In a chapter-long essay reprinted in In Search of Wonder, entitled " Cosmic Jerrybuilder: A. E. van Vogt ", Knight famously remarked that van Vogt " is no giant ; he is a pygmy who has learned to operate an overgrown typewriter.

*" Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.

When deputy Violet Lantern Wonder Woman uses her magical lasso to restrain Luthor, under its spell of truth, Luthor is forced to confess that he secretly wants to be Superman.

In Israel, families that do not kasher their ovens can bake cakes, casseroles, and even meat on the stovetop in a Wonder Pot, an Israeli invention consisting of three parts: an aluminium pot shaped like a Bundt pan, a hooded cover perforated with venting holes, and a thick, round, metal disc with a center hole which is placed between the Wonder Pot and the flame to disperse heat.

The ship's Beast is trapped underground with Wonder Man.

Wonder Mike ( born Michael Anthony Wright on April 30, 1957 ) is an old school rapper, famous for being a member of The Sugarhill Gang, the first hip hop act to produce a record, " Rapper's Delight ".

* Comic book superheroine Wonder Woman's chief adversary is Dr. Barbara Ann Minerva, alias The Cheetah.

Fitzgerald is also referred to on the 1987 song " Ella, elle l ' a " by French singer France Gall and the Belgian singer Kate Ryan, the 1976 Stevie Wonder hit " Sir Duke " from his album Songs in the Key of Life, and the song " I Love Being Here With You ", written by Peggy Lee and Bill Schluger.

Although a songwriter herself, Baez is generally regarded as an interpreter of other people's work, having recorded songs by The Allman Brothers Band, The Beatles, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Violeta Parra, Woody Guthrie, The Rolling Stones, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Leonard Cohen, and many others.

Swedish progressive metal band Seventh Wonder's 2010 album The Great Escape ( Seventh Wonder album ) contains a 30 minute track of the same name which is based on the Aniara saga.

A guinea pig named Rodney, voiced by Chris Rock, was a prominent character in the 1998 film Dr. Dolittle and Linny the Guinea pig is a co-star on Nick Jr .' s Wonder Pets.

* " Ancient of Days " is a song by Van Morrison from his 1984 album A Sense of Wonder

In superhero fiction, eyeglasses have become a standard component of various heroes ' disguises, allowing them to adopt a nondescript demeanor when they are not in their superhero persona: Superman is well known for wearing 1950s style horn-rimmed glasses as Clark Kent, while Wonder Woman wears either round, Harold Lloyd style glasses or 1970s style bug-eye glasses as Diana Prince.

In the final episode, titled Wonder Dog Pluto is rejected by Dinah when she sees the poster of a handsome circus pup named Prince.

The Sandman Special # 1 implies that Morpheus is one and the same as the Greek deity of that name ( in DC comics continuity, another version of this god, clearly not Dream, appears in George Pérez's Wonder Woman # 11 ( December 1987 ) — what relation this figure, an old man dressed in purple vaguely resembling Agatha Harkness, has to this aspect of Dream is unclear ).

Her crown appears in Pikmin 2 as an item to be collected, although it is labeled " Unspeakable Wonder ".

Wonder Cave is located on the north side of Layne's Cove at the foot of the Cumberland Plateau.

Some have linked this device to Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth, but a direct connection is difficult to demonstrate.

A Cartoon Network mini-story featured a " sidekicks bar " which had various cartoon sidekicks such as Robin the Boy Wonder discussing how important a sidekick is to the story, giving an example of how Porky Pig's career actually became better as a sidekick.

A potential release is also further complicated by the fact that one episode each feature appearances by Superman and Wonder Woman, characters owned by Time Warner through its DC Comics subsidiary.

Hostess Brands, Inc .— formerly Interstate Bakeries Corporation ( IBC )— is the largest wholesale baker and distributor of bakery products in the United States, and is the owner of the Hostess, Wonder Bread, Nature's Pride, Dolly Madison, Butternut Breads, and Drake's brands.

It's because of Eric's deep feelings for Jaye that he is able to interpret her coolness toward him in the final episode as an indication that something is wrong — and indeed, it turns out that she is being held hostage by a bank robber at Wonder Falls.

When Lobo later encounters Robin and Wonder Girl again as members of the Teen Titans, he demonstrates no recollections of them or their history together, demonstrating that he has indeed forgotten his time as their teammate.

The Klezmatics also released Wonder Wheel — Lyrics by Woody Guthrie, an album of spiritual lyrics put to music composed by the band.

A Sense of Wonder, Morrison's 1985 album, pulled together the spiritual themes contained in his last four albums, which were defined in a Rolling Stone review as: " rebirth ( Into the Music ), deep contemplation and meditation, ( Common One ); ecstasy and humility ( Beautiful Vision ); and blissful, mantra like languor ( Inarticulate Speech of the Heart ).

Franklin sang the closing spiritual " Never Grow Old " and Stevie Wonder performed " Abraham, Martin and John and now King Curtis ".

The principal characters featured in Young All Stars were considered spiritual and contextual analogs for the missing characters: Iron Munro for Superman, Fury for Wonder Woman, Flying Fox for Batman, Dan the Dyna-Mite for Robin, and Neptune Perkins for Aquaman.

* Pythia — silver haired spiritual mother of Julia Kapatelis ( first appearance: Wonder Woman Annual # 1 )

In reference to the dish barbecued dog in The Hollywood Hall of Shame, the authors explain that it was " a snack which produced a mixed reaction among the representatives of an industry that had given the world Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Benji, Phyllis Diller, and Muki the Wonder Hound.

It has been declared by UNESCO as the 8th Wonder of the world.

By the late 1980s, complete Synclavier systems were selling for upwards of $ 200, 000, to famous musicians such as Sting, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, and to major studios the world over.

Virtual real estate is earning real world money, with people like 43-year old Wonder Bread deliveryman, John Dugger, purchasing a virtual real estate for $ 750, setting him back more than a weeks wages.

Born from the Seed of Wonder, the source of all magic, Earth originated as a world of Demons, and was ruled over by the Old Ones during a time known as the Primordium Age.

Armed with the success of Little Wonder on the Ffestiniog, Fairlie staged a series of very successful demonstrations on the Ffestiniog line in February 1870 to high-powered delegations from the many parts of the world.

In Continental Europe and most other parts of the world the Stevie Wonder medley was entitled " Stars on Stevie ".

Xi ' an International Studies University ( XISU ) () is located in the city of Xi ' an which is famous for the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, considered by many to be the " Eighth Wonder " of the world.

She has a crush on Rodney / Captain Carrot, and was relieved to see Wonder Wabbit ( of Earth C-Minus ) return to her own world due to her attraction to him.

After his wonderful performance in 1987 world cup, the same columnist wrote an article titled " Sidhu: From Strokeless Wonder To A Palm-Grove Hitter ", applauding his performance.

When the DC Universe adopted the convention that the Golden Age adventures took place on the parallel world of Earth-Two, it was learned that Wonder Woman eventually gave up her secret identity, married Steve Trevor, and became the mother of Hippolyta " Lyta " Trevor, who became the superheroine Fury.

The following issue, the Amazons claimed they needed to leave this world for another dimension in order to " renew their magic ," and Diana renounced her powers and Wonder Woman identity in order to remain with Steve.

Wonder Woman returned to man's world, adopting the Diana Prince identity again and finding work at the United Nations, first as a translator and guide and then as an agent for the UN Crisis Bureau, under Morgan Tracy.

During the first season, DC Comics decided to set the comic book in World War II to match the series, using the parallel worlds conceit to explain that the Wonder Woman of Earth-One accidentally travelled both back in time and to a parallel world, where she encountered her multiversal counterpart.

This story, set in the future of the DC Universe, depicted the fate of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and other heroes as the world around them changed.

Years later, she followed Diana into the outside world as Wonder Girl and helped form the Teen Titans.

At the end of Season Eight, Buffy destroys the Seed of Wonder, affecting the magical world ; while all active Slayers present on Earth remain, no new Slayers can be called.

The early Worlds of Wonder, or ' WoW ', Lazer Tag brand gear sparked up clubs around the world and inspired development of other gear that is still in use today.

Secret, without powers retires from the superhero world to attend school with Cissie and Wonder Girl.

He makes a non-speaking cameo in " Triumvirate of Terror ", when Lex Luthor arranges to have Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman's execution broadcast to the world.

A version of Wonder Man appears in Exiles on an alternate world ruled by Tony Stark.

During the run, his broke world records on four occasions and newspaper editors stopped using the headline of " Wonder Dog ", instead replacing it with simply " Invincible ".

It was a spectacular beautiful room sometimes called the " Eighth Wonder of the world.

The song, one of many of Wonder's songs to feature the use of a keyboard synthesizer, features Wonder lamenting the fact that anyone would oppose the idea of a Dr. King holiday, where " peace is celebrated throughout the world " and singing to King in the chorus, " Happy birthday to you ".