Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Egg Fu is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as an adversary for the superhero Wonder Woman. Most frequently represented as an enormous sentient egg (and often, inexplicably, of Chinese descent), he was created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru in Wonder Woman #157 (volume 1), 1965. Over the years, multiple versions of the character have appeared with varying backstories and alternative names (including Dr. Yes, Egg Fu the Fifth and Chang Tzu) to battle not only Wonder Woman, but also the Metal Men, Checkmate and Harley Quinn.In early appearances, Egg Fu/Dr. Yes was a blatantly racist Yellow Peril ethnic stereotype, complete with caricaturish Asian facial features and dialogue written in a phoneticized Chinese accent. Certain 21st Century updates to the character, such as changing his name to Chang Tzu and affiliating him with DC Comics' Chinese superhero team the Great Ten, maintain his Asian ethnicity while striving to de-emphasize problematic aspects of his historically racialized characterization. Appearances in Harley Quinn in 2014 and Harley Quinn and Power Girl in 2015, though restoring the name Egg Fu, have expunged overt associations with Chinese culture and language."@en }
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- Egg_Fu abstract "Egg Fu is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as an adversary for the superhero Wonder Woman. Most frequently represented as an enormous sentient egg (and often, inexplicably, of Chinese descent), he was created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru in Wonder Woman #157 (volume 1), 1965. Over the years, multiple versions of the character have appeared with varying backstories and alternative names (including Dr. Yes, Egg Fu the Fifth and Chang Tzu) to battle not only Wonder Woman, but also the Metal Men, Checkmate and Harley Quinn.In early appearances, Egg Fu/Dr. Yes was a blatantly racist Yellow Peril ethnic stereotype, complete with caricaturish Asian facial features and dialogue written in a phoneticized Chinese accent. Certain 21st Century updates to the character, such as changing his name to Chang Tzu and affiliating him with DC Comics' Chinese superhero team the Great Ten, maintain his Asian ethnicity while striving to de-emphasize problematic aspects of his historically racialized characterization. Appearances in Harley Quinn in 2014 and Harley Quinn and Power Girl in 2015, though restoring the name Egg Fu, have expunged overt associations with Chinese culture and language.".