The Marvel Book Expand Your Knowledge of a Vast Comics Universe by Stephen Wiacek

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heartbroken at the human cost, she is unrepentant about the necessity of heractions.Danvers’ biggest shock comes after spending time with her familyfollowing her estranged father’s death. Attacked by cyborg Kree Kleaners,she learns that her mother, Marie, is actually a sleeper agent of the stellarempire and called Mari-Ell. It transpires that Danvers is a human/Kreehybrid and her powers are her birthright, not a mere cosmic fluke.“Nobody knew the truth... my secret birthright. Not even me.”Carol DanversSpace invaded With waves of Chitauri attacking Earth, Captain Marvel leads the Guardians of theGalaxy into battle.
Kamala Khan, Ms. MarvelBorn in Jersey City, Pakistani-American KamalaKhan is a smart, dutiful Muslim daughter until she istransformed by a Terrigen-cloud into a shape-shiftingNuHuman. A Super Hero nerd, she has watchedthe uncanny events happening across the river inNew York City all her life, and her favorite SuperHero is Carol Danvers— Captain Marvel.When Khan’s own amazing morphogenetic abilitieskick in, she uses them to save her friends from an armed robbery, and issoon defending her city from a wave of bizarre threats as Ms. Marvel.When the universe ends and restarts, she finally meets her hero, who givesthe teenager her blessing. Over months, the new kid blossoms into amighty force for good. She briefly joins the Avengers before creating andleading a breakaway team of teenage Champions seeking fresh, lessaggressive and destructive ways to solve super-problems.
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CONTENTSHOW TO USE THIS EBOOKINTROD
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Malevolent manipulator • Norman O
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Send in the clones • The JackalSe
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Sentinel of the spaceways • Silve
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INTRODUCTIONThe multimedia phenomen
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“I was tired of doing monster mag
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and sales started slowly rising. Le
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newcomers, who had grown up reading
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How to explore this bookThe Marvel
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The cosmos is infinite, filling an
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Altered statesEncompassing the Mult
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONSeventh Cos
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Gateway guardian A mix of science a
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Multi-Earths Each Earth and its par
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every outpost of existence in their
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Look, but don’t touchTheir missio
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Doctrine of noninterference?Althoug
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reforming Cosmic Egg—the universe
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Devourer of WorldsAfter millennia,
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONEarth-616,
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Lucky starsEarth’s location is ad
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Multiversal ground zero Earth is th
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INTRODUCTIONFrom greater than gods
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mermanus, and other intelligent spe
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intercession, and mass gatherings o
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When World War II erupts and the Ax
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ON THE RECORDKNOWN MEMBERSThoth, Ba
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King of beasts Fearless Bashenga an
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Godforsaken Modern Wakandans don’
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their chieftain Bor, the Aesir move
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Epic sagas The inhabitants of the T
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ON THE RECORDLOCATIONExtra-dimensio
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Divine indulgenceBast makes a pact
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HerculesBorn to cleanse the world o
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empowered villains to prey on ordin
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ON THE RECORDTEAM NAMESFreedom’s
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Mystery Men Separate but interlinke
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transform ordinary mortals into phy
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Symbol of libertyWith no prospect o
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“As long as freedom may be threat
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Heroes united An army of costumed c
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Home front heroesThe Invaders spend
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Mighty DestroyerThe full extent of
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reported killed in action battling
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMESamuel Thomas
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American eagle Sam Wilson’s role
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since 1918. Foreseeing their countr
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Secrets and liesKnowing only combat
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Howling CommandosIn the army, Fury
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leaves the US as de facto leading n
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ON THE RECORDTEAM MEMBERSMarvel Boy
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Secret services Combining cutting-
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human form. His friend, Conner Sims
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMERobert “Bob
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Solitary sentinel While waiting for
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fortune and intellect to building a
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Future FoundationDespite their hect
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEVictor von Do
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“My vast and supreme will shall b
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Walking arsenal Doom’s armor blen
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMERobert Bruce
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Unnatural disaster Hulk’s rampage
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“The angrier I get the stronger I
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMESHenry “Han
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Leading the way Janet Van Dyne grow
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Search for self Despite his genius,
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEThor OdinsonA
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Heavy metal Clad in dwarven armor a
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the monster. The struggle costs Tho
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEAnthony “To
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Power dressing Although Stark’s a
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“Everything I’ve done... I’ll
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Regarded as the modern age’s firs
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Atlantis abidesApparently ageless,
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMESteven Grant
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Oldie but goodie A returned Cap qui
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and he defeats his evil double, lea
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEJohann Shmidt
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Tomorrow belongs to meThe detonatio
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Cosmic CubeCosmic Cubes are reality
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by all his descendants, each tailor
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Orphan KingDespite enhanced physica
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Shuri, the Ancient FuturePrincess S
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Imprisoned in Asgard, but out to be
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A law unto themselvesControversial
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First Avengers Even before the dawn
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Deceit and duty Avenger ally Mar-Ve
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When primordial aliens the Builders
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Interstellar AvengersEarth’s migh
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“the world’s greatest marksman.
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murder, but cleared, and finds hims
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Going straightHawkeye’s isn’t t
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Soviets consolidated their hold on
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Asset managementConflict and isolat
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Widow makersAfter Natasha Romanoff
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goals. Nations follow suit: recruit
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Defend us from evilHowever, the mos
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Alpha FlightCanada’s Department o
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Keeping his identity secret, the 15
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Neighborhood heroParker constantly
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J. JONAH JAMESONJohn Jonah Jameson
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contracts radiation sickness, Dr. D
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Free agentMoving to California, Dre
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SilkFor years, Peter Parker remains
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him enhanced physical capabilities
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Control freakDespite being exposed
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEMatthew Micha
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Wages of sinIn hospital, Murdock di
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Blind faith Matt’s strict sensei,
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underling then makes his move, murd
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Hiring respected journalist/ghost w
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMELester (last
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Death dealer Bullseye is never unar
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Flaming femme fatale Pyrokinetic, t
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMELuke Cage, le
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Men at work Blasé New Yorkers are
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Conflict resolution Cage’s seriou
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEJessica Campb
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Dress code Not every street-fightin
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Multifaceted After years trying to
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEFrancis “Fr
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Tooled up No problem is too big for
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gangleader Raul Bushman in Egypt, S
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEUnknown, answ
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Killing joke Deadpool’s crazy ban
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Deadpool’s travails have taken hi
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ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESFantastic F
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Open house The Champions want every
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they—and the kids they help—pro
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ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESMI5, MI6, A
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Force of one Shang-Chi’s Kung Fu
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Danny’s parents try to find the c
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEElektra Natch
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Red resurrection Elektra’s bond w
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to his memory and training. Combine
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ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESA.I.M., The
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Strucker’s armyModern Hydra is bo
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Secret EmpireHydra’s greatest tri
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thanks to the provisory largesse of
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Man of action Like the father he ha
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Brotherhood of the ShieldEarth has
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Man, and alien invader Lucifer. Tha
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“We’re not fighting for the peo
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adventurers. Some years later, the
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Mutual interestsUsually however, al
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Super Villain team-upsAlthough thei
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divide—there are still good-heart
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Quirky capersMany traditional heroe
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Animal magicWhen evil threatens it
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INTRODUCTIONIn a rational world of
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Business as usualIn a progressive w
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONSuper-geniu
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Sharp witted Nadia Van Dyne is equa
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Shock treatment Nikola Tesla create
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ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESEarth, Aven
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Ideas men Earth’s intellectuals p
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Clash of wills As always, doing wha
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ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESAvengers, C
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Future perfect Pacifist, hyper-smar
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from all hindrance and preconceptio
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ON THE RECORDTEAM NAMEIntelligencia
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Radical thinkersOtto “Doc Ock”
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Genie in a bottle Arnim Zola grows
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONEternals (H
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Family resemblance Deviants vary wi
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might destroy their ruler, the Supr
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ON THE RECORDFOUNDING MEMBERSScott
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Backs to the future The time-transp
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McCoy imperils reality by bringing
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEMax Eisenhard
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Global force Magneto’s power can
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Evil brotherhood Magneto’s doctri
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ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESX-Men, X-Fa
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Grip of fire Jean Grey is the perfe
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mercenaries attack him, Ororo’s r
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEHerbert Edgar
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High and mighty The High Evolutiona
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danger to the universe—in a dimen
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONGamma radia
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Thinking big Even the Leader’s mi
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Whenever she becomes agitated, angr
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONChemically
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Scales of disaster Connors’ formu
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Light relief Cloak and Dagger shine
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEHenry “Hank
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Size matters Pym Particles alter th
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Mind-boggle Pym’s constant creati
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into forgetting his own creation’
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Ultron everywhereThe manic AI prove
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Ultron incarnations From the moment
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patterns of Simon Williams who infi
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Avenging VisionDespite a rocky star
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Jim Hammond, First Human TorchIn No
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Clear cut Logan’s true nobility a
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Weapon XFollowing a disastrous miss
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X-23When Wolverine dies, his family
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Brain. However, robots remained pri
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONCybernetic
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Measure of a man Only a fraction of
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dying of degenerative effects. Howe
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMESBen Reilly;
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“Kill me once and for all. Don’
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humanity’s first line of defense
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Futureproofing S.H.I.E.L.D.The majo
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Life Model DecoysOriginally designe
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civilian sectors like aerospace, re
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the result is a construction compan
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ON THE RECORDNAMEVibraniumPROPERTIE
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Vibranium’s greatest triumph is c
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Extraordinary elementsDespite thous
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Uru A magic metal, Uru is reputedly
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ON THE RECORDLOCATIONThe Pangean Co
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Plunder and protectionOver succeedi
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Although universes work most effici
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Embracing mysteryA pattern of destr
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONAbstract be
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they can improve reality through th
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such death-defying exemplars, it is
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pantheon of gods has its own landlo
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Rebirth and afterlifeAcross almost
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Shades of DeathAlmost every Earthly
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to attain their ends. One way to bo
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEJericho Drumm
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Weird sister Spilled blood and inca
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were money and fame, an inebriated
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Ultimately pragmatic, to save reali
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ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESThe Faltine
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Power games Devious Umar cannot mat
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Beelzebub, Satan, and other fallen
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMELoki Laufeyso
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Swindler supreme Briefly ousting Do
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“I am not now, nor ever have been
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEWanda Maximof
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Spellbinding Wanda uses Chaos Magic
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Three witches Guided by the spirits
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONSpirits of
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Divine retribution After the first
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dormant powers he possesses, young
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ON THE RECORDLINEAGEHouse of Scandi
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Dark legacy Valiant Black Knights c
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Firstborn Daimon Hellstrom initiall
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONMagic weapo
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Inscribed in magic “Whosoever hol
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guarded by warrior-priest Prester J
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Cursed objectsMagical forces affect
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Many vampiric races haunt society
Page 503 and 504: ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONLost tribes
Page 505: Denizens of the depths Losing their
Page 508 and 509: INTRODUCTIONAs the universe stabili
Page 510 and 511: Universal EldersThe race for suprem
Page 512 and 513: Enigma effect Captain Universe’s
Page 514 and 515: Vault of heavenEarth is an object o
Page 516 and 517: ON THE RECORDKNOWN MEMBERSGrandmast
Page 518 and 519: Everlasting EldersThings change aft
Page 520 and 521: ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESGalactic Co
Page 522 and 523: Power shift The Secret Invasion alm
Page 524 and 525: Order! Order! Having defeated the S
Page 526 and 527: ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONUnregistere
Page 528 and 529: Raining monsters When Super Heroes
Page 530 and 531: invaders Zzutak and Fin Fang Foom f
Page 532 and 533: ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESBlack Order
Page 534 and 535: Control freakDespite being one of t
Page 536 and 537: Black OrderThanos’ elite advance
Page 538 and 539: artifacts are inherently attuned to
Page 540 and 541: Infinity warsDespite the prohibitio
Page 542 and 543: Infinity WatchInfinity Stones can b
Page 544 and 545: absorbing morality and honor as wel
Page 546 and 547: Lethal protectorWhen Earth’s Supe
Page 548 and 549: Anti-VenomThe symbiote deserts Eddi
Page 550: For years, US Air Force officer Car
Page 553: A true MarvelWith her memories clou
Page 557 and 558: with human Rick Jones via power-pro
Page 559 and 560: Dynasty of heroesOn Titan, Elysius
Page 561 and 562: Cosmic watchdogsThe universe is a c
Page 563 and 564: Rough and ready Although a cunning
Page 565 and 566: Have spacesuit, will travel Despite
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Page 569 and 570: becomes lost in space after encount
Page 571 and 572: ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESGuardians o
Page 573 and 574: No, it’s this way A tree of few w
Page 575 and 576: Warlock’s attempts to destroy his
Page 577 and 578: ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEArthur Dougla
Page 579 and 580: Green and mean Whether infinitely e
Page 581 and 582: Richard Rider. As Super Hero Nova t
Page 583 and 584: Hard CorpsRider uses the Nova Force
Page 585 and 586: Super NovaNova helmets denote rank
Page 587 and 588: Cosmic.” With a board made of thi
Page 589 and 590: ON THE RECORDALLEGIANCESInfinity Wa
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Page 594 and 595: INTRODUCTIONEvents in almost every
Page 596 and 597: Guarding the time streamNonetheless
Page 598 and 599: Windows to tomorrow Noh-Varr offers
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Time stream tyrant With an advanced
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Multiple mayhem The alliance of eve
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMENathaniel Chr
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Teen idol Cable trained mutant savi
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enigma Starhawk. Assisted by presen
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONWeb-Warrior
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Cutting the cord A repentant, refor
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Web of alternate lives The Web of L
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these embattled planets the Web of
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Ultimate Spider-ManThis pattern rep
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Spider-Man 2099In a number of alter
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like Xemu’s bellicose “5th Dime
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Fantasy islandsOriginally a distant
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Interdimensional Council of ReedsCe
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In days, Earth-2149 is devastated b
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ON THE RECORDDESIGNATIONMystical Re
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Deus ex machines Trickster god Loki
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World War I, a Martian invasion is
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMELuther Mannin
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Death shock The demolisher’s life
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with strategic brilliance. The fina
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ON THE RECORDFOUNDING MEMBERSBlink
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Front and center Blink returns to a
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the instant when “Time Runs Out,
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ON THE RECORDREAL NAMEGwen PooleALL
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Gutter snipe Gwen can step outside
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Biosphere The regions of a planet i
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Electroplasm A substance comprised
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Life-form Any organism or entity th
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considered a separate dimension.Pre
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Super-Soldier Serum General term us
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physical enhancement and psychologi
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