What is "deadman"

n. 1 (context obsolete English) A corpse 2 (context construction English) A long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.'' 3 (context rail transport English) A cutout device with operates in the event of driver incapacity.

Deadman (Boston Brand) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 (October 1967), and was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino.

Deadman is a DC comic character.

Deadman or Deadman's may also refer to:

• "Deadman" or "dead man" are alternative terms for a dead man's switch
• "Deadman's foot" is another name for a salamander in metallurgy
• A "deadman" is a large object either buried to provide resistance to lateral force or of sufficient mass to provide its own above ground
• A deadman (climbing), an anchor used in Alpine mountaineering, such as a snow fluke

Deadman is a supernatural comic book series written by Bruce Jones and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. The series was very loosely based on the DC superhero character Deadman, although the similarities between the properties are few. The series lasted for 13 issues.

Deadman (stylized as deadman) was a Japanese rock band founded in Nagoya in 2000. The group gained notoriety for popularizing the nagoya kei subgenre of visual kei, which is a lot "darker" than most and focuses more on musical composition. Deadman also quickly became known for Mako's heavily melancholic lyrical themes, with the music itself touching on alternative rock in sound. The group disbanded in 2006 for unknown reasons.

Deadman is the debut EP by English indie pop band House of Brothers.