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Encyclopedia > Pao Tcheou

Pao Tcheou is a fictional character from a series of French novels. Referring to himself as "Maitre de L'invisible" ("Master of the Invisible"), due to his ability to turn himself invisible, Pao is a megalomaniacal Chinese villain, evocative of the Yellow Peril and similar to the famous Fu Manchu; indeed he is supposedly his cousin.[1][2] A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... An example of how an object could appear to be invisible through the use of mirrors Invisibility is the state of an object which cannot be seen. ... Yellow peril is also a humourous British term for a traffic warden. ... This article is about the fictional literature character. ...


Pao Tcheou was created by "Edward Brooker", the nom de plume for a French writer who has never been identified, and the series was continued by the equally pseudonymous "Sam P. Norwood". The first series of novels ran from 1946 to 1947, and the second from 1953 to 1956. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The Pao Tcheou series was massive in its scope, spanning all of the Earth and beyond, including a journey to Mars.[3] The evil conqueror Pao is opposed by the heroic team of Lapertot, a stalwart adventurer, and Professor Faustulus, a learned doctor who assists with the scientific aspects of the adventures. Pao's efforts to take control of the world are many and varied, including robots[4], atomic bombs[5], and giant monsters.[6] Note: This article contains special characters. ... Robots is a computer-animated movie released March 11, 2005. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ...


References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Jess Nevins, Pulp Heroes, F.
  2. ^ Jess Nevins, On Yellow Peril Thrillers
  3. ^ Le Maitre de L'Invisible, book 16, Voyage à travers Mars.
  4. ^ Le Maitre de L'Invisible, book 23, La Guerre des Robots.
  5. ^ Le Maitre de L'Invisible, book 1, Le Vol de la Bomb Atomique
  6. ^ Le Maitre de L'Invisible, book 34, Lîle aux Monstres.

 

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