Name: TWA
Other Names: Trans World Airlines; T.W.A.; Western Air Express; Transcontinental & Western Air
Classification:
supporting characters
group
real/historical group
Publisher(s): D.C. Thomson & Co.
Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database: Commando #654 (June 1972): "Olympic Airways; T.W.A. (Trans World Airlines)"
Number of Appearances: 27
Comic Book Appearances: 2
TV, Film Appearances: 25
Note: airline
Number of group members listed below: 11
| Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.) |
Religious Affiliation |
Team(s) [Notes] |
Pub. | # app. |
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[TWA chief mechanic at Lincoln International] |  |
6 | ||||||
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[airline] | D.C. Thomson & Co. | 27 | ||||||
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[airline captain] | Cort Theatre | 2 | ||||||
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[1st app: French Kiss (1995)] | Polygram Filmed Entertainment  |
1 | ||||||
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[1st app: The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6, Episode 8 (1 Nov. 1965)] |  |
1 | ||||||
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[1st app: Obsession (1976)] |  |
1 | ||||||
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[1st app: Love at First Bite (1979)] | Melvin Simon Productions; American International Pictures | 2 | ||||||
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[1st app: Frantic (1988)] |  |
1 | ||||||
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[1st app: Only You (1994)] |  |
1 | ||||||
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[1st app: Only You (1994)] | |
1 | ||||||
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[1st app: Catch Me If You Can (2002)] |  |
1 |
17 Days of Terror: The Hijack of TWA 847 (1985)Airplane! (1980) (behind the scenes)Airport (1970)All About Eve (1950) (cameo)The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6, Episode 8 (1 Nov. 1965): "The Taylors in Hollywood"Annie Hall (1977)The Aviator (2004)The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)Breakfast Club (1985)Catch Me If You Can (2002)Classic X-Men #5 (Jan. 1987): "My Brother, My Enemy!" (cameo)Commando #654 (June 1972): "Olympic Airways; T.W.A. (Trans World Airlines)" (lead character)The Crash of TWA Flight 800: A Scientific Investigation (1996)Death Wish (1974)Dumb and Dumber (1994)Final Destination (2000)The Formula (1980)Frantic (1988)French Kiss (1995)Going in Style (1979)High Anxiety (1977)
Love at First BiteMidnight Run (1988)Nine to Five (1980)North by Northwest (1959) (cameo)Obsession (1976)Only You (1994)Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (cameo)Silence of the Lambs (1991) (cameo)Six Weeks (1982)Sole Survivor (1970)Sunday in New YorkThe Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)TWA Flight 800 (2013)The Wedding Banquet (1993)What's Up, Doc? (1972)X-Men (vol. 1) #97 (Feb. 1976): "My Brother, My Enemy!" (cameo)
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_World_Airlines
- http://avstop.com/history/historyofairlines/twa.htm
- http://www.brandhype.org/movies/brands/twa
- http://www.twaflightattendants.com/airlineofthestars.html
- https://www.facebook.com/FlyTWA/posts/169472016004
- https://www.comics.org/issue/118626/
- https://www.comics.org/issue/1126269/
- http://www.imdb.com/company/co0002693/
