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The USS Rhode Island (NCC-72701) was a 25th century refit Nova-class Federation starship operated by Starfleet in an alternate timeline . Whereas the original Nova-class from the 2370s was limited to a maximum warp factor of warp 8 and was considered a planetary research vessel, the Rhode Island was designed for long term deep space assignments . The Rhode Island was commanded by Captain Harry Kim , and assigned to a four-year exploration mission . In 2404 , the Rhode Island defended Admiral Janeway 's shuttlecraft when it came under attack by two Negh'Var warships . https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Rhode_Island -------------------------------- Star Trek  is an American  space opera   media franchise  based on the  science fiction television series  created by  Gene Roddenberry . The first television series, simply called Star Trek and now referred to as " The Original Series ", debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on  ...

Riot Tank Batmobile Before being forced into retirement, Batman built this tank to deal with a period of extreme rioting in the city. Unlike his small standard flying Batmobiles , this vehicle is massive, with caterpillar tracks and functions as a ground AFV only. https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/Riot_Tank_Batmobile ------------------------------ The Dark Knight Returns (alternatively titled Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) is a 1986 four-issue comic book miniseries starring Batman , written by Frank Miller , illustrated by Miller, and Klaus Janson , with color by Lynn Varley, and published by DC Comics . It tells an alternative story of Bruce Wayne, who at 55 years old returns from retirement to fight crime and faces opposition from the Gotham City police force and the United States government. The story also features the return of classic foes such as Two-Face and the Joker , and culminates with a confrontation against Superman , who is now a pawn of the government. When original...

Daredevil (Matt Murdock) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Daredevil was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett , with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby . The character first appeared in Daredevil #1 (April 1964). Writer/artist Frank Miller 's influential tenure on the title in the early 1980s cemented the character as a popular and influential part of the Marvel Universe . Daredevil is commonly known by such epithets as the "Man Without Fear" and "The Devil of Hell's Kitchen". Daredevil's origins stem from a childhood accident that gave him special abilities. While growing up in the historically gritty or crime-ridden working class Irish-American neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen in New York City , Matt Murdock is blinded by a radioactive substance that falls from an out-of-control truck after he pushes a man out of the path of the oncoming vehicle. While ...

SWAMP THING PART 2 Originally published as Swamp Thing #28–34 and Swamp Thing Annual #2, September 1984–March 1985. Beneath the Earth there are muffled, booming voices. Beneath the ocean there are terrible lights. And the ripples widen across America. Through the very darkest minds. SWAMP THING #1 Originally published in November 1972. Murdered for his research and left to rot in a swamp, Dr. Alec Holland’s essence is miraculously resurrected into the body of a grotesque Swamp Thing. https://shop.eaglemoss.com/hero-collector/dc/swamp-thing-part-2-book ------------------------------ DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection  is a fortnightly  partwork   magazine  published by Eaglemoss Collections and  DC Comics  in  the UK . The series is a collection of special edition  hardback   graphic novels , collecting significant DC Comics superhero story-arcs as well as bonus origin stories for the characters within. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics_...