Although The Vanguard folded in 1926, the others were a great triumph and became known as " The Big Five "; they ended Amalgamated Press's near-monopoly of the British comic industry.

Although he initially declined the part of Dr. David Banner in The Incredible Hulk because of its comic book origins, on reading Kenneth Johnson's script for the pilot episode, he was persuaded to change his mind ( and agreed to remain involved with the series for as long as Johnson was to be involved ).

Although the film would have comic moments, Chaplin described it as first and foremost a romantic film.

Although the various stories and creators have won awards too ( see the various entries for details ) the comic itself has its own trophies:

Although sometimes classified as comic, it blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements.

Although this film is not in continuity with the later television series, in 1999, author Christopher Golden adapted Joss Whedon's original script into a comic book entitled " The Origin ", which Whedon later confirmed to be " pretty much " canonical.

Although clowns are originally comic performers and characterized to humor and entertain people, the image of the evil clown is a development in popular culture, in which the playful trope of the clown is rendered as disturbing through the use of horror elements and dark humor.

Although the comic started in the 1940s, it has changed over the years to stay current with the times, said writer and artist Dan Parent.

Although little remembered today, Pollaky's fame at the time was such that he was mentioned in various books of the 1870s and immortalized as " Paddington " Pollaky for his " keen penetration " in the 1881 comic opera, Patience.

Although she appears as one of the series ' major villains, she is frequently a source of comic relief: In Magica's final scene in the series for example, she attempts to send Scrooge's " tin man back to OZ ", but is herself sent elsewhere in a whirlwind when a Quackenyeeken Yeeker bird yeeks in fear, causing her jar of magic dust to break open and carry her away.

Although never a central character, Pete has also made many appearances in Disney comics, and often appeared as Sylvester Shyster's dimwitted sidekick in the Mickey Mouse comic strip.

Although still conforming to traditional comic book styles, Miller infused this first issue with his own film noir style.

Although originally of the same ambiguous relationship to canon, the characters it introduced would reappear in the canonical Angel comic books to come later.

Although extremely popular, the comic series ended on a cliffhanger when Marvel lost the Star Trek license rights.

Although generally a comic actor, DeVito expanded into dramatic roles with The Rainmaker, Hoffa ( 1992 ), which he directed and in which he co-starred with Jack Nicholson, Jack the Bear ( 1993 ), L. A.

Although not unique for the web medium, a single panel of a web comic can also continue in more than one sequence.

Although DC and Timely ( which evolved to become Marvel Comics ) characters are more famous today, circulation figures suggest that the best-selling superhero title of the era may have been Fawcett Comics ' Captain Marvel, whose approximately 1. 4 million copies per issue made it " the most widely circulated comic book in America.

Although his role in Return of the Jedi was relatively brief, Admiral Ackbar became a prominent character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, which encompasses all licensed stories in the Star Wars universe outside of the six main feature films, such as novels, comic books, video games and television shows.

Although cancelled years ago ( Novaro folded in 1985, and a character revival by rival Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico in the 1990s did not last long ), it is from this comic that the character is best known in both Central America and South America.

Although afraid at the time of its creation of cramming too many historical details into the story, Rosa himself mentions in Uncle Scrooge # 383 ( November, 2008 ) that in fan mail he receives to this day, Guardians of the Lost Library to his own surprise is often referred to as "' the best Rosa story ' or ' the best Duck story ' or even ' the best comic book story ' (?!!

Although she made a living by playing busty, lusty women, Lana's fondest desire was to be cast as a comic actress or perform as a comedian.

Although there is little scientific discourse on the combustive properties of flatus, there are many anecdotal accounts of flatus ignition and the activity has increasingly found its way into popular culture with references in comic routines, movies, and television ; including cartoons.

Although Memín is a comedy comic, it resembles soap operas in that the comic's story is a continuous one.

Although by the time they made films together, their romantic involvement had ended, she played many eccentric characters in several of his comic and dramatic films including Sleeper, Love and Death, Interiors, Manhattan, and the film version of Play It Again, Sam, directed by Herbert Ross.

Although other producers had made films earlier using 2 strip color, Disney produced the first cartoon in 3 strip Technicolor, " Flowers and Trees ", in 1932.

Although a sort of ' strip books ' may once have existed, it is very much to be doubted that mythical narratives were ever completely rendered hieroglyphically.

Although Gekko makes a pretense of caring about the airline, his intentions prove to be to destroy the airline, strip its assets and lay off its employees before raiding the corporate pension fund.

Although at first intended to have only a brief lifespan, its immense popularity urged Tagawa to continue producing the strip.

Although a small community it has a small landing strip called Minto Airport.

Although the peculiarities of the Jewish mode of speaking and singing come out the most glaringly in the commoner class of Jew, who has remained faithful to his fathers ' stock, and though the cultured son of Jewry takes untold pains to strip them off, nevertheless they shew an impertinent obstinacy in cleaving to him.

Although Warbucks enlists the help of the FBI and Interpol to find her, by the end of the final strip he has begun to resign himself to the fact that Annie most likely will not be found alive.

Although Terry and the Pirates had made Caniff famous, the strip was owned by the syndicate, which was not uncommon at the time.

Although Harrison has been the main artist throughout this time, when he has been unavailable to draw the strip the main ghost artist has been Laura Howell.

Although his most famous creation, Tintin, features prominently, his other comic strip characters ( such as Jo, Zette and Jocko, and Quick and Flupke ) are also present.

Although anachronisms are not unknown, they are not deliberate mainstays of the strip, as in other period burlesque strips like The Wizard of Id.

Although not currently listed as endangered, wild Thuja occidentalis populations are threatened in many areas by high deer numbers ; deer find the soft evergreen foliage a very attractive winter food, and strip it rapidly.

Although his father, James, was a shoe salesman who didn't think much of artists, all of the children in the family were creative: Walter was a painter, daughter Jamar entered the commercial art field and Lyman, Chic's older brother, drew the Tim Tyler's Luck comic strip for King Features.

Although most of the sequences in the strip ( and the occasional comic book ) center around Smokey's escapades with the Chief, the loose " plots " and situations are mainly a framework to display an endless parade of off-the-wall verbal and visual humor.

Although his forays into interior artwork are almost universally acclaimed, Bolland is far more commonly seen as ' just ' a cover artist-although he notes that he has never decided to actually " pursue covers exclusively ," having merely " branched off a little bit " from strip work.

Although mainly a residential area, there is a small commercial strip on Martins Lane adjacent to Viewbank Primary School.

Although the strip was mainly drawn by Norman Mansbridge, replaced in the 1990s by Trevor Metcalfe whose strips introduced Fuss Pot's cousin Scruff Pot.

Although comparable in area to the state of Rhode Island ( 3140 km2, population 1. 05 million ) and Long Island, N. Y. ( 3600 km2, population 7. 5 million ) Andros is home to a population of approximately 8000, almost all of whom are settled in a thin strip near the Queen Elizabeth Highway running along the island's eastern coast.

Although not in its earlier form, the strip adapted to the Ligne claire style pioneered by Hergé, a change taking place when the strip became serialised in Hergé's comics magazine Tintin from 1948 to 1959.

Although Italy could extend its control to almost all of the 2, 000 km of the Libyan coast between April and early August 1912, its ground forces could not venture beyond the protection of the navy's guns and were thus limited to a thin coastal strip.

Although this strip is mostly comedy, it did have some serious moments.