No portrait survives of Robert Hooke. His name is somewhat obscure today, due in part to the enmity of his famous, influential, and extremely vindictive colleague, Sir Isaac Newton. Yet Hooke was perhaps the single greatest experimental scientist of the seventeenth century.ooke's reputation in the history of biology largely rests on his book Micrographia, published in 1665. Hooke devised the compound microscope and illumination system shown above, one of the best such microscopes of his time, and used it in his demonstrations at the Royal Society's meetings.
His first effort, Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939), featured the first appearances of writer-artist Carl Burgos' superhero, the Human Torch, and Paul Gustavson's costumed detective The Angel. As well, it contained the first generally available appearance of Bill Everett's mutant/anti-hero Namor the Sub-Mariner, created for the unpublished movie-theater ...
Itâs also the first Marvel movie with a predominately African-American cast. In addition, the film is the first one to star the first black superhero in American comics. Black Panther was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and made his debut in the July 1966 issue of Fantastic Four. (DC Comicsâ first black superhero, the Green Lantern John Stewart, wouldnât debut until 1971.) Now, letâs meet the cast of the upcoming movie.