Glossary:W
From DC Database
Contents |
Waldo
Waldo was a robotic surveillance system installed at the Midway City headquarters of the Doom Patrol.
[top] [Edit Waldo]
Wall Street
Wall Street is a large thoroughfare located in New York City that runs through the heart of the financial district in the borough of Manhattan. The New York Stock Exchange is located on Wall Street.
[top] [Edit Wall Street]
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Warner Bros. is a subsidiary of Time Warner Communications and is one of the world's largest producers of film and television entertainment. Warner Bros. has several subsidiary companies, including Warner Bros. Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video, DC Comics, and New Line Cinema. Warner owns half of The CW Television Network.
[top] [Edit Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.]
WB Network
The WB Network is the television broadcasting company owned by DC's parent company Warner Bros. In 2005, the WB merged with UPN to form the CW Network. The WB aired the first four seasons of Smallville before switching over to the CW. It also broadcast the short-lived Birds of Prey television series.
[top] [Edit WB Network]
Were-Hyena
Similar to a werewolf, a were-hyena is a human being afflicted with a curse that causes them to transform into a half-human/half-hyena monster during bouts of emotional duress. Summer Day and Dr. Jivan Shi are two such people that suffer from this curse.
(See Also: Werewolf)
[top] [Edit Were-Hyena]
White Lions
The White Lions were a Russian fighter squadron acting on behalf of Nazi Germany in 1941. Although most of the members were part of the Russian Air Force, the squadron was led by British turncoat Death Mayhew. Mayhew patterned the White Lions as Facism's answer to the alleged Bolshevik fighting team, the Blackhawks. Flying JU 88 dive bombers, the White Lions conducted a raid against the Valentine-Prendergast Airplane factory in Moscow, Russia. The Blackhawks were present and Captain Stanislaus Drozdowski lost his life in the bombing.
(See Also: Blackhawk Squadron; World War II)
[top] [Edit White Lions]
Wingman
A wingman is a pilot who supports another in a potentially dangerous flying environment. Wingman was originally a term referring to the plane flying beside and slightly behind the lead plane in an aircraft formation. On the planet Thanagar, a Wingman is a military rank referring to law enforcement officers who have been awarded the right to wear Nth Metal wings.
(See Also: Thanagarian)
[top] [Edit Wingman]
Wolu
This is a unit of measure in Kryptonian culture equitable to a standard Earth hour. 10,000 seconds (thribs) equal 1 Wolu. There are 10 Woluo in 1 Kryptonian day (zetyar). The plural form of Wolu is Woluo.
(See Also: Krypton (Earth-One))
[top] [Edit Wolu]
Wrath
Sometimes identified as Injustice, Wrath represents one of the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man. A statue embodying the human characteristic of wrath can be found inside the Rock of Eternity.
[top] [Edit Wrath]
