Nebraska in Fiction

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 75. Chapters: Fictional characters from Nebraska, Fictional populated places in Nebraska, Films set in Nebraska, Cyclops, Terms of Endearment, Boys Don't Cry, Man-Thing, Wally West, Amerika, Penny, Ellen Harvelle, Wizard of Oz, Election, Courtney Whitmore, The Stand, Tracy Flick, Elizabeth Gail Dobbs, O Pioneers!, Demolition Man, About Schmidt, Children of the Corn, Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return, Pat Dugan, Peacock, Boys Town, Zombie Strippers, Tully, Willie Lumpkin, The Indian Runner, The Echo Maker, Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice, Citizen Ruth, Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, One of Ours, Night of the Twisters, Leatherneck, The Rain People, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, Blue Valley, Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach, Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering, Children of the Corn: Revelation, The Good Life, My Antonia, Oblivion, Nebraska. Excerpt: Master martial artist Skilled leader and strategistCyclops (Scott Summers) is a fictional character, a superhero who is often depicted as the leader of the X-Men in the Marvel Comics Universe. A mutant, Cyclops produces a powerful beam with great destructive power from his eyes referred to as an "optic blast." In uniform, he wears a battle visor with a single ruby-quartz lens which runs from eye-to-eye giving him a one-eyed appearance, hence the codename "Cyclops." Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The X-Men #1 September 1963. Originally dubbed Slim Summers, by X-Men #3 his name was changed to Scott and Slim was referred as a nickname. Scott is the first X-Man recruited by Charles Xavier, and as one of the original five X-Men, Cyclops has had a large presence in X-Men-related comics since their inception. Cyclops is typical of the archetypal hero in American popular culture as opposed to the tough anti-auth...