M.A.N.T.I.S.

The original two-hour TV pilot was produced by Sam Raimi and starred actor Carl Lumbly as M.A.N.T.I.S. Lumbly's character, Dr. Miles Hawkins, was a rich, mild-mannered doctor who was shot in the spine by a criminal leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Using his company's resources, he invents an exoskeleton suit that not only enables him to walk, but gives him superhuman abilities. He utilizes a vast array of technology, including a large underwater lab and a hovercraft called the Crysalid to fly around the city. With his newfound power, he vows to fight crime and assumes the hidden vigilante identity of "M.A.N.T.I.S." (Mechanically Automated NeuroTrasmitter Interactive System). Image File history File links The main character from the FOX series M.A.N.T.I.S. that aired in 1994 File links The following pages link to this file: M.A.N.T.I.S. ... Image File history File links The main character from the FOX series M.A.N.T.I.S. that aired in 1994 File links The following pages link to this file: M.A.N.T.I.S. ... Sam Raimi Samuel Marshall Sam Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and writer. ... Carl Lumbly (born August 14, 1952) is a Jamaican-American actor who was born in Jamaica. ... An exoskeleton, in contrast to an endoskeleton, is an external anatomical feature that supports and protects an animals body. ... In modern terms, vigilantes are militias or police who attempt law enforcement, in the usual phrase, by taking the law into their own hands. Vigilantes often operate in secret. ...

The show was later extensively retooled as an ongoing series on FOX and lasted for one season between August, 1994 and March, 1995. The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lumbly later went on to star as another superhero, J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter, in the Justice League animated series. Martian Manhunter Real name unpronouncable Publisher DC Comics First appearance Detective Comics #225 ( 1955) Created by Joe Samachson Joe Certa Jonn Jonzz, the Martian Manhunter, is a comic book hero appearing in DC Comics. ... The Justice League of America, featuring the Flash, Superman, Aquaman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Martian Manhunter, and Green Lantern. ...

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