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by vanhornluke
Thu May 17, 2018 5:48 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Within Our Reach (1991)
Replies: 2
Views: 11156

Within Our Reach (1991)

Within Our Reach (1991) First Story: By Dave Ross, Roy Thomas, and Dann Thomas APPEARANCES: Spider-Man, New Yorkers, delivery truck driver, Fredo, Roberto Velasco, Manuel, Roberto’s wife and daughter, El Lobo, cops, tenants in El Lobo’s slum building SYNOPSIS: Christmas Eve: Spidey is webslinging a...
by vanhornluke
Thu May 17, 2018 5:10 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Spider-Man Battles the Myth Monster #1
Replies: 1
Views: 7643

Spider-Man Battles the Myth Monster #1

Spider-Man Battles the Myth Monster #1 (1991) By Danny Fingeroth APPEARANCES: Spider-Man, King Arthur, horses, Camelot townspeople, Roland, Samantha, Victor, Myth Monster, Nurse Cordelia, Merlin, thief, Albert, Carol, Brad, Cordelia, kids at the track meet, kids on the beach, Darryl, Coach Bauer, D...
by vanhornluke
Wed May 16, 2018 5:43 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Adventures in Reading Starring the Amazing Spider-Man #1
Replies: 1
Views: 7103

Adventures in Reading Starring the Amazing Spider-Man #1

Adventures in Reading Starring the Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1990) By Louise Simonson APPEARANCES: Dwane, Mike, Cara, Spider-Man, the Troglodyte, tyrannosaurus rex, pterodactyls, Professor Summerlee, Challenger, Challenger’s men, Shefferton townspeople, Martians, Baloo, Shere Khan, the Lame Tiger, Ake...
by vanhornluke
Wed May 16, 2018 4:01 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Text Stories in Sub-Mariner Comics #1-4
Replies: 0
Views: 5204

Text Stories in Sub-Mariner Comics #1-4

Sub-Mariner Comics #1 (Mar 1941) Text Story: By Ray Gill APPEARANCES: Namor, a giant killer whale, whalers SYNOPSIS: Namor, shortly after his 15th birthday, decides to swim outside of Atlantis and find a challenge. When he sees a giant killer whale, he decides to try to capture it, but he finds tha...
by vanhornluke
Wed May 09, 2018 5:39 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Text Stories in Human Torch #2-5A
Replies: 0
Views: 5035

Text Stories in Human Torch #2-5A

Human Torch #2 (Fall 1940) Text Story 1: By Carl Burgos APPEARANCES: Carl Burgos NOTE: This is an out-of-universe story about how Carl Burgos came up with the idea for the Human Torch. It can’t be 616, since here the Torch is a fictional character dreamed up by Burgos. Text Story 2: By Bill Everett...
by vanhornluke
Tue May 08, 2018 6:57 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Text Stories in Mystic Comics vol. 1 #5-8
Replies: 0
Views: 4988

Text Stories in Mystic Comics vol. 1 #5-8

Mystic Comics #5 (Mar 1941) Text Story: By Ray Gill APPEARANCES: Malcolm Lyons, Mrs. Lyons, James Lyons, horses, settlers, Comanche warriors, Black Marvel SYNOPSIS: In 1849, after gold is discovered in California, lots of people from the east decide to cross the country to seek gold in the west. Ma...
by vanhornluke
Tue May 08, 2018 5:48 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Text Story in Red Raven Comics #1
Replies: 0
Views: 4947

Text Story in Red Raven Comics #1

Red Raven Comics #1 (Aug 1940) Text Story: By Herbert J. Martin APPEARANCES: Cop, Mrs. Harrison, Captain Holbrook, driver, Dr. Harrison, coroner’s men, Jack Kavanaugh, Henry Van Ornam, Chief Gregory SYNOPSIS: Captain Holbrook drives to the home of Dr. and Mrs. Holbrook, having been notified that th...
by vanhornluke
Tue May 08, 2018 5:29 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Text Stories in Mystic Comics vol. 1 #1-4
Replies: 0
Views: 5053

Text Stories in Mystic Comics vol. 1 #1-4

Mystic Comics #1 (Mar 1940) Text Story: By Leo Stalnaker APPEARANCES: Horses, Tim, Tex Carr, Bat Butler, Stella, drunken cowpunchers, onlookers SYNOPSIS: Tex Carr and Bat Butler are scheduled to duel in the street at sundown. Stella, in love with Tex, begs Tim to threaten to fire Bat unless he call...
by vanhornluke
Mon May 07, 2018 6:09 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Text Stories in Daring Mystery Comics #5-8
Replies: 0
Views: 5013

Text Stories in Daring Mystery Comics #5-8

Daring Mystery Comics #5 (Jun 1940) Text Story : By T.K. Hawley APPEARANCES: Jack Mardel, card players, Bob Johnson, Joe Mardel, Sergeant Elliot, Doctor Freeman, Constable Haynes SYNOPSIS: Jack Mardel murders his uncle Joe by holding him under his bathwater. He then calls the police and reports tha...
by vanhornluke
Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:20 pm
Forum: Marvel Universe
Topic: Captain America III in Human Torch Comics 33/1
Replies: 3
Views: 2910

Re: Captain America III in Human Torch Comics 33/1

There are a lot of stories published in the 40s/50s that no one has analyzed for MCP yet.
by vanhornluke
Fri Apr 20, 2018 12:15 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)
Replies: 26
Views: 22510

Re: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)

Oh, I misunderstood. I thought you were asking for examples of stories published by Marvel that are retellings of historical events, not more narrowly such stories that were already in MCP. That's why I listed stories that aren't already in MCP (although I presume the reason they aren't in MCP is be...
by vanhornluke
Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:00 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)
Replies: 26
Views: 22510

Re: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)

Oh, okay. Here are just small sampling of examples (taken from work I did for the Complete Marvel Reading Order): Ideal #3a (Nov 1948); “Joan of Arc” Ideal #4a (Jan 1949); Richard the Lionheart; note that this one is already included in MCP Best Western #59b (Aug 1949); “Remember the Alamo!”; Davey ...
by vanhornluke
Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:02 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)
Replies: 26
Views: 22510

Re: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)

Yeah, like accounts Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, or various battles in the Revolutionary War.
by vanhornluke
Tue Apr 17, 2018 12:24 pm
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)
Replies: 26
Views: 22510

Re: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)

Russ Chappell wrote: Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:28 pm 616 stories are intended to be fiction. These two books are intended to be factual.
But there are plenty of factual retellings of historical events and persons in the 40s/50s anthologies that are still considered 616.
by vanhornluke
Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:39 am
Forum: Issue Analysis
Topic: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)
Replies: 26
Views: 22510

Re: Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1 (1984)

I was just pointing out some other well-informed people who agree with me, for whatever that's worth (which may not be much). Just out of curiosity, what is the reasoning for MCP excluding The Life of Pope John Paul II #1 and Mother Teresa of Calcutta #1?