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Rebirth Incarnate
With the pieces all in place for things to come to a head at the point where we left X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong, the X-Men were cobbling together something of a plan in order to deal with the Phoenix,...
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Radical Chic
Incredible Hulk #142Script: Roy ThomasPencils: Herb TrimpeInks: John SeverinLetterer: Artie SimekIf nothing else, "They Shoot Hulks, Don't They?", Roy Thomas's adaptation of the title of the 1935 novel...
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Spidey Cops Out!
Spider-Man copping out?As the Beast would say, "That trick never works!"At least this issue isn't about Peter Parker deciding to abandon his identity as Spider-Man, with another toss of the costume...
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A Team And Its Toys
Back in the day--that is to say, before GPS, cell phones, or, for that matter, the Internet--part of the fun of reading Fantastic Four was in seeing all of the incredible gadgets and machinery that...
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Hulk Smash Impasse!
After the incredible Hulk returned from his exile to the "Crossroads," the brute underwent a procedure that separated him from his shared existence with Bruce Banner, only to later go on a senseless...
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Onslaught Of The Destroyer!
It would take a braver man than I am to attempt to make sense of the events of Onslaught, the evil persona of Charles Xavier, who was used as a sales device for abruptly ending a few of Marvel's major...
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The Velocirator and the Sitting Duck
Have a look at an utterly splendid bit of horseplay with Ben Grimm (the Thing) and Johnny Storm (the Human Torch) that soon reels in the whole family, choreographed by Scott Lobdell and Alan Davis for...
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To Rise Again!
Things didn't look too good when we last left Thor, after his battle with the Destroyer.Actually, things looked terrible. Thor was dead.But while Thor was getting pummelled and charred to a cinder,...
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Would You Believe--The Howling Sorcerer Supreme!?
For a man who spends so much of his time in meditation and study--not to mention fending off I don't know how many other-dimensional hostile mystic forces--it's interesting how Dr. Strange can still...
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Sadly, "Scarface" Was Taken
Can YOUName This Marvel Villain??After hearing the connection our mystery villain has with the Punisher, it's not difficult to guess the reason for either his chosen name or his vendetta against Frank...
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The Monarch And The Mystic!
Many of us remember a famous scene which took place on a New England beach, a meeting which saw the beginnings of the formation of none other than the Defenders:Fortunately, it seems Namor and Strange...
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Earth's Mightiest Hero
Now that we're finally--finally!--done with Winter and we've formally welcomed Spring, I'm afraid I'm one of those who have a house to tend to and outdoor chores to take care of. This Winter has been a...
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Most Patriotic Hubcap Ever
When it comes to comics characters, we readers deal with the improbable all the time, in terms of what a character is actually able to do with their ability or super-power. And since it "comes with the...
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Crisis at the Comic-Con!
What's this? Tony Stark is looking for something crazy to do in San Diego??Good thing he's already got a custom-made costume handy.Naturally, the Marvel delegation is well-represented:As for "Iron...
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Only The Best And Brightest Need Apply
If you blinked, you would have missed the point in Invincible Iron Man when Tony Stark's company went from being "Stark Industries" to "Stark International"--no small shift in scope by a company as...
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The Ties That Bind
Sub-Mariner #56 remains one of my all-time favorite issues of Namor's first series, though with only 16 issues remaining until the title would be cancelled. It's a feast for the eyes in every way, from...
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The Evil Reed Richards!
You can probably remember the various times when Ben Grimm, the Thing, has turned against the Fantastic Four--but it's been a rare day when their stalwart leader, Reed Richards, has turned evil. In...
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To Soar No More!
It was just over a year and a half ago when I made a brief entry on the 1978 Silver Surfer graphic novel by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Joe Sinnott, and hopefully those who came across it were intrigued...
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Harbinger Of Revenge
It was a dark kingdom that both we and the Sub-Mariner left behind after the story of the Brethren was concluded with that alien race's slaughter by the Atlanteans, who mistook them for enemies. In...
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