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Gollum , originally known as Sméagol (or Trahald), was at first a  Stoor , one of the three early Hobbit-types. The name Gollum was derived from the sound of his disgusting gurgling, choking cough. His birth can be estimated to have happened in the year  TA 2430 . His death date is given as  March 25 ,  3019 . His life was extended far beyond its natural limits by the effects of possessing the  One Ring . At the time of his death, Sméagol was about 589 years old, a remarkable age for a creature that was once a  Hobbit , but he had been deformed and twisted in both body and mind by the corruption of the Ring. His chief desire was to possess the Ring that had enslaved him, and he pursued it for many years after  Bilbo Baggins  found it while walking in the  Misty Mountains  in the book The Hobbit. In the movies, he was a deuteragonist-turned-secondary antagonist. http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Gollum ------------------------------ The  Lo...

The Overlook Hotel was a secluded hotel located in the Rocky Mountains and the main antagonist in The Shining . During its history, it was the site of many unsavory activities, including suicides, gangland hits, and many suspicious changes of ownership, yet the hotel remained a luxurious destination known for its sumptuous grounds and spectacular mountain view.  In the novel, The Shining , the Overlook was destroyed when the hotel's winter caretaker, Jack Torrance , allowed the outmoded boiler to go untended until it exploded, burning the Overlook to the ground. Jack’s wife Wendy, his son Danny and Dick Hallorann were the only three survivors. Years later, Andrew Pomeroy , an amateur painter, was employed by a magazine to sketch the ruins of the hotel. Pomeroy disappeared during the assignment. Later on, in 1982, his body was found inside the ruins of the hotel, no one knowing how it was possible. In the film The Shining , the Overlook Hotel's exterior is represented by Timber...

Zuul and Vinz Clortho are the primary servants and harbingers of Gozer The Gozerian. Worshipped as demigods, they are known respectively as The Gatekeeper and The Keymaster. Their goal: possess a mortal male and female, perform a sexual rite combining their powers and open a gateway to allow The Destructor entry into a given world. After opening the portal, they take their places as guardians of Gozer's cosmic pyramid. The Terror Dogs are similar in appearance: horned (the male Vinz Clortho has longer horns) dog-like quadrupeds with powerful, dark-colored bodies, blazing demonic red eyes and vicious fangs and claws. In Ghostbusters terminology from West End Games' role-playing game, The Terror Dogs would each rank as a Class 7 Metaspectre. In addition to their ability to dematerialize and possess mortals, The Terror Dogs exhibit other supernatural powers such as summoning lesser entities, levitating, telekinesis and shape-changing (usually the physical form of those they posse...

VOLUME 35 YOUNG JUSTICE: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN Originally published as Young Justice #1-6, September 1998 - March 1999. Meet Robin, Superboy, Impulse, Wonder Girl, Arrowette and Secret! Setting up shop in the cave HQ of the original Justice League of America, this newly formed team’s first case involves a strange vehicle of unknown origin. Typical of the youthful heroes, they don’t hesitate to leap in and find themselves hurtling off to parts unknown. THE FLASH #92 Originally published in July 1994. Bart Allen is lost in the time stream with his speed powers burning non stop, and aging him rapidly. The search for Bart sends Wally West, The Flash, on a quest around the world. https://shop.eaglemoss.com/hero-collector/dc/young-justice-a-league-of-their-own ------------------------------ Young Justice is an American superhero animated television series developed by Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman for Cartoon Network . Despite its title, it is not a direct adaptation of Peter David , To...

The   Batmobile   is the fictional   car   driven by the   superhero   Batman   in   American comic books   published by   DC Comics . The Batmobile made its first appearance in   Detective Comics   #27 (May, 1939), where it was depicted as an ordinary-looking, red car. Housed in the   Batcave , which the Batmobile accesses through a hidden entrance, the heavily armored, weaponized vehicle is used by Batman in his crime-fighting activities. The look of the Batmobile has varied over time, but since its earliest appearances, the Batmobile has had a prominent bat  motif , typically including distinctive wing-shaped  tailfins . Armored in the early stages of Batman's career, it has been  customized  over time into a sleek, armored  supercar -hybrid, and is the most technologically advanced crime-fighting asset within Batman's arsenal. Depictions of the vehicle have evolved along with the character, wit...