Felix Faust [SEP] from fictional universe
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Felix Faust


magical abilities by contacting the Demons Three, three fictional demons in the DC Universe. These three demons were brothers who ruled the galaxy a billion years ago before being banished by beings known as the Timeless Ones. The Demons Three have tried to return time and again, summoned by Felix Faust and others, their attempts always foiled by the Justice League. Felix Faust tried to summon the power of the Demons Three by possessing three artifacts: the Green Bell of Uthool, the Silver Wheel of Nyorlath, and the Red Jar of
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Felix Faust


Felix Faust is a fictional supervillain who appears in stories published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in 1962 as an adversary of the Justice League of America. Felix Faust first appears in "Justice League of America" #10 and was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. The first recorded whereabouts of the mighty sorcerer now known as Felix Faust is from c. 5,000 BC, at which time he appeared in the legendary African empire of Kor. The king of Kor was Nommo, the prime wizard of his time and
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Sebastian Faust


Sebastian Faust, or simply Faust, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero from DC Comics, loosely based on the protagonist of the German legend who sold his soul to the Devil. He was introduced in the 1993 "Outsiders" comic book series. Faust is the son of the evil magician Felix Faust. His soul is sold by his father to a demon named Nebiros in exchange for power, but the demon cheats and grants the power to Sebastian instead of his father. Faust possesses magical powers of an unclear
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Felix Faust


before leaving, sparing his life. In "The New 52" (a 2011 reboot of the DC Comics universe), Felix Faust is sporting a more macabre, emaciated appearance. He captures Doctor Mist after the hero attempts to infiltrate his cult, leading to the Justice League Dark being sent in to rescue him. After Faust is knocked out by Black Orchid, the heroes find a map leading to the Books of Magic in his possession. During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Felix Faust is among the villains recruited
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Felix Faust


the Earth-2 Crime Champions impersonated the Earth-1 Crime Champions using the Wizard's magic, in an attempt to trap the JLA. The Fiddler impersonated Felix Faust. They robbed Casino Town (evidently based on Las Vegas), and 'Felix Faust' contacted the JLA. The Fiddler was, oddly enough, able to cast spells like Faust and battled Aquaman, the Martian Manhunter, and the Atom. The real Felix Faust, while robbing a fair on Earth-2, was confronted by Green Arrow, the Martian Manhunter, and the Atom
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Felix Faust


recent appearances he seems to have overcome this disadvantage. When Felix Faust first appeared in "Justice League of America" #10, he was using the "Necronomicon", the occult book from the stories of H. P. Lovecraft, to summon the Demons Three. In a later appearance, the title of the work was changed. Felix Faust has two children: Of the two, Sebastian's soul was bartered to the demon Nebiros, but the power Felix asked for was granted to Sebastian instead. As a result, the
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Felix Faust


her mother, but Alice refused, sent Faust out of town, and tapped into his powers so she could perform the resurrection herself. After this, Faust seemed to rejoin the Society. On the cover of "Justice League of America" (vol. 2) #13, it shows Felix Faust as a member of the latest incarnation of the Injustice League. As a member of Cheetah's Secret Society of Super Villains, Felix Faust played a part in the creation of Genocide when he used his magic to animate the
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Demons Three


Abnegazar, Rath and Ghast are three fictional characters in the DC Universe who are collectively known as the Demons Three. The Demons Three first appeared in "Justice League of America" #10 (March 1962), and were created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. These brothers ruled the galaxy a billion years ago before being banished by the beings known as the Timeless Ones. The Demons Three have tried to return time and again, summoned by Felix Faust and others; their attempts are always foiled by the Justice League.
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Felix Faust


found his powers drastically reduced. Obsessed with restoring his mystic might, the sorcerer read the story of how the man called Faust had sold his soul to the devil for supernatural powers, and decided to do the same. Inspired by the story's main character, the sorcerer now called himself Felix Faust and began a never-ending quest for mystical knowledge. Felix Faust first appeared in "Justice League of America", vol. 1, #10 (March 1962), when he tried to regain some of his lost
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Felix Faust


The end is already written." In Doctor Fate's tower, Dibny begins the spell to resurrect Sue, puts on the helmet of Fate, and shoots it, revealing Felix Faust, who was posing as Nabu. Faust planned to trade Dibny's soul to Neron in exchange for his own freedom. Ralph reveals that he was aware of Faust's identity for some time, and that the binding spell surrounding the tower is designed to imprison Faust, not to counter any negative effects of the spell. Neron appears and kills
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Sebastian Faust


the last of Blue Devil's bones into his back. Following the battles, Faust fakes the death of both himself and his father. Blue Devil soon dies in battle against Hermes but is revived. Faust and Felix repair their relationship, but it is still plagued by the problem that Faust is a hero and Felix is a villain. Though Faust does not appear in "Checkmate" #17, Carl Draper mentions that he is brought in as a consultant to lay down magical safeguards to help defend Checkmate's HQ, the
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Felix Faust


collected soil samples. Felix Faust has been shown retaining his control over Isis even after he used her powers to free himself from Fate Towers by creating a doorway. Forced to keep Isis under a powerful sedation spell at all times, he's implied to regularly sexually abuse the young goddess. Still unable to communicate, Isis manages to signal her husband Black Adam to her aid via a trail of Isis flowers. Once Black Adam discovers Isis he forces Faust to free his wife, who in retaliation castrates Faust with her bare hands
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Outsiders (comics)


unite to confront Felix Faust, father of the Outsider Faust. During the confrontation, the bear-like Wylde betrays the team when Felix promises to restore his humanity. The team defeats Felix Faust and Wylde, who eventually becomes an actual bear (without the ability to speak) and is kept in a zoo. The title ends with the clearing of the Outsiders' names and the marriage of Geo-Force and Denise Howard. In the interim, the Halo entity is restored to Violet Harper's body, returning her to
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Felix Faust


by the Crime Syndicate to join the Secret Society of Super Villains. In the pages of "", Felix Faust and Nick Necro are seen torturing Mindwarp for Ultraman, eventually killing him, in an attempt to create rechargeable specimens, having previously done so with Sargon the Sorcerer. When John Constantine's group arrives in the Nanda Parbat temple, they eventually come across the project that Nick Necro and Felix Faust has been working on. They see Black Orchid, Cassandra Craft, Shade, the Changing Man, Enchantress, Blackbriar Thorn
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Felix Faust


too in order to be used for the project. The character appears as one of the villains refusing to be hired by Henry Bendix in order to kill Midnighter and Apollo. Felix Faust is unschooled in physical battle, and a sub-par hand-to-hand combatant. He is, however, a master sorcerer able to control vast magical power to affect reality itself. When he first appeared, Faust was unique amongst magicians of his caliber, requiring books or scrolls of spells to focus his powers. However, in
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Homo magi


coveted by a sorcerer known as Felix Faust. When Faust attempted to kill Nommo and take the Flame for himself, Nommo absorbed the Flame and used its power to hurl Felix Faust into another dimension, sadly destroying Kor in the process. In order to nurture the growth of the "Homo magi" and produce a candidate powerful enough to be his bride, Nommo created magical jewels known as the Stones of Life. He gave the stones to the "Homo magi" to aid in their growth. The Land of the Nightshades
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Rutland Halloween Parade


Wein, Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano), with Batman and other JLAers wind up leading the parade while attempting to capture Felix Faust. Faust ultimately steals Englehart's car, but is pulled over by the police. In the third part of the unofficial crossover, "Thor" #207 (by Conway, John Buscema, and Vince Colletta), the three comics creators (and one wife) again visit Fagan, during which visit Englehart's car is stolen by the unseen and unmentioned DC villain Felix Faust, as shown
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List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold characters


name: Dekan Drache) is a sorcerer with vast mystic powers. He plotted to open Pandora's Box but is defeated by Batman and The Atom. He is later shown in "Day of the Dark Knight!" as an escaping inmate from Iron Heights but is stopped by Batman and Green Arrow. In "Night of the Huntress!", Felix Faust makes a cameo as one of the inmates trying to escape Blackgate Prison. He also makes a cameo in "Mayhem of the Music Meister". Felix Faust plays
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Nebiros (DC Comics)


Dis, armed with what he claims to be the trident of the King of Lies himself. A small team of heroes ventures into Dis in order to restart the fires. Sebastian Faust is part of the team. Faust has gained powers from Nebiros himself in a deal gone wrong, powers intended for his father, Felix Faust. Faust, using bones bought in Paris, recreates the demonic Blue Devil. In short order, Blue Devil steals Nebiros' trident and kicks the demon high into the air. A blast from Firestorm
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was prohibited from fighting crime by the courts and spent the subsequent years later living incognito. Some years later, Katrina hears that the Riddler has escaped from prison. She visits Felix Faust's magic shop to obtain a spell to swap her body with Batman in order to work around her court-ordered inactivity and get revenge on the Riddler. Batman (in Katrina's body) is forced to assume the role of Batwoman in order to reverse the spell even bringing along Felix Faust along for the ride. However, Katrina is
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Technocrat (comics)


of their recorded adventures. Technocrat loses Wylde to the plans of Felix Faust. Wylde, overcome by his feelings for Looker, ends up betraying the team to Felix Faust and becoming a near mindless bear trapped in a zoo. Before the modern era, Technocrat was last seen in attendance at Geo-Force's wedding. Technocrat is one of the many heroes to answer the call to defend Metropolis from an assembled army of supervillains intent on destroying it. Technocrat is seen hovering in a single panel behind Looker just before Breach explodes
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Felix Faust


using his control of fish. The sorcerer is then taken to prison, and the JLA soon after find out about the Demons' escape and re-imprison them. Pre-"Crisis", he was a member of the Crime Champions, a trio of Earth-1 criminals who teamed up with a trio of Earth-2 villains to commit crimes, then escape to the other world using a vibratory device accidentally discovered by the Fiddler. Felix Faust robbed $1,000,000 from a sunken ship and escaped Aquaman, the Martian Manhunter and the Atom. Later,
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Crisis (DC Comics)


met as teams. Members of the two teams would meet once each year after this until "Crisis on Infinite Earths" in 1985. In this first story, the two teams team up in order to battle Chronos, Dr. Alchemy, Felix Faust, the Fiddler, the Icicle, and the Wizard, who have discovered a way to travel between the worlds. Each one of the Crime Champions steals a Million dollars and escapes to the other world. Felix Faust steals from a sunken ship and evades Aquaman, the Martian Manhunter
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Felix Faust


from within the helm of Doctor Fate speaks to Ralph Dibny and promises to fulfill his desires if he makes certain sacrifices. Dibny journeys with the helm through the afterlives of several cultures, where he is cautioned about the use of magic and sees Felix Faust. He is told about their deals by the voice. The Spectre promises to resurrect his late wife Sue in exchange for Dibny's taking vengeance on her murderer, Jean Loring, but Dibny is unable to do so. At Nanda Parbat, Rama Kushna tells Dibny, "
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Irvin Faust


at junior high and high schools. Faust also taught at Swarthmore College, Columbia University, and the University of Rochester. For many years he was the Director of Guidance at Garden City High School (New York), Garden City, NY. Faust is best known for his novels and collections of short stories. In 1965, Eliot Fremont-Smith in The New York Times cited "Roar Lion, Roar" on a list of 14 books that constituted "new fiction read, reviewed and enjoyed during the year."
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Felix Faust


, and Solomon Grundy, Faust posed as Deadman and offered the android his heart's desire: a human body. The Tornado accepted, and Faust bound his soul into his new body. Faust and his allies then stole the Red Tornado's original android body for their own purposes. After lending his concealment spells to Cheetah, Faust joined with Talia al Ghul in order to corrupt yet another hero: Black Alice. Faust offered Alice power, wealth, a place in the Secret Society of Super Villains, and the resurrection of
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Charles Reis Felix


the University of Michigan from 1941–43, until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. After the war, Felix continued his undergraduate education, receiving a B.A. in History from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He became an elementary-school teacher and spent 31 years in the classroom, while returning to Massachusetts for family visits on occasion. Felix's work interweaves autobiography, historical narrative and fiction to depict the human experience. Felix's first book, "Crossing the Sauer", was an account of his three months as
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Tala (comics)


to reverse engineer the Annihilator (Hephaestus' living suit of armor that was forged for Ares). While she is portrayed as a project leader, sitting at the big table, she gets trapped in a mirror by the trickery of Felix Faust and is not seen for the rest of the season. She is, at this point, not the immortal evil from the comics, but a skilled magician whose magical imprisonment at Faust's hands shows that she has limits to her powers. It is strongly implied that Faust was her
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Sebastian Faust


. Faust is not trusted by many of his teammates. Despite this, he develops a romantic relationship with the innocent Halo. Soon, Felix, along with Fauna, attacks the team, drawing them into a different dimension. The team suffers various tortures, and survives only due to the flexible laws of reality in this realm. Faust leads an escape attempt. After the team breaks up, Faust tries to pursue a solo career. During the 1999 DC Comics crossover event, "Day of Judgment", Faust joins with
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Black Adam


failed, Adam returned to his state of mourning and anger. Adam's mourning is cut short, however, when he discovers a bloodied flower in his shrine, believing it a sign from Isis. Despite her powers and consciousness being heavily sedated by Felix Faust's spells, Isis manages to use her powers to create a trail of flowers (including a batch in the shape of the Shazam lightning bolt symbol) to lead Adam to where Faust has been holding her captive. Finding Isis and freeing her from Faust's control,
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Felix Faust


, Blue Devil, Papa Midnite, Sargon the Sorcerer, and Zatanna being held for the use in the Crime Syndicate's weapons program to use against the entity that destroyed their world. Constantine realizes that Nightmare Nurse is not herself, actually Necro in disguise. The two fight and Constantine is able to stop Necro in order to try and free Zatanna. Before he is able to, his is captured by Felix Faust. Constantine senses his team getting closer and hopes they will help him, not realizing that they have been captured
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List of Super Friends villains


Man-Bat, and Swamp Thing) in order to get their gems in "Super Friends" #28 (January 1980). In an episode of "", Felix Faust (voiced by Peter Cullen) was in a prison with the Penguin. Faust was about to cast a spell to escape by transferring Superman's powers into himself, but Penguin seized the opportunity, stole the Superman powers, and broke out easily, leaving Faust behind. Faust later stripped Penguin of Superman's powers, and gained them himself after
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Black Adam


missing ring finger) or her magical amulet, which has gone missing. He makes his way to Doctor Fate's tower looking for the amulet, and finds supervillain sorcerer Felix Faust, who was trapped in the tower by Ralph Dibny during "52". Faust reveals to Adam that Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. broke Isis' amulet into several pieces and scattered them across the globe. Realizing that Isis is powerful enough to free him from the tower, Faust agrees to help Adam locate the pieces of the amulet. He
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Felix Faust


Dibny, only to realize too late that the binding spell responds only to Dibny's commands: through his death Ralph has trapped Faust and Neron in the tower. One year after "Infinite Crisis", with Neron having already escaped, Faust escapes from the Tower of Fate with the help of Black Adam through the aid of a revived Isis, and contacted Red Tornado's soul which was still adrift after fighting Alexander Luthor alongside Donna Troy, the Green Lantern Corps, and their allies. Working with Dr. Impossible, Professor Ivo
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Isis (DC Comics)


Adam, still mourning for her, finds a bloodied flower sprouting in their family shrine. He takes it as a sign that Isis is trying to communicate with him, which becomes apparent when he finds a larger collection of flowers in the shape of the Shazam lightning bolt symbol, pointing in the direction Adam must go to find her. Eventually, Black Adam finds Isis and Felix Faust, and Adam forces Faust to release Isis from his control. The resurrected Isis is far less merciful and forgiving than before, and castrates Faust
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List of Secret Society of Super Villains members


, had their memories unlocked by Despero and then were summoned back together for revenge by the Wizard. Zatanna reluctantly re-erased their memories of the JLA's identities. Whether they were members of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Society as well is unknown. In addition to the Wizard, Felix Faust and Chronos the membership included: One year after the events of "Infinite Crisis", Calculator has taken control of the Society with Talia as the only other original leader left. Felix Faust and Cheetah (Barbara Ann Minerva), however
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List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold characters


captured and almost killed by the Riddler, but is saved by Batman, Nightwing, Batgirl, and Felix Faust. She learns her lesson and goes along quietly to pay her debt to society. After Batwoman is loaded into the paddy wagon, Felix Faust shows some romance toward her even though Batman was in her body. NOTE: On his "Formspring" page, "Brave and the Bold" director Ben Jones confirmed that the decision to rename the character was brought about after DC Comics voiced concerns about the episode's depiction
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Faust


recalls Mephistopheles) and Mikhail Alexandrovitch Berlioz (the head of Massolit). Thomas Mann's 1947 "" adapts the Faust legend to a 20th-century context, documenting the life of fictional composer Adrian Leverkühn as analog and embodiment of the early 20th-century history of Germany and of Europe. The talented Leverkühn, after contracting venereal disease from a brothel visit, forms a pact with a Mephistophelean character to grant him 24 years of brilliance and success as a composer. He produces works of increasing beauty to universal acclaim, even
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Minister Faust


writing from an early age, showing an interest in science fiction. Azania's first published work was his science fiction play, "The Undiscovered Country" (1986), for Montreal's Creations Etc. He is the current writer in residence at the University of Alberta. Writing in the science fiction and fantasy genres, he refers to his subgenre of writing as imhotep-hop. Imhotep-hop is an Africentric subgenre that draws inspiration from numerous ancient African civilizations and focuses on a future in which people struggle for justice.
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Katana (comics)


a trial by combat within her sword, which included confronting many of the souls of the people she had killed. Afterwards, she found her old mentor and took his life. The two splinter teams eventually reunited to take on more supernatural threats focused around the new team member Sebastian Faust. Katana and her friends suffered through the mental and physical tortures that Faust's father, Felix, put them through. Halo eventually freed them by destroying several of Felix's items of power. Soon after, the group broke apart. After
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Jack Faust (novel)


Jack Faust (1997) is a science fiction novel by American writer Michael Swanwick. It was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award in 1997, and for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1998. The plot is a modernization of the classic German tale of anti-hero Dr. Johannes Faust, who struggles with his growing discomfort with modern thought and questions how and why things happen without scientific explanation. After Faust burns his library and contemplates suicide, a mysterious being named Mephistopheles comes to Faust and offers him all the information
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Leo Feist


Jul 15, 1883 – Apr 15, 1936), Leo's brother, was a sales executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Felix Ellison Feist (Feb 28, 1910 – Sep 2, 1965) — a film and television director — was the son of Felix F. Feist. Felix Ellison Feist, as stepfather, adopted Raymond E. Feist. Leonard S. Feist (1911–1996) – Leo and Bessie's son – was a music publisher, copyright expert, and advocate for the music publishing industry. Nathan Feist, (
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Felix Faust


found it difficult to find any mystics willing to purchase his tarnished soul. Finally, he tried to trick Neron into giving him power by offering the pure soul of an innocent girl he murdered in lieu of his own. Unfortunately for him, Neron saw through the ruse and punished Faust by setting the girl's vengeful spirit upon him. For a time, Faust's damned soul languished in a hellish plane for magicians who had abused or ignored the laws of magic. During the event known as "52", a voice
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52 (comics)


resurrect his wife, Dibny prepares a spell in Doctor Fate's home, the Tower of Nabu. Dibny puts the helmet on, points the gun at his temple, then shoots the helmet to reveal it is actually the sorcerer Felix Faust. Faust was posing as Nabu to give Dibny's soul to the demon Neron in exchange for his freedom. Neron kills Dibny, but realizes too late that Dibny's spell has trapped him and Faust inside a circle of binding that can only be undone by the person who originally created it
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Justice League Dark (film)


an attempt to overthrow Great Britain, using it to make people see their worst nightmares and feed off their torment. Blood was mortally injured cleaving the Dreamstone in half. Merlin summoned Etrigan to defeat Destiny and then bound him to Blood because Merlin knew they would be needed in the future. Ritchie briefly wakes to claim Felix Faust as his assailant. With the help of the plant elemental Swamp Thing (Alec Holland), the group locates Faust's Observatory of the Cosmos. After a battle with the wizard, which Faust loses
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Calythos, that had been created by the Demons, and which the Timeless Ones could not destroy or move from Earth. Pre-"Crisis", they claimed a spell using the artifacts would free them in 100 years, but in that time the caster of the spell would be able to command them. To do this he takes control of the JLA with the Demons' help, who find and defeat the artifact's guardians and bring them to Faust who begins the spell, but Aquaman is able to break the spell by distracting him
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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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Isis (DC Comics)


on Black Adam's abuse of their now-shared powers. So Isis is able to be fully restored to life, even if bound by powerful spells to drain her will and bind her to mindless obedience. Now a mere puppet in Faust's hands, Isis' magic is used to free him from his imprisonment in Fate's tower by creating a magical doorway through the tower wall. Felix Faust then drags her away to a hideout, where it is strongly implied that he sexually assaults the paralyzed Isis. Later, Black
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Neron (DC Comics)


Neron, Felix Faust plots to deliver him the Elongated Man's (Randolph William "Ralph" Dibny's) soul at the moment of its greatest despair. Pretending to be Doctor Fate I (Kent Nelson), Faust attempts to convince the Elongated Man that he can resurrect his wife, Susan Dearbon "Sue" Dibny, from the dead and teaches him magical skills so that he can do so, but is tricked by the Elongated Man, who has known for some time that he is not Doctor Fate I and that
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Faust Symphony


"Faust" is an aberration: let us drop the subject once and for all." Thereafter, apart from one or two sporadic performances, the symphony was neglected for roughly 50 years. Lack of interest was so great that the orchestral parts were not published until 1874. Felix Weingartner became the work's first modern interpreter (giving a performance with the Berlin Staatskapelle in 1892) but he stood practically alone in his advocacy of the score until modern times, when Thomas Beecham and Leonard Bernstein, among others, began championing
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William Faust


William Faust (March 29, 1929 – January 21, 1995) was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate from 1967 through 1994, and was majority leader from 1976 to 1984. A native of Ohio, Faust attended Indiana University and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1952. He undertook graduate work at Eastern Michigan University. Faust was a publisher and managing editor of several news publications before being elected a township trustee in 1960 and later supervisor in 1963 of Nankin Township. In 1966, Faust won
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Minister Faust


Malcolm Azania (born 1969), is a Kenyan-Canadian novelist, teacher, writer, and journalist. He is primarily known by his pen name, Minister Faust. In addition to writing science fiction, he is a playwright, journalist, teacher, and poet. He has also written video games. He was writer in residence at the University of Alberta, 2014-2015. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Malcolm Azania is the son of a Kenyan and a Canadian.]. He attended local schools and started
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Felix Faust


but, despite casting a spell that made them spin in midair, he was knocked out by the Atom. When the Crime Champions were fully defeated, Doctor Fate, Batman, and the Earth-1 Flash defeated Faust. Over the years, Faust's hunger for magical power proved very costly to him. He had bargained his soul away for knowledge on many occasions, only to buy it back later when his acquisitions failed to help him meet his goals; every time, he would end up worse than before. Eventually, he
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Murdoc Niccals


Murdoc Faust Niccals (born Murdoc Alphonce Niccals) is the fictional bassist for the virtual band Gorillaz. He is voiced by Phil Cornwell, and was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. In the Gorillaz universe, Murdoc was responsible for most of the conception and formation of the band, and is angry that 2-D, the fictional vocalist and pianist for the band, is the frontman. Aspects of Murdoc's appearance and personality were based on that of a young Keith Richards. Murdoc's fictional biography is filled with references to
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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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List of Super Friends villains


which their Superman was causing). This universe's version of the Hall of Justice is called the Hall of Evil, and a demonic-looking face is on the outside of the building. The Super Enemies themselves appear almost identical to the Super Friends, although their version of Aquaman has an eyepatch, Batman's costume is red rather than blue, and Robin has a moustache. Felix Faust attends a Halloween masquerade transforming wealthy guests into the monsters they're in costume as (Bizarro, Solomon Grundy, Etrigan the Demon,
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Just'a Lotta Animals


exist, on a parallel Earth named "Earth-C-Minus" (as opposed to the world of the Zoo Crew, which was named "Earth-C"). The two teams united to defeat the villains of the story, Dr. Hoot (an owl mad scientist) and Feline Faust (a cat sorcerer; an analog of Justice League villain Felix Faust). The team's imagery was brought to life by a confused paranormal teenager in the second part of the "Young Justice: World Without Grownups"
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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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Science Fiction Research Association


University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and the guest speakers included Professor Steven Shaviro of Wayne State University and writers Saladin Ahmed, Sarah Zettel (aka C.L. Anderson), and Minister Faust. The SFRA presents the following awards at its annual conference: SFRA members receive the association’s quarterly publication "SFRA Review" (ISSN 1068-395X). The contents include extensive book reviews of both nonfiction and fiction, review articles, listings of new and forthcoming books, letters, SFRA internal affairs, calls for papers, works in
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Blackbriar Thorn


the Justice League Dark. He tries to destroy Zatanna in Peru by controlling an entire forest with his magic. He is then possessed by Deadman and neutralized. During the "Forever Evil" storyline "", Blackbriar Thorn is among the magic users in the possession of Felix Faust and Nick Necro. Faust and Necro plan to use the magic users as part of a weapon to defeat the creature that destroyed the Crime Syndicate's Earth. The character appears in the "DC Rebirth" relaunch as one of the villains refusing to
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Elongated Man


to Nanda Parbat and gets into a fight with the Yeti. The Perfect Accomplished Physician comes to the rescue. Both he and the Yeti are members of the Great Ten, defenders of China. At Nanda Parbat, Rama Kushna tells Dibny, "The end is already written". During week 42, Dibny is in Dr. Fate's tower. He begins the spell to resurrect Sue, puts on the helmet of Fate, and shoots it, revealing Felix Faust, who was posing as Nabu. Faust planned to trade Dibny
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List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold characters


The Golden Age of Justice" where he was the real suspect to stealing the golden skull when disguised as an old lady. Being exposed, he attempts to retreat but is defeated by Batman and Detective Chimp. NOTE: Although this character is particularly famous for his appearance in the 1966 Batman TV show episodes "True or False Face" and "Holy Rat Race" where he was played by Malachi Throne, his first appearance in Batman universe was in "Batman" #113 (February 1958). Felix Faust (real
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DC Universe Animated Original Movies


, JB Blanc as Merlin and Abnegazar, Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Rath, Fred Tatasciore as Ghast, Enrico Colantoni as Felix Faust, Jeremy Davies as Ritchie Simpson, and Alfred Molina as Destiny. The film was digitally released on January 24, 2017 and on DVD and Blu-ray on February 7, 2017. At the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2006, an animated film based on the comic book story arc "The Judas Contract" was announced. Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, creators of "The New
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Syonide


of Nikki. She had a relationship with teammate Fauna Faust who was the daughter of Felix Faust. During a fight with Eradicator's incarnation of the Outsiders, Syonide was killed by Eradicator. The second Syonide is an expert in toxicology and uses anything involved with it in his work. Different iterations of Syonide wield different weapons: an electronic whip, two slim knives that resemble throwing blades, or a pistol to fire drug-filled darts. A variation of the female Syonide appeared in "Black Lightning", portrayed by Charlbi
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Sue Dibny


. Convinced that the ceremony is a hoax, Ralph and the others attack the temple, which subsequently catches on fire. However, Ralph is convinced that the resurrection is not a hoax when a seemingly animated straw representation of Sue crawls towards Ralph uttering his name. Although this straw version of Sue Dibny is destroyed in the fire, Ralph survives and vows to complete Sue's resurrection. However, a later issue revealed that it was Felix Faust who animated the dummy with his powers, and Ralph was aware of Faust's deception
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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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Mariya Ocher


debut full-length album with Your Government was released on legendary krautrock/experimental label Klangbad (led by Faust (band)'s Hans Joachim Irmler). Its follow-up "The West Against The People" was recorded at the Faust Studio with Irmler in the summer of 2016 and released on March 10, 2017. The album features an essay analyzing the current sociopolitical climate, as well as solo tracks, tracks with Your Government and collaborations with Die Toedliche Doris and Felix Kubin. A special edition of the album grants
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Felix, Net i Nika


Felix, Net i Nika ("Felix, Net and Nika") is a series of Polish language science fiction books for teenagers, written by Rafał Kosik. It tells the adventures of three friends - Felix Polon, Net Bielecki and Nika Mickiewicz - who attend fictional Professor Kuszmiński Middle School in Warsaw. As of 2018, fifteen books have been published. There are currently 15 books in the series: A feature motion picture, "Felix, Net i Nika oraz teoretycznie mozliwa katastrofa" ("Felix, Net and Nika
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Red Tornado


with his own Time Bubble to navigate to the restored universe. One Year Later, Red Tornado's android body is repaired. Kathy Sutton spends time with it, talking with Platinum, thinking that she has done this seven times before and waiting for John to come back to his body. His soul enters a human body offered by Felix Faust, posing as Deadman. When the Justice League of America calls him back as a member, John Smith returns as a human being. He has the same wind powers as his robotic
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Gerry Faust


Gerard Anthony Faust (born May 21, 1935) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1981 to 1985 and at the University of Akron from 1986 to 1994, compiling a career college football record of 73–79–4. From 1962 to 1980, Faust was the head football coach at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he tallied a mark of 178–23–2 and won four mythical High School Football National Championships. Before coaching, Faust enjoyed a successful
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Silver Age (DC Comics)


recruited by the US Military to aid Batman (actually The Penguin) against Felix Faust (actually Green Arrow) and Catwoman (Black Canary). GA hopes that he can use Faust's powers to swap their bodies back and goes to the Gotham City Library where the Metal Men attack. Magnus is injured in the resulting battle and Platinum (who is in love with him) carries him to safety. The Metal Men attack again but this time GA unleashes a spell that transforms them into humans. Platinum visits the recovering Magnus
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Rita Mae Reese


. Other awards include the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award for fiction in 2006, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University, the Paumanok Poetry Award, and a Discovery/The Nation award. Her latest book, "The Book of Hulga", won the Felix Pollak Prize and will be published in 2016. Her work has been published in many journals and anthologies, including "Poetry From Sojourner: A Feminist Anthology" (2004) and Robert Olen Butler's "From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction
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Irvin Faust


attended Columbia University for graduate studies, earning an M.A. in 1952 and an Ed.D in 1960. From 1943 to 1946, Faust served with the U.S. Army during and after World War II. He served with the Army in Europe and the South Pacific. Faust married Jean Satterthwaite in 1959. Faust was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Morris and Pauline (née Henschel) Faust. Faust has also maintained a career in education. He has served as a teacher and guidance counselor
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Faust


the north tympanum of the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris. The origin of Faust's name and persona remains unclear. The character is ostensibly based on Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480–1540), a magician and alchemist probably from Knittlingen, Württemberg, who obtained a degree in divinity from Heidelberg University in 1509, but the legendary Faust has also been connected with Johann Fust (c. 1400–1466), Johann Gutenberg's business partner, which suggests that Fust is one of the multiple origins to the Faust story. Scholars such as Frank
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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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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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Doktor Faust


, in disguise as a Night Watchman, announces that it is eleven o'clock. Wagner, the successor to Faust as university Rector and now resident in Faust's former home, says good-night to a group of students. Faust enters, alone, and sees his old home. Voices from the church sing of judgment and salvation. Faust wants to try to redeem himself with one final good deed. He sees a beggar woman with a child, and realizes that she is the Duchess. She hands him the child,
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Charles L. Faust


Charles Lee Faust (April 24, 1879 – December 17, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born near Bellefontaine, Ohio, Faust moved with his parents to a farm near Highland, Kansas. He attended the public schools and Highland University. He engaged in teaching in a country school near Highland in 1898–1900. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1903, was admitted to the bar the same year, and commenced the practice of his profession in St. Joseph, Missouri
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Max Brand


Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. He (as Max Brand) also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James Kildare in a series of pulp fiction stories. Faust's Kildare character was subsequently featured over several decades in other media, including a series of American theatrical films by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), a radio series, two television
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Robert A. Simon


Robert Alfred Simon (1897 in New York City – 27 April 1981 in New York City) was an American writer, translator, and music critic for "The New Yorker" from its first issue in 1925 until 1948. A graduate of Columbia University, in addition to his original fiction he wrote opera and musical comedy librettos for several composers. In 1927 he penned a widely praised English translation of Gounod's "Faust" for Vladimir Rosing's American Opera Company. His writing varied in subject from social criticism ("Our
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Saber Marionette J


and pronunciations for tiger, lynx, and panther due to their Galtland origins). Ieyasu Tokugawa, the fictional shogun of Japoness, derives his name and appearance from Tokugawa Ieyasu, while Gerhardt von Faust, führer of Galtland, is an allusion of Adolf Hitler whose name may be derived from Faust, a character of German folklore. The city-states established by the male survivors are also based on the political and developmental histories and periods of countries. Japoness is a reminiscence of feudal Japan, Galtland portrays the totalitarian regime of
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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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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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Mephisto (comics)


Mephisto is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in "The Silver Surfer" #3 (Dec. 1968) and was introduced in the Marvel universe by Stan Lee and John Buscema, based on Mephistopheles – a demon character from the Faust legend, who often went by Mephisto as a nickname. Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books, the character has appeared in over four decades of Marvel continuity. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series
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Homo magi


publication; this is their reason for using a pseudonym. In the original plot, Nommo, a sorcerer from the Empire of "Kor" in Ancient Africa, (from H. Rider Haggard's "She") created the "Flame of Life" from the life forces gathered after the sinking of Atlantis. Nommo later fought Wotan (changed to Felix Faust by DC), unwittingly causing the destruction of Kor when he absorbed the full power of the Flame. Changing his name to Doctor Mist, Nommo embarked on a breeding
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American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi


timeline from Rice's birth in 1954 to her 2009 departure from the office of Secretary of State: Marcus Mabry, an editor at "The New York Times" and author of "Twice As Good: Condoleezza Rice and her path to power"; Glenn Kessler, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, diplomatic correspondent at "The Washington Post" and author of "The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy"; and Antonia Felix, author of "Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Story". The film
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University of Wisconsin Press


The University of Wisconsin Press (sometimes abbreviated as UW Press) is a non-profit university press publishing peer-reviewed books and journals. It publishes work by scholars from the global academic community; works of fiction, memoir and poetry under its imprint, Terrace Books; and serves the citizens of Wisconsin by publishing important books about Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes region. UW Press annually awards the Brittingham Prize in Poetry, the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, and The Four Lakes Prize in Poetry.
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Jack Faust (attorney)


John R. "Jack" Faust (born June 16, 1932) is a retired Portland, Oregon, attorney, television personality and political activist. Faust graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon in 1949, the University of Oregon in 1953, and graduated first in his class at the University of Oregon Law School in 1958. At law school he was Editor-in-chief of the law review and received the Order of the Coif and the Phi Delta Phi Award for Outstanding Graduate Pacific Northwest. Served in the
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Randy Newman's Faust


Randy Newman's Faust is a 1995 musical by American musician and songwriter Randy Newman, who based the work on the classic story of "Faust", borrowing elements from the version by Goethe, as well as Milton's "Paradise Lost", but updating the story to the modern day, and infusing it with humorous cynicism. In this retelling, God and the Devil fight for the soul of Henry Faust, a student at the University of Notre Dame. The musical was performed at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego
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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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Scenes from Goethe's Faust


Felix Mendelssohn: "[A]ny composer would not only be judged by his treatment of one of the seminal and most-widely acclaimed works in German literature, but would also be setting himself up to be compared to Mozart." Yet despite Schumann's expressed reservations about the work, it has been labeled his "magnum opus." Schumann is "[d]eeply sensitive to the all-inclusiveness of Goethe's drama[.]" From the work's dark and tense overture, to its elegant and tranquil conclusion, Schumann
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Jurgen Faust


describe design processes. He also taught design and design theory. He contributed to a variety of books and publications. In addition he is a practicing researcher, designer, and artist, who showed in many places, including museums and galleries in Europe, Germany, France, England, Italy, Poland and Slovakia as well as the United States. Faust is currently the President Macromedia University of Applied Sciences in Munich where he teaches Design and Design Theory. Faust graduated in 1997 from Reutlingen University in Chemistry. At the Free Academy
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Cricket in fiction


Flashman was the first cricketer to record a "hat-trick". The caddish fictional hero participates in a cricket match at Lord's in 1842 that features some of the leading cricketers of that era – Felix, Fuller Pilch, and Alfred Mynn. (Flashman gets Felix's wicket through skill, Pilch's through luck, and Mynn's by 'knavery'.) MacDonald Fraser takes great care to describe the sights and sounds of Lord's as it was in the 1840s. Although very different from Sassoon's style,
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Doktor Faust


Rector Magnificus of the university. While he is working on an experiment in his laboratory, Wagner, his pupil, brings word of three students from Kraków, who have arrived unannounced to give Faust a book on black magic, "Clavis Astartis Magica" (The Key to the Magic of Astarte). Faust reflects on the power that will soon be his. The students come on stage, and tell him that this book is for him. When Faust asks what he must give in return, they say only "Later
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Joe Clifford Faust


Joe Clifford Faust (born 1957) is an American author best known for his seven science fiction novels primarily written during the 1980s and 1990s, including "A Death of Honor", "The Company Man", the "Angel's Luck" Trilogy (all published by Del Rey Books), and the satirical Pembroke Hall novels (published by Bantam Spectra). His novels are known for their tightly controlled plots and their sense of humor. Like many authors, he draws inspiration from previous and current occupations, including projectionist
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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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Barbara Gordon in other media


Detective Comics" #359. In the teaser of the episode "The Last Patrol!", she saves Batman from Killer Moth in a flashback. In a present-day scene of the teaser, she and Batman end up in one of the Penguin's death traps. She returns in the episode "The Criss Cross Conspiracy!" in which she and Nightwing have to work alongside Batman (in Batwoman's body) and Felix Faust to save Batwoman (in Batman's body) at the mercy of the Riddler.
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George Onslow (composer)


Opéra-Comique. "Le colporteur" was also produced in Germany, and even (in a very mangled version, in 1831), in London. In 1825 in Paris he met the 16-year-old Felix Mendelssohn, who enjoyed a performance of one of Onslow's quartets but was surprised that he was not aware of Beethoven's opera "Fidelio". Onslow was an early enthusiast of the music of Hector Berlioz, whose "Eight scenes from Faust" (1829) and overture "Les francs-juges" (
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