She-Hulk (November 13, 1979) This Day In Comics
She-Hulk was created by Stan Lee, who wrote only the first issue, and was the last character he created for Marvel Comics before his return to comics in 1992. She first appeared in Savage She-Hulk #1 (November 13, 1979). She was created because Marvel was afraid that The Incredible Hulk TV show’s executives might suddenly […]
Drax the Destroyer (October 31, 1972) This Day In Comics
Drax the Destroyer (October 31, 1972) This Day In Comics While driving through a desert with his wife and daughter, Arthur Douglas’ car is attacked by a spaceship piloted by Thanos, who thinks the humans have seen him. His daughter, Heather, survives the crash and is adopted by Thanos’ father, Mentor, and raised on Titan. […]
Fantastic Four #348 (Marvel) Comic Covers
Fantastic Four #348 – Where Monsters Dwell! released by Marvel on January 1, 1991 Tricked into thinking the Fantastic Four have been murdered, Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk, and Ghost Rider have been gathered by the Skrull renegade De’Lila (disguised as Susan Richards) and sent on a mission to collect the item she is searching for, […]
Skaar (October 24, 2007) This Day In Comics
Skaar is the son of the Hulk and Caiera the Oldstrong. He was conceived during the Hulk’s time on Caiera’s home planet of Sakaar. Following the Hulk’s departure from the planet, Skaar emerged from a cocoon with the appearance and age equivalency of a human preteen. He matured rapidly, achieving a teenage appearance in just […]
Radioactive Man (Marvel Comics)
Radioactive Man (Marvel Comics) Dr. Chen Lu, Ph.D, (Chinese:陈露) aka Radioactive Man (Chinese:放射性人) was a Chinese Nuclear Physicist working for the Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China.He was exposed to high levels of radiation and mutated into a superhuman with the ability to control and emit deadly forms of radiation. Now a Chinese […]
Deborah Fields (September 14, 2005) This Day In Comics
Deborah Fields (September 14, 2005) This Day In Comics Debrii was introduced by the New Warriors’ TV producer, Ashley, and so was the only member of Night Thrasher’s revised team to have not been hand-picked by him. The TV company’s board of directors felt that there was no “friction” in the current team – they […]
Howard the Duck (September 11, 1973) This Day In Comics
Howard the Duck first appeared in Adventure into Fear #19 (September 11, 1973) and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, “funny animal” trapped on human-dominated Earth. Howard is abducted from his home planet and is dropped into the Florida Everglades by the demonic Thog the Overmaster of the realm Sominus. […]
Agamotto (September 10) This Day In Comics
Agamotto (September 10, 1963) This Day In Comics Agamotto is one of three vastly powerful benevolent beings who are collectively known as the Vishanti. It first appeared in Strange Tales #115 (September 10, 1963). Agamotto, a powerful mystic being and one of Doctor Strange’s three Vishanti, is said to have used the Eye during his time […]
Ultimate Marvel (September 6, 2001) This Day In Comics
Ultimate Marvel debuted with Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (September 6, 2001) The idea for the Ultimate imprint was developed by Bill Jemas. In his perspective, the main problem of Marvel Comics was that it was “publishing stories that were all but impossible for teens to read — and unaffordable, to boot”. He worked on an idea […]
Monsters Unleashed #2 (2017) Comic Covers
Monsters Unleashed! #2 released by Marvel on April 2017. WHEN LEVIATHONS ATTACK — WHO WILL YOU CALL?! Kei and his monsters have been tasked with saving the world from massive attacks — the likes of which no super hero could defeat on their own…but that kind of power attracts those who want that power for […]