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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Peter Coyote , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott (Thomas), a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help E.T. return to his home planet, while attempting to keep him hidden from the government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial ------------------------------ A  medal  or medallion is, strictly speaking, a small, flat, and round (at times, ovoid) piece of metal that has been  sculpted ,  molded ,  cast ,  struck ,  stamped , or some way marked with an  insignia ,  portrait , or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organi...

Ant-Man  (Scott Lang) is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . Created by  David Michelinie  and  John Byrne , Scott Lang first appeared in  The Avengers  #181 (March 1979) and in  Marvel Premiere  #47 (April 1979) as the second superhero character to use the  Ant-Man  name in the  Marvel Universe . He is a reformed thief and an electronics expert. He was a member of the  Avengers , a featured character in the comic-book series FF, and in 2015 became the title character in the series Ant-Man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant-Man_(Scott_Lang) ------------------------------- Hope Pym is a fictional character appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The daughter of  Hank Pym  and  Janet van Dyne  in the  MC2  universe, she is first depicted as the supervillain Red Queen. ...

Fallout  is a series of  post-apocalyptic   retrofuturistic   role-playing video games . It was created by  Interplay Entertainment . Although the series is set during the 22nd and 23rd centuries, its  atompunk   retrofuturistic  setting and artwork are influenced by the post-war  culture of 1950s America , and its combination of hope for the promises of technology, and lurking fear of  nuclear annihilation . A forerunner for Fallout is  Wasteland , a 1988 video game of which the Fallout series is regarded to be a  spiritual successor . Although the game worlds are different, the background story, inhabitants, locations, and characters draw many parallels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_(series) ------------------------------ 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  f...

The Silurians are a race of reptilian humanoids in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . The species first appeared in Doctor Who in the 1970 serial Doctor Who and the Silurians , and were created by Malcolm Hulke . The first Silurians introduced are depicted as prehistoric and scientifically advanced sentient humanoids who predate the dawn of man ; in their backstory, the Silurians went into self-induced hibernation to survive what they predicted to be a large atmospheric upheaval caused by the Earth capturing the Moon . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silurian_(Doctor_Who) ------------------------- "Cold Blood" is the ninth episode in the fifth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who , which was first broadcast on 29 May 2010 on BBC One . It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Ashley Way . It is the second episode of a two-part story, the first episode being " The Hungry Earth ", ...

The Hulk  is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . Created by writer  Stan Lee  and artist  Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in the debut issue of  The Incredible Hulk  (May 1962). In his comic book appearances, the character is both the Hulk, a green-skinned, hulking and muscular humanoid possessing a vast degree of physical strength, and his alter ego Bruce Banner, a physically weak, socially withdrawn, and emotionally reserved physicist, the two existing as personalities independent and resenting of the other. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_(comics) Red Hulk is an alias that used by two different fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics , both U.S. Generals Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross and Robert Maverick . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hulk ------------------------------ Funko  is an American company that ...