"Until about 1964 most comic books in the Middle East were in either English or French.... Then a forward-looking editor began to wonder why comic books could not be translated into Arabic."
Illustrated Publications, a Beirut-based company, did just that, starting with Superman. As
a reporter for "Al-Kawkab Al Yawmi" he swooped into the Middle east from distant Krypton on February 4, 1964. The mild-mannered report, Clark Kent, became Nabil Fawzi,
whose name roughly translated to "Noble Victory". The text of the comics was translated, but the rest of the comic looked an awful lot like the Superman of the United States, except
the covers lacked context, Superman's S logo was reversed, and some of the colors were skewed in odd ways.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Jan 31, 2011 -
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"So, during the run of
The Judas Contract, Dick
Grayson's new crimefighting identity was established.
Nightwing was born. Though neither
Marv nor I were originally crazy about his new name, in the long run, it seems to have won the fans' hearts. Those who considered themselves
Robin-Rooters have proudly followed Dick's new career as avid
Wingnuts.
--George Perez
Has it really been
20 years since Dick Grayson stopped being a sidekick? Happy belated birthday Nightwing!
posted by WolfDaddy
on Sep 22, 2004 -
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