A terrifying and/or unpleasant dream

The traditional Japanese art of stealth, camouflage, and sabotage, developed in feudal times for espionage and now practiced as a martial art.

A set of extremely prestigious international awards bestowed annually since 1901 in the disciplines of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace.

The Nova Force is the cosmic energy that powers the entire Nova Corps. It is distributed by the Xandarian Worldmind.

The absence of clothing, usually employed in fiction for either erotic or comedic situations.

In December 2001, Marvel President Bill Jemas and Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada hatched a new gimmick: for a month one issue of most of their books would feature absolutely no dialogue and rely entirely on art for the purposes of telling a story.

Alien-originated extra gene that gives individuals powers. Base on Extreme Studios Characters.

The Oblivion Plague was a psychic disease of ultimate non-interference created by Death-Urge, but masterminded by Maelstrom as a means to neutralize the Watchers.

A blanket term that describes hidden or secret knowledge.

A state Odin (and in some cases, Thor) enters to rest, recuperate and heal once a year.

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

A concept when the Avengers announce new members to replace ones that are leaving, or to expand and even to minimize their group size for a better fighting unit. Sometimes members also leave due to personal reasons.

The Old Power (or Oldstrong Power) is a source of energy derived from a planet that can be wielded and boost the user's abilities to an incalculable level, as well as give the wielder earth-manipulation abilities and an energy-enhanced strike, similar to that of the Iron Fist.

International sporting event held every 2 years that showcases the top athletes of the world.

One of Darkseid's deadliest weapons, the Omega Effect is capable of annihilating virtually anything in the path of its beams. It also has a variety of other abilities.

An artistic form were actors sing lines instead of speaking them.

Also known as The Essence, it is the Negative Zone's version of cosmic power. It gives the characters imbued with this power an equal footing against characters imbued with the Power Cosmic.

A group of criminals working together to commit illegal acts.

The event or realization that changed a character's life forever and made them into the person they are today. In superhero comics especially, one of the most iconic aspects of major characters is their origin stories. Below are listed the most prominent examples in the medium.

The event or realization that changed a characters life forever and made them into the person they are today.

A shared universe with occult circumstances by Mike Mignola with no connection to his previously created Hellboy universe.

The Pacific Theater of World War II in which the United States fought Japan.

A cover in which the artist used paint

An event where Evil Ernie tried to bring Lady Death to earth and released worldwide arcane energy wave is called Pandora Effect. It was responsible for powering numerous individuals in Chaos Universe.

A YA/MG graphic novel imprint that publishes Loud House, Geronimo Stilton, Smurfs, and Asterix, and many other licensed and creator-owned tales. Originally an imprint of NBM, it was later acquired by Mad Cave Studios.

A DC Comics Imprint starting in 1993 (and lasting until 2001) that was to focus on mature reader and creator owned projects in genres such as crime and alternative comics but which differed from DC's other mature readers label, Vertigo.

Beings and related things that are not scientifically explainable.

Genre of storytelling usually done in a humorous tone, comics created as parody highlight the contradictions, idiosyncrasies and/or hypocrisies of their subject matter.

The system in society or government in which men are the leaders and women are largely excluded. This system keeps men having all or most of the power and importance in a society or group.

The comic publishing industry of the Philippines.

Piranha Press was an imprint of DC Comics and their first attempt at a creator-owned, mature readers line of comics. Starting in 1989, the line was a response to capture the popularity of "alternative comics" at the time. The imprint lasted until 1994.

A plague is an infectious disease caused by bacteria.

A DC Annual event published in 2000 about introducing new superheroes from different countries.

Platinum Age is the term used to describe the time period of 1897-1938, during which early forms of the comic books were published. Platinum Age comics usually are reprint of newspaper strips of the time period, and were found in various larger book like formats with cloth or other types of hard covers.