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Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Created by David Vern Reed , Lew Schwartz , and Bob Kane , the character made his first appearance in Batman #59 (June–July 1950). He is an excellent sniper who regularly boasts of never missing a shot, and is often considered as one of the deadliest assassins in the DC Universe . Deadshot is an adversary of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of enemies that make up his rogues gallery . Though normally portrayed as a supervillain, he is sometimes depicted as an antihero . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadshot ------------------------------- Suicide Squad  is a 2016 American  superhero film  based on the  DC Comics   antihero  team  of the same name . It is the third installment in the  DC Extended Universe  series. The film was written and directed by  David Ayer  and stars an  ensemble cast  consisting of  Will Smith ,  Jared Leto ,  Margot Ro

Cthulhu  is a fictional  cosmic entity  created by writer  H. P. Lovecraft  and first introduced in the  short story  " The Call of Cthulhu ", published in the American  pulp magazine   Weird Tales  in 1928. Considered a  Great Old One  within the  pantheon  of Lovecraftian cosmic entities, the creature has since been featured in numerous popular culture references. Lovecraft depicts Cthulhu as a gigantic entity worshipped by cultists. Cthulhu's appearance is described as looking like an  octopus , a  dragon , and a caricature of human form. Its name was given to the Lovecraft-inspired universe where it and its fellow entities existed, the  Cthulhu Mythos . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu ------------------------------ A pin-back button or pinback button,  pin button , button badge or simply pin-back or badge, is a  button  or  badge  that can be temporarily  fastened  to the surface of a  garment  using a  safety pin , or a  pin  formed from  wire

House Stark's  sigil  is a grey  direwolf  on a white background, over a green escutcheon. They are one of the few noble Houses whose  family motto  is not a boast or threat. Instead, the House Stark family motto is a warning, one that no matter the circumstances will always be relevant: "Winter is Coming". http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/House_Stark ------------------------------ Game of Thrones  is an American  fantasy   drama  television series created by  David Benioff  and  D. B. Weiss . It is an adaptation of  A Song of Ice and Fire ,  George R. R. Martin 's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is  A Game of Thrones . It is filmed at Titanic Studios in  Belfast , on location in the United Kingdom, and in Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, Spain, and the United States. The series premiered on  HBO  in the United States on April 17, 2011, and its sixth season ended on June 26, 2016. The series was renewed for a seventh season, which

Suicide Squad  is a 2016 American  superhero film  based on the  DC Comics   antihero  team  of the same name . It is the third installment in the  DC Extended Universe  series. The film was written and directed by  David Ayer  and stars an  ensemble cast  consisting of  Will Smith ,  Jared Leto ,  Margot Robbie ,  Joel Kinnaman ,  Viola Davis ,  Jai Courtney ,  Jay Hernandez ,  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ,  Ike Barinholtz ,  Scott Eastwood , and  Cara Delevingne . In the film, a secret government agency led by  Amanda Waller  recruits imprisoned  supervillains  to execute dangerous  black ops  missions and save the world from a powerful threat, in exchange for reduced sentences. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_Squad_(film) ------------------------------ A pin-back button or pinback button,  pin button , button badge or simply pin-back or badge, is a  button  or  badge  that can be temporarily  fastened  to the surface of a  garment  using a  safety pin , or a  pi

The  Arc Reactor  was a power core made out of palladium, and was the initial power source of the first Iron Man Marksuits, and was later modified to an advanced level by Tony to power his suits, as it kept on improving. The second arc reactor is made of an element that Tony Stark created in the second movie. Stark Industries  was once powered by an Arc Reactor, but it was destroyed when  Pepper  overloaded it. It is unknown what happened to the reactor after this event. The Arc Reactor is also the power source of  Stark Tower and a mini arc reactor was created to power the  Iron Man suit. http://ironman.wikia.com/wiki/Arc_Reactor ------------------------------ Iron Man  (Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark) is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer and editor  Stan Lee , developed by scripter  Larry Lieber , and designed by artists  Don Heck  and  Jack Kirby . The character ma

House Targaryen  is a former  Great House  of  Westeros  and was the ruling royal House of the  Seven Kingdoms  for three centuries since it  conquered and unified the realm, before it was deposed during  Robert's Rebellion  and  House Baratheon replaced it as the new royal House. The few surviving Targaryens fled into  exile to the  Free Cities  of  Essos  across the  Narrow Sea . Currently based on  Dragonstone  off of the eastern coast of Westeros, House Targaryen seeks to retake the Seven Kingdoms from  House Lannister , who formally replaced House Baratheon as the royal House following the  destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor . House Targaryen's  sigil  is a three-headed red dragon on a black background, and their words are "Fire and Blood". http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/House_Targaryen ------------------------------ Game of Thrones  is an American  fantasy   drama  television series created by  David Benioff  and  D. B. Weiss . It is

The  James Bond  series focuses on a fictional  British Secret Service  agent created in 1953 by writer  Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations:  Kingsley Amis ,  Christopher Wood ,  John Gardner ,  Raymond Benson ,  Sebastian Faulks ,  Jeffery Deaver ,  William Boyd  and  Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is  Trigger Mortis  by Anthony Horowitz, published in September 2015. Additionally  Charlie Higson  wrote a series on  a young James Bond , and  Kate Westbrook  wrote three novels based on the  diaries of a recurring series character ,  Moneypenny . The character has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip, video games and film. The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over $7.040 billion in total, making it the  fourth-highest-grossing film series  to date, which started

The  James Bond  series focuses on a fictional  British Secret Service  agent created in 1953 by writer  Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations:  Kingsley Amis ,  Christopher Wood ,  John Gardner ,  Raymond Benson ,  Sebastian Faulks ,  Jeffery Deaver ,  William Boyd  and  Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is  Trigger Mortis  by Anthony Horowitz, published in September 2015. Additionally  Charlie Higson  wrote a series on  a young James Bond , and  Kate Westbrook  wrote three novels based on the  diaries of a recurring series character ,  Moneypenny . The character has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip, video games and film. The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over $7.040 billion in total, making it the  fourth-highest-grossing film series  to date, which started

Harley Quinn  (Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel) is a fictional character appearing in  American comic books  published by  DC Comics . The character was created by  Paul Dini  and  Bruce Timm , and first appeared in  Batman: The Animated Series  in September 1992. She later appeared in DC Comics's  Batman  comic books, with the character's first comic book appearance in  The Batman Adventures  #12 (September 1993). Harley Quinn is a frequent accomplice and lover of the  Joker , whom she met while working as a  psychiatrist  at  Gotham City 's  Arkham Asylum , where the Joker was a patient. Her name is a play on the name " Harlequin ", a character which originated in the  commedia dell'arte . The character has teamed up with fellow villains  Catwoman  and  Poison Ivy  several times, the trio being known as the  Gotham City Sirens . Poison Ivy is known to be a close friend, sometimes lover, and recurring ally of Harley. Since  The New 52 , she is now depicted a