84 Phenomenal Marvel Universe Facts That Are Just Other-Worldly

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51Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau was originally hired by Marvel to direct a Captain America comedy film. When that fell through, Marvel kept him on to direct Iron Man.


52. Due to a strange law in America where importing toys resembling humans are taxed higher than those that do not; Marvel successfully argued in court that because their X-men action figures are mutants, they should be exempt from the tax.


53. Clark Kent is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he is actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more


54. In 2001, Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee wrote 15 DC comics, re-imagining popular superheroes like Batman and Superman


55. In 1983 Marvel Comics actually published a number of comics about a 'Spider-Pig' though his name was Peter Porker, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Ham.


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56Area 51

Area 51

In the Marvel comic book universe, Tony Stark owns Area 51.


57. To avoid the appearance of nepotism as the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Kim Coppola changed his name early in his career to Nicolas Cage, inspired in part by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage.


58. The Flash had an unofficial run in the Marvel universe when a blonde speedster in a red suit appears from another dimension. He can't remember his real name, only that sounds like "Buried Alien"


59. In Marvel comics, Deadpool is multilingual, with the ability to speak fluently in German, Spanish, ASL(Sign Language) and Japanese, in addition to his native English. He is Omnisexual. “Deadpool is whatever sexual inclination his brain tells him he is in THAT moment. And then the moment passes.”


60. Stan Lee who worked for Marvel as a writer for hire sued Marvel because he was hurt by Marvel Comics' decision to keep profits from him over his 60 years with the company.


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61Dark Claw

Dark Claw

In a limited series crossover published by both DC and Marvel comics, Batman and Wolverine were merged into one character called Dark Claw.


62. Venom, the Spider-Man villain was a fan-based concept that Marvel bought for $220.


63. There is a Marvel superhero called Squirrel Girl, who once beat Doctor Doom by flooding his aircraft with a swarm of squirrels.


64. In 2002, a 4-year-old boy suffering from hearing loss didn't want to wear a hearing aid because "Superheroes don't." To get him to wear his hearing aids, Marvel Comics created a superhero with a hearing aid, "Blue Ear" -


65. There is a Marvel Character called Asbestos Lady, who robbed banks with her accomplices, who (like her) all wore asbestos lined clothing. She later died of cancer.


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66Death Stroke

Death Stroke

Marvel's Deadpool (Wade Wilson) was originally created as a spoof of DC's Deathstroke (Slade Wilson).


67. Loki appeared in Marvel Comics roughly 13 years before Thor.


68. The Doom Patrol, a group of misfit superheroes in the DC universe led by men in wheelchairs that was released a few months before Marvel's X-Men. The author is convinced that Stan Lee knowingly stole the concept since many Marvel and DC writers worked together at the time.


69. Spider-man married Mary Jane in 1987, for which Marvel held a publicity event featuring actors dressed as Spider-Man and Mary Jane getting married in Shea Stadium


70. Elvis Presley based his trademark haircut as well as some of his costumes after a Marvel superhero, Captain Marvel Jr.


71Zombie trademark

Zombie trademark

From 1975 to 1996, Marvel had trademarked the word, "zombies". Perhaps understanding that this trademark wasn’t enforceable, in 1996 they registered Marvel Zombies.


72. "Deadpool" has regularly broken the fourth wall. (He knew that he was in comic books). This was due to his "Comic Awareness," which was a pun about Captain Marvel's "Cosmic Awareness".


73. Despite all the Gods that roam the universe, Marvel Universe lived under one true God called One-Above-All.


74. Eleven days before the 9/11 attacks, a character named Jihad was introduced into the Marvel Universe. He was a character, who was bent on world conquest.


75. In 2003, Marvel Comics announced it was planning to publish a five-part series entitled 'Di Another Day' featuring a resurrected Diana (The Princess of Wales), as a mutant with superpowers.

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