital download on iTunes on September 18, 2007. The song is about wondering if oneself has schizophrenia and is a "psycho," as lead singer Wes Scantlin sings ""maybe I'm the one who is the schizophrenic psycho'." The music video was shot at the famed Psycho section of the Studio tour in Universal Studios
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The Fringe of the Unknown


Astounding Science Fiction", Jun. 1961)br 3. "Appius Claudius Crassus" (original title: "Appius Claudius Crassus: Roman Builder") (from "Science Digest", Jun. 1962)br 4. "The First Missile Launchers" (from "Science Digest", Oct. 1960)br 5. "The Iron Pillar of Delhi" (from "Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact", Sep. 1972)br 6. "The Mechanical Wizards of Alexandria" (from "Science Digest", Aug. 1962)br 7. "The Landlocked Indian Ocean
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Krypto


and is comforted by him. The rapid healing reveals that the dog has developed superpowers just as Kal-El, Kon-El and Kara Zor-El have. In "Superboy" #24, Krypto is shown battling polar bears in the Arctic before deciding to join Superboy and Doctor Psycho in battling H.I.V.E. Superboy is knocked out by the Psycho-Pirate, with Krypto by his side. Later, the threat of Warworld looms high above the Earth. Batman and Superman are blackmailed into recruiting members of their 'clan'
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Sir Charlie Stinky Socks the Pirate's Curse


Socks and the Really Frightful Night came out in Oct 2008. There was no Sir Charlie book in 2009, with the next book Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Dreadful Spell in Oct 2010, followed by Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of the Terrible Secret in Nov 2011, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of the Two Treasures in Oct 2012, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of the Wizard's Whisper in Sep 2013 and most recently Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of the Pirate's Curse
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Superman (Earth-Two)


Kal-L and his wife Lois Lane Kent of pre-"Crisis" Earth-Two return to the DC Universe as soulless Black Lanterns in "Blackest Night". After killing an unknown number of residents of Smallville, they attack the Kent family by kidnapping Martha to lure his modern counterpart and Superboy Conner Kent into a confrontation. Kal-L and Lois have stated their intention to reunite the family with Jonathan Kent in death. Kal-L proves to be almost unstoppable until Conner steals the Black Lantern Psycho-Pirate's Medusa Mask
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Kurse


Kurse is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Walter Simonson, the Algrim version of Kurse first appears as the Dark Elf Algrim the Strong in "Thor" #347 (Sep. 1984). He is later transformed into Kurse in "Secret Wars II" #4 (Oct. 1985). Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "" (2013). The Dark Elf Algrim the Strong was created by Walter Simonson
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Halflife (comics)


Halflife is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters have two distinct origins, and are detailed separately below. The first Halflife is a Marvel Comics supervillain. She first appeared in "West Coast Avengers" vol. 2 #12 (Sep. 1986). The second character in the Marvel universe to take the name Half-Life was a gamma-irradiated fiend and enemy of the Hulk. He first appeared in "The Incredible Hulk" vol. 1 #334.
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Bêlit (Robert E. Howard)


Bêlit is a character appearing in the fictional universe of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian. She is a pirate queen who has a romantic relationship with Conan. She appears in Howard's Conan novelette "Queen of the Black Coast", first published in "Weird Tales" 23 5 (May 1934). She was selected as the fourth greatest pirate by "Wired" magazine's Geekdad blog. As a native of the Hyborian nation of Shem, Bêlit is Shemite. Her name may have been taken from Bel,
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Secret Society of Super Villains


supervillains: Calculator, Dr. Psycho, Deathstroke, Talia al Ghul, and Black Adam. Alexander Luthor's intent was to gather together a cadre of supervillains to retrieve several key superheroes who have ties to the Multiverse, in order to harness their residual temporal vibrations to recreate the Multiverse, through a giant "tuning fork" tower similar to the ones seen in "Crisis on Infinite Earths". Only Psycho-Pirate, who remembered the Multiverse, knew of this plan, as Alexander Luthor lied to the members of his inner
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Elemental Gimmick Gear


Elemental Gimmick Gear", or EGG for short. After extensive scientific analysis over a number of years, copies of the EGG were produced and used as personal robots. 100 years later, the ruin suddenly became active after a group of robots activated a button, which unleashed the power of a scary holographic face called Psycho Mother. These robots were later revealed to be members of a gang called The Pirates. This incident was later dubbed by the Tokionese as "The Breeding", as the power of Psycho Mother created a
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The Fiend with the Electronic Brain


The Fiend with the Electronic Brain was a 1969 low-budget science fiction film directed by Al Adamson and starring John Carradine. In 1971, this film was re-edited, with newly filmed footage added, into a very different version that was re-released to theaters as "Blood of Ghastly Horror". "The Fiend with the Electronic Brain" was re-edited from an earlier film Al Adamson directed in 1965 called "Psycho A-Go-Go". "Psycho A-Go-Go" was
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Sep Lambert


though, against Scotland in 1920 and against the Irish Military and Scotland in 1921. In all matches for Ireland, Sep Lambert scored 342 runs at an average of 20.12, with a top score of 60 not out against Oxford University in May 1902, his only half-century for Ireland and also his top first-class score. He took ten catches and no stumpings. Sep Lambert came from a cricketing family. His brother Bob was one of Ireland's finest cricketers, and his nephew Ham also played cricket for Ireland
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