Bossman Enterprises
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Biography:
Between 1981 and 1984, Michael Bossman was an underworld kingpin called the Boss. Using his illegally gotten gains, he created a company called Bossman Enterprises, in which he patented and produced new technologies that he stole from alien civilizations during his younger years as an agent of the Interstellar Peace Organization.
The technologies were just subtle enough to prove successful and groundbreaking on Earth but not advanced enough to draw the attention of the IPO. He was so successful that by 1984 Bossman's company was now a multi-billion dollar corporation and Bossman abandoned his underworld alter-ego, though not his evil ways.
From 1984 to 1989, while publicly a booming legal company, secretly is was used by Michael Bossman to conduct any illegal thing that suited him. This included Bossman's attempts to lure his son Chris Kowalski aka Powerkid over to the dark side, by force if necessary, and it was, though unsuccessful.
In 1989, Bossman's evil finally became public knowledge, and Powerkid apprehended him himself. Bossman was sent away for multiple murders, kidnappings, rapes, thefts, ect. He was away for a mere 18 years before his legal team finally got him released.
During his stay in prison, a proxy ran the company, however, Bossman still maintained real control. His proxy dared not try to take control for real.
When Bossman was released in 2007, he seemingly reformed. He devoted portions of his company, which he officially regained control of, to humanitarian efforts. The company began funding NighTforce, a team dedicated to taking down the terrorist cult called the New Power. The company also secretly funded another team called the Bad Guys, that consisted of reformed super-villains and traveled the globe on covert missions to assist people in need. The company also later funded the revived Heroes of Earth.
About a year ago, it was revealed that Bossman had not changed his ways, and actually was a member of the inner council of the New Power. Bossman went into hiding. This time, perhaps due to some part of Bossman that was actually good, a clause left all of Bossman's money, assets, valuables, and the entire company to his son Chris, and his grandson Connor. However, Connor being a minor had his mother Yana Oo named his proxy. Chris, having killed President Bush when under mind control, was in hiding, and named his sister Michelle Wrigley as his proxy. Thus, now Michelle Wrigley is the head of Bossman Enterprises, and Yana Oo the company's number two.
Today, Bossman Enterprises continues to thrive legally and secretly funding super-heroic operations, including ironically capturing Bossman and taking down the New Power once and for all.
Comments:
The character of Michael Bossman has gone through many changes over the years. In 1984, he transitioned from a super-villain who fought the Unknown and Detective Lebane, to an evil billionaire businessman whose goal was to turn his son, Powerkid, to his side.
And yes, in 1984, I came up with the idea of turning the evil mastermind into a rich businessman who uses his business as a front. Yes, I did that. Years before Byrne and Ostrander did the same to Luthor and Sivana. But do I get credit for this? (Perhaps, though, the Kingpin might be the first.)
From 1984 to 1989, Bossman Enterprises was a major part of Powerkid and Powerman, even when Bossman wasn't the main villain. His presence was always there in the series. But even beyond that, Bossman Enterprises has appeared or has been referenced in many Super Comics titles. Because Bossman Enterprises is the tallest building in Orange City, and located in the exact center of the city, it frequently appears in any story occurring in Orange City. (And most of the titles do take place in Orange City, or at least visit there at some point.) Additionally, the mark of "MBE" (for Michael Bossman Enterprises) is often seen on all kinds of tech gadgets in various stories.
Today, the company is a significant part of most Super Comics titles, particularly Powerman, Super Team-Up, Powerkid, Super Team-Up Jr., Super-Trio, Justice, NighTforce, Bad Guys, and Heroes of Earth.
It should be noted that Bossman Enterprises has not appeared in any story that takes place in the future, not even ones in Orange City. This doesn't necessarily mean that it's not there, but there is no evidence that it is.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Michelle Wrigley
Michelle Wrigley
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr. and Walter Wright
Real Name: Michelle Denise Wrigley
Aliases: Super Baby, Powerkid II, Powerman III, Justice III
Current Occupation: President, chairman of the board of Bossman Enterprises
Parents: Walter and Maureen (Hasser) Wrigley (both deceased)
Siblings: Christopher Kowalsky (aka Powerman II; adopted brother)
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: Heroes of Earth; also will be a member of the Power Police in the future
Place of Birth: Orange City
Current Place of Residence: Orange City
First Appearance: Powerkid # 23 (July 1984)
Biography:
When Christopher Kowalsky, the hero who was known as Powerkid at the time and is now known as Powerman, was 11, he gained a little sister, Michelle Wrigley. They thought they were half-siblings, with different fathers. Years later, they would learn that their mother was not actually Chris' mother.
When Michelle was just a month old, the family was camping, and Michelle accidentally rolled into a pond. As it turned out, the pond has been irradiated with the same energy that gave Chris his powers. This has been no accident, but intentional on the part of the Great Unknown. Chris immediately dove in after his sister, but the pond had given Michelle the same powers as Powerkid, including the advanced intelligence. However, her powers were only activated in time of need. When there was a danger that Powerkid couldn't handle alone, Michelle would turn into Super Baby.
As Super Baby, Michelle operated whenever needed, including during the Crisis on Infinite Earths where she helped maintain order during the unpredictable weather and merging of space and time. Shortly after the Crisis, when she was just over a year old, her powers faded away.
When Michelle was two, she possessed by Satan, and Powerkid had to rely on the help of the Monster Squad to drive him out of her.
In 1991, when Michelle was seven, her brother was thought to be killed by Doctor Deadly. Allorin Vonski found a way to transfer his powers to Michelle, but chose to transform her into a duplicate of Powerman (yes, turning her into an adult male) and wiping her memories. Michelle operated as Powerman for a few months until Chris showed up alive and reclaimed his powers and title. Michelle was reverted back to normal with no memories of her time as Powerman.
However, while Chris was thought dead, and Michelle was amnesiac, their mother lost her mind from the stress and hated super-heroes. She went to Australia and blew up Heroes of Earth headquarters there. She was found insane and committed to a mental hospital.
Shortly after this, Chris went off to college, and Michelle was left to be raised alone by her father. Eventually, Walter fought a long and hard legal battle to have Maureen released into his custody.
A year after all this, Doctor Deadly met Doctor Doom, a villain from an alternate universe. The two worked together to hatch a spell that banished all super-heroes to limbo. Now a world without heroes, the super-villains were able to wreak havok. Allorin Vonski used his powers to grant powers to several of Chris' friends, as well as Michelle, who regained her old powers, now permanently, and became Powerkid.
Eventually, the heroes managed to get back home and restore order, and Michelle continued to operate as Powerkid. It should be noted that just like with Chris, when Michelle transformed into Powerkid, she aged physically, intellectually, and emotionally by some years.
Thus in 1994, though only 10 years old as Michelle, she was 15 as Powerkid, and started dating 18 year old super hero Zap, Master of Power. Though at this time Powerman's identity was public, Michelle managed to keep hers secret, and chose not to tell Zap. As Powerkid, she had feelings for Zap, and did not want him to know she was just a 10 year old kid.
Later in 1994, a being called the Nameless One came to Earth and did battle with Powerman, and both seemed to vaporize each other, but in reality they has both been teleported to opposite sides of the universe. During his absence, Powerkid and NighTrain worked together to protect Orange City and deal with three fakers claiming to be the real Powerman. Eventually Powerman returned, but so did the Nameless one, who kidnapped Chris and Michelle's parents. Powerman left to rescue them, instructing Michelle that it was up to her to be Earth's champion in his absence.
A year later, Powerman decided to leave Earth behind forever, and Powerkid officially became Earth's champion. Shortly after, the mutant called Adam used his psychic powers to take over the Earth, establishing a new world order where mutants and metahumans ruled over normal humans. He made the Heroes of Earth and Champions as his royal guard, and Powerkid and Zap were his personal bodyguards. For three years, Powerkid served Adam, all the while trying to muster the willpower to send a psychic message of her own to Powerman, which finally reached him out in space. He returned to Earth, and helped the heroes regain control and overthrow Adam, who Powerman had to kill. Meanwhile, Adam's brother had gained the power of time travel, and was going back in time to kill every metahuman before they gained their powers. Powerkid joined with the other heroes to stop him, and she was able to stop Timeline before he tried to kill Maureen Wrigley in 1984 while she was still pregnant with Michelle in the womb. Timeline, too, was killed.
Following this, Allorin Vonski created a spell that removed all super powers from all super beings on Earth, except for a few who chose to leave Earth. Michelle willingly gave up her powers.
Now Michelle was 14, and the now powerless Zap, Keith Sheridan, was 20. They tried to maintain their relationship, but the age difference strained things, as well another factor. Michelle was fine living a normal life. She began devoting herself to athletics and her studies. But Keith began to resent having lost his powers, when for three years he was one of the most powerful men on the planet. Now he was at college, and doing poorly. Without the super heroics, Michelle and Keith found they had nothing in common, and eventually ended their relationship.
Four years later, Michelle turned 18 and went off to Worcester State College. Now living in one of the most crime ridden cities in the world, Michelle got the hero itch again. When she turned 21, she adopted the abandoned identity of Justice, and began patrolling the streets as a vigilante, becoming the only costumed hero of the time.
The next year, however, her brother returned to active duty as Powerman, and his son Connor became Powerkid. This sparked the beginning of a new heroic age.
Early on in Michelle's new vigilante career, she encountered investigative journalist George Banner, who was trying to uncover Justice's identity. Eventually, Michelle and George began dating, and he learned, but kept, her secret. He even took up the costumed business himself, calling himself Truth.
In 2008, Michelle learned that her mother had terminal cancer. She moved back to Orange City to live with and care for her mother. This created a strain in her relationship with George.
Then the new Crisis hit, and Michelle as Justice had to participate. At one point, she and Truth had to travel back in time to 1991, where they encountered Peter and Michelle Falkner, the Justice and Truth of that time.
After the Crisis, Justice served with the newly reformed Heroes of Earths very briefly.
At the end of 2008, Maureen Wrigley died, and Michelle could no longer operate at Justice. But she was forced to don the costume one last time when her and several other heroes were brought against their will to a "battleworld" where they had to combat their greatest enemies. Truth was killed during this great battle. When the heroes finally returned, Michelle gave up heroics.
Michelle chose to stay in Orange City, in her childhood home, which she now owned. Shortly after, her brother's father, billionaire Michael Bossman returned to a life of crime (he had been a reformed super villain). There was a strange clause that left his company, Bossman Enterprises, and his entire fortune, property, and assets for Chris and Connor Kowalsky, Michelle Wrigley, and Connor's mother Yana Oo. Connor was too young to control a company, and Chris was in hiding at the time (due to having killed President Bush while under mind control), and thus Michelle and Yana were suddenly in control of a multi-billion dollar company.
Now Michelle has abandoned heroics and runs Bossman Enterprises, though she does fund the operations of NighTforce and the Bad Guys, both heroic teams.
In the year 2019, Michelle will again be operating as Justice, and will become a member of the Power Police.
Comments:
Michelle Wrigley was inspired by my sister, Michelle Wright. The character was created by my step-father, Walter Wright, though he really just came up with the name (that had been previously used in silver age Superman stories.) Walter was the Bob Kane to my Bill Finger, in that he came up with the name, and I came up with everything else since then.
Michelle/Super Baby was a supporting character in Powerkid from 1984 - 1988, and also appeared in the Crisis Within.
She continued to be a supporting character in Powerman from 1988 to 1991. Briefly, she became the feature character in Powerman during the summer of 1991, but reverted by to supporting status.
In 1991 to 1992, Michelle Wrigley was seen in the futuristic series Power Police 2019/2020. This was the first time we learn that Michelle will become Justice at age 21 and will continue to operate as Justice in the years 2019 and 2020.
In 1994, Powerkid volume 2 was launched, featuring Michelle Wrigley, which ran until May 1995. She next appeared in the four issue Timeline mini-series in 1998.
In 2005, Justice volume 2 was launched, again featuring Michelle Wrigley. Though this series is still ongoing, Michelle stopped being the feature character in August 2010, when she passed the torch over to the new Justice, Holly Frost.
Michelle remains a supporting cast member in Powerman, Powerkid, Justice, NighTforce, and the Bad Guys.
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr. and Walter Wright
Real Name: Michelle Denise Wrigley
Aliases: Super Baby, Powerkid II, Powerman III, Justice III
Current Occupation: President, chairman of the board of Bossman Enterprises
Parents: Walter and Maureen (Hasser) Wrigley (both deceased)
Siblings: Christopher Kowalsky (aka Powerman II; adopted brother)
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: Heroes of Earth; also will be a member of the Power Police in the future
Place of Birth: Orange City
Current Place of Residence: Orange City
First Appearance: Powerkid # 23 (July 1984)
Biography:
When Christopher Kowalsky, the hero who was known as Powerkid at the time and is now known as Powerman, was 11, he gained a little sister, Michelle Wrigley. They thought they were half-siblings, with different fathers. Years later, they would learn that their mother was not actually Chris' mother.
When Michelle was just a month old, the family was camping, and Michelle accidentally rolled into a pond. As it turned out, the pond has been irradiated with the same energy that gave Chris his powers. This has been no accident, but intentional on the part of the Great Unknown. Chris immediately dove in after his sister, but the pond had given Michelle the same powers as Powerkid, including the advanced intelligence. However, her powers were only activated in time of need. When there was a danger that Powerkid couldn't handle alone, Michelle would turn into Super Baby.
As Super Baby, Michelle operated whenever needed, including during the Crisis on Infinite Earths where she helped maintain order during the unpredictable weather and merging of space and time. Shortly after the Crisis, when she was just over a year old, her powers faded away.
When Michelle was two, she possessed by Satan, and Powerkid had to rely on the help of the Monster Squad to drive him out of her.
In 1991, when Michelle was seven, her brother was thought to be killed by Doctor Deadly. Allorin Vonski found a way to transfer his powers to Michelle, but chose to transform her into a duplicate of Powerman (yes, turning her into an adult male) and wiping her memories. Michelle operated as Powerman for a few months until Chris showed up alive and reclaimed his powers and title. Michelle was reverted back to normal with no memories of her time as Powerman.
However, while Chris was thought dead, and Michelle was amnesiac, their mother lost her mind from the stress and hated super-heroes. She went to Australia and blew up Heroes of Earth headquarters there. She was found insane and committed to a mental hospital.
Shortly after this, Chris went off to college, and Michelle was left to be raised alone by her father. Eventually, Walter fought a long and hard legal battle to have Maureen released into his custody.
A year after all this, Doctor Deadly met Doctor Doom, a villain from an alternate universe. The two worked together to hatch a spell that banished all super-heroes to limbo. Now a world without heroes, the super-villains were able to wreak havok. Allorin Vonski used his powers to grant powers to several of Chris' friends, as well as Michelle, who regained her old powers, now permanently, and became Powerkid.
Eventually, the heroes managed to get back home and restore order, and Michelle continued to operate as Powerkid. It should be noted that just like with Chris, when Michelle transformed into Powerkid, she aged physically, intellectually, and emotionally by some years.
Thus in 1994, though only 10 years old as Michelle, she was 15 as Powerkid, and started dating 18 year old super hero Zap, Master of Power. Though at this time Powerman's identity was public, Michelle managed to keep hers secret, and chose not to tell Zap. As Powerkid, she had feelings for Zap, and did not want him to know she was just a 10 year old kid.
Later in 1994, a being called the Nameless One came to Earth and did battle with Powerman, and both seemed to vaporize each other, but in reality they has both been teleported to opposite sides of the universe. During his absence, Powerkid and NighTrain worked together to protect Orange City and deal with three fakers claiming to be the real Powerman. Eventually Powerman returned, but so did the Nameless one, who kidnapped Chris and Michelle's parents. Powerman left to rescue them, instructing Michelle that it was up to her to be Earth's champion in his absence.
A year later, Powerman decided to leave Earth behind forever, and Powerkid officially became Earth's champion. Shortly after, the mutant called Adam used his psychic powers to take over the Earth, establishing a new world order where mutants and metahumans ruled over normal humans. He made the Heroes of Earth and Champions as his royal guard, and Powerkid and Zap were his personal bodyguards. For three years, Powerkid served Adam, all the while trying to muster the willpower to send a psychic message of her own to Powerman, which finally reached him out in space. He returned to Earth, and helped the heroes regain control and overthrow Adam, who Powerman had to kill. Meanwhile, Adam's brother had gained the power of time travel, and was going back in time to kill every metahuman before they gained their powers. Powerkid joined with the other heroes to stop him, and she was able to stop Timeline before he tried to kill Maureen Wrigley in 1984 while she was still pregnant with Michelle in the womb. Timeline, too, was killed.
Following this, Allorin Vonski created a spell that removed all super powers from all super beings on Earth, except for a few who chose to leave Earth. Michelle willingly gave up her powers.
Now Michelle was 14, and the now powerless Zap, Keith Sheridan, was 20. They tried to maintain their relationship, but the age difference strained things, as well another factor. Michelle was fine living a normal life. She began devoting herself to athletics and her studies. But Keith began to resent having lost his powers, when for three years he was one of the most powerful men on the planet. Now he was at college, and doing poorly. Without the super heroics, Michelle and Keith found they had nothing in common, and eventually ended their relationship.
Four years later, Michelle turned 18 and went off to Worcester State College. Now living in one of the most crime ridden cities in the world, Michelle got the hero itch again. When she turned 21, she adopted the abandoned identity of Justice, and began patrolling the streets as a vigilante, becoming the only costumed hero of the time.
The next year, however, her brother returned to active duty as Powerman, and his son Connor became Powerkid. This sparked the beginning of a new heroic age.
Early on in Michelle's new vigilante career, she encountered investigative journalist George Banner, who was trying to uncover Justice's identity. Eventually, Michelle and George began dating, and he learned, but kept, her secret. He even took up the costumed business himself, calling himself Truth.
In 2008, Michelle learned that her mother had terminal cancer. She moved back to Orange City to live with and care for her mother. This created a strain in her relationship with George.
Then the new Crisis hit, and Michelle as Justice had to participate. At one point, she and Truth had to travel back in time to 1991, where they encountered Peter and Michelle Falkner, the Justice and Truth of that time.
After the Crisis, Justice served with the newly reformed Heroes of Earths very briefly.
At the end of 2008, Maureen Wrigley died, and Michelle could no longer operate at Justice. But she was forced to don the costume one last time when her and several other heroes were brought against their will to a "battleworld" where they had to combat their greatest enemies. Truth was killed during this great battle. When the heroes finally returned, Michelle gave up heroics.
Michelle chose to stay in Orange City, in her childhood home, which she now owned. Shortly after, her brother's father, billionaire Michael Bossman returned to a life of crime (he had been a reformed super villain). There was a strange clause that left his company, Bossman Enterprises, and his entire fortune, property, and assets for Chris and Connor Kowalsky, Michelle Wrigley, and Connor's mother Yana Oo. Connor was too young to control a company, and Chris was in hiding at the time (due to having killed President Bush while under mind control), and thus Michelle and Yana were suddenly in control of a multi-billion dollar company.
Now Michelle has abandoned heroics and runs Bossman Enterprises, though she does fund the operations of NighTforce and the Bad Guys, both heroic teams.
In the year 2019, Michelle will again be operating as Justice, and will become a member of the Power Police.
Comments:
Michelle Wrigley was inspired by my sister, Michelle Wright. The character was created by my step-father, Walter Wright, though he really just came up with the name (that had been previously used in silver age Superman stories.) Walter was the Bob Kane to my Bill Finger, in that he came up with the name, and I came up with everything else since then.
Michelle/Super Baby was a supporting character in Powerkid from 1984 - 1988, and also appeared in the Crisis Within.
She continued to be a supporting character in Powerman from 1988 to 1991. Briefly, she became the feature character in Powerman during the summer of 1991, but reverted by to supporting status.
In 1991 to 1992, Michelle Wrigley was seen in the futuristic series Power Police 2019/2020. This was the first time we learn that Michelle will become Justice at age 21 and will continue to operate as Justice in the years 2019 and 2020.
In 1994, Powerkid volume 2 was launched, featuring Michelle Wrigley, which ran until May 1995. She next appeared in the four issue Timeline mini-series in 1998.
In 2005, Justice volume 2 was launched, again featuring Michelle Wrigley. Though this series is still ongoing, Michelle stopped being the feature character in August 2010, when she passed the torch over to the new Justice, Holly Frost.
Michelle remains a supporting cast member in Powerman, Powerkid, Justice, NighTforce, and the Bad Guys.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World
In 2001, I first discovered Win Scott Eckert's Crossover Chronology. As a crossover fanatic, I was overwhelmed, and read the thing straight through in just a few days.
In 2004, during the era when Powerman was in self-exile, traveling through space, time, and alternate realities. He had been doing so for about a year at this point in the series, but had only been encountering new characters and settings, or familiar ones from within the Super Comics Universe and Multiverse.
But in late 2004, I chose to incorporate the works of Win Scott Eckert's chronology, including all the events and characters, as well as the articles of Wold Newtonry mentioned within the chronology. From 2004 to 2007, Powerman started encountering characters from Win's Crossover Chronology, in the past, present and future. In 2007, Powerman returned home, but over in Super Team-Up, stories continued to involve Powerman teaming with the characters from Win's Chronology.
Last year, the chronology evolved into a two volume book called Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World, which was a much expanded version of the online chronology. Of course I ordered the book within minutes of learning it was available for sale. Powerman continues to encounter characters brought in from Win's work, as do other characters like Powerkid and the Wanderer. The chronology is firmly a part of Wronskiverse canon, with a few minor areas where there is a conflict with already established Wronskiverse canon. But those are very, very minor.
Of course, some characters from the chronology were already in. Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Tarzan, the Lone Ranger, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Law & Order, and some others had already existed in the Wronskiverse long before I discovered Win's site. And it was because of those that I felt so comfortable including his whole chronology.
Of course, just as my inclusion of some elements of the DC Universe doesn't go in reverse, the same goes here. Win's works exist within his Crossover Universe. But his work is so great, that is is considered by Henry Covert of the Wold Newton Meteoric Society to be a key piece of the Wold Newton Universe. Additionally, it is also the what I would consider the Bible for my Television Crossover Universe. So the chronology really exists in at least four realities.
In 2004, during the era when Powerman was in self-exile, traveling through space, time, and alternate realities. He had been doing so for about a year at this point in the series, but had only been encountering new characters and settings, or familiar ones from within the Super Comics Universe and Multiverse.
But in late 2004, I chose to incorporate the works of Win Scott Eckert's chronology, including all the events and characters, as well as the articles of Wold Newtonry mentioned within the chronology. From 2004 to 2007, Powerman started encountering characters from Win's Crossover Chronology, in the past, present and future. In 2007, Powerman returned home, but over in Super Team-Up, stories continued to involve Powerman teaming with the characters from Win's Chronology.
Last year, the chronology evolved into a two volume book called Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World, which was a much expanded version of the online chronology. Of course I ordered the book within minutes of learning it was available for sale. Powerman continues to encounter characters brought in from Win's work, as do other characters like Powerkid and the Wanderer. The chronology is firmly a part of Wronskiverse canon, with a few minor areas where there is a conflict with already established Wronskiverse canon. But those are very, very minor.
Of course, some characters from the chronology were already in. Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Tarzan, the Lone Ranger, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Law & Order, and some others had already existed in the Wronskiverse long before I discovered Win's site. And it was because of those that I felt so comfortable including his whole chronology.
Of course, just as my inclusion of some elements of the DC Universe doesn't go in reverse, the same goes here. Win's works exist within his Crossover Universe. But his work is so great, that is is considered by Henry Covert of the Wold Newton Meteoric Society to be a key piece of the Wold Newton Universe. Additionally, it is also the what I would consider the Bible for my Television Crossover Universe. So the chronology really exists in at least four realities.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Bud Fisher
Occasionally, I will do bios of the creators who have contributed to Super Comics either directly or indirectly. Today I will cover Bud Fisher.
Bud Fisher is the creator of Mutt and Jeff. As Dennis E. Power revealed, that duo are the immortals Ollu and Buzsla. In 2007, Win Scott Eckert's crossover chronology, which later evolved into his two volume Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World. Win incorporated Dennis' Ollu and Buzsla into his work, thus it also was incorporated into the Wronskiverse. Incidentally, it was during Powerman's adventures in time and space that Crossovers was incorporated. Powerman encounterd many characters who had counterparts in the Wold Newton Universe.
Bud Fisher is the creator of Mutt and Jeff. As Dennis E. Power revealed, that duo are the immortals Ollu and Buzsla. In 2007, Win Scott Eckert's crossover chronology, which later evolved into his two volume Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World. Win incorporated Dennis' Ollu and Buzsla into his work, thus it also was incorporated into the Wronskiverse. Incidentally, it was during Powerman's adventures in time and space that Crossovers was incorporated. Powerman encounterd many characters who had counterparts in the Wold Newton Universe.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Conway "Bud" Fisher (April 3, 1885 – September 7, 1954) was an American cartoonist who created Mutt and Jeff, the first successful dailycomic strip in the United States.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Fisher studied at the University of Chicago and then went to work as a journalist and sketch artist in the sports department of the San Francisco Chronicle. In late 1907, he introduced a comic strip character named Mr. A. Mutt (the initial stood for Augustus) that became instantly popular with readers. In March 1908, Fisher added a second character, the diminutive Jeff, the opposite of the tall and skinny Mutt.
Mutt and Jeff gained such popularity that Fisher, who was able to claim copyright to the characters, received an offer to produce it for the San Francisco Examiner, owned by William Randolph Hearst. The move to the Hearst Corporation chain exposed the strip to a multitude of new readers across the United States.
In 1911, Nestor Studios of New Jersey acquired the right to make Mutt and Jeff short film comedies, after which Fisher decided he could make more money controlling film production himself. In 1913, he created the Bud Fisher Film Corporation and signed a deal with American Pathé. They made 36 Mutt and Jeff short comedies in 1913, but production ceased for two years when Fisher's copyright was challenged. Once the courts upheld Fisher's copyright claim, the comic strip was syndicated nationwide, and between 1916 and 1926, his film production company created another 277 Mutt and Jeff film productions. On these film projects, Fisher is almost exclusively credited as the writer, animator and director, although the majority of animation was by Raoul Barré and Charles Bowers.
Mutt and Jeff was also published in comic book form. The income from multiple uses of his characters made Fisher a wealthy man. In 1932, he authorized Al Smith to produce the strip under his supervision. Smith drew Mutt and Jeff for 48 years. When Fisher died in 1954, Smith began signing his own name and continued to draw the strip until 1980 when George Breisacher took over for its final two years.
Ownership of the strip went to Pierre de Beaumont (1915-2010), as detailed in The New York Times:
- Mr. de Beaumont happened to own the rights to an emblematic American art form, the Mutt and Jeff comic strip, which he had inherited from his mother, a countess and occasional Broadway chorus girl. She had obtained them after a marital dispute that was widely covered in the newspapers and also involved frogs... The Countess de Beaumont had married — and, in a welter of wooings and suings avidly chronicled in the press, separated from — the cartoonist Harry C. Fisher. Mr. Fisher, known as Bud, had created what became Mutt and Jeff, the long-popular comic strip about two mismatched tinhorns, in 1907. In 1925, Mr. Fisher married Countess de Beaumont aboard a trans-Atlantic liner. In 1927, a New York judge granted her a legal separation after she testified, as The New York Times reported, to “her husband’s cruelty” in “permitting her to be neglected by his servants while they looked after a number of live frogs he maintained in their former apartment on Riverside Drive.” Mr. Fisher died in 1954. Mrs. Fisher, who apparently never divorced him, retained the rights to Mutt and Jeff. These later devolved on Mr. de Beaumont.[1]
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Buzsla
Buzsla
Created by Dennis E. Power, based on characters created by Hanna Barbera, Bud Fisher, Stan Laurel, Bud Abbott, Danny Kaye, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Seinfeld, and Larry David. Additional conflations added by Robert E. Wronski, Jr. based on characters created by Harold Ramis,Sam Raimi, and some others under dispute.
Real Name: Buzsla
Aliases: Barney Rubble, Augustus Mutt, Stan, Don Sebastian, Lord Paddington, Stan Laurel, Alf Laurel, Stanley MacLaurel, Stannie Dum, Stanlio, Mrs. Hardy, Senor Laurel, Stan Jr., M. Laurel, Ali-Bek, Stan Sr., Mr. Pincher, Little Twinkle Star, Texas Tommy, Philip, Ferdinand Finkleberry, Little Goofy, Chester Chaste, Cuthbert Hope, Willie Brisling, Romaine Ricketts, Anatole, Hives, Dangerfield, Summers, Winchell McSweeney, Dr. Pyckle, Mr. Pryde, Webster Dingle, Rhubarb Vaselino, Sum Sap, McPherson's Son, Gabriel Goober, the King, Rudolph Razz, Dippy Donawho, Smithy, Magnus Dippytack, Basil Dippytack, Bob Cannister, Olaf, Prof. Stanlislaus Laurello, Phillup McCann, Tanglefoot, Lord Helpus, Jimmy Smith, Humpty Dumpty, Toby, Sam Squirrel, Simp, Pete, Hiram, Bud Abbott, Ernie Kauffman, Bud Flick, Harry "Slim" Pierce, Lester, Rocky Stonebridge, Tom Watson, Mr. Dinkel, Mr. Dinkelpuss, Al Stewart, Bud Alexander, Bud Jones, Casey Edwards, Buzz Johnson, Harry Lambert, Chick Young, Ted Higgins, Duke Egan, Slicker Smith, Cuthbert Greenway, Dr. Ralph Greenway, Eddie L. Morrison, T.S. Chandler, Buzz Kurtis, Dexter Broadhurst, Slats McCarthy, Peter Johnson, Eddie Harrington, Flash Fulton, Grover Mockridge, Chick Larkin, Algernon "Algy" Shaw, Doc, Blackie Benson, Chuck Murray, Smokey Adams, Hubert Hawkins, Ed Norton, Cosmo Kramer, Oh, Joxer, and Mulroy. These are the only known aliases based on my research.
Current Occupation: Unknown
Parents: Unnamed
Siblings: None
Spouse: Has been married and divorced or widowed many times. See the biography section.
Children: It is possible he has had children. See the biography section.
Group Affiliation: None
Place of Birth: A small tribal village in Isreal
Current Place of Residence: Unknown
First Appearance as Buszla: Immortal Befuddled
Biography and Comments:
Dennis E. Power, who created Buzsla, has established a very comprehensive biography and chronology of Buzsla, which can be found at http://www.pjfarmer.com/secret/Immortal/befuddled1a.htm. I won't try to restate what's already been done so well by the creator.
However, it should be noted that over in my other blog, the Television Crossover Universe, I have been dropping hints about my expansion on the Ollu and Buzsla concept in several blogs. I have yet to actually tackle the duo in my own blog, but when I do so, I won't rehash what Dennis had done, but will only expand on it. And hopefully I do him justice.
Check out these blogs I have written that mention Buzsla:
Created by Dennis E. Power, based on characters created by Hanna Barbera, Bud Fisher, Stan Laurel, Bud Abbott, Danny Kaye, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Seinfeld, and Larry David. Additional conflations added by Robert E. Wronski, Jr. based on characters created by Harold Ramis,Sam Raimi, and some others under dispute.
Real Name: Buzsla
Aliases: Barney Rubble, Augustus Mutt, Stan, Don Sebastian, Lord Paddington, Stan Laurel, Alf Laurel, Stanley MacLaurel, Stannie Dum, Stanlio, Mrs. Hardy, Senor Laurel, Stan Jr., M. Laurel, Ali-Bek, Stan Sr., Mr. Pincher, Little Twinkle Star, Texas Tommy, Philip, Ferdinand Finkleberry, Little Goofy, Chester Chaste, Cuthbert Hope, Willie Brisling, Romaine Ricketts, Anatole, Hives, Dangerfield, Summers, Winchell McSweeney, Dr. Pyckle, Mr. Pryde, Webster Dingle, Rhubarb Vaselino, Sum Sap, McPherson's Son, Gabriel Goober, the King, Rudolph Razz, Dippy Donawho, Smithy, Magnus Dippytack, Basil Dippytack, Bob Cannister, Olaf, Prof. Stanlislaus Laurello, Phillup McCann, Tanglefoot, Lord Helpus, Jimmy Smith, Humpty Dumpty, Toby, Sam Squirrel, Simp, Pete, Hiram, Bud Abbott, Ernie Kauffman, Bud Flick, Harry "Slim" Pierce, Lester, Rocky Stonebridge, Tom Watson, Mr. Dinkel, Mr. Dinkelpuss, Al Stewart, Bud Alexander, Bud Jones, Casey Edwards, Buzz Johnson, Harry Lambert, Chick Young, Ted Higgins, Duke Egan, Slicker Smith, Cuthbert Greenway, Dr. Ralph Greenway, Eddie L. Morrison, T.S. Chandler, Buzz Kurtis, Dexter Broadhurst, Slats McCarthy, Peter Johnson, Eddie Harrington, Flash Fulton, Grover Mockridge, Chick Larkin, Algernon "Algy" Shaw, Doc, Blackie Benson, Chuck Murray, Smokey Adams, Hubert Hawkins, Ed Norton, Cosmo Kramer, Oh, Joxer, and Mulroy. These are the only known aliases based on my research.
Current Occupation: Unknown
Parents: Unnamed
Siblings: None
Spouse: Has been married and divorced or widowed many times. See the biography section.
Children: It is possible he has had children. See the biography section.
Group Affiliation: None
Place of Birth: A small tribal village in Isreal
Current Place of Residence: Unknown
First Appearance as Buszla: Immortal Befuddled
Biography and Comments:
Dennis E. Power, who created Buzsla, has established a very comprehensive biography and chronology of Buzsla, which can be found at http://www.pjfarmer.com/secret/Immortal/befuddled1a.htm. I won't try to restate what's already been done so well by the creator.
However, it should be noted that over in my other blog, the Television Crossover Universe, I have been dropping hints about my expansion on the Ollu and Buzsla concept in several blogs. I have yet to actually tackle the duo in my own blog, but when I do so, I won't rehash what Dennis had done, but will only expand on it. And hopefully I do him justice.
Check out these blogs I have written that mention Buzsla:
Apr 16, 2011
Often, OLLU AND BUZSLA were also pulled from the TVCU to be guest commentators. SNAGGLEPUSS and MILDEW WOLF were the regular hosts. JABBERJAW (of the TVCU) and PETER POTAMUS were frequent guest judges. The Scooby Doobies team consisted ...
Apr 08, 2011
Spring 1954--ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY--The immortals Ollu andBuzsla are in Egypt when they encounter the mummy Klaris (not the be confused with his cousin Kharis from THE MUMMY'S HAND and sequels.) ...
Mar 16, 2011
The two local villagers who were at the tree were Ollu (who ate the fruit) and Buzsla. They would go on to have many different identities. The three who were lost had names whose original spelling is lost, but are pronounced Moe, Larry, ...
Apr 10, 2011
But more importantly, I've tried to respectfully build upon his "Ollu and Buzsla" concept. And finally, there is Chuck Loridans. His MONSTAAH site sadly is gone, but it is not forgotten. I've tried my hardest to honor its memory by ...
22 hours ago
I actually conjecture (and since it's my world, that means it is) that Buzsla was Joxer, the clumsy would be hero who would tag along with Xena. And Ollu was Salmoneus, the slightly sleazy but goodhearted con man that often encountered ...
Apr 21, 2011
Dennis also informs us that Fred and Barney are the immortals OLLU and BUZSLA. The three families go camping together. The babies witness Samantha using magic, but they can't talk yet. Samantha secretly uses her powers to mess with the ...
Even though the TVCU is different than the Wronskiverse, my crossovers for Ollu and Buzsla over there are also incorporated here.
So why is Dennis' work in? In 2007, the Wronskiverse incorporated Win Scott Eckert's Crossover Chronology, which has now evolved into his book, Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World. Win included in his chronology Dennis' Immortal Befuddled. Thus, that was also incorporated, which have me unauthorized, but self-proclaimed license to expand on Dennis' work. I do so with the utmost respect to his original work as a fan.
Abraham
Abraham
Based on a real historical figure
Real Name: Abraham
Occupation: Shepard
Parents: his fathers name was teran, mother was not mentioned in the bible.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_were_Abraham's_parents_in_the_Bible#ixzz1KMx1qQdQ
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Abraham's_wife's_name#ixzz1KMxTxmaH
Based on a real historical figure
Real Name: Abraham
Occupation: Shepard
Parents: his fathers name was teran, mother was not mentioned in the bible.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_were_Abraham's_parents_in_the_Bible#ixzz1KMx1qQdQ
Siblings: no
Spouse: Sarah, but her original name was Sarai (Genesis 17:15).
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Abraham's_wife's_name#ixzz1KMxTxmaH
Children: Isaac and Ishmael
Group Affiliation: None
Place of Birth: Israel
Place of Death: Israel
First Appearance: The Bible
Biography:
Abraham was a religious zealot who lived c. 52,000 B.C. He heard voices, due to schizophrenia. He tried to kill his son under the instructions of God, until Ollu and Buzsla came and stopped him. Later, he invented circumcision and performed this on all the people of his village. Abraham hated Sodom, and forbid the people of his village from going there, but the teens of the village, including his son, often went there secretly.
Comments:
The information here comes from the movie Year One, with the main characters being revealed to be Dennis E. Power's Ollu and Buzsla.
Note that I've been covering a lot of my versions of biblical events in recent posts, but that isn't the theme of the Wronskiverse. It is an important elements, though. I guess I'm just getting it all out of my system early on.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The Bible
In the Wronskiverse, the events of the bible, but the stories in the bible are not exactly accurate...in the Wronskiverse, a fictional universe that is not real and thus should not be taken seriously.
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDlJ1tPt
At the dawn of time, six cosmic beings were born, three of good, three of evil. The being who would become known as the Great Unknown joined with his good brothers to battle his evil brothers. However, they found themselves equal and chose to go their separate ways.
After billions of years, one of the Universal Protectors, who would one day be called Allorin Vonski, settled on Earth, in Africa. He helped create a paradise and invited humans to live there. He also used this as a place to hide the Universal Transponder.
When Vonski's evil brother Evil came in the form of a snake and tricked two of the humans, Adam and Eve, into helping him steal the Transponder. Vonski was able to stop this from happening, but he was so upset he banished the humans from his paradise, moved the paradise across the world to where Orange City, Massachusetts currently exists, and changed his paradise into the Forbidden Forest.
When Vonski's evil brother Evil came in the form of a snake and tricked two of the humans, Adam and Eve, into helping him steal the Transponder. Vonski was able to stop this from happening, but he was so upset he banished the humans from his paradise, moved the paradise across the world to where Orange City, Massachusetts currently exists, and changed his paradise into the Forbidden Forest.
This all happened around 52,000 BC. Two thousand years later, Vonski's anger with humanity and the influence of his brother Evil had gotten to the point that he punished the Earth by creating a global flood.
Around 2000 b.c.e.: Abraham and Sarah leave for their Promised Land in Canaan (Genesis 12–25)
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDkpA7uR
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDkpA7uR
Around 1260 B.C., the Great Unknown is angered by the evil of humanity, but also sees the potential for good. He chooses his first Champion of Earth in Moses, by giving him a mystical staff and advising him as he battled Ramses to free the slaves of Egypt.
Around 1000 b.c.e.: David begins ruling as Israel’s King (2 Samuel)
Around 950 b.c.e.: King Solomon, David’s son, builds the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 6–8)
Around 925 b.c.e.: Israel splits into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah (1 Kings 12)
721 b.c.e.: The northern kingdom of Israel is conquered and exiled by the Assyrians, becoming the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel (2 Kings 17)
Around 622 b.c.e.: King Josiah enacts many religious reforms (2 Kings 22–23)
586 b.c.e.: The southern kingdom of Judah is conquered and exiled by the Babylonians, which begins the Exilic Period (2 Kings 25)
538 b.c.e.: King Cyrus of Persia allows the Jews to return to their homeland, which begins the Postexilic Period (2 Chronicles 36:22–23)
515 b.c.e.: The rebuilt Temple is dedicated under the leadership of the Judean governor, Zerubbabel, which begins the Second Temple Period (Ezra)
Around 425 b.c.e.: Nehemiah repairs the walls of Jerusalem, and Ezra and Nehemiah enact religious reforms (Nehemiah)
Around 165 b.c.e.: The Hasmoneans, under Judah Maccabee, rededicate the Temple, which is today celebrated as “Hanukkah” (1 Maccabees 4)
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDlJ1tPt
In 8 A.D., the Great Unknown chose an twelve year old boy in Israel who was the son of the angel Gabriel, who had raped a woman named Mary. He granted him with amazing powers, but the boy named Jesus used his powers only is pacifistic ways. He was killed in 33 A.D. He could have saved himself but he refused to use his powers to harm others.
Around 46–64 (or 67) c.e.: The apostle Paul’s missionary journeys and letter writing (Acts 13–28 and Pauline Epistles)
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDm4KV5W
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDm4KV5W
70 c.e.: The destruction of the Jewish Temple by the Romans
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDmCCuGZ
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDmCCuGZ
Around 95 c.e.: Revelation, the final book of the New Testament, is completed
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDmFefzS
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDmFefzS
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