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Issue: Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas #[nn]
Publication Date: January 2006
 
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/01/2006
Volume: none
Pages: 360
ISBN: 0785120882
UPC/EAN: 978078512088953499
Price: $56.00 CAD
$34.99 USD
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Content Items: 43 (22 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: 7.5 in. x 11.125 in. (19.1 cm x 28.3 cm)
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Binding: hardcover
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Whom Can I Turn To?

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Whom Can I Turn To?

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Toni; Clicker; Mr. Hanover; Jacques D'Eau; Gaby Duval
The models of the Hanover Agency go to France for Jacques D'Eau's fashion show, but when the designs are stolen, Millie is accused of the theft.
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According to ALTER EGO v3 #50 (July 2005), this is Roy Thomas's first work for Marvel Comics. The credits and original story logo were left off accidently due to a production error (from Frank Lovece, February 10, 2006). Fashions and hairstyles submitted by Janice Hall; Louanne Hofheins; Lorraine Pompella; Judy Holmberg; Carol Brown; Tina Orzetti; Carrie Schrieker; Candy Ezells; Naomi Quiles; Candy Anderson; Christine Posen; Brenda Barr; Royce Chase; Karen Fern; Jackie Turner; Carolyn Enst
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My Life for Yours!

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My Life for Yours!

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Tony, in his Iron Man armor, goes to the hospital to see an ailing Happy, but he has been abducted by the Black Knight. A weakened Iron Man battles the Black Knight in and around a castle on the outskirts of Washington. Both are injured in a fall. Iron Man radios for help and Happy is rescued by the emergency services. As they take Happy away they fail to see Iron Man collapsed on the floor and in distress. Meanwhile, Senator Boyd continues to issue threats against Stark for not revealing the secret of Iron Man's armor.
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Severin credit revealed in Alter Ego #50, July 2005.
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The Light That Failed

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The Captain America figure on the cover is a Kirby/Giacoia stat from the Captain America story in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #84, page 9, panel 1.
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The Light That Failed!

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Behold... the Vision!

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Behold... the Vision!

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The Vision arrives at Avengers mansion to kill our heroes but ends up bucking his programming and leading the team to his former master where he helps defeat him.
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Page 3, 2nd to last panel was redrawn by Marie Severin. Info from interview with Roy Thomas in Alter Ego #50, July 2005, page 18.
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The Avengers Assemble...
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Even an Android Can Cry

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The Vision asks to become an Avenger and the team agrees once they learn a little bit of his origins.
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In the Rage of Battle!

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In the Rage of Battle!

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More-or-less first part of Serpent Crown Quest which continues through #13.
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Sore; Ironed Man; Bulk; Sarey Jane; Spidey-Man; Hokey; Scaredevil; Gizzard; Doctor Bloom; Thung; Charlie America; J. Jonah Jawbone; Auntie May; Dr. Deranged; Zero; Magneat-O; Dock Octopus; Blechh Knight; Human Scorch; Captain Marvin; Green Globule; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
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Namor vs. the Human Torch!

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Severin colors confirmed on this site: http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=209&ItemNo=123438 .
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Burn, Namor... Burn!

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Mrs. Raymond (Toro's wife, introduction)
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Continued in part from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #63 (April 1969).

Toro last appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #16 (September 1968).
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The Mad Master of the Murder Maze!

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The Mad Master of the Murder Maze!

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The letters section reveals that Gil Kane provided the plot for this story. Possible Robinson coloring credit per info in the letters section of Incredible Hulk #125.
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When Sunfire Strikes!

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The Coming of Sunfire!

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Saburo Yoshida (introduction, death, Sunfire's father); Tomo Yoshida (villain, introduction, death, Sunfire's uncle)
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Sunfire's next appearance is in Sub-Mariner #52. Palmer coloring confirmed in letters page.
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The Sword and the Sorcerers!

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Trull; Morro; Len Carson
Novelist Len Carson plans to write one final story in his popular sword and sorcery series to kill off the protagonist, Starr the Slayer, but his creation comes to life and kills him in self-defense.
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Black Bolt vs. Thor / The Web of the Black Widow!

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An Hour for Thunder!

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Joey; Lionel Dibbs; Roscoe (dressed as Black Bolt, death)
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Heaven Is a Very Small Place!

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The Hulk is fooled by an elaborate mirage in the desert.
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Three Stand Together... or Die!

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Three Stood Together!

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Jeth Robards; Nathan Kumalo; AUNTIE [Automatic Neuro-Robot in charge of Tidying-up with Increased Efficiency]
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In reaction to contemporary politics, the Black Panther briefly renames himself "the Black Leopard."
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Commentary: A Walk through a Marvel Minefield

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A series of short essays discussing the stories in this volume one by one.
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Avengers Assemble!

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Whatever Gods There Be!

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Updated pencil and ink credits from Michel Faber (July 6, 2006).
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Ghost of a Chance

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Suffer Not a Witch...

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Bettina; Charity Brown; Goodman Alden; Tituba (first appearance)
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date: 1691; Salem witch trials tie-in
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Hordes of Hitler!

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Cover letters credit confirmed by Todd Klein in The Danny Crespi Files Part 12, posted 23 June 2017 on his blog (Todd Klein's Blog at Goodreads). Previous indexer credited Gaspar Saladino.
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The Coming of the Invaders! Part One: A Captain Called America!

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General Phillips (flashback); Dr. Anderson (flashback); Agent R [Cynthia Glass] (flashback); Heinz Kruger (flashback, dies)
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Story takes place on December 22, 1941 and features Captain America and Bucky with a splash page depicting the Invaders vs Hitler. Captain America's origin is retold in detail, merging previous versions. For instance, Dr. Reinstein is revealed to be a code name for Dr. Erskine.
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The Coming of the Invaders! Part 2: Enter: The Human Torch!

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Dr. Anderson; Wilson; Mr. Stuart; Colonel Krieghund
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The Coming of the Invaders! Part 3: The Sub-Mariner Strikes!

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Colonel Krieghund; Winston Churchill
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He's returned -- and he's more powerful than ever!
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Alterations on Impossible Man's face by John Romita. Info per Nick Caputo.
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Improbable As It May Seem--The Impossible Man Is Back in Town!

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Stan Lee; George Pérez; Roy Thomas; Jack Kirby; Joe Sinnott; John Verpoorten; Marv Wolfman; Archie Goodwin; Gerry Conway; Marie Severin; Other Marvel Staffers; Gorr (cameo flashback); Sandman (cameo); Wizard (cameo); Trapster (cameo)
Impossible Man arrives on earth and invades the Marvel offices, wanting a comic book to be based on him.
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The Story behind the Story

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No letters, an in-depth explanation of this offbeat issue of Fantastic Four.
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Now: A Jameson Publication

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Prince Charles; Princess Diana
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That Was Then... This Is Now

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Brandon Forsythe (cameo); Dr. Schuyler (cameo); Dr. Green (cameo); Dr. Milsap (cameo); Moebius (cameo); Bela Lugosi (cameo); Arnie Green (cameo)
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Includes sequences of full-page color art along with text and black & white illustrations in a tabloid format about the history of Dr. Strange from the viewpoint of Morgana Blessing. Dr. Stange's full name is Stephen Vincent Strange; Jonas Salk is Doctor Strange's hero; Donna Strange is 2 years younger than Stephen Strange; Doctor Strange grew up in Nebraska and was voted most likely to succeed.
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Strange, but Not Necessarily True! A Guest Editorial

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Text piece by J. Jonah Jameson about Morgana Blessing's book "Dr. Strange: The Man - The Myth - The Magic".
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