#sci-fi fri

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"INFILTRATION INITIATED, LORD APOCALYPSE PROCEEDING WITH INFECTION OF PRIMARY CYBERNETIC CORE."

PICS INFO: Spotlight on the final page to Marvel's "X-FACTOR" Vol. 1 #65 (April 1991), depicting the dreaded Marvel Comics villain Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) beginning his takeover of X-Factor's sentient ship while deploying his Dark Riders against the team, kicking off the "Endgame" storyline.

EXTRA INFO/PICS #2-4: Assorted pages from Marvel's "X-FACTOR" Vol. 1 "Endgame" event (lasting from issues #65-#68), c. 1991. Artwork by Whilce Portacio, Art Thibert, Steve Buccellato.

STORY/SCRIPT: Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Chris Claremont

PENCILER: Whilce Portacio

INKER: Art Thibert

COLORIST: Steve Buccellato

LETTERER: Michael Heisler

Sources: https://x.com/CoolComicArt/status/1349633006651150339, Picnob, various, etc...

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PIC INFO: Resolution at 1280x1989 -- This image shows the splash page/title page for "Isolation," a 13-page story featuring the character the Engineer (Angela Spica) from WildStorm's The Authority. It was published in the "WildStorm Summer Special" Vol. 1 #1 in October 2001. WildStorm Productions.

Source: https://x.com/michaelcopium/status/2046319893784535443.

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PIC INFO: Resolution at 1121x122 -- The image shows a vintage 1974–1975Mego Star Trek Aliens "The Gorn" 8-inch action figure still sealed on its original card (Mint on Card / MOC) with a Children's World price tag ($3.69). [1, 2, 3]

Manufacturer: Mego Corp. (Item No. 51203/3)

Series: Star Trek Aliens (Original Release)

Accessories Included: Black utility belt, red phaser, and red communicator [1, 2, 3]

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NEARLY FORTY YEARS ON -- STILL THE UGLIEST MOTHERFUCKER IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE.

PICS INFO: Mega spotlight on assorted promo shots of the late, great Kevin Peter Hall as the titular Predator, a.k.a., "Jungle Hunter," primary antagonist in the 1987 American science fiction action horror film, "Predator," directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas. 20th Century Fox.

IMDb/FILM FACT: "The Predator was first designed by a special effects company the studio picked to save money. Stan Winston later created the Predator for 1.5 million dollars. This other studio charged half that amount. Because of that, their Predator looked like someone in a lizard suit, with the head of a duck, according to Arnold Schwarzenegger. When Winston was brought in to redesign the Predator, the final fight scene had to be re-shot. The new Predator was 8-1/2 feet tall, but the re-cast Kevin Peter Hall was 7'2". The costume was heavy and off-balance, and Hall couldn't see with the mask on. Because of that, during the fight scene with Dutch, he actually did hit Schwarzenegger once."

-- IMDB (International Movie Database)

Sources: https://x.com/StephenScarlata/status/841685730002841600Facebook, AVP Galaxy, Monster Legacy, various, etc...

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“HEADS UP, ROBBIE THE ROBOT… THERE'S A PLANET COMING!” (BASHES THE AUTOGUARD ROBOT)

PICS INFO: Mega spotlight on a close-up and original, published pin-up of highly accomplished astronaut, Biff Baker, who can now turn into a superhumanly strong humanoid called the Planet! Biff is the tough-talking man of action co-created by Alan Moore & Rick Veitch. Image Comics.

BACKGROUND:

REAL NAME: Biff Baker.

MARITAL STATUS: Single.

KNOWN RELATIVES: Tommy (aka Kid Dynamo, brother).

GROUP AFFILIATION: Mystery Incorporated.

BASE OF OPERATIONS: The Mystery Mile, New York City, USA

HEIGHT: 6’1” Weight: 190 lbs. (as Biff); about 400 lbs. (as the Planet).

EYES: Blue Hair: Black

Sources: www.writeups.org/planet-1963-image-comics, Zip Comic, various, etc...

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Source: www.hipcomic.com/listing/eclipso-flash-green-lantern-whos-who-definitive-directory-of-dcu/5635852.

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The couple Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen met around 2000, before or during the preproduction and casting phase for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. 🤍Natalie Portman had already starred in Episode I, they both became close during filming around 2000–2001 in Australia, Tunisia & Italy. 🌍 Choose your Favorite Photography ? (1-9) #natalieportman #starwars #art #haydenchristensen

Source: www.threads.com/@fubiz/post/DWWI28hAlxc/iconic-photography-from-the-behind-the-scenes-of-star-wars-attack-of-the-clones.

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Sources: https://x.com/sw_holocron, Wattapad, Threads, Wikipedia, various, etc...