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The Man And The Nation!
Given the media coverage of the national bicentennial celebration in 1976, as well as the oversized format of the Marvel Treasury books which were being published at the time, it made good business...
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The Familiar Debut Of... Whirlwind!
Once characters such as the Sub-Mariner, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Giant-Man, and Dr. Strange graduated their mid-1960s feature mags and made the move to titles of their own, some of...
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Witch Hunt
Can YOUName This Marvel Villain??While you may be tempted to make a wild guess and tag our mystery villain as "Dark Pilgrim" or take another stab in the dark with something equally outlandish, believe...
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The Occult Beginnings of--Utopia!
While Captain America was appearing on newsstands with a special bicentennial celebration story in 1976, Doctor Strange, of all mags, decided to give its own nod to the event by taking a more direct...
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I've Got My Corrective Lens On You
Let's just skip right into crisis mode, shall we?Despite becoming one of Marvel's most underrated villains, the debut of the Monocle was so well-handled that it was reasonable to think that he might be...
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The Refurbished Threat Of... The Enclave!
A number of subversive organizations in Marvel comic books began, appropriately, conducting their operations in secret from behind the scenes, hidden in shadows while they communicated with and...
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The Sound And The Fury!
Despite the danger from two deadly super-villains in "All The Sounds and Sights of Death!", there's a good deal more to enjoy in this 1974 Avengers story from writer Steve Englehart, with three...
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Beware Of... The Beast!
Given the amount of exposure the Beast went on to receive in the Avengers and the revived X-Men title, to say nothing of his appearances in the X-Men motion picture franchise, you may have a certain...
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Assaults of the Absorbing Man!
A list of some of the more tenacious foes of the incredible Hulk would certainly include enemies such as the Leader, the Rhino, the Sandman, Doc Samson, and the Abomination, all of whom have made...
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The Judgment of Tyr!
It seems the Asgardian God of War, Tyr, so rarely receives any story exposure in the pages of Mighty Thor; by comparison, his Olympian counterpart, Ares, has several stories under his belt, as well as...
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The Life Fantastic
A fun and lightly entertaining Fantastic Four one-shot published in 2006 may also appeal to those of you who enjoy seeing more contemporary stories give a nod to the classic tales which laid their...
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Watch Your Back, Michael Phelps
Can YOUName This Marvel Villain??Our mystery villain never did really amount to much, though it wasn't for lack of trying. And in spite of not making great strides in villainy, Dr. Dorcas is as...
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When Demands Galactus!
Around the time of the first Thor film in 2011, a new comics series was launched that continued the story of Asgard's existence on Earth in the vicinity of the rural town of Broxton, Oklahoma. Written...
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Tommorow Dies Today!
I don't recall ever hearing a critical word said of Avengers #167, and that's likely with good reason. There seems to be general consensus that the issue can do no wrong, an assessment that I happen to...
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When Your Enemy Is Your Biggest Fan
Recently, we saw the villain known as the Porcupine make what might seem to be a ridiculous claim on his way to hitting the mat in defeat:We know that in his first time out, the Porcupine was stopped...
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The Return Of The Trikon!
Like the Enclave, the mysterious organization that began its existence in shadows before its activities were later continued and its origins were finally investigated and revealed, the Trikon got its...
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My Childhood--My Prison!
Whatever our problems in life, we can at least be glad of one thing--we can thank our lucky stars that we're not one of the uncanny Inhumans. Think about it: a race abandoned by their own creators, who...
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Enter At Your Own Risk--The Adap-tor!
Remember the 1980s David Michelinie run on Iron Man, when it was actually fun reading about Tony Stark, Jim Rhodes, and the other assorted characters who made up Stark's business world? Before the...
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When An Office Dies!
Following the opening of Anthony Stark's new company, Stark Enterprises, a surprise attack was launched by a mysterious device delivered to the scene which almost cost the lives of hundreds of people...
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The Enemy Within!
There were at least two occasions when the Illuminati--the clandestine group consisting of Marvel's oldest super-heroes who would meet privately to raise concerns or handle matters without disclosure...
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