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Rocket Raccoon  is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . Created by writer  Bill Mantlo  and artist  Keith Giffen , the character first appeared in  Marvel Preview  #7 (Summer 1976). He is an intelligent,  anthropomorphic   raccoon , who is an expert  marksman  and master  tactician . His name and aspects of his character are a nod to  The Beatles ' 1968 song " Rocky Raccoon ". Rocket Raccoon appeared as a prominent member in the 2008 relaunch of the superhero team  Guardians of the Galaxy . The character has appeared in several media adaptations as a member of that team, including  animated   television series ,  toys , and  video games . He appears in the 2014 live-action film  Guardians of the Galaxy  and its 2017 sequel,  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 , with his voice provided by  Bradley Cooper  a...

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , shortened Hogwarts, is a fictional British school of  magic  for students aged eleven to eighteen, and is the primary setting for the first six books in  J.K. Rowling 's  Harry Potter  series. Rowling has suggested that she may have inadvertently taken the name from the  hogwort  plant (Croton capitatus), which she had seen at  Kew Gardens  some time before writing the series, although the names "The Hogwarts" and "Hoggwart" appear in the 1954  Nigel Molesworth  book How To Be Topp by  Geoffrey Willans . Hogwarts school was voted as the 36th best Scottish educational establishment in a 2008 online ranking, outranking Edinburgh's  Loretto School . According to a director of the Independent Schools Network Rankings, it was added to the schools listing "for fun" and was then voted on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogwarts ----------------------------------- C...