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tymime · 1 month

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Public Domain cartoon characters from the Golden Age of Animation (and beyond)

Revised and expanded version of this post: https://tymime.tumblr.com/post/648495121557585920/instead-of-whining-about-mickey-mouse-not-falling

While Mickey entering the public domain is exciting and all, I do think a lot of people are overlooking the many other animated characters that are available to use in their creative works. This list isn't entirely exhaustive, but it does highlight some of the most interesting and/or appealing characters, as well as ones that have the potential to be so.

Koko the Clown

One of the oldest cartoon stars from the Fleischer studio, almost all of Koko's silent-era cartoons are PD, and have been for quite some time. A handful of his appearances alongside Betty Boop are also PD.

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Oswald's PD status has been greatly overshadowed by his fellow Disney star Mickey, but I believe that he deserves more recognition. All of the shorts produced by the Disney studio are PD as of this year, and let's face it, those are the only ones most people care about. Pegleg Pete's bear design is also PD.

Keep in mind that the blue shorts that Oswald wears in Epic Mickey and elsewhere are likely copyrighted, so I recommend steering clear of that.

I'm also not entirely sure you can use the name "Ortensia" for his cat girlfriend, since that name first appeared in Epic Mickey also. She was called "Kitty" back in the day, among other things.

All of Van Beuren Studio's cartoons

The Van Beuren Studio was active during the rubberhose era, and their cartoons, especially the earlier ones, are like a cruder, possibly even more bizarre cousin to Fleischer and Disney. They went bust in the late 1930s, and no one renewed the copyright later on, so the entirety of their output is PD.

Their most notable characters include Tom and Jerry, a pair of average Joes who always get into strange adventures. They shouldn't be confused with MGM's Tom and Jerry, and in fact they were called Dick and Larry when their shorts were rereleased for the home-movie market in the 1940s.

Also notable is Waffles and Don, who are basically just animal versions of Tom and Jerry. You might consider these two as a better alternative, just to avoid confusion.

There's also Cubby Bear, a pretty blatant Mickey Mouse clone, but unique enough that I don't think anybody’s going to confuse the two nowadays.

In the previous post, I mentioned a rumor that Disney threatened legal action over the character, but I can't find the source for that now. I may have been thinking of Milton Mouse, who was so extremely similar to Mickey that they actually did sue the studo for copyright infringement. So maybe don't try selling any Milton merchandise...

Finally, there's Molly Moo-Cow, who appeared in several Rainbow Parade cartoons in the mid-to-late 1930s. Molly is arguably not the most interesting character, but I have a fondness for her since we grew up with one of her shorts on a VHS tape.

Toby the Pup

Another very obscure character, about half of his cartoons are lost media. The little that does survive is hard to find online, but I think his design has appeal.

Dr. XXX

Disney's The Mad Doctor was never renewed for reasons unknown, though some speculate that the studio thought that the cartoon was too scary and decided to let it go. Fortunately for us, that means that this iconic character is now in the people's hands.

Goopy Geer

Goopy appeared in the three Merrie Melodies cartoons alongside his unnamed girlfriend. Despite his name and appearance being similar to Disney's Goofy, he actually made his debut about a month before (Goofy was named Dippy Dawg at the time anyway, so it was undoubtedly a coincidence).

Claude Hopper

Claude appeared in a single Looney Tunes cartoon in 1943 called Hop and Go, alongside a pair of Scottish rabbits who antagonize him. The cartoon ends with a very unfortunate depiction of Tokyo being blown up (World War II was still going on at the time), so it's no surprise that Warner Bros. decided not to renew this one. Despite that, he has a very appealing design (imo), so I think he has potential. (Also, he's voiced by Pinto Colvig, the original voice of Goofy!)

Private Snafu and Mr. Hook

Snafu and Hook were created for the US government, so according to the law are automatically public domain. The shorts were made to be shown to members of the US army and navy respectively, in order to teach them valuable lessons for fighting in WWII, but are nevertheless hilarious cartoons- animated by the Looney Tunes team with scripts by Ted Geisel- aka Dr. Seuss!

The Dover Boys

Also of note are the ComiColor cartoons from the Iwerks studio, Rainbow Parade from Van Beuren, and most of the Color Classics by Fleischer. These don't have any especially memorable characters in them, but I thought I ought to mention them.

Yes, Tom, Dick and Larry, Dora Standpipe and the villainous Dan Backslide are all public domain. A bunch of YouTube Poops were created after this fact was discovered by the internet a few years ago.

How Warner Bros. could ever let this one get away I'll never know. Their loss is our gain, I suppose.

Caveats and other concerns

Krazy Kat

Felix the Cat

All of the strips up to 1928 are definitely fair game. According to the Public Domain Superheroes wiki however, the entirety of the strip's run is PD. I'm not sure if it that's true, but the Fantagraphics collections don't credit any newspaper syndicate, so it seems likely. (Apparently the copyright status of newspaper comics are a whole can of worms on its own...)

At any rate, the strip's cast was pretty well set in stone by 1928, so it shouldn't be much of a problem. A large number of animated shorts starring Krazy are also PD, but those were pretty much in name only.

Flip the Frog

Felix was pretty much the first cartoon superstar, and almost all of his Golden Age appearances are PD now. Keep in mind that this does not include elements from the 1950s cartoon like his magic bag, or from The Twisted Tales of Felix, as amazing as that series is.

The character's name and appeance are still trademarked by NBC Universal however, so you might be able to use him in a minor role, but not much else.

I'm uncertain about this one. According to most sources Flip is PD, but according to the Thunderbean Blu-ray collection he's copyrighted by the Film Preservation Archives, whatever that means. Additionally, Flip himself is supposedly trademarked by Leslie Iwerks, Ub Iwerks’ granddaughter, though no one seems to be able to confirm that. I don't know how the trademark hasn't lapsed yet, considering that Flip hasn't appeared on any official merchandise or anything in decades.

Bosko and Honey

I believe there's nothing stopping anyone from using Bosko's classic design (later appearances at MGM and in Tiny Toons are still copyrighted), but the character himself is a bit problematic, considering that it's all but stated outright that he's a blackface caricature. Use with caution.

Foxy and Roxy

Noveltoons

Like Goopy Geer, Foxy appeared in three Merrie Melodies cartoons. Roxy's name originates from an episode of Tiny Toon Adventures however, so keep that in mind. Though I'm not sure what else you would call her (or if Warner Bros. would even care). Supposedly her original name was "Fluffy", but I can't find a source for this.

Like Bosko and Honey, later appearances in Tiny Toons are still copyrighted.

Noveltoons was a series produced by Famous Studios, the successor to the Fleischer studio. The characters include Baby Huey, Herman the mouse, Blackie the sheep, Little Audrey, and of course, Casper the Friendly Ghost. Only a small handful of the shorts are PD though, and Casper is trademarked, so one's options are limited.

Ginger Nutt (and rest of the Animaland cast)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

This one I'm not entirely sure about either, but Ginger Nutt's Christmas Circus has long been a staple of grey-market tapes and DVDs, so I'm just going to assume all of the Animaland cartoons are also PD. Considering that the series wasn't very sucessful, and is very obscure nowadays, it seems pretty likely.

If anyone has any insight on this, let me know.

Calvin and the Colonel

Now here's an interesting case. An all-time classic Christmas special, and yet large parts of it are PD because they accidentally put the wrong date on the copyright notice. Instead of the Roman numerals MCMLXIV (1964), it reads MCLXIV (1164), and according to the law at the time, that meant that the film immediately went into public domain.

Of course, Rudolph himself is still copyrighted, and will be until 2035 when the original book falls into the public domain. Even then he's likely to still be trademarked. Not to mention the songs featured in the '64 film will be copyrighted for a long time afterward.

Still, this means that anyone is free to use all the other characters, including Hermey, Yukon Cornelius, King Moonracer, Clarice, and all the Misfit Toys. It's a wonder no one seems to have taken advantage of this. And of course Santa and his reindeer have been PD for ages, especially Santa since he comes from folklore- and you can't copyright folklore.

This cartoon is based on and stars a lot of the same voice cast as the old-time radio show Amos and Andy, which, while not overtly racist, featured white actors pretending to be black. The cartoon obviously has animals instead, but still, tread carefully. Someone is bound to point out the characters' history.

Hoppity Hooper

Another one I'm not sure about. The Public Domain Superheroes wiki has characters from this show among its articles, but I wasn't able to confirm if it really was PD. It was created by Jay Ward, the same studio who made Rocky & Bullwinkle and George of the Jungle, but was also a huge flop for some reason, so that may be the reason why they let the copyright expire. Again, I'm not sure, but no one seems to care that the entire series is on YouTube, so who knows?

...Well, there you have it. Lots of obscure and forgotten toons waiting to be rediscovered and reused! If anyone has any more info or corrections, leave me a comment. I'd love some clarification on some of these.

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artmakerproductions · 4 months

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Public Domain Kingdom Hearts Idea

One idea of mine to use Public Domain (PD) properties (Mickey/Steamboat Willie for instance) is basically Kingdom Hearts, only PD. Characters such as Gertie the dinosaur, Felix the Cat, etc. (and not only limited to the PD cartoons). Going to places like The 100 Acre Wood, Wonderland, Neverland, Oz, Maple White Land, etc.

The working title for the idea is “Sailing Hearts”, as a play on Kingdom Hearts obviously, with also referring to their means of going to the different places being the Steamboat Willie.

Story would follow, Alice, of the Alice Comedies, with Mickey and Oswald (and/or Popeye too cause he goes PD next year) going about trying to stop The Corruption (corruption idea by @guthrie-odonto) from assimilating the other worlds to feed off them.

That’s about all that idea has developed so far w/ this merely being one way I’d go about it w/ using the PD mouse.

#idea #steamboat willie #mickey mouse public domain #kingdom hearts #public domain #cartoons

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urxsavingxgrace · 1 year

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WELCOME TO MY BLOG

(formerly know as fvrstxrrsponse)

This is a multi-muse/multi-fandom roleplaying blog featuring some of my favorite characters to write from different shows I like to watch.

Not all muses may be active. It never hurts to ask which muses are active.

Asks and Memes are always accepted.

Let's keep the drama to a minimum. We're here for entertainment but I won't entertain the nonsense.

A few things about me:

I am a mom so my free time is limited.

I work overnights so between the hours of 10pm to 6am Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun I won't be available.

I like my rest after work and my down time when the kids go to bed so I won't be active during those times either.

However I'm always down to chat OOC with anyone if you just wanna talk. I'm totally cool with that.

Replies will be drafted and sent out accordingly. DO NOT SPAM ME WITH MESSAGES. I can do a shitty job of keeping track sometimes but I will get to it when I can. Sometimes they get lost because of Tumblr or because of the amount of threads currently going. Please have patience.

Muse List:

Kelly Severide (Chicago Fire) FC: Taylor Kinney

Hank Voight (Chicago PD) FC: Jason Beghe

Negan Smith (The Walking Dead) FC: Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Connor Rhodes (Chicago Med) FC: Colin Donnelly

Matthew Casey (Chicago Fire) FC: Jesse Spencer

Gregory House (House M.D.) FC: Hugh Laurie

Lisa Cuddy (House M.D.) FC: Lisa Edelstein

Jim Gordon (Gotham) FC: Ben McKenzie

Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham) FC: Robin Lord Taylor

Kevin Atwater (Chicago PD) FC: LaRoyce Hawkins

Jay Halstead (Chicago PD) FC: Jesse Lee Soffer

Elliot Stabler (Organized Crime/SVU) FC: Chris Meloni

Olivia Benson (SVU) FC: Mariska Hargitay

Odafin Tutuola (SVU) FC: Ice T

Bobby Nash (911) FC: Peter Krause

Athena Grant (911) FC: Angela Bassett

Dean Winchester (Supernatural) FC: Jensen Ackles

Musician/Athelete Muses:

Lebron James

Travis Kelce

Jason Momoa

AJ Mclean

Bruno Mars

Roman Reigns

Jimmy & Jey Uso

Shawn Michaels (HBK)

Paul Levesque (HHH)

OC Characters:

Desiree Michelle (Chicago PD) FC: Lisseth Chavez

Jason Joseph Anoa'i (WWE) FC: Jason Momoa

Kehlani Josephine Anoa'i (WWE) FC: H.E.R.

Kevin James Levesque (WWE) FC: MGK

Darian Parker (Chicago PD/Fire) FC: Chris Brown

If you would like to know more info please message me and ask away :)

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your-fave-is-crippled · 10 months

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Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham) is disabled and uses a cane with a penguin-head shaped handle ^_^

yess more dc >:3

(doing comics in general instead of live action or movies if i can help it. never watched gotham but love penguin overall)

image one: [id: a dark grey flag with a dusty rainbow going from the bottom left corner up to the right, dark grey circles on top one in the middle of the other and oswald cobblepot from dc in the middle of the image sitting with his head turned up, cigar in his mouth and umbrella held in front of him. :end id]

image two: [id: a flag with a grey border around 7 vertical stripes ranging from left to right as light blue, blue, dusty blue, purple-blue, grey, dusty purple and dark periwinkle. on top of the flag is oswald cobblepot from dc in the middle of the image sitting with his head turned up, cigar in his mouth and umbrella held in front of him. :end id]

Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin is crippled, supports cripplepunk and uses a cane!

for a bit of clarification, hes very often seen with an umbrella more than anything using the umbrella as a cane and often times the end of the umbrella is a penguin head-shaped handle similar to marry poppins parrot umbrella handle. i am counting this as a cane as some umbrellas can and do double as canes.

image three: [id: a banner with a blue to green gradient and water-filtering-light texture under a faintly transparent blue rectangular box. in the box is light blue text that reads "Blog is about disability, disabled characters and headcanons. may include occasional pd rep but otherwise do not derail. blocking where i see fir for my comfort, please remain respectful." on the top of the banner outside the blue box is more light blue text that reads "DNI if proship, terf, are a discourse blog and other basic dni stuff" in all caps. under the blue box at the bottom of the banner is more light blue text that reads "cripplepunk is for the physically disabled only" in all caps. on either side of the banner is an image of ryn from the show siren staring off to the side. :end id]

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fvrstxresponsexarchived · 2 years

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Welcome to my Blog

My name is Heather. I'm in my 30's. I am currently on a first responders and police procedurals kick. Throw in zombie shows and you've got me down to a T. So here is a little bit about me.

I work overnights at a convenience store 10pm to 6am Thursday thru Sunday so activity will be low on the weekends because I'm usually dead tired and up to my eyeballs in things to do for myself and my family.

I tend to have bad bouts of depression that affects my activity online also.

I always give everyone a fair chance to write.

I don't like being spammed with messages. I can see the messages and replies. It gets a little annoying. I will answer when I can.

If you don't like one of the characters I play then please do not interact with my blog.

I'm working on not being so shy and intimidated by writers better than myself.

I tend to get bored easily if I'm not fully invested in the thread. I won't lie. And it will likely be obvious in the length of my replies.

Muses:

Chicago Fire: Kelly Severide, Benjamin Severide, Matthew Casey, Stella Kidd, Joe Cruz, Wallace Boden, Christopher Hermann

Chicago Med: Dr. Charles, Dr. Rhodes, Dr. Marvel, April Sexton, Dr. Halstead

Chicago PD: Hank Bought, Antonio Dawson, Kevin Atwater, Justin Voight, Jay Halstead

Law &Order SVU/Organized Crime: Ayanna Bell, Olivia Benson, Elliot Stabler, Finn Tutuola, Donald Cragen, Nick Amaro, Alexandra Cabot

The Walking Dead: Negan Smith, Rick Grimes, Michonne Grimes, Carl Grimes

Gotham: Fish Mooney, Oswald Cobblepot, Jim Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Bruce Wayne

WWE: The Bloodline (Roman, Jimmy, Jey, Solo, Sami and Paul Heyman) , Triple H, Shawn Michaels

Original Characters: Desiree Michelle (FC: Miranda Rae Mayo; personal assistant to Roman Reigns), Kevin James Levesque aka KJ (FC: MGK; son to Triple H and Chyna), Darian Jenkins (FC: Chris Brown; one Chicago verse street thug), Jason Joseph Anoa'i aka JJ (FC: Jason Momoa; twin brother to Roman Reigns), Kehlani Josephine Anoa'i (FC: Ella Mai; sister to Roman and JJ Anoa'i and wife to Bruno Mars)

Yellowstone: John Dutton, Kayce Dutton, Rip Wheeler, Beth Dutton

CSI (Miami/Vegas/NY): Tim Speedle, Calleigh Duquesne, Erick Delko, Horatio Caine, Gil Grissom, Catherine Willows, Warwick Brown, Nick Stokes, Mac Taylor, Stella Bonasera, Donald Flack Jr, Sheldon Hawkes, Jessica Angel

Supernatural: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, John Winchester, Castiel, Rowena, Rufus, Crowley

THIS LIST IS TO GIVE A GENERAL IDEA OF THE MUSES I CAN/HAVE WRITTEN AS. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THESE MUSES ARE ACTIVE. IF YOUR LIKE AN ACTIVE MUSE LIST I CAN PROVIDE ONE.

#last updated 2/14/2023

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anotheruserwithnoname · 2 years

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Jenna’s characters - in literature

I didn’t set out to create a “trilogy” of “what’s available” posts for Jenna Coleman, but after covering DVD/Blu-ray and audio releases, with her latest TV series, The Sandman, itself being based on graphic literature, I thought I’d finish the trifecta and go through where you might be able to find Jenna’s characters in literature. (This list may not be complete, so feel free to suggest additions!)

Captain America: The First Avenger: I have yet to see an “adult” novelization of the film, but a junior novelization and a comic adaptation do exist, though whether any feature Jenna’s small role as Connie, I cannot say. There is also an illustrated screenplay for the film, which not only transcribes her dialogue, but it also reveals that Connie/Jenna’s second appearance in the film - as a nurse after Cap saves Bucky and company from HYDRA - was not scripted to be Connie!

Room at the Top: Based upon the John Braine novel from the 1950s. Jenna’s character, Susan, also appears in its sequel, Life at the Top.

Dancing on the Edge: Stephen Poliakoff’s teleplay for the miniseries has been published, but you might need to order one from the UK.

Doctor Who: I’m not going to list all the novels and short stories with Clara Oswald. The TARDIS Data Core wiki has a pretty good list of Clara’s appearances in all media, though novelizations have, so far, been published of the TV stories Day of the Doctor, Crimson Horror and Twice Upon a Time.

Death Comes to Pemberley was an adaptation of PD James’ mystery novel which was a sequel to Pride and Prejudice. Of course you can seek that novel out too to read more of Jenna’s character, Lydia. And Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as well, of course...

Victoria: Daisy Goodwin, the show’s creator and head writer, published a novelization of the first half of Series 1 (basically the Lord M arc) as Victoria. She reportedly also used historian A.N. Wilson’s Victoria: A Life as one of her key references.

Me Before You adapted the novel by Jojo Moyes, which was the first in a series of books. Jenna’s character, Katrina, appears in several of them.

The Cry was based on the novel by Helen FitzGerald.

All My Sons by Arthur Miller was, of course originally a play, but it’s been widely published.

The Sandman: Series 1 will adapt two story arcs originally published as comic books and later compiled into graphic novels: Preludes & Nocturnes (a.k.a. Volume 1) and The Doll’s House (Volume 2). Jenna’s character, Johanna Constantine, replaces John Constantine from the comic books, but how much a role she plays in the TV series and how closely it adapts the comic remains to be seen.

I always find it interesting to read the literary versions of characters because they often differ quite bit from on-screen versions. For example, Katrina from Me Before You is quite a bit more foul-mouthed than the version Jenna played. And The Cry is quite a bit more explicit than the TV version. The Victoria novel has a few sections that would have been eye-raising if depicted on TV (like a bit about how Lord M addresses his attraction to the young queen, a sequence decidedly not in the PG-rated show). And of course those of us who parlay with Whouffle and Whouffaldi have been scouring literary appearances by Clara Oswald for years for any clue (sometimes successfully - novel writers Jenny Colgan and James Goss seem to “get it”).

#jenna coleman #our queen

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infernothechaosgod · 6 days

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"You stand out just like a sore thumb!"

#oswald the lucky rabbit #oswald rabbit #PD oswald #Public shock #Oswald #public domain art #soft light #light colors

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justanoasisimagines · 9 days

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List of Fandoms/Characters I write for...

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List of Fandom's and characters I'm willing to write for...

House of the Dragon ❀Criston Cole ❀Aemond Targaryen ❀Aegon II Targaryen ❀Harwin Strong

Game of Thrones ❀Sandor Clegane ❀ Tormund Giantsbane ❀Podrick Payne ❀Jon Snow ❀Robb Stark ❀Theon Grejoy ❀Jorah Mormont ❀Samwell Tarly ❀Gendry Waters ❀Tyrion Lannister ❀Jaime Lannister ❀Oberyn Martell ❀Ramsay Bolton ❀Viserys Targaryen ❀Khal Drago ❀Daario Naharis ❀Dickon Tarly ❀Koner

The Walking Dead ❀Rick Grimes ❀Shane Walsh ❀Merle Dixon ❀Daryl Dixon ❀Glenn Rhee ❀Jerry ❀Negan ❀Milton Mamet ❀Ceasar Martinez ❀Siddiq ❀Abraham Ford ❀Eugene Porter ❀Noah ❀Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas ❀Beta ❀Alden ❀Simon ❀Benjamin ❀Phillip "The Governor' Blake ❀Dante

Fear the Walking Dead ❀Troy Otto ❀Jake Otto ❀John Dorie ❀Nick Clark

Mayans MC ❀Ezekiel Reyes ❀Angel Reyes ❀Neron "Creeper" Vargas ❀Johnny "Coco" Cruz ❀Nestor Oceteva ❀Hank Loza ❀Gilberto "Gilly" Lopez ❀Bishop Losa ❀Che "Taza" Romero

Sons of Anarchy ❀Jax Teller ❀Harry "Opie" Winston ❀Juan "Juice" Ortiz ❀Alexander "Tig" Tragger ❀David Hale ❀Chibs Telford ❀Bobby Muson ❀Happy Lowman ❀Herman Kozik

Marvel ❀Steve Rogers ❀Bucky Barnes ❀Sam Wilson ❀Joaquin Torres ❀Baron Helmut Zemo ❀Tony Stark ❀Bruce Banner ❀Clint Barton ❀Thor ❀Loki ❀Pietro Maximoff ❀James "Rhodey" Rhodes ❀John Walker ❀Eddie Brock ❀Erik Killmonger ❀Charlies Xavier ❀Druig ❀Ikaris ❀Hank Mccoy ❀Frank Castle ❀Billy Russo ❀Danny Rand ❀Matthew Murdock ❀Kraven the Hunter ❀Dane Whitman ❀Wade Wilson ❀Pior "Colussus" Rasputin

DC ❀Adrian Chase ❀Clark Kent ❀Arthur Curry ❀Hank Hall ❀Leonard Snart ❀The Joker (Heath Ledgeer) ❀Victor Zsasz (Gotham) ❀Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham) ❀Edward Nygma (Gotham) ❀Harvey Bullock ❀Christopher "Peacemaker" Smith ❀Jerome Valeska ❀Mick Rory ❀George "Digger"Harkness ❀Ciso Ramon ❀Ray Palmer ❀Bruce Wayne ❀Chato Santanna ❀Rick Flag ❀Alfred Pennyworth

Stranger things ❀Eddie Munson ❀Steve Harrington ❀Jim Hopper ❀Dr Alexie

Vikings ❀Ivar the boneless ❀Rollo ❀Ragnar Lothbrok ❀Ubbe ❀Sigurd ❀Bjorn Ironside ❀Halfdan the black ❀Harald Finehair ❀Aethelred ❀Aethelstan ❀Alfred

Bridgerton ❀Prince Fredrich ❀Anthony Bridgerton ❀Benedict Bridgerton ❀Colin Bridgerton

The Witcher ❀Jaskier ❀Eskel ❀Geralt of Rivia ❀Lambert

Top Gun ❀Robert "Bob" Floyd ❀Jake "Hangman" Seresin ❀Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw

Shadow Hunters ❀Raphael Santiago ❀Simon Lewis

Fast and Furious ❀Deckard Shaw ❀Han Lue ❀Jakob Toretto ❀Dante Reyes ❀Aimes ❀Owen Shaw

Zoo ❀Mitch Morgan ❀Jackon Oz

Twilight ❀Carlise Cullen ❀Charlie Swan ❀Sam Uley ❀Garrett

Ewan Mitchell Characters ❀Tom Bennett ❀Micheal Gavey ❀Billy Washington

Joseph Quinn Characters ❀Tom Grant ❀Billy Knight

Henry Cavil Characters ❀Napleon Solo ❀Captain Syverson ❀Charles Brandon ❀Walter Marshall ❀Gus March Phillips ❀Sherlock Holmes

Chris Evans Characters ❀Ari Levinson ❀Hugh Ransom Drysdale ❀Loyd Hansen ❀Andy Barber

Primeval ❀Connor Temple

Law and Order - SVU ❀Rafael Barba

Criminal Minds ❀Spencer Reid ❀Derek Morgan ❀Luke Alverez

9-1-1 ❀Evan "Buck" Buckley ❀Eddie Diaz ❀Albert Han ❀Howard "Chimney" Han

Station 19 ❀Dean Miller ❀Jack Gibson

Chicago PD ❀Kevin Atwater

Call of Duty ❀Simon "Ghost" Riley ❀Captain John Price ❀Alex Keller ❀John "Soap" McTavish ❀Koing ❀Phillip Graves ❀Nikolai ❀Kyle "Gaz Garrick ❀Alejandro Vargas ❀Rudolfo "Rudy" Parra ❀Vladimir Makarov

Grimm ❀Nick Burkhadt ❀Monroe ❀Captain Sean Renard

Beauty and the Beast ❀The Beast ❀Gaston

Shameless ❀Lip Gallagher ❀Kevin Ball

Black Sails ❀Long John Silver ❀Charles Vane ❀Jack Rackham ❀Captain James flint

The Night Agent ❀Peter Sutherland

Harry Potter; ❀Remus Lupin ❀Sirius Black ❀James Potter ❀Oliver Wood ❀Percy Weasley ❀Charlie Weasley ❀Fred Weasley ❀George Weasley ❀Bill Weasley ❀Viktor Krum ❀Neville Longbottom ❀Cedric Diggory ❀Severus Snape ❀Cormac Mclaggen

Fantastic Beasts and where to find them ❀Thesus Scamander ❀Newt Scamander

Vampire Diaries ❀Damon Salvatore ❀Stefan Salvatore ❀Enzo St John

The Originals ❀Niklaus Mikealson ❀Elijah Mikealson ❀Kol Mikealson

Maze Runner ❀Gally

Greys Anatomy ❀George O'Malley

The Mummy ❀Rick O'Connell ❀Ardeth Bay

Once Upon a time ❀Killian Jones ❀David Nolan ❀August Wayne Booth ❀Neal "Bealfire" Cassidy ❀Rumplestiltskin ❀Sheriff Graham Humbert ❀Jefferson

The Musketeers (BBC) ❀Porthos ❀Aramis ❀Athos ❀D'Artagnan

The Last Of Us ❀ Tommy Miller ❀Joel Miller

Fargo ❀Gator Tillman

Sebastian Stan Characters ❀Nick Fowler ❀Lee Bodecker ❀Mickey

Lewis Pullman Characters ❀Rhett Abbott

American Gods ❀Mad Sweeney

Scream ❀Dewey Riley ❀Billy Loomis ❀Stu Matcher

Shadow and Bone ❀Matthias Helvar ❀Kaz Brekker ❀Jesper Fahey ❀Nikolai Lantsov

Reacher ❀Jack Reacher

Bullet Train ❀Tangerine

Percy Jackson ❀Poseidon ❀Hepheastus ❀Aries ❀Hades

The Last Kingdom ❀Osferth ❀Finnan ❀Sihtric ❀Ulthred

AEW ❀Maxwell Jacob Friendman ❀Wardlow ❀Eddie Kingston ❀Orange Cassidy ❀Chuck Taylor ❀Trent Berretta ❀Cash Wheeler ❀Luchasarus ❀Hook ❀Kenny Omega ❀Daniel Garcia ❀Will Osprey

WWE ❀Damien Priest ❀Grayson Waller ❀Sheamus ❀Otis

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dankusner · 1 month

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Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin

When Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby walked into the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters and shot down Lee Harvey Oswald — the accused killer of John F. Kennedy — he became the pudgy-faced progenitor of an entire industry of conspiracy theories.

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In fact, as Danny Fingeroth points out in his new book, those two killings during the fateful month of November 1963 signaled “ … the start, or at least acceleration, of the age of conspiracy obsession.”

There’s truth to this remark: the suspects accused of JFK’s murder range from the mob to Fidel Castro, from the Russians to Lyndon Johnson.

And, forty years later, most Americans refuse to believe that either Oswald or Jack Ruby acted alone.

To his credit, Fingeroth avoids going down most of these well-plumbed rabbit holes.

Helpfully (and a bit wearily), he even points out that the 1976 Select Committee on Assassinations, which was created to go back over evidence already investigated by the 1964 Warren Commission, was ultimately unable to substantiate the claim that more than one person was involved.

What really interests Fingeroth is Ruby himself.

Born Jacob Rubenstein in Chicago, Ruby eventually relocated to Dallas.

It was there — as a not particularly successful nightclub impresario, “a perennial small-timer looking for validation from everyone with whom he came into contact” — that he moved in a Runyonesque world of rounders, strippers, vice cops, and shtarkers.

Indeed, it was Ruby’s milieu that supercharged theories about him — theories holding either that Ruby was a mob enforcer assigned to take out Oswald before he could squeal, or that the Dallas PD knew what he was up to and deliberately let him get close to his victim.

Sure, Ruby probably mixed with mobsters.

Who didn’t in his world?

And he spent so much time ingratiating himself with Dallas cops, who could destroy a man like Ruby with a single liquor-license violation, that they likely assumed that he was just another rubbernecker when he showed up at the Headquarters that morning.

It turns out that one of Jack Ruby’s motivators may have been his Judaism.

A paid-up member of Shearith Israel — a venerable Conservative congregation in Dallas — Ruby was, if not an especially devout Jew, then one for whom community was central.

Like so many Americans, Ruby loved JFK.

But he particularly admired him “ … for prospering despite prejudice against Catholics, which he saw as not unlike the prejudice Jews faced.”

Although JFK’s “Ask not what your country can do for you” inaugural speech gave many Americans a sense of hopefulness, the John Birch Society and other far-right extremist groups were exerting real influence on Civil Rights – era American politics. In the days leading up to the president’s visit to Dallas, a city “where many virulently hated Kennedy,” Ruby was profoundly disturbed by the messaging that started to proliferate.

A mock “wanted for treason” flyer circulated, accusing Kennedy of improbable political and personal crimes.

A full-page ad in the Dallas Morning News characterized the president as an incompetent Soviet dupe.

Because the ad was signed “Bernard Weissman,” Ruby speculated that it had been placed by “Jew hating” provocateurs.

After his arrest, and during his subsequent homicide trial, Ruby’s already quirky personality started to transform into something much darker. His profound sense of Jewish identity deteriorated into paranoid delusions.

“There is going to be the greatest purge against the Jews of America in all history,” he told Rabbi Hillel Silverman of Congregation Shearith Israel, who stood by him throughout his trial. “ … it is a plot … you are next on the list.”

According to Rabbi Silverman, Ruby’s sense of remorse stemmed not from killing Oswald, but rather from being a shanda, for bringing shame upon the Jewish community and unleashing (largely imagined) antisemitic backlash.

While it broke him entirely, his defense lawyer, the great Melvin Belli, couldn’t quite get him off on an insanity plea.

Ruby was never able to explain why he killed Oswald — at least not in a coherent fashion.

He may not be a likable character in this book, but there is something compelling and strangely sympathetic about him.

As Fingeroth says, Ruby was in many ways “the classic shlimazel … a guy who could have been my weird cousin — or yours.”

Author Danny Fingeroth - Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald's Assassin

Almost exactly 60 years following the assassination of President John F Kennedy, we bring you a new biography about Jack Ruby, the mysterious businessman to took it upon himself to end the life of Kennedy's assailant, Lee Harvey Oswald.

"As we approach the sixtieth anniversaries of the murders of Kennedy and Oswald, Jack Ruby’s motives are as maddeningly ambiguous today as they were the day that he pulled the trigger…

The fascinating yet frustrating thing about Ruby is that there is evidence to paint him as at least two different people…

Cultural historian Danny Fingeroth's research includes a new, in-depth interview with Rabbi Hillel Silverman, the legendary Dallas clergyman who visited Ruby regularly in prison and who was witness to Ruby’s descent into madness.

Fingeroth also conducted interviews with Ruby family members and associates. The book’s findings will catapult you into a trip through a house of historical mirrors.

“As a conspiracy buff, I leapt into Danny Fingeroth’s Jack Ruby with gusto, only to realize how little I actually knew about Jacob Rubenstein aka Jack Ruby.

Nightclub owner? Yes.

Landsman? Proudly.

Mobster? Maybe.

Insane? You have to read the book.

Fingeroth takes you beat by beat through that fateful weekend and Ruby’s array of co-stars: strippers, club owners, policemen.

He paints a disturbing portrait of a manic Ruby desperate to be in the center of the action, who just wanted to be important.” —David Mandel, TV writer/producer/director (Veep, White House Plumbers)

“Sixty years after the events that changed the world comes this important biography, a gripping, deeply researched investigation into a crucial thread of pivotal history.

Danny Fingeroth digs into a neglected figure with precision and flair.”

—Lisa Napoli, author of Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News

“It’s likely that no book will ever answer whether Jack Ruby was a lone gunman or part of some vast conspiracy.

But cultural sleuth Danny Fingeroth’s fascinating biography offers something more revealing—showing us how this irony-laden icon offers a lens into America’s low-level underworld, its multi-tiered Jewish community, and a Baby-Boom generation robbed of its hero-worshiped president.” —Larry Tye, author of Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon and Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy

“Danny Fingeroth’s book does what few books on the JFK assassinations have even attempted by painting a humanized depiction of the many complex layers of Jack Ruby, the killer of the one of the most notorious presidential suspected assassins.” –Mark S. Zaid, Esq., JFK Assassination Historian

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Hypothetical titles for season 24 of 88.

Concord. Season premiere. Part one. Andy accompanies Abigail back to her hometown in Massachusetts to confront her husband and his grandmother. First appearance of Adam DiMarco as Jansen Mordaunt and Sharon Horgan as Annabelle Mordaunt.

Just do it. Season premiere. Part two. Findlay runs afoul of Annabelle when she and Sidney go to Concord to aid Andy which results in a case of sadistic hypnotism leading to them finding out who Annabelle really is

Sisters and brothers. While the team tries to figure out what to do about Anne Boleyn, Alabaster gets an unwelcome surprise when he finds out that Devon and Lucia have a son together. First guest appearance of Ed Oxenbould as Charlie Christensen.

Hootenanny. It’s David’s birthday. And in an effort to make it perfect for him. Clyde and Tina accidentally transport half the party to the actual old west.

Wive it wealthily in Padua. In this flashback episode told through shadow puppetry and marionettes. Abigail Mordaunt’s hellish life is revealed

The family plot. After a particularly pathetic prank. Findlay locks Skipper and Zoey in the families mausoleum where they get an earful from an unexpected source. Guest starring Keke Palmer as the ghost of the young Winifred Mulligan.

Disco inferno. Boleyn ups the ante by setting fire to a roller disco in Concord just when Abigail is about to serve Jansen with divorce papers.

Don’t panic. Andy and Jacob work on calming Abigail down before divorce proceedings begin. Elsewhere. Captain Birch liaises a sting operation on Mordaunt Manor.

Divorced beheaded died. Part one. Boleyn and Jansen play mind games with Concord PD during their interrogation forcing Findlay to step in and organise a transfer to New York State.

Divorced beheaded survived. Part two. Back in the precinct. Birch and the rest of the team get ready for the inmates arrival. But Boleyn has other plans. Final appearance of Sharon Horgan as Anne Boleyn, Adam DiMarco as Jansen Mordaunt and Lucy Hale as Abigail Mordaunt.

A goodbye to strong Australian arms. Findlay’s relief at Jonah breaking up with Jack Hughes is short lived when he tells her that he’s decided to date Butterball.

The area. Midseason finale. Part one. An email meant for Findlay leads her and Drummond to Area 51 a week before Christmas. Guest starring Jake Abel as Director Michael Leonowens and Peter Capaldi as Alien X,

The perimeter. Midseason premiere. Part two. With X’s deception exposed, Director Leonowens calls upon his parents and the rest of Findlay’s team for assistance. Guest starring Brenda Strong and Jon Cryer as Melissa and Josiah Leonowens and Jodie Whitaker as the reformed Alien X

The dinner. At Drummond and Barnaby’s insistence, Findlay holds a dinner party to welcome Butterball as Jonah’s new boyfriend.

Replacement captain. Captain Birch and Jacob go on a much needed vacation with Odessa, Lucia, Alabaster and Charlie, leaving the rest of the team to contend with a potentially unstable substitute captain who has issues with how the precinct is run. Guest starring Jayma Mays as substitute Captain Cornelia Linley.

Cue cards. The team tries to make best of it when Linley introduces a step by step guide to dealing with crime. Something they have been dealing with for over twenty years. So Findlay is sure of one thing and one thing only. Linley had got to go.

Kids today. Skipper and Oswald turn to Drummond and Odessa for help Theo develops an interest in girls. Which is something they are in no way prepared for.

Mothers ruin. Part one. In her capacity as head of the Fifth Avenue council, Findlay needs to choose the next heads of the Magistrate. And one woman is determined not to have her children chosen. Guest starring Calista Flockhart as Penelope Proctor and Matthew Daddario and Alexandra Daddario as her children Porter and Portia Proctor.

Head councillors choice. Part two. The final choice for the heads of the Magistrate comes down to either the Proctor siblings or Warren Christensen and his wife Ida. Guest starring Chris Wood and Melissa Benoist.

Manufactured amnesia. King Ruben and Queen Chantelle approach Findlay with a surprising proposal to stitch the royal fsmily back together. Guest starring Dev Patel as Ruben Burton , Naomi Scott as Chantelle Burton, Chris Pratt as Emerson Davenport, Auli’i Cravalho as Aimee Davenport and Rhianne Barreto as Rani Burton.

The taking of grand central 456. Findlay has her work cut out for her when she has to contend with trousers and a possible terrorist threat to grand central station.

Moving on up. Feeling that she isn’t cut out for the Fifth Avenue Council, Zoey nominates Ethan to replace her. Something which Findlay and Sidney wholeheartedly endorse and Jacob and Deucalion wholeheartedly oppose.

A tale of two genies. Season finale. Part one. A tungsten alloy sarcophagus is fished out from the Hudson River. And the contents means tough times ahead for Drummond and Odessa.

The time travellers boyfriend. Season finale. Part two. With 48 hours to go until Odessa’s disappearance, the team works desperately to find a solution to a problem that cannot be easily solved.

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