Old-Time Radio Christmas, 5 of 5: The Man at the Gate of the World

Welcome to the final installment of my five-part look at extra-Biblical Christmas stories in old-time radio! I have a real odd duck for you this time: it's Mr. President and the story "The Man at the Gate of the World." The story in question was written by W. E. Cule and first published in 1929.

Mr. President is a real odd duck; it starred Edward Arnold, known to be one of the more conservative Hollywood actors. Each week in the series he would portray a different President of the USA, referred to in the script only as "Mr. President" until the close of the play. The concept was an interesting one - it challenged listeners to guess which President was the week's protagonist.

Of course by its nature, Mr. President had a very shallow well to draw from - there simply weren't that many Presidents (or interesting stories about them). Despite this, the series ran from 1947-1953. To pad out the series, each Christmas Arnold would feature a non-presidential story - his adaptation of "The Man at the Gate of the World."

In the story Arnold portrayed Caspar the Persian, one of the fabled Three Wise Men (which means this story is more closely connected to Epiphany than Christmas but we'll let it slide). The name "Caspar" has a long tradition in the church but it's not from the Bible - none of the three wise men received names there. Caspar returns to Bethlehem just after the slaughter of the innocent children there. Incorrectly believing the Christ chid he visited is dead, Caspar mourns him. Eventually he learns Christ evaded the slaughter but is once again too late, hearing of his crucifixion. Caspar makes his home in Damascus and then, one day, in walks Judas Iscariot...

Now, hold on... Judas hung himself after the crucifixion, right? Well, not in this story - here, Judas explains that story was told by the other Disciples. Caspar's encounter with Judas sets in motion the meaning of the story --- forgiveness.

Again, this is an odd duck. Not the place you'd expect to hear a quasi-Biblical story. But Arnold was a very fine performer and acquitted himself well. You can hear the 1949 version of his performance here.

Merry Christmas to all!

Old-Time Radio Christmas, 4 of 5: The Boy Who Sang for the King

Welcome back to my five-part series on quasi-Biblical Christmas programs heard in old-time radio. After three outings by author Charles Tazewell, it's time for another author: Frank Pachling. Pachling wrote the story "The Boy Who Sang for the King," which was heard during an episode of A Day in the Life of Dennis Day on December 25, 1946. You might recall that's the same day Bing Crosby read "the Small One." These were clearly the salad days for quasi-Biblical Christmas stories!

A Day in the Life of Dennis Day is something of a spin-off from the Jack Benny Program. Supposedly it was about what Dennis was up to while not singing for Mr. Benny. Really, it was its own show; it was made by many of the people who worked on the sitcom radio program the Life of Riley; if you like the Life of Riley you might like this program too (you'll certainly hear a lot of familiar voices and product jingles).

Like the story "the Lullaby of Christmas," this one concerns a boy who visits the newborn Christ child. In this instance, it's a boy who is determined to one day sing for a king; in Bethlehem, his hope is granted.

You can hear the episode of a Day in the Life of Dennis Day featuring "The Boy Who Sang for the King" at the Old-Time Radio Researchers' Library!

Old-Time Radio Christmas, 3 of 5: The Small One

Today's entry in quasi-Biblical old-time radio Christmas programs is the story "the Small One" by Charles Tazewell. It's probably the best-known story Tazewell ever wrote and he owes a lot to Mr. Bing Crosby, who presented the story as a Christmas special on his radio program. Bing went on to cut a record of his dramatic reading of the story and made reading it an annual radio tradition for some time.

The story concerns a small boy and a small donkey. The boy wants to spare the donkey's life by finding a new owner for the creature; he finally does so when the couple Mary and Joseph purchase him. I'm not sure where the tradition of Mary riding on a donkey to Bethlehem came from - it's not from the Bible. Not being Roman Catholic I do find it a little objectionable because Jesus himself rode a donkey into Jerusalem - it feels as though it's according Christ's divinity to Mary. Then again, it might be an innocuous piece of art, the animal chosen for its humility rather than any allusion to Palm Sunday.

You can hear Bing's original performance of "the Small One" on the December 25, 1946 broadcast of Philco Radio Time at the Old-Time Radio Researchers' Library!

Old-Time Radio Christmas, 2 of 5: The Lullaby of Christmas

For today's quasi-Biblical old-time radio Christmas show we turn again to radio author Charles Tazewell. This time it's "The Lullaby of Christmas." Like "the Littlest Angel," this show was rebroadcast on many occasions.

In this story the protagonist is again a child - a boy who cannot speak and suffers mockery at the hands of others. He ends up in Bethlehem at the time of Jesus' birth and receives a supernatural gift.

You can hear "the Lullaby of Christmas" at the Old-Time Radio Researchers' library here, as it was broadcast on December 13, 1950 as an episode of the Family Theater, narrated by Roddy McDowall.

Old-Time Radio Christmas, 1 of 5: The Littlest Angel

Merry Christmas! Earlier this year I ran a month-long series of posts in an old-time radio Halloween theme during October. I'm going to run a very brief one for this Christmas season. I'd like to examine an unusual sub-genre of old-time radio Christmas programs - the Nativity expansion story.

There are straight-faced adaptations of the Nativity, but it's a little more fascinating to discover the few programs which tell stories that were not actually Biblical. The very concept of a radio program hosting a "Christmas episode" was one that came about slowly; certainly in the early 1930s the cast would pause to say "Merry Christmas" when their program fell on the 24th or 25th, but even Jack Benny took some time to develop his annual Christmas shopping trips (not 'til the late 30s). Christmas-themed episodes truly came into vogue during World War II, probably because the absence of so many family members in the listening audience was a powerful emotion to tap into. When the war ended, the trend became, if anything, even grander; virtually every post-war radio program would deliver at least one Christmas episode during the season, even if the show were a detective program (Dragnet, Richard Diamond), a movie adaptation showcase (Lux Radio Theater) or western (Gunsmoke).

We'll begin with author Charles Tazewell, a name we'll be returning to a few times. Tazewell wrote for the radio but the tales I'm featuring were published later on as children' books. We'll start with one of his best-known tales, "The Littlest Angel." The first version was presented in 1940 but we don't have many of the early broadcasts. Perhaps the most amazing version to discover would be the 1945 version. It aired in the timeslot belonging to Inner Sanctum Mysteries and was directed by the show's director Himan Brown and sponsored by their sponsor, Lipton Tea. Other shows would air a Christmas tale in place of their usual fare regardless of the program's typical content - but one understands why they wouldn't want a charming kid-friendly Biblical story to open with the creaking door and a few puns by Mr. Host. Still, I really wish Brown had aired "the Littlest Angel" as an episode of Inner Sanctum Mysteries, the contrast would have been hilarious!

The story concerns the troubles of a child-angel who is homesick for his life on Earth - because like the majority of popular culture surrounding angels this story thinks angels were formerly human (the Bible is very clear that they're a different form of life from humans). With the birth of Jesus, the little angel brings a gift in the hopes of pleasing God.

You can hear a version of "The Littlest Angel" that aired on Family Theater on December 21, 1949 here! Loretta Young narrates the story; the last third of the show features a choir singing Christmas carols.

Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISMAS TO ALL!

Season's greetings to you!

New Marvel Appendix profiles!

I don't often update at the Marvel Appendix but here's a couple of new ones: Linda Donaldson and Number Nine, two members of the Secret Empire from very different incarnations. These were fun to write!

The State of Star Wars

The recent conclusion of the well-received Disney+ series Andor has many people sizing up the state of of the Star Wars franchise. I don't count myself immune to that impulse. Disney has been making live-action Star Wars films and television shows for 7 years as of this week and it's been an odd journey.

The initial film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens took a lot of criticism for hewing so closely to tropes from the original film trilogy. I felt then - and now - that considering it was the first film without George Lucas, Disney had to prove they could produce something which felt 'authentically' like a Star Wars movie, but not like the 2nd poorly-received trilogy Lucas had made. The film did a decent job of setting up a new cast of characters and introducing hooks for future stories.

Then came the baffling decision to make Star Wars: The Last Jedi which attempted to deconstruct the entire franchise and kill just about every hook the previous film had set up. It is fantastically odd that Disney allowed the film to be made as the 2nd episode in a new franchise. As a stand-alone film it might've worked (though I question the wisdom of Star Wars deconstructing itself - it's not deep enough to survive close scrutiny) but as the middle part of a trilogy it was a major speedbump.

And everyone knows the Last Jedi doomed the finale of the trilogy, the Rise of Skywalker which stumbled, stammered and fumbled its way into theaters to no particular acclaim. Lucas' 2nd trilogy and the Last Jedi at least had their fans; no one cared much for the Rise of Skywalker. In fact, it inspired a whole host of online thinkpieces asking, "the 2nd trilogy doesn't look so bad now, does it?"

It's surprising that television has become the medium where Star Wars thrives. It's supposed to be a franchise built on spectacle, and spectacle doesn't come cheap. And yet, the first season of the Mandalorian proved that by tackling a more modestly-budgeted sphere of the Star Wars universe they could produce an 'authentic' Star Wars product. Besides all that, it was quite good.

The 2nd season of the Mandalorian struggled (in ways that I'll contrast against Andor). Despite the lead character having a goal that should have been propelling the story forward, Mando seemed to be always backtracking so that he could interact with his supporting cast. It's also odd that the hero's quest - to bring Grogu to the Jedi - leads him straight to the living, breathing Jedi Ahsoka - and she refuses to take custody of Grogu. But heck, the season ends with Mando and Grogu parting ways as Luke takes custody of Grogu. But clearly the creators weren't married to that climax.

The Book of Boba Fett is basically the third season of the Mandalorian. In fact, there's an episode without any appearance by Boba which is instead carried by Mando and plays like one of his episodes. This is an odd show that serves mainly to prove Boba's status as a cool character has been permanently usurped by the much-cooler Mando. It also serves to undo the finale of the Mandalorian's 2nd season, suggesting that the series will be pretty static.

Obi-Wan Kenobi was an oddity, one that exists in the barest margins of continuity, trying carefully to tell a story without infringing on the original Star Wars film. It was at least interesting to see the in-fighting among the show's Inquisitors which illustrates how wasteful and incompetant the franchise's villains are (and always have been).

But then came Andor. I wasn't entirely sure what to make of Andor. Friends of mine rushed to call it great, but I held off rendering a verdict until the 12th episode aired (I was a little surprised it ran 12 episodes, I expected it to be as brief as the other shows). Still, the show did basically run 4 3-part stories - every 3 episodes was a good place to pause and take stock of where the show had been and where it was going.

Viewing it as a complete season, I'm very impressed. Unlike the Mandalorian - where the lead character has to constantly run back to find his supporting cast - the makers of Andor don't care whether their cast share any scenes in each episode - or even all season! There are several characters in the show who have never shared a set together. The way in which the cast is split up in various places, each with their own running subplots creates a sense of vastness that Star Wars has mostly lacked. The universe feels bigger simply because although lead character Cassian Andor's decisions affect the rest of the cast, he doesn't command the cast. He's swept up by events as much as anyone.

It's all the more impressive that this is a prequel to the Disney film Rogue One, itself a prequel to the original Star Wars. Yet unlike Obi-Wan Kenobi there's no sense that the characters are keeping to the margins to avoid intruding on subsequent works. Andor feels like its own story; it benefits from the audience's knowledge of what is coming in the future (in fact the series logo hints at it) but the series has its own rules, its own sense of place.

Andor is surely not what everyone wants from Star Wars - the spaceship battles and comical droids are there, but at a minimum; there are no Jedi. Even though it's playing into stories which have terrific stakes, the stakes in Andor are smaller and as much concerned with people's emotional and psychological journeys as it is the rise of the Rebel Alliance.

It's telling, I think to look back at Star Wars: The Force Awakens' role for Andy Serkis and compare it to his recent role on Andor. In the former role, Serkis' fine skills were mostly squandered and his character an afterthought. In Andor, he's there for just a quarter of the series yet delivered one of the season's most memorable characters.

Disney probably won't capitalize on Andor in any real way (given that the aforementioned extraneous Jedi Ahsoka is their next intended series) but Andor stands apart and demonstrates there's still life in the franchise.

"I preserve life... I never wish to take it." Silver Surfer: Rebirth review

Silver Surfer: Rebirth was a 5-issue mini-series published this year by Marvel Comics. It's written by Ron Marz and penciled by Ron Lim (with inks by Don Ho). Marz was the regular writer of Silver Surfer for many years, inheriting the book from Jim Starlin and writing from issues #42 to #102. Lim had already been the Silver Surfer artist when Marz came aboard, having started with issue #15 under scribe Steve Englehart. He stuck with the series for most of Marz's run, leaving with issue #92.

Silver Surfer: Rebirth is, then, a nostalgia book. These two haven't worked together on the Silver Surfer character since 1994. Heck, these days it's somewhat rare to see Ron Marz writing comics at all. Ron Lim has never fully disappeared from comics but for much of the last decade he's been drawing variant covers for Marvel with precious few interiors.

Like other nostalgia-fueled endeavours, Silver Surfer: Rebirth revisits popular elements from the creators' previous collaborations. The key figures of the story are the Silver Surfer and Thanos, with the villain being Tyrant, a foe Marz and Lim created together. There are also appearances by familiar characters from the Marz-Lim era - namely Jack of Hearts, Legacy and Nebula (in her cybernetic form).

Beyond this, the story revolves around the Reality Gem. A big part of the comics circa 1991-94 was that Adam Warlock broke up the Infinity Gauntlet, giving the Reality Gem to Thanos for safekeeping (a development which didn't come to light until the 1993 crossover Infinity Crusade). The story concerns Tyrant stealing the Reality Gem and using it to make changes to reality. This creates an excuse to bring in characters from throughout the Surfer's history (like Legacy's father Captain Mar-Vell) but not be too worried about messing with established continuity (as when Thanos murders Nebula) since all will be set back to normal by the story's conclusion.

If the story doesn't "matter" (as comics fans like to moan), then why bother with it at all? I would suggest one reason is to enjoy the rare sight of a full-length mini-series illustrated by Ron Lim. Speaking as someone who has been a Limaniac for more than 32 years (and has met and collaborated with him) I was excited by a sequence during the series in which the Surfer faces his alternate selves, created by the Reality Gem. Lim's Silver Surfer was always very distinctive with a glistening appearance that other Surfer artists hadn't tried. But now I've learned that Lim is fully capable of rendering a Kirby-esque Surfer, Buscema-esque Surfer, Allred-esque Surfer and Moebius-esque Surfer. That's pretty cool! The finale also includes a sequence where reality alters so that the Surfer and Thanos become abstract, allowing Lim to play with visuals in a way I've never seem him indulge himself before.

Another good reason is Thanos. The general principle around Thanos is that if you're not Jim Starlin, you shouldn't be writing Thanos. So far as I can tell the only writers whose Thanos interpretations have been endorsed by Starlin are Keith Giffen's and Ron Marz's. The simple fact is that post-Infinity Gauntlet it is very hard to write Thanos in a traditional adversarial role. If Thanos shows up to rob a bank or launch another self-thwarted attack on the Avengers then, well, that writer doesn't know how to write Thanos and didn't read Infinity Gauntlet very closely.

Truly, post-Infinity Gauntlet Thanos works best as an anti-hero - someone who has realized it's futile to keep trying to conquer the universe and is more interested in exploration, discovery - and preventing some other nimrod from pulling off the sort of shenanigans he used to attempt. Marz started writing Thanos parallel to Starlin's Infinity Gauntlett; he gets the character.

That said, these days the most famous interpretation of Thanos is the cinematic version and Marz delivers a number of fun references to that Thanos. When Nebula declares that if she can't have Thanos' love then she'll kill him, Thanos retorts "this is an unhealthy relationship" as he snaps her neck. The comic book Thanos and Nebula have never had much of a dynamic, but the references to that of their film counterparts' won't be lost on readers. Nor will they miss the significance of Tyrant claiming his "triumph is inevitable" to which Thanos responds, "No... I am inevitable."

Silver Surfer: Rebirth is best enjoyed by existing fans of the Marz-Lim work (and perhaps fans of Jim Starlin's Thanos), but I think it's a little more ambitious than most nostalgia projects, mostly down to Lim's unusual divergence from his typical style. It's a solid, fun piece of super hero work.

Creator Credits for Ms. Marvel (season 1, 2022)

The Kamala Khan version of Ms. Marvel debuted after I stopped working for Marvel Comics so I'd previously read only her first trade paperback. To do credit to this list, I had to read the entire run of G. Willow Wilson's Ms. Marvel comics. That was no hardship since she wrote some mighty fine stories.

I am disappointed, though, that the TV series changed Kamala's powers; I always loved that Kamala wound up with powers nothing like Carol Danvers' but based her Ms. Marvel identity on her anyway because Carol was her idol; the TV series version gives her light-energy powers, making her a regular Captain Marvel Jr. That's less interesting - I prefer Wilson's version, where her powers have nothing to do with fate, destiny or corporate synergy. Heck, even Red Dagger - a character who in the comics explicity says he's not in a secret society - is made part of a secret society for television. *sigh* Tired old TV tropes.

Check out my full list of Marvel Cinematic Universe creator credits here and let me know of any corrections.

G. Willow Wilson: creator of the title "Generation Why" (Ms. Marvel #8, 2014); of the title "Crushed" (Ms. Marvel #13, 2015); of the title "No Normal" (Ms. Marvel Vol. 1, 2014); of the title "Time and Again" (Ms. Marvel Vol. 10, 2018); co-creator of Ms. Marvel, alias Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager who lives in Jersey City; of Kamala wearing a costume in imitation of Carol Danvers consisting of a mask, blue smock with yellow 'M', red burkini and golden bangle; of Kamala using her powers to create a giant hand; of Bruno, a teenage boy working at a Circle Q convenience store, friend of Kamala who knows about her double identity; of Yusuf and Muneeba Khan, Kamala's over-protective parents (All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1, 2014); of Kamala writing fan fiction about super heroes; of Kamala's adoration for the hero Captain Marvel; of Kamala's rebellious streak causing her to sneak out of her upper story bedroom at night in defiance of her parents; of Kamala undergoing a mutation that grants her superhuman powers; of Nakia, best friend of Kamala Khan, fellow Muslim teenager; of Zoe Zimmer, a popular blonde teenager at Kamala's school; of Aamir Khan, Kamala's older brother, a devout Muslim; of Kamala's parents not understanding her fascination with super heroes but approving of Bruno (Ms. Marvel #1, 2014); of Kamala dressed like Carol Danvers and using her newfound powers to save Zoe's life; of Kamala's bedroom decorated with posters of Captain Marvel; of Kamala's parents moving to the USA from Pakistan (Ms. Marvel #2, 2014); of Zoe Zimmer sharing the story of being saved by Kamala with the media; of Sheik Abdullah, imam at the Islmaic Masjid of Jersey City which Nakia and Kamala's families attend; of Kamala struggling to get a view of her imam at the mosque; of Coles Academic High School in Jersey City where Kamala, Bruno, Zoe and Nakia are students; of Bruno's brilliance with technology (Ms. Marvel #3, 2014); of Bruno having a crush on Kamala; of Kamala designing a costume for herself; of Bruno's surname Carrelli; of Bruno helping Kamala test her powers (Ms. Marvel #4, 2014); of Kamala's father telling her the story of her birth, her mother's difficult pregnancy and why they named her 'Kamala' (Ms. Marvel #5, 2014); of Nakia's surname Bahadir (Ms. Marvel #8, 2014); of Kamran, a young superhuman Muslim man and friend of the Khan family whom Kamala has a crush on (Ms. Marvel #13, 2015); of Kamran's ability to generate light; Kamala and Kamran's near-kiss being interrupted; Kamala being impressed by Kamran's car; of Bruno's Italian heritage; of Kamran becoming Kamala's enemy (Ms. Marvel #14, 2015); of Kamala telling her mother about her double identity only to find she already knew (Ms. Marvel #18, 2015); of Tyesha, a black woman, Aamir's potential wife (Ms. Marvel #2, 2016); of Tyesha's surname Hillman (Ms. Marvel #5, 2016); of Aamir and Tyesha's wedding (Ms. Marvel #6, 2016); of Aisha, Kamala's great-grandmother who was part of the forcible emigration from India to Pakistan in 1947; Aisha as the original owner of Kamala's bangle (Ms. Marvel #8, 2016); of Sana, Muneeba's mother (Ms. Marvel #9, 2016); of Kamala visiting Karachi to see her extended family; of the Red Dagger, alias Kareem, a young Karachi resident who fights crime, wearing a red mask and wielding throwing knives (Ms. Marvel #12, 2016); of Kamala's online handle 'Slothbaby' (Ms. Marvel #14, 2017); of Kamala observing Eid al-Adha (Ms. Marvel #19, 2017); of the Islmaic Masjid sheltering superhumans from the authorities (Ms. Marvel #21, 2017); of Kamala telling Nakia and Zoe about her double identity (Ms. Marvel #31, 2018); of Kamala's powers tied to temporal energy (Ms. Marvel #34, 2018)

Adrian Alphona: co-creator of Ms. Marvel, alias Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager who lives in Jersey City; of Kamala wearing a costume in imitation of Carol Danvers consisting of a mask, blue smock with yellow 'M', red burkini and golden bangle; of Kamala using her powers to create a giant hand; of Bruno, a teenage boy working at a Circle Q convenience store, friend of Kamala who knows about her double identity; of Yusuf and Muneeba Khan, Kamala's over-protective parents (All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1, 2014); of Kamala writing fan fiction about super heroes; of Kamala's adoration for the hero Captain Marvel; of Kamala's rebellious streak causing her to sneak out of her upper story bedroom at night in defiance of her parents; of Kamala undergoing a mutation that grants her superhuman powers; of Nakia, best friend of Kamala Khan, fellow Muslim teenager; of Zoe Zimmer, a popular blonde teenager at Kamala's school; of Aamir Khan, Kamala's older brother, a devout Muslim; of Kamala's parents not understanding her fascination with super heroes but approving of Bruno (Ms. Marvel #1, 2014); of Kamala dressed like Carol Danvers and using her newfound powers to save Zoe's life; of Kamala's bedroom decorated with posters of Captain Marvel; of Kamala's parents moving to the USA from Pakistan (Ms. Marvel #2, 2014); of Zoe Zimmer sharing the story of being saved by Kamala with the media; of Sheik Abdullah, imam at the Islmaic Masjid of Jersey City which Nakia and Kamala's families attend; of Kamala struggling to get a view of her imam at the mosque; of Coles Academic High School in Jersey City where Kamala, Bruno, Zeo and Nakia are students; of Bruno's brilliance with technology (Ms. Marvel #3, 2014); of Bruno having a crush on Kamala; of Kamala designing a costume for herself; of Bruno's surname Carrelli; of Bruno helping Kamala test her powers (Ms. Marvel #4, 2014); of Kamala's father telling her the story of her birth, her mother's difficult pregnancy and why they named her 'Kamala' (Ms. Marvel #5, 2014); of Nakia's surname Bahadir (Ms. Marvel #8, 2014); of Kamala telling her mother about her double identity only to find she already knew (Ms. Marvel #18, 2015); of Aisha, Kamala's great-grandmother who was part of the forcible emigration from India to Pakistan in 1947; Aisha as the original owner of Kamala's bangle (Ms. Marvel #8, 2016); of Sana, Muneeba's mother (Ms. Marvel #9, 2016)

Stan Lee: co-creator of the Avengers, a super hero team (Avengers #1, 1963); of Black Panther, Wakanda's protector (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); of the Hulk, a brutish hero (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of the Hulk with green skin (Incredible Hulk #2, 1962); of Thor, Asgardian hero with a hammer and helmet (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Asgard, Thor's home realm (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of the hero Captain Marvel (Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 1967); of Dr. Strange, a sorcerer hero (Strange Tales #110, 1963); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of the Black Widow, a costumed woman (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Hawkeye, a costumed archer (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964); of Groot, a tree-like extraterrestrial (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960) of Ant-Man, a costumed hero who can change his size (Tales to Astonish #35, 1962); of the Wasp, Ant-Man's ally (Tales to Astonish #44, 1963); of "Hulk smash" quote (Tales to Astonish #88, 1967); of the Scarlet Witch, a woman with quasi-magical powers (X-Men #4, 1964)

Jack Kirby: co-creator of the Avengers, a super hero team (Avengers #1, 1963); of Captain America, a star-spangled hero; of Camp Lehigh, Captain America's wartime base (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of Captain America's round shield (Captain America Comics #2, 1941); of Black Panther, Wakanda's protector (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); of the Hulk, a brutish hero (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of the Hulk with green skin (Incredible Hulk #2, 1962); of Thor, Asgardian hero with a hammer and helmet (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Asgard, Thor's home realm (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of the Black Widow, a costumed woman (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Groot, a tree-like extraterrestrial (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960) of Ant-Man, a costumed hero who can change his size (Tales to Astonish #35, 1962); of the Wasp, Ant-Man's ally (Tales to Astonish #44, 1963); of the Scarlet Witch, a woman with quasi-magical powers (X-Men #4, 1964)

Takeshi Miyazawa: co-creator of Kamran, a young superhuman Muslim man and friend of the Khan family whom Kamala has a crush on (Ms. Marvel #13, 2015); of Kamran's ability to generate light; Kamala and Kamran's near-kiss being interrupted; Kamala being impressed by Kamran's car; of Bruno's Italian heritage; of Kamran becoming Kamala's enemy (Ms. Marvel #14, 2015); of Tyesha, a black woman, Aamir's potential wife (Ms. Marvel #2, 2016); of Aisha, Kamala's great-grandmother who was part of the forcible emigration from India to Pakistan in 1947; Aisha as the original owner of Kamala's bangle (Ms. Marvel #8, 2016); of Sana, Muneeba's mother (Ms. Marvel #9, 2016); of Kamala's online handle 'Slothbaby' (Ms. Marvel #14, 2017)

Jamie McKelvie: creator of Ms. Marvel looking out at Jersey City from atop a lamp post (Ms. Marvel #5, 2014); co-creator of Ms. Marvel, alias Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager who lives in Jersey City; of Kamala wearing a costume in imitation of Carol Danvers consisting of a mask, blue smock with yellow 'M', red burkini and golden bangle (All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1, 2014); of Carol Danvers' red and blue costume with yellow highlights and red gloves; of Carol's helmet which shapes her hair into a mohawk; of Carol's short haircut (Captain Marvel #1, 2012)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of Thor, Asgardian hero with a hammer and helmet (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Asgard, Thor's home realm (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of Groot, a tree-like extraterrestrial (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960) of Ant-Man, a costumed hero who can change his size (Tales to Astonish #35, 1962); of the Wasp, Ant-Man's ally (Tales to Astonish #44, 1963)

Sana Amanat: co-creator of Ms. Marvel, alias Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager who lives in Jersey City; of Kamala wearing a costume in imitation of Carol Danvers consisting of a mask, blue smock with yellow 'M', red burkini and golden bangle (All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1, 2014)

Mirka Andolfo: co-creator of Kamala visiting Karachi to see her extended family; of the Red Dagger, alias Kareem, a young Karachi resident who fights crime, wearing a red mask and wielding throwing knives (Ms. Marvel #12, 2016)

Stephen Wacker: co-creator of Ms. Marvel, alias Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager who lives in Jersey City; of Kamala wearing a costume in imitation of Carol Danvers consisting of a mask, blue smock with yellow 'M', red burkini and golden bangle (All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1, 2014)

Don Heck: co-creator of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of the Black Widow, a costumed woman (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Hawkeye, a costumed archer (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964)

Joe Simon: co-creator of Captain America, a star-spangled hero; of Camp Lehigh, Captain America's wartime base (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of Captain America's round shield (Captain America Comics #2, 1941)

Alan Davis: creator of the ClanDestine, a family with a shared magical heritage that granted them superhuman powers (ClanDestine #1, 1994); of the ClanDestine's powers coming from mating with a djinn (ClanDestine #5, 1995)

Kelly Sue DeConnick: co-creator of Carol Danvers' red and blue costume with yellow highlights and red gloves; of Carol's helmet which shapes her hair into a mohawk; of Carol's short haircut (Captain Marvel #1, 2012)

Nico Leon: co-creator of Tyesha's surname Hillman (Ms. Marvel #5, 2016); of Aamir and Tyesha's wedding (Ms. Marvel #6, 2016); of Kamala telling Nakia and Zoe about her double identity (Ms. Marvel #31, 2018)

Jim Starlin: co-creator of Thanos, a genocidal maniac; of Drax the Destroyer, a green hero from space (Iron Man #55, 1973); of the all-powerful Infinity Gauntlet (Thanos Quest #1, 1990)

Gene Colan: co-creator of the hero Captain Marvel (Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 1967); of Carol Danvers, a blonde woman connected to Captain Marvel (Marvel Super-Heroes #13, 1968)

Roy Thomas: co-creator of Valkyrie, an Asgardian warrior woman (Incredible Hulk #142, 1971); of Carol Danvers, a blonde woman connected to Captain Marvel (Marvel Super-Heroes #13, 1968)

Marco Failla: co-creator of Kamala observing Eid al-Adha (Ms. Marvel #19, 2017); of the Islmaic Masjid sheltering superhumans from the authorities (Ms. Marvel #21, 2017)

Carla Conway: co-creator of the super hero Ms. Marvel, connected to Carol Danvers; of red Ms. Marvel costume with bare legs, mask (Ms. Marvel #1, 1977)

Gerry Conway: co-creator of the super hero Ms. Marvel, connected to Carol Danvers; of red Ms. Marvel costume with bare legs, mask (Ms. Marvel #1, 1977)

John Romita: co-creator of the super hero Ms. Marvel, connected to Carol Danvers; of red Ms. Marvel costume with bare legs, mask (Ms. Marvel #1, 1977)

John Buscema: co-creator of the super hero Ms. Marvel, connected to Carol Danvers; of red Ms. Marvel costume with bare legs, mask (Ms. Marvel #1, 1977)

David Michelinie: co-creator of Scott Lang, a hero (Avengers #181, 1979)

John Byrne: co-creator of Scott Lang, a hero (Avengers #181, 1979)

Ron Lim: co-creator of the all-powerful Infinity Gauntlet (Thanos Quest #1, 1990)

Dwayne McDuffie: co-creator of Damage Control, an organization which cleans up the debris following battles between superhumans (Marvel Age Annual #4, 1988)

Ernie Colon: co-creator of Damage Control, an organization which cleans up the debris following battles between superhumans (Marvel Age Annual #4, 1988)

Gaspar Saladino: creator of the Avengers logo with enlarged letter "A" (Avengers #96, 1972)

Christopher Priest: co-creator of Okoye, a Wakandan warrior (Black Panther #1, 1998)

Mark Texeira: co-creator of Okoye, a Wakandan warrior (Black Panther #1, 1998)

Mike Friedrich: co-creator of Thanos, a genocidal maniac; of Drax the Destroyer, a green hero from space (Iron Man #55, 1973)

Don Rico: co-creator of the Black Widow, a costumed woman (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964)

Gil Kane: co-creator of "Hulk smash" quote (Tales to Astonish #88, 1967)

Kev Hopgood: co-creator of the War Machine armor, a variant of the Iron Man armor (Iron Man #281, 1992)

Len Kaminski: co-creator of the War Machine armor, a variant of the Iron Man armor (Iron Man #281, 1992)

Matt Fraction: co-creator of the Tracksuit Mafia, Russian mobsters who call everyone "bro" (Hawkeye #1, 2012)

David Aja: co-creator of the Tracksuit Mafia, Russian mobsters who call everyone "bro" (Hawkeye #1, 2012)

Steve Ditko: co-creator of Dr. Strange, a sorcerer hero (Strange Tales #110, 1963)

H. E. Huntley: co-creator of the Wasp, Ant-Man's ally (Tales to Astonish #44, 1963)

Herb Trimpe: co-creator of Valkyrie, an Asgardian warrior woman (Incredible Hulk #142, 1971)

Jim Shooter: co-creator of Titania, a woman with superhuman strength (Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #3, 1984)

Mike Zeck: co-creator of Titania, a woman with superhuman strength (Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #3, 1984)

Terry Dodson: creator of poster of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel (Captain Marvel #5, 2012)

Creator Credits for Eternals (2021)

This was a hard one to watch; I've been the internet's biggest Eternals fan for, what, 24 years? I still go by "Prime Eternal" in some quarters. Yet it was clear from a mile out that this film would not be particularly faithful to the comic book creations I love. Now having finally seen it, I found it was mostly Eternals-in-name-only. Names were retained and a handful of visual vaguely look like ther counterparts; but the plot? The characterizations? It comes mostly from whole cloth, not the comics. We have here a film that would not exist without the comics, but has about nil to do with the comics at the same time.

Why even bother? If you don't like the Sersi of the comic books (shame on you!) then don't put her in your films. She has a unique personality, she's absolutely an engaging character and a good lead, but to hollow our her distinctive character and replace it with... not a heck of a lot? Why even call her 'Sersi'? For a film that spends 90 minutes on backstory and character introductions they sure were out to lunch where the lead character was concerned!

It's a shame; just one more cross we Eternals fans have to bear, as this movie did not entertain general audiences.

My full list of Marvel Cinematic Universe creator credits is here and I welcome your corrections.

Jack Kirby: creator of the Eternals, a race of near-godlike beings who have lived among humanity and been their champions in legends; of the Deviants, monstrous creatures who have assaulted humanity and fought the Eternals; of the Celestials, enigmatic giant creatures from space who are kindly disposed towards the Eternals but have had conflict with the Deviants; as of Ikaris, an Eternal who wears blue and red, favours using his power of flight and firing energy beams from his eyes; of Kro, a leader among the Deviants (Eternals #1, 1976); of Arishem, a leader among the Celestials who is responsible for passing judgement on humanity; of Ajak, an Eternal chosen to communicate with the Celestials (Eternals #2, 1976); of Sersi, a raven-haired Eternal who is the expert in rearranging molecules (Eternals #3, 1976); of Olympia, the home of the Eternals (Eternals #4, 1976); of the Eternals' leader called "Prime Eternal"; of Thena, a blonade warrior woman of the Eternals who wears gold; of Domo, a name associated with the Eternals; of Makkari, an Eternal who wears red and has the power of exceptional superhuman speed (Eternals #5, 1976); of Sprite, an Eternal who appears to be forever young; Sprite's red hair and propensity to cast illusions (Eternals #9, 1977); of Kingo, an Eternal who performs as an actor, keeping his identity as an immortal secret; of Druig, an Eternal with psychic powers who clashes with Ikaris (Eternals #11, 1977); of the Uni-Mind, the psychic joining of Eternals into a single powerful mental construct (Eternals #12, 1977); of the Forgotten One, an Eternal who was known as a hero to humans in ancient times (Eternals #13, 1977); co-creator of the Avengers, a super hero team (Avengers #1, 1963); of Captain America, patriotic super hero (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of Vibranium, a rare metal (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); of Thor, Asgardian champion (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Odin, lord of Asgard (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Laufey, a giant, enemy of Odin (Journey into Mystery #112, 1965); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Stan Lee: co-creator of the Avengers, a super hero team (Avengers #1, 1963); of Vibranium, a rare metal (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); of Thor, Asgardian champion (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Odin, lord of Asgard (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Laufey, a giant, enemy of Odin (Journey into Mystery #112, 1965); of Dr. Strange, a sorcerer hero (Strange Tales #110, 1963); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Jim Starlin: creator of Pip the Troll, an extraterrestrial troll who enjoys a good time (Strange Tales #179, 1975); of Pip and Eros as allies (Warlock #12, 1976); co-creator of Thanos, a genocidal maniac; of Eros, Thanos' heroic brother; of Titan, home planet of Thanos and Eros (Iron Man #55, 1973); of Pip's ability to teleport (Warlock and the Infinity Watch #2, 1992)

Roy Thomas: co-creator of Dane Whitman, a scientist (Avengers #47, 1967); of Dane's uncle and connection to the medieval past (Avengers #48, 1967); of the Ebony Blade, a mystical medieval weapon wielded by members of Dane Whitman's family (Marvel Super-Heroes #17, 1968)

Jim Krueger: co-creator of the Celestials seeding the Earth with a new Celestial and seeking to bring it to life which would result in the destruction of Earth (Earth X #10, 2000); of the Celestial prevented from destroying the Earth (Earth X: X, 2000)

Alex Ross: co-creator of the Celestials seeding the Earth with a new Celestial and seeking to bring it to life which would result in the destruction of Earth (Earth X #10, 2000); of the Celestial prevented from destroying the Earth (Earth X: X, 2000)

John Paul Leon: co-creator of the Celestials seeding the Earth with a new Celestial and seeking to bring it to life which would result in the destruction of Earth (Earth X #10, 2000); of the Celestial prevented from destroying the Earth (Earth X: X, 2000)

Peter B. Gillis: co-creator of Black Roger, an enemy of Eros (Avengers Spotlight #21, 1989); of Phastos, an Eternal, a bearded black man (Eternals #1, 1985); Phastos as the Eternals' greatest engineer (Eternals #3, 1985)

John Buscema: co-creator of Dane Whitman, a scientist (Avengers #47, 1967); of the Forgotten One using the name Gilgamesh (Eternals #299, 1989); of Centurii-6, an alien world (Thor #258, 1977)

Daniel Acuña: creator of image of Ikaris firing his eye beams into the air around the defeated Eternals (Eternals #6, 2009); co-creator of Phastos living as a family man (Eternals #1, 2008)

Daniel Knauf: co-creator of Sersi contacting the Celestials to prevent their judgement against the Earth (Eternals #9, 2009); co-creator of Phastos living as a family man (Eternals #1, 2008)

Charles Knauf: co-creator of Sersi contacting the Celestials to prevent their judgement against the Earth (Eternals #9, 2009); co-creator of Phastos living as a family man (Eternals #1, 2008)

Bob Harras: co-creator of Dane Whitman and Sersi as lovers (Avengers #350, 1992); of the mahd w'yry, a mental illness which afflicts long-lived Eternals (Avengers #361, 1993)

Steve Epting: co-creator of Dane Whitman and Sersi as lovers (Avengers #350, 1992); of the mahd w'yry, a mental illness which afflicts long-lived Eternals (Avengers #361, 1993)

Mike Friedrich: co-creator of Thanos, a genocidal maniac; of Eros, Thanos' heroic brother; of Titan, home planet of Thanos and Eros (Iron Man #55, 1973)

Sal Buscema: co-creator of Phastos, an Eternal, a bearded black man (Eternals #1, 1985); Phastos as the Eternals' greatest engineer (Eternals #3, 1985)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of Thor, Asgardian champion (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Steve Ditko: co-creator of Dr. Strange, a sorcerer hero (Strange Tales #110, 1963)

Eric Nguyen: co-creator of Sersi contacting the Celestials to prevent their judgement against the Earth (Eternals #9, 2009)

Don Heck: co-creator of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Joe Simon: co-creator of Captain America, patriotic super hero (Captain America Comics #1, 1941)

Kurt Busiek: co-creator of Eros being called "Knaves of Hearts" (Avengers #2, 1998)

George Perez: co-creator of Eros being called "Knaves of Hearts" (Avengers #2, 1998)

Tom Artis: co-creator of Black Roger, an enemy of Eros (Avengers Spotlight #21, 1989)

Roger Stern: co-creator of Eros' alias Starfox (Avengers #232, 1983); of Eros meeting the Eternals of Earth (Avengers #246, 1984)

Al Milgrom: co-creator of Eros' alias Starfox (Avengers #232, 1983); of Eros meeting the Eternals of Earth (Avengers #246, 1984)

Angel Medina: co-creator of Pip's ability to teleport (Warlock and the Infinity Watch #2, 1992)

George Tuska: co-creator of Dane's uncle and connection to the medieval past (Avengers #48, 1967)

Len Wein: co-creator of Centurii-6, an alien world (Thor #258, 1977)

Howard Purcell: co-creator of the Ebony Blade, a mystical medieval weapon wielded by members of Dane Whitman's family (Marvel Super-Heroes #17, 1968)

Mark Gruenwald: co-creator of the Eternals fighting alongside Odin (Thor #300, 1980); of Thanos and Eros' people revealed to be Eternals (What If #25, 1981)

Ralph Macchio: co-creator of the Eternals fighting alongside Odin (Thor #300, 1980)

Keith Pollard: co-creator of the Eternals fighting alongside Odin (Thor #300, 1980)

Marv Wolfman: co-creator of Blade, a champion against the forces of darkness (Tomb of Dracula #10, 1973)

Gene Colan: co-creator of Blade, a champion against the forces of darkness (Tomb of Dracula #10, 1973)

Neil Gaiman: co-creator of Thena wielding a spear (Eternals #1, 2006); of Sprite wishing to be a normal human (Eternals #5, 2006)

John Romita Jr.: co-creator of Thena wielding a spear (Eternals #1, 2006); of Sprite wishing to be a normal human (Eternals #5, 2006)

Walter Simonson: co-creator of the Forgotten One using the name Gilgamesh (Eternals #299, 1989)

Ron Wilson: co-creator of Thanos and Eros' people revealed to be Eternals (What If #25, 1981)

Creator Credits for Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)

Happy Advent!

My full list of Marvel Cinematic Universe creators credits are here and your corrections are always welcome!

Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning: co-creators of Groot's vocabulary limited to little more than "I am Groot" (Annihilation: Conquest#2, 2008); of Gamora, Drax, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Mantis and Groot banded together as the Guardians of the Galaxy; of the Guardians of the Galaxy based on Knowhere and allied with Cosmo (Guardians of the Galaxy #1, 2008); of Groot's iterations of "I am Groot" having multiple meanings (Guardians of the Galaxy #17, 2009); of Cosmo, a Soviet dog in spacesuit with telepathic powers, based on Knowhere; of Knowhere, a city built from the severed head of a Celestial, now frequented by many extraterrestrial races (Nova #8, 2008)

Stan Lee: co-creator of the Collector, an extraterrestrial collecting enthusiast (Avengers #28, 1966); of Captain Marvel, a costumed hero (Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 1967); of the Black Widow, a costumed figure (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Groot, an immense tree-like being from Planet X (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960); of Kraglin, an extraterrestrial criminal (Tales to Astonish #46, 1963); of Ego, the living planet, a massive creature (Thor #132, 1966)

Jack Kirby: creator of the Celestials, enigmatic extraterrestrial beings (Eternals #1, 1976); co-creator of Captain America, alias Steve Rogers, a star-spangled super hero; of Bucky, an Earth hero (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of the Black Widow, a costumed figure (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Groot, an immense tree-like being from Planet X (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960); of Ego, the living planet, a massive creature (Thor #132, 1966)

Keith Giffen: co-creator of Star-Lord teamed-up with Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon; Groot and Rocket Raccoon's friendship (Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1, 2007); of Drax's design with red body tattoos (Drax the Destroyer #3, 2006); of Drax wearing only pants (Drax the Destroyer #4, 2006); of Rocket Raccoon, an anthropomorphic adventurous raccoon (Marvel Preview #7, 1976)

Don Heck: co-creator of the Collector, an extraterrestrial collecting enthusiast (Avengers #28, 1966); of Mantis, a heroic Asian woman with empathic powers (Avengers #112, 1973); of the Black Widow, a costumed figure (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Kraglin, an extraterrestrial criminal (Tales to Astonish #46, 1963)

Gene Colan: co-creator of Captain Marvel, a costumed hero (Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 1967); of Yondu, a blue-skinned extraterrestrial with a red fin on his head; Yondu's yaka arrow, which is controlled by whistling; of a team of heroes based in space called the Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Super-Heroes#18, 1969)

Steve Englehart: co-creator of Mantis, a heroic Asian woman with empathic powers (Avengers #112, 1973); of Star-Lord, alias Peter Quill, a half-alien man orphaned at a young age who becomes a space-adventuring gun-wielding hero while searching for his origins (Marvel Preview #4, 1976)

Jim Starlin: creator of Gamora, a dangerous woman (Strange Tales #180, 1975); of Gamora's name (Strange Tales #181, 1975); co-creator of Drax the Destroyer, a green-skinned man with great power and singular focus on hunting his enemies to their deaths (Iron Man #55, 1973)

Arnold Drake: co-creator of Yondu, a blue-skinned extraterrestrial with a red fin on his head; Yondu's yaka arrow, which is controlled by whistling; a team of heroes based in space called the Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Super-Heroes#18, 1969)

Paul Pelletier: co-creator of Gamora, Drax, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Mantis and Groot banded together as the Guardians of the Galaxy; of the Guardians of the Galaxy based on Knowhere and allied with Cosmo (Guardians of the Galaxy #1, 2008)

Wellinton Alves: co-creator of Cosmo, a Soviet dog in spacesuit with telepathic powers, based on Knowhere; of Knowhere, a city built from the severed head of a Celestial, now frequented by many extraterrestrial races (Nova #8, 2008)

Steve Gan: co-creator of Star-Lord, alias Peter Quill, a half-alien man orphaned at a young age who becomes a space-adventuring gun-wielding hero while searching for his origins (Marvel Preview #4, 1976)

Bill Mantlo: co-creator of Rocket Racccoon with the moniker "Rocket" (Incredible Hulk #271, 1982); of Rocket Raccoon, an anthropomorphic adventurous raccoon (Marvel Preview #7, 1976)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of Groot, an immense tree-like being from Planet X (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960); of Ant-Man, a costumed hero (Tales to Astonish #35, 1962)

Timothy Green II: co-creator of Star-Lord teamed-up with Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon; Groot and Rocket Raccoon's friendship (Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1, 2007)

Mike Friedrich: co-creator of Drax the Destroyer, a green-skinned man with great power and singular focus on hunting his enemies to their deaths (Iron Man #55, 1973)

Mitch Breitweiser: co-creator of Drax's design with red body tattoos (Drax the Destroyer #3, 2006); co-creator of Drax wearing only pants (Drax the Destroyer #4, 2006)

Joe Simon: co-creator of Captain America, alias Steve Rogers, a star-spangled super hero; of Bucky, an Earth hero (Captain America Comics #1, 1941)

Sal Buscema: co-creator of Rocket Racccoon with the moniker "Rocket" (Incredible Hulk #271, 1982)

Jim Valentino: creator of Taserface, an extraterrestrial criminal and enemy of the Guardians of the Galaxy (Guardians of the Galaxy #1, 1990)

Roger Stern: co-creator of Nebula, a blue-skinned villainous space pirate (Avengers #257, 1985)

John Buscema: co-creator of Nebula, a blue-skinned villainous space pirate (Avengers #257, 1985)

Brad Walker: co-creator of Groot's iterations of "I am Groot" having multiple meanings (Guardians of the Galaxy #17, 2009)

Tom Raney: co-creator of Groot's vocabulary limited to little more than "I am Groot" (Annihilation: Conquest #2, 2008)

H. E. Huntley: co-creator of Kraglin, an extraterrestrial criminal (Tales to Astonish #46, 1963)

M. C. Wyman: co-creator of Nebula's body reinforced with cybernetics (Silver Surfer #72, 1992)

Ron Marz: co-creator of Nebula's body reinforced with cybernetics (Silver Surfer #72, 1992)

Don Rico: co-creator of the Black Widow, a costumed figure (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964)

Steve Gerber: co-creator of Ogord, a figure connected to Yondu (Marvel Presents #9, 1977)

Al Milgrom: co-creator of Ogord, a figure connected to Yondu (Marvel Presents #9, 1977)

Steve Epting: co-creator of Bucky's cybernetic arm (Captain America #1, 2005)

Ed Brubaker: co-creator of Bucky's cybernetic arm (Captain America #1, 2005)

Sam Humphries: co-creator of Star-Lord's half-sister (Legendary Star-Lord #1, 2014)

Paco Medina: co-creator of Star-Lord's half-sister (Legendary Star-Lord #1, 2014)

Creator Credits for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Non-review: It's very good!

My master list of Marvel Cinematic Universe creator credits is kept here and your corrections/additions are always welcome!

Jack Kirby: creator of Wakanda's Vibranium mound falling into their land ages ago as a massive asteroid; of Bashenga, the first Black Panther and the one who learned the power of Vibranium (Black Panther #7, 1978); co-creator of Namor aging very slowly; Namor wearing green trunks (Fantastic Four #4, 1962); of Attuma, a barbarian warrior from Namor's kingdom whose helmet is made from a dead sea creature (Fantastic Four #33, 1964); of Prince T'Challa, the Black Panther, ruler of Wakanda, son of T'Chaka, a skilled fighter and bearer of the ceremonial Black Panther costume and identity; Wakanda, a secretive African nation surrounded by mountains who conceal the true state of their technological development; The Wakandans' superior technology including communication devices and anti-gravity ships; the massive panther statue which lies above Wakanda's labs (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); of T'Chaka, king of Wakanda, father of T'Challa, killed, succeeded by his son; Vibranium, an extraterrestrial metal found only in Wakanda where it forms an entire mountain; Vibranium's ability to absorb kinetic energy; the Wakandans harvesting Vibranium for their technology; the Heart-Shaped Herb which grows only in Wakanda and provides each Black Panther superior strength, agility and tracking senses; of invaders seeking to steal Wakanda's Vibranium (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); of Asgard, home of the Asgardian people (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Tony Stark, an inventor of powerful battle armor (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of Namor revealed to be a mutant (X-Men #6, 1964)

Christopher Priest: co-creator of Black Panther wearing a costume with golden necklace and lined with Vibranium to serve as body armor with anti-metal claws in the fingertips; T'Challa wearing a beard; Everett K. Ross, a clever U.S. government agent who finds himself aiding the Black Panther; Ross in a relationship with his superior; The Dora Milaje, warrior women who serve as bodyguards for T'Challa and speak the language Hausa; Okoye, a stoic member of the Dora Milaje, ally of Nakia, faithful to T'Challa; Nakia, an expressive member of the Dora Milaje, ally of Okoye; Kimoyo, Wakandan communication technology used in Black Panther's costume (Black Panther #1, 1998); Nakia's romantic feelings for T'Challa (Black Panther #3, 1999); Erik Killmonger battling T'Challa for the Black Panther identity and succeeding (Black Panther #20, 2000); Wakanda fearing how the outside world would react to them if their true level of technology were known; of Wakanda's massive naval vessels (Black Panther #27, 2001); T'Chaka serving as Black Panther during his rule of Wakanda (Black Panther #30, 2001); the Jabari dwelling in the snowy mountains of Wakanda (Black Panther #32, 2001); the Jabari, a Wakandan tribe to which M'Baku belongs (Black Panther #34, 2001)

Stan Lee: co-creator of Namor aging very slowly; Namor wearing green trunks (Fantastic Four #4, 1962); of Attuma, a barbarian warrior from Namor's kingdom whose helmet is made from a dead sea creature (Fantastic Four #33, 1964); of Prince T'Challa, the Black Panther, ruler of Wakanda, son of T'Chaka, a skilled fighter and bearer of the ceremonial Black Panther costume and identity; Wakanda, a secretive African nation surrounded by mountains who conceal the true state of their technological development; The Wakandans' superior technology including communication devices and anti-gravity ships; the massive panther statue which lies above Wakanda's labs (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); of T'Chaka, king of Wakanda, father of T'Challa, killed, succeeded by his son; Vibranium, an extraterrestrial metal found only in Wakanda where it forms an entire mountain; Vibranium's ability to absorb kinetic energy; the Wakandans harvesting Vibranium for their technology; the Heart-Shaped Herb which grows only in Wakanda and provides each Black Panther superior strength, agility and tracking senses; of invaders seeking to steal Wakanda's Vibranium (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); of Asgard, home of the Asgardian people (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Tony Stark, an inventor of powerful battle armor (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of Namor's battlecry "Imperius Rex!" (Tales to Astonish #70, 1965); of Namor revealed to be a mutant (X-Men #6, 1964)

Mark Texeira: co-creator of Black Panther wearing a costume with golden necklace and lined with Vibranium to serve as body armor with anti-metal claws in the fingertips; T'Challa wearing a beard; Everett K. Ross, a clever U.S. government agent who finds himself aiding the Black Panther; Ross in a relationship with his superior; The Dora Milaje, warrior women who serve as bodyguards for T'Challa and speak the language Hausa; Okoye, a stoic member of the Dora Milaje, ally of Nakia, faithful to T'Challa; Nakia, an expressive member of the Dora Milaje, ally of Okoye; Kimoyo, Wakandan communication technology used in Black Panther's costume (Black Panther #1, 1998); Nakia's romantic feelings for T'Challa (Black Panther #3, 1999)

Don McGregor: co-creator of Warrior Falls, a waterfall in Wakanda; Erik Killmonger, a Wakandan with dreadlocks who returned to his homeland in order to depose T'Challa and rule the country himself (Jungle Action #6, 1973); Erik Killmonger's true Wakandan name, N'Jadaka (Jungle Action #7, 1973); Wakandans behaving in a xenophobic manner about other nations, wishing to remain isolationist; T'Challa undergoing a special ceremony to receive the Heart-Shaped Herb (Jungle Action #9, 1974); Wakanda possessing snow-tipped mountains around its border (Jungle Action #12, 1974); Erik Killmonger dying after battle with T'Challa (Jungle Action #17, 1975); of Ramonda, T'Challa's mother, queen of Wakanda (Marvel Comics Presents #37, 1989)

Bill Everett: creator of Namor, half-human hybird of an undersea civilization; of Namor's ability to survive on the surface and underwater; Namor's superhuman strength; Namor possessing two pairs of tiny wings on his feet permitting him flight and pointed tips on his ears; of Namor killing a pair of humans in diving suits underwater; of Namor leading an assault on the surface world for perceived injustices against his undersea civilization (Marvel Comics #1, 1939); of Namor and his people using whales in combat against the surface world; of Namor's people possessing offensive technology based on discoveries made in their underwater realm (Sub-Mariner Comics #1, 1941)

Reginald Hudlin: co-creator of Ross serving as a specialist on Wakanda and advising against a U.S. assault on the nation (Black Panther #1, 2005); of Shuri, T'Challa's younger sister; Shuri seeking the Black Panther mantle (Black Panther #2, 2005); the Dora Milaje wearing red & gold battlesuits and shaving their heads; The Dora Milaje wielding Vibranium spears as weapons (Black Panther #3, 2005); of Shuri undergoing trials to obtain the Heart-Shaped Herb when T'Challa is no longer Wakanda's protector; of Zawavari, a Wakandan elder (Black Panther #3, 2009); of Shuri adopting the mantle of the Black Panther despite a discouraging spiritual journey (Black Panther #5, 2009)

Brian Michael Bendis: co-creator of Namor going to war against Wakanda and battling Shuri, causing an immense flooding in the nation (Avengers vs. X-Men #7, 2012); of Riri Williams, a brilliant young engineer at MIT who studies Tony Stark's technology and develops her own suit of armor based on his, taking the armor out on test flights (Invincible Iron Man #7, 2016); of Riri's father dying when she was young (Invincible Iron Man #1, 2017); of Riri completing her version of the Iron Man armor and going public as Ironheart (Invincible Iron Man #3, 2017)

Ta-Nehisi Coates: co-creator of Black Panther wearing a costume with silver necklace which enfolds the body using nanites; of Ayo and Aneka as lovers; of the Midnight Angels, two suits of powerful Wakandan armors worn by the Dora Milaje, including Aneka (Black Panther #1, 2016); Djalia, a spiritual plane where Wakandan spirits reside; Black Panther's costumes absorbing energy into its Vibranium circuitry with a purplish glow, releasing that energy in destructive blasts (Black Panther #2, 2016)

Brian Stelfreeze: co-creator of Black Panther wearing a costume with silver necklace which enfolds his body using nanites; of Ayo and Aneka as lovers; of the Midnight Angels, two suits of powerful Wakandan armors worn by the Dora Milaje, including Aneka (Black Panther #1, 2016); Djalia, a spiritual plane where Wakandan spirits reside; Black Panther's costumes absorbing energy into its Vibranium circuitry with a purplish glow, releasing that energy in destructive blasts (Black Panther #2, 2016)

Rich Buckler: co-creator of Warrior Falls, a waterfall in Wakanda; Erik Killmonger, a Wakandan with dreadlocks who returned to his homeland in order to depose T'Challa and rule the country himself (Jungle Action #6, 1973); Erik Killmonger's true Wakandan name, N'Jadaka (Jungle Action #7, 1973); Wakandans behaving in a xenophobic manner about other nations, wishing to remain isolationist; T'Challa undergoing a special ceremony to receive the Heart-Shaped Herb (Jungle Action #9, 1974)

John Romita Jr.: co-creator of Ross serving as a specialist on Wakanda and advising against a U.S. assault on the nation (Black Panther #1, 2005); of Shuri, T'Challa's younger sister; Shuri seeking the Black Panther mantle (Black Panther #2, 2005); the Dora Milaje wearing red & gold battlesuits and shaving their heads; the Dora Milaje wielding Vibranium spears as weapons (Black Panther #3, 2005)

Ken Lashley: co-creator of Shuri undergoing trials to obtain the Heart-Shaped Herb when T'Challa is no longer Wakanda's protector; of Zawavari, a Wakandan elder (Black Panther #3, 2009); of Shuri adopting the mantle of the Black Panther despite a discouraging spiritual journey (Black Panther #5, 2009); of Shuri as Black Panther fighting Namor (Black Panther #11, 2010)

Sal Velluto: co-creator of Erik Killmonger battling T'Challa for the Black Panther identity and succeeding (Black Panther #20, 2000); Wakanda fearing how the outside world would react to them if their true level of technology were known; of Wakanda's massive naval vessels (Black Panther #27, 2001); the Jabari dwelling in the snowy mountains of Wakanda (Black Panther #32, 2001)

Bob Almond: co-creator of Erik Killmonger battling T'Challa for the Black Panther identity and succeeding (Black Panther #20, 2000); Wakanda fearing how the outside world would react to them if their true level of technology were known; of Wakanda's massive naval vessels (Black Panther #27, 2001); the Jabari dwelling in the snowy mountains of Wakanda (Black Panther #32, 2001)

Jonathan Hickman: co-creator of Namor going to war against Wakanda and battling Shuri, causing an immense flooding in the nation (Avengers vs. X-Men #7, 2012); of the current Black Panther seeing the ghosts of previous Black Panthers (New Avengers #29, 2015)

Mike Deodato: co-creator of Riri Williams, a brilliant young engineer at MIT who studies Tony Stark's technology and develops her own suit of armor based on his, taking the armor out on test flights (Invincible Iron Man #7, 2016)

Stefano Caselli: co-creator of Riri's father dying when she was young (Invincible Iron Man #1, 2017); of Riri completing her version of the Iron Man armor and going public as Ironheart (Invincible Iron Man #3, 2017)

Roy Thomas: co-creator of M'Baku, a Wakandan sometimes-ally sometimes-foe of T'Challa who worships a Gorilla God represented by a giant statue and wears gorilla skins (Avengers #62, 1969)

John Buscema: co-creator of M'Baku, a Wakandan sometimes-ally sometimes-foe of T'Challa who worships a Gorilla God represented by a giant statue and wears gorilla skins (Avengers #62, 1969)

Jonathan Maberry: co-creator of Aneka, one of the Dora Milaje warriors who follows Shuri (Black Panther #8, 2009); of Shuri as Black Panther fighting Namor (Black Panther #11, 2010)

Billy Graham: co-creator of Wakanda possessing snow-tipped mountains around its border (Jungle Action #12, 1974); Erik Killmonger dying after battle with T'Challa (Jungle Action #17, 1975)

Gene Colan: co-creator of Ramonda, T'Challa's mother, queen of Wakanda (Marvel Comics Presents #37, 1989); of Namor's battlecry "Imperius Rex!" (Tales to Astonish #70, 1965)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of Asgard, home of the Asgardian people (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Tony Stark, an inventor of powerful battle armor (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Ken Bald: co-creator of Namora, cousin to Namor, a warrior woman from his undersea realm who follows him into battle (Marvel Mystery Comics #82, 1947)

Jim Steranko: creator of Contessa Valentina Allegro de la Fontaine, a government agent with a streak in her hair (Strange Tales #159, 1967)

Jason Aaron: co-creator of Namor going to war against Wakanda and battling Shuri, causing an immense flooding in the nation (Avengers vs. X-Men #7, 2012)

Ed Brubaker: co-creator of Namor going to war against Wakanda and battling Shuri, causing an immense flooding in the nation (Avengers vs. X-Men #7, 2012)

Olivier Coipel: co-creator of Namor going to war against Wakanda and battling Shuri, causing an immense flooding in the nation (Avengers vs. X-Men #7, 2012)

Matt Fraction: co-creator of Namor going to war against Wakanda and battling Shuri, causing an immense flooding in the nation (Avengers vs. X-Men #7, 2012)

Ed Hannigan: co-creator of Wakanda and Namor's people being brought into conflict against each other (Defenders #84, 1980)

Don Perlin: co-creator of Wakanda and Namor's people being brought into conflict against each other (Defenders #84, 1980)

Kev Walker: co-creator of the current Black Panther seeing the ghosts of previous Black Panthers (New Avengers #29, 2015)

Norm Breyfogle: co-creator of T'Chaka serving as Black Panther during his rule of Wakanda (Black Panther #30, 2001)

Anthony Flamini: co-creator of M'Baku depicted as a diplomatic statesman (Civil War Battle Damage Report, 2007)

Scott Kolins: co-creator of M'Baku depicted as a diplomatic statesman (Civil War Battle Damage Report, 2007)

Jim Calafiore: co-creator of the Jabari, a Wakandan tribe to which M'Baku belongs (Black Panther #34, 2001)

Kenneth Rocafort: co-creator of Ayo, one of the shaven Dora Milaje (Ultimates #2, 2016)

Al Ewing: co-creator of Ayo, one of the shaven Dora Milaje (Ultimates #2, 2016)

Will Conrad: co-creator of Aneka, one of the Dora Milaje warriors who follows Shuri (Black Panther #8, 2009)

David Michelinie: co-creator of Scott Lang (Avengers #181, 1979)

John Byrne: co-creator of Scott Lang (Avengers #181, 1979)

Don Heck: co-creator of Tony Stark, an inventor of powerful battle armor (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Jim Starlin: co-creator of Thanos, a genocidal maniac (Iron Man #55, 1973)

Mike Friedrich: co-creator of Thanos, a genocidal maniac (Iron Man #55, 1973)

Eve L. Ewing: co-creator of Ironheart visiting Wakanda and befriending Shuri (Ironheart #9, 2019)

Luciano Vecchio: co-creator of Ironheart visiting Wakanda and befriending Shuri (Ironheart #9, 2019)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Season 1) Creator Credits

There was always something a little silly about the very concept of She-Hulk; Stan Lee infamously stated that he only created her to ensure no one else could publish a 'She-Hulk' comic and infringe on the Hulk's trademark (thus, Lee only wrote her 1st appearance - just like Captain Marvel, another case of locking up rights for the company, not creative passion). John Byrne dove straight into comedy for his Sensational She-Hulk comics and that's really stuck for the character, eventually leading to the superb Dan Slott She-Hulk comics. The new Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law owes most of its content to the work of Slott (and artist Juan Bobilio). But since the program is full of other Marvel Comics connections...

As ever, you can read my full list of Marvel Cinematic Universe creator credits here.

Stan Lee: co-creator of the Avengers, a team of heroes including the Hulk (Avengers #1, 1963); of Captain America being frozen in ice during World War II, then thawed out in contemporary times and joining the Avengers (Avengers #4, 1964); of the Falcon, alias Sam Wilson, a costumed hero (Captain America #117, 1969); of Daredevil, alias Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with superhuman senses that compensate for his lack of sight; of Daredevil's yellow and red costume and billy club weapon (Daredevil #1, 1964); of Leapfrog, a small-time villain costumed like a frog who fights Daredevil (Daredevil #25, 1967); of Wakanda, African nation; of Black Panther, a Wakandan hero (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); of Vibranium, a rare metal from Wakanda (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); of the Hulk, alias Bruce Banner, a brilliant scientist who is transformed by gamma rays into a large superhuman monster; of the Hulk called "incredible" (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of the Hulk having green skin (Incredible Hulk #2, 1962); of the Hulk leaping vast distances (Incredible Hulk #3, 1962); of Thor, the Asgardian god of thunder (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Jane Foster, love interest of Thor (Journey into Mystery #84, 1962); of Loki, Thor's brother; of Asgard, the realm where Thor hails from (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Captain Marvel, a space hero (Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 1967); of She-Hulk, alias Jennifer Walters, cousin to Bruce Banner; of Jennifer being exposed to Banner's gamma-irradiated blood, causing her to transform into the green superhuman She-Hulk; of organized criminals trying to assassinate Jennifer; of Jennifer as the "savage" She-Hulk; of Jennifer as a lawyer based in a California district attorney's office (She-Hulk #1, 1980); of Dr. Strange, master of the mystic arts; of Wong, a Chinese hero (Strange Tales #110, 1963); of the Book of Vishanti, a mystical tome (Strange Tales #116, 1964); of Wong's name (Strange Tales #119, 1964); of magic practitioner's called a "master of the mystic artts" (Strange Tales #120, 1964); of Iron Man, alias Tony Stark, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of the Black Widow, a Russian spy (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Hawkeye, an expert archer (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964); of Peggy Carter, Captain Ameria's wartime love interest (Tales of Suspense #75, 1966); of Porcupine, a criminal who wears a battlesuit covered in quills (Tales to Astonish #48, 1963); of the Hulk's transformations caused by anger (Tales to Astonish #60, 1964); of the Hulk creating shockwaves by clapping his hands together (Tales to Astonish #65, 1965); of the Hulk's battlecry "Hulk smash!" (Tales to Astonish #88, 1967); of the Abomination, a Russian transformed by gamma radiation into a huge green scaly monster who fights the Hulk (Tales to Astonish #90, 1967); of the Wrecker, a criminal with a crowbar enchanted by Asgardian magic (Thor #148, 1968); of the X-Men, a team of mutant heroes (X-Men #1, 1963); of the Scarlet Witch. a quasi-mystical heroine (X-Men #4, 1964)

Jack Kirby: co-creator of the Avengers, a team of heroes including the Hulk (Avengers #1, 1963); of Captain America being frozen in ice during World War II, then thawed out in contemporary times and joining the Avengers (Avengers #4, 1964); of Captain America, alias Steve Rogers, costumed super-soldier from World War II (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of Wakanda, African nation; of Black Panther, a Wakandan hero (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); of Vibranium, a rare metal from Wakanda (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); of the Hulk, alias Bruce Banner, a brilliant scientist who is transformed by gamma rays into a large superhuman monster; of the Hulk called "incredible" (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of the Hulk having green skin (Incredible Hulk #2, 1962); of the Hulk leaping vast distances (Incredible Hulk #3, 1962); of Thor, the Asgardian god of thunder (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Jane Foster, love interest of Thor (Journey into Mystery #84, 1962); of Loki, Thor's brother; of Asgard, the realm where Thor hails from (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Iron Man, alias Tony Stark, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of the Black Widow, a Russian spy (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Porcupine, a criminal who wears a battlesuit covered in quills (Tales to Astonish #48, 1963); of the Wrecker, a criminal with a crowbar enchanted by Asgardian magic (Thor #148, 1968); of the X-Men, a team of mutant heroes (X-Men #1, 1963); of the Scarlet Witch. a quasi-mystical heroine (X-Men #4, 1964)

Dan Slott: co-creator of Craig Hollis, Mr. Immortal's real name (GLA #1, 2005); of She-Hulk wearing a white costume with purple fringe; of She-Hulk's ability to quickly metabolize large amounts of alcohol but resulting in Jennifer Walters becoming very drunk when she turns back; of Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway (GLK&H), a law firm who specialize in superhuman law and hire She-Hulk for their offices; of Holden Holliway, a senior partner at GLK&H; of Mallory Book, a lawyer at GLK&H who has a professional rivalry with Jennifer Walters (She-Hulk #1, 2004); of Augustus "Pug" Pugliese, a lawyer at GLK&H, friend to Jennifer Walters and enthusiastic fan of super heroes (She Hulk #2, 2004)

Juan Bobilio: co-creator of She-Hulk wearing a white costume with purple fringe; of She-Hulk's ability to quickly metabolize large amounts of alcohol but resulting in Jennifer Walters becoming very drunk when she turns back; of Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway (GLK&H), a law firm who specialize in superhuman law and hire She-Hulk for their offices; of Holden Holliway, a senior partner at GLK&H; of Mallory Book, a lawyer at GLK&H who has a professional rivalry with Jennifer Walters (She-Hulk #1, 2004); of Augustus "Pug" Pugliese, a lawyer at GLK&H, friend to Jennifer Walters and enthusiastic fan of super heroes (She Hulk #2, 2004)

Steve Ditko: co-creator of Dr. Strange, master of the mystic arts; of Wong, a Chinese hero (Strange Tales #110, 1963); of the Book of Vishanti, a mystical tome (Strange Tales #116, 1964); of Wong's name (Strange Tales #119, 1964); of magic practitioner's called a "master of the mystic artts" (Strange Tales #120, 1964); of the Hulk's transformations caused by anger (Tales to Astonish #60, 1964); of the Hulk creating shockwaves by clapping his hands together (Tales to Astonish #65, 1965)

John Buscema: co-creator of She-Hulk, alias Jennifer Walters, cousin to Bruce Banner; of Jennifer being exposed to Banner's gamma-irradiated blood, causing her to transform into the green superhuman She-Hulk; of organized criminals trying to assassinate Jennifer; of Jennifer as the "savage" She-Hulk; of Jennifer as a lawyer based in a California district attorney's office (She-Hulk #1, 1980); of the Light Elves, beings from Asgard with the ability to manipulate light (Thor #277, 1978)

Gene Colan: co-creator of the Falcon, alias Sam Wilson, a costumed hero (Captain America #117, 1969); of Leapfrog, a small-time villain costumed like a frog who fights Daredevil (Daredevil #25, 1967); of Man-Bull, a super-villain who is part-bull and has superhuman strength (Daredevil #78, 1971); of Captain Marvel, a space hero (Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 1967); of Carol Danvers, heroine tied to Captain Marvel (Marvel Super-Heroes #13, 1968)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of Thor, the Asgardian god of thunder (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Jane Foster, love interest of Thor (Journey into Mystery #84, 1962); of Loki, Thor's brother; of Asgard, the realm where Thor hails from (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); of Iron Man, alias Tony Stark, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Sal Buscema: co-creator of the Wrecking Crew, the trio of Thunderball, Bulldozer and Piledriver whom the Wrecker shares power with (Defenders #17, 1974); of Bruce Banner integrating his Hulk persona with his own psyche, creating a version of the Hulk who has all of the hero's strength plus Banner's intellect (Incredible Hulk #272, 1982)

Don Heck: co-creator of Iron Man, alias Tony Stark, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of the Black Widow, a Russian spy (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Hawkeye, an expert archer (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964); of Porcupine, a criminal who wears a battlesuit covered in quills (Tales to Astonish #48, 1963)

Gil Kane: co-creator of Daredevil operating in Hell's Kitchen, New York (Daredevil #148, 1977); of the Hulk's battlecry "Hulk smash!" (Tales to Astonish #88, 1967); of the Abomination, a Russian transformed by gamma radiation into a huge green scaly monster who fights the Hulk (Tales to Astonish #90, 1967)

Bill Everett: co-creator of Daredevil, alias Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with superhuman senses that compensate for his lack of sight; of Daredevil's yellow and red costume and billy club weapon (Daredevil #1, 1964); of Kamar-Taj, the mystical locale where Wong hails from (Strange Tales #148, 1966)

Bill Mantlo: co-creator of Bruce Banner integrating his Hulk persona with his own psyche, creating a version of the Hulk who has all of the hero's strength plus Banner's intellect (Incredible Hulk #272, 1982); of Rebecca Banner, mother of Bruce Banner (Incredible Hulk #312, 1985)

Roy Thomas: co-creator of Carol Danvers, heroine tied to Captain Marvel (Marvel Super-Heroes #13, 1968); of the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo, an eagle within a circle (Strange Tales #154, 1967); of the Light Elves, beings from Asgard with the ability to manipulate light (Thor #277, 1978)

David Anthony Kraft: co-creator of "Buck" Bukowski, a lawyer from the California district attorney's office, a frequent rival to Jennifer Walters; of Morris Walters, She-Hulk's father; of Elaine Walters, She-Hulk's mother (She-Hulk #2, 1980)

Mike Vosburg: co-creator of "Buck" Bukowski, a lawyer from the California district attorney's office, a frequent rival to Jennifer Walters; of Morris Walters, She-Hulk's father; of Elaine Walters, She-Hulk's mother (She-Hulk #2, 1980)

Steve Englehart: co-creator Of Earth's chief magical protector called "sorcerer supreme" (Marvel Premiere #10, 1973); of Star-Lord, a space hero (Marvel Preview #4, 1976); of Shang-Chi, a master of kung fu (Special Marvel Edition #15, 1973)

Jim Shooter: co-creator of Titania, a woman with superhuman strength (Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #3, 1984); of Matt Murdock and Jennifer Walters encountering each other as fellow lawyers (Marvel Team-Up #107, 1981)

John Byrne: creator of She-Hulk breaking the fourth wall and addressing both her audience and her creators (Sensational She-Hulk #1, 1989); of Mr. Immortal, a man who is unable to die (West Coast Avengers #46, 1989)

Mark Gruenwald: creator of Emil Blonsky, the Abomination's real name (Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1, 1983); of Mary MacPherran, Titania's real name (Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #13, 1986)

Greg Pak: co-creator of Sakaar, an alien world where the Hulk lived for some time (Incredible Hulk #92, 2006); of Skaar, the Hulk's son who was born in Sakaar (World War Hulk #5, 2008)

Trevor Von Eeden: co-creator of El Aguila, a costumed Spanish hero in red with a blue jacket, channels bio-electricity through his sword (Power Man and Iron Fist #58, 1979)

Jim Starlin: co-creator of Shang-Chi, a master of kung fu (Special Marvel Edition #15, 1973); of the Infinity Gauntlet, a powerful cosmic item (Thanos Quest #1, 1990)

John Romita Jr.: co-creator of Shuri, Wakandan heroine (Black Panther #2, 2005); of Skaar, the Hulk's son who was born in Sakaar (World War Hulk #5, 2008)

Len Wein: co-creator of the Wrecking Crew, the trio of Thunderball, Bulldozer and Piledriver whom the Wrecker shares power with (Defenders #17, 1974)

Jo Duffy: co-creator of El Aguila, a costumed Spanish hero in red with a blue jacket, channels bio-electricity through his sword (Power Man and Iron Fist #58, 1979)

J. M. DeMatteis: co-creator of Eugene Patilio, alias the fabulous Frog-Man, a wannabe super hero who dresses like a frog (Marvel Team-Up #121, 1982)

Kerry Gammill: co-creator of Eugene Patilio, alias the fabulous Frog-Man, a wannabe super hero who dresses like a frog (Marvel Team-Up #121, 1982)

Joe Simon: co-creator of Captain America, alias Steve Rogers, costumed super-soldier from World War II (Captain America Comics #1, 1941)

Tom DeFalco: co-creator of Matt Murdock and Jennifer Walters encountering each other as fellow lawyers (Marvel Team-Up #107, 1981)

Herb Trimpe: co-creator of Matt Murdock and Jennifer Walters encountering each other as fellow lawyers (Marvel Team-Up #107, 1981)

Ernie Hart: co-creator of Porcupine, a criminal who wears a battlesuit covered in quills (Tales to Astonish #48, 1963)

Gerry Conway: co-creator of Man-Bull, a super-villain who is part-bull and has superhuman strength (Daredevil #78, 1971)

Kelly Sue DeConnick: co-creator of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel (Captain Marvel #1, 2012)

Jamie McKelvie: co-creator of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel (Captain Marvel #1, 2012)

Ron Lim: co-creator of the Infinity Gauntlet, a powerful cosmic item (Thanos Quest #1, 1990)

Steve Gan: co-creator of Star-Lord, a space hero (Marvel Preview #4, 1976)

Rick Remender: co-creator of Sam Wilson as Captain America (Captain America #25, 2014)

Carlos Pacheco: co-creator of Sam Wilson as Captain America (Captain America #25, 2014)

Frank Brunner: co-creator Of Earth's chief magical protector called "sorcerer supreme" (Marvel Premiere #10, 1973)

Jason Aaron: co-creator of Jane Foster as Thor (Thor #1, 2014)

Russell Dauterman: co-creator of Jane Foster as Thor (Thor #1, 2014)

Dennis O'Neil: co-creator of Kamar-Taj, the mystical locale where Wong hails from (Strange Tales #148, 1966)

Carlo Pagulayan: co-creator of Sakaar, an alien world where the Hulk lived for some time (Incredible Hulk #92, 2006)

Don Rico: co-creator of the Black Widow, a Russian spy (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964)

Jim Steranko: co-creator of the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo, an eagle within a circle (Strange Tales #154, 1967)

Roger McKenzie: co-creator of Daredevil operating in Hell's Kitchen, New York (Daredevil #148, 1977)

Dick Ayers: co-creator of Peggy Carter, Captain Ameria's wartime love interest (Tales of Suspense #75, 1966)

Mark Millar: co-creator of the Hulk's origins tied to Captain America (Ultimates #2, 2002)

Bryan Hitch: co-creator of the Hulk's origins tied to Captain America (Ultimates #2, 2002)

Chris Claremont: co-creator of Titania as She-Hulk's enemy (Solo Avengers #14, 1989)

Alan Davis: co-creator of Titania as She-Hulk's enemy (Solo Avengers #14, 1989)

Mike Zeck: co-creator of Titania, a woman with superhuman strength (Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #3, 1984)

Jeph Loeb: co-creator of the Red Hulk, just like the other Hulk only red (Hulk #1)

Ed McGuinness: co-creator of the Red Hulk, just like the other Hulk only red (Hulk #1)

Reginald Hudlin: co-creator of Shuri, Wakandan heroine (Black Panther #2, 2005)

Paul Pelletier: co-creator of Craig Hollis, Mr. Immortal's real name (GLA #1, 2005)

Bart Sears: creator of Saracen, a vampire (Blade: Vampire Hunter #1)

Mike Mignola: co-creator of Rebecca Banner, mother of Bruce Banner (Incredible Hulk #312, 1985)