USS Constitution was one of six Heavy Frigates commissioned by the United States Congress in 1794 to protect American shipping against Barbary Pirates in the Mediterranean. These frigates were designed to outmatch the ...

The Santisima Trinidad (officially named Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad) was a Spanish first-rate ship of the line. This number of guns increased over the years. At launch in 1769, she had 112 guns, though this ...

Amora the Enchantress has devoted her immortal life to the pursuit of power. One of the most powerful magic-wielders in Asgard, Amora is well known for her immense beauty and infamous for her heartless scheming in order ...

Jennifer Walters is the cousin of Bruce Banner, the Hulk. After an attempt on her life left her in critical condition, a blood transfusion from Banner infused her with gamma irradiation and transformed her into the ...

As a boy, Matt Murdock was blinded in an accident involving radioactive chemicals. Though he could no longer see, the chemicals heightened Murdock’s other senses and imbued him with an incredible 360-degree radar sense. ...

Frank Castle was an honest ex-Marine just trying to live a normal life with the family he loved. When his family was tragically gunned down, Frank went on a mission of vengeance, first against those directly ...

Max Eisenhardt, the man who would become Magneto, faced unimaginable discrimination and evil during the Third Reich’s rise to power in World War II. He survived, thanks in part to the manifestation of his mutant power ...

Once a brilliant surgeon, Doctor Stephen Strange was set upon a different path when he lost the use of his hands in an accident. Seeking mystical healing, Strange instead discovered a new destiny as a master of the ...

Scott Summers is Cyclops, the first member of the mutant team the X-Men. Summers’ mutant power causes him to produce beams of optic force from his eyes. Unable to control these beams, Cyclops must wear protective ruby ...

Mystique is a peerless shapeshifter, able to alter her physical appearance and voice to match another person’s as a perfect mimic. Little is known about her early life, though she has claimed to be over 100 years old. ...