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Other popular characters that Philip José Farmer concluded were members of the Wold Newton mutant family include: Solomon Kane ; Captain Blood ; The Scarlet Pimpernel ; Harry Flashman ; Sherlock Holmes's nemesis Professor Moriarty ; Phileas Fogg ; The Time Traveller (main character of '' The Time Machine '' by H. G. Wells ); Allan Quatermain ; Tarzan's son Korak ; A.J. Raffles ; Professor Challenger ; Richard Hannay ; Bulldog Drummond ; the evil Fu Manchu and his adversary, Sir Denis Nayland Smith ; G-8 ; The Shadow ; Sam Spade ; Doc Savage's cousin Pat Savage, and one of his five assistants, Monk Mayfair ; The Spider ; Nero Wolfe ; Mr. Moto ; Major James Bigglesworth ; The Avenger ; Philip Marlowe ; James Bond ; Lew Archer ; and Travis McGee . PREDECESSORS An earlier proponent of this sort of fiction was William S. Baring-Gould who wrote a fictional biography of Sherlock Holmes . In 1977 C. W. Scott-Giles , an expert in heraldry, published a history of Lord Peter Wimsey 's family, going back to 1066 (but describing the loss of the family tree going back to Adam And Eve ); the book is based on material from his correspondence with Dorothy L. Sayers , who wrote at least two of the family anecdotes in the book, one of them in the French Language of the Middle Ages . SIMILAR CREATIONS A similar premise has subsequently been adopted by Alan Moore in his Comic Book series '' The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen ''. Warren Ellis 's comic book series '' Planetary '' has a similar premise of fitting many different Superhero , Science Fiction , and Fantasy elements into the same universe. (Though for the most part, constrained by the needs of the story and copyright, Ellis does not use the originals but rather his own re-interpretations.) Author Kim Newman has stated that his Anno Dracula series was partially inspired by the Wold Newton family. Perhaps the most well-known combination of heroes is the Justice League America . FAMILY VS. UNIVERSE Although the two terms are used almost interchangeably, there is an important distinction: Wold Newton Family members - those are descended from or otherwise related to the individuals exposed to the meteor strike - and Wold Newton Universe members, who are unrelated individuals of the meteor strike who have met one or more family members in crossovers. Examples of this can be found in the works of Farmer that created the concept: several family members were present at the death of King Kong , thus firmly placing Kong in the universe. Just as obviously, Kong cannot be a family member. However, with further research and interest emanating from other authors and individuals, an alternative is put forward that the initial Wold Newton Family does not only consist of members who were present during the meteor strike at Wold Newton, East Riding Of Yorkshire , but also the ancestors or relatives of other mysterious individuals belonging to the universe who were also exposed to radiation from the meteor in other parts of the world or by other means. This theory has been supported through the other literary works of Philip José Farmer as well as those who support a greater interest in the Wold Newton timeline. The Wold Newton concept relies on judicious Krypto-Revisionism ; the characters of the books and comics are usually treated as fictionalized, exaggerated versions of "real" people, and accounts that strain suspension of disbelief too much are dismissed as complete fabrication. SEE ALSO List Of Wold Newton Universe Characters EXTERNAL LINKS
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