Top 10 Marvel Comic Book Bloopers
10.
Hercules pulls Manhattan Island?
Really?
Marvel Team-up #28 – What’s the story?
Okay, I’m not a picker of nits and I realize comic books aren’t the place to find factual
stories that are based on truth.
I also know a man can fly, breathe water, survive in space, shoot beams from his eyes
and a hundred other powers which are described in the comic books, but the idea of pulling
Manhattan is so absurd it must start the list of comic book bloopers by Marvel.
And just what is the chain connected to on the island?
The only “bigger” blatant disregard of physics I’ve found in comics is the defiance
of gravity so many females are capable of with their bosoms.
9.
Hank McCoy (Beast) insults the female gender.
X-men #28 – What’s the story
Jean Grey telekinetically “hands” Hank a screwdriver but then calls it a pair of
pliers.
Hank decrees she is a “credit to her gender”.
I guess Hank knew he didn’t have a shot at dating Marvel Girl, so an innocent jab
at her and the entire female gender seems to have been in order.
8.
Conan apparently doesn’t like waiting a waitress.
Savage Sword of Conan #25
I guess the writer, Roy Thomas, was mighty hungry when writing for this issue of Savage
Sword of Conan.
Or else the letterer was working at the local coffee shop.
Either way, the “little hussy Murelia” better bring him his blue plate special fast
after he calls her a waitress (see green text).
7.
The Grim Reaper, give him a hand.
No wait, he has an extra already.
Avengers #160
Luckily the grim reaper was able pull down his mask with his prosthetic hand before quickly
replacing it with his metal scythe.
Who knew he had so many attachments.
Thankfully this has prevented any bathroom accidents.
6.
Two left hands, no wonder he is so fantastic.
Fantastic Four #88 – What’s the story?
I guess Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic, isn’t satisfied with just scaring the crap out of
Alicia Masters by tapping her on the head, he reinforces the shock by using a second
left hand?
Keep the baby away, Alicia!
5.
Stop it, Mr Fantastic, you’re scaring the children!
Fantastic Four #152 – What’s the story?
Apparently Mr. Fantastic is always the joker.
After permanently scarring his child and Alicia Masters (see above) he now decides it would
be funny to have two right hands…and a left hand.
Check out the hand that should be a left foot, high up in the window.
I have zoomed in for a closeup in the bottom left of the picture.
Not only was a hand drawn in place of the foot, but a right hand was used for a left
foot!
The atrocities continue.
4.
I can’t see a thing with this damn eye patch.
Hulk #219
Captain Barracuda is obviously seeking attention for his disability or else he was too embarrassed
to admit his mistake.
Trying to look through the periscope with the eye covered by his patch is probably a
desperate cry for help.
3.
Peter Palmer?
Peter Who?
Amazing Spider-Man #1
Does Stan Lee really call Peter Parker, Peter Palmer?
Yep, he sure does and thank the Marvel gods he got it right later.
Cut Stan some slack it was only the second issue Peter had appeared in.
But, can you imagine trying to root for a guy named Peter Palmer?
Maybe we got the wrong guy after all.
I mean with all the clone stories, maybe there really is a Peter Palmer out there biding
his time.
2.
Captain America knows when to give up…
Tales of Suspense #92
Captain America admits defeat before the fight even starts.
Our only guess at his lack of confidence was some kind of attempt at reverse psychology.
I guess that is why he is a fighter and not a thinker.
1.
The Amazing Super-Man…I mean, Spider-Man…I mean…what?
Amazing Spider-Man #3
Okay, wow!
Could there have been a bigger blunder than for Doc Ock to call Spider-Man, Super-man?
I mean, where were the army of DC lawyers to sue Marvel and shut down Amazing Spider-Man?
They could have prevented the atrocious Clone stories and the even more despicable “One
More Day” storyline from Spider-Man.
Of course, we would have also lost a host of great Spider-Man stories as well.
Maybe those over-sized glasses are covering a severe vision problem and he only saw the
red and blue colors and made an honest mistake.
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