solar energy and
transistorized weapons of
Iron Man,
Ironman (film)
Janosik, George
Jenkins, Paul
JLA Classified
Jordan, Hal (Green Lantern)
Jor-El (father of Superman)
Joule, James Prescott
Joules, unit of energy
Journey into Mystery
Juggernaut (X-Men foe)
Justice League of America (JLA, later Justice League)
Justice League of America ,
Justice League of America,
Justice League of America ,
Justice League of America,
Justice League of America
Justice League of America ,
Justice Society of America
Kang the Conqueror (Avengers foe)
Kanigher, Robert
Kefauver, Sen. Estes
Kelvin, William Thomson, Lord
Kid Flash (Wally West, later Flash)
kinetic energy
air molecules
conservation of energy and
convection and
defined
matter-waves and
nuclear fusion and
phase transitions and
thermodynamics and
water flow and no-slip zone
Kirby, Jack
Krypton
Kryptonite
Lagrange, Joseph- Louis
laminar flow
Landau, Lev
Lane, Lois (Superman’s girlfriend)
Langer, Robert
lasers
Lash, Bat (Western hero)
“Last Days of Superman, The” (Superman )
leaping
Spider-Man and
Superman and
Lee, Stan
Legion of Superheroes (Vol. 5)
Legion of Super-Heroes
Lemaris, Lori (Superman’s mermaid friend)
lengths, shortening of, and velocity (Lorentz contraction)
Lenlein, Andreas
levers
Lewis, Gilbert
Liebowitz, Jack
lie detector
light. See also electromagnetic spectrum; photon
ability to see
electromagnetism and
quantum mechanics and
semiconductors and
speed of
sun and
Light Lass
lightning
Lightning Lad
lightning rods
light sensors
light waves
Lincoln, Abraham
liquid
entropy of
heating, in microwave
phase transition and
liquid crystals
Little Nemo
Loki (Avengers foe)
long-chain polymers
Lorentz contraction (length shortening)
Lost in Space (TV show)
Luthor, Lex (Superman foe)
Mach, Ernst
Mach number
MacLain, Dr. Myron (Avengers scientist)
MAD magazine
magnetic domains
magnetic fields
diamagnetic levitation and
electric charge or current and
magnetizing iron in
Special Theory of Relativity and
magnetic turbo-insulator
magnetism. See also electromagnetism
blood and
defined
electricity and
Faraday’s law and
“reverse,”
Magneto (Xmen foe)
ability of, to control electric currents and magnetic fields
diamagnetic levitation and
helmet of, and brain waves
magnetrons (microwave emitters)
Mandarin (Iron Man foe)
“Man in the Ant Hill, The,”
Man-Thing (Marvel Comics character)
Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, The (DeWitt and Graham)
many-worlds model
Marston, Elizabeth Holloway
Marston, William Moulton
Martian Manhunter (J’onn J’onzz)
Marvel Comics
Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
mass
antimatter and
atoms and
Dark Matter and
defined
density and
electron and
force and motion and
force due to gravity and
oxygen required to run and
pendulum and
rotation and momentum and
size vs.
Special Theory of Relativity and
weight vs.
Masters of Evil (Avengers foes)
materials science
matter
Big Bang and
gravitational pull of
properties of
thermal conductivity of
Matter- Eater Lad (Tenzil Kim)
matter-waves
Schrödinger’s equation and
tunneling phenomenon and
Maxwell, James Clerk
Maxwell’s Demon
Maxwell’s equations
Mayer, Sheldon
mechanics, classical. See also quantum mechanics
angular momentum
centripetal acceleration
defined
fluid
forces and motion
friction, drag, and sound
impulse and momentum
mathematics and
quantum mechanics vs.
simple harmonic motion
special relativity
thermodynamics and
torque and rotation
Melter (Bruno Horgan)
Mestral, George de
metallic bonds
metals
meteorite
methane gas
metric system
metronome
microwave device
microwave radiation
“Micro-World of Doctor Doom, The” (Fantastic Four )
micro-worlds
Milky Way
Miller, Frank
miniaturization
miracle exceptions
mitochondria
Mode, Edna (The Incredibles)
molecules
Mole Man (Fantastic Four foe)
moment arm
moment of inertia
momentum
air vs. water in liquid
angular
impulse and
linear
matter-wave and
moon
Moore, Alan
Mopee (Flash imp)
More Fun Comics
More Fun Comics,
More Fun Comics
More Fun Comics ,
More Fun Comics,
Morgan, Ace
motion. See also Newton’s laws of motion
centripetal acceleration and
forces and
friction, drag, and sound and
impulse and momentum and
underwater
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
Mr. Mxyzptlk (Superman imp)
muscles
Mutt and Jeff (comic book)
My Greatest Adventures ,
Mysterious Wu Fang, The
“Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt, The,”
nanometer
National Allied Publications
National Comics (later DC Comics)
National Periodicals
Naval Ordinance Laboratory
negative energy
Negative Man (Larry Trainor)
neon lights
neurons (nerve cells)
neuroscientists
neutrinos
neutrons
neutron star
New Fun Comics
newspaper comic strips
Newton, Isaac
Newton’s law of gravity
Newton’s laws of
Newton’s laws of motion
First
Second
Third
Newton (unit of force)
NGC 3198 galaxy
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
night-vision goggles
Nite Owl II (Dan Dreiberg)
Nitinol
nitric oxide
Norris, Paul
Norville, Emil (Superman foe)
no-slip zone
n-type semiconductor
nuclear decay
nuclear fission
nuclear forces
nuclear fusion
nucleus, of atom
observer
quantum physics and
Special Theory of Relativity and
Øersted, Hans Christian
Ohm, Georg
Ohm’s law
On Growth and Form (Thompson)
orchestra chairs analogy
materials science and
solid-state physics and
Orrgo (foe)
oscillating electric charges in atoms
oscillation, harmonic motion and
Outcault, Richard F.
oven, conventional
oxygen
gas exchange in lungs
iron bonded to
required by Flash
molecules, momentum of
Papp, George
paramagnetic materials
Pauli, Wolfgang
pendulum
Peter Parker: Spider-Man ,
phase transitions
costumes and
crystalline structure and
microwave and
phosphorescent material
photoconductors
photons
photosynthesis
physicists
in comic books
mathematics and
Picture Stories from American History
Picture Stories from Science
Picture Stories from the Bible
pitch or frequency of sound
Planck, Max
Planck length
Planck’s constant (h)
planets
plastic deformation
polymers
Porcupine (Alex Gentry)
positive electrons or holes, in semiconductor
potential difference (voltage)
potential energy
electrical current and
food and
power
Power of the Atom #12, The
power plants
Prankster (Superman foe)
pressure
angular momentum and
imbalances of
phase transitions and
underwater
pressure wave
Prince Namor (Sub- Mariner)
“Prisoners of Doctor Doom” (Fantastic Four # 5)
Professor X (Charles Xavier)
Protector (Ant Man foe)
protons
Pryde, Kitty
p-type semiconductor
Pulitzer, Joseph
pulmonary surfactant
pulp magazines
pulsed energy weapons
Quantum (Avenger foe)
Quantum Chromo- Dynamics (QCD)
Quantum Electro-Dynamics (QED)
quantum mechanics
basis of chemistry and
Einstein and
parallel universes and
Planck and
Schrödinger and
solid-state physics and
string theory and
tunneling and
quantum transition or jump
quark-gluon plasma
quartz
Quick, Johnny
Quisp (Aquaman imp)
“Race to the End of the Universe, The” (Flash)
radar guns
radio
radioactive decay
Radioactive Man (Simpson’s Comics)
radioactivity
radio waves
Ramos, Humberto
Red Barbarian (Iron Man foe)
refrigerators
relative motion
relativity
General Theory of
Special Theory of
repulsor rays
resistance
electric current and
of fluid (drag)
respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
retconning (retroactive continuity repair)
“Return of Doctor Doom, The” (Fantastic Four )
Return of the Ant-Man, The” (Tales to Astonish #35)
reverse magnetism
Richard, Olive
Riemann, Bernhard
Robbins, Jim
Robin (Batman’s sidekick)
Robotman (Doom Patrol)
rockets
Rogers, Buck (sci fi hero)
Romer, G. B.
Romita, John
rotation
angular momentum and
of galaxies
of low-pressure region and levitation
torque and
Rothman, Milton A.
rust
Sandman (Spider-Man foe)
Saturn Girl
scaling problem
scanning tunneling microscope
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
Schrödinger, Erwin
Schrödinger equation
solid-state physics and
tunneling phenomena and
Schrödinger’s cat
Schwartz, Julius “Julie,”
science
accurate, in Silver Age comics
comics and science fiction as pre dictors of
experiment and
theory, defined
truth, acceptance of
Science
science fiction
Science Police (Legion of Super Heroes)
scientists, depiction of
sea level
“Second Nature” (Robbins)
secret identity
“Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy, The,”
Secret Wars miniseries
Seduction of the Innocent (Wertham)
semiconductors
Sentinels (X Men foe)
setae
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos
Shadow, The
shape memory materials
Shark (Green Lantern foe)
Shlockley, William
Shocker (Spider-Man villain)
shock front
shock waves
Showcase #4
Showcase #6
Showcase #22
Showcase #34
Shrinking Violet
shrink rays
shrink wrap
Shuster, Joseph
Siegel, Jerry
silicon
Silver Age
Silver Surfer
simple harmonic motion
Simpson, Bart
Skrull Invaders (Fantastic Four foe)
sky, color of
“Slowdown in Time” (Flash # 141)
“Smash and Grab Gang” (Superboy # 1)
Smith, Dr. Zachary (Lost in Space character)
Smithsonian
smoke detectors
snowflake
solar cells
solar energy
solids, phase transition of
solid-state physics
chemical bonds and
sonic boom
sound, speed of
sound barrier
sound wave
space-time
speciation
speech, and miniaturization
speed. See light, speed of; sound, speed of; velocity
Speedy (Green Arrow sidekick)
Spencer, Percy L.
Spider, The
Spider-M an (Peter Parker)
battle of, with Electro
battle of, with Ice Man
costumes and
crawling up walls
death of Gwen Stacy and
leaping ability of
on power and responsibility
origin of superpowers of
sixth (spider) sense of
swinging from webbing
web shooters and
writer of
Spider-M an (film)
Spider-M an 2 (film)
Spider-M an Unlimited ,
spiders
leaping ability of
silk and webs of
spinning
Sputnik
squeezed quantum states
Stacy, Gwen (Spider-Man’s girlfriend)
death of
Stapp, Col. John
Star Boy
Starro (JLA foe)
stars
formation of
gravity and
nuclear fusion and
Starsky, Igor (Bruce Banner’s research assistant)
Star Trek (TV series)
static electricity
statics
steel
steering plates
Stilt Man (Daredevil foe)
Storm (Ororo Munroe)
Strange Tales
Strange Tales
straw, drinking
stress fracture
string theory
Strong force
subatomic particles. See also specific particles
suction
Sullivan, Vin
sun
color of
electricity and energy from
energy from, and food
shining of
surface temperature of
weather and
Sun Eater (Legion of Superheroes foe)
Superboy #1
Superboy
Supergirl
superhero comics. See also specific physics concepts; superhero foes; superhero friends; and super heroes
bloopers in
Communism and
costumes in
decline of, in mid 1950s,
historical and scientific trivia in
history of
origin transitions in, and popular zeitgeist
physics and
political attack on
Superman (Kal-El, Clark Kent)
Aquaman vs.
Bizarro planet and
buildings lifted by
costumes and
disguise of
electrical currents and
Flash vs.
Golden vs. Silver Age
graphite squeezed into diamond by
heat vision of
Hulk vs.
imp foe of
Kryptonite and
Krypton’s doom and
Krypton’s gravity and strength of
last words of
leaping of
long-distance thirst-quenching, and
moon on string and
Newton’s laws of motion and
origin of
parallel Earth visited by
pre-flying, and gravity
race with Flash across Milky Way
Spider-Man vs.
Superboy removed from history of
time travel of, and effort to change history
time travel of, and relativity
weight of, on Krypton
X ray vision of
Superman,
Superman ,
Superman,
Superman ,
Superman
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