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The Alphabet: A is For… Avenger Ape
Avenger Ape started out as a comic book character on Earth 700-B. A gorilla imbued with super strength, the ability to fly and fire breath, he fought against evil masterminds, mad scientists, aliens and humans who survived the Great Extinction somehow. The comic book was never a huge hit, but did well enough to stay in publication for 6 years. It was at that point that an Avenger Ape movie came out and breathed new life into the franchise
“Avenger Ape Begins” was a surprise hit and the top box office draw of the year. The novelization sold well and a sequel movie was greenlit. The comic got a shot in the arm with better stories and better art. From there, more movies, an animated tv series and spinoff comics appeared. Later, there were original novels and a computer game.
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The Alphabet: A is For… Ambrose 1
When MarsCorp formed in 1985, their mission statement was to explore and colonize the red planet. Most people laughed at this, but they stopped laughing when, in 1991, the Ambrose 1 explorer landed on Mars.
Ambrose 1 was made up of three parts: a base unit that would stay in one place and relay information up to the orbiting Betty satellite, a small rover designed to test soil samples, and the camera/atmospheric lab attached to a balloon that would free float around Mars and send picture, video and other info up to Betty.
Ambrose 1 was supposed to have a useful life of one year, but actually functioned for 5 years, long after the larger Ambrose 2 & 3 had landed on Mars. You can find all three parts of Ambrose 1 at the Martian History Museum in Bradbury Dome.
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