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The Stolen Destiny of... Star-Lord!
It took me decades to get on board the Star-Lord train, but I know it happened well before the Guardians of the Galaxy took off in the cinema. My best guess in narrowing down the timeframe is when I...
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To Hela And Back!
With Cate Blanchett stirring up things in Thor: Ragnarok as Hela, Goddess of Death (and with her fanfare being provided by Led Zeppelin, no less), it seemed appropriate to take a closer look (but not...
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The Triple Threat of... The Terrible Trio!
If the group known as the Terrible Trio gives you a strong sense of déjà vu, it may be because you've seen their type of group before in various comics over time, whether in Marvel's books or those of...
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Marvel In Your Mailbox
It wasn't until the mid-1970s when I began spotting Marvel cranking up its own subscription service. At the time, dedicated comic book stores were still a ways off, and those of us who were getting our...
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This Battle Unending!
There have been many occasions where the mighty Thor has met the incredible Hulk in battle, either in their own respective titles or in stories taking place in other mags. The question of which...
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This Rage Unyielding!
Compared to the prior story profiled here at the PPoC from Incredible Hulk #255 which featured the jade giant trading blows once again with Thor, the God of Thunder, its unofficial sequel in the Mighty...
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Willie Lumpkin: X-Factor!
When it comes to recycling, it looks like comic books had a head start on environmentalists, though for comics writers it was more a matter of successful concepts that were dusted off and adapted to...
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Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Shaken
Can YOUName This Marvel Villain??For a character who was meant to shake things up a little and who certainly doesn't lack for power, you may find Vibro to be rather disappointing and two-dimensional as...
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The Golden Age Of... The Vision!
One of the more interesting storylines involving the Avenger known as the Vision laid a lot of groundwork before reaching its resolution, stringing the reader along for over twenty issues of The...
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Crystal Clear Vision
Following the shocking attempted takeover of the world's computers by the Vision, whose judgment was impaired by a damaged component in his skull as well as a link-up with an advanced and alien A.I.,...
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It's 1970--Can You Dig It?
Avengers #74 capped a two-issue story that saw the return of the Sons of the Serpent to the book, the insidious group of zealots whose mission is to purify the nation by purging it of "the unfit... the...
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Roy Thomas Replies...
Previously, we took a look at a letter from Avengers reader Philip Jones, who in 1970 critiqued a story from issue #74 of the book which concluded a two-part tale featuring the sinister Sons of the...
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When Strikes The Scarlet Beetle!
Every once in awhile in comics, it's always fun to encounter a new antagonist for our hero(es) who's played for laughs--a list of troublemakers that's included, to name a few who have been profiled in...
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As Honor Demands!
The cover to the 1982 Avengers Annual might give you the impression that the Avengers/Defenders war is kicking up all over again, nine years after the fact:But this time, it's the star-spawned Nebulon...
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Earth Shall Overcome!
In the mid-1970s, writer Steve Gerber began taking an interest in resurrecting the Guardians of the Galaxy from obscurity. Last (and first) seen in their premiere issue in early 1969, the Guardians...
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The Name Is--Doom!
Sometime around early 1971 I remember walking into a small local bookstore that sold books and magazines, but in used condition--mostly a place where people traded in their old periodicals for some...
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The Vengeance And The Victims!
Things didn't look so good for the Fantastic Four, after finding themselves trapped in Latveria by their armored nemesis, Doctor Doom. And things don't look particularly good for Reed Richards, who...
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The Power And The Pride!
Previously, we saw the Fantastic Four turn the corner in their desperate battle with the invincible robot army of Doctor Doom. And now, in Part 4 of this four-part story which would see the final Stan...
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Sub-Mariner: Dismissed!
OR: "Define 'Untamed Wrath' ..."There aren't many Thor vs. Sub-Mariner bouts on the books--perhaps because the Hulk turned out to be better at selling comics than Namor when it came to challenging...
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Exclusive To The Bugle: The Fall of Norman Osborn!
It often came as a surprise to come across stories in Marvel's line of comics when the "Daily Bugle," the mainstay newspaper created and given life by Stan Lee in the early 1960s, was given more...
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