Pulsar (Marvel Comics)

Pulsar is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe, a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard.

Publication history

The character first appeared as Impulse in X-Men #107 (October 1977-February 1978), and was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.

The character subsequently appears in X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers #2 (June 1990), Quasar #32 (March 1992), Inhumans Vol. 4 #4 (September 2000), JLA/Avengers #1 (September 2003), and Uncanny X-Men #477 (October 2006) and #480 (January 2007).

Impulse appeared as part of the "Imperial Guard" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #6.

Fictional character biography

Pulsar is a long-time member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, also known as Impulse. He is made of pure energy, and his form is only contained by his costume. He can release blasts of energy from his visor.

He was with the Imperial Guard the first time they fought the X-Men.

He was seemingly killed by Vulcan, who breached Impulse's suit. Pulsar later reappeared alive, battling alongside the rest of the Imperial Guard in an assault on the Kree, where Pulsar gravely wounded the Inhuman elite warrior, Gorgon.

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Pulsar (watch)

Pulsar is a brand of watch and a division of Seiko Watch Corporation of America (SCA). While Pulsar was the world's first electronic digital watch, today Pulsar watches are usually analog. They generally use the same movements as the lower-end Seikos such as the 7T62 quartz chronograph movement.

History

The first Pulsar was a brand of The Hamilton Watch Company which announced that it was making the watch in early 1970. It was developed jointly by Hamilton and Electro/Data, Inc. In the spring of 1972, the first Pulsar watch was marketed by The Hamilton Watch Co. (the parent company, not the Hamilton Watch Division). With an 18-carat gold case, the world's first all-electronic digital watch was also the first to use a digital display — created with light-emitting diodes (LEDs). A button was pressed to display the time. The first Pulsar initially sold for $2100 ($12,300 in 2016 dollars).

The Potpourri segment in the October 1972 issue of Playboy mentions the first Pulsar - and carries a photo.

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Spaceknights

Spaceknights is a name used by at least three distinct groups of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The better-known group is a core concept of the 1980s comic book Rom Spaceknight, while the other two are far more recent creations and not much is yet known about them.

Galador's Spaceknights

The original Spaceknights are an organization appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. It is an elite group of cyborg humanoids from the planet Galador, created to battle the Dire Wraiths. Rom the Spaceknight is the most well-known member.

The idea of the Spaceknights was invented by the Parker Brothers toy company as part of the background for their toy character of Rom, but it was developed in the Marvel Rom comic, in 1979, by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. Marvel retains ownership of the Spaceknight characters today.

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Vela

Vela or Velas may refer to:

Astronomy

Vela (constellation), a constellation in the southern sky (the Sails)

Vela (Chinese astronomy)
Vela Pulsar
Vela X-1, a pulsing, eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary system

Vela (Chinese astronomy)

Vela Pulsar

Vela X-1, a pulsing, eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary system

Places

Vela Bluff, Antarctica

Vela, Dolj, Romania

Vela (Ilidža – Sarajevo), Bosnia and Herzegovina

Velas, Maharashtra, India

Ships

CMA CGM Vela, a container ship in service since 2008

USNS Vela (T-AK-89), US Army port repair ship

Vela-class submarine, of the Indian Navy

INS Vela (S40), in service 1973–2010

INS Vela (S40), in service 1973–2010

Technology

Project Vela, a system developed by the United States to monitor compliance with the Partial Test Ban Treaty

Vela (satellite), a series of satellites launched by the United States to monitor nuclear testing
- Vela Incident, an international incident, in which a Vela satellite is thought to possibly have observed a nuclear test

Vela (satellite), a series of satellites launched by the United States to monitor nuclear testing

Vela Incident, an international incident, in which a Vela satellite is thought to possibly have observed a nuclear test

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Vela (Chinese astronomy)

The modern constellation Vela lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the The Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què) and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngōu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 船帆座 (chuán fān zuò), meaning "the sail constellation".