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Stan Lee

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Fantastic Four #5

Prisoners of Doctor Doom!

by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Joe Sinnott
The Marvel Comics Brand began in 1939 with the first edition of Marvel Comics. Throughout the ’40s and ’50s, some of the Timely and Atlas comics had the slogan “A Marvel Magazine,” ”Marvel Comic,” or a small “MC” on the cover. As for me personally, I was hooked when Marvel started publishing the Fantastic Four in 1961. During the sixties, I devoured as many Marvels as I could as they arrived at the local Rexall Drug Store or swapping comcs with my pals, and this is the first of those Marvel issues in the ’60s involved superhero time travel.

Nowadays, we all know that Doc Doom is far too smart to think the most profitable way to use his time platform is by sending three of the FF into the past with orders to bring back Blackbeard’s treasure (while keeping the fourth member of their team captive). And yet, the story has a charm that stems from the causal loop of Ben Grimm’s presence in the past actually causing the legend of Blackbeard, which in turn caused Doom to send the loveable lunk back.

And now I shall send you back. . . hundreds of years into the past! You will have forty-eight hours to bring me Blackbeard’s treasure chest! Do not fail!
“Prisoners of Doctor Doom!” by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Joe Sinnott, in Fantastic Four 5 (Marvel Comics, July 1962).

Journey into Mystery #86

On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man

by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Zarrko, a mad time-machine-building scientist from 2262, believes that our nuclear weapons will enable him to take over the world of his time. He comes back to 1962 to steal one, and the Mighty Thor pursues him back to 2262.

The plot suffers from Alpha Centauri syndrome, where the time traveler might as well be from Alpha Centauri as from the future, but seeing the emergence of Kirby’s high-perspective artwork gives this issue a boost. In addition, the story provides a powerful image of the pre-Vietnam cold war era and its prevailing assumptions about the roles of women in society.

— Michael Main
Ahhh—an ancient explosion of a nuclear bomb! The perfect device with which to conquer the twenty-third century!
“On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man” by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in Journey into Mystery 86 (Marvel Comics, November 1962).

Strange Tales #111

Face-to-Face with the Magic of Baron Mordo!

by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko’s second-ever story of the master of the mystic arts includes one panel that, based on Stan Lee’s caption, involves time travel. Even though it was just one panel, it got me wondering whether the phrase race through time could possibly have a meaning. What would it mean for one time traveler to arrive at the final destination before another? Isn't the whole set up kind of like Doc Strange saying to Baron Mordo, “I’ll bet I can think of a number bigger than you can.”
— Michael Main
Unseen by human eyes, the two mighty spirit images race thru time and space . . .
“Face-to-Face with the Magic of Baron Mordo!” by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, in Strange Tales 111 (Marvel Comics, August 1963).

Tales of Suspense #44

The Mad Pharoah!

by Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein, and Don Heck
Iron Man’s suit changes from grey to gold, and the golden Avenger is kidnapped and taken back to ancient Egypt where he upsets the plans of the consistently misspelled Mad Pharoah by winning the throne back for Cleopatra.
— Michael Main
For though I do not know your real identity . . . I, Cleopatra, have lost my heart to you!
“The Mad Pharoah!” [sic] by Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein, and Don Heck, in Tales of Suspense 44 (Marvel Comics, August 1963).

Fantastic Four #19

Prisoners of the Pharoah!

by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
“Prisoners of the Pharoah!” i]sic[/i by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in Fantastic Four 19 (Marvel Comics, October 1963).

Fantastic Four #23

The Master Plan of Doctor Doom!

by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
“The Master Plan of Doctor Doom!” by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in Fantastic Four 23 (Marvel Comics, February 1964).

Journey into Mystery #101–102

Zarrko Rides Again!

by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
“Zarrko Rides Again!” by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in Journey into Mystery 101–102 (Marvel Comics, February to March 1964).

Strange Tales #123

The Challenge of Loki!

by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
“The Challenge of Loki!” by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, in Strange Tales 123 (Marvel Comics, August 1964).

Fantastic Four Annual #2

The Final Victory of Dr. Doom!

by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Chic Stone
“The Final Victory of Dr. Doom!” by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Chic Stone, in Fantastic Four Annual 2 (Marvel Comics, September 1964).

Avengers #8

Kang, the Conqueror!

by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
“Kang, the Conqueror!” by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in Avengers #8 (Marvel Comics, September 1964).

Strange Tales #124

The Lady from Nowhere!

by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
“The Lady from Nowhere!” by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, in Strange Tales 124 (Marvel Comics, September 1964).

Avengers #10

The Avengers Break Up!

by Stan Lee] and [exn]Don Heck
“The Avengers Break Up!” by Stan Lee] and [exn]Don Heck, in Avengers 10 (Marvel Comics, November 1964).

Journey into Mystery #122

Where Mortals Fear to Tread!

by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
“Where Mortals Fear to Tread!” by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in Journey into Mystery 122 (Marvel Comics, November 1964).

Avengers #11, December 1964

The Mighty Avengers Meet Spider-Man

by Stan Lee, Don Heck, and Chic Stone
This story is as close as Spidey ever got to time traveling in the Silver Age. He didn’t travel himself, but he did meet and battle Kang’s time traveling Spider-Man robot. On top of that, Don Heck gave us his interpretations of Ditko art taken from the pages of the Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1. Can you tell which is which?
Spider-Man! Well, much obliged to you, fella! I never knew you were so . . . cooperative!
“The Mighty Avengers Meet Spider-Man” by Stan Lee, Don Heck, and Chic Stone, in The Avengers 11, December 1964.

Fantastic Four #34

A House Divided!

by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
“A House Divided!” by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in Fantastic Four 34 (Marvel Comics, January 1965).

Strange Tales #129

Beware . . . Tiboro! The Tyrant of the Sixth Dimension!

by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
“Beware . . . Tiboro! The Tyrant of the Sixth Dimension!” by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, in Strange Tales 129 (Marvel Comics, February 1965).

Strange Tales #134

The Challenge of . . . the Watcher!

by Stan Lee and Bob Powell
“The Challenge of . . . the Watcher!” by Stan Lee and Bob Powell, in Strange Tales 134 (Marvel Comics, July 1965).

Fantastic Four Annual #3

Bedlam at the Baxter Building!

by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Vince Colletta
“Bedlam at the Baxter Building!” by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Vince Colletta, in Fantastic Four Annual 3 (Marvel Comics, September 1965).

Avengers #23–24

The Epic of Kang vs. the Avengers Quartet!

by Stan Lee and Don Heck
“The Epic of Kang vs. the Avengers Quartet!” by Stan Lee and Don Heck, in Avengers 23–24 (Marvel Comics, December 1965 to January 1966).

Tales to Astonish #75–78

Hulk, against a World!

by Stan Lee et al.
“Hulk, against a World!” [unofficial title] by Stan Lee et al., in Tales to Astonish 75–78 (Marvel Comics, January to April 1966).

Avengers #28

Among Us Walks a Goliath!

by Stan Lee and Don Heck
“Among Us Walks a Goliath!” by Stan Lee and Don Heck, in Avengers 28 (Marvel Comics, May 1966).

Thor #140

The Growing Man

by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
“The Growing Man” by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in Thor 140 (Marvel Comics, May 1967).

tag-3934 Silver Surfer #6

Worlds without End!

by Stan Lee, John Buscema, and Sal Buscema
“Worlds without End!” by Stan Lee, John Buscema, and Sal Buscema, in tag-3934 Silver Surfer 6 (Marvel Comics, June 1969).

X-Men

by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Even though the 1992 cartoon had all them new-fangled X-Men and their funky costumes, I still got some enjoyment from the Kirby-designed villains, such as the Sentinels in the two-part time-travel story, “Days of Future Past” (which, not coincidentally, will also be the name of the upcoming X-Men movie). Well, they were sort of Kirby-designed: He penciled the cover and sketched the layouts of X-Men 14.
We rebels have a theory: If the assasination of the 90s never occurred. . .
X-Men by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (13 March 1993).

X-Men VII

X-Men: Days of Future Past

by Simon Kinberg, directed by Bryan Singer
Wolverine comes back from 2013 to 1980 to persuade Professor X to take a different path.
— Michael Main
Are we destined to destroy each other, or can we change each other and unite? Is the future truly set?
X-Men: Days of Future Past by Simon Kinberg, directed by Bryan Singer (premiered at an unknown movie theater, New York City, 10 May 2014).

Marvel Cinematic Universe 14

Doctor Strange

by Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson, and C. Robert Cargill, directed by Scott Derrickson
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
— from publicity material
Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain.
Doctor Strange by Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson, and C. Robert Cargill, directed by Scott Derrickson (premiered at an unknown movie theater, Hong Kong, 13 October 2016).

Marvel Cinematic Universe 19

Avengers: Infinity War

by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Given that the Time Stone is a key element to Thanos’s master plan, you’d think that time travel would play a major part in this movie, but not so. Doc Strange does use the stone to view a slew of possible futures, but we know that’s not actually time travel. So where does the time travel come into play? Pay close attention to the final thirteen minutes of the film, after Strange announces “We’re in the end game now,” and you’ll spot one definite time travel moment and a second possible moment.
— Michael Main
Tony, there was no other way.
Avengers: Infinity War by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (premiered at an unknown movie theater, Los Angeles, 23 April 2018).

Marvel Cinematic Universe 22

Avengers: Endgame

by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
— from publicity material
Avengers: Endgame by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (premiered at an unknown movie theater, Los Angeles, 22 April 2019).

Loki, Season 1

by Michael Waldron et al, directed by Kate Herron
Hang on to your Tesseracts! Apparently, in Endgame[/em], when the Avengers traveled back to 2012 to swipe various things from the 2012 Avengers, they inadvertantly started a branch in time where Loki ended up with the Tesseract. Of course, once that occurred, the Time Variance Authority quickly spotted him as a Deviant and quickly recruited him to help in their fight against even more deviant Deviants.
— Michael Main
Appears to be a standard sequence violation. Branches growing at a stable rate and slope. Variant identified.
Loki, Season 1 by Michael Waldron et al, directed by Kate Herron (Disney+, worldwide, 9 June 2021 to 14 July 2021 [6 episodes]).

What If . . . ? [s1e01]

What If . . . Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?

by A. C. Bradley, directed by Bryan Andrews
The Watcher tells us of a universe where a change in a single decision made Peggy Carter (rather than Steve Rogers become the Allies’ super-soldier. Like Steve, Peggy also managed to find her way into modern times via a technique that’s related to time travel.
— Michael Main
When asked to leave the room, Margaret “Peggy” Carter chose to stay, but soon it would be her venturing into the unknown and creating a new world.
“What If . . . Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?” by A. C. Bradley, directed by Bryan Andrews, What If . . . ? [s01e01] (Disney+, worldwide, 11 August 2021).

What If . . . ? [s1e04]

What If . . . Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?

by A. C. Bradley, directed by Bryan Andrews
As we all know, when the world’s formost surgeon, Doctor Strange, lost the use of his hands in a car wreck, it prompted him to search out mystic treatments and eventually become the Master of the Mystic Arts. But what if he had lost something else in that wreck?
— Michael Main
The Ancient One: Her death is an Absolute Point in time.
Dr. Strange: Absolute?
A.O.: Unchangable. Unmovable. Without her death, you would never have defeated Dormamu and become the Sorcerer Supreme—and the guardian of the Eye of Agamotto. If you erase her death, you never start your journey.
“What If . . . Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?” by A. C. Bradley, directed by Bryan Andrews, What If . . . ? [s01e04] (Disney+, worldwide, 1 September 2021).
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