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Five series to its name, none installed: why the single-player narrative resists it, and how the 1998 team then the 2024 tournament solved the problem.
Read article →Hawkman #4 (August 20, 1964, 12¢): an arrival spread over five magazines and twenty-eight months. None are named after him, and none exist as variations.
Read article →Two dates, two issues: James Rhodes in 1979 (Iron Man #118), the War Machine identity in 1992. The trap of the cameo versus the full appearance, and how to check it.
Read article →Amazing Spider-Man #365 (June 9, 1992, $3.95, 84 pages): A promotional insert in a hologram anniversary issue. Gold redrawing is the trap.
Read article →Captain America Comics #1 (December 20, 1940, 10¢): Two men wore this mask in 1941. Why the seventh issue is the real rational choice.
Read article →More Fun Comics #73 (September 19, 1941, 10¢, 68 pages): his name does not appear anywhere in the contents. How to identify and authenticate a copy.
Read article →Flash Comics #86 (June 9, 1947, 10¢): the story bears her name without her being the star. And a 1983 rewrite changed the protagonist.
Read article →An adversary whose meaning depends on real History: what he represents in each era, from the propaganda of 1941 to the historical account of 2011.
Read article →Daredevil 1976-1983, the 2004 miniseries, team stories: how each author solved the problem of a killer who never misses.
Read article →A permanent guest since 1964, she appears in hundreds of booklets. Three thresholds of presence, three collections, and the trap of two names.
Read article →Its key appearances are in a title that contains two sets: one buys twelve useful pages at a price set by two audiences. The three blocks to know.
Read article →Three blocks: the 1976-1983 Daredevil installment in batches, three limited series, and the 2007-2010 issues where he is neither named nor costumed.
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