Alcock

British

/ ˈɔːlkɒk /

noun

Sir John William. 1892–1919, English aviator who with A.W. Brown made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic (1919)

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Slipping two spots to fourth was "Supergirl," a Warner Bros sci-fi effort starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, a cousin of Superman who also possesses superhuman strength.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

Most telling is that Alcock has just about everything one could want in a superhero of any gender.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

Milly Alcock is spunky and charismatic as Superman’s party-girl cousin.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Still, Alcock reacts with exactly the right note of disdain: “Cool,” she croaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Almost as soon as that happened, they flew directly into the most vicious storm that either Alcock, the pilot, or Brown, the navigator, had ever encountered.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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