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When Strikes Everything... And Nothing!
If there's a Marvel character whose raison d'être has been and remains a head-scratcher, I'd probably be in agreement with you in putting the In-Betweener at or near the top of the short list....
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The Devourer... The Titan... The End!
Not long after he gained his freedom from his imprisonment on Earth, the Silver Surfer found himself in conflict with the Elders of the Universe, who were planning to not only destroy Galactus but all...
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Quality of Life... Harbinger of Death!
Can YOUName This Marvel Villain??Continued »»»
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Battle In... Burbank!?
RECIPE FOR A RUMBLE:Take one (1) orange, envious Thing, who's planted himself in front of the television to take in an episode of the 1978 "Incredible Hulk" series and can't for the life of him...
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The Junior G-Man
OR: "Don't Yield... Back SHIELD!"In what might be a precursor to the surprising discovery by the Avengers of Henry Peter Gyrich showing up and making a mockery of their security, a story from 1967...
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The Men Who Would Be Captain America
We've previously seen how the A.I.M. creation known as the Adaptoid attempted to duplicate Captain America's form and skills in order to effectively replace him (and failed); yet there were also...
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Revelation(s)!
Oh, Peter Parker. These little deceptions used to be so easy for you to pull off, didn't they.Well, kiss those days goodbye, sport, because that was 1965--and these days, May Parker is going to want...
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You Never Know When You'll Face... The Mandroids!
At whatever time you were a Marvel reader during the industry's Bronze Age and beyond, you probably at one time or another tripped over one of the many appearances of the Mandroids, agents of...
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Rise Of The Vampire!
It would be five years to the month (by our calendars) before Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts, would meet again with Dracula, Lord of Vampires, after having narrowly avoided a living death at...
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"Deliver Us From Evil!"
Earlier, we witnessed a desperate struggle between the forces of Dracula and a group led by Dr. Strange to take possession of the Darkhold, a bound book of writings that originated with the demon...
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"This Beachhead Earth!"
For a fleeting moment in time in late 1971, Marvel readers looked forward to their favorite comics being published with a larger page count each month, coinciding with a price increase of 10¢--which...
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Like Unstable Father, Like Certifiable Son
After the death of the original Green Goblin, it took some time for the powers that be at Marvel to admit that, for sheer, cackling, calculated villainy, only Norman Osborn was capable of filling his...
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The Fury of Satan's Son!
During the early 1970s, both the Ghost Rider and the Son of Satan would benefit from extensive (albeit bimonthly) exposure in Marvel Spotlight before being given their own titles. In the case of the...
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Master of the Mystic Arts--Cultists, Not So Much
Having had occasion to glance back at a post from two years ago concerning the 1972-73 span of issues of Marvel Premiere which featured Dr. Strange, there probably isn't much more for me to add to what...
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In The Mind Of The Mystic!
When we last left Dr. Strange and his revered master, the Ancient One, all hell was breaking loose at the Crypts of Kaa-u--"hell," of course, meaning the evil creature known as Shuma-Gorath, who has...
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At The Mercy Of The Mandarin!
What th...?? How did Iron Man come to this?We'd better run down some bullet points on just what's led up to this shocking scene:Tony Stark suffers a massive heart attack in the middle of Senator Byrd's...
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The Power of the Hulk!
Whenever I lay eyes on the classic two-part Fantastic Four tale from 1964 which features the rematch between the Thing and the incredible Hulk (while also dealing in the Avengers), I've found myself...
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"The Avengers Take Over!"
By the end of Part One of the PPC review of the two-part Fantastic Four tale from 1964 which featured the rematch (and a more prolonged battle) between the Thing and the incredible Hulk, the situation...
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Loose Ends and Revelations!
Having recently raised an eyebrow at a Defenders tale which featured the return of Dracula to the land of the (un)living--the sight of which registered hardly any shock at all with Dr. Strange, even...
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Clash Of The Storm Gods!
Brief but fierce, Thor's clash with Zeus during the Olympian ruler's attack on the Avengers was riveting in both story and art, and remains one of my favorite meetings of the two--one of my few...
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