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Andrew Kneath · 25 Aug 2004

Remember the intro banners we used to get on Marvel Comics? How about we collect them here. It would be interesting to read some of the more obscure ones...

With the sleekness of the jungle cat whose name he bears, T'Challa -- king of Wakanda -- stalks both the concrete city and the undergrowth of the Veldt. So it has been for countless generations of warrior kings, so it is today, and so it shall be -- for the law dictates that only the swift, the smart and the strong survive. Noble champion. Vigilant protector. Black Panther!

Fraxon! · **Joined:** 22 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 40603

MY TURN!!!!!

Reed Richards! Ben Grimm! Sue Richards! Johnny Storm! Together they braved the unknown terrors of outer space and were changed into something more than human! MR. FANTASTIC! THE THING! THE INVISIBLE GIRL! THE HUMAN TORCH! And now the world will never again be the same! Stan Lee presents: THE FANTASTIC FOUR!

Recap pages? We don't need no STINKIN' recap pages!!!!!

Dan · 02 Aug 2004

While attending a demonstration in radiology, student PETER PARKER was bitten by a spider which had accidentally been exposed to RADIOACTIVE RAYS. Through a miracle of science, Peter soon found that he had GAINED the insect's powers...and had, in effect, become a human spider... Stan Lee presents: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

(Amazing Spider-Man #193 splash happens to be hanging on my wall right in front of me!)

Andrew Kneath · 25 Aug 2004

At some point 'insect' was corrected to 'arachnid' on the Spider-Man intro.

Fraxon! · **Joined:** 22 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 40603

ITALICS, Dan! ITALICS!!!!

Dan · 02 Aug 2004

But the original copy is not italicized! Nothing bolded, either.

Fraxon! · **Joined:** 22 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 40603

Yes, but Andrew set the precedent and it behooves us to follow suit!

Dan · 02 Aug 2004

There ya go!

Fraxon! · **Joined:** 22 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 40603

Muuuuch better!

John Burgess · 17 Sep 2004

A childhood accident stole his sight. But, incredibly, it endowed young Matt Murdock with radar vision and heightened senses. Armed only with his athletic prowess, billy club, and indomitable courage, Matt Murdock battles injustice as a crimson-clad gladiator! Stan Lee presents: Daredevil, the Man Without Fear!

Andrew Kneath · 25 Aug 2004

And there came a day, unlike any other, when Earth's Mightiest Heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born -- to fight the foes no single superhero could withstand. Through the years their roster has prospered, changing many times, but their glory has never been denied. Heed the call, then -- for now, the Avengers Assemble

Bolgani Gogo · 11 Aug 2004

Once he was a man like most others - a worldly man, seduced and jaded by material things. But then he discovered the separate reality, where sorcery and men's souls shaped the forces that shape our lives. In that instand, he was born again, to become a man like no other!

Andrew Kneath · 25 Aug 2004

You were born Daniel Rand. At the age of 9, your life was shattered by the murder of your father. At 19, you emerged from the mystic city of K'un-Lun--reborn in the fires of a dragon's heart. Yours are the most finely-honed Martial Arts skills in the world. You were born Daniel Rand. You have since changed.

Stan Lee Presents : Iron Fist, The Living Weapon!

Simon · **Joined:** 26 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 59410

Bump!

Night Owl · 26 Dec 2006

Cyclops, Storm, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Colossus. Children of the atom, students of Charles Xavier, MUTANTS - feared and hated by the world they have sworn to protect. These are the STRANGEST heroes of all! Stan Lee presents THE UNCANNY X-MEN!

Bolgani Gogo · 11 Aug 2004

Eons past, a monstrous hybrid of land marine reptiles was sealed into a state of suspended animation, slumbering through the fall of dinosaurs and the rise of man. But, awakened by an undersea nuclear test, the creature returned to life - now breathing the fires of radiation,,,

Gerry · 09 Jan 2005

Hanzo the Razor · 24 Jun 2007

Born as a slave on the distant planet Mojoworld, Gaveedra-Seven was genetically engineered to be an arena slave. But he soon changed the fate his masters had intended by escaping and joining the Cadre-Alliance, a group of freedom fighters who fight to overthrow the evil dictator Mojo! Sent back in time to recruit the X-Men to join the resistance, he instead met Cable and helped form X-Force as the master swordsman -- SHATTERSTAR!

Night Owl · 26 Dec 2006

We love you, Shatterstar.

Li'l Jay · 28 May 2006

Hanzo the Razor wrote:

Born as a slave on the distant planet Mojoworld, Gaveedra-Seven was genetically engineered to be an arena slave. But he soon changed the fate his masters had intended by escaping and joining the Cadre-Alliance, a group of freedom fighters who fight to overthrow the evil dictator Mojo! Sent back in time to recruit the X-Men to join the resistance, he instead met Cable and helped form X-Force as the master swordsman -- SHATTERSTAR!

I'm not really familiar with Shatterstar, but that sounds cool. But what, did he give up on the mission with the Cadre-Alliance, and just go "Cool, I'll stay here they have big screen TV?" He's like an Al-Queda sleeper agent who "goes American."

Li'l Jay · 28 May 2006

I just image Googled Shatterstar to see if he looked familiar to me. I wish I had not done that.

Allen Berrebbi · 07 Sep 2004

Andrew Kneath wrote:

And there came a day, unlike any other, when Earth's Mightiest Heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born -- to fight the foes no single superhero could withstand. Through the years their roster has prospered, changing many times, but their glory has never been denied. Heed the call, then -- for now, the Avengers Assemble

This one is my favorite so far. it has that great comic book gravitas I love.

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