Pomegranate late 16th century and into California by Spanish settlers in 1769. Today, it is widely cultivated throughout the Middle East and Caucasus region, north and tropical Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, the drier parts of southeast Asia, and parts of the Mediterranean Basin. It is also cultivated in parts of Arizona and California. In the 20th and 21st centuries, it has become more common in the shops and markets of Europe and the Western Hemisphere. The name pomegranate derives from medieval Latin "pōmum" "apple" and "grānātum" "seeded". Possibly stemming from the old French word for the fruit, "pomme-grenade", the pomegranate
Apple Comics Forbidden Fruit. Titles published by Forbidden Fruit included "The Adventures Of Misty", "Sexy Superspy", and "Sindy". The comics market meltdown of 1994 hit the small press very hard, and Apple Comics was forced to close its doors. Apple Comics Apple Comics, also known as Apple Press, was an American comic book publisher which operated from 1986–1994. Published by Michael Catron, they began as an imprint of WaRP Graphics, but had their own financing structure. Apple was known for publishing war comics, particularly its long-running title "Vietnam Journal" (as well as many spin-offs and one-shots). Other notable titles published by Apple