They launched a major invasion of Gaul and northern Italy in 268, when the Romans were forced to denude much of their German frontier of troops in response to a massive invasion of the Goths from the east.

The western Sanhaja had been converted to Islam sometime in the 9th C. They were subsequently united in the 10th C., and with the zeal of neophyte converts launched several campaigns against the " Sudanese " ( pagan black peoples of sub-Saharan Africa ).

They launched attacks in many cities, including Abidjan.

They founded the Kesmai company in 1982 and in 1985 an enhanced version of Dungeons of Kesmai, Island of Kesmai, was launched on CompuServe.

They are primarily launched from air, sea or submarine platforms in both roles, although land based launchers also exist.

They launched it on 15 November 1999 from offices in Portsmouth Road, Guildford, a location still commemorated on the site.

However, the household was a literate one, subscribing to three newspapers. They were strong Conservatives ; indeed one of the largest and last ships launched by the Bennett shipyard ( in 1869 ) was the Sir John A. Macdonald.

They can be launched from a variety of platforms.

They include Drago Jambrecina, who took a building society to court 44 times, Dominic Wy Kanak of the Waverley Council, who launched 40 proceedings against an Olympic beach volleyball stadium at Bondi, Pranay Bhatttacharya and Con Tsekouras.

They could perform highly efficient hit-and-run attacks, in which they quickly approached a target, then left as rapidly before a counter-offensive could be launched.

They also launched their 8th Walkman telephone, the W700, a stripped-down version of the W800 with a different case colour, that included a 256 MB Memory Stick.

They also safeguarded the operators of the ram against arrow and spear volleys launched from above.

They launched a poorly planned uprising in 1903 that was brutally suppressed, and led to tens of thousands of additional refugees pouring into Bulgaria.

They also ( in a very expensive deal ) purchased the TV rights to the Football League and launched the ITV Sport Channel.

They were launched by Proton-K rockets, and consisted of orbiters and landers similar to late Venera, and Vega spacecraft.

They launched a joint diplomatic effort to bring an internationally acceptable transition to independence for Namibia.

They launched their first full tour for the album in September, playing in the United States, Canada and across Europe.

They also launched attacks against pro-Bourbon presses, and paralyzed the coercive apparatus of the monarchy.

They also launched an all-out assault on Benjamin Disraeli, accusing him in a series of leaders of jettisoning ethics for politics by ignoring the atrocities committed against Bulgarian civilians by Turkey in the 1870s.

They launched a counter-attack, but the Danes killed both Osberht and Ælla and set up a puppet king on Northumbrian throne.

They also launched an HD simulcast of their Vancouver station ( CHAN-TV ) on the same day.

They weighed approximately five tons and were launched by the powerful Proton booster.

They launched the " Criticize Lin Biao, Criticize Confucius " Campaign in 1974 as an attempt to undermine the premier.

They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes.

They join the Invaders from Infinity ( see List of Captain Marvel ( DC Comics ) enemies ) in their attempt to destroy the Solar System after being defeated, but are beaten and sent back to Mars while the Invaders are imprisoned and destroyed.

They were later reworked into two separate Dark Horse Comics series by Lee Marrs and Elaine Lee.

They also currently distribute Rizzoli Books, National Geographic Books, Steerforth Press, Wizards of the Coast, Vertical Inc., Welcome Books, New York Review of Books, Titan Books, Other Press, Kodansha Manga, Hatherleigh Press, North Atlantic Books, Monacelli Press Books, and DC Comics.

They were featured on the front cover of Famous Funnies # 1, the first modern format comic book, and reprints appeared in DC Comics ' All American Comics.

They also released an archive hardcover reprint of the complete Shmoo Comics in 2009, followed by a second Shmoo volume of compete newspaper strips in 2011.

They include the two-issue American Splendor: Windfall and several themed issues such as American Splendor: Transatlantic Comics and American Splendor: On the Job.

They first appeared in Detective Comics # 74.

They are organized into four distinct types of troupes: Comics, Fancies, String Bands, and Fancy Brigades.

( They later relinquished their rights and surrendered the trademarked name to both DC and Marvel Comics to maintain licensing privileges.

However, in 1993 Windsor-Smith once again found himself in opposition to company employment policies when Valiant decided to adopt the same work for hire practices that he had disliked in Marvel Comics, and became dissatisfied with his position in the company: " They needed me as a figurehead just as much as a creator.

** Black Widow 2 # 1 – 6 ( Marvel Comics / Marvel Knights, 2005 – 2006, covers subtitled with The Things They Say About Her but internal indicia reads simply Black Widow 2, indicating it is a sequel to the 2004 mini-series by the same writer )

They first appeared in Adventure Comics # 306 ( March 1963 ).

They are modified versions of the various Blue Beetle characters created for Fox Feature Syndicate and later sold to Charlton Comics, with the second Nite Owl bearing certain similarities in appearance to Batman and the first bearing a resemblance to The Phantom.

They have, in some fan circles, been unofficially named Alligaticons, Gatorcons, and, by Dreamwave Comics, Allicons.

They are a combination of the Forever People and Marvel Comics ' the Inhumans.

They are less commonly referred to as Skyraiders ( on Generation 2 European packaging and in U. K. Generation 2 Marvel Comics ), Jetron ( in Japan ), and simply as the " Decepticon Planes.

They appeared in their own comics as well — three issues from Dell Comics in the 1940s, four from Toby Press in the 1950s, one from Gold Key Comics in the 1960s, and six from Charlton Comics in the 1970s.

They first appear in Adventure Comics # 357 ( June 1967 ), and were created by Jim Shooter, Mort Weisinger, and Curt Swan.

They first appeared in Leading Comics # 1 ( Winter, 1941 ), and were created by Mort Weisinger and Mort Meskin.

They brought the people from D. C. Comics over and they said, ' Hey, he looks just like Clark Kent.

They run the comics store called " Captain Comics ," of which Nosedive is a frequent customer.