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Hellboy  is a fictional  superhero  created by writer-artist  Mike Mignola . The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (Aug.  1993 ), and has since appeared in various  eponymous   miniseries ,  one-shots  and  intercompany crossovers . The character has been adapted into two live-action feature films in  2004  and  2008  that starred  Ron Perlman  in the title role, and two  straight-to-DVD animated films , as well as two video games –  Asylum Seeker  and  The Science of Evil . A well-meaning  demon  whose true name is Anung Un Rama ("and upon his brow is set a crown of flame"), Hellboy was summoned from  Hell  to  Earth  as an infant demon on December 23, 1944 (given as his birth date by Mike Mignola) by  Nazi occultists (spawning his  hatred  for them). He was discovered by the  Allied Forces ; amongst them, Pro...

Outset Island is a location in The Wind Waker . It is located at the southern end of the Great Sea . It is home to only a few families, including that of Link , which consists of his sister Aryll and their beloved Grandma . On this island, it is customary to garb boys in green when they reach the age of the fabled "legendary hero." Outset Island consists of two main islands connected by a wooden bridge. Of the four houses on Outset Island, three of them are situated on the western island. The eastern island has a winding pathway to the summit, where there is a suspension bridge that connects the two areas. Across the bridge is the Forest of Fairies , where Link rescues Tetra after she is dropped there by the Helmaroc King at the beginning of the game. Later, the water spirit Jabun makes his home in the cave at the back of the island after his original residence, Greatfish Isle , is destroyed by Ganondorf . However, the cave is blocked by a large stone that can only ...

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (officially abbreviated the Super NES or SNES, and commonly shortened to Super Nintendo) is a  16-bit   home video game console  developed by  Nintendo  that was released in 1990 in  Japan  and  South Korea , 1991 in  North America , 1992 in  Europe  and  Australasia  ( Oceania ), and 1993 in  South America . In Japan, the system is called the Super Famicom , or SFC for short. In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy  and was distributed by  Hyundai Electronics . Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of  regional lockout  prevent the different versions from being compatible with one another. It was released in  Brazil  on September 2, 1992, by Playtronic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System ------------------------------ A  calendar  is a system of organizing da...

Breaking Bad  is an American  crime drama  television series created and produced by  Vince Gilligan . The show originally aired on the  AMC  network for five seasons, from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013. It tells the story of  Walter White  ( Bryan Cranston ), a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable  lung cancer . Together with his former student  Jesse Pinkman ( Aaron Paul ), White turns to a life of crime, producing and selling crystallized  methamphetamine  to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal world. The title is from a  Southern  colloquialism meaning to " raise hell ". Breaking Bad is set and was filmed in  Albuquerque, New Mexico . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad --------------------------------- A  replica  is an exact  reproduction , such as of a  painting , as...