* Marvel Feature # 11-12 ( artist, 1973 )

Hank became the main character of the series Marvel Feature, starting with issue # 4, and Janet appeared as a second main character starting with issue # 6.

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Having featured in half-a-dozen issues of Conan the Barbarian ( with art by Smith and John Buscema ), Sonja graduated to a starring role in other comics, and it was then that Thorne took over from Dick Giordano in drawing her for Marvel Feature ( Jan. 1976 ), continuing through most of her 1977-79 solo series, where he established her characteristic image as a ferocious and beautiful female barbarian wearing a chainmail bikini, which later became a popular fantasy literature archetype.

The series continued from the team-up stories starring the Thing in the final two issues of Marvel Feature ( 1971 series ), and lasted for 100 issues, from January 1974, through June 1983.

* A boom year for the burgeoning American comic book industry, as Archie Comics, Fawcett Comics, Fox Feature Syndicate, Lev Gleason Publications, Marvel Comics / Timely Comics, Nedor Comics, and Quality Comics all begin publishing.

She made an appearance in Marvel Feature # 2 ( March 1972 ), but was killed off in flashback in Sub-Mariner # 50 ( June 1972 ).

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# The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic, the comic book title Marvel Feature.

Marvel Feature was the name of two comic book showcase series published by Marvel Comics in the 1970s.

The lead story in Marvel Feature # 1, written by Roy Thomas, featured the first team-up of the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Strange, and the Sub-Mariner as the Defenders, as well as a guest appearance by the Silver Surfer.

The Defenders continued as the stars of Marvel Feature for only two more issues and then received their own self-titled book beginning the following month.

After receiving a good fan response when a story appeared in Iron Man # 44, Ant-Man then became the lead of Marvel Feature for issues # 4-10, paired with his un-billed female companion, the Wasp, starting with issue # 6.

Marvel Feature # 11 was the first solo story Marvel published of the Thing from the Fantastic Four, and involved him in a fan-favorite fight against the Hulk.

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* Marvel Feature listing in the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators ; includes table listing writers, artists, and stories for each issue

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In 1974, Marvel Comics writer Rich Buckler introduced the cyborg Deathlok the Demolisher, and a dystopian post-apocalyptic future, in Astonishing Tales # 25.

Genosha received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update ' 89 # 3.

Shang-Chi first appeared in Special Marvel Edition # 15 ( December 1973 ) by Englehart and Starlin ( SME # 1 – 14 were reprints of older Marvel superhero stories ).

He also co-starred with Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up # 84 and The Thing in Marvel Two-in-One # 29.

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Shang-Chi first appeared in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up # 15.

* In Marvel Family # 36 Mars is shown to be inhabited by a warlike treacherous race that resemble 1940s military dictators.

Marvel Mystery Comics | Marvel Comics # 1 ( Oct. 1939 ), the first comic from Marvel precursor Timely Comics.

Timely's first publication, Marvel Comics # 1 ( cover dated Oct. 1939 ), included the first appearance of Carl Burgos ' android superhero the Human Torch, and the first generally available appearance of Bill Everett's anti-hero Namor the Sub-Mariner, among other features.

For example, Spider-Man's high school graduation was published in Amazing Spider-Man # 28 ( September 1965 ), his college graduation in Amazing Spider-Man # 185 ( October 1978 ), and his high school reunion in Marvel Knights: Spider-Man # 7 ( December 2004 ).

He made his first appearance in 1971 in the issue Marvel Spotlight # 1.

He first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One Annual # 7.

In an episode that spoofed the contest between the Champion and Earth's strongest superheroes from the Champion's first appearance in Marvel Two-in-One Annual # 7, the villain Rasslor ( voiced by professional wrestler " Macho Man " Randy Savage ) challenges and easily defeats Earth's superheroes ( consisting of Valhallen, Major Glory, Sam-R-I, Phan Tone, Krunk, White Tiger, Capital G, and Living Bullet ) in single combat until Monkey was the sole remaining challenger, having been dismissed as being unworthy of Rasslor repeatedly throughout the event.

However, these later X-Men issues failed to attract sales and Marvel stopped producing new stories with issue # 66, later reprinting a number of the older comics as issues # 67 – 93.

Marvel Encyclopedia Volume 2: X-Men.

* Iceman has appeared in various video game adaptations, such as X-Men: Children of the Atom and the subsequent Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

* Iceman appears as a playable character in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, voiced by Adam Bobrow.

She is a playable character in X-Men Legends ( 2004 ), X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse ( 2005 ), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 ( 2009 ), and Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds ( 2011 ), and appeared as an enemy in the first Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

* Latveria is featured in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2.

* In Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, the same Sentinel from X-Men: Children of the Atom makes another appearance as a playable character.

In Marvel vs. Capcom 2, it is considered by many players to be the most powerful character in the game, largely due to its powerful combos and semi-infinites, as well as having the largest life meter in the game.

" Steve " Ditko ( born November 2, 1927 ) is an American comic book artist and writer best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics heroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.

* In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Jean Grey is playable, and has her Phoenix costume as her primary outfit.

* Abyss, the final boss character of Marvel vs. Capcom 2

He is an ancient wizard ( Whiz Comics # 2 gives his age as 3, 000 years ) who gives young Billy Batson the power to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel.

John Whiteside Parsons ( born Marvel Whiteside Parsons on October 2, 1914 – died June 17, 1952 ), better known as Jack Parsons, was an American rocket propulsion researcher at the California Institute of Technology.

Acura began an association with Marvel Entertainment in 2010, upon release of the film Iron Man 2, which featured a ZDX after the ending credits.

* Aunt May was mentioned to be a playable character in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 video game which turned out to be an April Fool's joke.

Whiz Comics # 2 ( February 1940 ), the first appearance of Captain Marvel ( DC Comics ) | Captain Marvel.

The Transformers Classics comics published in the Official Transformers Collectors Club magazine is set in the Marvel Comics continuity, but in a timeline where the events of Generation 2 did not occur.

* Captain Marvel debuts in Whiz Comics # 2 ( cover date February 1940 ).

A character named Marie Laveau, based loosely on the real Marie Laveau, figures into the Marvel Universe, first appearing in Dracula Lives # 2 from 1973.

** Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes: Released in 2000 for Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PSN, XBLA.

Gambit also appears in a large number of video games, such as: Spider-Man / X-Men: Arcade's Revenge, X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, X-Men Legends, X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, X-Men 2: Clone Wars, and Marvel vs Capcom 2.