by Sean Howe
Lizard, 318, 322
Lobdell, Scott, 330, 340, 352, 369
LoC fanzine, 229
Lockjaw, 72
Loeb, Jeph, 424
Loesch, Margaret, 324, 344
Logan’s Run (film), 193
Loki, 47, 71
London, Jack, 13
Lone Ranger, 9
Longshot, 316, 327
Los Angeles Times, 339, 346
Lovecraft, H. P., 142
Lowndes County Freedom Organization, 85
Lucas, George, 141, 284
Lyon, Lisa, 242
MacAndrews & Forbes, 333, 386, 387
Macchio, Ralph, 206, 233, 250, 256, 258–60, 281, 285, 299, 300
Machine Man, 231, 267
Mackie, Howard, 281, 307, 406
Mad Genius, 183
Mad magazine, 31, 49, 52, 122, 252
Mafco Holdings, 387
Magazine Management Company, 1–3, 29, 46, 61, 77, 92, 93, 168–70, 191, 209, 345
Magicmaster, 79
Magneto, 48, 235, 242, 269, 327, 328, 366, 423
Maguire, Toby, 415
Mainline Comics, 34
Maisel, David, 426, 427
Malcolm X, 48
Male magazine, 29, 36, 191
Malibu Graphics, 330, 331, 335, 337, 339, 348, 349, 351, 366, 379
Mallrats (film), 380
Mamet, David, 411
Man-Ape, the, 97, 98
Maneely, Joe, 26, 33
Man from Atlantis (television show), 215
Mangold, James, 224n
Man-Hater, 131
Man-Thing, 126, 134, 179, 243, 261, 308
Mantis, 131, 160
Mantlo, Bill, 156, 157, 167, 206, 209, 218–19, 222, 232, 247–48, 282, 284n
Man-Wolf, 244
Mapplethorpe, Robert, 242
Marcus, 228–29, 282n
Marder, Larry, 371
Margood Publishing Corporation, 11
Marjean Magazine Corporation, 11
Mark of Satan, The, 112
Marlowe, Keen. See Destroyer, the
Marschall, Rick, 206, 218
Marsh, Michele, 253
Marvel Action Universe cartoons, 380
Marvel Age, 252, 269, 345
Marvel Boy, 18, 397–98, 406, 422
Marvel Characters Group, 403, 417
Marvel Comics, 14, 76
Marvel Comics Presents, 308
Marvel Enterprises, 396, 417
Marvel Entertainment Group, 387, 396, 429
Marvel Fanfare, 252
Marvel Feature, 115–16
Marvel Fill-In Comics, 167
Marvel Films, 356, 373, 380, 391–92
Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), 47–48, 99, 155, 197, 210, 224–25, 233, 286, 287, 423. See also Phoenix
Marvel Graphic Novels, 233, 237, 246, 255n, 285
Marvel Holdings, 387
Marvel Knights imprint, 393, 396–97, 405, 406
Mar-Vell, 140, 141
Marvelmania, 101–2, 105, 121
Marvel Mart, 362, 369
Marvel Mystery Comics, 15, 16, 22
Marvel Parent Holdings, 387
Marvel Premiere, 115, 116
Marvel Productions, 231, 244, 324, 344, 391
Marvels, 357–59, 373, 414
Marvel Science Stories, 10
Marvel Studios, 381, 391–92, 426–27, 430
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions, 252
Marvel Super Heroes, 87
animated cartoons, 61, 76–77, 79–80, 121
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, 263–65, 268–71, 273–75, 279–84, 288, 307
Marvel Tales Annual, 53
Marvel Team-Up, 131, 198
Marvel III Holdings, 387
Marvel Treasury Edition, 189
Marvel Two-in-One, 135
Marvel Universe, 3, 73, 85, 116, 135, 160, 161, 190, 243, 255–56, 274, 288, 383–84, 424–26
alternative-reality variations of characters in, 365, 404
bigotry in, 242
in blockbuster age, 196
core titles in, 353–54
cosmology of, 252
destruction and re-creation of, 373, 404
diversity in, 97, 129
dystopian version of, 236
familiarity with, 165
film adaptations of, 427, 432
handbook of, 253
hermetic distance from, 194, 265
infinite nature of, 72
mythology of, 6, 71
narrative continuity in, 156, 253, 306
retelling of important events of, 357
Shooter’s Big Bang start-over concept for, 256, 259, 266, 270, 273, 279
streamlining of, 405
trading cards, 345
twentieth anniversary of, 273
unlimited possibility for change in, 56n
Marvel Weekly, 308
Marvex the Super Robot, 16
Marville, 418–19
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (television show), 183
Mask, The (film), 355
Masked Raider, 14
Massarsky, Steve, 312n
Mastermind, 224, 287
Mattel Toys, 220, 263, 268–71, 310, 372
“Maximum Carnage” crossover, 351
Maxim magazine, 420
MAX line, 411, 412, 416, 421
Mayerik, Val, 139, 283
Mazzucchelli, David, 290
McCann, Chuck, 119
McClure, Michael, 60
McFarlane, Todd, 317–23, 331, 332, 335–40, 345–48, 352, 371, 388, 427, 429
McGregor, Don, 127, 132–33, 135, 173, 179–82, 184, 189, 206, 232, 265, 308
McGwire, Mark, 429
McKenzie, Roger, 223, 234–35, 240
McKuen, Rod, 103
McMahon, Colleen, 430
McNamara, Robert, 73
McPherran, Mary, 201, 249, 356, 375
Medusa, 87
Melvin the Monster, 33
Men magazine, 61
Men’s World magazine, 29
Mentor, 141
Mephisto, 297, 426
Mercury (Giambologna), 13
Merrill Lynch, 426
Merry Marvel Marching Society (M.M.M.S.), 4–5, 54, 56, 63, 101, 111, 279, 304
Merry Marvel Messenger, 84
Meth, Clifford, 428
MGM, 381, 395, 400
Michaels, Lorne, 400
Michelinie, David, 218–19, 223, 228, 300, 318
Micronauts, 220, 232, 267, 280
Mighty Marvel Convention, 164
Milestone Comics, 346
Milgrom, Al, 141, 143, 212, 249, 280
Milken, Michael, 313, 386
Millar, Mark, 413–14, 424
Miller, Frank, 213, 223, 233–36, 240–42, 246–48, 265, 266, 283, 285, 289, 290, 292, 293, 315–17, 351, 360–61, 388, 410, 429*
Millie the Model, 2, 26, 36, 59, 85n, 111
Milligan, Peter, 410–11
Mills, Tarpe, 115n
Minnelli, Vincente, 170–71
Miss Fury, 115n
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), 37–38, 40, 56, 71, 86, 139, 238, 269–70, 314, 365
Mister Miracle, 118, 163
MLJ Magazines, 18, 20
Moench, Doug, 135, 157, 233, 235, 256–60, 265, 266, 274, 275, 284n, 293, 308, 315, 412
Molecule Man, 269–70, 281
Mole Man, 38
Monkees, the, 199
Monster Maker, The, 114, 117
Monsters Unleashed, 123
Monstrom, 35
Mooney, Jim, 211n, 277
Moon Knight, 213, 233, 257, 258, 268, 275
Moore, Alan, 292
Mordo, Baron, 63n, 178
Morelli, Jack, 253
Morning of the Magicians, The (Bergier), 86
Morris, William, 237
Morrison, Grant, 397–98, 406, 412–13, 422–24
Morrissey, Paul, 60–61
Morse, Wayne, 73
Mortellaro, Tony, 107
Motion Pictures Funnies Weekly, 14
Motown, 195
Mrs. Lyons’ Cubs, 33
Mr. Steel, 154
Ms. magazine, 129
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers), 172, 188, 193, 196, 211n, 221, 229, 231, 255, 282n
MTV, 396
Munroe, Ororo. See Storm
Murdoch, Rupert, 386
Murdock, Matt. See Daredevil
Mussolini, Benito, 21, 138
Muybridge, Eadweard, 84
My Love, 129n
Mysterio, 318
Mysterious Suspense, 70n
Mystic Comics, 16
NAACP, 85
Namor, Prince. See Sub-Mariner
National Academy of Design, 12
National Allied Publications, 12
National Security Council, 286
Nazis, 14, 18, 20, 21, 148, 233, 278
NBA, 385, 404
NBC, 208, 283
Neiman, Leroy, 358
Nekra, 132
Nellie the Nurse, 26
Nelvana, 261
New Deal, 12
Newfangles (fanzine), 113n
New Fun magazine, 11
New Gods, The, 118, 163, 194, 263
New Guard, 94–95
New Line Cinema, 396, 426, 427
New Mutants, The, 275, 276, 282, 288, 320–21, 325, 326, 329, 330
New Republic, The, 85
Newsstand Publications, 9, 10
Newton-John, Olivia, 215
New Warriors, 314, 336
New World Entertainment, 294–96, 298, 300, 309–13, 324, 335, 386
New York Creation Con, 112n
New Yorker, 178
New York Herald Tribune, 63–66
New York magazine, 117, 405–6
New York Mets, 309
New York Post, 400
New York Stock Exchange, 333
New York Times, The, 30, 69, 85, 95, 104, 105, 114, 119, 219
New York University, 107, 175, 310
Next Men, 329, 347
Nicieza, Fabian, 325–26, 328–30, 332, 338, 340, 353–54, 369
Nielsen, Brigitte, 335
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner), 154, 197, 285n, 307, 428
Nighthawk, 101, 255
Night Nurse, 129–31, 412
Nightshade, 131
Ninja, The (Van Lustbader), 241
Nixon, Richard M., 146
N’Kantu, the Living Mummy, 132
Nocenti, Ann, 249, 250, 254–56, 261, 276, 286n, 287, 288, 297–98
Nolan, David, 95n
No Logo, 398
Nomad, 341, 353–54
Norris, Barbara. See Valkyrie
Norris, Chuck, 241, 290
Not Brand Echh, 87, 94, 107
Nova, 197, 255, 314, 336
NYX, 420
Objectivism, 55
Obnoxio the Clown, 252
O’Brien, Conan, 373
Octagon, The (film), 241
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, The, 253–54
Official Marvel No-Prize Book, 252
Omega the Unknown, 173, 194, 207, 282
Omniverse, The, 206
O’Neil, Dennis, 62, 88, 112, 125, 220, 234–35, 241, 242, 255, 257, 268, 181, 285, 290, 317
“Onslaught” multititle event, 373
Op Art, 83
Origin of Captain America, The (film), 60–61
Orion fanzine, 260
Orlando, Joe, 52
Orrgo the Unconquerable, 36
Our Love Story, 115
Outer Limits, The (television show), 236
Outlaw Josey Wales, The (film), 224n
Owsley, Jim, 281n
Oxford University, 56
Pacific Comics, 314
Palmiotti, Jimmy, 392–93, 396–97
Panini sticker and magazine company, 366
Paramount Pictures, 79, 430
Parker, Peter. See Spider-Man
Parker Brothers, 220
Passages (Sheehy), 145
Patriot, the, 22, 116
Patton, Gen. George S., 107
Paul, Frank R., 14
Paul, Peter, 406–9, 415
Pauley, Jane, 292
Peak, Bob, 84, 257
Pearl Harbor, Japanese bombing of, 24, 250
Pendleton, Don, 138
Penn State University, 137
People magazine, 171, 214
People’s Revolutionary Army, 150
Perelman, Ronald O., 312–13, 323, 324, 333, 335, 339, 344, 352, 356, 362, 366–67, 381, 385–87, 389–91, 395, 419
Perez, George, 212, 213, 228, 266, 277, 394
Perfect Film & Chemical Corporation, 91–92, 100, 102, 104–5, 111, 312. See also Cadence Industries
Perlin, Don, 277
Perlmutter, Isaac (Ike), 355, 381, 386, 389–90, 395–96, 398–400, 403, 406, 408, 409, 420–22, 427, 429
Peter the Little Pest, 100
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider Man, 188, 213, 238, 247, 282, 319, 380
Pfeiffer, Michelle, 421
Phantom Force, 360
Phantom Reporter, 16
Phoenix (Jean Grey), 197, 211, 225, 227–28, 230, 242–43, 246, 287, 290, 317, 326, 351, 413
Dark, 227–28, 230, 242, 317
Pink Panther cartoons, 214
Pitt, Brad, 414
Plastic Man, 37
Playboy magazine, 29n, 88, 179, 191, 223
Ploog, Mike, 124, 428
Poco (band), 223
Polaris, 99, 155
Pop Art, 61, 210
Popeye, 11, 17
Portacio, Whilce, 316–18, 327–29, 335, 340, 347
Postmodernism, 84
Potts, Carl, 297, 298, 317, 363, 364, 375
POW! Entertainment, 415
Power Man, 182, 198, 261, 281n
Power Pack (television show), 335
Powers, Richard M., 84
Prashker, Ivan, 62
Pratt Institute, 17
Predator vs. Alien, 347
Price, Frank, 195–96, 293–94
Price, Richard, 411
Princeton University, 56, 66
Principal, Victoria, 170
Process Church, 93
Procter & Gamble, 11
Professor X (Charles Xavier), 47, 48, 154–55, 224, 286, 320, 328, 346, 366, 406, 423–24