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A Passel of Classics!

Peter Silvestro By Peter Silvestro
May 29, 2025

SECRET DEFENDERS #7 has Dr. Strange, Spidey and Wanda in the Death Dimension while back on Earth Captain America faces the walking dead!

THOR (1998) #20 jumps over a bunch of issues to aid Rob Johnson in a mad frolic of his own! Check out his side of the site this weekend!

Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) has a strange night on the town in MARVEL FANFARE #57! Plus, Shanna the She-Devil!

FEAR ITSELF continues in THUNDERBOLTS #161: Juggernaut is gone but now there’s a nuke heading for Chicago!

PLANET HULK #2 Gladiator Steve Rogers and Devil Dinosaur meet Doc Green but as you’ve never seen them before!

And Anthony Silvestro has the week off because he was bitten by a radioactive comic book blogger and we’re nervously waiting to see what develops!

 PeterS

SECRET DEFENDERS #7 has Dr. Strange, Spidey and Wanda in the Death Dimension while back on Earth Captain America faces the walking dead!

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THOR (1998) #20 jumps over a bunch of issues to aid Rob Johnson in a mad frolic of his own! Check out his side of the site this weekend!

Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) has a strange night on the town in MARVEL FANFARE #57! Plus, Shanna the She-Devil!

FEAR ITSELF continues in THUNDERBOLTS #161: Juggernaut is gone but now there’s a nuke heading for Chicago!

PLANET HULK #2 Gladiator Steve Rogers and Devil Dinosaur meet Doc Green but as you’ve never seen them before!

And Anthony Silvestro has the week off because he was bitten by a radioactive comic book blogger and we’re nervously waiting to see what develops!

 PeterS

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1939, 1940, and 1941: Marvel's First Baby-Step Years

Julio M2 By Julio M2
January 8, 2025

Marvel Comics exists because of… Superman! Yes, the competition’s flag character ignited the comic book industry explosion in the late 1930s. Marvel Comics, called Timely Publications, was then born. One of many interesting facts on the all-new Marvel Year by Year pages. A work-in-progress, historic journey of the House of Ideas. 1939, 1940, and 1941 pages are now available. For subscribers only.

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