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Harley quinn and agent coulson werent the first characters from movies and tv to make the transition to comic books. Superhero fandom is ruining the golden age of comic book. The greatest comicbook characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for. The first history of modern comic books from the silver age to the present as want to read.
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My all time favourite superhero, comic book and fictional character. The superhero has been the staple of the modern comic book since the late 1930s. Watching the 1996 spiderman cartoon and finding spideys wisecracks very amusing. Joe murray, creator of the series, said that he matched personalities of his characters to various animals, forming a social caricature. None of the characters in comic books are exactly the same as their ancient myth counterparts, he said. Top 100 dc new 52 characters new creations only comic vine.
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