The Idiot The Idiot The Idiot (pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal "The Russian Messenger" in 1868–9. The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Prince (Knyaz) Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a young man whose goodness, open-hearted simplicity and guilelessness lead many of the more worldly characters he encounters to mistakenly assume that he lacks intelligence and insight. In the character of Prince Myshkin, Dostoevsky set himself the task of depicting "the positively good and beautiful man." The novel examines the
Claw (Lev Gleason Publications) Claw (Lev Gleason Publications) The Claw is a fictional supervillain character who first appeared in "Silver Streak Comics" #1 (December, 1939), from Lev Gleason Publications. Created by Jack Cole (who would later create Plastic Man), The Claw first appeared as a monstrous supervillain in "Silver Streak" without any regular hero to oppose him. After issue #2, he was temporarily set aside, and reappeared in #6; in #7 (January, 1941), Lev Gleason's Daredevil went up against him for the first time. The Claw was then moved from "Silver Streak" to "Daredevil Comics", and there he stayed until issue #31 (July, 1945),